"Nick, come on. We have a flight in the morning!"
"Hmm?"
"You know you're too heavy for me to lift, and lifting drunk you is like lifting dead weight!"
"Tha's rude, Carrot."
"It's Carrots."
It was nearing three in the morning on a warm Sunday night in early June. Judy Wilde couldn't help but laugh as she continued to attempt to pull Nick Wilde from their large black, ZPD-issued SUV. The car was parked in the driveway outside of the couple's home, a home that they had now owned for almost four years. Nick was dressed in dark grey slacks and a (now wrinkled and untucked) white button-up undershirt, the sleeves of his shirt haphazardly rolled partially up his arms and more than a few of the shirt's buttons undone. The fox's hair was ruffled in places, a final touch to his overall drunk demeanor. Judy, who was completely sober, was dressed in a one-shoulder black party dress that cinched at the waist and flared at the skirt, complimenting her figure. She stood beside the SUV's open passenger-side door, her paws on her hips as she watched the fox attempt to remove himself from the vehicle.
Approximately fourteen hours earlier, the two had married each other.
Approximately fourteen hours earlier, at around one o'clock, Nick had stood in the Zootopia Natural History Museum's event room – wearing a dark grey suit, his undershirt a crisp white and his vest a light brown – and had watched Judy – wearing the "fairy tale" dress of her dreams with a fitted bodice and a full skirt that flared at the waist – walk down the aisle right to him, where the two had said "I do."
A few hours before that, the couple had spent the entire morning setting up the final preparations of the wedding they had spent months planning.
A few hours after that, the couple gave heart-warming toasts, shoved wedding cake in one another's faces, and danced to their favorite music, until the night turned late and almost every guest was too drunk to get home.
At about ten o'clock that night, Judy and Nick's parents had departed, as well as a few of the more reserved guests, such as Chief Bogo. Judy's parents were staying at a nearby hotel, and were planning to leave to return to Bunnyburrow in the morning. Nick's mother, accompanied by Judy and Nick's four very exhausted children – Alan, Red, Robin, and Violet – had returned to her home. Mrs. Wilde had also taken Judy's wedding dress for safe keeping after the bunny had changed into something more comfortable.
The wedding's after-party ended around one in the morning, about twelve hours after the official ceremony. After the guests said their "good-byes" and their "congratulations," Judy had helped the waiters and wedding staff clean up what she could before dragging a very inebriated fox to their car and driving the two of them home.
Now, here they were.
"Nick, you're going to hate getting up early in the morning."
"Why we gettin' up early?" the fox slurred.
"We have a flight at nine, remember? Week-long honeymoon trip to the Canal District; just the two of us?"
The fox didn't answer, only continued to stare at the rabbit with his eyebrows furrowed.
"We still have a few things to pack," Judy continued. "I also want to say good-bye to the kids before we leave them at your mother's all week."
Again, Nick didn't reply, only nodded sloppily, which made Judy chuckle.
"That means," the bunny giggled. "We have to get up early."
At this, the fox groaned, completely annoyed with this fact.
"I don' wanna do that," Nick whined.
"You don't have much of a choice, Mr. Wilde," Judy laughed, "Come on."
Judy tried to drag her husband from the car once more, but found herself unsuccessful yet again.
"You're cute, ya know that?" Nick chuckled at the huffing bunny.
"Yes, yes, I'm very cute. Will you get out of the car now?"
"Ya have a boyfriend?" the fox hiccupped.
"I'm married," Judy scoffed as she held up a paw, her wedding ring catching the moonlight and sparkling slightly.
"Gross," Nick said with a shrug. "I'll never get married."
"Nick, Sweetie," Judy laughed as she held up his own paw to show him his wedding band. "You are married."
"Wha-?" the fox asked, incredulous. "To who?"
"To me."
"To you?"
Judy nodded in reply, trying not to burst into a fit of laughter at the expression on Nick's face.
"You're hot," Nick continued, seemingly trying to convince himself that he was indeed married.
"Why is it," Judy giggled. "That every time you're drunk, you comment on my looks?"
"Sorry," Nick grumbled in reply.
"Can we go in the house now?"
"We live 'ere?"
"Yes, we live here."
"Big house."
"Well, we do have four children."
"Wha-?" Nick asked, shocked once more by Judy's words.
"Mmm-hmm," Judy smiled. "Four of them."
"Four?"
"And we've got more on the way."
"Wha-?"
Nick nearly fell out of the car, and Judy was too busy laughing that she almost didn't catch the fox in time.
"That figures," Judy scoffed. "Last time I told you I was pregnant, you got just as drunk and forgot. I bet anything you'll wake up tomorrow and think this was just some crazy dream… again."
It wasn't a dream, though. Just a few days before the wedding, Judy had learned that she was once again expecting, and had only gotten around to telling Nick earlier that night while the two danced at their wedding. She was seven weeks pregnant, about to give her four children who knows how many little siblings.
"Am I dreamin'?" Nick rubbed his head with a paw.
"Yes, Honey, you are," Judy smiled. "Let's go inside."
