Thursday Night after the movie

Judy rushed into her apartment and grabbed her nightshirt and a towel before rushing to the communal showers. The doe scrubbed herself and by the time she was clean was dreading going back to her apartment. She had just made a complete fool of herself and at least was grateful Nick didn't understand what she had just done. He just thought it was an instinct. He didn't understand it was one of three steps and she had already blundered through two of them. When she got back to her door she let out a heavy breath as Bucky stepped out handing her a bouquet of flowers in a large crystal vase. They were the first ones she had received that weren't purple. The large rose in the center was a vibrant yellow that looked as if it were frosted in orange. The flowers that were around it had a purple tint to them but looked more red than anything else.

"Veronica spicata and Rosa 'Judy Garland'." She read and sat them down on her desk turning the card before she pinned it to that wall with the others and sat on her bed looking them all over again. - ~Judy~ I'm here~ Please See Me~…

Nick hung up and dialed another number "Finn, I need them delivered tomorrow afternoon at the station. Can you pick them up tonight?" Finnick barked out a laugh and agreed as Nick made his way back to his car…

Judy looked over the cards and picked up her phone, "Mom, can I talk to P-Paw?"

Bonnie looked at her phone quirking a brow as she sighed and nodded, setting up another call for her father on the larger screen in the living room as he sat in the arm chair covered with an old crocheted blanket. The older buck shooed her out of the room and Bonnie stopped at the door as Stu stepped behind her. "I told you he did it Bon." Stu smiled as Bonnie looked up at him. The buck pressed his head to his wife's as she tried to peek into the room again and wrapped his arms around her. "The old fart just doesn't know when to quit."

Bonnie giggled as she wrapped around Stu. "He shouldn't have gone to the city by himself Stu. His eyes aren't that good and he can't hear all that great either. I wish I knew how he managed to sneak out of the house again. I can't believe he went. I know how much he hates the city."

"Well, you know how much he loves her. But even I am curious about how that got started." Stu sighed as he stood up straighter.

Paw Paw hung up and smacked his lips as he caught the comment. "I can hear well enough to hear you talkin'. Well come ask then dag nab it! I ain't getting' any younger and it's late. I wanna go to bed!" the old buck complained after hanging up with Judy.

Bonnie walked back from the door way shaking her head. "Dad, you really shouldn't be meddling in her affairs." She chastised.

Bonnie watched her father tilt his glasses and look at her before he turned his eyes to a beaming Stu. "I meddled in yours and look how it turned out. Are you happy my Bonnie Bunny?" he asked smirking as Stu chuckled and stuck his thumbs in his overalls.

Bonnie bent to her knees grabbing her father's paw and smiling. "You haven't called me that in years and you know I am Daddy. But he is a fox, they don't do things like we do."

Paw Paw scoffed and Stu Snickered. "It's what I see every time I look at you even if I don't call you that anymore. Ain't no different popping some sense into a tod than it is a buck." Stu laughed as Bonnie rolled her eyes. "I was with him for a few hours and popped him at least a dozen times. That boy's got a hard a head as Stu. But I knew he was the right one even after all that cause he coulda bit me, screamed or tossed me out of his place. But he was just like Stu. Sat there and listened to every word I said. Only time he raised his voice was when he said he wanted her." The old buck grunted as he stood from the chair and Bonnie handed him his cane. He shook his head as he tossed the blanket aside. "I'll tell ya like I just told her. Life is short. Ya find happiness you gotta grab it by the horns and hold on even if it means things change."…..

Judy sat on her bed for a few minutes after hanging up and stood looking at the cards all over her wall. She unpinned each one shaking her head and stuck them in her pocket to look at tomorrow in the uniform she already had laid out. She had to figure out who was sending her these things. The only way to break the bond was to bond with someone else and break all ties with the one you had bonded to. Even though she didn't have any interest in someone, maybe this was a prospect she should consider, even though the only one she wanted was...Nick. She shook off the thought and sighed. Maybe if she could figure out who it was she could start something new. She sat back on her bed recalling the conversation with her grandfather and pulled her knees into her chest as she curled her arms around her legs.

"Life is short Ju Ju. Why don't ya just tell him how ya feel? Foxes move faster than rabbits before we bond. They gotta hear you say it before they can take the next step. Be blunt about it."

"P-Paw, he isn't interested in me. He's my best friend and I don't want to lose him as my partner."

"You will never know if you don't try. Ya gotta grab happiness by the horns and hold on for all its worth as long as you can. Open your eyes Ju Ju, life is short and full of changes. Ya got someone sendin' ya flowers?" he asked.

