Note: Hello everyone!

The response in the last chapter was amazing. Thank so MUCH to everyone you fav, followed and reviewed! It really means a lot to me and motivated me to try and get this chapter out as sooner than I would have.


Nick sat at the back of an ambulance on a bed big enough for a wild beast. An elk had checked his vitals and confirmed that he was okay other then being in shock. However, Judy who was sitting next to him and had managed to calm him down. Nick took a small blanket on the bed and wrapped it around the two of them and Judy responded by snuggling into him.

He just wanted to be there with her for as long as possible. He placed his faith in her and she came through for him. It might have been chief Bogo that pulled the trigger, but it was Judy's quick thinking and tracking skills that brought them there in time.

Chris had been taken the hospital in Savannah Square were the environment suited him better. Candice insisted on going with him and finally seemed to calm down herself. Things could have gone so much worse, so he had much to thankful for.

Chief Bogo walked up to the two officers as they snuggled together and comforted one another with their warmth.

"Officers Hopps and Wilde. How are you holding up?" He asked sincerely.

"We'll a... we'll be fine chief." Nick answered.

"Well you two have successfully managed to bring down Andy Koslov and his men. The ZPD have been hunting him for years and haven't managed to get any evidence on him." The chief explained.

"Why do I feel that that isn't the end of it." Nick said a bit skeptical.

"The whole point of this was to bring down the mammal Andy was working for. We plan on questioning the others and see if we can't get any info out of them." Chief Bogo informed them.

"Do you want us to do the questioning, sir?" Judy asked him.

"No, the two of you will have the rest of the day off. However, the case itself is still yours." He crossed his arms and waited for a reply.

Nick looked down at Judy and she looked back at him. Without saying a word they agreed on the same thing. "We'll do it chief." Nick confirmed.

The chief seemed to smile for a second. "Great. Your belongings will be picked up at the apartment and brought back to the ZPD where you can retrieve them."

With that he walked away and one by one all the vehicles started to leave the place. Nick and Judy remained in the ambulance still holding onto one another and simply enjoying this moment of peace.

Eventually they got to the ZPD and got all their belongings, before getting on a taxi to Judy's place. Once they arrived Judy insisted that Nick stay awhile since she didn't want him to be alone right now. Nick didn't really resist as he wanted to be in Judy's company as well.

"Just put your bags on the floor." She gestured to the floor of her apartment.

Nick did as he was told. "I know you weren't expecting anyone, but do you have anything to eat?" He asked putting on his trademark grin.

Judy smiled at his stupid grin. She was thankful that this didn't get to him and that she could be there for him. "No, sorry. I didn't know when we'd be back."

"That's fine. We can always order a pizza." Nick suggested.

"Sounds good. Just nothing with fish or bugs please." She reminded him.

"Sure thing, Carrots." Nick said and dialed a pizza place.

He placed in an order for a fox size pizza and some soda along with it. After the call was finished he put his phone back in his pocket and sat on the seat by the desk.

"It'll be here in 15 minutes." He informed her.

"What do wanna do till then?" Judy asked tilting her head slightly to the right.

"Lets look at our options, shall we." Nick started. "We can watch your walls degrade, listen to music in a room we can't dance in-" He snapped his fingers together as if we came up with the best idea. "-We can read one of the hundreds of past case files on your laptop."

Judy rolled her eyes at his sarcasm. "Ha ha, very funny. And last time I checked you basically just stand in one place when you dance, Moving your arms around like your getting ready to box someone."

"How else do you stay prepared for a fight while still having fun. It's called multitasking." He said in defense, leaning his one arm over the back of the chair.

"It's called being dull and boring. I mean you look half drunk with your grin and half lidded eyes." She said gesturing at his face.

"A facial expression that you know you can't resist." Said the sly fox with his grin and half lidded eyes.

"Dumb fox." Was all Judy could come up with in response.

The pizza soon arrived and the two of them took their time eating it as they constantly joked about. Before they knew it the clock had struck 7pm and ayawning Nick thought it was a good time to head on home.

"I got to got to say, Carrots. The rest of the day was quite enjoyable. Despite the lack of things to do." Nick commented.

"I'm just glad it all turned out okay. Other than Chris's injuries of course. We should visit him at the hospital." Judy said with a lighter tone.

"He took quite a beating, but I'm sure Candice is by his side." Nick assured her.

"Speaking of which." Judy looked down at the floor with her ears behind her back. "I-I was wondering if you maybe-" She looked back at him. "-Wanted to stay for the night."

Nick was caught of guard with that question. Sure they slept together -just plain sleeping -back in Tundratown, but that was cause Nick was so unprepared for the cold weather. Now though, it was more for the purpose of feeling safe and secure with the one you trust with your life.

"I mean." She continued. "Your clothes and things are already here, so it's very convenient."

Nick decided to handle this the best he could and see what came out of it. "This beds much smaller. You sure you don't mind me wrapped up around you?"

Judy felt herself blush, thankfully light enough for Nick not to see it. "T-that's basically what you were doing in the ambulance."

Nick cupped her cheek and stared into her eyes. "May be a little to much warmth for the current weather."

Judy's noise twitched as she stared back. "W-what do you mean?"

Nick closed the gap between them in a kiss and they stayed that way for half a minute. When they parted they each took a few quick breaths.

Nick grinned. "Like I said, Carrots. I sleep without a shirt on. I hope you don't mind." He stood up and got his back to take the things he'd need to get ready for the night.

