Later that night, Schmidt came into the apartment of 4D and found Nick and Jess asleep on the floor, lit candles still surrounding them. "Candles, Nick. It's a friggin' fire hazard in here!" Schmidt yelped, waking the two love birds from their sleep. They were, from what Schmidt could work out, naked under a sheet. "This is a shared apartment Nicolas, and this" he points harshly down to the ground, "is the common area!" Nick sat up and looked at Schmidt, his face slightly resembling a turtle. "You don't even live here! Go back to your own apartment Schmidt." Jess squirmed, eventually opening her eyes. She looked up, "Oh hi, Schmidt!" she said, merrily. She brought her hands from under the sheet and pulled it up to cover her nude body as he sat up. Schmidt immediately noticed the dazzling object on her finger, "Whoa! Wait a minute." He took at step back. Nick and Jess looked at each other, eyes full of lust. All of a sudden Schmidt gasped, cutting the sexual tension between Nick and Jess. Nick looked up to see Schmidt's face, a smile filling his face. Quickly realising where Schmidt's eyes were directing, Nick grabbed the sheets and pulled it over himself, covering his bare body. "I just saw my best friend's penis!" Schmidt squealed and ran out of the apartment excitedly. Nick shook his head and looked at Jess as she giggled. Jess leant her head against Nick's chest and sighed. "What are we going to do Nick? We can't live her with a baby." Nick stroked her long, brown hair. "Everything will be fine, we'll work it out."
"Why aren't you freaking out?"
"Because I love you, and I can't imagine doing this with anyone else."
Jess brought her head up and looked at her boyfriend, brushing her lips against his, giving his a gentle, tentative kiss.
Later that evening, they were cuddled on the couch watching a movie. Winston rushed through the front door, fear in his eyes. "You never guess what I just saw-", he stopped mid sentence to allow his jaw to drop at the sight of the small but sophisticated ring upon Jess's finger. "Whoa, dude" he said as he walked closer to get a better look. "Is this for real? You're going to be telling me your pregnant next!" he laughed but Nick and Jess didn't, they didn't even batter an eyelid. They agreed to keep it on the down-low for the time being at least until it had been confirmed by the doctor. However, the down-low plan hadn't really gone as they expected since half of their friends already knew. But not Winston. Jess finally let out a nervous laugh, "Nick finally settled down, can you believe it?" Nick shot a defensive look at Jess, he was the first to say "I love you", he was the one that stayed calm about the pregnancy, and she was the one that freaked out on both occasions. He decided to stay quiet and just smile, he didn't want to ruin such a lovely, romantic night with his new fiancé.
"So how did it happen?" Winston said as he joined them on the couch.
Nick and Jess told the whole story of the proposal to Winston together, finishing each other's sentences like an old married couple.
A few hours later Jess woke up and looked around. She had fallen asleep, cuddling Nick (who was now asleep). Winston had gone to bed after the movie ended and Coach was staying at a girl's house. As she sat up she began to feel nauseous. She tried to ignore it but the sickness feeling inside her stomach was getting stronger and stronger. She jumped up and ran into the bathroom, hurling into the toilet just in time. She heard Nick into the bathroom and he placed her hand on her shoulder. "Jess, what's going on? Is this morning sickness?" Jess turned around, her face pale with beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. "Whoa, you do not look well. We need to get you to the hospital!" Nick pulled Jess to her feet. She was had become very weak very quickly. Realising she wasn't strong enough to walk, he picked her up and rushed out the apartment door, grabbing his car keys off the side as he left. As they were standing in the elevator Jess's eyes began to close. "Stay awake Jess, everything will be fine, as long as you keep those beautiful blue eyes open. Look at me." Nick fazed out of Jess's sight and everything went to darkness.