A Blue eyed Ranger
-Day 6-
"They actually gonna show up this time?" Nick asked as he sat back in his chair and balanced on two legs. The fox was looking through a pair of binoculars at the endless sea of trees.
"Yeah, just got a call from the parks head office. Said the ranger and engineer are on their way. Should be in our region soon enough!" Judy informed Nick happily.
Nick had been waiting patiently for the team with his computer to arrive. They were originally supposed to arrive yesterday but something had come up and they had been no shows. Judy called the head office and found out the ranger covering the region had come down with something and they needed to pull another ranger from a different area to assist with the escort.
It was some kind of policy for an engineer to be escorted to the location of an install like this. They were carrying some expensive gear and the ranger was there not just as a guide but also as a protector. Without a ranger the high ups were hesitant to send out the engineer on their own.
Nick had wished someone would have informed him. He had skipped the comfort station yesterday to stay close to his tower. Unsure whether he needed to be there or not.
As it turns out he didn't actually have to be present. The team would just leave him some instructions on the computer when he returned. Nick had a plan though. He wanted to make sure he was there when the team arrived. An idea had come across his mind last night while talking to Judy.
The sweet voice on the radio had mentioned she felt bad for the ranger who was sick, since he was a friend of hers. Nick asked if she knew the other ranger who would cover. Though she didn't know who was chosen to help cover the region she admitted that she probably knew them anyways. Judy apparently knew everyone in the parks department. Every ranger, firewatcher, engineer, you name it she knew them.
If she knew everyone then everyone must know her. This is when Nick got a rather wicked idea. He planned to talk to the ranger when they arrived to get some information on Judy. He was actually very excited to finally have a proper plan to put a face to the pretty voice that had been filling his days with jokes, ideas, and the occasional deadly task.
"So is this this 'forest soon' or 'Zootopia soon'?" Nick asked playfully as he set his binoculars down and reached for a cup of water on his desk.
"Why? You got some place to be?" Judy asked happily.
"No, just excited to meet some more mammals as dedicated to protecting trees as much as me," Nick muttered halfheartedly.
"Oh yeah, your dedication is an inspiration to us all." Just teased.
"Last time I checked I stopped a major forest fire! All on my own!"
"Stomping on some embers ain't gonna get you a parade!" Judy laughed.
"At the very least I deserve a speech!"
"We are gathered here today to honor a very brave fox!" Judy began, putting on her best announcer voice. "A fox who braved butt kick hill!"
"That's 'My boss is trying to get me killed mountain' thank you very much!" Nick corrected.
"Oh, sorry how silly of me to forget!" Judy responded. "Hey Nick hold on one sec! Getting a call!"
"Hope they didn't forget the sheets!" Nick said excitedly, hoping the call was the ranger.
A few minutes passed and Nick stood up and poured himself more water from a jug at the makeshift kitchen area. He stared out the window and took in the bright blue sky which clashed with the sea of green.
The Fox's thoughts were interrupted though when Judy shouted his name over the radio.
"NICK! PICK UP NOW!"
The fox dropped the cup in his paws and dove for the radio.
"Judy I'm here! Are you okay?!" he asked as he looked over at her tower. Worried she might be in some kind of danger.
"I'm okay! But you need to get out of your tower now!" Judy barked.
"What?! Why? What's going on?" Nick asked frantically as he reached for his backpack. He then looked back at Judy's tower and waited for a response.
"You're in danger!" Judy began as she tried to remain calm.
"From what?!" Nick asked nervously as his eyes darted around the windows of his tower. Trying to see what threat he was under.
"Don't ask questions!" Just shouted over the radio.
Nick quickly threw his backpack on and darted for the door. Whatever the threat was he wasn't exactly in the mood to find out. Judy had worked in this forest for years and if she said there was a threat then Nick believed her.
Nick ran down the steps of the tower, skipping every other step as he tried to speed up his descent.
"Is it a fire?!" Nick asked nervously. Sniffing the air for smoke.
