Knock. knock. knock.

Nick woke up and looked at his clock it read 1am in red. One am? There better be a good reason for this.

Knock. knock. knock.

He dragged himself out of bed, rubbed at his eyes and looked for something to put on.

Knock. knock. knock.

"I'm coming, just let me put some goddamn clothes on" Nick grabbed some boxers and his silk robe, stumbling into the boxers as he walked down the hall to the front door.

Knock. kn-

Nick opened the door and nearly pulled it off its hinges "WHAT?!.."

"Hey Nick", Judy stood on Nick's front porch, ears drooping, with a bag over one shoulder and three kits in tow all looking like they had been dragged out of bed like Nick.

"Carrots? Mini carrots? What are you doing here it's one in the morning?" Nick questioned her, his irritation and tiredness dissolving at the site of them and being replaced by concern.

"Sorry about coming over so early, is it OK if we come in?" Judy asked hardly able to keep her voice steady.

"Oh yeah" Nick stepped aside to let them in, "you can put the kits in my bed I haven't remade the guest room since Finnick last stayed over."

As Judy lead the yawning kits to his room Nick went to the kitchen and grabbed two glasses and large clay jug, Nick sat down on the couch and poured out two full glasses just as Judy joined him. Nick offered a glass to Judy who took it and tried to drink the whole glass in one, she got a mouthful in to it before she started to cough and gag violently.

"What 'cough' is that?" Judy stuttered wiping her mouth.

"Gideon sent it to me, one of his uncles has been trying new mixes in his moonshine. Carrot and blueberry, what do you think?" he asked with a smile as he took a slip too.

"Besides the strong burn … not bad," she commented.

The two sat in silence as they finished their glasses it wasn't untill Judy was halfway into her second glass that she said anything.

"Do you think I make bad choices?" Judy asked him slowly looking up from her drink.

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Nick looked at Judy and saw the most defeated look he had ever seen on her face. "Judy look, you are a mammal like everyone else and like everyone else you will make mistakes and bad choices it's how you deal with them that matters", they sat in silence for a few minutes. "So what bad choice are we talking about tonight?" Nick wondered as he took a sip of his drink.

Judy finished off her drink "Me marrying a jerk", she breathed with a mad look on her face.

"Oh such strong language miss Hopps and I did tell you that he was one", he told her trying not to sound smug.

"When?" She demanded frowning at him.

"When you asked me what I thought of him" he replied as he finished his drink.

"No you said 'I don't trust politicians or lawyers they are liars and jerks' which was a bit rich coming from an ex-con artist" she accused poking Nick in the chest.

"Hey I never took the moral high ground but was I wrong?" he asked with his paws up.

Judy's nose twitched as she held out her glass for Nick to refill.

"So what did he do?" Nick asked her as he refilled both their glasses.

"Well me and the kits were at my family's farm for the weekend and Jacob said he had to stay back to finish some work." Judy said leaning back into the couch.

"Yeah weren't you supposed to come back from that tomorrow?" Nick guessed as he handed her her drink.

"Yes but some of my youngest brothers were starting to feel sick with the flu and mum didn't want the kits to catch it so we left early and the kits wanted to surprise Jacob. Anyway when we got home we could hear a lot of thumping coming from upstairs so I told the kits to go into the lounge room while I investigate" Judy took a deep breath Nick could see the tears start to form in her eyes. "I went to our bedroom and I found him in bed with Sugar and Crystal", she sobbed and the tears started to flow.

"What?! Weren't those two the prostitutes you arrested last month for having Essence of Nighthowler?" Judy just nodded "That… that... I don't even have a word for him, did you at least let him have it?" Nick asked his paw clenched in anger.

Judy had large slip of her drink, "No I kind of just shut down, he tried to say something but I was not listening. I just closed the door and walked down to the kits to get them back into the car. By the time I got to the front door he was there standing in the doorway in his boxers."


"Get out of the way Jacob." Judy whispered.

"Judy please can't we talk about this." Jacob begged.

"No, it's obvious what is going on and we are done, now GET OUT OF THE WAY!" She screamed at him.

Jacob walked over and put his hands on Judy's shoulders "Honey bun you're getting overly emotional."

"Get your hands off me Jacob." she demanded through gritted teeth.

"Honey, just sit down and we can talk about this" He started to walk Judy over to the couch "I mean where are you going to go?"

Judy pulled Jacob's paw off her and twisted his arm into a police lock, the kits standing still with fear in their eyes they had never seen they parents fight like this before.

"Where we go is none of your concern Jacob, I'll be back tomorrow for more of the kits and my things." Judy declared in his ear.

"You can't leave me Judy think of the kits and your Career?" Jacob argued trying to keep the pain out of his voice.

"The kits and I will be fine, Jacob. You should be more worried about yourself once this gets out. Your career is finished but I'm sure you already knew that." Judy told him with content.

"You can't do this to me Judy." Jacob pleaded with her.

"You should've thought of that before you brought those whores into our home", she sneered at him.

Judy released the lock and walked out with the kits slamming the door behind her.


"Well I'm glad you didn't punch him in the face." Nick commented.

"Oh I wanted to but I know that would not help in the long run." Judy sighed, her ears dropping.

"So are you really going to leave him or you going to take him back?" Nick asked her raising an eyebrow.

Judy glared at nick "He lied and cheated on me with prostitutes that I busted for drugs, in my own home, I never want to see him again."

"You should call HQ and get some officers over before he destroyers any evidence you can use in the divorce, I know you'll have the pre-nup but every bit helps." Nick stated as he slipped his drink.

"Already did on the way here." Judy replied looking back at her drink.

Nick just nodded as he finished his glass.

"You know he will probably follow you here." Nick said after a moment.

"If he's smart he won't" Nick just laughed and refilled his glass.


Edited by Carna