The dance club was in full swing as mammals of all sorts danced on the lit-up floor with strobe lights all about. A fox and rabbit were right in the middle as the fox twirled his girl and the bunny released a giggle. When the music came to a stop, the mammals cheered and took a break. Judy and Nick sat at a table they picked out before hitting the dance floor.

As they were catching their breath, Nick said, "I have to go the little kit's room."

She giggled, "Just make sure you're back before the next song."

He got up with a chuckle, "You bunnies, always ready to boogie." he blew a kiss.

She made a motion of catching it before he disappeared down the hall. She sighed in content but the moment was short-lived when an all too familiar voice said.

"Judy Hopps! What coincidence running into you here!"

She gasped, hoping this was all just a bad dream but no… there he was… the bunny that stole her heart and crushed it without so much as a second thought. She growled, "Roland…"

"Did you get my texts?" he asked with a bright grin as if he did nothing to wrong her in the past and sat across from her.

"I saw them." she stated with an icy tone.

"Oh… Jude… Are you still mad about that? It was just one little mistake… She meant nothing to me, sweetheart."

She gritted her teeth, "Don't. Call. Me. Sweetheart."

"Aww… why not?"

"You're not allowed to call me that." she avowed, "Someone much better than you has earned that privilege…"

"Oh? You're dating someone else now?"

"Yes. Yes, I am." she proudly declared, "And I am very happy with him."

"My congratulations, whose the lucky rabbit?"

"He isn't a rabbit."

"Oh?" he raised a brow.

"He's a fox." she said with a smug smile.

"A fox?" he played dumb, "Well… that's certainly new… I know Zootopia has a wide range of interspecies couples, heaven knows Bunnyburrow has quite a few of them too but a fox and rabbit couple has never been known before. Looks like you're the first. That's my girl, always setting new trends. First rabbit to be accepted at an all-girls' school now this."

She snarled, "I. Am. Not. Your. Girl. Not anymore."

He sighed, "You can't blame a guy for trying to rekindle an old flame, can he?"

Judy scowled, "Roland, the fact that you have sent me two texts and having showed up on same day can't be a coincidence… Are you stalking me?!"

"Me?" Roland acted innocent, "No. I was visiting my sister for the day, what with her being alone and all, I figured she needed her brother to comfort her and be her Valentine's Day date. That's why I sent the texts, I thought you would be feeling alone on this day too, my mistake." he shrugged.

She crossed her arms and eyed him suspiciously, "So why aren't you with your sister then?"

"Rube's had to be bed early to prepare for her exams this coming week, so I decided to check the local scene. It truly was miraculous finding you here." he flashed that smile again.

Judy didn't know what to make of it but in the end it could have just been a freaky coincidence.

"Hey, Carrots." Nick came back and frowned at the new bunny. "Is this guy bothering you?"

"No." she stated, "He was just leaving, weren't you, Roland?"

Nick felt a growl in his throat when he heard the name and instinctively wrapped a paw around Judy, "You're Roland?"

The rabbit showed no fear and said, "The same. And you are Judy's new boyfriend? What's your name?"

"Wilde. Nicholas Wilde." Nick firmly replied.

"Ah. Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wilde."

"The pleasure isn't mine…" he bared his teeth showing off his canines to the rabbit.

"And I see you are acknowledged with my little blunder with Judy. I must say you are quite lucky to have such a lady by your side. I would give anything to amend for my mistake if only to be reunited with the fair Judy."

Judy scowled, "You aren't swaying anybody with your speech, Roland. You need to go."

Nick scowled as well, "You heard the lady. And if you have any respect for her at all left, you should do just that."

Roland held his paws up as he backed away, "I'll go, but I sure am going to miss you, Judy. We could have been great together." he turned and left.

Nick looked at Judy in concern, "Carrots…?"

Judy stood up with an emotionless expression, "Let's go."

They made it all the way back to the schools in silent. What started as the greatest date ever turned into the worst. Nick could tell his bunny was keeping a cool façade since they left the club deep down she was hurting, real bad. He didn't like it.

A coincidence he said… Yeah, right… That is the most pathetic excuse anyone can give when stalking someone…

As they approached the girls' school he softly uttered, "Carrots…?"

She turned to him.

"Should we inform the police?" he asked.

"No…"

"But-"

"There's no proof, Nick!"

"No proof?! What do you call two texts and eyewitnesses at a club then?!"

"It's not enough. As much as I want to believe it is. It just isn't…" she wrapped herself being on the verge of crying. "His story is believable and they can't arrest him without probable cause."

He raised his brow, "Where did you get this information?"

"I look it up. Shortly after realizing I wanted to be a cop, I took the liberty of finding books on law and the Zootopia Police Department." making a small smile on her face.

Nick shook his head in amusement, "Of course you did…" then went back to being serious, "You know that I would never ever do what he did, right?"

She slowly approached him as she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him full on the lips and uttered, "I know…"

"Good. Because… Foxes mate for life, Judy… And I cannot imagine being with anyone but you for the rest of my life…"

Her eyes went wide from his words before tears of happiness ran down from them. That made him smile, knowing that he managed to turn a semi-rotten day into something extraordinary for her just by uttering those words to her.

She clung on to him not wanting to let go at all. He returned the embrace with just as much passion. But they knew that time would not wait for them as their curfew was nearing and they were force to part from each other.

"I love you…" they both said together as they went into their separate schools.

"Dang…" Gideon muttered.

Ben was gapping at whole thing as Nick finished his story of what happened today. When he first entered the room he was greeted by taunting until they saw the solemn look on his face and stopped. He told them everything. The texts, the date, to the sudden arrival of the ex-boyfriend, it was like something out of a soap opera.

Finnick said, "So this punk is moving in on your territory, uh?"

Nick firmly mentioned, "Carrots is more than property, Fin. I will admit, I am intending on making her my mate." that caused a gush from Ben, "But that won't be until years down the road, I have no claim to her."

Gideon pointed, "Well this guy doesn't have claim to her either and he's stalking her." the fox then smiled at Nick, "You know, it's really amazing of how far you two have come… Before you used to fight over the littlest thing… but now…"

Ben stepped in with a squeal, "But now you're planning a future!" he slightly sniffled, "Our Nicky is growing up…"

Even Finnick was smiling and patted Nick's back, "It's true. You were always the wisecracking moron with bad puns and always finding some way to get into trouble, but ever since you and Hopps been together, you've changed."

Nick asked with a smile, "But not too much, right?"

Finnick replied, "Right, you're still a wisecracking moron with bad puns."

"But you've definitely maturrd." said Gideon.

"Isn't it mature?" Ben inquired.

"Shoot, my mistake."

"Don't worry, Gid, at least your mistake can be amended, but Playbunny won't able to amend his. Which is good, because Judy deserves better and I'm going to give her that." He looked out the window and hoped that he can make good on his vow.