"We're back," said Nick after they entered the house.
The bunny and the fox walked into the living room, where were Viv, Beth, and her daughter Connie.
"Look who finally decided to show up" the youngest vixen stood up in a jump and opened her arms.
"It's nice to see you too, Connie" they both hugged for a few seconds until she saw Judy.
"And you must be the famous bunny everyone's talking about..." smiled the vixen with excitement "...Judy, right?"
"That's right," said the bunny before the vixen hugged her.
"You and I are gonna get along very well, you'll see" winked Connie.
Their little chat was interrupted by another of the fox's relatives, this time it was Tom who walked out of the kitchen while drying his paws with a cloth.
"Nicky!" said Linda's son before walking towards Nick and giving him a big hug that included a little slap on the back.
"Hey, Tom" the fox smiled after separating from his cousin.
"Finally we get to see the first fox cop of Zootopia..." Tom friendly hit him in the arm "...and you must be his...partner" he snapped his fingers and pointed to the bunny.
"Yep...Judy" she let him shake her paw.
"Well, Judy it's a pleasure to meet you and if you don't mind I'm gonna help my mother with-" the fox was interrupted by the oldest of the vixens.
"Oh no need, sweetie..." Linda entered the room while she took her apron off "...Nick...oh, c'mere..." she gave the fox two kisses and a hug "...look how you've grown...you're taller than me!"
"It's great to see you, Aunt Linda," said Nick after they separated.
"And who do we have here?" asked the vixen as she put her paws on her hips.
"I'm Judy, his part-" could say the bunny before Linda interrupted her.
"Oh right, you're the bunny...oh c'mere..." they hugged "...is nobody gonna set the table?..." said the vixen as she walked up to the couches "...c'mon...food will be ready in 5 minutes"
Tom and Connie finished setting the table, while Viv and Nick sat on a couch and Beth and Judy on the other. There wasn't much time for talking because Linda immediately started to get all sorts of food out of the kitchen.
5 MINUTES LATER...
"Okay, we have...tuna pie, cod croquettes, mashed potatoes, lasagna, and a garden salad" explained Linda before sitting at the table.
"Wow...that's...a lotta food," said Becky as she grabbed the pitcher of water.
"Oh, I just wanted to make sure there was enough for our guests" nicely smiled her older sister.
"Thanks, aunt Lynn..." Nick started serving himself a ration of croquettes "...it looks delicious"
"Yeah, I'm starving" Judy got a piece of tuna pie.
The bunny was about to start eating when she and the fox noticed the other foxes staring at her.
"I-is everything okay?" she asked after looking at Nick.
"Aren't you...vegetarian?" said Connie.
"Oh..." Judy's ears leaned back "...no...I eat anything" explained the bunny before an awkward silence.
"So..." Viv broke the silence "...Judy, where are you from?"
"Bunnyburrow, my parents have a carrot farm" she started eating.
"Mmm...I heard they have pretty good blueberries there too" commented Linda.
"And how did you meet?" asked Tom.
"Well...Nick helped me on a case I had to solve and since he was so nice and helpful I asked him to be my partner" said the bunny while looking at the fox, who couldn't avoid letting out a warm smile, and resting her paw on his arm.
"Are you sure they are not dating?" whispered Connie to Tom.
"I don't know" replied his cousin.
"They would make a very cute couple" added Beth.
The foxes and the bunny kept talking as they continued to eat until finishing with almost everything that was on the table.
30 MINUTES LATER...
Beth and Connie cleared the table and Tom and Linda put the food that was left in some tupperwares, leaving Vivienne, Nick, and Judy at the table.
"So...how was your day?" asked the vixen.
"Pretty nice...we ate at Alonso's then went for a little walk and got some ice cream," said the fox, who was sitting next to the bunny.
"Wait, you guys went to Alonso's?" asked Tom as he sat down.
"Mmhmm" nodded Judy
"And we came across Maggie" added Nick.
"Hmm...she didn't tell me, cause I work in the kitchen"
"Yep, my little Tommy is a great cook..." said Linda as she walked towards him with two plates of the blueberry pie "...do want a piece" she offered them to the fox and the bunny.
"Sure," they both said before grabbing the little forks on top of the desserts and start eating.
"Mmm..." Nick's ears leaned back as he savored the sweet piece of berry pie "...this is amazing"
"Yeah, it's delicious..." she had a look at the fox's face "...maybe you can pass me the recipe"
"Oh I'm sorry Country Bunny but that's a family recipe," said Linda.
"The only way you can get it is by marrying Nick" laughed Beth before sitting next to Viv.
Judy and Nick looked at each other before they blushed and looked away.
"Anyways..." intervened the fox's mother "...we were thinking of having a picnic tomorrow, what do you think?" purposed Vivienne.
"Sound fun" shyly said Judy.
"I'm in too" added Nick.
10 MINUTES OF CHATTING LATER...
"I think I'm going to sleep" yawned the fox as he stretched.
"Oh, I'll go with you," said Judy before resting her paw on one of his shoulders.
"Go upstairs, I have to take care of the dishes" Nick grabbed the dishes they used for the pie and took them to the kitchen.
"Goodnight, Judith," said Vivienne as the bunny walked towards the stair.
"Yeah, goodnight" added the rest of the fox's relatives.
"Goodnight, guys" smiled Judy before walking upstairs to their bedroom.
The bunny entered the room and walked towards the bed, she undressed and got some comfy clothes from the dresser, once she was dressed again, Judy walked into the bathroom and brushed her teeth.
By the time she was back in the room, Nick was already there. She walked up to the bed as the fox took off his clothes.
"Like what you see?" asked Nick, seeing that the bunny kept staring at her.
"Hmm...what!?...no...I mean..." reacted Judy "...I wasn't looking at you" she quickly got into bed.
"If you say so" the fox wiggled his tail the way to the dresser to get a black t-shirt and a pair of shorts.
Nick stretched for the last time before getting into bed and looking at the bunny's purple eyes.
"Are you sure you are okay with the sleeping together thing?" asked the fox as he got comfortable with the pillow.
"Yeah...after all we've been through, sharing a bed with you won't bother me the slightest" Judy started to feel sleepy.
"Hmm..." Nick got close to her "...okay then...goodnight, Carrots" whispered the fox before turning around.
"Goodnight, Slick," said the bunny before doing the same.