Judy and Nick returned to their apartment, both heavily exhausted from training thsoe new recruits.

"Oh, they can be a handful can't they" Nick chuckled as he shut the door to their room.

The apartment was lit up dimly in the moonlight, as the soft winter chill seeped in through the half-open window. The soft cool air filled the room, as Nick approached the window, closing it. He looked out to the clear night sky, illuminated with thousands of beautiful stars that shone bright against the darkness.

His gaze faltered slightly as Judy hopped up next to him, gazing up at the stars while holding his paw with her own. She allowed a smile to make it's way across her face as she leaned back into Nick, allowing his body heat to warm her up in the cold. The stars kept shining bright, however a certain few brightened up, and they formed the shape of a heart. The two looked to the middle photo on the desktop, that showed the same star formation, with both Judy and Nick's heads in the centre of it.

"This is nice, isn't it Carrots?" Nick asked softly, "just you, me, and the stars in the sky"

Judy didn't say anything, just sighing happily at the chance to be in Nick's loving embrace once again, but something was eating at the back of her mind, Nick had been... so distant lately - today was the first sign of affection he had shown in at least two weeks. She decided to ask Nick about it.

"Nick?" She started.

"Yes Judy?" He asked.

"Well it's just... these past two weeks, you've been really distant. What's wrong?" She asked him, curious and concern in her voice.

"Nothing's wrong Judy. Nothing" he replied, trying to sound re-assuring, yet Judy knew he was lying.

"No Nick... Seriously what's wrong?" She asked him, now conerned greatly.

"I said it's nothing" he snapped, before instantly apologising "I'm sorry, Carrots, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that"

"It's ok Nick, just tell me, what's wrong. I know your lying." She insisted.

"Well... It's just all these things that inter-species hater's are saying. I guess, it's just starting to get to me. Plus their right" he sighed.

"Nick, just ignore them... Wait what do you mean their right? Right about what?" She asked him.

"Their right, about me. I don't deserve you Judy. I mean, look at everything you've accomplished, compared to what I've done. You can do hundreds of times better then me..."

"No Nick, you've done so much. The missing mammal's case..."

"Your the one who did most of the work, your the one who took the risks and everything... What did I do?" He cut her off, "I don't deserve you Judy"

"Nick... Just ignore them, they're just hater's. They don't understand Nick... It's not about what you've done or haven't done. I don't care whether they say your not worthy of me, because all that matter's to me is that you love me and I love you. Nick, we don't need them, we just need to know deep within our hearts that we love each other, and that nothing can ever break that love we share. Nick - always remember that I love you, your perfect for me... And never let anyone tell you otherwise." She spoke softly to him as she looked towards the heart stars.

"I guess... your right Carrots... Hey Carrots?"

"Yea?"

"Do I ever tell you that I love you... Cause I love you"

Judy giggled as she hopped down, while Nick drew the curtains. They both changed out of their uniforms, and Nick slid into bed, Judy hopping up and snuggling deep into his chest.

"Love you" they both whispered as they drifted into sleep.

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Nick awoke early in the morning, while Judy still slept soundly next to him, her breathing soft and relaxed. The fox looked at her, re-playing what she said last night in his mind. He slowly moved his body away from Judy, careful to not disturb her peaceful rest. He walked to the window, carefully opening the blinds to gaze up at the fading stars, as the first light of the sun started to appear on the far horizon. Nick looked towards the still vibrant heart shape in the sky, which was now fading alongside the rest of the stars. Nick heard a small groan behind him, and he turned to find Judy waking up and looking towards him, her right ear covered her eye, while her left draped itself over her shoulder.

"What's wrong Nick?" she yawned.

"I just... Couldn't sleep."

"Nick, please tell me you still weren't thinking about wthat the haters are saying. I promise you, they don't know what they're talking about. You are everything a girl could wish for; funny, sweet, romantic, cute everything. Nick you are perfect for me, and like I said last night... Don't you ever let anyone tell you otherwise." She comforted the worrying fox. Judy hopped over to Nick, and held his paw as they both watched the sun-rise.

"Anyway... We got a free day today - Harry, Megan and the rest of the recruits aren't being trained today... So what you wanna do?" She asked her boyfriend, who shrugged.

"Crystal park looked beautiful this time of year. We should go there for a bit. It's really nice." He suggested.

Judy was almost too eager to disagree - she had been to Crystal park during the summer, but never at this time of year. She nodded, and the two put on some of their more nice clothes before leaving the apartment.