Nick held the door open for his partner, letting her through before letting the door close and walking abreast with her. "So, Fluff. We're at square one."
"Yeah, I know." She shook her head. "They know as much as we do." She produced her notepad. "Location, unknown. Time, unknown. Security cameras weren't working. One day she's here, and before anyone knows it, she's gone." She was about to open the driver's door before Nick cut in and did it for her. Judy stepped back a little bit to let him open the door. "Oh, thanks, Nick."
"Anything for my bunny," Nick replied, waiting for her to get in, then shutting the door and rounding the car, getting in the passenger's side. "Well, you know what Bogo said. Return and report."
"Yep." Judy began reversing, and Nick instinctively looked over his shoulder to watch for cars. Since Judy was so short in a large car, Nick couldn't trust that she could see everything. She was a good driver, yes, but no skill can replace being short. Nick smiled. He'd tease her every so often about being short, and it made her so mad—playful, flirty mad, a type of mad that made him want to do it more. She always looked cute when she was mad.
"So, Fluff."
Judy turned onto the main road, centering the car in one of the lanes. "Uh huh?"
"We haven't gone out in a while. Wanna go see some Christmas lights tonight? I can reserve tickets."
"Christmas lights?" Judy smiled. "You know me too well."
"Do I? How about hot chocolate and donuts?"
Judy smiled. "Yes, Nick, you do."
Reporting back to Bogo was uneventful. Nick and Judy's investigations had not gotten them any further than they had been, so, stumped, Bogo sent them to the cubicles to do some paperwork regarding those interviews, then onto patrol with the other officers. Once Nick and Judy got to their cubicle, Judy sat down at one computer and Nick the other. The mammals shared a cubicle since Judy and Nick worked so well together. Several coworkers who worked full-time in the cubicle area were almost jealous of the chemistry between the two mammals, and even a few had developed a loathing for them.
Nick had a terrible habit of getting distracted and would occasionally toss a crumpled sticky note at the rabbit, or sometimes heavier things like pencils or eraser stubs. He knew Judy hated it, since she would eventually get fed up, resorting to throwing stuff back at Nick until both fell into a laughing fit and got back to work. This was a vicious cycle that happened several times a shift. Someone inevitably noticed them, and they would shape up until they were gone. Originally the two were hesitant to act out in the workplace, but once everyone knew about them, they relaxed and fell into their comfort zone.
The pair weren't afraid of being judged. It was Nick's fear originally, which was a stumbling block for their relationship, until he saw that he loved Judy more than anything else and decided to just start. Judy was more open about it than Nick was, not being afraid to bring up Nick as her boyfriend at work instead of his coworker. This had led to issues in the past, but the department decided to roll with it and allow the pair to stay together in the precinct provided they didn't cause any issues that would disrupt "essential workflow." Nick mocked this wording, taking full advantage of it and saying that paperwork was not essential workflow and freely teased the rabbit in the office. Any comeuppance, he had said, would be met by vicious "here's the wording" statements. Judy saw this too, but she was more likely to follow the rules and only disrupted when Nick did. She realized she'd rather get in trouble with Nick instead of without him.
When the office shenanigans were over and the pair had made it back to the lobby, they started patrol out in Savannah Central, which was also uneventful besides the occasional speeder or jaywalker. Judy hated jaywalking, and it was something Nick religiously practiced just to get on her nerves. Once on their first date, Nick managed to distract Judy and jaywalk across a busy street by saying a giant bug was on her head. As fearless as she was, she absolutely hated spiders, especially tarantulas and black widows, so it was a simple distraction with great effect. Nick knew Judy couldn't do anything, first because she loved him, and second, Judy wouldn't blame him for anything.