A/N: Good evening everyone, whats this a two for one over the weekend? Yes, yes it is. As we continue on with Judy's pregnancy I believe the end is in sight, I at least see the light at then end of the tunnel... or its a fright train of plot thats about to crash into me I'm still unsure as of now. Either way there still is some more adventures for our dynamic duo.
"Nick get in here!"
"Carrots I'm trying to unpack in here, can't it…"
"Nichola Piberius Wilde, when your pregnant wife tells you to come here you don't make excuses you just get your furry butt in here!"
Nick came running into the living room, jumping over boxes that hadn't been unpacked yet, to see Judy laying on the couch holding her swollen belly. Fear started to build until he saw the smile spread across her face and her paw waving him over. He knelt down next to her, "What's wrong Judy?"
Her smile grew bigger as she took his paw and placed it on her. "Just wait."
Nick had a confused look until he felt something hit his paw, he looked down at her belly as he felt another bump. The smile Judy had was infectious and grew even bigger on Nicks muzzle. "I think they're fighting in there, they've been moving around all day and now their kicking hard enough we can feel it."
Nick removed his paw and leaned down to kiss her belly then rest his head on it. Judy ran her paws through the fur on his head playing with his ears. He was enjoying cuddling when a kick to his head made him sit up and smirk at her. "Now, now kits. No need to start beating on your daddy already."
"Oh yes, there will be plenty of time for that soon. Nick, do you mind helping me up." Nick stood up and took Judy's paws to pull her into a sitting position. She swung her legs over the side of the couch sighing as she looked down. "I look like I swallowed a beach ball, I'm surprised I can still see my feet."
"I would say more or a soccer ball than a beach ball," Nick said watching her hop down from the couch and stumble slightly. She glared at Nick as she regained her balance.
"Oh, so I am fat. is that what you're saying."
"No. Ummm, what I, ah, meant to say is, uh…" Nick stumbled over his words while trying to find the right ones so he didn't have to sleep on the couch for the first night in their new home. Thankfully the real estate agent they had was able to sell their condo within a few days of listing it and the owners of the house were very inclined to sell. Within two weeks the sale of the condo was done and they were moving into their new home.
Thankfully the other officers helped with packing and bringing their things to the new house. They were in the process of unpacking when Judy took the break on the couch and felt the kits kicking and yelled for Nick. "What I was trying to say is that you are too hard on yourself. A bit of weight gain is normal as you have two kits growing inside of you, one of them a fox. So don't think of it as getting fat but the miracle of life growing inside of you."
Judy looked down and smiled rubbing her baby bump, "Sly fox. You always know just what to say don't you, besides I was just messing with you."
"I figured you were," Nick leaned down and kissed the top of Judy's head, "So are you ready for your appointment." Judy groaned, "Ugh, do I have to go. It's just going to be the same as always of them growing just fine, my breasts are still hurting, and that I need to watch what I eat, blah blah blah."
Nick looked down in disbelief at Judy as a sly grin grew across his muzzle, "You forgot didn't you."
Judy cocked her head and stared at Nick, "Forgot what? What did I forget."
"You did forget. Oh, carrots I get to hold this over you for a while now." Nick was positively ecstatic doing a little dance that made Judy laugh at his antics while racking her brain at what she could've forgotten.
"Okay slick Nick, you can stop you stupid little jig at any time and let me know what's so important that I forgot." Judy crossed her arms in front of her starting to get irritated.
Nick stopped and looked at her, "You really did forget didn't you? Wow, the most important appointment besides finding out we were having kits and you truly forgot."
"Forgot what!" Judy's ears were standing straight up as her foot pounded into the floor in frustration with the fox standing in front of her.
"We get to find out what were having today Judy." Nick's voice was quite and a bit pained.
Judy's foot stopped as her ears dropped behind her back, "Oh no, I did forget." Her head hung forward as tears began to well up in her eyes. "How could I forget something that important Nick."
The tears fell as Nick took her in his arms petting her ears to calm her down, "Hey now carrots don't beat yourself up. A lot has happened over the past week with packing and moving so don't worry about it."
But try as he might he couldn't calm her down, he felt he legs getting weak as they slumped to the floor with Judy crying her eyes out. He just held her until she finally stopped, letting her go and sitting back slightly. "I'm sorry Nick, damn hormones making me even more emotional than normal."
