I Dare You Chapter 6: Panic, a new girl fanfic

I felt sort of bad for leaving Chapter 5 like I do, so I typed majorly fast and brought to you...Chapter 6

Chapter 6

The silence between them was too painful. She was still faced with unresolved questions and frankly, it was too much for a girl to take. The look in his eyes was enough to send her mental and she couldn't just turn him down, not that she wanted to. But after the last three days, there was that doubt in her mind, was he always going to be like this?

She knew it was nerves, it had to be, he was still dealing with his break up with Caroline, she had ripped away his self esteem and now he thought that she was going to get up and leave him. It was a perfectly logically explanation, she thought to herself. She had to give the bloke a chance, he said he'll try and change, and she believed him.

"Okay, just give me my space. That's all I'm asking" she gave a sweet understanding smile, as he leaned in to hug her

"I'll do my best"

"Now, I'm going to get some groceries, we're out of milk...again" said Jess as she budged past him. She could see he was about to offer to come with her, she put a her hand up and continued "space Nick", he nodded before going his own way.

This is nice, yes...I could get used to this, thought Jess as she steadily paced up and down the aisles. A Nick free zone once again, she didn't even have to lie this time. If it was like this for the whole of the relationship, it could work out. He was sweet, majorly sweet and he cared for her, what more could a girl want. He was a keeper. She had no idea why Caroline dumped him, she must have been crazy, well it's her lost, as now he was hers and nothing could...

"Caroline?" she shrieked, as a familiar face was now standing in front of her "What a surprise! What are you doing here?" she tried, unsuccessfully to keep her voice normal, but by the expression on Caroline's face, she wasn't fooled.

"I'm shopping...for food like most people, tend to do at the supermarket" she gave a subtle smile trying to hide her bemused thoughts

"Oh, but you don't live around here?"

"I erm...wanted a change" she sighed "you know, got bored of my local supermarket"

"I see..."

"Oh, right, you caught me. I thought I'd see Nick here" Jess stared at this bubbly blonde, what was she going on about? She never "caught her" unless

"Do you still have feelings for Nick then?" Caroline blurted out a hysterical laugh

"NO! Of course not don't be silly, been there done that, that's my motto" the awkwardness between them told Jess otherwise.

"Right, okay, well it was nice seeing you"

"Yes you too" Jess rolled her eyes as she began to walk in the opposite direction, well that was fun, she thought to herself. So Caroline still has feelings for Nick...What did that mean for them? Would Nick choose Caroline over her? Now new thoughts were buzzing in and out of her mind. She had to get back there, before Caroline could. Grabbing everything she needed she was out of that store in a blink of an eye.

Is it normal to feel this way about someone? Nick pondered quietly to himself as he began to get ready. He still has a towel wrapped around his waist and was potting around his bedroom. He's been avoiding the temptation to call Jess for minutes now, he needed to know she was okay and not dying in a gutter somewhere. The thought sent shivers down his spine.

Space he kept repeating the word in his head, he has to give her space, that is what she wants and that is what he is going to give her. It had been over an hour and so far he had not called her. Nick was pleased, this was good; he was learning to give people space. Nodding happily to himself, he continued pulling the blankets back over his bed.

"Nick...NICK!" Jess's voice echoed through the apartment, it sounded like she just discovered a spider that she wanted him to get rid of

"What?" leaping to her rescue, he ran out of the room, holding his towel in place.

"Oh thank god" she smiled, rushing towards him and embracing him in a hug

"Nice to see you too?" said Nick as he wrapped his arms around her in response. He had clearly missed something, why was she suddenly so affectionate, so much for space.

"Oh it's fine, I saw Caroline and she said she had feelings for you, then I thought that maybe she came here and kidnapped you or something stupid, I mean it's unlikely but I was worried and I didn't really know what to do, so I raced up here and" Nick tried to concentrate hard of her babbling and all he managed to get was

"Wait..Caroline still has feelings for me?" he moved away from her...big mistake. As his towel fell to his ankles and everything was on show. Jess stared at his face and made her way down, open mouth, she clasped her face, then her eyes, as Nick began to compose himself

"erm..." she stuttered, losing her complete trail of thought. After a few seconds, she managed to regain herself "Oh yeah, Caroline. Well she didn't actually say that, but when I asked her she seemed a little flustered"

"you asked her?"

"Don't make it seem like I'm possessive or anything but she was going on about shopping and I thought it was weird because she doesn't live round here –"

"Jess, she lives like five minutes away'

"- besides the point, and then she was rambling on about hoping to see you and then I asked her" she smiled "perfectly logically response"

Nick frowned trying to make sense out of anything Jess said. It was awesome how she babbled on, but it times like this it was hard to figure out what she was actually going on about. Caroline likes him. For some reason, that didn't have the same affect on him, like he thought it would. For once in his life, he didn't care, so what she liked him. He now liked Jess. She can finally feel how he felt for all those months, pining for her

"Are you made at me?"

"Mad at you? No, never."

"But I and you and –"he put his finger to her lips, to quieten her then moved his finger and replaced them with his lips. It was funny shutting her up, not many people can and he had been trying ever since he met her. But now he had the perfect way.

Buzz

Jess reached down to her pocket, to pick up her phone ... Cece... trust her to ruin my moment, she smiled as she pressed 'read'

"Hey Jess, We're coming back early, hope you two have been good while we're been gone ;) See you Saturday, love you xxx"

Her eyes widened. What? They didn't know about her and Nick, what would they say? She knew full well, that Cece would have expected it but Winston and Schmidt. Their reactions worried her a little bit.

"What did it say?"

"They're coming back early..."

"Oh that's great"

"No Nick it's not great"

"Am I missing something here"

"They don't know about you know...us"

"Ooohh" he paused for a second, looking down at her "is that a problem?"
Sometimes she could hit him, he just doesn't understand anything. Well, anything that is like this. She could see his confused little face, and she just wanted to squeeze his little chubby cheeks

"Yes well sort of, they may react majorly against it"

"...or they may support it. Don't judge them Jess" his smiled made her relax, he was right of course he was, they were their friends and surely they would support them whatever happens. It wasn't that big of a deal, whatever is thrown at them, they'll get through it. She had faith that they would. As long as she could keep that faith for one more day, Saturday will turn out fine.

Fingers Crossed.