Hello my friends guess what day it is? Well it's Friday and this is chapter 13 so it's automatically very unlucky. I'm just kidding there's lots of fluff in this one. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 13

A bet about what?

Judy was in her bed. But something wasn't right. She was comfortable and she was still under her covers, so it couldn't be that. She wasn't in any kind of pain, no it wasn't that either. She was going to roll over and ask Nick when it hit her. Nick wasn't there; he wasn't with her.

Her eyes flew open and she hurriedly looked around. She was still in her hospital room, but Nick wasn't there. Nothing of his was there, not clothes his computer was gone; everything. Where was he? He was there when she went to sleep. What happened to him?

Then another thought occurred to her; was it all a dream? Was Nick really there? Did he survive being shot? For the life of her Judy couldn't remember.

She was starting to panic; her heart rate was going up. She had already been breathing hard, now it was just worse. Almost to the point where she was hyperventilating. She needed to find him, she needed to find Nick!

With groggy and uncoordinated movements she rolled out of her bed. Unfortunately she'd forgotten about her IVs and they were torn out of her arm. She hissed in pain and grabbed and held her arm. When she withdrew her paw she saw that she was bleeding. She didn't care. She needed Nick; she needed to know if he was alright, to know if he was still with her.

Slowly she trudged toward the door to her room. Every step caused her pain, and everything hurt. When she at last reached the door it was all she could manage to do to open it. It was so much heavier then she remembered it being. It felt like it was made of lead and the hinges were years rusted.

When the door opened the light that spilled in to the room was blinding. It was so bight that Judy cried out in pain and turned away. It was physically painful to look out into the light.

After a few seconds Judy collected herself and walked out the door. It was still bright but it wasn't painful to look around anymore. Judy just stood there. The hall she was in wasn't anything like the one she had seen and walked in the days before. It was still a hospital hallway but it looked very familiar. She felt as if she had been there before.

Judy took a tensive step into the hall. As soon as she did a hippo seemed to come out of nowhere. Judy tried to lunge out of the way but the pain she felt made her seize up. She was barely able to fall out of the way. When she hit the ground the shock of pain caused tears coming to her eyes.

"H-hey." Was all she could choke out between sobs. She raised her paw to what she assumed was the nurse. But she wasn't there anymore, as if she had disappeared into thin air.

After a long and pain filled struggle Judy managed to stand again. When she tried to walk she had a bad limp. It hurt; it was so bad she couldn't think of a better way to describe it, it just hurt.

Walking was slow and excruciating but she pressed on, she had to find Nick. After a while she noticed that she was the only one there. There was no one else, no doctors, no nurses, patents, not a soul. She also noticed that the floor had changed from linoleum to stone work and the walls had changed to brick.

She knew where she was but at the same time she didn't. It was so familiar to her and florin at the same time. All she could do was keep limping.

She came to a corner and she could hear voices around it. She recognized one of them but the other she couldn't. Either way one she heard had a wave of fear flowing through her. She felt as if she was being watched, and that whoever was watching her wasn't friendly. She couldn't help think that this must have been what if felt like to be prey in the ancient days. She didn't like the feeling.

When she rounded the corner and saw who was beyond and her blood ran cold. Judy stood frozen to the spot right across from Ryan and Grant Snowlence.

Realization struck her like a hammer. She was in the observatory! She stood as still as stone as they talked.

"You know the deal. In and out less than five minutes. No one sees and we get payed." Ryan said with a cackle.

"You got it boss and I leave first so in case we get caught we still get the prize out." Grant stated in a deep and gravelly voice.

They both were leaned against what Judy guessed was one of the pieces of equipment they were going to steal.

"Right, and if anyone does catch us I'll just take care of them just like old times." Ryan let out what Judy could only describe as an evil laugh.

Judy couldn't take anymore she had to warn someone of what was going to happen. She turned and fled back the way she came.

Suddenly her paw caught something and she came crashing down. For the second time unimaginable pain racked her small body. She couldn't breathe and everything was fading to black.

"Nick, where are you?" She whispered.

