"Dude, you are super hot, do you realize that?" Jessica answered him and added, "If I wouldn't have been treating you as a brother, I totally would have pursued you"

Jimmy choked on his food when he heard Jessica's words, "Bro, don't talk like this" Jimmy scolded her.

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Jessica rolled her eyes in annoyance, "You are like my younger brother Jim, I am not interested in you."

"Then don't talk like this, it makes me very uncomfortable"

Jessica laughed seeing him annoyed and asked him, "Whatever, are you dating anyone?"

"No, I don't have the time to indulge in all of this." Jimmy looked dejected.

"Why are you so sad?" Jessica stroked his head.

"Last night on the way home didn't I already tell you my schedule?"

"Yeah, why don't you too take leave today? We two can have fun, shopping and all" Jessica suggested.

"Wait" Jimmy checked his schedule.

"I have to go for half a day. I'll come back by 1 pm, let's go for lunch and shopping and then I'll go for my rehearsals" Jimmy suggested.

"Okay, I'll sleep till then" Jessica then sent an official mail to Rachel, officially postponing their meeting to Monday.

"Jess, will it be fine, if I host a housewarming party tonight or tomorrow?" Daniel asked Jessica as he had been waiting for her before organizing his long pending party.

"Plan it tomorrow, please" Jimmy requested as he had practice in the evening.

"Yeah, tomorrow is cool" Jessica too approved of it.

Daniel then looked at Rachel, asking her opinion too, "Sure, whatever suits you"

"Cool, I'll host a party tomorrow, finally, my house will have housewarming" Daniel happily exclaimed.

Then Daniel and Rachel bid adieu to the two people and went to their work.

….

That day Daniel invited his friends to his housewarming party.

He invited Matt and Emily from work; Jack as he is his friend and Amanda was Jack's +1, Patrick, Kate and Nick, his cousin and her fiance, they all RSVP'd to his party.

Patrick came home from work and saw Emily nicely dressed in a white long-sleeved sweater and a pink long skirt. Her hair was left open, she was wearing long silver hangings.

"You look so beautiful, where are you going?" Patrick hugged her as soon as he saw her appearance.

Emily too hugged his neck, "A colleague of mine invited me to his housewarming party, I informed you yesterday, remember?"

"Yeah, right" Patrick knew she was going to Daniel's party, he too is going there but he didn't tell her that as Emily had no idea that he already knew Daniel.

"You'll be fine alone? I'll come back soon, okay?"

"I am sad that you are leaving me alone" Patrick pouted looking dejected.

"Okay, I will not go then" Emily kissed him.

Patrick wanted to smack his head as he overdid it, "No no, you should go. I'll be fine"

"No, I don't want to leave you alone" Emily pouted at him.

"How about, you make up for it?" Patrick tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Emily raised her eyebrows at him, "And how should I make up for it?"

"I'll decide that later" Patrick pecked her.

Just then Matt knocked on their door and Patrick opened it.

Matt was dressed in a white t-shirt, blue jacket and blue jeans, he looked handsome as always.

"Is Ems ready?"

"Yup, she is"

"Let's go Ems, it won't look if we reach late" Matt rushed her.

"I know, see I am already ready" Emily carried a clutch purse and was ready to leave.

"Pat, do you too want to join us?" Matt asked him.

"Dude, I am not invited and I don't know your colleague." Patrick easily lied.

"Yeah, but he is super chill, he won't mind it" Matt too felt bad leaving Patrick alone.

Pat rolled his eyes in annoyance as these people were ruining the surprise entry he planned for himself.

"You two go and have fun" Patrick gently held Emily's wrist and walked her out their apartment.

"I'll miss you" Emily hugged Patrick and kissed him, Patrick too kissed her back.

"Guys kill me, I am standing right here, can't you two be mindful of your PDA?" Matt complained in frustration but the two love-birds ignored him and kissed for a good twenty seconds.

"I hate you two" Matt walked away ignoring them.

The two broke the kiss and laughed, "Matt is annoyed" Emily chuckled.

"Good that he is."

Then bidding adieu to Patrick, Emily left to join Matt as the two decided to head together to Daniel's party.

"Matt, I might have to come back early from the party" Emily informed him after sitting in the car.

"Why?"

"Pat is alone at home"

"Oh god Ems, Pat is not a baby, he can manage by himself."

"Yeah but…"

"Chill, let's have fun, tonight we will get to meet some new friends of Daniel, maybe I will get a chance to hook up with someone" Matt winked at her.

"Hmm, so that is your intention and that's why you are so well dressed" Emily rolled her eyes at him.

"Hey, only because you are getting action in life, doesn't mean everyone else is." Matt complained.

"I am not getting any action" Emily shared the truth with Matt, Emily is more closer to Matt so she didn't mind sharing personal stuff with him.

"What do you mean?" Matt was surprised when he heard her words.

"Pat decided we first need to stable our relationship emotionally before we get physical"

"Hmm, makes sense, good decision"

"Yeah, I was first not happy about it but later I realized it is good for us in the long-term"

"Exactly"

Then they brought a bottle of champagne on their way and a show-piece for Daniel's house, after some time they reached his place.

"Wow, the entire penthouse is his, man he is super rich it seems" Matt exclaimed while they were heading to his house.

"I agree but don't say that on his face, he might feel awkward" Emily warned him in advance.