"No need to apologize carrots, I've gotten used to them over the past few weeks and I'm pretty sure according to Stu it won't go away anytime soon after their born." Nick chuckled slightly as he pulled Judy to her feet. "Either way we do need to get going to your appointment, it is a bit further to the hospital than at the condo."
"Okay Nick, let's get going but I want a salmon, carrot, and kale sandwich to take with me. No looks from you this time or you still end up on the couch tonight."
"Not a peep from me carrots I swear. So head out to the car I'll make your sandwich and bring it out." Judy waddled out the front door with Nick smiling behind her before heading to the kitchen. "I wonder if she'll still be trying to get into the car when I get out there again."
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"Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Wilde, it's a pleasure to see you again. How are things going." Doctor Townsend walked in taking her normal seat on the stool next to the bed.
"Well, my cravings are all over the place, even though I actually am getting used to fish now, which is kind of scary."
The doctor laughed a bit, "That's normal, every mixed species couple I've had has said the same thing about gaining a liking to their mate's meals. In some cases it goes away in others it sticks, it will all depend on how you handle it and how much you have it while pregnant."
She did her normal examination commenting on how big her belly had grown in the past week, "Okay you really should start considering scheduling a C-section with the size your growing. I just don't want you to get all the way to pushing and we suddenly realize the kits won't be able to come out."
"We have talked about it a bit but things fell off after we started the home buying process." Judy looked over at Nick who slightly shook his head. Judy wanted to actually give birth while Nick was more for wanting her to do the C-section to make sure nothing would go wrong. However, he knew it was ultimately her decision so he didn't push it too much, just give his opinion and let her make the final decision.
"Well please talk it over some more, I won't force you but in my medical opinion a C-section will be your best option for a safe delivery." Doctor Townsend spoke as she booted up the ultrasound machine. "So you still have time to decide, for now, lets get going to the best part of this appointment." She placed the probe on Judy's belly as the screen came to life.
Judy watched with apprehension lightly holding Nick's paw. He looked down at her watching her small nose twitch back and forth nervously with her eyes glued to the screen.
"There they are, so I'll do my normal check and measurements then well check the sex of the kits. You did want to know right?" She stared at the screen and jotted more notes as she spoke to Nick and Judy.
"We definitely want to know, also at this stage will you be able to tell if they are more one species then the other?" Judy asked as her foot starting the twitch now as well.
"Some of the bigger characteristics of tails, ears, muzzle, and overall length yes. But any small details we will have to wait and see until the birth." She moved the probe around some more and after a few minutes finally asked, "So are you ready?"
Nick and Judy looked at each other and smiled before saying together, "Yes, as ready as we'll ever be."
"Well meet your buck," The small form of a bunny came onto the screen. The classic short body and long ears were clearly visible, but they more pointed and he had a slightly longer tail.
"So how are you sure it's a… okay never mind I can tell now." Nick was beginning to question when suddenly the tiny penis popped up on the screen, "Yep that is absolutely a boy, no doubt there." All the mammals laughed at Nicks comment.
"So let's see if I can get a clear picture for you here, and there we go. Stay hello to your little vixen." On the screen, the long slender body of a fox came up with a short muzzle and skinny tail. No questions were needed to be asked as the little fox moved around and gave everyone a clear view between her legs.
As the doctor pulled the probe off Judy pulled Nick into a deep short kiss, "A boy and girl Nick and in two weeks we get to hold them in our arms. Nick, are you crying?"
Everything from the past month finally hit Nick all at once after seeing the images of his kits on the screen. Tears openly fell from his eyes and he didn't even try to hide it. The doctor just mentioned about making a follow on appointment for the next week and excused herself from the room leaving the two mammals alone.
"Yes, Judy I'm crying. You've made me so happy over the past few years we've been together and now seeing we going to have both a buck and a vixen. It's just so much at once, I… I…" Nick couldn't keep himself together anyone and dropped his head onto Judy's shoulder.
"You foxes, so emotional. I know it's a lot at once but we will be able to do it. We've battled much bigger mammals than ourselves. We can handle this." Judy held Nick enjoying the reversal of roles from this morning.
Nick pulled his head up slightly looking right into Judy's amethyst eyes, "You misunderstand me, Judy. These tears are of joy, I never thought I could be so happy but each day you prove me wrong. Now you're bringing life to our kits, sacrificing so much to bring them into this world. You amaze me so much, Judy."