It was dark when Judy regained consciousness. Or at least she thought she was unconscious. Slowly she chanced opening her eyes. What she was met with was unsettling. She was lying at the base of a tree. And true to her guess it was dark. Her nose felt stuffy and when she went to rub it her paw came away with blood on it.

What happened?

She was just in the observatory how did she get here? It looked almost like… She looked around trying to gather her surroundings better. She saw a steep hill with a car sitting at the top, its lights still on and doors still open. She also saw down in the clearing, with her, an over turned white van. Then for the second time she was struck with realization. This was where they confronted Ryan. That meant…

She looked around frantically and at last saw him. Nick was lying in the leaves about thirty yards away.

"Nick." She tried to yell but it came out raspy and weak.

Judy tried to stand but couldn't. Her leg must be dislocated or broken. So she crawled paw over paw to the fox.

The closer she got the more afraid she became. She saw his bloodied shirt and pants. She saw the way he was sprawled out on the ground. And worst of all was what she didn't see; she didn't see the rising and falling of his chest.

Beep down in the pit of her stomach she knew. And just the thought of it alone was making her cry. When she at last reached the fox, her fox, she broke. Nick had been shot at least four times. Maybe more but she couldn't tell for sure.

She laid her head on his chest and cried. She felt as if something had been torn away from her. As if a life she could have lived wasn't possible anymore. It hurt worse than any pain she had ever endured.

She didn't know for how long she was there. It felt like forever and no time at all. But eventually the darkness reclaimed her.

Judy sat bolt upright in her hospital bed. Her heart was pounding and she was hyperventilating. She looked up at the door to her room, which was open, and froze.

Nick was standing there paw still holding the handle of the door. He had a surprised look on his face. "Carr-"

Judy flung the covers off of her and jumped out of the bed and sprinted to Nick. She didn't care if she hurt herself right now, she needed him more. When she got to the fox she grabbed him around the midsection and didn't dare let go.

Nick was shocked to have this happen. One second he's trying to sneak back into his room and the next Judy suddenly wakes up and clobbers him. That was when he noticed she was shaking uncontrollably.

He tried wrapping his arms around her but she seemed to shrink into herself. "Shhhh It's alright Carrots it's just me." Her shaking got worst and he heard some faint sniffling. He knelt down to be more at her height. "It's alright Judy I'm right here." She shook her head against his chest. "Why's isn't it okay?" He soothed.

"B-because y-you're going t-to leave, d-disappear."

"I'm not going anywhere Carrots."

"Y-y-yes y-you are. You're d-dead!" She shouted into his chest.

Nick realized she must have had a nightmare. "Carrots I'm not dead, see?" he started stroking her velvety ears. "And I'm not ever going to leave you."

Her crying seemed to subside slightly but her shaking didn't. She acted like she was going to freeze to death. "I saw; y-you were g-gone."

"No Carrots I'm still here." He picked her up and carried her to the bed where he sat and she curled up on his lap. "I'm not going anywhere."

"But Ryan k-killed you, I saw you weren't..." Unable to finish her sentence she broke down again as she relived the horrible memory.

"But I'm still here aren't I?" he asked gently.

"You're just a dream. My broken heart is playing tricks on me."

"If I'm just a dream, could I do this?" He nuzzled his head underneath her chin and pulled her close.

"No."

"See then I'm not a dream. I'm really here with you in this super boring hospital room, in the city of Zootopia where we're both the best cops ever. We go out every day and stop bad guys and make the world a better place. I'm not going to go anywhere and neither are you. We're staying together. Alright?"

She sniffed but nodded her head. "I-I l-love you N-Nick." She whispered.

"I love you too Judy. I'll always love you. Now and until the day the world ends. Don't you ever forget it." she softly nodded into his chest.

When Judy awoke again she remembered everything that happened the night before. The memories washed over her and she started shaking.

"N-Nick?" she asked in a small voice. She heard an intake of breath next to her as Nick woke up.

"Yeah Carrots?" he rolled over and groggily asked. Usually he would never wake up that easily in the morning but he had hardly slept the night before and didn't dare sleep too heavily in case Judy had another nightmare.

