Once again, i don't own New Girl. Although many of the scenes in this chapter are taken from the episode "Table 34" with a little of my own editing.

By the time Nick mustered up the courage the next morning to leave his room; Jess was nowhere to be seen. Nick strolled into the Kitchen pulling the box of Cap'n Crunch cereal from the cupboard. Schmidt walked in from his room, holding a shopping bag containing smashed Melon.

"I can only assume this was you, Nicholas?"

"What?" Nick mumbled, with a mouth full of cereal.

Shocked, slightly angering: "I would ask if you were going to take out your anger on inanimate objects, you would chose something other than perishable goods."

Nick realized what it was, it was 'Melon Nick' that Jess had made the night before.

"You seriously kept hold of that? How long ago did you clean that up?" Nick smirked.

"It was to prove a point, Nicholas! This is not about me, this is about you and your obsessive anger issues."

Nick suppressed a laugh and sighed, "yeah, sorry man."

"So I washed your clothes." Schmidt said, in a patronizing manner.

"Huh?"

"You left them on the floor! They had essence of crushed melon all over them!"

"Oh right, thanks, Schmidt."

"Are you okay, Nick?"

"I'm fine!" Nick answered almost too quickly. "I'm okay." He said, quieter.

Schmidt eyed him up "Whatever bro, I'm going getting ready to get me my brown lady back!"

Nick raised an eyebrow. "Cece? What about Holly?"

Schmidt shook his head. "That woman is terrifying. I'm literally questioning if I even want to have sex again for the next week."

"That bad, huh?"

"Worse!" Schmidt walked back into his room

Nick frowned slightly after his friend, but dug back into his cereal.


"Cece, I just have no idea what to do."

Cece smiled sympathetically. "You like Sam."

Jess nodded.

"I bet you like Nick."

Jess spat in disbelief "Pfft. No not Nick."

"Then why'd you kiss him back?"

"I-i" Jess was speechless. "Curiosity." she said quietly.

Cece snorted. "Can people still even use that excuse anymore?"

"You're no help whatsoever- you are the worst!"

Cece stared blankly back at Jess as she ranted on.

"I've gotta tell Sam- I CAN'T tell Sam!"

"Nick kissed me!" Jess flailed her arms about as if looking for more excuses. "I didn't even kiss him back!"

Jess paused. "OKAY FINE! I KISSED HIM BACK! Is that what you wanted me to say?"

"I literally haven't said a word, for like, over an hour." Cece added.

"And know, he won't even talk to me!" Jess carried on, ignoring Cece's comment.

"'cause i saw him this morning, and he just 'panic moon walked' away from me!"

"He what?" Cece asked, confused.

"He does that sometimes." Jess said nonchalantly. "ARGH"

"And THEN! Nick just, he just-"

"Kisses you?" Cece interjected.

"Stupid Nick Miller." Jess paced back and forth "ARGH!"

"How was it?"

"Y'know, I was like Scarlet O'Hara in my freaking Curtain Dress."

"But like, HOW did he do it?"

"He just like, grabbed me, and he just took me."

"Oh yeah."

"And he was man, and i was a woman"

Cece nodded."mmh."

"It was firm! but tender..."

"Ohhhhhh damn."

"Yeah I mean i saw through Space & Time for a minute but that's not the point!"

Cece groaned.
"Are you OK?" Jess asked.

"I just miss sex!" Cece blurted. "I've been going out on dates set up by my mom for a month!"

"Damn."

"But what are you gonna do?" Cece changed to subject. "I mean, do you like Nick?"

"ARGH! BARGH!" Jess replied, Cece catching her off guard this time. "NAH!"

"Nick? HA HA HA. No. No. I don't like n-nick."

Cece smirked.

"I like Sam, cause Sam's the kinda guy that fixes things that you didn't even know were broken!"

"And Nick! Is the type of guy who breaks things that are- HE BREAKS THINGS?!"

"HE IS NOT GETTING IN THE WAY OF ME AND SAM. HE IS NOT RUINING THIS."

"Mh." Cece nodded.

"So mad at him, I can't even be around him. Can i just spend the day with you?"

"Oh!" Cece frowned. "Well, um, i didn't tell you this.. but uhhh..I'm going to some wedding convention."

"I'll come!" Jess responded, desperately.

"For Indian people, it's for Indian people. To meet Indian people. An Indian guy."

"Fine then, I'll just watch- please please please Cece."


The convention was a disaster for most parties.
All of the guys showed up- including Nick.
Jess invited Sam.
Jess told Sam about the kiss. She wasn't going to, but he was onto her. All of Nick's sly glances and tormenting pokes. Their freakishly strong phone book holder. Sam wasn't an idiot. He knew before he told her.

"Sam. I have to- i need to- Nick kissed me."

"What?"

"I know- I know I just-"

"When?"

"Last night."

"But he climbed out of a window so he didn't have to...?"

"It was after that- later on, when you came out..."

"Did you kiss him back?"

Jess didn't answer in time, and Sam walked off. "No- no Sam."

Nick felt guilty. Nick the home wrecker. Stupid Nick Miller.
He told Winston. He just felt so ashamed and embarrassed that he had to.
Winston made him apologize, which didn't go as well as it could have.
He had every intention of making everything alright again, he truly did. But he just can't help himself when it comes to tormenting Jessica Day.
A heart sinking "I'm done." from Sam to Jess.
Nick's fault. All Nick's fault. He had been punished for it, to be fair. Lying in agony clutching his throat, which had just been punched.
And Jess' protective "What have you done? He's in such terrible shape, you could have killed him!" didn't make his situation any worse, except maybe Sam's.
And he hated seeing her upset, he really did. Knowing that it was his fault, killed him.
She was crying. He really didn't mean it, but she was crying.

