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Judy always loved being knotted with Nick. Granted, it took some getting use to. When they first started getting intimate many years prior, she could barely take him up to the knot, and they were reduced to moving at a sloth's pace for her sake. But thankfully, she was not the first rabbit to have this kind of problem with her lover, and after doing ample research along with some practice and conditioning, she could eventually take all of him. All the while, Nick was more caring and patient than she could ever hope for. He never once pushed her to do anything she was uncomfortable with, and after nearly a year of taking things so slowly, she began to think he had a thing for slow and careful sex.

Oh how wrong she was. Once she began taking all of him and they starting tying themselves together on a regular basis, he eventually grew bolder. Now that he was confident she was not going to break, Judy discovered he had been holding back a relentless thirst that never took less than an hour to quench. He was never aggressive or forceful, but he was strong and commanding when he wanted to be and it drove her wild every time. It always ended with him knotting her. Even if she tried to finish him off in other ways first, he would always press on until they were both collapsed and breathless lying on their sides in a heap of pheromones with his dick locked inside her tight walls.

This particular night was no different. Nick and Judy had enjoyed a day off visiting Nick's mother in the meadowlands before shopping for some new furniture to fill out their new home in the outskirts of Tundra Town. They had just moved out from their shared apartment and into their first real house as a married couple, and they were not going to let the night go without breaking in the bedroom properly. As Judy laid there with her back pressed up against Nick's chest, she could feel his dick pulse gently along with his heartbeat. The way it stretched her out and pinned her against him felt both primal and intimately sweet at the same time. She could feel his warm cum drip from her lips and into her fur. She'd grumble about washing it out later, but for now, she was surrendered to the warmth of his embrace in tender afterglow.

"Mmmmmmhhh," she sighed as she laced her fingers with his; their wedding bands lightly clinking together as she did so. He squeezed her a little tighter and took a deep breath through his nose, basking in her scent.

"You hear that?" Nick asked softly.

"Hmm? I don't hear anything," Judy said with another exhausted breath.

"Exactly," he said with a satisfied smile plastered on his face. "No noisy neighbors, no sirens, no nothing. Just sweet peace."

"Hmh," Judy laughed lightly. "You're just glad we can be as loud as we want without our neighbors hearing."

"That's a bonus. A lovely little perk that I fully intend on making use of every night for the next two weeks."

"Easy Slick. If our neighbors actually can hear us, it will sound like we're trying to start a family by keeping that pace up."

"Ha. If only," Nick said, then immediately biting his tongue. He was normally so tactful, even in pillow talk, but the words just slipped out of him before he could catch himself. Judy got very quiet, letting her thumb trace little circles over his paw as she repeated that phrase to herself over and over.

If only

Foxes cannot get bunnies pregnant. It was something Judy was actually grateful for early on in their relationship, since it made exploring intimacy with her partner much simpler. However, after two and a half years of marriage, the conversation seemed to creep its way back into their lives over and over. Nick wanted kids, as did she, but starting a family would be much more difficult for them than other couples since they were different species. They could hit up a sperm bank, but neither of them liked the idea of not knowing who the other half of their child was from. Not to mention the child would eventually want to know for themselves, and there was no way to trace it back to find who their biological father was.

The only other option was adoption, and in Zootopia that could take years. The background checks alone would be brutal since they would need to pass a vote of confidence from an appointed board somewhere, and there was no guarantee they would be understanding when it came to predator/prey marriages. Even after that, they'd have to be lucky with orphanage who was willing to help them and who would also have either a fox or bunny available. Nick had suggested perhaps adopting a different species, if that was the only option. But neither of them knew much about raising kits outside of their own species, so they decided their first child would need to be either a fox or a bunny, and that could make the process continue on even longer. What came as easy as biology to most couples was now a long and emotional process for both of them.

Judy found herself idly running her fingers through the fur on her lower belly, where Nick's erection was slowly beginning to subside inside her. If she were a fox, it could have happened right then, just like they were now. With nothing more than the simple act of making love to her husband, they would be parents. She could already hear the squeals and pitter patter of little feet filling the halls of their new home, but it would be quite a while before that dream could come true.

"Hey," Nick said softly, sensing Judy's mind wandering. "We'll make it work."

"I know," Judy said, pressing her lips to the back of his hand. "I'm just scared of how long it will take."

"Well if there's one thing I know, it's that nothing can stop Judy Hopps once she's got her mind fixed on it," he said warmly. "Plus, we paid extra for the bigger house. I plan on getting my money's worth."

"Are you sure about this, Nick? I know you want kits soon so your mother can see her grandkits, but sometimes I feel like it would have been simpler if you were with a vixen instead of me."

Nick frowned against her forehead and tightened his grip on her torso further. "Don't ever say that again, okay Carrots? I'm not raising kids with anyone else on earth besides you. I don't want simple, I want messy. I want challenging and scary and fun and all the things my life is like with you. I figured putting a ring on it would get that message across."

Judy giggled a bit and smiled as she lifted her chin up and placed a peck on the end of his muzzle. "It did, I'm sorry for being silly. I know you're right, we'll find a way, just like we always have."

