These two characters, Jay and Nick, have become quite good friends since their first acquaintance. Nick hadn't known Gatsby but from what he had heard so when he actually met Gatsby, I think he was in a way surprised. They agree on many things and they have the same views for a lot of things. Although they just met their relationship is developing fast based on what they share in common. Before they knew each other they thought way different. For example, Nick thought (Based on Jordan's rumor) that Gatsby was this menacing German spy. To say the least their friendship hit the ground running.
Jay took initiative and invited his neighbor, Nick, over to one of his extravagant parties. Nick shows up and finds Ms. Baker. Nick ventures to the library and finds that the books are real which gets his hopes up that Gatsby could be a real man to admire. However, he realizes they are uncut, but to him just the thought of having actual books is more than enough. When they finally meet, they know they will become great friends.
When Jay introduces himself to Nick, Nick doesn't even know its Gatsby himself. He makes the mistake and soon Jay corrects him by saying he is Gatsby. As they start to talk they realize they have many things in common, and that they are essentially the same person. At the second party Nick attends the two converse a little more deeply and start to talk about the war. Unintentionally, Jay clears up the rumor by telling the real story of how he took a machine gun regiment up to the front lines and took out the whole line of German soldiers before the Infantry could reach him. Nick admires many of Gatsby's qualities. Soon enough the two are hanging out around New York in Gatsby's hydroplane as if they had known each other for ever.
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