Nick slowly awoke, giving a lazy yawn, but he jerked awake more quickly once he realized that he did not have a gray bunny cuddled in his arms, like he had expected. Sitting up swiftly, he turned his head and saw Judy sitting at the foot of his bed, facing away from him. Nick felt a clout of distress deep in his gut; certainly that couldn't have been a good sign. Nick crawled over to sit next to Judy, who didn't turn her head to meet his gaze, even as he approached.
"So, uh..." Nick started awkwardly, "you regret what we did, huh?"
"I didn't say that," Judy retorted quietly. "I'm just... thinking."
"Oof, thinking," Nick's shoulders chucked as he muttered. "You're pretty dangerous when you do that." Judy looked at him blankly.
"So you're nervous or afraid too?" Judy looked him over. "You usually joke like that to try to lighten the mood."
"Of course I'm afraid," Nick scratched at his forehead. "I mean, I wasn't before, but seeing you like this does have me worried."
"Sorry, Nick," Judy shut her eyes, running a hand through her drooped ears. "It was my fault that things went as far as they did."
"Do you hear me complaining?" Nick tried a soft smile.
"What if it was a mistake? To get that close..." Judy looked at him with an unsure expression. Nick felt trepidation crawl across him.
"It's only a mistake if you feel like it was," Nick's smile vanished. "I suppose the question is, what did it mean to you?"
"What did it...?" Judy repeated, holding one of her ears in both hands. Nick turned his head away from her.
"Was it just a curious bunny that wanted to try something new?" Nick offered. "Or, and this one might sound crazy, but was it a bunny who wanted to express in the deepest, most personal way possible how close she felt to her partner...?"
Judy let a tiny smile sprout. "Is that how you felt?"
"Well, let me start by saying I did imagine ourselves in that situation many times," Nick tilted his head toward her and grinned.
"Of course you did," Judy let a soft giggle out, looking away briefly as she felt a tiny poke of embarrassment.
"I had to ask myself all of those questions," Nick admitted, and he caught Judy's attention again as his tone became serious. "Would it feel like we were ruining our relationship? Was it too far? You can bet I never would have invited you over if I hadn't found answers to those questions. I knew where things could go, especially with how you can be."
"How sneaky," Judy half-lid her eyes, "you're saying that even though I 'took charge', you were in control the whole time?"
"No, no," Nick laughed. "God no. That was definitely you. I'm just saying I knew what the possibilities were and I was prepared for them. Thing is, as long as we keep quiet about it and make sure to wash really well, who can judge us for this?"
"I guess only us," Judy nodded, looking over Nick's fur. Then, she looked at the ceiling. "And uh, whatever sort of otherworldly creatures there may be on other planes that are into that sort of thing."
"Oh great, that adds a layer of paranoia," Nick laughed, looking up as well. "Supernatural voyeurism?" Judy smiled, her ears perking back up. She brought an arm around Nick's side. He returned the gesture with one of his arms around her shoulders. "I realized something, when I was deliberating this with myself."
"What's that, Nick?" Judy rested her head on his side.
"I'm attracted to you with all five of my senses," Nick admitted. Judy turned a pleased look up at him and he returned the gaze. "So, I realized that the only obstacle to letting me just... enjoy you, is this guy." He pointed at his head. "No! You can't get into bed with her! Don't get so close! There's so much to worry about!"
"Guess that sort of worrying is communicable, huh?" Judy wiggled her eyebrows. Nick scoffed.
"Naughty little bunny," Nick kissed the top of her head. Judy laughed pleasantly.
"I've decided that it wasn't a mistake," Judy nodded. "Or, if it is, in some way, then it's a mistake I want to keep making."
"Oof, that's kind of a hot way to put that," Nick gave a sheepish grin. Judy grabbed Nick's free arm and placed it under her chin, starting to rub her chin and neck on him this way and that. Nick blinked, but then he sniffed. "Whoa, are you uh... marking me with a scent?"
"Mhm..." Judy grinned with her eyes closed. "My fox."
"That is also quite hot," Nick would have tugged at his tie or shirt collar if he was wearing any of those things. "B-but obviously we'll have to make sure that gets gone before we go into public."
Judy leaned in to kiss Nick's chest. "That's right. No one else has to know but the two mammals that it actually matters to."
"Your turn, then," Nick leaned his head down and rubbed his cheek over the top of Judy's head and over her ears.
"Ooh," Judy absorbed the feelings, feeling a shiver of delight shoot through her. "Is that how foxes do that, then?"
"It is," Nick smirked. "So if any other fox tries to do that to you, tell me so I can bite 'em."
"That will be after they get two bunny feet in the stomach," Judy winked, then got up out of bed and gave a drawn-out stretch. "Mm..."
"Okay, did you really need to do that?" Nick winced as his attraction to the gray bunny was becoming more and more visually apparent.
"Maybe, maybe not," Judy sang coquettishly. "Seeing how we probably shouldn't go into public smelling like we're 'each others', I'm going to go get a shower. Looks like you need one too, probably a cold one."
"And she's back," Nick grumbled warmly. "There's that flirty bunny again."
Judy pointed accusingly at him. "There's no way you can tell me you don't love it." Both of them laughed softly. "So! Wanna conserve some water with me?"
Nick blinked, but then let his easygoing persona reemerge, getting out of bed. "Miss, it warms my heart to know you care so much about the environment."
"Of course! We all should do our part!" Judy grinned as Nick began to follow her into his bathroom.
"You do know, though, that showers are for getting clean, right?" Nick shot her a smirk as he got the water started.
"Hm," Judy bit her lip, looking over Nick's form. "Not sure. I think I feel another mistake coming on."