Chapter 6: And The Results Are…
Ten days after their meeting with Chief Bogo, Nick gets a call from Bogo.
"Hey chief, "answered Nick "to what do we owe the unexpected pleasure of a call from our favorite Buffalo Bu…"
"Can it Wilde" interjected the chief gruffly "there has been a screw-up on your paperwork with the leave time. I need both of you to get down here ASAP to help get it straightened out. Do you think you can handle that?"
"Ummm, just a sec, I'll check with Judy to see how soon we can be there."
"Carrots, the chief needs us back at the station to redo some leave paperwork as soon as we can get there.' 'Tell him we can be there in about forty five minutes or so, I'm just finishing my shower."
"Chief, Judy said about forty five minutes or so, is that ok?"
"That should be fine, don't be late Wilde…." As he hung up Bobo grinned and thought to himself 'I think it's time for a little payback. This should be good.'
As Nick and Judy enter the station, they quickly notice that Clawhauser is missing from the front desk.
"Well, said Judy, "This is certainly odd, Clawhauser is always at his desk….."
"And there is absolutely no one in the lobby either" remarked Nick.
As the pair checked the bullpen they were shocked by a sudden small explosion.
"BANG"
"What the hell" began Nick as multi-colored confetti and streamers were launched at them.
"SURPRISE!" shouted the entire precinct!
As everyone congratulated the couple on their latest 'achievement', Nick caught Bogo out of the corner of his eye with a large grin on his muzzle.
"Chief, how in the world did you manage to pull this off without my hearing about it?"
"Actually" said Bogo "it wasn't too difficult, the only one to worry about was Clawhauser. All I had to do was threaten to put him back in the field if he mentioned it to anyone." After a brief pause the chief added "It's called a hustle Wilde".
"Well just….damn… Good one Chief".
The next six weeks or so were pretty normal for Nick and Judy, with the exception of the weekly visits to Dr. Clawson's office.
On the first weekly visit, Judy asked "Dr. Clawson, I have a question about... intimacy. How will my pregnancy affect our sex life? I know Nick is….concerned, he just really doesn't want to say anything.
"I would expect normal relations to be ok for the next month or so, then I would suggest that you be very careful for the next two to three weeks after that, then probably abstain until after kits are born. You really can't be too careful until we have a lot more information."
Judy grinned "I guess Nick will be surprised after supper tonight."
Dr. Clawson blushed slightly, "I-in case yo were wondering, I would think we will be able to tell how may kits you should be expecting by the end of the month, that gives you about a few more weeks to think about names and such."
"Names won't be much of a problem" said Judy as she smiled "we already have several in mind, both for boys and girls."
As Judy got in her car she phoned Nick "Nick, I'm going to do a little shopping then go home and get supper ready, is there anything special you want?"
"Not anything I can think of right now, except to spend time with my favorite bunny. You know...if there are any of your parent's blueberries left, I wouldn't mind some kind of simple dessert..."
With a wide grin Judy replied "Got 'ya covered there Slick, see you at home, Love you, 'bye."
'Blueberries for dessert huh, well Mr. Wilde, you MIGHT get more that you bargained for tonight...' thought Judy.
When Nick arrived home that evening he found a note taped to the front door, which was not usually locked, but for some reason was today. The note read 'Follow the clues Jr. Detective.'
'What the hell?' thought Nick as he entered and relocked the door. As he looked around he noticed a trail of blueberries on the floor. The trail of blueberries led to the spare bathroom with the following note on the door 'Shower using the items within.'
Walking to their bedroom he found that door locked, which it NEVER is. "Fluff, what in the hell is going on?"
"FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOX!" came the reply from behind the bedroom door.
'Well shit, fine' thought Nick grudgingly as he headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. As he stepped into the shower he noticed that the only shampoo was carrot scented. 'Good God' thought Nick,' this just keeps getting weirder and weirder.'
As he exited the shower and dried off, he noticed that the bedroom door was unlocked and slightly ajar. As he slowly advanced and peeked into the bedroom, he saw Judy on the bed with nothing on except whipped cream and blueberries covering her...'delicate' parts.
Grinning slightly, Nick slowly opened the door a little more and heard Judy say in her most alluring voice "Like what you see Slick? What are you waiting for, it's not like you haven't tasted rabbit or blueberries before..."
By the end of Judy's first trimester, about seven weeks, Dr. Clawson told Judy "Everything seems to be normal so far. If you would like you can bring Nick with you next week and we can do an ultrasound. Then we can determine for sure how many kits you have and possibly their gender if you so choose."