Judy began to tear up as well looking into his emerald eyes now glistening with the crying. "You amaze me too Nick, giving up the easy life to join me on the force and then as my true partner. Now were going to be responsible for bringing kits into this crazy world, there is no other mammal I would rather have by my side."
Both mammals cried into each other for a few minutes before Judy finally hopped down and got her clothes back on. They walked down to the car as Judy talked to her mom on the phone, "Hey mom we just got out of the appointment and we found out what were having. A buck and a vixen, now we know why I've been craving fish so much lately."
"That's great Judy, now knowing you're having a vixen growing in you are you going to have a C-section?" Bonnie had the same concerns Nick had stressed to Judy.
"I'd rather not, there's so much unknown I'm not sure about. It will be in the back of my mind but I'm looking at going natural right now."
"Natural!? Honey, I know you're strong but when these pains come in your going to want that epidural."
"Oh, I will, that I will definitely have." Judy knew she wouldn't be able to cope with the pain of going full natural, not with a fox pushing its way through.
"Well mom were about to go into the parking garage and I'm going to lose you, we'll let you know if anything changes and when the time finally comes. Hopefully not for another two weeks, of course. Love you, mom."
"Love you to Judy, and you as well Nick. Stay safe you two."
Judy hung up and put the phone in her pocket as a firm kick came from her kits, "Hey now little miss, keep it down in there."
"How do you know it's not the buck in there with those big feet trying to kick his sister?"
"Because it feels like a small point, not a large flat area that the little guy would do. Ouch! Like that one." Judy rubbed her side as another kick hit the same spot. "They are going to bruise me on the inside before they come out aren't they."
"There's a good chance of that. Look at it this way they're just getting practice for when they come out so they already know how to fight each other." Nick smirked as he helped Judy into the car and then got in himself.
"So off to home to finish unpacking?" Nick questioned as they left the parking garage.
"Yes, although I may help you put the bed together and take a nap. I'm feeling really worn out and tired suddenly." Judy stretched and yawned.
"Not a problem carrots, there's not too much let to unpack anyway so I can take care of it. Carrots?" Nick looked over and saw she was already asleep in her seat clutching her baby bump. Nick smiled and placed a paw on her bump as well, getting a bigger grin as a kick made it bounce a little. He turned back facing the road as he drove his growing family home.
"So mom and dad what do you guys think of the new house?" Bonnie and Stu had come to visit Nick and Judy at their new home once they were finally all unpacked. She was carrying a big dish of green bean casserole when bonnie quickly came over taking it from daughter. "Mom I'm pregnant, not broken."
"Judith Laverne Wilde. You are two days away from your due date. So if I want to help, you will accept that help." Bonnie hardly ever used Judy's full name and with the glare that followed, she decided to not fight the subject.
They all sat down and began eating, Nick and Judy both having a sizable portion of tuna with the casserole. "So Judy you felt anything yet?" Bonnie was feeling very curious if Judy was feeling any of the signs of contractions she had when she was close to her due date.
"A few squeezes and some pressure around my whole belly but nothing too much, I truly think it will be a complete surprise when it happens." She squirmed a bit in her seat like she couldn't get comfortable and rubbed her back lightly.
Bonnie watched her daughter closely with an eyebrow raised, "Are you sure your not feeling anything Judy?"
"Yes, mom. It's just my back has been hurting these last few days, but I am carrying a half fox in me as well so my body is really working hard to support her." She rubbed a bit more before finally reaching up and grabbing a bite of fish.
"Well, again this close pay careful attention to everything, no matter how small."
Judy rolled her eyes, "Yes mother."
The rest of the meal was uneventful filled with conversations of the recent harvest, the best they had in years, and compliments of the new house. After all the dishes were put away they gathered on the patio to enjoy the setting sun.
"This really is a beautiful home you two have, you've done very well for yourselves." Bonnie gazed out over the city, as much as she loved being out in the country the city did have a certain charm itself.
"Thank you, mom, it was mostly Nick's doing. All his hard work before becoming an officer helped to pay for most of it." The rabbits all chuckled as Nick rolled his eyes at the comment until Judy shot up in her chair grabbing her back. "These darn kits, I swear I'm bruised inside from their kicking. They keep getting stronger too like they're trying to break my spine. Ouch!" Judy whole face scrunched up as another jolt of pain shot up her spine, "Okay that wasn't a kick. Wow did it hurt."