"No worse!" Judy said quickly "You just have to get out of there!"
"What's worse than a fire?!" Nick asked nervously.
The fox leaped over the last few steps and froze as he landed just a few feet away from two mammals. Who both jumped in surprise at the fox's sudden appearance?
There was a light colored painted dog with a broad smile on his face. The canine was clad in hiking gear with a parks logo on his chest. A large backpack slung over his shoulders.
Next to the canine was a slender looking doe. Her brown fur was well kept and her bright blue eyes looked right into Nick's. She was wearing a dark gray shirt and green shorts. A park ranger patch on her left arm and park logo on the right. Her ears were tucked behind her head as she wore a dark green hat that matched her shorts. She too had a back pack over her shoulders and like the painted dog had a smile on her face. Though her expression had a more playful look.
"You Nick?" the bunny asked confidently as she took a step forward and looked the fox up and down.
Nick nodded slowly as he eyed the doe and then looked at the canine.
"Nick did you get away?" Judy's voice came over the radio.
The bunny's bright blue eyes widened with happiness and before Nick could react she jumped into the air and swiped the radio from his paw.
"Hey what's going on?!" Nick asked as he looked at the doe and then to the painted dog who remained silent and just beamed at Nick.
"JUDY! We made it to your Fox's tower!" the doe said happily into Nick's walkie. Nick suddenly felt a little odd. Watching another mammal use his radio to talk to Judy felt weird.
"Oh shit…" Judy came back over the radio. "I mean Hey Trisha! How are you?"
"Hey now! What's that all about?" Trisha teased as she looked over at the painted dog who just smiled.
"Just didn't think you would be there so soon!" Judy said rather quickly.
Trisha tilted her head and looked at the walkie, "I just called you a few minutes ago giving you an update on our position!"
Suddenly a look of realization crossed the brown bunny's face. Nick watched as the doe looked up at him as a wicked smile crossed her lips.
"Judy! We're you trying hide someone from me?" she asked as she winked at Nick suggestively.
"NOOOOOOOO…"Judy said, making it obvious to everyone listening she really meant yes.
"So you weren't trying to hide a handsome fox then?" Trisha asked as she eyed Nick.
Nick rubbed his arm nervously but then realized the bunny was playing with him. He gave her a sly smile. He had a feeling that this was a good ranger to know if he wanted to get any dirt on Judy.
"Don't know what you are talking about!" Judy responded nervously.
Trisha giggled and aimed the walkie at Nick and winked.
"Hey now!" Nick said, following along. "I like to think I am pretty darn good looking!"
"You are Nick! I mean I like to…umm...Well from the way you described yourself...I..." Judy sounded very flustered and couldn't form a proper sentence.
Trisha allowed Judy to mumble an incoherent series of words and handed the walkie back to Nick. She then extended her paw which the fox took and shook gently.
"I am ranger Trisha! This is Atom, we are here to help with your computer problem!" Trisha said sweetly as she looked right into Nick's bright green eyes.
"I am guessing you and Judy are friends?" Nick said eagerly as he shook Trisha's paw and then Atoms.
"Oh you can say that" Trisha said with a grin. "Or you could say we are lovers." She suggested with a rather seductive wink.
"Oh really?" Nick chuckled as he folded his arms.
"Yeah! You should ask her! Its fun making her all flustered!" Trisha egged Nick on who couldn't help himself.
"So into bunnies are we?" Nick asked over the radio.
The voice that followed was the mix between a scream, yelp, and gasp. "What?! What are you talking about?!"
Trisha giggled happily and began to bounce in place as Nick smirked.
"Oh just talking to your bunny lover over here. Gotta say Judy she is kinda cute!"
"Don't call me cute!" Trisha said and gave Nick a playful slug.
"Don't call her cute!" Judy shot back over the radio at the same time.
"Geeze! Okay!" Nick said as he raised his arms up defensively.
"Trisha quit telling him stories! He may start believing you!" Judy said over the radio.
