Chapter 17:

Prove Your Love

The next day Judy walked into the police station with a renewed sense of determination. She wasn't going to let Esmeralda take Nick from her and she wasn't going to let Nick think Esmeralda was better than her. She didn't care how long the two of them dated or what Esmeralda's real intentions were. All she knew was that Nick was hers and that was how it was going to stay.

She had spent extra time making herself look beautiful for him that morning and when she found him in their office she felt nothing short of sexy.

"Good morning baby," Nick said happily when he saw her come in.

She walked over to where he was sitting and wrapped her arms around his neck and put her forehead on his. "Hey sexy fox."

He ran his hands up and down her waist. "You look beautiful today. What did you do?"

"I just wanted to make today extra special for you," she said placing a kiss on his forehead, then his nose, then his lips.

"What's the occasion?" He hadn't expected to walk into the station and be seduced but the way things were going, he liked it.

"Does love need an occasion?" She straddled his lap and began to kiss him harder. She wanted to show him that she was a much better lover than Esmeralda had ever been.

"Mmm baby...we're still at work," he said as she kissed his neck realizing the situation they were in.

"Don't worry about it honey." She moved back to his mouth and kissed him passionately. The room was filled with their moans. She could feel him starting to get turned on and she began to rub her hips on him. He placed his hands on her butt and began to guide her. It felt good. She didn't want to stop.

Suddenly the door was thrown open and Clawhauster stopped in his tracks at what he saw. "Holy shit!"

"Ah!" Nick and Judy exclaimed as they were startled out of their passionate make out session.

"Can't you see we're busy, Clawhauster?" Nick said annoyed that they had been interrupted.

"Sorry, sorry, um, Bogo just wanted me to give you this," he said holding up a file folder. "I'll put it right here. Have fun." He backed out of the room and shut the door.

Nick looked back at Judy giving her the sexiest look she had ever seen. "Now, where were we?"

*WW*

Judy didn't see Esmeralda the rest of the week but she did everything she could to make sure that Nick had no reason to run back to her. She was super affectionate to him, made him dinner, paid for their dates, did everything she could possibly think of to make him happy. So far it seemed to be working.

"I'm starving, you wanna get some food?" Judy asked as they left the police station that Friday. They had stayed super later, it was almost 9 o' clock. All in a day's work but snow that it was over, she wanted nothing more than to just be with him.

"How about we stop and get some pizza and cuddle all night?" he suggested.

"I like that."

"Good, but I'm paying this time."

"Nick…"

"You've paid for our last two dates. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I let you pay for everything?"

"A boyfriend who doesn't conform to the norms of society…"

He cut her off with a kiss. "I'll pay tonight, you don't worry your pretty little head about a thing."

She couldn't help but smile. She was lucky to have a man like him.

They went to the pizza place and ordered their pizza.

"I left my key in the car," Nick realized.

"I'll wait for the pizza if you wanna go get it."

He gave her a kiss. "I'll be right back."

He got out to the car and got the keys. Once he locked the door he saw Esmeralda approaching him.

"Hello Nick," she said sweetly.

"I'm pretty sure the amount of times you've come to find me over the past few days would be considered stalking."

She giggled. "Still as funny as always. What are you doing tonight?"

"Don't worry about it."

"You know, I talked to your little girlfriend the other day. What do you see in her?"

"A lot more than I ever saw in you." Things between him and Esmeralda hadn't ended well. Yes he had loved her but their relationship had been even more dysfunctional than his relationship with Judy, complete with constant arguing and cheating. Eventually he couldn't take it anymore and called it quits but it seemed like she still hadn't gotten the memo.

"But she's a bunny."

"So what?"

"I mean, why would you want to date a bunny? She's so tiny, and not much to look at honestly."

"I think she's beautiful."

She batted her eyelashes. "More beautiful than me?"

Nick crossed his arms. "Of course. She's gorgeous, she's smart, brave, caring...everything you're not."

Esmeralda looked shocked then she scoffed. "I remember you saying I was all of those things."

"Well a woman who was all of those things wouldn't have chosen to have an affair." He remembered when he had found out. God did it hurt. He thought they would be together forever yet she was just another no good skank. It absolutely hurt his trust and he eventually went back to hook ups. Why even try for a relationship when chicks were so untrustworthy? At least, that's what he thought until he met Judy.

She stepped closer to him. "I miss you Nick."

"Should have thought about that before I caught you in bed with that guy," he said coldly. He'd been with a lot of sleazy bitches in his time, but it took him a long time to find out that she was as bad as they come. Looking at her now he was disgusted by her. Sure she was gorgeous, but she was dead to him.

"I think we should give it another try." She put her hands on his shoulders. Before he could say anything more she kissed him.

Of course at that moment Judy walked out the door. She dropped the pizza when she saw them. "N-Nick…"

Nick pushed Esmeralda away. "Damn it. Judy…"

Judy couldn't tell whether she was more hurt or angry. She stomped over to them and pushed Esmeralda aside. "Get your hands off my man you bitch!"

"You're not good enough for him," Esmeralda said.

"You know what…!"

Nick stepped between them before the girls could start fighting in the middle of the parking lot. He put his hands on Judy's shoulders. She looked mad but there were tears in her eyes. He couldn't stand to see his Judy so upset, it pained him. "Judy…"

She looked away from him. She couldn't believe she had been right about everything. Nick was still in love with Esmeralda. He would never love her the way he loved his ex girlfriend. He was going to leave her and they would be together and that would be it. She thought she finally had him as her own for good but she was wrong. No matter how hard she tried her and Nick simply wouldn't be together.

"What did I tell you Nick?" Esmeralda said smugly. "She's not what we used to have."

"Shut the hell up Esmeralda!" Nick exclaimed surprising both her and Judy. Judy had never seen Nick so mad before, it was kinda frightening. "You will never be half the woman Judy is! I don't want you, I never will want you! Stay the hell out of my life and if I hear of you harassing Judy one more damn time you'll regret it, got it?!"

Judy was shocked. He was actually standing up for her. This was the last thing she expected to hear from him. Esmeralda's facial expression went from shocked to hurt to angry. Judy smirked knowing she had won.

"Fine! See if I care Nick! I don't need you! I never needed you! Good riddance!" With that she stormed off.

Nick ran his fingers through Judy's hair and looked into her eyes still concerned about her. "Are you alright Judy? I'm sorry. That fucking whore…"

She cut him off by hugging him tightly.

"You're not mad?"

"How could I be? I should have known you would choose me."

He held her hands. "Of course I would Judy! She's a bitch. I broke up with her for a reason, things never worked out between us no matter how much I tried. When I caught her cheating that was it. She's insane."

"I'm sorry you had to put up with that. You don't deserve it. I would have kicked her ass on the spot for you."

Nick chuckled. "I know you would have." He kissed her. "That's why I love you sweet bunny. You're better than she ever could be in every single way. I would never risk what we have over some bitch." He gave her one more kiss and then picked the pizza up off the ground. "Ready to go?"

"Can we still cuddle all night?"

"We can cuddle as long as you want baby."