Judy let out a sigh of extreme relief and snuggled close to the fox next to her. She didn't say a word; she didn't know what to say right now any way. Nick put an arm around her and started to relax again and drift off to sleep. But Judy didn't, she didn't want to sleep again for the fear she might dream again.

So she stayed awake and watched Nick sleep. He was so relaxed, he seemed completely at peace. It occurred to her that she now knew what he had gone through. She knew what it was like to see him dead, gone forever. It had only been a dream she had been in, what Nick went through was real. She had died, and it was no dream.

She felt horrible; she had really put Nick through what no other person should ever have to go through. She couldn't help feeling guilty. What would have happened if she had died? How would Nick change? Would he have gone back to hustling, or worse? Would he have stayed a cop? Maybe he would have become chief and pledged to make the world a better place in her name and memory. There were so many what ifs. She really didn't know what would have changed had she not survived.

"Judy you're really over thinking things. Just calm down and relax a bit."

Judy was startled by his sudden comment. Wasn't he asleep? He had been so calm and his breathing and heart beat were slow and even. "How did you know what I was thinking?"

He opened his sharp emerald eyes and looked at her. A smile came to his lips. "That's easy Carrots; my bunny friend. Your foot is thumping as fast as those thoughts are buzzing through your head."

"Did I wake you up? I'm so sorry Nick." She curled in on herself trying to hide her shame.

"Don't be that way Carrots, it's too cute for me and I might die of fluff poisoning. I was already awake anyway, so don't worry about it"

"Don't call me cute." She wined in to the covers. Her ears were drooped over her head to help hide her face.

"But I'm your foxy boyfriend why can't I call my sweet bunny cute?" he asked in an innocent voice.

"Quit it Nick you're embarrassing me." He could see her ears darken slightly with a blush.

"I didn't hear a no in that sentence so does that mean-"

"No." she stated adamantly.

"Please my sweet Carrots." He begged in a sad and desperate voice.

"No Nick." She said again. He could tell she was starting to crack. Her ears were clearly a bright red. It was quite a comical sight to see a bunny with red ears.

"Pwitty Pweese with swuger on top?" He spoke in the most pleading and sweet baby voice she had ever heard. To further break her down he started lightly kissing her ears as they shielded her from the outside world. She shivered every single time he kissed her; it was everything she could do not to moan. "I won't stop until you say yes." He whispered to her.

She couldn't take it anymore! First cute, then the complements, and then kisses! It was every weakness she had and Nick was torturing her. For a moment she contemplated not saying anything so he wouldn't stop the kisses, she was really enjoying them. But eventually she decided to give in.

She turned her head and looked Nick in the face. "Fine, you can call me cute, but not in public. Got it?"

He nodded his head. "I wouldn't dream of it sweet heart." He leaned in and kissed her again, this time on the lips. She didn't resist in the slightest and melted into the kiss.

It was lunch time. Nick and Judy hadn't really done anything all morning. They had just relaxed and talked most of the time. Judy was still shaken from her dream, so Nick decided not to do anything but help comfort his favorite bunny.

Now once again Nick was walking back to his and Judy's room with their lunch in paw. He had been wondering what had brought on her nightmare. He brought it up with Doctor Stone earlier. Clay could only guess that it might have been brought on by the pain killers she was receiving, as they sometimes had some side effects. Another contributing factor might have been that Nick wasn't near her. But neither knew if that was true or not. Nick just hoped that it wouldn't happen again.

Nick's focus was torn back to the present as he almost ran straight into a panther nurse. He spun to the right and narrowly avoided the accident.

The panther turned around to see Nick. "I'm so sorry sir! I wasn't watching where I was going."

If Nick's paws had been free he would have waved the panther off. "Hey, no harm done. I wasn't watching where I was going either, so I'm sorry too."

The panther visibly relaxed. They were both quiet for a second, the panther reached back and scratched behind his ears. "My name's Cody." He said after a second.

Nick shifted the food around so it was balanced on one arm. He was barely able to reach up and shake the paw that Cody was offering to him. "I've seen you around here. It's nice to meet you. I'm Nick, Nick Wilde."

Cody smiled. "So it is true, you're the Nick Wilde. And I'd guess that you're here with Judy Hopps?"

