[Author's Note: Hello everyone. I understand it's been around a year since I last updated this story. I was so busy working on it and discussing ideas with my co-writer that I forgot to upload the chapters here when finished. Well I've gotten back on track, and will start publishing chapters on here again. Hope you enjoy.]

Chapter 5: Complications

Judy awoke to the beeping of the alarm clock. She sat up and stretched. She felt very refreshed, she hadn't slept that good in a long while, especially when she had been continuously woken up by cramps or nausea. She noticed that Nick wasn't in bed next to her. It was unusual for Nick to wake up before her, as he wasn't a "morning person". In fact, she usually had to drag him out of bed most days. She walked into the kitchen and found Nick cooking breakfast. He must've heard her, because he looked over his shoulder as he was cooking.

"Mornin' Carrots, how'd ya sleep?" He said cheerfully.

"Like a rock." She replied, still trying to rub the sleep from her eyes.

Nick chuckled. "I could tell. When I woke up early this morning, you were sound asleep. I figured that I'd just let the alarm clock wake you up. You know, you're so cute when you're asleep!" He said teasingly.

Ordinarily, Judy would be furious if any mammal called her "cute", especially if they did it to tease her. However, over the years with Nick, she had grown to like his affectionate teasing, even when he called her cute. "Don't forget, this cute little bunny can still whip your hide!" She teased back. She walked over to him and tried to peer into the skillet on the stove. "What's cooking?"

"Our favorite, blueberry pancakes!" He declared.

"You mean your favorite. You're absolutely addicted to blueberries, aren't you?" She laughed.

"I can't help it, they are just so sweet! But not as sweet as you, Fluff." he bent down and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "Go ahead and get ready for work, I'll have them done by then. Hopefully Chief Buffalo-butt will put us on regular duty today, now that you've got your medication. Oh, and that reminds me; don't forget to take it, okay?"

"Don't worry, I won't. Trust me, I don't want to spend the day puking…" She walked out of the kitchen, and begun getting ready for work.

While she was getting ready, Nick begun to daydream, thinking about the time when she "persuaded" him into helping find Emmitt Otterton. He had to admit, she outfoxed him good. And just think, they met by chance, and she completely turned his life around, from a shifty con artist to a decorated cop. He thought that if he had never met her, he would still probably be on the streets, or worse, lying dead in an alley after scamming someone he shouldn't have. And then she gave him something that had been missing for most of his life: Genuine love. He remembered their first kiss:

Six years earlier…

"That was a very boring day, wasn't it Carrots?" Nick asked, as he pulled up into the garage.

Judy just nodded silently, and gazed out the window. She clearly had something on her mind, something she wasn't telling him. Of course, he was guilty of that, too. He knew he couldn't tell Judy how he really felt about her. I am a fox, and she is a bunny, not only are we different species, but a predator falling in love with a prey mammal? That is unheard-of! How would everyone react? How would Judy react, if she knew…? Nick thought to himself.

Nick decided to play it simple, one step at a time. The first step would to be to become close friends with Judy, that's what he would work on.

"Hey Fluff, there's something you need to know…" Nick said. Judy looked at him, and asked "What is it?

"Thank you for everything. You took me, a shady con artist and turned my life around. Also, you're one of the greatest partners and friends I've ever had. Judy… I-"

Judy leaned over before Nick was finished, and kissed him on the cheek. He blushed, his face turning red under his orange and cream fur, and his ears and tail pricked up.

"I love you too Nick." Judy told Nick after she finished. The two began kissing each other romantically on the lips. From the other side of the garage, Clawhauser squealed with joy, seeing the two making out. He always thought they were a cute couple, and his dream had become a reality.

Present day…

Nick smiled as he daydreamed about that day, until a foul smell hit his nose, which snapped him back to reality. To his dismay, he realized he had accidentally burnt the pancakes. "Well shit…" he muttered. And then he heard Judy's voice behind him, and he turned to face her.

"God, what is the smell? Nick…" she said, giving him a knowing look.

Nick smiled sheepishly. "Well… I kind of burnt our breakfast."

Judy looked at him, but instead of getting angry, she let out a small chuckle. "Oh well, we'll just get something on the way to work. Go and get ready, I'll warm up the car."

"Thank you Carrots." Nick replied, his slick smile returning.

"You're welcome, my dumb fox." Judy responded, kissing him on his cheek. Then she walked out of their apartment.