"Bawwww, she's no fun sometimes!" Trisha said with a wink.
"So you and Judy are close then?" Nick asked with a sly smile.
"Oh yeah, been working together for years now! Love my girl at Thourfare!"
"Well! Do I have some questions for you!" Nick said as he stepped aside and allowed the bunny and painted dog access to the steps.
"Why is it so quiet?" Just asked nervously over the radio.
"Just getting acquainted with some new friends!" Nick said slyly.
There was silence over the radio and then Nick heard Judy's voice come from Trisha's direction. The brown bunny had her own radio which was tied to Judy as well.
"TRISHA! COME IN!"
"This is Trisha! What can I do for ya beautiful?" The bunny asked as she looked over at Nick and stuck her tongue out.
Nick shook his head but smiled. Only to realize something a little too late. If Trisha and Judy could communicate that means Judy could relay instructions like…
"Whatever you do, don't tell the fox what I am! It will drive him crazy!" Judy said triumphantly over the radio.
Trisha began to laugh as she reached the top of the stairs and looked out over at Judy's tower. "Playing mystery mammal?"
"Kinda, long story, fill ya in later!" Judy's sweet voice came over Trisha's radio.
Seconds later Nick heard his supervisor's voice fill his own handset. "So where were we?" Judy asked sweetly.
"That was cold!" Nick said with a laugh, "You don't play fair!"
"Yes I do!" Judy insisted, "I just like to stack the odds in my favor too!"
"Cheater!" Nick accused playfully.
"Pretty sly for a….what was I today?"
"Cheetah!"
"Why was I a cheetah again?" Judy asked playfully.
Trisha suddenly looked over and tilted her head in curiosity.
"I don't wanna say it!" Nick grumbled.
"Please?" Judy asked nicely.
"No..."
"Pretty please!"
"Nope!"
"Awww come on! Now I gotta know!" Trisha said as she gave Nick a pair of bright cute eyes, trying to sweeten the fox up.
Nick sighed and keyed the mic, "Because you were running through my mind all morning..."
Trisha put her paws to her mouth as she contained a little squeal. "That is sooooo gross!"
Nick rolled his eyes, "I thought it was good!"
"It was Nick, it was amazing!" Judy said happily over the radio.
Atom sneezed suddenly as he opened the door to Nick's tower and strolled in. Trisha glared at the painted dog and then looked back at Nick, "Don't mind him, he is allergic to the fuzzy stuff!"
With that Trisha skipped inside the tower as if it were her own home. Nick followed the others inside. The fox placed his bag on a chair by the door and chuckled. Just a few minutes prior he had been rushing out of the tower, thinking he was at risk to some kind of attack.
Turned out Judy was just a little nervous about him meeting the brown bunny in front of him.
Atom set his large backpack on the floor by the desk and began to open up a series of compartments. He pulled a slim looking desktop out of the bag and placed it on the desk. Followed by a simple monitor and keyboard.
Nick noticed that the equipment was actually fairly modern, though low tech. He guessed the slim tower only had a few gigs of ram and not much when it came to storage.
"They setting everything up?" Judy asked impatiently.
"Yes mom!" Trisha groaned as she set her own bag down near Nick's bed.
"Yes mom!" Nick said playfully over the radio which earned him a grin from the cute ranger.
"Trisha made you say that didn't she," Judy grumbled over the radio.
"Maaaaaaybe!" Nick said slyly.
Suddenly Trisha's radio squawked to life, "Quit corrupting my firewatcher!"
"Firewatcher? That's not what you called him this morning when I asked about him!" Trisha teased over her own radio.
"Oh, what did you say about me?" Nick asked curiously.
"A lot of things!" Judy said over Nick's radio. "Like how you are great at digging yourself into holes!"
"Or how you have a unique way with words," Trisha said, neglecting to key up the mics so Judy missed the comment.
"Unique?" Nick asked curiously.
Trisha nodded as she finally found what she had been looking for in her own backpack. The bunny pulled a small bag out and began to tear at the wrapping. It only took her a second to get her sharp digits through the plastic.