Nick smiled as his thoughts returned to his bunny. "Yep, that's her alright."

"I'd just like to say that you guys make the cutest couple."

The hair on the back of Nick's neck bristled slightly and a shiver coursed down his spine. "How did you know about us?" he asked cautiously.

"Not to be rude but a blind mammal could see that you guys are more than work partners and 'friends'." Cody laughed like he heard a joke.

Nick was dumbfounded. "Are we really that obvious?" he wondered aloud.

Cody just nodded his head before he spoke again. "Actually there's quite the group that has been rooting that you guys would get together at one point or another. Last I heard they were a pretty large community."

Nick just stared at the panther standing in front of him. How were they going to hide their relationship from every one at work? What if they already knew? Wait, wait, wait! What if that is what that bet Clawhauser was talking about was really about? Were their coworkers betting on if they would get together or not?!

Cody watched as a series of expressions crossed Nick's face, from worry to realization to anger. The black cat was about to ask if he was alright but Nick beat him to it.

"You know, I think you just helped me solve a case me and my partner have been working on for a while. Now that this new information has come to light I'll have to talk it over with her. Thanks for the help Cody." He tried to give a two fingered salute but almost dropped the food in his paws. "I'll see you around."

The fox turned and was gone down the hall before Cody could even register what had just happened. He cocked his head. "Case?"

Judy was sitting on her bed quietly as she thought over the last day, or more precisely the night before. All she could say was that she could now understand how Nick felt. The dream wasn't directly bothering her. Understanding what Nick had gone through and feeling guilty for it was mainly what was bothering her. She just felt guilty. Even though Nick had already told her not to feel guilty, she still did. She just couldn't help it.

Suddenly Nick burst into the room making Judy look up at him in alarm. "Nick, you scared me. What's wrong?"

He looked at her like he'd just realized she was there. "Sorry Carrots. I just found out something kind of surprising."

"Oh really, what is it?" she asked with a smile.

"I'll tell you later." She was about to protest. "I promise Carrots I'll tell you."

She stopped and looked at Nick sincerely. "Alright Nick." She nodded. "So did you bring lunch?"

"Yeah, here you go, enjoy your tortillas." He handed over a container that Judy eagerly took. As soon as she had it the lid was off with a cloud of steam and she was happily munching on a plain flower tortilla. Nick just watched with an amused smirk on his face. Judy sure had some funny eating habits. "Don't forget your milk." Judy rolled her eyes but took the little carton of milk that Nick was holding out to her.

Because of the damage she had sustained to her ribs she was ordered to drink milk to help supplement her calcium intake which would speed her healing up. She didn't usually drink milk. The reason for that is it could make her sick if she had too much. As long as she didn't have too much too fast she would be fine. She did have to admit it did taste pretty good.

"Well Carrots I talked to Doctor Clay about your dream, and he just recommends that you take it easy and relax, especially mentally. Which leads me to ask, are you doing alright Carrots?"

"Mhmm." Judy nodded as she ate another tortilla.

Nick eyed her for a second. "Are you sure, even after everything that has happened?"

Judy swallowed her bite of food. "Yeah Nick I'm sure." she smiled. Nick was really concerned for her, and it went a long way towards making her feel better.

"Alright. I know I'm going to sound sappy and cliché, but you can talk to me about anything Judy. I'll always be by your side to help you." He stood and crossed the room and kissed her on the head. She hummed happily in response.

"Doctor Clay also said something about a therapy pool they have here. He thought it might help you relax if you wanted to give it a try." Nick continued as he returned to his food.

Judy seemed to think about it. "I don't have anything to swim in Nick. You're gonna have to go back to my place and get my swim suit."

"It hasn't even been a week and my girlfriend is already asking me to go through her underwear drawer. Let me; ask are they all carrot themed?" he chuckled at the blank look she was giving him.

"You know Nick if I were you I'd feel pretty happy that my girlfriend trusts you enough to go through her underwear drawer. And my underwear are not Carrot themed, I have a few blueberry ones too!" She stopped; blushing bright red. "That sounded better in my head."