After Judy left, Nick walked into the bedroom. He changed into his police uniform, and did his usual morning routine. In his mind, he thought about how this would be a better day, and how hopefully things will get better. Though as he was leaving to join Judy, he knew deep down that this is only temporary, that Judy's medication isn't going to stop her cancer, and that the day will come when she will no longer be able to work, and then… No! I'm not going to think about that. I have to focus on the here and now, that's what's most important... Nick thought to himself as he left their apartment, and headed downstairs to join Judy.

Judy sat in the car, examining the bottle of pills as she waited for Nick. At first glance, the label was seemingly normal, the usual nearly impossible-to-pronounce name, the dosage, instructions, but something on the label caught her eye: Written in bold was "May cause extreme drowsiness, do NOT drive or operate machinery." This worried her a little, as she had already taken one, but she figured that it wouldn't be that bad. It did say "May cause" not "Will cause", after all. Suddenly, there was a knock on the window, startling her. She accidentally dropped the pill bottle, causing the pills to spill out on the floorboards. When she looked up, she saw Nick waiting outside.

After she opened the door to let him inside, he noticed the mess on the floor. He calmly asked her, "Carrots, what's going on here?" "Tell you in a moment Nick," she responded while picking up the pills on the floor and placing them back in the bottle. Nick gladly helped her, but after he put the pills back, he decided to look at the text on the bottle.

He must've seen the warning, as his eyes grew wide. As he seemed to muse over this for a moment, Judy's heart began to sink.

"Judy, are you sure you can work? It says that it causes "extreme drowsiness", I don't think you can go on duty like that…" Nick said, a tone of uncertainty creeping into his voice.

"Oh, come on, Nick! It's not that bad! They exaggerate it to make you afraid. You know me, I'll be fine." She tried to reassure him.

After a moment, he sighed loudly. "Okay Carrots, whatever you say." Nick insisted on driving, saying that it was not up for discussion. He didn't want her to fall asleep at the wheel if she was wrong. Judy knew that he wasn't going to budge, so she agreed and they finally got on the road.

After a while, Judy's eyes began to feel heavy. As much as she tried, she couldn't keep them open, and before she knew it, she was half-asleep. Nick had to wake her when they reached the drive-thru of a fast food joint. He voiced his concern again, saying that maybe going to work while under the influence of the medication was not a good idea. Judy still insisted that she could work, she just needed something to keep her awake. She ordered some black coffee to give her an energy boost. She never liked black coffee that much, it was normally too bitter for her taste, but she knew she'd need it today.

They sat silently in the parking lot of the restaurant and ate their food. The black coffee seemed to help, as the drowsiness had went away. Judy hoped that the fatigue caused by the medicine was only an initial side-effect, as she knew the coffee wouldn't last forever.

Once they finished their food, they headed out towards the Precinct. "Feeling better?" Nick asked her.

"Yeah, a lot better! The coffee really helped!" Judy still had a little over a half a cup left of the coffee, and she decided to save it just in case she needed it.

"That's good, hopefully it will last." Nick knew that the effects of the coffee would probably wear off quickly, but at least it was better than nothing. He continued his drive towards Precinct 1. The ride was mostly silent after that.

When they got to the precinct, almost all of their fellow officers were waiting for them. Everyone was asking Judy about her condition, how long she could stay on the job, if she was going to try to do anything to combat the cancer, and so on. She stayed and answered as many questions as she could before she had to leave to see Chief Bogo.

When she left, they started questioning Nick. As much as he wanted to answer his coworkers' questions, it was difficult for him. They were asking him difficult questions, many of which he didn't know the answer to, and that he didn't want to know the answer to. And then they began to bombard him with what they thought he should do, and arguing with each other about it. Nick felt overwhelmed, but didn't know what to do. After a while, he couldn't take it anymore, and excused himself. He decided to wait for Judy outside Bogo's office.

As he made him way to the Chief's office, several of the questions that his fellow officers had asked him still sat in the back of his mind, with one specific one that nagged him. He didn't even know who asked it, but once he heard it, he couldn't stop thinking about it, no matter how much he tried to convince himself that it wouldn't happen.

"What will you do once she dies?"

That isn't going to happen! Judy's strong. She'll fight it! I've just got to be there for her! He thought to himself as he paced back and forth outside Bogo's office. He tried to listen in on what was going on inside. He could hear Judy and Bogo talking, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. After a while, the door opened, and Judy walked out of the office, and practically ran into Nick.

"Cripes, Nick! I didn't see you there!" Judy exclaimed. "How long have you been waiting here?"

"I dunno, a couple of minutes. What did Bogo say? Is he going to let you be on full duty?" Nick inquired.