'It feels like a perfect night,
to dress up like hipsters,
and make fun of our exes,
ah ah'

Nick started dancing.
Nick Miller didn't dance for anyone. He wouldn't dance for anyone. Not even Caroline. He was 'from the town in footloose'.
But ever since he met Jess, he found himself dancing more and more.
Only for her, of course.

"Is this making you feel better at all?" Nick asked as he body popped.

She didn't reply, so he kept going, putting his arms through his legs and jumping up and down.

"I just wanted to listen to Taylor Swift alone!" Jess protested, although, she was secretly happy he was there.

He kept dancing, throwing his arms back and forth. "How's that?"

"You know when you get dumped, and you're like racking your brain for What was it that I did wrong? Well, this is a really unique situation, as in, I don't have to do that."

"Well what happened?" Nick asked, sarcastically.

Jess glared at him.

"I'm sorry, I know that it's my fault. I didn't mean to, really."

Silence.

"Jess, can i say something that potentially might not help this situation."

"No."

"I've never been a home wrecker. And i liked it!" Nick grinned wildly.

"I mean, Sam was threatened by ME! And i say that as a victory."

"But- but in more important ways, a huge, huge, devastating loss- y'know. For you."

"Shall i call Cece? This feels like Cece territory." Nick said, backtracking. "This isn't Nick territory." Nick stood.

Jess' face fell.

"Look, Jess. I'm Sorry. Ok." And Nick said that sincerely. "That I kissed you. But I shouldn't have done it because it was obviously a mistake, and now you're crying."

Nick paused, hesitating. "And I- I won't do it again."

"Well." Jess sniffed. "Maybe it was a little bit broken to begin with."

"What happened?"

"He just- He always wanted to fist bump in the morning."

They both laughed.

"And you didn't like that..?" Nick said, testing the water.

"I hated it. What are you laughing for?"

"I feel like you're forgiving me!"

"Nope."Jess said flatly and stood up.

"I feel like before i said that you were!"

"Nope."

"Now you remembered you're still mad at me."

"Nope."

"Okay."

"Hey Jess." Nick called after her, putting his fist out, for a fist bump. "Too soon?"

"Yeah too soon!"

"Well, hey, goodnight, and i'm sorry about everything."

Nick stepped forward, and the way he looked at her, she could have sworn he was going to kiss her, instead thinking better of it, and settling for a hug.

It was a nice hug,a little awkward, but nice.

Jess clung on quite tightly, he smelled nice, clean.

"Did you shower, Miller?" she asked.

"Why? Am i smokin' hot yet?"

Jess laughed out of embarrassment, remembering what she had said the night before, and drew back from the embrace.

"Well. Night Jess." He said, placing his hand on the back of her head and pulling her forward.
Planting a kiss.

On her forehead.

Jess frowned underneath it, and he must of felt it, as he leaned back and looked at her funny.
But he didn't look away, and neither did she.
His hand was still on the back of her head, it would be so easy just to...
He let his lips lightly brush against hers before he realized what he was doing, she leaned into him, but he leaned back.
"No." Was all he said, and turned into his room, slamming the door behind him.
Jess stood there, furious. She was going to let him kiss her. She was going to let him kiss her after everything he had caused her, and all he said was 'No'?!
Ready to confront him, she walked after him, into his room.

"What was that?!" She demanded.

Nick was sat on his bed with his head in his hands. "What?" He said,rudely.

Surprised: "Why didn't you kiss me, Miller."

"Seriously? Are you serious right now?!"

Jess looked taken aback. "We're not 14 years old, Nick. Why are you making this into a drama when it doesn't need to be?"

"You are kidding, right?"

"What?"

"Jess. All day, you've been pissed at me. All day, you've made me feel about this big." Nick gestured with his finger and thumb. "I said sorry a bunch of times and you still STAYED MAD."

Jess frowned. "You're mad because of that?"

"Kinda! Jess, I promised you I wouldn't kiss you again. You're a little drunk right now, and weirdly vulnerable. Go to bed."

Jess folded her arms, refusing, and Nick stood up and faced her in the doorway.
"You're upset over Sam. It's my fault, we acknowledged all of this before. Now excuse me, Jessica, I wanna go to sleep now, seeing as i didn't get much last night."

He tried to edge her out of his room like cattle, but she stood defiant. "I lied."

"What are you talking about."

"It meant something."

"What?"

"When you sucked my face. It meant something. To me." Jess kind of shrugged.

"When I sucked your face?" Nick repeated. "I- I don't think you could have ruined that moment more."

"What?"

"Goodnight Jessica."

And this time, he managed to push her out of the room, as her muscles gave up in shock. She had just told him the kiss meant something to her, she'd literally outed herself to him and he didn't even care.
She tried to open his door for an explanation, but it was locked.

"Go away!" He shouted.

"Locked doors are a fire hazard." She shouted back, kicking the door, but eventually giving up and walking away.

wow and this only took me all of 2 hours... thanks so much for the reviews I've gotten so far, i literally didn't think i would get any, but they motivated me to write this chapter. Thanks guys :-) x x x x