Earlier
After a three hour long drive around the lovely city of LA (with a stop at Sonic for a snack), Nick and Jess decided to just go back to the loft. CeCe's almost-wedding day had been long and tiresome on everyone involved. When they walked in, they could hear the train-like snores of Mr. Day coming from the hall.
"I almost forgot my dad was here!" Jess whispered.
"How could you forget something like that?" Nick grumbled. Right now, Mr. Day wasn't exactly Nick's biggest fan.
Jess rolled her eyes and took Nick's arm, leading him to her bedroom.
"Not in there!" Nick hissed, "Are you trying to end my life early?"
Jess tightened her grip on Nick's arm and yanked him toward the kitchen. "You'll cause your own death if you keep talking so loud and wake him up!"
"But he'll kill us both if he catches us sleeping together!"
"Look Nick, I'm a grown woman. If he doesn't approve of the guy I'm sleeping with, well he can just get over it!" Jess pulled him back toward the bedroom, quietly opening the door and then locking it behind them.
Nick's eyes glanced at the locked door and then at Jess in her blue sari and Bob Day quickly vanished from his mind. This beautiful woman, the one he had spontaneously grabbed and kissed in the hall, the one he attempted to take on a date which failed miserably and still ended up sleeping with, the one he ran back to the hotel for just a few hours earlier was looking back at him with eyes full of desire, a slight smile on her lips.
A few minutes after a brief struggle with removing the sari was when Nick started thinking about the term "lovemaking". It's funny how random things pop in your mind when you're having sex. At least this was actually sex related. He knew he loved her even though he would never admit that to anyone. And that's why he thought the sex between them was so incredible.
The first time they'd done it after he had carried her into his bedroom was rushed because they were both so excited. After they had recovered, Jess had initiated it again and that time it had been slow and passionate…absolutely perfect. It was the kind of sex Nick preferred, but of course he wouldn't admit that to anyone either. This time right now was reminding him a lot of the first time, but Nick didn't mind. It was sex for god's sake and it was WITH JESS.
Afterward, Nick pulled Jess close to him, spooning her. "You're amazing, you know that?" he began, delicately touching her hair.
"That's what they tell me!" Jess joked and then turned her head toward him and gave him a quick kiss. She was silent for a few seconds and started to move over a bit so she could face him better without having to strain her neck. "Nick, what made you kiss me that night? You know, the first time in the hall."
Nick internally panicked and his breath hitched. He didn't have an answer to this! "Umm," he stalled. It had been an impulsive, very un-Nick like action. Sure he had thought about it that night before he did it. He would have kissed her behind the curtain if she hadn't told him he was doing it wrong. "You didn't like the way I was going to kiss you during the dare so I kissed you later to make up for it," he lied. Well, it was partially true, but he knew there was a lot more to it than that.
Jess cocked her head slightly. "That's the only reason?"
Nick remained silent for a minute or two, formulating an answer. He was horrible at expressing his feelings verbally but he was pretty sure he could do this. This was Jess, not some random girl he was hooking up with. She would take him seriously, and hell, she might even think it was romantic or something. He took a deep breath before he began. "I wanted to kiss you for a long time but I didn't want to HAVE to kiss you. Like, I wanted it to be, you know, special, because it was you." He glanced at Jess (he had been mostly looking down the whole time) to make sure she wasn't freaking out before he continued. "I thought about kissing you later, after everyone had left and went to bed, but Dr. Sam ended up staying over so I gave up and went to bed. But then after that lady took my coat away, I just couldn't help myself. I was pretty surprised you kissed me back."
"I think I've liked you for a long time. I just didn't realize it until you kissed me," Jess explained.
Nick could only smile because inside he was starting to freak out. She liked him? Well of course he knew that. I mean, she had kissed him back and slept with him and practically begged him to un-call it. But hearing those words aloud was crazy. How could she possibly like him? Him, Nick Miller: failure at life.
Schmidt sat in his room holding a picture of him and Elizabeth from his college days in one hand and a magazine opened to an ad with CeCe in it in the other hand. This was too damn hard! How the hell would he ever be able to choose between the two of them? He thought he had been over CeCe. But to know she still had feelings for him had changed that. Maybe he had never been entirely over her. And of course there was Elizabeth. He loved her. Ever since he had known her, she had always had a special place in his heart. She looked so hurt when she realized he'd have to decide between her and CeCe. He had tried so hard to get her to out with him again! Everything had been wonderful and then stupid CeCe and stupid Shivrang had to ruin everything. Perhaps he should blame Elaine too. If she hadn't showed up to the wedding, Shivrang may have fought to try to marry CeCe. Damn Elaine! Damn Shivrang! Damn CeCe! And damn Elizabeth! He threw down the photo and the magazine and decided to go to bed so he wouldn't have to think about this anymore. At least for tonight.
***I just wanted to say, if I've accidentally copied anyone's ideas, I'm sorry. I think a lot of us have similar ideas for season 3. I've seen so many awesome stories which makes me really excited. Reading them is helping me get through the hiatus! Also, I just wanted to throw in that New Girl is not my idea, these characters are not mine, and I take no credit for them whatsoever.
