Okay guys, I know I have been gone a long time and I have a stupid amount of excuses but lets just be honest.
1) I started school again. I wish I didn't have to, but I'm in a nursing program right now. So until I "get into the swing of things" I can't write.
2) I started working on a personal project. I will likely be publishing it to FictionPress. So I want to make sure that is good too.
3) I had the worst case of writers block ever. It started mid-August and just got bumped at the start of the month. I've been killing for anything to write, but I wasn't able to until now. I'm truly sorry. I should have updated you guys.
Judy hadn't slept in three days. Or was it four? Maybe five. The days were beginning to merge together in the worst of ways, she found herself unable to concentrate. Suspects ran together, motives made no sense. She was supposed to be helping Nick through this case, but she ended up being dead weight. It's not like she wasn't trying. She continued carrying out her regular routines, eat, shower bed. It's just that when she got to the bed part she couldn't sleep. Every time she shut her eyes she saw that security footage. An officer, an animal of the law, was abducting and torturing bunnies. When Judy could sleep her nightmares consisted of her and Nick chasing after a predator of some sort. At the end Judy would have just caught up with him, telling him to stop, turn around and put his paws in the air, then he would slowly turn and face her. Just for Judy to be staring into the emerald green eyes of Officer Wilde, a devious smirk on his face. The dream always left her panting, tears streaming down her face, a cold sweat covering her body.
Maybe the dream was why she had been avoiding Officer Nicholas Wilde. The handsome red fox she found herself drawn too. It was easy to think of him as a predator who needed help, not as somebody who could potentially be interested in her. She found the thought that he might not really be interested in her to be worse than the fact that she wanted him to be interested in her.
Judy opted to continuing tossing and turning in bed, instead of thinking of Nick. After several fitful minutes, she finally found herself in a deep, dreamless sleep.
As all deep, dreamless sleeps seem to end, Judy was woken several hours later by the ringing of her phone.
"Carrots."
"I don't know where Carrots is, but you're speaking to Judy." Judy didn't try to hide the sarcastic tone in her voice, a little bit of good sleep couldn't counteract the several days she had been without.
"Carrots. There's no time. We found her, we.. found the bun who went missing four days ago."
So it had been four days since Judy had slept. Nick paused, allowing Judy to process the information. "Judy, this isn't pretty. I know you're gonna want to come out and help. But, I don't think-"
"Pick me up in ten minutes, Wilde. Bring coffee."
Nick arrived at Judy's house seven minutes later with an extra-large coffee. Sugar, creamer and two extra shots of expresso. Judy graciously greeted him at the door. Her fingers lingered on his a second too long as he handed her the coffee. Judy tried not to look at Nick's face as she snatched her hand back, almost spilling her coffee. It had been how may days now since their kiss? They still hadn't discussed it, or what it meant, or what they could be. They couldn't right now. Animals were dying, there are greater things to worry about than a fox who lit a fire in Judy's belly.
"Carrots," Nick's voice sounded vulnerable, in a way Judy hadn't thought she would ever hear it. "Listen- I, god I don't know how to say this. I want to talk about everything that happened between us. And I can sense you think it's not the time but when else will there be time? I- "
"Nick, two things. One, why aren't you driving? There is a crime scene. Two, we can and will talk about everything. But you have to remember, you asked for my help on this case. You're letting me assist you, and I cannot, I will not, get distracted. I don't give up easily." Judy had turned to face Nick, begging him to understand the words she couldn't say right then.
"I bought you breakfast; I know you probably didn't eat." Nick's voice sounded defeated, Judy's heart sank at the sound.
"Thank you, for being a good friend." Judy said as she gently placed a paw on Nick's as he drove. "I know I haven't been a good one lately. I hope I can make it up to you. We have work to do, but we can talk later."
Nick's eyes remained focused on the road. Judy let it be. She needed to eat, and get caffeine in her system before she had to endure what was coming next. She couldn't deny that she felt strength knowing she would be facing it all with the red fox by her side.