Judy looked around moving her phone so he could see them better when it looked like he was trying to peek over her shoulder. "Yes, a secret admirer. I have no idea who they are from."

"Right pretty…" he mumbled. Judy turned her phone back when she heard him yawning… "Fox Glove flowers." She thought she heard him say before his head tipped to the side.

"P- Paw?" Judy asked. " Goodnight – P-Paw," she sighed again as she hung up and climbed onto her bed. Little did she know her grandfather opened his eyes chuckling after she hung up.

I can't lose Nick as my partner, I can't lose him as my best friend. Judy thought as she buried her head into her knees…..

Friday

Nick arrived at the department as usual looking around with a curled brow as Clawhauser looked over his desk. "Benji? Where's Carrots?" the large cat flicked his ears back and cringed as Bogo stepped to the desk and folded his arms scowling.

"She's Late."

The fox's ears dipped back as Bogo pointed. "You'll be with Fangmeyer until this is sorted out Wilde."

"Sorted out Sir?" Nick asked as he looked up at the mass of muscles.

The bull snorted and raised his head. "You are both a mess and have been for several weeks. Until I talk to Hopps and get to the bottom of this and get it sorted out it would be better if you weren't together."

"But Sir…"

"Shut it Wilde and get to work." Bogo walked back to his office grumbling.

The fox let his shoulders fall as Trixie stepped beside the desk and he looked to see Clawhauser dipping his ears low as he cast his eyes to the side. "What is it Benji?" Nick asked as Trixie cleared her throat before letting him know she was pulling the cruiser around the front for patrol. Nick nodded before he looked back to see the cheetah holding out a procedural manual.

"I overheard the girls talking Nick. I'm Sorry." Clawhauser held the book lower and Nick frowned as he shook his head when Clawhauser pointed out a particular section. "I didn't say anything, but I kind of figured it's why you two have been acting strange." Nick looked at the area he was pointing to and his face fell.

"Article 347; subsection A- Fraternization between co workers is prohibited. Due to the probability of partners and co workers being dependent on each other and responsible for others in possible life threatening situations, it puts them at higher risk to try and protect an individual they are intimate with than those they are trained to provide services for and may hinder their judgment in certain situations. Any co workers in law enforcement positions who are found to be in personal relationships will either be terminated or separated from the other co worker and transferred to another district and or partner."

"Damn, no wonder she keeps trying to avoid me." Nick shook his head turning from the desk and made his way to the larger patrol vehicle as Clawhauser watched him leave with a frown. Nick hopped into the cruiser sighing and Trixie looked him over when he pulled out his phone. "Hang on Fangs, I gotta take care of something real quick." She tipped her head nodding as he motioned to the street and she pulled from the curb. "Finn, cancel the delivery for today. It's not gonna work."

"I can't Nick! It's too late! Why ain't it gonna work?!" Finnick growled as he sat up in his seat.

"It just won't work. I just found out if coworkers get involved they get fired or transferred to another district and partner. Are you serious? You have got to be kitting that you can't stop it!"

Finnick fell back into his seat. "Naw, I ain't kittin'. It's too late to stop it now Nick. The delivery truck already left."…

"No no no!" Judy ground her teeth as she rushed through the precinct doors. "I have never been late!" An hour! I'm more than an hour late! Bogo is going to kill me! Judy slid through the doors slipping to Clawhauser's desk trying to catch her breath and looked up to see him with a sad tilt.

"Chief said to send you to his office as soon as you got here Judy."

Judy gulped as she straightened herself out and walked up the stairs. The word 'enter' may as well have been like hearing a guillotine slam before she opened the door. As soon as the old bull's eyes landed on her his face turned to stone as he motioned to the chair. "Hopps." Judy set her ears and was at attention as Bogo looked her over shaking his head. "You're paper work this week has been lacking to say the least. I have caught more than a dozen errors in your filings, you are failing to keep the copies in order or turn them in to the correct departments and in triplicate. In the year and half you have worked here I have never seen you so unorganized. Your uniform isn't even ironed and there are bags under your eyes. Explain to me why one of my best officers is failing to perform the duties I have come to expect and seems to be falling under the grid."

Judy let her ears drop half way as he looked at her. There was no way she could tell him why she wasn't performing her duties well. The confusing dreams often turned into something that even embarrassed her thinking about them when she would wake in a cold sweat with tremors racing through her body with the vision of green eyes still locked in her mind. Bogo tipped a brow when he saw the light blush running under her eyes and into her ears as she shook her head. "I'm sorry Sir. I've just been feeling under the weather and not sleeping well."

