The three sat in a coffee shop. Jack, to avoid being recognized or having weird looks shot at him, had changed into a yellow turtleneck and jeans.
"You look like a hipster," Nick said, noting his son's outfit.
"I blend in," Jack replied, sipping his latte, "and besides, we're here to just talk, not to plan out what we're going to do."
"We'll just go with the flow," Judy said, "Its worked for us many times. Besides, you never know what's going to happen."
And then, something happened. A light red fox wearing overalls walked up to the table our protagonists were sitting at.
"Mark? What are you doing here?" she said.
"Skye!" Jack yelled, jumping a little in his seat, "what are you doing here?"
"I asked you first."
"Oh, ehm, you know, just getting coffee…"
"Who are they?" she asked, pointing to Nick and Judy.
"Them?" Jack said, a large amount of anxiety on his shoulders, "They're, uh…"
"Hi," Judy said, taking the initiative, "I'm Judy and this is my husband Nick. We're Marcus's parents."
"Oh!" Skye said, surprised, "It's so nice to meet you guys! Mark really doesn't talk about you that much, though…"
"It's because we embarrass him." Nick commented, only to have Judy elbow him in the gut, "Marcus didn't mention you either. We only found out about you through his InstaRam."
"Skye," Jack coughed, "can I talk to you alone?"
"Sure."
Jack got up and walked Skye over to a corner of the room away from his parents.
"Mark," she started, "why didn't you tell me about your parents?"
"Look," he answered, "you've only been in the city a few months now. My parents are… well known for sure. They're two of the city's most famous police officers, but they're also known for their work in the world of interspecies relationships. Telling you about them made me think that you would think differently about me."
"No way," she replied, "that's actually really awesome."
"Wait, really?"
She nodded.
"Anyway," he said, "I've got some work I need to do with them as 'Jack Savage', so-"
"We'll have a proper meeting when you're done."
"Yeah, that works. I'll see you soon."
Pecking her on the cheek, Jack ran back to the table, where he saw Nick looking at him with raised eyebrows and a smirk on his face. Jack tried to ignore it at first, but as soon as they got into the car and Nick was still looking at him Jack finally gave in.
"So she's just a 'friend', huh?" Nick teased.
"OK, she's a little more than a friend, happy?"
"Well, she is kinda cute."
Judy knocked her husband on the back of his head for that comment.
"Thanks, mom."
"Don't mention it. But really… what did you guys talk about?"
"I told her that I was on a mission and that you guys would properly meet her soon."
"Well, I'll be looking forward to that!" Nick said, a big grin on his face. Judy whacked him again. Nick sighed and commented, "Yeah, I deserved that."