Bonnie was instantly by her side with her hand on her daughter's belly, "Okay Judy just breath, how often have you been feeling these pains."
Judy laid back on the seat slowing down her breathing, "I've been feeling these for the past two days but nothing like the sharp ones I just felt, all the other ones were just dull aches in my back."
"Stu, Nick, I think we should start making our way to…"
"CHEESE AND CRACKERS!" Judy sat up again as another jolt rocked her small body. Bonnie rubbed her lower back trying to get her to ease the pain.
"Stu grab her bag and get it into their car, Nick once this contraction is over get her in as well."
Judy relaxed slightly, "Contraction, this is what they feel like!? Someone knock me out please and wake me when it's over."
Bonnie laughed as Nick walked over to pick her up, cradling her in his arms he questioned Bonnie, "Are you sure this is it?"
"Nick with how many pregnancies's I've had, I'm sure."
"But still how can you be… I'm wet." Nick looked down and saw his arm and shirt had became soaked as well had Judy's pants. She gripped onto Nicks back tightly threatening to pull out fur as the next contraction hit, "Well I guess that answers that then."
He endured the pain as he set her down in the car, her yelling could be heard through the closed windows, "Nicholas Wilde you did this to me you asshole! You're never having sex with me again!"
Nick looked at Bonnie and Stu with a concerned look on his face. They grabbed onto his paw and guided him to the driver side of the car, "Just get her to the hospital we will be there shortly," Nick opened his muzzle to speak but the look Bonnie gave him made him close it quickly, "Don't speak just drive."
A yell from the car made Nick throw the door open and hop inside getting the car moving. As he was driving he pulled out his phone and sent messages to Bogo and Clawhouser. He was about to send more out when Judy shouted at him, "Put the damn phone down and concentrate on getting me to the hospital. If I don't have drugs in me soon to kill this pain you will seriously never have sex again!"
Thirty-five minutes later they pulled into the hospital parking lot after Nick endured calls for his immediate castration and swearing he will be not just sleeping but living on the couch for the foreseeable future. He got her a wheelchair and took her up the elevator to labor and delivery.
Upon arriving at the counter the deer behind the desk started handing them forms to fill out when Judy was hit with another contraction and let out a stream of cursing that would've curled her parent's fur. The deer looked at her, "Okay then. We'll get you back into a room and you can fill them out in there."
She hit the intercom and called for a nurse to come up and take her back. A porcupine came out shortly and wheeled Judy back, "So ma'am who is your doctor."
"Doctor Townseeeeeeend." Judy bent over in the chair as another contraction hit.
"Alright then, so how far apart are the contractions now."
"Only a few minutes, I really haven't been timing them. They started about an hour ago and wow are they strong."
"Alright, Mrs. Wilde well get you into your room and hooked up to the monitors, if it's alright with you well have our on call OB take a look at you while we get ahold of doctor Townsend."
Judy was rolled into a room just down the hall and given a gown to put on. With Nicks help, she was able to undress, put the gown on, and get into the bed. "This really is it carrots, nervous?"
"A bit Nick but so long as your here I'll be fine. Come here." Judy scooted over as Nick climbed in to lay next to her.
They were able to cuddle for a short time before the on call doctor came in, "So Mrs. Wilde are you ready to become a mother today." He had a warm smile on his small face.
"Yes doctor I am, I do have a question, though. When can I get the epidural in? I think my husband is ready for me to stop threatening his life."
The Meerkat laughed, "We'll contact him and get him up shortly. We also contacted Doctor Townsend and she lives a good distance from the hospital so it could be a while before she gets here. Just to let you know if things start moving rapidly then I will be taking over, are you comfortable with that?"
"Yes, doctor I am. I want whatever is best for my kits." "Not a problem, we'll be sure to take good care of you. Luckily there is only one other couple up here so if you have any problems at all hit your call button. In the mean time only water and ice from now on, no solid foods."
Judy nodded her head okay as the doctor left the couple alone. Nick got up to get Judy a big glass of ice water and then came back to cuddle with her. She had several more contractions before the anesthesiologist came in, Nick was very glad and so was his paw when they were done. Now no more crushed paws or hurt ears from her screaming.
Doctor Townsend showed up after an hour of Judy laying in the bed and did her examination, "Okay Judy I think you're just about ready to start pushing. Don't start yet, we'll get the team assembled and in here then it's show time."
