Jess was in and out of the shower rather quickly, pulling her thick curls out of her eyes and into a loose ponytail. She came out of the bathroom; towel clutched around her body and walked the short distance to her room. She was so focused on getting ready that she failed to notice a certain handsome gentleman lying on her unmade bed. She went into to her walk-in closet to pick out a cute summer dress for the day. She reached up on her tiptoes to pull the hanger down, causing the rim of the towel to rise higher and higher up her dripping wet thighs.

"Want me to help you with that?" Nick finally said. His words startled Jess, making her nearly lose her grip on the towel completely. Nick was now dressed and clean shaven.

"Ha ha, very funny Nick. Now get over here and help me, I'm already running late."

Without hesitation Nick jumped up out of the bed and walked over to where Jess was standing. He reached over her and handed her the dress. She managed to choke out a thank you and as she looked up to make eye contact she realized just how close their bodies were. Nick's hand lightly grazed the rim of the towel, raising higher and higher until...

"I have...to...get ready" She mumbled as she shuffled her feet. Jess could barely form a coherent sentence as all she heard was white noise.

Nick smiled a cocky grin, proud that his actions caused her to get so flustered. It confirmed that she was just as far gone as he was.

"Sure, I'll be right over here if you need anything" Nick replied as he moved to resume his position on her bed, sitting upright against her headboard his gaze locked on hers. Finally Jess managed to break eye contact and reached for her body lotion and rummaged in her Ikea dresser, the one which Nick had built for her, to find a pair of pale lavender lace panties and a matching lace bra. This was an odd situation to be in, Nick watching her as she got ready, it felt strangely domestic. She slowly dropped the towel and put on her underwear. Then she applied a generous amount of lotion onto her skin and smoothed it on with the palm of her hands.

Nick found himself frozen to the spot. Despite them having amazingly mind blowing sex, this somehow felt more intimate and although this was a new situation for them to be in their relationship, Nick felt at ease. As if for a moment he could block out the rest of the world, especially his annoying flatmates; and for a second he could pretend that it was just himself and Jess together in their own house, a green lawn and heck a frickin' white picket fence if she wanted.

This was it, Nick Miller knew that she was the one and he had to make this work. He could not screw up this time, failure was not an option, not when it came to Jessica Day. Now all he has to do is to come up with the most amazing romantic getaway on his crappy pay check and a only day or two to pull the whole thing together - nothing too difficult then.

Sorry this chapter is so short but it's better than nothing I suppose. Please review, I really appreciate it