"Wow," Nick Wilde breathed.

There they were, seated in their registered Zootopia Police Department SUV, trying to comprehend how their life had taken a sudden turn in such a short period of time. It was just him and Judy Hopps… and their baby, or babies, technically.

"Yeah, that pretty much sums it up," Judy laughed. "What are we doing with our lives?"

Nick looked over at Judy, her face barely visible in the dim light of the moon. It was already nearing midnight, and the two sat outside of the ZPD in their SUV, avoiding the birthday party that was taking place in the lobby of the building.

"This," Nick answered as he opened his car door. He jumped out onto the pavement below and turned around to Judy, who was watching him with interest. Nick held out a paw to her. "Come on, Carrots."

"What are you doing?"

"Just trust me. Come here real quick."

Giving Nick a skeptical look as she did so, Judy slid over the passenger's seat to Nick and took his paw. He helped her down and then shut the car door once she was safely out of the way. "What are we doing, Nick?"

"I'm doing what I should have done in the first place. I'm sorry I thought you cheated. I'm sorry I ruined the party you planned for me. We are going to go back in there and do this the right way."

Judy blinked back tears.

"Whoa, what's wrong? Why are you being emotional?"

Judy sniffled a laugh and put her head against Nick's chest. "You are amazing," she cried. He brought her closer and kissed the top of her head.

"You bunnies, so emotional." Nick waited a few seconds to give Judy time to calm herself before sweeping her up into his arms in one fluent motion, which caused her to let out a surprised squeal.

"Come on, Carrots, let's do this." Nick began walking. "Man, I can feel you already getting heavier," Nick chuckled.

Judy gave him a look and pulled on his ear as punishment for the sarcastic remark. "I would do a lot worse if it weren't for the current situation."

"I believe you, I'm already covered in punch."

"I know, you're staining my clothes." Nick scoffed. "Who cares about clothes when you're starting a family?"

"I think starting a family gives you more of a reason to care about clothes, actually, Nick," Judy grinned. Nick turned and used his back to push open the ZPD doors. The party was in full swing, and no one really seemed to notice them… well, almost.

"Nick! Judy!" Clawhauser yelled in a gloriously loud voice from across the lobby. The majority of the room quickly turned their attention to the couple, Judy in Nick's arms. It was clear that their thoughts centered along the lines of, "ooooh, what's the next drama gonna be?" Judy felt her face getting hot as her cheeks flushed. At least things couldn't get any worse…

"Hey everyone." Oh Lord, why was Nick even talking?

"Nick, why are you even talking?" Judy whispered to him. He glanced down at her but then continued as if nothing had happened.

"We have an announcement."

"Wait, no, Nick. I don't think we should tell everyone right now—"

"We're having a baby!" Half of the room erupted in cheers and congratulatory remarks, while the other half stood in complete awe and a little confused.

"Niiiiiiiiiiiiick," Judy hid her face in her hands. Nick leaned in and kissed the top of her head before whispering, "This is payback for lying to me about the party."

Judy gave him a punch to the arm, trying to contain her laughter. "Jokes on you, you're stuck with a family now. Oh, and by the way, I'm pretty sure it's 'babies,' not 'baby,'" Judy chuckled as she hopped down from Nick's grasp. His eyes widened as the realization struck him. The crowd was now beginning to close in on them to continue the party and begin the celebration of a new family.

"Happy birthday," Judy smirked as she turned and greeted a few of the other officers.

The night went by in a complete blur as each animal had a chance to talk to the parents-to-be.

"OMgoodness, Judy, tell me there's a baby shower!" Clawhauser had practically cried as he picked up Judy in a massive hug. Fru Fru had already pulled out ideas for a nursery and was presenting them to Nick, who was trying not to look at the Chief, who looked… well, pissed. Finnick had made several sexual remarks as he was already downing his fourth cup of the punch that had most likely been spiked.

After all of the socializing had seemed to cease, the party went back into full swing. Night turned to early morning as the clock quickly neared 3:00 AM. Proof of the punch being spiked was apparent as some animals had to drag friends or themselves to cars and cabs. Some animals had left much earlier in the night, such as Fru Fru and her family, as well as Clawhauser and the Chief, while others remained. Finnick was practically dead. Judy had to drag him off of a potted plant and into the back seat of the SUV her and Nick shared. Unfortunately, the act of carrying a fox, even a fennec fox, was no easy task for a little bunny, especially a little bunny who was doing it alone.

Finnick wasn't the only one who began throwing back drinks as the night progressed.

"Nick, we're going home."

Nick was drunkenly draped over the reception desk of the ZPD. Empty plastic cups littered the area around him, as well as the entire lobby. In the simplest terms, the Zootopia Police Department was absolutely trashed. A tired, yet completely sober Judy nudged Nick and repeated her words. Nick moved slightly, his eyes fluttered open and caught sight of the bunny who was impatiently thumping her foot, her arms crossed. The fox was awake, but far from lucid; his reply was a jumble of words. Judy rolled her eyes.

"Nick," she whined. "Your boyfriend is in the car and I'm pretty sure he'll have alcohol poisoning after tonight, so let's go." Judy tugged Nick off of the desk and got him onto his feet. The two then began stumbling to the exit.

"Nick, use your feet!" Judy couldn't help but giggle as the fox leaned heavily on her for support. "You're huge!"

"Mmm. Did you just-just call me fat?" he mumbled in between hiccups.