"That's all?" He asked as he tilted his head.

Judy sat up straighter and set her ears high as she nodded "Yes Sir."

"Very well. Wilde is on patrol with Fangmeyer in lou of your absence this morning. Since you are already here you can finish out the rest of day in your office and fix all the mistakes in the paper work from this week. If you aren't feeling any better by Monday I expect you to take some time off and get yourself sorted out properly. Are we clear?"

"Yes Sir." Bogo dismissed her and Judy rushed to her office sorting through all the paper work from the week. She sat in her chair shaking her head as she looked them over. They were a mess. She couldn't believe she had been that distracted through the week as she started filling everything out and time passed in a blur as she corrected everything and found her focus again after shoving all the muddled emotions, thoughts and hormones out of her mind….

The day had nearly passed and Bogo was looking over the wall guard on the second floor as Wolford and Snarlov came through the doors. The largest wolf looked up seeing his commanding officer tip is head before he motioned with one finger to come up the stairs. Wolford tipped his ears back and Snarlov looked to see Clawhauser sighing when Bogo turned after looking down to check on his smallest officer again. The wolf walked into the open office and folded his paws behind his back at attention as Bogo looked him over. "At ease Wolford. Explain to me what is going on with Wilde and Hopps."

Wolford fought not to cinch his shoulders into his cheeks as Bogo kept glaring at him. "Have you talked to either of them Sir?"

Bogo raised a brow and nodded. "I talked to Hopps. I've been Chief for twenty years. It isn't difficult for me to spot when one of my officers is lying to me most of the time, especially her. There is no point asking Wilde because I can never tell with him. But I know she isn't sick, she is tired and distracted. And Wilde has been exactly the opposite for the last week. There isn't one t uncrossed or an i un-dotted in his paperwork. I have never seen him so 'on top' of everything. And for a couple of weeks before that he was a disaster. Why?"

Wolford swallowed and sighed as Bogo narrowed his eyes. The old bull knew the wolves in the department were the ones who dealt with body language and could spot something that was off from a mile away. The wolf bit his lip before he turned and closed the door taking a seat in front of his commander as he started to explain everything, knowing there was no point in trying to hide it or lie.

Bogo leaned back in his chair drumming his fingers when Wolford stopped talking and nodded his head. "I see."….

Judy had just finished rechecking her paper work for the second time before she left her office and started delivering it to the correct departments. For the first time in weeks she had a little bit of bounce in her step as she stopped in the bathroom before returning to her little 'office'. She washed her paws and stepped back into the hallway stopping cold at the entrance to the large lobby. The scent of clovers slammed her hard enough to make her close her eyes and imagine she was back home in a field of them behind her family's farm house. Nick must be back. She shook it off and walked back into her office to get her things so she could clock out and slapped both paws over her mouth as her ears fell. Potted flowers sat everywhere in the tiny office. All over both desks at each level and several were on the floor. It wasn't the pots that were shocking, it was what was in them. They were brimming with clovers. Someone would have had to have gone out into a field somewhere to pick them all and then planted them in the pots because they weren't grown or farmed anywhere. She stepped to the desk pulling the larger card off and turning it over.

-Trifolium medium, meadow or zigzag flower, commonly known as the purple clover.- She turned it over and fell into her chair.

~Amethyst~

Will you ever understand how….. It can't be him…. Judy continued to read, her eyes swelling over as she crumbled the paper to her chest before pulling out the cards that were still in her pocket and doing a quick search on the internet locating each one under its common name. Even Gideon had told her what night howlers were known as because rabbits had a habit of calling plants by their scientific names unless they were really common in their area. Her thoughts were bombarded with memories as she looked around at all the flower pots filled with purple clovers in their office after looking through several pages on her phone and it hit her harder than an oncoming train…

Open your eyes Ju Ju…..

"I said I had my eyes on someone bunny. I just have high hopes she will see me."

~Judy, please don't make me invisible~ Your secret admirer~

"I was chasing you! I HAVE TO CHASE YOU!"

~Judy~ Please don't run away with my heart~ Your secret admirer~

"My life would be pretty boring if I didn't have a crazy little bunny in it."

"I trust you with my life, why wouldn't I trust you with everything else?"

~Judy~ I know I can trust you with my heart. The only thing that could be terrible in life is if you weren't in it~ Your Secret Admirer~

"I'm surprised they didn't dress you like the stars that are here tonight."

"Are there actors here tonight too?"