Nick paused for a half second slightly surprised but recovered quickly. "Don't worry Carrots. It didn't sound that awkward. And I'm happy you have that much trust in me. And I might just add that you would look cute in blueberry underwear." he smiled and winked at her which only made her hide her face and blush worse.

After a few minutes Judy's ears went droopy and she broke eye contact and looked down at her lap. Nick noticed that she did this when she was nervous or afraid of something. "I've always trusted you Nick. Ever since that day under that bridge, I've trusted you. I trust you with my life and my heart Nick. I love you." She looked up at him with watery eyes but still smiled.

As she was talking Nick had stood back up and returned to her side of the room. When she looked up at him he bent down and kissed her. He gently grabbed her small body and held her close to himself. She in return put her arms around his neck and pulled him deeper into the kiss.

When they broke apart they smiled at each other. "Still want me to go get your swimsuit?" Nick asked with a goofy smile.

She blushed again. "Fine, I guess."

Judy was enjoying herself quite nicely. She was in the middle of one of the hospital's therapy pools. These were mainly used for physical therapy and exorcise. But Judy was just floating around on her back in the warm water. It took a surprisingly large amount of the pressure she felt off her ribs. It was one of the first times she felt almost completely pain free since the night at the observatory.

The pool she was in wasn't in any way big; it was only about fifteen by fifteen feet. It also wasn't very beep; she could stand on the bottom and her ears would still stick about half way out of the surface. It also had a small walkway around all but one of the edges of the pool. The room the pool was in wasn't big or fancy either. It had a relatively low ceiling since it was geared more toward medium sized mammals.

Judy currently didn't know what Nick was doing, and was getting bored not having anyone to talk to. "What are you doing Nick?" she asked as she bobbed around. She heard a snort and then the smacking of lips.

"What Carrots?" Nick was laying on the edge of the pool. He had been so tired from the nearly sleepless night before and the room was nice and warm that he had fallen asleep right there on the concrete.

"I asked what you were doing." Judy replied.

"Oh, I was catching up on my beauty sleep." He stated nonchalantly. "Why do you ask?"

Judy didn't answer as she floated there thinking about what he told her. Once again that feeling of guilt started to creep back to the forefront of what she felt. "I'm sorry Nick."

Nick rolled over and looked at Judy. "Why do you say that Carrots? You have nothing to be sorry about."

Judy paddled her way over to the edge by Nick. "Yes I do. I put you through the wringer. What would you have done if I had died the night we confronted Ryan? And then last night I kept you up all night because of some dumb dream!" She slapped the water in frustration.

Nick winced as he was sprinkled with water droplets. "Judy you have nothing to be sorry about. You couldn't have predicted what was going to happen when we went down that hill. What happened is not your fault."

Judy had a dejected look as she stared up at Nick. "I'm the one that made us chase after Ryan in the first place."

"You and I are both cops; that's what we do. Chase after the bad guys."

"But we weren't even on duty. I didn't even have my badge on me."

"Carrots have you heard the saying; A hero's work is never done?"

"I'm no hero Nick. I'm just a dumb bunny."

"Wrong Carrots! Don't you ever say that about yourself again!" he almost shouted it which made Judy jump in fright. She recovered quickly and looked back up at him. His eyes were intense and almost seemed to glow with emotion.

"You are my hero Judy." He whispered. "You saved me from a dead end life. You gave me everything a friend could give. You don't have to do heroic and legendary things to be a hero. You just have to be who you are, and keep making the world a better place."

As he talked Judy started to tear up. She reached up and Nick gladly bent down and scooped her out of the water. She hugged him around his neck tightly and shed a few tears. She was really having an emotional day. She was lucky Nick was around to help her through it.

Nick carried Judy bridal style over to the single chair in the room where her carrot themed towel was sitting. No words were exchanged as he set her down and she started to dry off. She was having a hard time getting her back without hurting it so Nick silently took over. He massaged the towel on her back. Judy relaxed under the pressure and started purring.

"So bunnies can purr?" he asked.

"Well kind of, I'm just grinding my back teeth together. I don't usually do it but this feels sooooooo good." She relaxed further into Nick's touch and kept purring. Nick just smiled and he dried her shoulders.