Judy laughed again as she shoved him upward before helping him through the doors of the ZPD. After what felt like an eternity later, Judy finally was able to shove Nick into the passenger seat, get herself into the car, and begin driving home. Judy sighed as the car sped down Main Street. "Finnick will just have to sleep at our place tonight."

Nick gave a quiet giggle. "What's up with you, Slick?" Judy glanced over at the intoxicated animal. "I was just thinking about-about the best part-the best part of us."

"The best part of us?"

"I mean-I mean the best part-the best part of this-this-this baby thing."

Judy chuckled at his word choice. "Okay, and what would that be?"

"Ha, I-I think the best-the best part is that-that we totally had sex!" Nick whispered in a slurred voice.

Judy couldn't help but laugh and shake her head. "You are so drunk."

"And you-you are adorable."

"You are going to feel this in the morning." Judy pulled into a parking space in front of the apartment complex and shut off the engine. Judy moved to open the car door, but Nick leaned across the middle seat that separated them and stopped her.

"Hey, hey, I have to t-tell ya something."

Rolling her eyes, Judy turned back to face him. "What is it?"

"I have to tell you something, but-but you can't tell-ya can't tell Judy."

Judy's eyebrows shot up. "Oh Lord, this outta be good. Nick, I am Judy."

Nick put a paw to her lips and silenced her with a cascade of shushing. "Don't tell her! You can't tell her… she'd kill me!"

Judy suddenly became very suspicious at the way Nick was acting, no matter how drunk he was. "Okay… I won't tell her. What is it?"

"I-I haven't told her yet, but-but I-I really need to."

"What is it? What haven't you told her?"

"That-that I love her-I love her a lot… she knows it, but I-I'm scared, ya know…? Scared to tell-to tell her-to tell Judy. She thinks a lot of me, that silly, silly, rabbit… I dunno if I'm w-worth it... and now-and-and now there's a baby! …Or babies? I dunno how this works, but-but I dunno if I can be-if I can be a father, but I wanna be one. I wanna do this right…"

Judy felt tears threaten to spill as she looked at her soon-to-be-majorly-hung-over boyfriend. Here he was, this perfect creature, and the best part? This perfect fox was going to be the father of her children. Judy leaned in to kiss him, but he pulled away suddenly. "Hey! I got a girlfriend!"

Judy couldn't help but smile at him. She then leaned in again. "Nick, I'm Judy!" she giggled, their faces inches apart.

"You're Carrots?"

"I'm Carrots."

"Carrots! When did you get here?"

Judy giggled again. "I've been here, Babe." Nick gave her a confused look as if he were deep in thought.

"I love ya, Carrots," he finally mumbled before resting his forehead against hers.

"I love you too, Nick."

It took almost thirty minutes for Judy to drag both Nick and Finnick up to the apartment that her and Nick shared. Finnick was dragged up first, but Judy was so tired by the time that she had dragged him up two floors that she just left him on the floor as soon as she entered the apartment. Nick was next, and although he was conscious, he was twice as heavy as Finnick and twice as hard to control. After both foxes were lying on the floor by the front door, Judy went and showered and then quickly fell asleep in Nick's – their – bed.

The next morning, Nick woke up with a major headache and an overall feeling of dread. "Ugggggh," he groaned as he sat up. He was lying on the wooden floor in the living room, near the front door.

"What happened?" Nick rubbed his head, trying to rub the ache away.

"Oh, are you finally awake?"

Nick looked up to see Judy just a few feet away in their small kitchen, hard at work at the stove, cooking something that smelled amazing. Nick glanced over and saw Finnick still passed out on the floor. "When did he get here?"

"Oh, he's been here. Coffee?"

Nick nodded groggily. "I had the craziest dream, Carrots, you would never believe it."

"Hit me, I think I can take it."

"You're gonna laugh at me."

Judy rolled her eyes. "After last night, I don't think I am physically capable of laughing anymore."

"Wait… what did I do last night?"

"Nothing," Judy giggled. "Tell me about the dream."

"Promise you won't laugh?"

"Promise."

"Alright, well, you told me this thing. It was so weird," Nick rubbed his head again as he tried to remember the "dream."

"We were at this party, no idea what for, and you told me you were – and don't laugh – you told me you were pregnant. Ha, crazy, I know." Nick looked at Judy, who was standing and staring at him, a huge grin on her face. "Hey, you said you wouldn't laugh!"

Judy began giggling at Nick's glare. "Nick, Honey, you're in for a shock."

"Why?"

"Wasn't a dream, Nick…" Judy walked over and handed a steaming mug to Nick, carefully watching his perplexed expression.

"What?"

Judy grinned at him. "Nick, it wasn't a dream. I'm actually pregnant."

SMASH!

"Aw, Nick, that was my favorite mug!" Ignoring the hot coffee that was staining the floor next to him, Nick shot up to his feet. This was a huge mistake, however, as Nick's headache immediately brought about a dizzy nauseous feeling as he swayed on the spot. Judy reached out to steady him.

"You okay?" she asked.

"You're what?" he blurted suddenly. Judy looked up into his bright green eyes.

"I'm pregnant, Nick. Don't tell me you really can't remember."

"We're having a baby…"

"Or babies," Judy chimed in.

Nick ran a paw over his face before leaning in and gently resting his head against Judy's.

"You stink," she giggled.

Nick chuckled slightly as he silently agreed. "Wow, we're having a baby."

"Or babies," Judy sang once again.

Nick gave her a look. "Stop saying that, you're freaking me out."

"That's my job."

"Well, then, mission accomplished."