I was talking about those amethyst gems you always wear on your face."

"Nick my eyes are pur…ple."

~Judy~The stars are the only things that can guide me to the light of my life~ Your Secret admirer~

They're all foxglove flowers, fox flowers…..

Rehmannia angulata -Chinese fox glove

Digitalis purpurea –Camelot lavender- foxglove

Fritillaria uva-vulpis- fox grape-foxgloves

Dalmation purple hybrid- fox glove

~Judy~ I'm here~ Please See Me~ Your Secret Admirer~

"I just have high hopes she will see me."

Amethyst eyes, they're all purple, all the flowers I have gotten are purple except…

Veronica spicata- red fox- foxgloves

Rosa Judy garland rose…The flowers I got yesterday were a Judy rose and red fox flowers…

Clovers are purple wildflowers…..

Clovers…..wildflowers….Wilde…flowers….he smells like that because they've been in his apartment all this time…It is him…..It's Nick… Judy clutched the paper to her chest as she stood and walked to her door again…..

Trixie Fangmeyer huffed as Nicholas Wilde shot from the car after she had parked at the Station to end their shift. The fox had been distant and distracted all day and she shook her head as she walked into the station. Nick stood at the side of Clawhauser's desk and his face fell as Judy walked out of their office when Bogo came to the security wall that kept smaller mammals from falling over the edge of the second floor. "HOPPS!" She looked up at Bogo fighting tears clutching the card that had been with the flowers and Nick looked back to Bogo as the bull shook his head and pointed when he took a step forward. "STAY PUT WILDE!"

Nicks ears dipped back when he saw Wolford standing outside of Bogo's office. The wolf almost wilted and shook his head as Judy entered the office and Bogo closed the door. Judy couldn't meet Nick's eyes as she passed him. Pennington and Fangmeyer stood to one side with Snarlov as they all waited for their replacements to clock out and Wolford joined the little group as Nick looked back to see Clawhauser deflating where he sat behind his desk. The fox's ears dipped back as he ran a paw over his face and shook his head. No one said anything as the time ticked away and minutes seemed like hours to everyone…..

Judy curled her lips as she clutched the card in her paws and shook her head "But Sir we aren't-"

"Shut your tiny mouth! I don't care! You fix this Hopps, or I will take it into my own paws and I will fix it myself. Are we clear?!"

"Yes Sir." Judy let her ears drop as she left his office and Bogo walked out to the hall watching as she walked down the stairs to Nick.

The fox wilted as she stepped in front of him and shook her head as she held the card out while she fought the tears in her eyes. All the officers who were changing shifts watched and were frowning at the sight as Nick shook his head and reached for his badge before Judy cupped her paw over his keeping him from unpinning it from his shirt. "Read it Nick." She said as he looked down and pinned his ears to his head.

"Carrots, I'm sorry. I didn't know. Please don't make me read that out loud."

"READ IT NICK," she repeated in a firmer voice as she held it out to him.

Nick shook his head and pushed it back to her as she ground her jaw and had tears streaming down her face as he sighed. "Amethyst," he said as he met her eyes with a sad smile and started reciting after he looked around. Judy watched his ears tinge as she fought not to sob. But he kept a small, even if sad smile on his face as he spoke and locked his eyes with hers….

"Will you ever understand how beautiful you are, every time I see your face I'm wishing on a star.

I dream in gray and live in blue just hoping for the day, the words I wish for you to hear is all you'll ever say.

Please tell me I'm not dreaming, that I'm not here alone, because when I am with you, I know I'm always home.

The lonely days and endless night are killing me but slow, but time fades into background noise whenever we're alone.

Don't leave me here in agony when I know I messed up bad, I'd give anything and everything to know you're anything but sad.

I'd sell my soul and stop the worlds to hang the moon for you, send every candied romance card and all the flowers into bloom.

Don't you know you're everything, the reason life has all its meaning, the ray of light that changed my life and keeps my heart forever singing?

The girl with Amethyst eyes and a heart of gold, worth more than any hustle, this shifty fox has ever sold.

The only one I'll ever love, my life of hope and brightest cutie, the one and only in my heart, the doe who bears the name of… Judy."

Clawhauser clapped both paws over his mouth trying to keep his own sobbing under control as Nick looked at the floor while several officers around the lobby gawked and held their tongues when Judy couldn't hold her sniffles anymore. He didn't even have to read it. She yanked him down by the tie, his eyes widening as she grit her teeth. "Article 347; subsection A, addendum added 2014, paragraph 17. It is at the commanding officers discretion to choose whether or not partners and work colleagues can effectively function as a team and still perform their duties once they have entered into a personal relationship. If at a later point it is proven they are no longer compatible for any reason, partnership will be terminated and the original subsection shall take precedence over their commanding officers personal choice." Judy finished and Nick looked up to the second floor seeing Bogo smirking as he folded his arms.