Judy looked nervously at Nick, he took her paw and gently squeezed and kissed it. "It will be ok Judy, they have the best-trained doctors here. Nothing is going to happen to our kits."
Judy smiled then looked around as the room started to fill with mammals, some laying out towels, others wheeling carts and tray with tools. The room suddenly got very claustrophobic for Nick who almost got shoved into a corner away from Judy when she finally yelled to let him near. She wanted her fox near her no matter what.
Everyone was finally situated with Doctor Townsend on her stool between Judy's legs, "Okay Judy its time, on three I want you to give a good hard push. One, two, three, push."
Judy squeezed Nicks paw and pushed down with all her might as a nurse counted to ten, she was given a short break before being told to start pushing again. A total of five pushes and suddenly the room was filled with cries from a small gray buck. Nick started to tear up as he watched the nurses brought him to the heating bed and clean him up. He had Judy's blends of gray fur but instead of the white on his chest like Judy, it was a soft russet color, just like Nick.
"Congratulations mom, your boy is out and doing very well so far. Now you still have some work to do as your vixen is still in there. As hard as you worked before its going to be even more, this time, she is kind of big."
"I… can handle… it doc." Judy said trying to catch her breath from pushing out the first kit. "I think I'm… ready."
"Okay then, everyone we still got one more let's get her out, on three. One, two, three, push."
Judy pushed with all her might pressing as hard as she could, by the eighth time she was ready to give in. She looked over at Nick, "This is too much Nick, I can't do it. I hate to admit it but this kit is beating me."
"That is not the Judy I know, she would never give up. She would keep fighting and show her daughter who's boss." Nick looked at the bunny before him pulling in a few deep breaths before sucking in and pushing for all she was worth.
"We've got the head mama, one more big push and she'll be out." Doctor Townsend spoke with excitement in her voice.
One more hard push and Nick watched as the doctor held up a mixed gray and red vixen for them to see. Judy half cried and laughed seeing her daughter held up for her to see. "Go and be with the kits Nick, I'll be fine here until they bring them to me."
Nick leaned down and kissed the top of her head before walking over to the warming beds where his kits were laying. Several mammals were scrubbing and washing them, taking measurements, and calling out things to others writing the information down.
"Judy they're beautiful. The buck looks just like you but with my red fur on his belly."
"Nurse I need suction here."
Nick looked at one of the nurses, "Can I hold them yet?"
"Not yet Mr. Wilde, we still have a few things we need."
"Clamp right there… crap its still coming."
Nick looked at a different nurse, "What about bringing them home, when can we do that?"
The badger looked at him, "Usually within two to three days. Once they are eating properly themselves and your wife is cleared you should all be able to go home."
"Get the operating room set now, we've got heavy bleeding we need to stop. Call down to the blood bank and get some up here now." Doctor Townsend's voice cut into Nick. He spun around and saw Judy's eyes closed, an oxygen mask on her muzzle, and laying completely back on the bed.
"Judy…" Townsend spun around after hearing Nicks voice.
"Get the kits to the nursery now, Mr. Wilde you have to stay here. Your wife is bleeding and we have to operate to stop it." Nick could hear what she was saying but it sounded muffled and distant as he watched Judy getting wheeled out of the room follow shortly by his kits leaving just him and the doctor in the room.
"Mr. Wilde. Mr. Wilde. Nick." He finally snapped out of his shock and looked at the bunny doctor in front of him. "I'm not going to lie the bleeding is bad she's already lost a lot as it is. Once we're done I'll come back and explain everything that when on. For now, I need you to stay here."
"Doctor were ready." A nurse popped his head around the door frame.
"Okay, I'll be right there." She turned back to Nick, who had no expression on his face, "I promise you we will do everything we can. This happens sometimes but we have to work quickly to stop it. I'll send her parents back here to be with you while we are operating, please take a seat while waiting for them."
Nick just slowly nodded as the bunny left him alone in the room, it got uncomfortably quiet as he stood in the middle of the room. He looked around to where his kits had been laying in the beds than to where Judy's bed had been. Looking at the floor he saw the pool of blood that had built up there.
"Nick." He turned to see Bonnie and Stu walking into the room. His emotions finally cracked when he saw Bonnie tearing up and he fell to the floor crying. The elder rabbits came over and wrapped him in their paws allowing the fox to just cry, continually repeating her name over and over again.