After a lengthy massage, that Judy didn't want to end, Nick carried her back to the room. When they got back Nick set Judy down and she occupied herself with a shower to wash the chlorine out of her fur. Nick on the other paw just sat down on the edge of the bed. After a second he flopped back and laid down across the bed. Soon he heard the sound of water running as Judy bathed. The ambient noise started to lull him to sleep. He was almost asleep when he heard Judy.

"Nick?" she sounded slightly distressed.

Nick quickly sat up sleep completely forgotten. He rose from the bed and walked over to the bathroom door. It was slightly ajar in case Judy needed to call for help. Nick stood outside listening.

"Yeah Carrots? Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah I I'm alright. But," She paused. Nick could tell she was nervous. "I can't wash my back. Could you maybe…do it for me?" The fox could practically hear the blush on her face as she trailed off.

Nick himself started to blush too. Judy was on the other side of the door naked. And she needed him to help her wash her back, while she was naked. She could always ask a nurse. But she had asked him. Nick knew she needed the help. She trusted him enough to allow him to help her while she was in such an exposed state.

On the other side of the door Judy was worried she had over stepped. Had she gone too far too fast? Was Nick even willing to help her? Was he even still there? Had she scared him off?

"Nick, are you there?" She was scared that he wouldn't be.

"Yeah, sorry Carrots." He rubbed his neck. She needed him again just like when she had first returned to Zootopia and was staying with him in his really bad apartment. Nick had sworn on that night that he would be there for her no matter what. Be it running head strong into a fight they couldn't win, or if she just wanted to cuddle on the couch and talk, he would be by her side every step of the way.

"Alright Carrots I'm coming in." Nick slowly pushed the door open and entered. Once in he closed the door again. He turned and looked at Judy. Her head was poking out from behind the shower curtain. They met eyes and Nick saw her blush.

Nick wasn't as nervous he just didn't want to make Judy uncomfortable. "So um, how do you want to do this? I can close my eyes and wash you from out here." He was trying his hardest to make her feel better.

Judy knew what he was trying to do and was touched by it. He's such a gentlemammal. She smiled at him. After a second she took a deep breath.

"How-how bout you just j-join me. It'll be easier that way." She was nervous but she felt this would make them more comfortable around each other and strengthen their relationship.

Nick was surprised. He wouldn't mind showering with Judy; he just wanted to do right by her. Nick smiled as an idea came to him on how to break the tension. "I see what you're trying to do. You just want to get another massage."

Judy sighed in relief; Nick always knew what to say to make her feel better. She held up her paws. "Alright you caught me. But can you blame me?" They smiled at each other the tension evaporating.

Nick started pulling off the white tee shirt he was wearing. When he looked up he saw Judy staring at him. He smirked "Enjoying the show?" He flexed an arm with the remark. It wasn't anything spectacular but it got a reaction from Judy. Nick wasn't largely built, quite the opposite and was still very slim. The only difference from when he was hustling was that his muscles were much more defined now.

Judy blushed at being caught and quickly hid behind the curtains. She turned her back to the curtains and let her ears flop in front of her eyes. Stupid! Why did you stare? She didn't have time to answer her question when she heard Nick pad up behind her over the sound of the water.

"Alright Carrots I'm getting in. Just let me know if this is too uncomfortable and I'll leave."

"Alright." She heard the curtain slide open and the closed again a second later. Nick was right behind her she could feel his presence. To distract them both Judy silently handed Nick one of the little bottles of fur shampoo that the hospital provided. She listened as Nick squeezed some into his paw. Then it was quiet, all she could hear was the water splashing down around them.

Then she heard Nick take a final breath as he steeled his resolve. Then he put his paws on her shoulders as started lathering the soap into her fur. His paws were almost as large as her whole upper back. Judy couldn't help the shutter of pleasure that passed through her.

After a moment Nick tried talking again to relieve the tension. "Do you remember that betting pool about us back at the station?"

The question was out of the blue which had Judy turning her head to give Nick a questioning look over her shoulder. "Yeah, what about it?"

"I think I figured out what it is really about." Nick said. He was steadily moving down her back, trying to be gentle as to not hurt her.