"You mean he's going to let us stay…together?" Nick asked as he looked back and found her ears half back again as she smiled wider. He looked at Francine shaking his head, feeling bad after having found out Higgins had been transferred for the same reason.

"We were in a relationship alright," the elephant scowled, "As in we intimately hated each other and couldn't get along no matter what we were doing. He asked to leave." Nick looked back to Judy stunned.

Judy nodded and she stuck the paper in her pocket as she kept a grip on his tie. "I LOVE YOU NICHOLAS WILDE." Nick rocked back on his heels as she slammed into his muzzle stealing his breath. The fox fell over, wrapping his arms and tail around her as she wrapped around him with her lips locked to his. His whole body got caught in euphoria when she landed on his chest as he hit his back.

She loves me! She said it!

Wolford, Snarlov, Pennington and Fangmeyer all gaped before they turned to look at Bogo while Clawhauser sat looking at them with his jaw hanging open. The old bull chuckled and narrowed his eyes as Judy hopped up leaving Nick still trying to catch his breath on the floor. "WILDE!" Nick looked up blinking with a goofy grin on his face as Judy hopped off his chest to the door. "GET YOUR BUNNY OUT OF MY PRECINCT! NOW!"

Nick looked back fighting the lightheaded feeling taking over and saw Judy standing at the doors as he mumbled grinning, "My bunny." The doe stood there with her two front teeth poking over her mouth as she bit into one of her claws before he was off the floor running after her. Clawhauser was squealing and the wolves were howling while Pennington, Fangmeyer and any other officers watching laughed. Bogo shook his head as he went back into his office smiling. ""Maybe now they can function properly again and I'll get some of my best officers back. Idiots," he said chuckling as he closed his door…

Nick chased Judy to the park across the street as Wolford, Snarlov, Pennington and Fangmeyer stepped out the front doors watching them. The fox chased her around several trees before she was chasing him and eventually the doe stopped running and flipped. "It's like two reverse magnets boy, eventually she'll stop running and flip. Catch her boy and then she's yours!" Nick jumped and caught Judy. The doe was giggling as she wrapped around him and he fell on his ass after spinning her around laughing as she boroughed under his chin. "Oh look, I caught a curious kitty!"

"Nick I am not a cat!" Judy laughed as she nudged under his chin. She quirked a brow as he started rumbling. "Are you purring? You call me a kitty and you are purring!"

"I am not purring. Foxes do not purr, they rumble and they only do it with their mate."

Judy leaned back in his lap looking at him funny as she scrunched her nose. "You were doing that last week….how did you know to catch me?" Her eyes went wide as Nick looked the other direction. "You knew! How did you know!?"

"I might have had a little help from… Paw- Paw." He rubbed his head and rolled his eyes.

Judy blinked in shock before she smiled and giggled. "So you know how things work with rabbits don't you?" she asked and Nick nodded."Good when are we tying the knot?"

Nick scratched the back of his neck and shifted hoping Judy wouldn't notice his pants getting tighter. "Eh he, we uhm, foxes don't really do that until after we are married Carrots."

Judy blinked at him as she leaned away again giving him a funny look. "That's what I just asked you. Rabbits bond for life. There is only one for us and it's always been that way. I thought the vixens were the ones who asked the tods. What did you think I meant?"

Nicks face flushed as his ears set back and he pulled at his tie shaking his head as he looked away from her again."I think we may have to talk about some of the differences between foxes and rabbits still Carrots. That means something entirely different for a fox."

Judy's eyes went wide as she shifted and Nicks face turned red enough she could see it through his fur after she looked down between them and snapped her eyes back to him again. "Oh! That…" She laughed before squashing her face into his again. Wolford, Snarlov, Pennington and Fangmeyer were all cackling as they watched Judy knock him onto his back again. The doe was giggling and smothering him in kisses as he fought to talk.

"Carrots! Mmf! We're still in a public place! Mammals are watchi- Mmf." Nick's eyes rolled back as she nibbled and nipped his neck before she was holding his muzzle in her paws stealing his breath again.

"MY FOX!"

The fox whined as she pulled away grinning from ear to ear before she attacked him again. "DAMN JUD- Mmf!"