"Really? That would be great, I know Nick will be almost as thrilled as I am to find out!"
"One more thing before you leave today, I know you aren't too thrilled about getting blood and tissue samples from your kit, but it would greatly aid us in helping them in the future. We really prefer to do this as early as possible to minimize further unpleasantries after the birth."
"No, I do understand that it is necessary. If it's ok, can we do that AFTER the ultrasound, I would like that to be as happy a time as possible.
"That is perfectly acceptable, don't worry about a thing. Something else to consider, you really need to think about not being in the field until after delivery. Any overly stressful situation or injury could put your kit at risk, please consider it carefully. "
With a slight frown, Judy said "I guess you're right, I'll talk to Nick about it and put in a request with the chief, thanks for everything. See you next week."
At the next scheduled doctors visit, Nick and Judy sat apprehensively in the waiting area. "Nick, will you please settle down, you're making ne nervous."
"I can't help it Carrots, this waiting has got me on edge. I would rather be out chasing bad guys than just sitting here doing nothing."
"Judy, Nick" called Dr, Clawson "I'm ready for you now."
As Nick helped Judy up onto the examination table, Dr. Clawson explained the procedure.
"First I will need to put this gel, which is simply propylene glycol, water and a blue dye, on your tummy Judy. This is to make sure that there is a more solid connection between the unit and you. We will be able to tell how may kits you have and probably whether you have a boy or a girl, possibly both or even more if you want to know. We can even listen to the heart beat if you would like."
"Let's get this show on the road" complained Nick "the suspense is KILLING me."
Judy and Dr. Clawson couldn't help but laugh. "Ok" said Clawson "here we go" as she put the paddle on Judy's tummy, moving it from side to side. "Hmmmm, looks like we have...two kits, one has vaguely fox like characteristics, and the other is more rabbit like. I think I can tell the sex of each if you really want to know, some mammals do, some don't, I always need to ask before I say anything."
Judy and Nick looked at each other and agreed, "Please we would like to know, we have... special reasons if that's ok..."
Smiling, Dr. Clawson said "I understand completely. Hmmmmm it looks like the fox like kit is a girl and the rabbit like kit is a boy. I hope this is ok, because it's really too late to change anything now."
Dumbfounded, Judy exclaimed "Th...this couldn't have worked out any more perfectly if we had actually planned it before hand. This means so much to us and to our families, I just don't have the words."
Judy glanced at Nick and noticed the he was just staring at the monitor." Earth to Nick...earth to Nick...will you stop just staring and say something..."
"Uhhhhhh...wait...what...holy crap, this is AMAZING...it's a dream come true. We gotta tell everyone. Your folks, my mom, Bogo..."
"NICK, will you please slow down, you are giving me a headache for crying out loud."
Dr. Clawson laughed "Would you like to hear the kits heartbeats?"
"Hell yes" replied Nick, Judy just rolled her eyes and nodded yes, smiling all the while.
'Thump-thu-mp, thump-thu-mp, thump, thu-mp'.
Judy and Nick looked alarmingly at Dr. Clawson, "Is that supposed to sound so...weird?" asked Judy.
"Don't be alarmed, you must remember, there are two sets of heartbeats going on in there, not one. I would be worried if there was only one. Multiple kits rarely have synchronized heartbeats, there are two after all. (A/N: I actually checked on WebMD).
"Well just...damn...this is just ...amazing." said Nick.
"If you would like, I can give you a printout of the ultrasound, along with a DVD of it as well as the heartbeats".
"That would be wonderful" said Judy, although she wondered why Nick was wearing one of his patented smirks.
"Before I do all of that, Nick please step outside while I take some blood and tissue samples from your kits."
As they were leaving the doctor's office, printout and DVD in paw, Judy noticed the smirk on Nicks face again and asked "what in the world is going on with you?"
"Let's call our parents and give them the news about the kits, then I'll tell you. But first I need to ask you something important about middle names for the kits, since we already are agreed on the first names.'"
"Ok Nick, what is it?"
"I would like to give Ronald my dad's name Jonathan, as his middle name. Please don't ask why, I'll tell you soon I promise. And I would like to give Angela your mother's middle name, Lucille that way we can honor both sides of our families. I honestly can't think of a better name for my...I mean our daughter than the name of my sister and your mother."