The doe then produced several sheets and a pillow cover.
Nick let out a long groan and then keyed up the mic, "So I got new sheets…"
"You like them? Helped pick them out just for you!" Judy came back over the radio in a giddy manner.
"They are purple poke-e-dots…" Nick pointed out as he watched Trisha climb up onto the bed and begin to put the sheets over the mattress.
Nick strolled over and patted Trisha on the shoulder. The doe looked over and gave Nick a grin, "At least let me finish the sheets before joining me in bed!" She said playfully.
Nick took a step back and his eyes went wide as he raised his paws, "I'm sorry I didn't mean like that! I just wanted to help!"
Trisha burst out laughing and rolled onto her back, kicking her strong feet in the air, "oh sorry Nick! I couldn't help it!"
"So your friend is a bit of a flirt I see," Nick said into his walkie.
"What did she do now?" Judy asked nervously.
"Nothing!" Trisha shouted as Nick keyed up the radio.
"Well let's just all be grateful that Atom is here!" Nick said as he looked over at the painted dog who was busy setting up the new computer. Atom sneezed and then went back to his work.
"Don't take anything she says serious Nick, she is all bark and no bite!" Judy informed Nick who felt a little more at ease.
Trisha however stood up on the bed so she was level with Nick and bit her lip, "I don't know, I can bite pretty hard!" She said into her own radio so Judy could hear.
Nick felt his eye twitch nervously as Trisha stared right at him.
"Will have to ask Delta that when he comes back from leave," Judy said over the radio.
Trisha's eyes went wide and she almost dropped her own handset. The doe had to juggle the black radio from falling to the floor. When she finally had a better grip she keyed up the radio quickly.
"What are you talking about?! Who told you?! Was it Delta?!" Trisha practically screamed into the radio.
"No, it was you…just now!" Judy laughed.
Nick chuckled as he watched Trisha's eye twitch. Judy just earned a little more respect from the fox who liked the fact his supervisor had this way with mammals. Able to read them was one thing, making them admit a secret like that was another.
"When I get to that tower of yours I swear! I am dunking your head in a lake!" Trisha shouted as she looked at the tower in the distance.
"How red is she right now?" Judy asked over Nick's radio.
Trisha looked over at the fox and growled.
"Pretty red!" Nick said nervously as he raised his paws in a defensive manner.
"Wish I was there so I could see it!"
"Me too," Nick said slyly.
Atom sneezed again from the desk.
"Oh hush!" Trisha corrected the painted dog who chuckled.
The bunny then returned to setting up Nick's bed. The fox insisted on helping but the ranger wouldn't hear it. She did however make a few flirtatious comments about how eager he seemed to join her under the sheets. Nick rolled his eyes but smiled at Trisha. He couldn't explain it but he liked this ranger. He had been worried that the parks department would send some strict law pusher. Instead they sent a playful doe that was starting to grow on him. Once done Trisha sat down on the now purple dotted bed and patted a spot next to her.
Nick approached the bed and hesitated for a moment before taking a seat next to the doe. Atom stood up from the desk and began to lead some wires out the door where he began to work on a kind of uplink to put on the roof.
Trisha scooted a little closer to Nick which caused him to look down at the doe with hesitation.
"Two things," Trisha said sweetly. Nick watched as she reached under the bed and produced a can of the beer he had confiscated from the female preds earlier that week. Nick looked at the can nervously, wondering how much trouble he was about to be in. "This is really crappy beer, remind me to bring you something proper on the next supply drop!"
"Hey don't forget to-" Nick began but Trisha gave him a slap on the arm.
"Arg, hate that!" She groaned as she put the can back under the bed.
"What's the second thing?" Nick asked nervously.
Trisha took in a deep breath as she looked at Atom and then back to Nick.
"She really likes you," She said softly.
Nick was taken aback by this information but was also somewhat excited. His feelings though changed when Trisha put a paw on his, her eyes full of sadness.
