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Judy felt distinctly warm when she woke up, like she was being super-heated from the inside out. It was a pleasant feeling, if not strange. Usually she was freezing in the morning, since her . . . older (*cough* terrible *cough*) apartment didn't have very good insulation. Half of her was seriously tempted to just flip over and go back to bed, but she was a morning person, and the bunny reluctantly got to her feet. However, she was in for quite the shock when she turned around.

"AHHHHHHHH!" she screeched loudly, falling out of the covers and off the side of Nick's bed. In an instant, the fox was up, if not tired.

"Wha? What happened? Are you okay?" he gasped, clearly still out of it. When the cop saw his partner sitting on the floor in the corner of the room, he sighed and helped her up. "You're okay, Carrots. I'm here." The gray rabbit stared at him uneasily.

" . . . you do realize that we were sharing a bed last night, right?" she questioned. As he nodded slowly, she felt a blush rise to her cheeks. For some reason, the thought didn't bother her as much as she might have previously assumed it would - quite the opposite. A swarm of butterflies raked against her stomach. Weird.

"Is that not alright? I mean, I knew that you were tired, so I carried you in here, but then you were cold, so . . ." he blurted out, not really thinking. Sheepishly, he scratched his neck. "I'm really sorry, Carrots." She tentatively patted his paw.

"It's okay, Nick," she told him. For the first time since their friendship began, Judy felt something she never thought she'd feel around her partner: awkwardness. She wasn't mad, just out of place, and she didn't really know what to do. Never before had she felt so self conscious around the fox she saved lives with.

Dang. There went her morning.

"Let's go get breakfast," Nick said quickly, filing the silence stretched out between the two. With a dull nod, Judy followed, acutely aware of how their paws brushed as they folded the sheets up. Her fur felt like it was slowly catching fire.

"Yeah, I'd like that."

During the car ride across the city to I HOP, the local restaurant run by a family of frogs, Judy couldn't help but think about the way their friendship had grown and changed over the last year. Nick was easily her best friend, no matter what happened. But were they really just friends, or was the unofficial duo they had formed beginning to surpass that label? Of course, she trusted the fox with her life, but the bunny was beginning to notice things. They were little things, really, and probably not very important, but still - they were ever present in their relationship.

There were several instances in which Judy almost grabbed Nick's hand, just for reassurance. With anybody else, she wouldn't have thought twice, but with him, she feared it could turn far more intimate. And then there were times in which she caught her partner staring at her. He could have been zoning out for some of them, but in most instances she knew he was looking at her because of the way he let out sharp gasps or blinked in surprise and appreciation. It didn't happen often, just enough for her to begin to wonder.

And then, of course, there was the time they had fallen on the floor at his place. She had sworn that he was about to kiss her for a brief second. But that was crazy, wasn't it? The two were just friends, and besides, they had pulled away a few seconds later. She was probably just caught up in the heat of the moment, as was he.

Right?

Then why did she always feel all warm and fuzzy next to -

"No, not even going there," she scolded herself. Thank goodness she wasn't driving, or else she would have hit about a million different pedestrians.

"Did you say something, Fluff?" asked her male companion, not taking his eyes off the road. She flushed again, choosing to look out the window so he wouldn't see her red cheeks. This was the quietest car trip they had ever made. Usually the two were always talking; about what varied during the day and occasion, but the car was never void of sound.

Seriously, whatever had happened between them this morning was really messing with her head.

"Oh, nothing, Slick," she hummed. In a ditch effort to get things back on track, she pulled out a random question from the back of her mind. "So, what do you think is the most annoying thing about yourself?" He jolted forwards in surprise. Judy nearly kicked herself. Where the heck did that come from?

"Well, I don't know," he gasped, trying to regain composure again. "I've got looks, brains, a great job, my own place, and a fantastic sense of humor." He smirked at her from the side, just to let her know he was joking. "What's not to like, Carrots?" She laughed, genuinely humored.

"I didn't know you were so full of yourself, Slick," she wheezed, her sides aching. "And I thought you were obsessed before!" He faked offense, holding a paw over his heart.

"Me? Never. I've changed my mind. I do have an annoying quality," he responded solemnly.

"Is that so?" she pondered. "I never thought I would get you to admit it. I think you hit your head." He shrugged lightly, stopping at a red light. Now they were almost at the diner.

"Yup. My annoying-ness stems directly from a certain cop I know who bullies me relentlessly." Judy nearly did a double take.

"What? I'm a part of you?"

"Hard to believe, huh? I get that a lot. Unfortunately I can't get rid of her," he continued, only half aware of what he was saying as the light turned green and he pulled into the parking lot. "She's one of those essential things, you know. Like a soul, or a brain . . . actually, she's more like the heart. I can't live without her. She keeps me going." He bit his lip and parked the car just so, completely oblivious to the staggering effect his words had on his fellow officer. Suddenly the bunny found it hard to breath correctly. "We're here, Judy," he told her unnecessarily. With fake regality he marched around the car and opened her door. "My league."

"You're such a sap," she chided, but on the inside, as her heart pounded against her ribcage, all she could think was one thing: oh no.

So this was chapter 10. I'm sorry that it's so short after such a long wait. I HAVE HAD SO MANY EXAMS. Standardized testing sucks. Anyhow, their pointless adventures at the fast food place will be chronicled in the next chapter, which will probably be created and posted in another week or two - possibly earlier, if I have time. Anyhow, I hope everyone enjoyed this increase of pace and that you will check out my other stories. I've written for Gravity Falls, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Miraculous Ladybug, Star Vs The Forces Of Evil, Keeper of Lost Cities . . . the list just goes on and on. I'm an active part of too many fandoms.

Anyways, bye for now! Thanks for reading and I'll see you soon!