A/N: It's time for another chapter! But yeah, I know where I'm heading with this story, so I thought – I know it so I might as well write it!

'Models' was awesome! I really enjoyed it and the Schmidt/Nick 'You're the turtle' scene kind of made me cry… But yeah, even though there were minimal Nick/Jess moments, I still thought it was really good and showed an episode doesn't need to revolve around romantic relationships.

Anyway, 'crazy, by your side' will probably be updated next week and I'd just like to thank you for all the kind messages about both fics, it really means a lot. I would have it out by this weekend, but I'm surprisingly busy over the whole weekend! (And I would write it tonight but that story needs more thought because it being completely AU, and I have to plan things out. Tonight I only have time to write, which means there will probably be another chapter of this up sooooooon!)

There's one part on the girl's side and one of the boys – I hope the format isn't too hard to follow! And there's a LOT of talking in this – not so many moments but that'll be next chapter.

On with the chapter 8, part 2 (or chapter 9, whatever)! ;-)

They both danced to the song – with the occasional twirling around of each other in amongst the laughter, and they gradually moved back towards the table where the gang who all had smiles on their faces.

"Hey, guys! Wait, what are you all smiling at?" Jess asked, looking confused.

"Oh, nothing, just enjoying the music choices…" Winston said, looking back and forth between Nick and Jess.

They had no idea what was coming.

Nick and Jess were slumped back down on the sofa that was around one side of the table along with the rest of the gang. Nick was acting different, really happy, no grumpy old man side visible. Nick had his arm along the back of the sofa, above Jess' shoulders.

It was 7pm – apparently they hadn't been dancing for as long as they thought they had been – and the disco was due to finish at 11pm.

"I'll go and get us some more drinks. Schmidt, Winston, will you help?" Nick offered, sliding off of the seat, Jess watching his every move, while Schmidt and Winston repeated his movements a few seconds later. Jess saw Schmidt winking at the other girls in the booth while Winston shot them a look. Jess thought nothing of this. Jess shot Nick a smile as he glanced back round at her.

"So, Jess," Shelby said, as Jess pulled her eyes away from watching Nick walk away towards the two girls sat opposite to her, "Enjoying yourself tonight?"

"Yeah, I am thanks?" Jess suspiciously replied, looking at Cece with a puzzled look. "Cece, what's going on?"

"Well, that's what we wanted to ask you."

"What do you mean? Nothing's going on?"

"Seriously? You and Nick? You're all over each other!" Cece stressed.

"Whaaaat!? Me and Nic—No, we're not, we're always like this. Chilling at a wedding like bros." Jess awkwardly replied, breaking eye contact with Cece, knowing that Cece could basically read any emotion Jess was feeling.

"That's not what it looked like." Shelby muttered, Jess turning towards her as she spoke.

"Really? If you two are such 'experts', what DID it look like?" Jess' voice was beginning to sound strained. She quickly glanced at her boys at the bar, looking like they were deep in their own conversation.

"Well, if you really want to know, Jess," Cece looked into her eyes, leaning forwards slightly, "He likes you."

"You've said that before, it didn't mean anything then and it doesn't mean anything now," Jess said, thankful that she never told Cece about what Nick had said to her after coming back to the loft.

"But, Jess… You like him, too." Jess went to disagree but was interrupted. "Don't even try to say that's a lie. I know you, Jess, I know when you like someone. It's in the way you look at them, smile at them, and behave when you're near them."

Jess had placed her head in her hands. When Cece was finished talking, she glanced up, looking through her bangs. "Is it really that obvious?" No longer trying to hide what she was feeling.

"Are you sure you're comfortable with staying friends, though?" Shelby asked.

Jess though for a minute. "Well, I suppose… He seems to be."

"But, would you want anything more out of your relationship if it was there for you to have?" Cece said, slowly fading out, watching Jess intensely, and knowing how much must be going on in her head right now.

Nick stood up, sliding his arm out from behind Jess and pushed himself up. Schmidt and Winston were closing following him.

As Nick got up to the bar, he placed his folded arms onto it and leaned forwards slightly while Schmidt and Winston stood next to him. Nick asked for what drinks they wanted – 3 beers, 1 'fruity cocktail', 1 Shirley Temple, and of course, a pink wine for Jess. He turned to face the other two guys stood next to him as the bartender was sorting out their drinks.

"What are you two being so secretive about?" Nick looked at them, squinting slightly.

"Hmm, nothing." Schmidt said.

"Really? I've seen all the whispering and all the looks at the girls, if something isn't going on then I'm… a trained ballet dancer." Nick replied, Schmidt snickering at his example.

"I really don't think you're that, dude, no offence," Winston said, "So, er, we need to talk to you."

"Well, if you have something to tell me, just come out and tell me, for god's sake!"

"It's not really something to tell you, it's something to ask," Schmidt said placing his hand on Nick's arm – Nick immediately shaking it off, "What's happening with you and Jess?"

"What? Nothing." Nick said, averting his eye sight back towards the bar with his whole body following.

"Are you sure, because that's not what it looks like. The girls think so too. We've actually all thought this for a while, we just never brought it up because you'd get grumpy and Jess would start singing and we don't any more of that than we already have." Schmidt said, pushing Nick's shoulder so he was now facing him and Winston again.

"We were only dancing together, can't two friends dance together?"

"Not when those two friends like each other more than friends." Schmidt looked over at Winston.

"And another thing, Nick, you don't dance," Winston said watching Nick glance over at Jess, "I mean, she must be pretty special to make you, Nick Miller, dance."

Nick shook his head to stop himself staring at her, and looked back to the two guys next to him, and then over at the drinks now on the bar.

"Let's take these drinks back over to the table, shall we?" Nick replied completely avoiding the previous statement, picking up one of the beers and the pink wine and starting to walk back to the table.

A/N #2: I thought that was a pretty good place to finish that chapter! I could have carried it on but then it would have just gone on for forever, but yeah, next chapter will be up soon – either tomorrow or next week some when.

Thank you so much for reading, and the support I've got so far has been so great and I love you guys a lot xox

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P.S. Thanks to Rachel (again) for helping me decide what sort of thing to put in this chapter – even though I have a basic idea of where I'm going with this – she helped with what the guys would say and was a big help (like usual!)