Judy thought about Nick's requests for a minute or so "I don't see why not, even though it seems a bit cheesy to give Angela my mother's middle name.."
Nick kissed Judy lightly on the cheek and simply said "Thanks Carrots, now let's get our parents called…"
JUDY
"Hello, mom, is dad handy? Good, ok, listen, we just left the doctor's office and...No dad, everything is fine. We just got the news, we are having TWINS! Yes, twins, a boy and a girl. The boy is bunny like and the girl is fox like. No, we don't know EXACTLY what they look like yet, I mean really? We are just going to have to wait and find out. I'll talk to Nick and we will head you way to celebrate on our next days off. Wait... is it ok if we bring Nick's mom with us? It is! Let me ask Nick quick. Ok, it's all set, Victoria will be coming along as well. Love you guys, 'bye."
NICK
"Hey mom, are you busy? Well, we just left the doctor's office and...no mom, everything is fine. Actually everything is more than fine, in fact everything is perfect. Ok, here's the good news, we are having twins! Yes mom, you heard right, twins, a boy and a girl. Well, it seems that the boy is more bunny like and the girl is more like a fox. Names? You know, I believe we have the perfect na...wait a sec Judy is asking me something...mom, are you free next weekend, Judy wants to make a trip to Bunnyburrow to celebrate and she wants to know if you would like to go along. You would, that's great, I'll let her know. I'll call and let you know when we'll leave. Love you, see you soon 'bye." Nick sighed, 'Boy, I barely evaded the name thing…for now'.
"Ok Slick, mind telling me what the smirk was for earlier?"
"Simple, I want to set up a prank for the precinct...something...epic."
Judy rolled her eyes "Really Nick? You want to prank everybody at the precinct? Just how in the world do you think you're going to do that? It's not like they don't know I'm pregnant."
"Well, you know Buffalo Butt likes to do his video presentations on Friday morning's right? What do you think would happen if we...I don't know...maybe…slipped in the DVD of the ultrasound in the machine and used it in place of his normal presentation?"
Judy's mouth dropped open and her paws flew to her muzzle "Nick that is so...juvenile...I love it. How are you going to manage that, Bogo doesn't let ANYONE close to the machine."
"Actually, Higgins has access to the player, and he owes me a favor or two, I think I can 'persuade' him to work it, as long as he knows it's nothing that will actually land him in trouble with Bogo."
Friday, before roll call, "Higgins" said Nick, "I need to talk to you for a sec".
A concerned hippo looked questioningly at Nick "What do you need Nick?"
"How would you like to call in all of the favors you owe me?" Nick asked.
"What do I have to do, and how much trouble am I going to be in if I do it?" asked a now very worried Higgins.
"First I'll let you in on a little secret, then you can decide if it's worth it or not. If you don't want to, no hard feelings, ok?"
As Nick explained what he wanted the hippo to do, and what was on the DVD, Higgins asked "This is for real, right, not just another one of your stupid pranks?"
"Well, yes it's definitely a prank, but the info is as legit as it comes, I promise" said Nick "and just think, you get to be the first to know about it, even before Clawhauser…Deal?"
"And then we're square, right?" Nick nodded "ok, deal".
The Bullpen: 0700 Friday morning
"Atten...hut!" announced Higgins, and the usual yelling and pounding on tables ensues.
"ALL RIGHT SHUT IT" Yells the chief. "Do we really need to do this every day?" he asks no one in particular.
"It's a tradition sir, you know how we hate to break tradition chief."
"Shut your mouth Wilde" which brings a laugh from everyone in the room.
"Alright then" shooting Nick an angry glare. "before I hand out assignments let's take a quick look at the breakdown of activity for the past week. Roll it Higgins."
As the projector begins to play, the video of Judy's ultrasound of the kits fills the screen and the sound of their heartbeats fill the room.
As Bogo turns and gapes as he stares at the screen, "What…in…the...hel....HIGGINS!"
To the amazement of everyone, except of course Judy, Nick jumps up on the table, smirks at a thoroughly confused Chief Bogo and says "Ladies and gentlemammals, I would like to introduce you all to Ronald Jonathan and Angela Lucille Wilde, may God have mercy on our souls."
As the yelling and table pounding begins again and congratulations are given, Bogo gives a quiet smile and says quietly, "Well done Wilde, well done."
A/N:USA Patriot-yes, I did get the idea for the carrot soup gag from 'Paw in Paw'. Sharp of you to notice. It just seemed to fit the story flow.