"I thought it was just about how fast we finished our cases. What else could it be about?" she asked in a confused tone.

"Well you know how Clawhauser thinks we're secretly a couple? I think everyone else is betting on when we're going to reveal that we really are a couple. And worse of all I think Clawhauser is in charge of the whole thing."

Judy was quite, she didn't make a noise. Nick couldn't even hear her breathing.

Out in the hall Cody and Amber were busy talking about the going-ons of the hospital when they heard a shriek/yell from the room they knew their favorite fox and bunny were in.

"WHAT?!"

"Cody what exactly did you tell Nick when you talked to him?" Amber asked.

Even though Amber was a tenth his size Cody shrank away from her and scrambled to explain himself. "Nothing, I just said he and the rabbit made a cute couple. Then he asked if they were really that obvious, and I said yes. Then he acted weird for a second. Then he said I had helped bring to light some information on a case him and his partner had been working on for a while. After that he just left in a hurry saying he needed to discuss it with her."

Amber nodded her head as he explained. "Huh, I wonder what case he was talking about. Apparently their so fast that I've heard rumors there's a betting pool around the ZPD about how fast they can get their cases done."

"Is that so?" Cody asked

"What? How? Why?" Judy was going through the whole question list all she was missing was 'Where?' 'When?' and 'Who?'

"Why would Ben do that behind our backs?" she asked feeling a little hurt.

"When you look at it from his prospective it's really not that bad. I mean look at us. I know we're newly in a relationship but it seemed to him that we have been in one for a long time now."

Judy turned around and looked up at Nick. "You're right Nick, what do we do?"

"Is there anyone that we might want to win?"

"I don't know that seems a little mean, don't you think?" as she talked she grabbed the bottle of shampoo and started washing Nick's belly and chest. She was immensely enjoying the feeling of his soft fur running through her paws.

"Yeah you're right. When should we say we got together? I'm sure saying it was at the hospital would be too cliché but I guess we could do it."

"I honestly don't think anyone would even have the heart to bet while we are in the hospital. So how about we tell everyone we got together during the date?"

"That's even more cliché but its better."

"Well do you have any better ideas?" Judy found a soft spot and Nick's tail started wagging uncontrollably. "Does the foxy like?" she cooed.

Nick's response was to grab her ear and rub his thumb and fore finger together with the ear in between. Judy gasped and stopped rubbing Nick's stomach. She was horrified and embarrassed to hear her own foot start thumping the shower floor with a loud splat every time it made contact. "Oh I see the bunny has a tickle spot too." He chuckled.

Judy swatted his paws away. "Stop that!" she turned around and started fidgeting with her ears. "Can you finish my back?" Nick shook his head at how cute she looked when she was nervous.

Nick reached over and took the shampoo bottle again. "Alright Carrots, I'll give you another one of my world class massages." She hummed in contentment as he gently started on the middle of her back.

Judy thought about how her day had started with her dream. It was horrible, but she had Nick there to comfort her. Even throughout the rest of the day he had been there to help. He was always ready to be her support when she was falling down. Even right now, in this awkward situation she had put them in; he was there with a smile on his face, a loving twinkle in his eyes, and not a complaint to be heard.

"Thank you Nick; for everything." She whispered.

"For you Carrots; always."

Hey guys! Well what did you think? Better fluff this chapter? I hope so. I'm still getting the hang of it.

Not really mush to say this time. *thinking...*

What did you think about Judy's dream and how Nick handled the after math of it?

Oh right! The chapter question. Alright how about this; what do you guys want to happen in the story? Do you have any ideas you'd like to see happen. In case your thinking that I'm out of ideas that's not true, I just want you guys to have a little fun with this like I am. Nick and Judy will be out of the hospital next chapter and they are still going to be hurt, so what do you what to have happen? Should they laze around and play games should they keep studying the case behind Bogo's back? If you have an idea put it in the comments and I'll see what I can do.

Also we're almost to fifty follows, only six to go. If we could make that milestone I'll do something extra special for you guys. Thanks again for all the follows and favorites. If you have a friend that would maybe like to read this please share it, it would mean the absolute world to me. Thanks! :)