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Chapter 2 (Old Coffee)

Tick. Tick.

The time passed audibly as Nick sat in his office.

Day 2. Nick just stared at his desk where he had scratched two short lines into it. He pushed aside a cup of coffee and put his head in his paws.

"I'm such an idiot."

It had been two days since Judy left and she hadn't texted or called. Not even to say she made it home safe. That's how he knew she was really mad. He screwed up.

"Wilde. I need you to fill out and file these police reports." Chief Bogo interrupted and tossed a large pile of case folders onto Nick's desk.

"Ah, come on Chief, can't you get someone else to do them?"

"We are shorthanded seeing as Hopps is on vacation, so you have to pick up the slack. Maybe even get some of your own work done for once." He was gone before Nick could give a sarcastic response. Nick sighed.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

This was not supposed to happen. It was just a big misunderstanding. Why couldn't he just say what he meant instead of always being mysterious? Maybe then she wouldn't be so mad. He couldn't undo what had been done though. Nick thought back to what started it all.

"I don't know" The rabbit stood there in front of him, in that dimly lit room. One foot cuffed to the desk. This moment had been a long time coming, and Nick wasn't about to let it pass. He grabbed her shoulders and looked directly into her large lavender eyes. She closed them and leaned forward.

"Whoa, whoa Carrots. Hold on a second." Nick put a finger to her lips to stop her.

"What?" Judy suddenly looked very nervous and her face turned slightly pink. "Are you just messing with me then?" she sounded angry.

"No, no" Nick paused, "I mean at first I was, but-"

"But what!? You had your fun? You got me?" Her voice raised in pitch. "Now you can laugh it up with all the other officers!" She started yanking her foot away from the desk.

"Not like this!" Nick yelled.

Judy paused.

"What?" her voice came out as a squeak.

"Judy," Nick knelt down to uncuff her foot, then he looked up at her. "I want to kiss you, but not like this."

Judy's face turned a darker shade of pink.

A loud knock at the door interrupted Nick's thoughts.

"Hey, the chief wanted me to check up on you." Clawhauser stood in the doorway. Nick just looked over at him skeptically. "It looks like you haven't started, and that's a lot of work." Nick stretched out and sighed.

"Yeah, usually Hopps takes care of a majority of the paperwork." Nick stared off into space again. Clawhauser stood in uncomfortable silence for a moment.

"Well, I guess I'll let you keep at it. Good Luck."

Nick didn't hear him. He started picturing their first date. It was a complete train wreck, but for some reason, Judy stayed with him. Until now.

Ding Dong.

Nick stood outside of Judy's apartment with a bouquet of flowers, because that's what you're supposed to bring right, flowers?

"Just a second!" Judy yelled through the door. There was some shuffling before the door opened and out stepped Judy, wearing a short purple dress that hugged her figure. In her arms she held a small black purse and jacket. Nick stared, speechless at the sight before him. Judy waved a hand in front of his face. "You ready to go?" Nick shook himself out of his daze and put on his usual charming smile.

"Well now, you look absolutely spiffy." He held out the flowers. Judy smiled and accepted them.

"Thank you Nick." She inhaled, then her eyes got wide. "Wait a moment, are these daffodils?" Nick's confidence faded with Judy's sudden alertness.

"Yes." He answered slowly, "Why?"

"I'm alerg- AHCHOO!" Judy sneezed and the flowers fell to the floor.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't know." Judy sneezed again and her eyes started to turn red.

"It's ok, it's not too bad of an allergy. My eyes just get red and I get a runny nose." Judy said while rubbing her eyes. "I think I'll need to stop by a pharmacy for some allergy medicine though."

"No problem, the movie doesn't start for another 30 minutes."

Nick drove Judy to the nearest pharmacy and they walked into the store. She ran to the back counter and asked the pharmacist for the medicine.

"Sorry Hun, we are fresh out of that." Said a brown and white Guinea Pig in a white lab coat.

"You're kidding." Judy said, doing her best not to rub her eyes.

"You might try the Pharmacy near the DMV. I can call ahead and have them reserve some for you."

"That would be wonderful, thank you." Judy waited as the Guinea Pig made her way over to the phone. It took about 10 minutes for her to make the call.

"I really wish they made the phones more accessible here, but your order is in. If you want, you can pay here and pick it up over there."

"Okay." Judy handed over some cash, "Keep the change," then she dashed out, dragging Nick away from the sunglasses rack.

"What's going on? Where's your medicine?"

"At the Pharmacy near the DMV." Judy answered. Nick stopped. That was 20 minutes away. And the theater was another 30 minutes from there. They were going to miss the movie. Nick pushed the thoughts away, what was important right now was Judy's health.

"Alright, let's go."

They picked up the medicine and Judy immediately took it, relieving her itchy eyes. They stood by Nick's car just outside of the pharmacy and Judy looked at the time.

"Oh no, the movie started!" She looked up at Nick with worried eyes. "We're not going to make it."

"It's okay carrots, there's another one in two hours." He smiled.

"I'm sorry Nick, I know how badly you wanted to see this."

"Don't blame yourself, it's my fault. I should have brought a bouquet of carrots instead."

Judy laughed, picturing Nick at her doorstep with a bundle of carrots.

"I probably would have closed the door on your face."

"Awe come on Hopps, you know you love me." Judy took a step toward the fox.

"Do I know that?" she playfully questioned. Pulling on Nicks tie and planting a quick peck on his cheek, Judy smiled, "Yes, yes I do."

Nick smiled at the memory.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

This had to be fixed. Nick suddenly stood up from his desk and stormed out toward Chief Bogo's office. He knocked on the door several times.

"What! Who is it!? I'm busy!" the Ox bellowed.

"It's officer Wilde sir, I need to speak to you." Nick entered the office without permission and hopped onto the chair, standing so he could be eye level with the chief. "I need a few days off."

Bogo just stared at the bold fox. Then he burst out laughing.

"You want what?"

"I need a few days off of work." The chief stopped laughing.

"You're serious?" He stood, towering over Nick. "No." he said simply.

"Oh come on, you gave Officer Hopps time off."

"That's because she actually works. If you put half as much time and effort into your work as you do messing around with the other officers, maybe I'd say yes. Have you even started on the files I gave you?" Nick said nothing. "I thought not. You can have time off when your work is done." Bogo walked over to the door and opened it. Nick barley got through the door before it slammed shut behind him.

Nick wasn't done yet. He was going to get that time off. He needed to see Judy. He went back to his office with determination. First, he had to prove himself. He needed to clear the misunderstanding. Nick looked up at the clock.

Tick. Tick.

He grabbed the cup of coffee on his desk and took a big swig, then immediately turned to the side and spit it out. He almost forgot. This coffee was from two days ago. Old and cold. Nick looked down at the two scratch marks on his desk, then he got to work.