When the movie was over and the lights were coming back, all the bunnies were getting up chatter among themselves and leaving, that was until they turned and looked at Nick. Nick had a look of terror on his face with the popcorn bucket on the floor.

"something the matter cousin Nick?" Gideon asked.

Nick looked to his side to find Gideon was there, "when did you get here?" he whispered. He then saw that Amy and Shelly were both on his lap.

"oh, we got here a little after the movie started, we saw you and miss Judy and thought to sit next to you, they saw the why you two were sitting and decided to do it as well." He whispered. "why are we whispering."

"I don't want to wakeup Judy." He said.

"aw, he so caring." Said some random bunny. Which got a lot of chatter.

"that is not why." That got them to stop, "this is one of the most terrifying moments in my life. Judy rarely sleeps during work, so it something if you see her sleeping while on the job, one-time Ralph, one of coworker's, thought of surprising her with a balloon. When it popped, he was on the floor screaming in pain, Judy had him on the ground with his paw behind his back, and he's a wolf, twice as big as I am. She dislocated not only his arm but his jaw as well. So, when she's like this, I'm scared to move." He said, "I've had to sleep sitting up a few times after our binge sessions. For fear of her." He said.

Several bunnies just looked at each other and then started clearing out as quietly as possible. "oh, would you look at the time I think I should be heading out." Gideon said looking at a pretended watch.

"no, wait." He said reaching out for him. This made Judy stir which made Nick flinch. But she didn't wake up. "don't leave me."

"I got this." Bonnie said walking up to him. "I had to wake her when she would sleep in here." She then produced a small bottle and popped it open and placed it under Judy's nose.

*sniff, sniff* "mom, let me sleep a little longer." Judy said pushing the bottle away and turning in Nick's lap. But Bonnies persisted, "fine, fine." She said sitting up.

"good, Nick was getting uncomfortable." She said.

"Nick?" she said, then looked and saw she was still sitting on Nick's lap, and that he looked terrified. "oh, right." She said getting up.

Nick released a breath he didn't know he was holding, "thanks Mrs. H, I thought I was going to have to sleep in this uncomfortable chair." He said getting up.

"you know you could have just woken me up."

"and be like Ralph, no thank you." He said.

"Is that why you sleepover sometime. You scared of me or something." She said smiling.

"you dislocated Ralph's jaw and arm in the blink of an eye. Yeah, I'm scared." He said. "are we going to have dinner, or can I go to sleep."

"It's in an hour." Bonnie said. "it a light meal, after all the popcorn everyone was eating. Should be ready soon, I'll go check on it." She then left.

"well if I have an hour, I think I'll head to my room for a bit, get a good rest while I can before I'm being terrorized for the rest of our time here." He said walking away, "actually." He stopped. "Gid, you want to…" he looked at saw the both Amy and Sherly were still sitting in his lap "why are you still like that?"

"don't ask me. They're not getting up." He said.

"We had a long day at work." Said Amy.

"and this is really comfortable." Sharla said leaning back as much as she could.

"just as long as this isn't pushing us." Amy said poking his belly making it jugal a little.

"tell me about it, I thought I was going to fall a few times during the movie." This got them both to laugh while still sitting on Gideon's lap. Gideon let out something like a frustrated growl but more annoyed than anything.

"why it be too much of a hales for me to ask for my cosine?" asked Nick.

Amy and Sharla looked at each other nodded and jumped off. "just bring him back, we'd hate to lose our boss." They said.

"don't worry, he's in good paws." Nick asked, "unless we're ambushed by the tinny bunny army you have." He said then the foxes bolted.

"cowered." The three of them said.

"they're going that way." A bunny outside a door said and then the stamped started.

"or they have a point." Judy said.

With Nick and Gideon inside Nike's room.

Nick and Gideon just barely got away for the bunnies they were breathing heavily.

"I think, I think we made it." Nick said.

"it's never boring when visiting the Hopps house." Gideon said.

"yeah, but you can leave whenever you want. I'm stuck here." Nick said. "and Judy does nothing to help."

"I thought you called her Carrots?"

"that when she's around. When she not here, or I'm not talking with her, I call her by her name."

"but you were calling her by her name earlier?"

"I also call her that when I'm serious. Most of the time is just for jokes." He said. "but enough about her, what about your bunny and sheep?" Nick said giving him a look. "they seem to be really flirty towards you."

"no, that just how they are. While we're working, they're always professional. Except for that one time they called jelly belly. I gave it to them considering I use to bully both of them." He said.

"I see." Then Nick got up from leaning on the door, and when to his suitcase and pulled out a wrinkled as well as a travel iron.

"Besides I'm dating a pretty vixen right now."

"oh really, what happened to that bunny girl you clawed up?" Nick said. Gideon was actually about to tell him the truth, but Nick beat him to it, "oh sorry, 'you were putting her in her place.' Right." He said. and then changed the subject. "how long?"

"Almost a year now. I think I'm almost ready." He said.

"ready for what? A private midnight dance party?" Nick said elbowing him.

"what? No!" Gideon blushed. "proposing." He said.

"what, really." Nick smiled and then hugged him. "congratulations." He said but then pushed him away, "wait, no. when you actually do it, then I'll hug you." He said.

"yeah, I was thinking of doing it during the carrots day festival."

"nice, I can't wait to meet her." Nick said starting to iron his uniform. "if I come by your work tomorrow, do you think I can get some pie?" he asked.

"if you're in the neighborhood, then sure. But just one. If you're still the same Nick from when you were younger, and from yesterday, then I know your train of thought." He said.

"you know, speaking of work, when you do marry this…this…"

"Trixie. Trixie Vicious."

'Vicious? Why does that sound familiar.' He thought, "right, what's going happen at work, the bunny and Sheep going to be in charge, or will it be closed for the time." He asked.

"no, they can handle the work. And they know how to bake so they should be fine while I'm away." He explained.

"and what's going to happen to them when you come back. Will you guys continue to flirt."

"that's just how they are, I'm sure they'll stop." He said.

"I don't know, they really seem to like it from what I could see." Nick said.

"so, you can see when someone's flirting?" Giedion asked.

"I'm alive, and I'm a fox, aren't I." Nick said.

"But you can't see when you and miss Judy do it."

"The difference is, we not really flirting, that just how we've been since day one, it like talking to family, you can say almost anything." He said.

Giedion was about to say something, "Dinner will be ready in 10 minutes, don't forget to wash up." Bonnie said. then she walks away.

"I think I should head out. Don't want to be caught in that line." Giedion said.

"sure, I'll be there soon, just have to finish up with this." Nick said continued to iron.

"sure thing, I'll save you a seat." He said then walked out. But it wasn't too long.

"get him!" then Bunnies jumped him and ran away.

Nick was just standing there. "I only counted half, the rest is still hiding." He said. "I'll just finish this and accept my fate." He said continuing to iron.

And with that, I think I'll end it here.

Word of the day.

Glom

Verb

Take, steal : seize, catch

That's it for me, until next time. Red Omega out, peace!