By the time Judy fully came back to her senses Nick had already closed the bathroom door. The sound of it closing caused her ears to shoot up and her eyes to widen.

"What just happened?" She softly asked herself.

"You agreed to sleep with him half naked." Came the muffled voice from next door.

"Just try to keep it down." Came another voice.

Judy could feel her entire face heat up from embarrassment. Her neighbors just heard all of that. She placed her paws in front of her mouth and gasped lightly. She really needed to get a more private apartment or go to Nick's more often. Though since their pay is the same his place probably wouldn't be much better. Maybe they could share an apartment. Not a bad idea, but a topic for another time.

She looked at the bathroom door and heard the sound of the shower as it started to spray out water. She placed her paws on her lap faced her desk, wondering what to do now. Her question was soon answered when her phone started to ring. She removed from her pocket and bit her teeth together nervously when she saw who it was.

It was probably the worst time for her parents to be calling her. She put on the best fake smile she could muster, which was a very convincing one actually, and answered the phone.

"Hey mom and dad. How are you doing?"

"We're quite alright sweetie." Her mom answered.

"The question should be how are you, Judy.?" Stu said pointed his finger at the screen. "You haven't contacted us for a while now and we've been worried sick."

"Sorry about that. Just got really caught up in work is all." She said, which wasn't necessarily a lie.

"What kind of wo-" Stu's ears perked up and his eyes stared into the sky's as he listened at something. "Is that a shower I hear? You are at home right?"

Judy's eyes went from left to right as she looked for a convincing answer. "Yeah, I'm at home..." She tried to stall. "I'm... just having... trouble with plumbing." She finally came up with a lie.

"So there's a plumber checking everything out." Her smile looked more nervous now.

Stu was skeptical. "At this time of night?"

"It's a 24hour service, besides I can't go into work tomorrow without taking a shower." She was hoping this would work, but the sound of the shower kept on going which worried her.

"Come now Stu, these things happen. There's no need to interrogate her." Bonny told her husband.

"I guess. As long as it ain't a fox. That's how they'll get into your homes you know." Stu warned her.

Judy sighed at her dads continued distrust for foxes. "Dad, my partner in the ZPD is a fox. Your working with one."

"Just because two foxes aren't that bad doesn't mean others will be the same." Stu pointed out.

"Well mom and dad I'm doing fine, but I got to go." She tried to end the conversation.

"Alright deary, just don't be a stranger now." Her mom said cheerfully.

"Sure thing, mom."

"And tell that plumber not to waist to much water. I still hear that shower running and water isn't free you know."

"Yes dad, love ya." She said and ended the call.

She sighed in relief and fell back on the bed with her back, dropping the phone next to her. Wonderful, now she had to figure out a way to tell her parents about her and Nick as more than just police partners. The shower was finally turned off and she could hear Nick stepping out.

"Now you stop." She muttered.

"Next time call them before he showers." One of the voices of her neighbors came through the wall.

After both of them had gotten ready for the night Nick removed his T-shirt and was left with just his trunks on. His back was facing Judy who simply stared at him. The academy has done good work on Nick's body and the tips of her ears became pink face when he turned to face her.

"You sure you don't mind, Carrots?" Nick asked and noticed how she tried to avert her eyes.

Her eyes kept bouncing back at his bare chest. "N-no, Nick. It's fine."

Judy walked passed him and got into bed. Nick Joined her and wrapped himself around her from behind, only just fitting in the bed. Judy felt her nerves start to fade away and took in the relaxing feeling that came with Nick's embrace. She let out a light but joyful sigh and closed her eyes for the night. Nick relished in the moment and placed his snout on top of her head, effectively cuddling her like she was the softest pillow in the world.


21:35, The hospital

Chris's one eye slowly opened as he started to wake up. He groaned as from the pain of his aching body. He looked around the room a bit till his right eye fell on the mammal sitting to his left. She seemed to be sleeping on the chair.

"H-hey, you awake?" He struggled to ask.

Thankfully she just had her eyes closed, about to fall asleep. She opened them and stared at Chris, giving him a small smile. "Yeah, I'm still awake. H-how do you feel?"

"Like I was run over by a train from the waist up. Least it's not cold anymore." He said trying to muster his own smile.

"Well everything is okay now." She assured him.

"I never did catch your name." He told her.

"Candice. My name is Candice." She informed him.

"Thank you, Candice. For being here. I hope you didn't get hurt." He looked her over to see if there was any injuries.

"No. I'm okay. And I should be the one thanking you." She took his one paw in hers.

His smile grew slightly. "Just doing my job. Hows Nick?"

"He made it out okay. His was with a that bunny officer last time I saw." She decided to spare him the details for now.

Chris also didn't really care as long as everyone was alive and well. Besides, there was no reason to ruin the moment.


Note: The end of another chapter. Thought Nick and Judy could use the day off. I'm trying to develop their relationship at a steady pace and decided that it would be a good time to bring Judy's parents into the picture.

Also I thought that since Chris was half dead in the last chapter that he deserved a little comforting scene of his own. Just to confirm that his OK.

Other than that I hope you all enjoyed. Feel free to fav, follow and/or review to let me know what you thought of it.

P.S. I don't plan on ending the story anytime soon for those who may have thought that Andy Koslov was the main bad mammal and with dead the story was coming to a close. Well his not... or wasn't. So rest assured that more chapter will be coming out.