Nick's heart stopped when his mother told them about Alex, the one who killed Nick's father. Nick broke down right in front of Judy. Judy knew he was hard on the outside, but he is soft on the inside. His family as well as Judy becomes his soft spot on the inside. He told Judy before that his motto is to never let anything get to him. When something happens that is very important to him, it is hard for him to hide his emotions. Judy wrapped her arms around Nick and gave him a little hug. Nick then pulled himself together and started talking.

"How come you never told me this before?"

His mom replied, "I hated talking about him. I didn't want you to know because it would hurt you more than it hurt me. He loved you, Nick. I thought it would be best if I kept it a secret and never tell you."

"Why do you keep things from me? I loved him and you not telling me make the pain even worse. For years, I have been wondering what happened to dad. You would hide it from me? Many years I have lived alone and taking care of myself. I had to become a con artist to make enough money. Do you remember what I promised myself after what happened at scouts? I told myself not to let anything get to me. Waiting years to tell me this is like telling me that you're not my mother. Waiting makes it even harder for everyone. Just…that's wrong."

After Nick finished talking, he headed out to the car and waited for Judy. She has never heard anything like this before. Once Nick left, Judy got up and sat next to Nick's mom.

"This is all my fault," she said as she started crying.

Judy put her hand in her shoulder. "It's not your fault. Sometimes things shouldn't be told until the right moment. I know it's hard to talk about that subject, but you have to tell him sometime. If you wait too long, it makes the situation even worse. At least you told him."

"Yea, you are right."

"Can you give me a couple minutes? I'll be back in."

"Sure."

Judy then got up and headed out to the car where Nick was waiting. Judy got into the car and looked over at Nick.

"I'm sorry Nick."

"Why…..?"

"Nick, she waited to tell you because she didn't want to hurt you. She cares about you and hid it so you don't have to go through the same thing she is going through. She doesn't want you to spend your life worrying about something that happened when you were a kid. She wants you to move on in life. She wanted you to forget about what happened in the past and focus on the future. If you spend all of your time thinking about the past, you won't have a bright future. It is time to move on. Continue to follow your path in life. I know how much your father meant to you, but it is time to move on."

Nick turned around and stared into Judy's purple eyes. Judy began to tear up as Nick grabbed her and pulled her into a hug. She never knew what was deep down inside him. They both hugged and cried for a couple minutes until Nick spoke.

"Thank you Carrots for being in my life. What would I do without you?"

"We should head back inside, we have work to do."

Before they exited the car, Nick grabbed Judy and kissed her. Judy never knew that Nick has this much of emotion inside of him. She went with it and kissed him back. They went back inside and sat back down on the couch. Before Nick sat down, he walked over and gave his mom a great big hug.

"I'm sorry mom."

"It's ok, sweetie."

When everyone sat down again, Judy started the conversation.

"Ready to continue?"

Both of them nodded their heads and Judy got back on task.

"Ok, what can you tell me about Alex?"

"Well, the last night I saw my husband, I have been experiencing some strange things. I always had the feeling I was being watched. It was creeping me out. I never knew that this was going to happen. Anyways, that night, we heard some noises coming from the front door. He went over to check on it. I heard gunshots, and then I heard screaming. Once they got into the house, I grabbed Nick as a few polar bears walk inside the room. Before they saw me, I hid. Nick, you stayed quiet, which I was surprised by. Once they left the house, I ran over to find him dead on the floor. After that, I could never pull myself together to live there ever again. We moved to another house where Nick grew up."

"So Alex did have some "friends" with him. Is there anything else you know?"

"No, that's the story."

"Thank you very much for cooperating with us. Thank you for your time."

"If you need me, I'll be here."

Nick then got up and walked over to his mom. "Sorry about what I said. I was just upset. Judy gave me a little speech in the car that got my head out of my butt. Thanks for telling me."

Once they left the house, they went straight over to the ZPD. It was pretty quiet the rest of the ride there. Both of them were sitting there, thinking about what happened. They turned in all of the information and went back to Nick's apartment. They changed their clothes and went straight to bed.

"Carrots?"

"Yes, Nick?"

"Thank you for being there for me when I need you the most."

"I would do anything for you."

"Goodnight dumb bunny."

"Goodnight sly fox."

They gave each other a kiss and they were out. They had a rough day. Nick couldn't stop thinking about Judy. She was something special to him. He thought there is nobody else in the world that is like you. There is nobody else I'd be with besides you. You have really changed me. You have helped me. I'm glad you came into my life. I love you.

Hey guys. I hope you enjoyed chapter 6. To be honest with you, I almost started crying while making this. Just to let you know now. I will be gone Friday - Tuesday. Just letting you know so nobody freaks out about me not posting any new chapters. I would love it if you leave a review so I know how I am doing so far. Thanks for all of the support. I should have the next chapter up by tomorrow. :)