It's not the first time Jake or Amy discover (and finish) Parks and Recreation.
It is, however, the first time they watch it together – they've been doing a marathon of the TV show for almost half a year now, and have just reached the end of its finale.
"Are you crying?" Amy hears a sniffle by her side when silence takes over the living room, once the screen in front of them has turned to black after the very last scene of the series played.
There's another sniffle – quieter, trying to be more discreet this time. "No…"
"Jake."
"Okay, fine. I am crying. But can you blame me? That was beautiful! They all got the happy ending they wanted and deserved…" Jake wants to defend himself, pouting as she turns her head away from the TV to look at him and she catches a glimpse of his puffy eyes and a few fallen tears on his cheeks.
She lets out a small giggle, scooting over further into his side on the couch. With her thumb, she softly removes a salty pearl, her eyes drowning in his while she smiles at him.
"They did indeed," she nods.
It's quiet for a while after that, Jake and Amy cuddling together in complete silence, the woman mindlessly playing with the collar of her fiancé's shirt and his hand gently stroking her arm, lost in their thoughts and this feeling of emptiness that comes with finishing a show they love and having to say goodbye (again) to its characters after so long.
Indeed, Jake had just gotten out of prison when they started their rewatch, in need of something cheerful to help ease the traumatizing experience he went through – and they're engaged, now.
Only a few months away from being married.
"What do you think the flashforwards to our futures would be like, if we were characters in a TV show with a similar finale?" Amy wonders aloud, suddenly breaking the calmness in the room.
"Easy." Jake draws a little away from her, so that he can watch her better as he speaks.
Amy frowns, curious to hear what he has in mind that is so 'easy,' not expecting such a quick answer, without him taking some time to think about it first.
"Well, first of all, there'd be our wedding day." He takes his fiancée's left hand in his, a dreamy smile curling up the corners of his mouth when his gaze lingers on the ring shining there for a moment and his finger ever-so carefully skims over it. "Me, you, and everyone we care about all together to celebrate our love."
A matching expression covers Amy's face, being reminded of their upcoming union. She turns her hand so that their palms are facing and she can intertwine hers with Jake's, waiting for him to go on.
"Of course, just like Leslie, you'd achieve your long-life dream and become the youngest Captain of the NYPD, in front of the whole squad and your so proud husband."
Her smile grows wider, but she doesn't say anything. She likes his ideas so far, and doesn't want to cut him off in the middle of sharing them.
"And I'd obviously achieve mine too – meet John McClane and become such good friends, he'd ask me to play in Die Hard 6 with him." Jake grins, amused, sensing Amy's body shudder with laughter against his.
"That's your dream?" She gently teases him.
"Of course. But don't worry, babe. I'm not gonna forget about you when I'm a Hollywood star hanging out with the most famous actors."
She rolls her eyes at that but, despite all her willpower, she can't retain a chuckle from escaping her mouth, especially when Jake leans over and presses a soft peck on her lips, his hand falling down her side to rest at her waist. His enthusiasm and huge beam spread across his face when they part seem to prove very catching.
"Speaking of, what about the two of us?" Amy is curious about his take on their future as a couple – besides their wedding. He falls serious again, watching her intently with pure love in his eyes as he goes on with his speech, his smile more gentle now, staring deeply at her.
"Well, just like Andy and April, there'd be the birth of our first child."
The mention of a child of their own makes Amy's heart warm up in her chest, something switching in her eyes and her features softening immediately.
It's not the first time they're talking about becoming parents someday with Jake, obviously. They had the conversation several times already.
But still, it always produces the same reaction in her – a pure, overwhelming bliss at the thought of minis part-Jake, part-her going around the house.
"Any other flashforward with possible children?" She goes on playing along, an amused grin lighting up her face while her fingers lovingly stroke his own while picturing a life with their progeny.
"Actually, yes. One last. Our whole family – with our two girls and one boy, making some silly bet to know who – they or we – will have to make dinner for the upcoming night."
Amy lets out a hearted laugh. "I hope our children end up better cooks than we are," she answers, making Jake laugh along with her with her words.
She then suddenly falls silent, staring at her fiancé.
The way he didn't pause nor hesitate once while he spoke, as if he thought about her question a lot in the past, does something beautiful to her heart, warming it up in a way no one else ever did before.
(He definitely is the one – her right person.)
And, in fact, he did think about it. Not the 'what if we were characters in a TV show finale' part of the question – but their future. Everything he talked about is what he wishes for them – and her – in the upcoming years.
For himself too, of course, though befriending an actor and getting a role in Die Hard objectively seems less achievable than his soon-to-be wife making Captain and them having kids together.
Which is kind of crazy to him, given how just a few years ago, he'd have put everything in this wish-list on the same level, being a husband and father sounding just as impossible as his favourite movie-related fantasies to him.
(It's not anymore – the ring on Amy's left finger is a real proof of it.)
"But it sounds like a true happy ending for our characters." Amy talks again, still completely overwhelmed with joy, taking Jake back to the reality of the moment. "Very satisfying finale."
"That's what we deserve," he answers, wearing a sincere smile, slowly coming to cup her face and kiss her softly.
When they part, he stares at her for a beat, as if lost in thoughts.
"Though I do hope getting married and having kids won't be our happy ending. More like a happy beginning, with so many more great adventures to come for us all even after that."
"That's the pitch of another TV show finale, babe," Amy laughs, teasing, before she kisses him back.
She agrees with him, though – their story is far from being over.
If anything, it's only barely starting, with a wedding expected in a few months.