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Chapter 10 - Ante up

Judy sat on the couch with a notebook in front of her, chewing on her pen. It was a nervous habit of hers and, due to the size and strength of her teeth, a rather annoying one as she went through multiple pens daily.

God, Nick is taking a long time in there. It was only a bit of egg.

He could be doing something else in there.

What else would he b-oh. OH.

Maybe you want to go...lend a paw?

Judy felt the heat from her face start to travel dangerously lower. Letting out a shrill "Eeep!" she quickly shoved those thought aside. Or at least tried to. An old joke she had heard as a teenager kept making it's way into her head. "I bet you even shower naked. You slut."

In this case 'slut' was referring to a tall, red fox with toned muscles all down his chest and ar- Judy mentally shook herself away from her current line of thinking. This is serious. We need to be concentrating on this. It could determine our futur-

"Hey Carrots."

Judy jumped about a foot off the couch, her notebook flying across the living room. She had been so absorbed in her…thoughts…that she hadn't heard him finish his shower. She turned to scold him for scaring her only to see he was naked. Judy froze, her eyes wide and ears tall. He's naked. I'm in a room with a naked fox. A hot naked fox. Okay, he still has a towel around his waist. That's good. I guess. Why am I not freaking out about this?

You are freaking out about this. You've been staring at his chest and…other…parts for over a minute and haven't said a word.

I...have?

Stop staring at him like a piece of meat. You're making us both uncomfortable.

Judy cleared her throat. "Nick. Did you, um, forget something?"

Nick smirked as he looked down at himself in mock surprise. "Oh no. How did I forget to put on any clothes before coming out here? How em-bare-assing. Hope your innocent eyes weren't irreparably harmed, Fluff."

Judy flushed, but she knew how to play this game too. "Oh I don't mean that. Did you forget to turn on the hot water? I'm hoping that," she gestured downwards "was just caused by some cold water and isn't simply all of what to expect."

Nick let a wide grin cross his face. Oh she's good. But there's a reason I never teach her too much. "Sorry Carrots. What you see is what you get," as he dropped the towel.

Judy's eyes stayed locked onto his face, her ears twitching like mad. Don't look down. Seriously, do not look down.

We're starting to look down.

I KNOW! Stop looking! Stop looking stop looking stopstopstopsto- OH GOD I'M LOOKING DOWN.

Judy let her eyes linger for a few seconds before looking back up at Nick. His face would have to break before his smile could get any wider. "So Fluff. Like what you see?"

Judy slowly, almost against her will, nodded.

"Well good. Cause you won't be seeing it again until we go over what we need to this morning." With that Nick turned and headed to the bedroom to get dressed, leaving Judy to let out a small whimper behind him.

Fully dressed now, Nick sat next to Judy on the couch. She had retrieved the notebook and now kept it tight to her chest.

"Nick. We really have to focus on this. We have a really difficult decision to make and it would be best if we stopped…teasing…each other for now."

Nick grinned smugly, knowing his last performance had shaken her. It shook me too, but let's not go there just yet. "Alright Carrots. Let's figure this out. What have you got?

Judy laid the notebook down so they could read it together.

"Di-…Did you seriously make a Pros & Cons list on our relationship?"

"Oh don't be so melodramatic. I make Pros & Cons lists for what shampoo I'm going to buy."

"Oh good. Well at least I know I rank up there with your shampoo. I hope I at least made the 'conditioner' stage too."

Judy pouted. "C'mon Nick, this is serious." Turning her eyes on him, she slowly batted her lashes.

Nick was screwed. She's using the eyes. She knows I can't handle the eyes. Those big, beautiful pools of violet…fuck. "Got it. Serious Wilde, on duty." Nick let her ramble on about the good and the bad about taking the plunge or staying partners. She went over how well they worked together versus how they had realized they felt. Was it a lasting thing or if it was temporary and was it worth the risk to their friendship and partnership to choose. She was making a lot of good points but he had already decided that he did not want things to go back to what they were. He loved being her partner. He loved being her friend. But he was in love with her. The decision would be hers and hers alone. He would follow wherever she wanted to go and simply keep his feelings contained.

Judy noticed Nick staring at her, occasionally nodding to what she was saying, but not seeming to be participating. Judy sighed. "Nick are you even paying attention?"

"Of course I am, Carrots. I've heard every word you've said."

Gesturing to her notebook, she huffed "And?"

Nick leaned in very close to his bunny. Judy began to feel her ears get hot, her cheeks flushing. "I have a better idea on how we can figure things out."

Judy swallowed hard. "Wh-…Umm what would t-that be?"

Nick cupped her cheek in his palm, watching her eyes slowly close at his touch. "Why don't you head to your apartment and grab some things that you'll need. As big a decision as this is, you'll stay here with me for the two weeks we have. Now now," he said, holding up a paw to her objections, "I'm not being too forward and asking you to move in. This is a temporary thing just so we can figure this out better."

Slowly, Judy nodded, her ears low against her back. She leaned into his hand, feeling comforted by the touch, the smell of his paw. Leaning forward, Nick slowly kissed her, keeping the contact light, loving. Withdrawing, Nick smiled at the way Judy continued try to kiss him while her eyes were closed. Realizing he wasn't coming back for another one, she opened her eyes and gazed at him, questionably.

"Now Fluff," Nick smirked. "Let's get your things together and get back here by 5."

"Why? What happens at 5?"

"That's when I take my bunny on our first date."