"Which is why I have to ask you to do something for me," Trisha said sadly.
"So do you have internet yet?" Judy's voice came over Nick's radio.
The fox looked at his walkie and then back to Trisha who nodded, still holding his other paw in her own.
"Not yet, but Atom is working on it!" Nick said quickly before returning back to the conversation with Trisha.
"Take it slow okay?" Trisha said.
"Slow? What do you-"
Trisha shook her head and the fox realized it was pointless to even try to lie.
"I love Judy very much," Trisha began, "I can't see her get hurt again."
"Again?" Nick asked quickly. His bright green eyes filled with concern.
"It's not my place to tell you, just know when the time comes she will fill you in. You should know that she really seems to like you. Which is good. But you have to be careful with her, okay? Being out here alone kinda gets to some mammals. They sometimes get attached real quickly to certain ideas" Trisha said as she gave Nick's paw a squeeze. "Or certain foxes"
Nick nodded slowly.
"You got yourself an amazing mammal in that tower over there. She is probably the best friend anyone could ever hope to have," Trisha explained as she looked at the tower. Nick's eyes went over to Judy's tower as well and he sighed.
"Hey Judy," Trisha said into her own radio. Nick looked back in time to see the bunny holding her walkie. He felt a little worried as to what the doe might do next. "His eyes are green! Like super bright green!"
"Thanks Trisha!" Judy squealed happily.
"HEY!" Nick said as he tried to grab the doe's radio only to have it held out of reach by the giggling ranger.
"How did you know she didn't know my eye color?" Nick growled.
"Oh yeah, she asked me before I arrived to try and figure that out!" Trisha said happily. "Had to get you close to be sure! Those are some bright emeralds you got there!"
Atom entered the tower once more with a large smile on his face. He gave the two mammals a thumbs up. Signaling he was done with his work.
Though Nick wanted to try and get more information about Judy from Trisha the ranger insisted he get acclimated to the new computer. Not that he would be able to do much with it. As Atom silently showed Nick the basics Trisha excused herself outside. Nick could hear her talking on the radio with Judy and he felt a pang of jealousy. Wishing he could be speaking to his supervisor instead.
Nick got the hang of the new computer pretty quickly. There wasn't much he could do on it so it only took a few minutes to become a pro. Atom hadn't just set up a computer though. He showed Nick a new radio that he had brought for the tower.
Atom walked outside the tower for a moment and got Trisha who came in with a rather big grin on her face. Her eyes going to Nick who could tell she had been gossiping to Judy about the fox.
The painted dog pointed at the radio and then Nick. Trisha took the hint and explained what the painted dog had done. As it turned out the new radio was for the rangers in the region. Nick would now be able to contact them if he needed. However it was really just for emergencies and not like long chats.
"It's not like your Judy radio," Trisha teased.
Nick beamed at that name. It fit so very well since the radio was his main contact to his new favorite mammal.
"You can call us at the ranger station whenever you need now though!" Trisha explained happily. She then hopped up and gave Nick a hug around the neck and nuzzled into his cheek, "Best friends ever! Well 2nd to Judy I guess!"
The fox gave Trisha a weak smile, feeling awkward at how friendly Trisha was being but just notching it up to her being a bunny.
Nick had actually enjoyed the company of his fellow park employees but sadly the meeting had to come to an end. Now that Nick's new tech was set up they had to return to base. Atom gave Nick a friendly handshake and smile, remaining silent during his whole visit.
Trisha however gave Nick a warm hug around the waist before departing. Nick walked his guests down the tower steps and to the path that would lead them back to their transportation. Apparently the two had taken some kind of all-terrain vehicle to get to the tower but had to park it down the path a ways.
Just before they left Trisha turned to look at Nick, "You know, it only seems fair you get some info on Judy right? Since she got your eye color and everything!"
"Yeah, thanks to a certain blabber bunny!" Nick teased.
Trisha beamed, brushing off the insult easily, "You know one of the reasons Judy loves the forest?"