"Yep! He's convinced that I'm healthy enough to be on full duty!" She beamed. "Come on, it's almost time for briefing." She began to walk to the briefing room, with Nick following.

"I'm honestly surprised that he let you back on, considering the side-effects of the medication." Nick mused.

"Well…" Judy started, but trailed off, causing Nick to stop.

"You did tell Bogo about the side effects, right?" Nick said.

"I may have kinda left that out…" She said quietly.

"You what!?"

Judy flinched slightly, even though she knew that Nick would react this way.

"Why?!"

"Nick you don't understand! He wouldn't let me back on if I told him! He won't care if it isn't that bad, he wouldn't want to risk it!"

"Judy…" Nick sighed. "I know he wouldn't have let you back in if he knew. You didn't do the right thing, but for once… I don't care. I just want you to be happy."

"Nick…"

She leaned over and kissed his long muzzle. Nick became red with shock.

"Thank you, Nick. Come on, let's get to briefing before he changes his mind!"

Nick smiled. Maybe a little bit of him was rubbing off on her…

*One hour later*

Judy could barely keep her eyes open. She had started feeling tired during briefing, and had to drink the rest of the coffee just to make it through the briefing, which seemed to last forever.

They were on the road now, en route to Tundra Town. Once again, Nick insisted on were assigned to patrol duty, as usual. It was just like a normal day, Nick thought to himself. No, it was a normal day, he tried to convince himself, but every time he looked over at Judy, he knew that wasn't the case.

Judy was slumped over in the passenger seat, sound asleep. Nick gently nudged her, and she woke with a start.

"Huh, wha-!? Oh… How long was I out for?" She asked Nick.

Nick glanced at the clock. "About ten minutes."

Judy leaned back in the seat and yawned. "God… maybe this was a mistake after all. I don't think I can make it all day…"

"Do you want me to call in and say you're not feeling well?" Nick offered.

Judy shook her head. "I'll think of something to stay awake…"

Nick let out a long sigh. He then noticed that the "low fuel" light on the instrument panel was on. "Damn it. Weren't they supposed to refuel the car back at the precinct?"

Judy looked surprised. "Um, yeah. Did they not?"

"Apparently not. Idiots…" he muttered under his breath. Fortunately, he could see a gas station up ahead.

They pulled into the gas station, and Nick got out to pump the gas, and Judy offered to go inside to pay. "Besides," she said, "Maybe if I stretch my legs a little, it'll help me wake up a little." Nick ultimately agreed, and gave her the money.

When she went in to pay, she saw a freezer holding energy drinks. She figured that they might be the solution to her problem. That is, if they didn't make make her little Bunny heart explode in her chest. She picked up a can, and asked the cashier, an Elk, if it was safe for smaller mammals.

The Elk looked up from his phone and shrugged, and then went right back to whatever he was doing, suggesting a profound lack of interest on his job.

She let out an aggravated sigh, and began reading the information on the can, looking for any information on if it was safe for small mammals like her. To her dismay, she found nothing. She decided to go ahead and get a can or two, and just take small sips, just in case.

She walked up to the counter and paid for the gas, and the energy drinks. When she got outside, Nick was already in the cruiser waiting her.

"What's that?" Nick asked her when she stepped in the cruiser, noticing the bag she was carrying.

She simply took a can out of the bag and showed it to him.

"Are you sure this is safe?" Nick asked. Ever since he joined the force, Nick always looked out for Judy's safety, sometimes even more than his own.

"No, guess we'll have to see." Before Nick could react, she grabbed a can from the bag, cracked it open, and took a long sip.

Nick didn't know what to do. He just sat there in shock. For all he knew, these could be toxic to her fragile bunny body. He waited for something bad to happen, for Judy to start vomiting blood or something, but it never came. If anything, she started to get better. She was no longer slumped over, and started looking like her normal, energetic self again.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and pulled out of the gas station. As they approached a stoplight, he hoped that today wouldn't be that busy, that Judy wouldn't have to push herself. That hope didn't last long though, as when the light turned green, he began to pull out, only for another car blew the red light while laying on the horn, narrowly avoiding sideswiping them by less than a couple of feet.

They both looked at each other in shock, taking a brief moment to appreciate the fact that they were still alive, but only for a moment. Once he collected himself, Nick turned on the lights and siren, and pulled out after the car.

They found it at the next stoplight, caught in traffic. They pulled up behind it, and flashed their lights. Unable to go anywhere, and probably realizing that he was caught, the driver pulled over to the curb once the other vehicles let him through.

