Nick was pretty happy.

It had been three months since He had graduated the academy, valedictorian of his class.

Judy and Him had solved… What, 80 cases as partners? It was more than just an incredible feat, it was a precinct record.

Yup, Nick had everything he wanted in life, a great job where he had worked with his best friend, a nice apartment, and best of all he had started talking to his mother again.

Oh right, he also had a girlfriend, a fox named Maria, they had started dating a month ago and she really was making a difference in his life.

Nick had zoned out and missed the last half of "The good, the baaaad, and the ugly". It seemed like he wasn't the worst offender at movie night tonight though, because Maria was fast asleep on his shoulder.

He looked over to Judy on the other end of the couch, she was barely holding on to consciousness as she looked right back at him. Nick put his finger to his face in a "shhhh" motion as he picked up Maria and gently carried her into their bedroom.

Nick shut the door behind him as he walked back out to the living room, sans Maria, back to the couch and sat down next to Judy.

"So I'm gonna be honest, I zoned out pretty much immediately watching that." Nick chuckled quietly.

"I didn't get very far either, I just had a lot on my mind" Judy replied equally quiet, but maybe a tinge sadder.

"Same." Nick uttered as the awkward silence was starting to make its way in, they had both noticed it by now.

"What were you thinking about?" Judy's eyes seemed to sparkle in the dark as she tilted her head to the side while speaking to Nick.

Luckily Nick caught himself.

Nick had felt the word processing in his brain before he had the chance to say it.

"Nick? What were you thinking about?" Judy was still in her adorable pose, and just as adamant as ever about getting an answer.

Nick looked straight at her, from some combination of the weird drinks Maria had made him try earlier in the night and his own tiredness his filter fell for one precious moment.

"You.." Nick held his relaxed face for all of 2 seconds before he realized what he had said.

Shit.