A/N: I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. We'll be going back to fluff for this one.

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Chapter 17 - Q&A

"Hey mom. Hey dad."

Nick completely froze at the the sight of Judy's parents on her phone. The shocked expressions slowly changed showing a different emotion for each rabbit. Bonnie's cheeks and tips of her ears became slightly pink, embarrassed that she had unknowingly put her daughter in this position. She was tempted to hang up the phone right there and then but her husband was the one holding it. Stu meanwhile was growing redder in the face until it was almost purple.

Nick shook off his paralysis under the hateful eye of his mate's father and began to edge himself out of the screen's view. Judy raised a paw over her shoulder and lightly grabbed Nick's muzzle. She pulled him back to her shoulder, signaling she wanted him to continue his biting and nuzzling. Unable to deny her anything, he continued focusing on his task making her giggle at the feeling of her mate's lips on her fur. Reaching down, she hauled up his arm until it was around her waist.

During this whole demonstration of a lover's embrace, the Hopps' reactions were becoming more and more pronounced. Bonnie was now beet red, unable to fully focus on the screen. Stu on the other hand looked as if he were about to have a heart attack. He raised his finger and opened his mouth to shout at them before Judy cut him off.

"Dad. I'm going to tell you this once. You will not scream. You will not yell. You will not insult me or Nick. If one speciest thing comes out of your mouth this call will be ended and you will have to wait until I contact you before we will speak again. I know neither of us want that so please, Dad. Behave."

Stu looked shocked at her words which, while spoken calmly, were laced with the bitter determination he knew was not only unique to his daughter, but also made her what she was. His immediate thought was to throw caution to the wind and begin screaming at this fox who dared to lay a hand on his daughter before he realized that was exactly the mindset he needed to not be in if he was going to be able to talk to Judy. He wasn't going to deny his feelings about this but he was going to put a lid on it. For now. Swallowing the lump in his throat, he nodded.

Judy let out a smile, still worn out from tonight's earlier events. "Here's how it's going to work. I will answer three yes or no questions. Three questions. Yes or no. That's it. They can be about anything but I imagine we all know what the topic is going to be." Looking back at Nick he winked as he slightly opened his maw to scratch a long fang across her neck, eliciting a small shudder of pleasure through her body.

"Are you safe?!" Stu's frantic voice came over the speaker.

Nick chuckled at the absurdity of the question but he understood a parent's protectiveness. Judy rolled her eyes before responding. "Yes dad. I am never as safe as when I am with Nick. He loves me too much to ever let anything happen to me."

Bonnie moved forward to ask a question before Stu cut her off. "Has he hurt you?!"

Judy reached her paw behind Nick's head and scratched behind one of his ears, feeling a shiver from him as he continued tending to her neck. "Mmmm, definitely not."

Stu spun around, his paws grabbing at his ears in frustration. Bonnie grabbed the phone and looked at her daughter. Seeing her look so protected, so loved, she began to grow to like this fox that seemed to have great affection for her daughter. But she needed to be sure. "Are you happy, dear?"

Judy smiled at her mom. Unlike her dad's questions which had been overly protective but unnecessary, her mom's was unexpected but overwhelmingly appreciated. Closing her eyes she let out a contented sigh. She opened them, looking at her mom through half-lidded eyes. "More than I could have ever imagined, mom."

The older rabbit's eyes grew misty as she felt her daughter's emotions through her words. Never had she seen her like this. Not at her graduation, not after solving her first case, never. She had come to worry that she would never find someone for her, but she honestly wasn't surprised. She had been seeing the way she spoke about Nick through their chats for months. Even if Judy wasn't aware of it, Bonnie had slowly began to understand the feelings her daughter had for her partner. Always grinning for no reason whenever his name came up. Always trying to insert him into their conversations just so she had an excuse to talk about him.

"I understand completely, dear. I knew this was coming for a long time." Stu spun around looking shocked at his wife's words. "Oh don't look so surprised, Stu. If you had paid attention these last few months you'd have seen it too." Stu's jaw just flapped in the wind as he was unable to say anything.

"Thank you mom. Now, if you'll excuse us, we are rather tired and need to get some sleep. We're taking the train to Bunnyburrow tomorrow so we'll see you then." Nick's head jerked upright at that.

"Okay hun. Goodnight. Say goodnight Stu. Stu!" Still looking gruff, Stu wished his daughter a goodnight.

"Goodnight guys." Hanging up the phone she turned to see Nick staring at her, an expression of bewilderment across his muzzle. "What? You got your week, now I get mine."

Nick opened his mouth to object before feeling her tail wiggle against his hips. Shivering with desire he decided to hold back, knowing they each needed their sleep. Pulling her close and snuggling up against her, he sighed happily. As he started to drift off, he felt a paw pat the top of his head.

"Good fox."