Once they had gotten behind the car, Judy instinctively got out to talk to the driver, but Nick stopped her. "Carrots, are you sure you're up for this?"

"Yeah! I feel great!" she responded. And she wasn't lying. She felt much better, the drowsiness had completely gone away.

Nick looked at her, trying to decide if he could take her word for it. After a moment, he sighed and said "Alright, whatever you say, fluff." and put on his aviator sunglasses.

Relieved that she might finally be able to do her job, she began to walk up to the driver's side door, with Nick following behind. But as she was doing so, something began to feel different. She could her heart rate began to rise, and also a sudden rise in her energy as well. She tried to contain herself as the driver's side window rolled down, revealing a very nervous-looking coyote, no older than 18. "Do you know why we stopped you?' She asked, trying her best to contain the sudden burst of energy. Judging by the coyote's reaction, she did a poor job of it.

He simply cowered back a little a quickly shook his head.

For some reason, Judy began to feel incredibly annoyed. "I'll tell you what you did; You ran a red light, at god-knows what speed! You could've killed us, you could've killed someone else! That's what you did!" She said to him with such ferocity that it even surprised her. She wasn't normally this aggressive, she almost never let her emotions affect her professionalism.

Nick just stood there in shock, his ears fell flat against his head, and his jaw fell open a bit. He had rarely seen Judy in this state of emotion on the job, and it was completely unlike her to yell at someone, even if they had committed a crime. "Judy, are you-" he began to ask.

"I'm fine!" She barked at Nick. Again, she had no idea why she had gotten so irritable all of the sudden, and the fact that she had just snapped at her husband only made her more aggravated at herself.

Nick slowly started walking forward, approaching her slowly. He wasn't sure what had gotten into her. "Judy… How about I take care of this while you… cool down. You're clearly upset from what just happened. Let me take care of this." he said while putting his paw on her shoulder.

She took a deep breath, nodded, and walked back to the car.

As Nick handled the Coyote, Judy paced back and forth by the car, not only trying to burn off the sudden burst of energy, but also trying to think of why she acted the way she did. She didn't mean to snap like that. What could've caused her to behave in such a way? And then it hit her: Could this be another side-effect of the medication? That thought made her heart sink. As much as she wanted to not have crippling cramps and nausea, she didn't want to be an insufferable jerk, either. The fatigue was bearable, but this?

As Nick finished up issuing a pretty heavy ticket to the Coyote, she got back into the passenger's seat of the car, retreated into herself, not wanting to snap at Nick again.

"Judy? Are you okay?"

She could barely even look at him, but she could see the concern on his face. She mustered a nod.

"Are you sure?" Nick asked insistently.

She nodded again, but she didn't have the heart to talk to him. Her anger had dissipated, replaced with shame.

After a moment, Nick just sighed, started the car, and pulled back on the road.

Things were uneventful for a while, and eventually they stopped to have lunch. Judy seemed to be feeling better now, she was no longer experiencing the radical mood swings. Nick was still concerned, but he didn't want to push her. She stayed quiet for a while, before finally speaking up while they were eating at one of their favorite fast food joints.

"Nick… I'm sorry about earlier. I just… don't know what came over me."

"It's okay, Carrots. You were obviously still shaken from that guy almost hitting us." He tried to assure her.

"No, this was different… It was like… one moment I was fine, the the next I was just… seeing red. It just came over me all the sudden." She explained.

Nick was silent, he didn't know what to say to this. It wasn't like her to have mood swings as drastic as that.

Judy leaned in a little, with a worried expression on her face. "Nick, what if it's the medication? I don't want to be like that!"

Nick slumped back in his chair a little, trying to think of a response. "...If it is… then we'll just have to... deal with it, I guess. You know you can't go without it."

"I know…" She said softly. "...I'll call the Doctor, and see what he says about it." Suddenly, she began to feel a little woozy and fatigued. It came on her faster than it had before with the medication.

Nick could immediately see something was wrong. "Let me guess, you're feeling dizzy? Tired?" Judy just nodded. Nick clicked his tongue. "It's those energy drinks. They only last for a couple hours, then you crash. Trust me, I had quite a few of them myself back when I had to do some late-night hustles with Finnick. First, you get lethargic, queasy, and anxious. Then, you'll get a stabbing headache-" The words had barely left his mouth when Judy winced and held her head. "See what I mean? That stuff's practically poison!"

"I know…" Judy murmured quietly. "But I need it to stop from passing out from that stupid medication!"