"Because you can pee where ever you want?" Nick asked playfully.
Trisha giggled but shook her head, "Besides that!"
"No idea!" Nick admitted.
"Green is her favorite color," Trisha said as she pointed to her bright blue eyes. Nick took the hint and realized she was referring to his own bright green eyes. "Thought you would like to know."
"Appreciate it," Nick said happily, "If you're ever in the region again feel free to drop by! Maybe bring some proper beer!"
"Oh you know it!" Trisha said and gave the fox a thumbs up before turning to stroll down the path with Atom.
Nick remained at the edge of the path for a bit before he finally keyed up the radio which he had been off of for what felt like forever, "So Trisha seems nice!"
"Oh I love her!" Judy said happily, "We are best friends!"
"What does that make me?" Nick teased, his bold behavior getting the better of him.
"Don't know," Judy said softly, "We will just have to see!"
"Take it slow okay?" Trisha's words rang through Nick's mind. He brushed the memory aside though as he began to stroll back to his tower.
"You know she did give me a little info about you," Nick teased.
"What?! She didn't! What did she say?" Judy asked quickly.
"Your favorite color"
"Oh? Ohhhhh!" Judy said nervously.
"Yeah"
"Well they were staring at me from across the bar for so long, guess the color just grew on me," Judy whispered into the radio.
Nick chuckled, "Just like purple is starting to grow on me," Nick said lovingly. He thought for a moment and then keyed the microphone once more, "But not on bed sheets! Come on! What did I do to deserve that?!"
Judy's sweet giggles filled the radio and Nick smiled as he drank in the lovely sound.
"Fine! Next time someone steals your sheets we can have you pick okay?"
"Sounds like a deal!" Nick shot back as he climbed the steps.
"So you got to meet Atom too today!" Judy pointed out as Nick reached the top of his tower.
"Oh yeah, nice guy, but he just wouldn't shut up," Nick said jokingly.
"Hahahaha, yeah he is such a gossip!" Judy joined in. "Delta and him have a sign language all their own, so they can communicate sometimes. Must be a painted dog thing."
"So this Delta is a painted dog too?" Nick asked quizzically.
"Yeah, he is fun! Also very loyal, you would like him, your humor is just as bad as his!"
"I think you mean just as good!"
"I know what I said," Judy teased.
"So he and Trisha are an item then?" Nick asked as he tried to imagine the brown doe with a painted dog.
"Oh yeah, they have been flirting for a while! Well like more flirting than Trisha normally does with others at least." Judy responded. This raised a few questions in Nick's mind.
"So a canine and a bunny?" Nick asked slowly over the radio. Testing the waters.
"Yeah. They are great together. Think it's kinda sweet."
"A prey and a pred..." Nick said softly more to himself but his paw had keyed the mic.
"Is there a problem with that?" Judy asked. Her tone was not one of anger, but of curiosity. Like she was judging Nick by what he said next.
"Hey as long as they click who am I to judge?" Nick admitted. He had no real problem with that kind of relationship. He couldn't really see himself going for something like that though. He felt he needed someone strong and confident. Many prey mammals would most likely act nervous around the fox.
No he didn't think he could date a prey. He needed someone like him! Or maybe someone like Judy?
"What about you?" Judy asked nervously.
"What about me?" Nick asked absent mindedly as he sat back at his desk and began to fiddle with the new computer.
"You think you could ever be into something like that?" Judy asked softly.
"Not sure, really..." Nick muttered. The conversation turning a little deep. Nick remembered what Trisha had said and suddenly felt a little nervous.
"Hey Nick, I'll be right back, got a call!"
"I'll be here," Nick muttered.
To Nick's surprise he actually heard Judy's voice come over the radio once more. Though the conversation was not directed at him.
"Trisha you there?" Judy asked. Her voice sounding distant as she spoke into a different radio.
Nick suddenly realized that Judy must have left the channel open and was talking to someone else. He tried to key up his own mic but couldn't since Judy had the frequency tied down.
