Thanks for the reviews :) I can't even begin to say how excited the "Cooler" episode made me. And not just the kiss, the whole Nick tripping up his words thing was pretty darn awesome too. On a scale of 1-10, that show WAS a 6 or 7 for me, but after that episode it elevated to a 12! Two friends falling in love/dating is my absolute favorite theme.
"Nick's kiss was like a dream!" Jess thought, still in a trance. She stared into space, thinking. Sam came over and wrapped his arms around her and started delicately kissing her neck. Jess lightly pushed him away. "I'm tired, let's just go to sleep," she said.
They went to bed but only Sam fell asleep. Jess couldn't sleep. She thought about how incredible the kiss had been, how soft yet powerful his lips had felt on hers, how tightly he had held her, almost as though he never, ever wanted to let go. He obviously had feelings for her because that had been no simple, innocent kiss. How long had he felt this way about her? She had always thought he was cute and funny. But potential boyfriend material?
Sure they had joked about it before. He had even told her he felt like the "boyfriend without benefits." But she never really had read into it. She had only considered him a friend. Until now. She had kissed him back for a reason.
She got out of bed to get a drink of water. On her way to the kitchen, she saw Nick sitting on the couch. Not sleeping, or watching TV, or using his laptop. Just sitting quietly. He looked up at Jess and smiled softly. "Nick," Jess whispered.
