Sleep found me! So I'm off. These chapters aren't as long as my usual stories, but it's different and keeping me amused while I try to find my muse for writing action sequences. My brain is so not in the right place for it right now… hahaahha! Can you tell? I think I kinda like it...

Happy reading to the Gods….

Flip Side

Bogo sat in his chair looking over the reports from the damaged cruiser and sighed as he looked back at his two smallest officers. He almost narrowed his eyes seeing the way they were sitting. The fox had shifted himself into the seat they shared but there was a noticeable difference in the way he was positioned. Almost as if he were afraid of the rabbit sitting next to him. His ears were ticking and the rabbit was just sitting there trying not to bounce in her seat from being nervous. Maybe they think I'm going to chew them for this? Wasn't really their fault. He's got a nice shiner from it too. Bogo dropped the file on the desk, it was already the end of the day and the two had gotten their paper work caught up after the cruiser had been sent for repairs.

"Any leads on the car?" Both officers shook their heads and he tipped a brow at the fox who said nothing. It was an unusual sight - or lack of sound as he usually had some snarky bite on his tongue about anything and everything going on around him, especially if it was something he could be downright sarcastic about. That coupled with the fact that Bogo couldn't quite put his finger on what was off about how he was sitting led to a heavy breath as he shook his head. "You'll be on parking duty until we get your cruiser back. I don't know how long it will take, but I may be able to get you some foot patrol if you're interested." Both silently nodded their heads and Bogo dismissed them, walking them to the door and watching them leave. The bull stuck his head out of his office as they made their way down the hall and narrowed his eyes still trying to figure out what was going on as Judy stopped and turned in front of Nick.

"Let me see." She yanked him down by his tie and he rolled his eyes smirking when they finally landed on her again.

"Geez Carrots, you're worse than my mother. It hasn't gotten, and won't get any worse than it was this morning or the other fifty times you have insisted on looking at it today."

"Has you're mother seen it? It wasn't black like this when you went home yesterday or when I saw you last night. You said it was just a scratch!"

"Carrots. No my mother has not seen it. It is just a scratch and black eyes aren't that big a deal, stop fussing already! You've been smothering me all day!"

"I'll leave you alone about it if you let your mother look at it."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes! Mothers can always tell if it's worse than it looks."

"Judy, you don't even know my mother."

"I know she raised you, so she has to be a good one."

Bogo grinned as he slipped back into his office. That's' what's wrong with him. She won't leave him alone about getting injured. Overly protective partner. No wonder he wants to get away from her. I hope she drives him as crazy as he drives me!

Nick stood up holding his face firm as he shook his head. Gods does she ever say anything that doesn't just… you are letting her get to you! "Fine, I'll go see my mother tonight. Would you quit that! You've had your paws on me all day!" He tapped her paws away and she frowned at him playfully as he rolled his eyes.

"Promise?"

"Yes Carrots-cross my heart and hope to die-blah blah blah."

Wolford and Snarlov both glanced at each other as Judy watched Nick disappearing into the locker room to change for the night. The purple eyed doe deflated and her smile faltered as she went for the females locker room dragging her feet with droopy ears. Wolford shook his head frowning as Snarlov scowled. "She's giving up. Idiots…they are both idiots."

"Yeah, we're going to have to do something or this is just going to get worse."

"You got something in mind?" Snarlov asked and chuckled as Wolford bounced his brow a few times.

"I need a few recruits first."…

Nick poked his head out of the locker room and after seeing the coast was clear made a mad dash to the exit. He made a promise and he was going to keep it, but at the same time was dreading seeing his mother even though he knew he needed to talk to her. After leaving his car at his own apartment and taking the bus as nothing more than a distraction Nick found himself at her door, scratching his neck and arms before huffing a breath and ringing the bell.

Rose answered the door, lifting a brow looking over at her son before her nose crinkled and eyes went wide. "Just don't Mom."

"Who is it?"

Nick deadpanned her as she bit her lip "It the bunny isn't it?" Rose sat down trying to contain her giggling after she handed Nick a cup of coffee as she watched him scratching his neck again. "Just tell her Nicky."

Nick sighed. "How? I don't know anything about how rabbits do things and she doesn't know anything about foxes. What am I supposed to do? Go up and say, hey Judy could you just stop being who you are because you know you're making me -I'm uh- like this," he motioned to himself. Nick narrowed his eyes on her with one twitching as his lips trembled and ears flicked back. "She's just being who she is Mom, she doesn't know what she's doing!"

His mother giggled as she covered her mouth. "I'm sorry Sweety. I just haven't seen you like this since you were in high school and even then it wasn't this bad." She tipped a brow at him and sipped her own coffee as he sighed again while she tried to keep the bubbling in her chest from exploding into laughter. "You know I'm not getting any younger and I'd really love to see some grand kits before I get to old to enjoy them."

"MOTHER!"

"She's cute and look at you now! I'm just saying!" Nick sat there with his jaw hanging open for a minute before shaking his head. "You know I love you and I just want you to be happy Nicky." The vixen almost felt bad when he left but picked up her phone giggling. "Finny I have to know. What's the deal with the little bunny who changed my sons life?"

"Hey lil' mamma. He really came and talked to you about it?"

Rose giggled into the phone as Finnick leaned back in his seat puffing on a cigar. "Is it just him?"

"Naw, it aint one sided if that's what you want to know. I just got a call from a few of his friends. Seems they got some plans of their own to get this kicked off cause she's losing heart. Guess she's been trying to get his attention for a while."

"OOOH! Tell me what they are doing and if can I help?!"

Finnick barked out a laugh sticking his feet on his steering wheel as he started explaining things…..