"Go ahead cutie!" Trisha said happily.
"Did you say anything to Nick?" Judy asked quickly.
"I said lots of things to Nick. Like Hi. I'm Trisha. This is Atom. What's a good looking mammal like you working for the parks service? Stuff like that!" Trisha said jokingly. Her voice sounded odd since it was coming over one radio only to be transmitted to Nick as well.
"No I mean about me!?" Judy said anxiously.
There was a pause over the radio.
"Judy! You have your mic open!" Nick tried to shout but it was no use.
"Maybe…" Trisha responded to Judy's question.
"What? I can tell something is up! He is acting funny!"
"Hey now!" Nick shot back to Judy, even though he knew she wouldn't hear him.
"I just…listen Judy I am just looking out for you!" Trisha said nervously.
"What did you do?!"
"I just asked him to take it slow!"
"What?! Slow? How? Why would you say that?"
"Because I know you goofball! I can hear it in your voice! This is just like what happened with that wolf over in meadowlands 2 years back!"
"That was different! She and I were just friends!"
"Yeah, and when you two finally met! What happened?"
"Stop!" Judy practically shouted.
"Judy, you know I am right!" Trisha pointed out, "And that was just someone being your friend…This is something else!"
"What do you mean?" Judy asked nervously.
"Really? You want me to spell it out for you?" Trisha asked firmly.
Nick sat, knowing full well he wanted to hear the rest. He wanted to know what Judy was thinking. It felt like a question he wanted to know the answer to all his life.
Something inside his mind though stirred. Something he should be proud of. It took all his will power to stand up. He slowly turned the volume on the radio down till he could barely hear the voices coming through. He then strolled over to his bed and laid down.
He could barely hear the muffled conversation that continued on the open frequency. He started silently cursing himself. Why was he doing this? Judy was probably revealing some important stuff right now! All he had to do was listen!
No, it wasn't right. He respected Judy too much to do this to her. He actually felt kind of bad for listening in as long as he did. He began to mull things over in his mind. Wondering what he should say to Judy when she was done talking to Trisha.
"Do I tell her I heard that?" Nick asked himself as he stared up at the ceiling of his tower.
The fox lost track of time as his thoughts wandered to what to say to Judy next time they spoke.
He almost missed his name coming from the radio. Nick's ears twitched slightly and he opened his eyes. He looked over at his desk and quickly stood up and grabbed the walkie.
"Hey Judy!" Nick said quickly as he turned the volume back up.
"Oh Nick! Thank goodness! I have been trying to reach you for like 5 minutes! You okay?"
Nick smirked, "Yeah Judy I am ok!"
"Don't do that to me! I got scared!" Judy admitted.
"What? Worried Trisha came back to drag me out into the woods?"
"Wouldn't put it past her!" Judy teased.
"So Judy, ummm…" Nick said nervously. Trying to think what the best way of telling Judy he may have heard some of the conversation between Judy and Trisha.
He let go of the mic button and thought for a moment.
"So you wanna hear about how I first met Trisha?" Judy asked in a bubbly voice.
Nick smirked, there was so much tension in the air. It had to be obvious. Judy though didn't seem to want to deal with it. Neither did Nick. Why did they anyways? Couldn't they just enjoy each others company without the awkwardness?
"Oh this has to be good!" Nick said excitedly.
"So there I was running on my otter paws," Judy began.
"Cheetah today," Nick reminded her.
"Oh that's right, thank you," Judy giggled. "So there I was running through the woods at super speeds when suddenly this mass of brown fur collides into me…"
Thanks to Fox in the hen house for your continued help in this story and making sure I don't go too crazy!
Thank you as well to soildier for the words of advice!
And thank you Cimar for your continued campaigning in helping me get this story out there!
Also thank you to all the fans who continue to post such positive reviews and support this story. I can't tell you how happy I feel when I see so many notifications coming in about this story!
I am listening to you all and I guess Firewatch will be getting more attention in the near future!
-Blue