At this, Nick managed to slide from the car in a very ungraceful manner. He then heavily relied on physical support from Judy as the two made their way into the house. After several stumbling steps, and a lot of determination that was required to get Nick up the stairs, the couple was finally in bed. Judy changed into pajamas, but when she tried to get Nick into comfortable clothes, he pushed away from her, insisting he was married. An amused Judy, too exhausted to argue, let him sleep in the remains of his suit.
The next morning, Nick awoke to a pounding headache and a rabbit somewhat aggressively shaking him.
"Wha's happenin'?" he mumbled, trying to go back to sleep and ignore the figure hovering over him.
"What's happening," Judy exclaimed as she continued to shake Nick awake. "Is we're going to miss our flight if you don't get your tail in gear."
"I'm up, I'm up," Nick eventually grumbled, sitting up in bed with as much energy he could muster. That was a short-lived action, though, as he immediately slumped back into the warm bed, quickly burying himself under the covers.
"You really don't do well with alcohol," Judy sighed as she pulled the fox upward again. She then immediately shoved a cup of coffee into Nick's paws, which he was surprisingly grateful for.
"I'm going to finish packing. I recommend you shower; you stink," Judy smirked.
"You stink," Nick complained quietly as he dragged his feet to the bathroom.
"I heard that," Judy sang after him.
"Yeah, yeah, super-sonic hearing, I know," Nick called, dramatically gesturing with his arms before disappearing into the bathroom, Judy smirking again as he did so.
At the sound of the shower running, Judy, who was already dressed in navy jeans and a maroon hoodie, finished packing their things for the trip. Making sure that they had everything they needed, and even doing a final walk-through of the house to be absolutely sure of that fact, Judy found herself satisfied and zipped her and Nick's suitcases shut. She then carried each of their suitcases down to the parked SUV in the driveway out front, where she easily packed them into the trunk of the vehicle.
"Good to go," Judy stated proudly to herself, taking a moment to admire her packing skills and feel the cool early morning breeze on her fur. The bunny then shut the back of the car, turned toward the house, and immediately collided with Nick.
"Ah!" Judy shrieked, jumping back immediately. "Nick! You almost gave me a heart attack! Announce yourself next time!"
Nick, who was now dressed in his usual khaki pants and his green Hawaiian button-up shirt, stood with his paws partially outstretched toward Judy, a very stunned and excited look on his face. Judy, who had just been somewhat pacing in place and clutching at her chest, trying to catch her breath after the scare, now stopped and began staring at the still fox.
"Nick?"
Again, Nick remained silent, but his face split into a joyful grin and his eyes widened with amusement.
"Uhhh, Nick?" Judy asked again, watching the fox with a very concerned expression. "Are you having a stroke here?"
"I remember."
Judy waited for Nick to elaborate, but when he only continued to grin at her, the bunny threw her paws up in a gesture of pure confusion.
"I'm sorry?" she asked, somewhat amused. "Is this the plot of Memento?"
"No, I'm saying I'm not hungover!"
"Congratulations?" Judy chuckled. "Though, with the way you woke up this morning, I disagree. I practically had to drag you out of bed–"
"No, no – we're married!" Nick cried out with joy.
Again, Judy found herself gesturing in confusion, but also laughing now.
"What?" she asked, pretending to be astounded. "Us – married? No! Really? No way!"
"Oh, shut up!" Nick chortled, now joining in the laughter.
"No, wait, I'm serious!" Judy giggled hysterically, making Nick laugh harder. "Married? That's crazy!"
Here, Judy and Nick nearly collapsed in laughter. The two stood at the end of their driveway, the day warm and sunny, enjoying one another's contagious giggles, clutching at their sides as they did so. Nick, trying to defend himself, and Judy, finding the whole situation absolutely hysterical.
After a few perfectly infectious moments of joy, the two managed to pull themselves together with happy sighs. Their eyes then met, Judy still smiling with delight and Nick now smirking at the smiling rabbit. After a brief blissful moment of appreciation for one another, Nick smiled, his eyes filled with intention.
"Judy," he stated softly yet seriously, making Judy blink in slight surprise, her smile faltering for just a moment. "I remember… you're pregnant."
"Nick," Judy sighed, her voice full of affection.
"You're pregnant!" Nick shouted with a laugh as he swept Judy off her feet and spun her in a circle.
"We're having more kids!" he yelled out to the quiet neighborhood as he spun her.
"Nick, you're going to make the neighbors absolutely hate us!" Judy laughed.
"Good," the fox grinned before pulling the bunny in close and kissed her fully on the mouth. Judy, absolutely dazed from Nick's sudden movements, happily melted into the kiss, closing her eyes and kissing him back with an equal level of passion.
When the two broke apart, Nick immediately began kissing Judy all over her face and down her neck.
"I – love – you – so – much – you – clever – bunny," Nick said between kisses, making Judy laugh again.
"I love you too, Nick."
With a content sigh, Nick pulled back and looked into Judy's eyes once again.
"Let's go have a great honeymoon, Carrots."