"Hmm. There's my girl," he said just before letting out a massive yawn. "I'm circling the drain here, Fluff. Keep me talking, I should be another 10 minutes or so before I can pull out, then I'll be out a tranqued sloth."

With a knowing smile, Judy reached forward and switch the bedside light off before snuggling herself back into his arms and wiggling her plump rear into his hips, his still-tender dick nestling inside her further.

"Leave it in," she said softly. "I love falling asleep when we're tied, and don't for a second lie and tell me you don't as well."

"Got me there. But what if I have sexy dreams about a sexy bunny who's got my dick buried inside her sexy self? I'll get hard and we'll be right back where we started. What then?"

"Then fuck me, Nick. Fuck me till you fall asleep again and have more horny dreams so you can wake up and fuck me again. I'm your wife, in our new home, before we fill it with kids, so we best make use of all the fucks we can manage."

"You are the perfect woman," Nick cooed sweetly, his voice was growing weaker as sleep began to take him. "Marry me."

"Already did, Nick," Judy said, her own voice growing quiet as well as her eyes fluttered closed.

"Wow, you work fast."

"We always act quickly at the ZPD, hun. You should join."

"Already did, Judy," Nick said. His eyes fluttered closed to, and their voices were nothing but sweet murmurs at this point.

"I love you."

"I love you more."

"Goodnight, sweetheart . . ."

"You too, love . . ."

They were both out within moments. True to her word, Judy welcomed a few more midnight snugglefucks as they kept close to each other through the dark and tender night. Each one was so slow and so gentle that neither one of them were fully sure if they were awake or still dreaming. Since he married the bunny of his dreams, Nick had gotten use to that feeling.

The next day featured lots of coffee. Thank goodness they were not on patrol at all that day because neither of them had enough sleep to perform as well as they should. Filling out paperwork and browsing case files was mercifully mindless enough so that they day could go by without any major mistakes happening. She knew Nick had not been joking when he said that they'd be at it every night for the next two weeks, but it was probably better to avoid the midnight cuddlefucks next time around.

Still, as tired as she was, she was also satisfied beyond measure and did not regret it at all. To her, it was a bit like practice for having kids anyway. They would be waking up periodically through the night then too, just with bottles and diapers instead of boners and orgasms. At least that's how Nick would put it.

Judy sat at her desk, running through various potential cases in the database hoping for something interesting. All she saw were a few break-ins here and there, a host of noise complaints from a few families living near a pack of wolves, and one old goat who had supposedly ordered a hitmammal to kill her husband. That last one seemed interesting enough, but she was likely just looking at two unhappy elders with dementia, nothing more. She was just about ready to call the chief and ask for the assignment when her phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Heya Hopps, I got something for you at the front desk," Officer Clawhauser said cheerfully.

"Can you hold onto it for me? I'll come get it on the way out later."

"No, silly! It's a visitor!" he chided.

"Oh! I'll be right down," she said excitedly and quickly popped off her desk. Nick watched from his own desk as she made her way to the front lobby with a spring in her step. How she managed to keep that much energy after the night they had, he'll never know. He decided to follow her down, partly to see who was visiting, but also to grab another cup-a-jo.

Judy soon found Clawhauser's desk in the front lobby of Precinct 1, but no one else there.

"Hey Benji, who's here?" she asked. The chubby cheetah had a silly little grin on his face as he held back laughter.

"Surprise!" a female's voice cheered as a familiar face popped out from behind Clawhauser's desk. Judy's eyes widened as she regarded the snowy-white arctic fox with brilliant blue eyes. She recognized that face immediately.

"Skye!" she cheered excitedly back. The athletic fox vaulted over the desk and quickly wrapped the bunny up in a thick hug. "I had no idea you were back from your honeymoon!"

"We just got back this morning! I had to come by and visit you of course," Skye said with a nudge to her shoulder.

"Oh, you have to tell me all about it!" Judy said with a little hop.

"Oh don't worry, you'll get the whole story. But first, you wanna see some early photos from the wedding?" Skye said with a knowing smirk.

"Yes! Oh my goodness, yes! Show me right now!" she said, practically beaming. Clawhauser fell in behind them and eagerly lined up to see as well. While Skye was busy pulling out her phone and scrolling to the photos, Nick walked up with a steaming cup of coffee in his paw and a smirk on his face.

"Well, look who it is. Last time I saw you, you were dressed as a bride, Mrs. Savage," Nick greeted her pointedly. "Welcome back."

"Thank you Nicholas. Care to see a few photos from the big night?" she said, ushering him closer.

"Well yeah! I looked amazing in that tux," he said, earning him a slug from Judy.

The three of them huddled around Skye's phone and began scrolling through a series of pictures from Skye's wedding a few weeks prior. The first few were staged photos of the newlyweds, followed by the entire wedding party. Judy let out a few gasps and 'awws' at their earnest smiles.

"Skye, you looked so radiant in that dress," she said, smiling at the memory. Nick placed an arm around her shoulder and smiled at her.

"I'm more partial to the way you looked as a bridesmaid."