Nick sighed and thought about that for a moment. "...Ask the doctor if there's something you can take, anything that he can prescribe that'll stop you from getting so fatigued. Please, promise me that you won't go off the medication, no matter what. I couldn't bear to see you like you were before..."

Judy hesitated for a moment. She had begun to hate the the side effect of the medicine, but Nick was right, she couldn't just stop taking it and puke her guts out at random. That would take a big toll on her body, and she didn't want to put Nick through that. And it was obvious that he didn't want to, judging by the pleading look in his eyes.

"I promise." She said reluctantly.

Nick stopped eating for a moment. He leaned in infront of Judy and kissed her on the cheek. Suddenly, her ears turned red and pricked up, but she soon returned the favor.

"I love you Judy, I always will."

The rest of the day passed uneventfully. Fortunately, Judy had another can of the energy drink, so she was able to cut the crash short. Temporarily, at least.

Nick pulled into the garage near their apartment with Judy sound asleep next to him. He pulled into their usual parking spot and as the car stopped, Judy jolted awake. Nick looked over and smiled. He guessed it was just her natural instincts that woke her up. He opened the car door, and the two stepped out. Judy had to be supported by Nick as the two walked slowly to their building. Nick was more than happy to help Judy, but also had a lot on his mind. He couldn't help worrying about her. Above all else, he wanted her to be happy. But it seemed like everything they did to try to make things better, or at least tolerable, came with some hidden millstone that made things even harder. It was like it was a lose-lose situation. If she went off the meds, she would spend most her time puking, and unable to do the job that she had spent her whole life working for. But if she did take it, it would make her so lethargic that she could barely even keep her eyes open. And if she tried to counter that with those energy drinks, she would have to deal with crashes.

He tried to push the thoughts out of his head, but just couldn't. The two walked into the elevator, and Nick pressed the button to their floor. He looked over at Judy, who was slumped over in his arms. She still had her eyes open, but was otherwise limp. For a split second, Nick's heart jumped up into his throat, but then he realized that she must've fallen asleep with her eyes smiled and gently picked her up, cradling her in his arms, and carried her to their apartment door. Trying not to wake Judy up, he fished the key out of his pocket and turned it. He opened the door slowly, only to jolt back in shock after seeing Jack and Skye waiting for them. Jack was sitting on the couch watching the news, and Skye was with him, her arm wrapped around his neck. The jolt from Nick's shock also woke Judy up, who literally jumped out of Nick's arms in surprise.

When the shock wore off, Nick started to get angry. First of all, the surprise startled Judy, and from his experience with her and other bunnies, he learned NEVER to startle a rabbit. But secondly, he wondered…

"How the hell did you guys get in here?" he asked, annoyance present in his voice.

Jack looked over at him, looking relatively calm.

"Not even a 'Hello'? Oh, we just picked the lock. You really gotta get better locks, as anyone with the faintest grasp of lockpicking could come in on you."

Rage boiled up inside Nick, but he tried to hide it. "This is our home!" he said, gesturing towards himself and Judy. "You can't just walk in like you own the place! At the very least, you could've called us first!"

"We wanted to surprise ya ." Skye interjected. "It wouldn't be a surprise if we told ye now, would it?"

"So this is your idea of a joke? Breaking and entering? You do realize we could arrest you, right?" Judy said irritability.

"Technically, it's not "breaking", as nothing was broken. Even the lock still works. Even if it's a piece of shite." Jack said matter-of-factly.

"And ye wouldn't really arrest ya friends, would ye?" Skye asked, smiling innocently.

Nick glared over at Skye. He sighed. "Carrots, I'll take care of this, go call the doctor."

Judy simply nodded. She was still a bit shaken from the surprise, but it had least given her enough energy to make the call. As she headed to the bedroom, she heard Nick chewing Jack and Skye out. Not wanting to get involved, she shut the door behind her.

The doctor was kind enough to give her his personal number, so she would be able to call him if she had any questions. Thankful that she wouldn't have to jump through all the hoops that she would normally have to in order to contact him, she pulled up the doctor's number and hit call, and after a few moments, he picked up.

"Ah, Mrs. Wilde! How can I help you?"

"I've got a few questions about the medication you have me on. I know that fatigue is a side effect, but I've also been experiencing mood swings. Is that normal with this medication?" She asked.

"Hmm… I don't think so, but let me check." He said with an uncertain tone in his voice.

Judy heard papers shuffling around, and the doctor mumbling things to himself, but she was unable to make out what he was saying.

