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Jess yawned and stared at the TV, having an internal battle in her head, about whether or not she should watch the marathon of The Walking Dead. The show had started five minutes ago, and Jess was dying to watch it, but she didn't have the guts to see it alone. Schmidt was sleeping and so was Winston; Nick was in Chicago, and therefore there was no one to comfort her and cover her eyes to stop her from seeing those ugly walkers in the screen. Jess glanced down at the half empty bowl of popcorn in her lap and grimaced. She really did miss Nick. That turtle face of him that annoyed her to hell and his shy smiles that sometimes made her heart melt.
"Oh, well, look who's got a heartache." She whispered to herself and rose from the couch, ready to go to her room and sleep. When Jess was halfway the hall, she heard the clicking noise of keys turning in the lock and her heart skipped a beat. If Winston and Schmidt were home, then who was it? Jess grabbed the broom that was leaning against the wall and got ready to attack, whoever it was. A thief, rapist, serial killer...
When she was about to hit the intruder's head, she stopped in her tracks and dropped the broom on the floor. There he was, standing in the doorway and smiling as soon as he saw her. Nick was back.
She ran and hugged him with all her strength, burying her face in the crook of his neck and breathing heavily.
"Ugh, Jess, I can't breathe"
"You're back!" She loosened her embrace and glanced up at him "I'm so glad you're home"
"So am I" He encircled her waist with his arms and placed a light kiss on her forehead. She smiled.
"I thought you were coming back in two weeks."
"Yeah, but I have my tricks. So, what were you doing?"
"I wanted to watch the marathon of The Walking Dead, but you know..." She shrugged "I was alone."
"Now you're not." He grabbed her hand "Come on, let's show those stupid zombies you are not afraid of them."
They went to the living room and managed to catch the ten final minutes of the pilot episode. They sat close, cuddled and ate popcorns together. Then, after watching the entire first season, they went to the bathroom, brushed their teeth and high fived. Nick stole a kiss on the lips from Jess in the middle of the hallway and whispered "I missed you" in her ear. She kissed him back and said "I missed you too." They entered their respective rooms and couldn't sleep for at least an hour, but one thing Nick was sure before he fell asleep.
Now he was home and whole again.
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