"One, two, three, four..."

"How come I can't find anyone to love?"

"I love you, Nick Miller."

"Do you ever miss when we were just friends?"

"She's sweet and sexy and I can't lose her."

"Maybe there's a reason I'm not a up on a fridge."

"No matter how stupid it gets."

"You can create a plan for your life, and then crazy things get thrown at you."


Jess reached to push the button for the elevator and Nick yanked her back, just as her finger hit the surface. "The stairs. We have to use the stairs."

Nick's hand wrapped tightly around hers and he saw her confused, terrified eyes meet his. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he nodded and he tugged her towards the stairwell. "I'm not gonna let go."

Nick felt the heat behind them and all of the sudden there was a large explosion. The force pushed him forward and he lost his grip on Jess' hand. There was screaming and he felt someone pulling him up off his knees by the shoulders.

"Nick! Get up."

Nick's eyes blinked heavily and he saw Schmidt's face instead of Jess. A cough forced itself out of his chest and he couldn't breathe. Gasping for air, he pushed Schmidt away.

"I can't lose everything."

A large plume of smoke billowed around them and when Schmidt turned around Nick was gone.

"Nick! NICK!"