"No, that's not supposed to happen. Are you taking anything that might conflict with it?" he asked.

"No, I'm not on any other medication." She affirmed.

"Have you eaten or drank anything that might cause that?"

Judy thought about this for a moment. "Well, I did have some black coffee. I was trying to get rid of the drowsiness. Could that have caused it?"

"No, caffeine alone wouldn't cause that. Anything else?"

"Well… when I ran out of coffee, I bought some energy drinks, and then… it started shortly after that…" She trailed off, coming to a realization that they may have caused it.

And the doctor seemed to share that realization. "Oh… I think that's probably it. You see, there are so many ingredients in energy drinks, not much of them healthy, that it's almost a certainty that the ingredients in the drink and the medicine reacted and made you experience the mood swings."

"So… what do I do? I don't want to spend most of the day out cold from the medication, but I don't want to be loose cannon, either! Is there something else you can prescribe, something that doesn't make me tired? Or something that counteract it, at least?" She asked desperately.

"Well, I could try to lower the dosage, that would lessen the effects, both good and bad. Let me check your current prescription and see if I can lower it without it losing too much of the intended effects." He said.

Judy heard him typing on his computer, but then it suddenly stopped.

"What the…? Oh lord…"

"What? What's wrong!?" She said, trying her best to hide the alarm in her voice.

"According to this, it seems someone mixed up your prescription, with a vixen's. They must've thought that you, being the wife of a fox, are a vixen! That would explain why the side effects are so severe, you've been given too large of a dose!" He said, sounding both amused and frustrated. "Don't worry, I'll have that fixed right away. I'll make some calls, maybe knock a few heads together. Throw those pills that you have out, I'll make sure the right ones will be available for pickup as soon as possible, probably tomorrow morning. The new ones shouldn't be so bad. The side-effects will still probably be present, just not as bad. Just stay away from those energy drinks, and you should be fine."

Judy breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, I was just so worried that you wouldn't be able to do anything, and if the Chief had found out how bad those pills were effecting me, he wouldn't have let me stay on duty…"

"Yes, and we all know how much you love your job." The doctor chuckled. "Fortunately, we caught this mistake early. Had we not, you might've had to suffer through that for God knows how long. You deserve to be happy and comfortable in your final months, after everything you've done for this city."

This caught Judy off guard. She had never really gotten that much recognition for her actions besides the first few months after the Nighthowler incident, and a few mammals recognizing her on the streets. It didn't really bother her that much, she never asked for recognition or fame, but it did warm her heart to know that some still remembered and appreciated her. "T-thank you… that means so much to me…" She said, trying her best to hold back tears.

"It's no problem, really. Anyway, I'll see to it that the new medication is available for pickup as soon a possible. And if you have any more problems, or if anything gets worse, let me know right away." He instructed.

"Will do!" She affirmed. As she hung up, she could hear Nick raising his voice in the living room. This somewhat concerned her, as he was never the really the type to do that. As she walked out into the hall, she caught what he was saying.

"And if you ever enter our apartment without our permission again, we'll call the ZPD and have you locked up so fast, it'll make your heads spin! Got it!?"

Judy reached the living room, and saw Jack and Skye, looking like a couple of kits that just gotten the worst scolding of their lives. They nodded at Nick.

"Good. Now Get. Out." Nick said, pointing towards the door.

Without a word, they slinked out the door and shut it behind them.

Nick turned to Judy, obviously aggravated. "Can you believe the nerve of those two?"

"They were probably just concerned about me. And can you blame them?" Judy said, feeling a little sorry for them.

"Yeah, they just can't walk in unannounced like they own the place!" Nick sighed, rubbing his eyes. "What did the doctor say?"

Judy chuckled. "Apparently someone at the pharmacy gave me the wrong dosage of medicine! He said they probably thought that I was- get this- a vixen!"

Nick laughed a little laugh. "Wouldn't have been the first time someone made that mistake."

"Mhm. Anyway, he told me to throw those pills away, and pick up the new ones tomorrow. He said that now I'm taking the correct dosage, it shouldn't be as bad now." Judy explained.

"And what about the… well, you know, 'outburst' you had? Was that caused by the medication?" Nick asked.

"Well, not exactly. He said it was because I mixed the energy drinks and the meds. And don't even say it." she said, as Nick gave her a look of I told you so.

"Oh, I won't, because you we're both thinking it." Nick teased.

Judy laughed. "Yeah… I hope things are going to go back to normal soon…"

"I hope so too, Carrots, I hope so too…" Nick said quietly.