"You're her husband, Wilde," Clawhauser chimed in. "Of course you'd say that."

Skye continued flipping through the album, getting to the more candid pictures at the reception. The bright smiles of various mammals dancing brought back pleasant memories of the festivities, even though there were far fewer mammal's present then at Judy and Nick's wedding. Then again, she had more family than most.

"Look at Jack! What a stud," Clawhauser said at one picture.

"He looked so dashing in that 3-piece. Thanks for the connections there, Nicholas," Skye said, giving him a wink.

"I wasn't about to let Stripes get married in his grandfather's nightgown," Nick said and smiled back at her.

"It's referred to as a doublet, Mr. Wilde," a voice with a thick accent called out from the other side of the lobby. "Though I do appreciate your help, I did look rather charming if I do say so myself."

"Jack!" Judy said and waved him over. He smiled and joined his friends, greeting Judy with a light hug and Nick with a firm handshake. The grey buck sported sharp black stripes along his cheeks and black-tipped ears as tall as Judy's. He was wearing a casual polo shirt tucked neatly into his slacks. He joined Skye on her side and placed a soft kiss on her lips, which she returned with a little extra vigor.

"It's hard to believe you own anything that isn't that drab ZBI suit," Nick jabbed. "Did they take the suits when you turned in your badge?"

"No, but they did take the sidearms, so I have nothing to hide under my jacket anymore," Jack said. "Are you surprised I can dress casually?"

"Casual?" Nick laughed. "You look like a minister on Saturday."

"And you look as dreary as a sleep-deprived teenager. Would you like a comforter for your bed as a housewarming gift? You could use the sleep," Jack jabbed back, a smile growing on his face.

"Oh, I'm sleep deprived alright," he said and gave Judy a sly wink. She rolled her eyes and gave his shoulder another shove, earning a giggle from Skye who began to whisper in Judy's ear something undoubtedly about him.

"You're married to a bunny, Wilde. If you're not sleep deprived, you're not doing your job right," Jack said back and gave his own wife a wink as well.

This was why Nick liked Jack. No matter what quipps or witty banter Nick could throw out, Jack always took it in stride and often served it right back. When they first met, Jack came across as a posh grander-than-thou ZBI agent that rubbed Nick the wrong way. But after a few years of working with him on a few federal cases, they became close friends. Nick was even there for him when Jack was wrestling with whether or not he should propose to Skye, and in that moment he learned just how much Jack had really trusted his advice.

Judy and Skye on the other paw had become friends almost instantly. Skye was just as chipper as Judy was, albeit a bit more cynical. It was not two weeks before they were trading stories about dating their respective species. Though she would never admit it, Nick was positive she picked up a few tricks in the sack from Skye, who would have known more about foxes than Judy did at the time. Not that he minded in the slightest.

"Are you guys going to head back to work soon?" Judy asked them as Skye put her phone away.

"We've still got today and tomorrow off, so we're gonna take it easy for a little while longer," Skye said happily. "Which . . . brings me to the reason we dropped by today."

"Oh?"

"Would you two like to join us for dinner tonight?" Jack said warmly. "We figured a double-date with the couple who introduced us to each other is a good way to wrap up our honeymoon."

"Of course!" Judy exclaimed."We're off at 6."

"Great! We'll drop by and pick you guys up. We figured O'Clawnald's was appropriate since that's where we went on our first date."

"You guys are such saps," Nick said with a smile.

"Oh shut it, you know you love it," Jack said with his arms crossed and a challenging smile. Nick could only shrug in response.

"We've got to get back to the grind, but it was great seeing you two!" Judy said and started to pull Nick back towards the office.

"You too! See you tonight," Skye said and waved them off. Jack waved lightly as well before they turned to leave as well. He took his wife by the paw and gave it a light squeeze as they exited the precinct and walked quietly to their car.

Despite seeing her good friends again, Skye's smile faded into a concerned and distant expression as they made their way back to their car. Skye was so contemplative that they did not speak a word to each other as they got inside. The canid-sized 4 door was quiet for a moment as Skye idled the engine, staring blankly out the window. Jack placed a comforting paw on hers and rubbed it tenderly, waiting for her to speak first.

" . . . You're sure about this?" Skye said softly. "It's not too late to back out, if you want."

"Darling, I'm positive. We're in this together, alright?" Jack soothed her.

"But what if they're bothered by it? I know they're our friends, but this is a lot to ask. What if they get the wrong impression, or don't speak with us anymore?"

"Skylar, this is Judy and Nick we're talking about. Even if they refuse, they'll understand. We'll take it slow and explain everything, just like we discussed. If they're not interested, they will still be our friends. I'm absolutely sure of it."

". . . and if they accept? Are you sure that you-"

"Yes, darling. You can keep asking me that as many times as you'd like, it'll still be the same answer. I am one-hundred percent with you on this," he reminded her. She smiled lightly and leaned over the center console, planting a light kiss on his forehead. He pulled her down and turned it into a savory kiss, running his fingers down the fur on her chin. His confident and reassuring smile was all she needed to see.

"Okay then," she said, her confidence renewed. "I guess we'll see at dinner."