The car practically swerved over to the right as the fox swiftly turned during a yellow light. A few cars honked at Nick for speeding and recklessly making a turn with reckless abandon, he didn't care. Nick was fuming with anger right now; And feeling no good place to re-direct his rage he ended up putting his cars in the ignition and driving almost like a made man.

He couldn't believe what had just happened earlier today, it felt like everything had been building up to this exact moment in time and it all just crumbled away instantly at his feet. He couldn't stand even holding up his usual "nobody gets to me" feign at the moment, he needed to get all these thoughts of his system; and thank god Finnick was already at the bar…

Nick almost practically crashed into one of the parking spaces when he stopped his car, but despite his aggressive driving up to this point the car remained completely intact; he had become a very good driver thanks to his job.

He wasted no time getting out of the car while almost slamming the door behind him, he felt like he just wanted to push and shove anything in his path between him and some alcohol. As Nick shoved opened the doors of the bar and walked in, was greeted with a strong whiff of nostalgia. The bar wasn't exactly in the best part of town but it always kept a very rustic and welcome feeling to it regardless. A few crumbled wooden floor boards here and there, always only half the seats ever filled up at one time, rough looking costumers and animals of quiet a few varying sizes either ready to fight or cry… Truly it had been a long time sense he had felt this much at home.

The sight had even calmed down his rage into a mild irritation as Nick walked forward into the bar and saw Finnick in his usual spot always holding the same old beer, for a second he had actually pictured himself back in his usual crass shirt and tie wearing that trademark smug fox smile of his, letting everyone know that there was nothing that could get through this fox.

However the nostalgia wore off once he remembered the tie he had on right now was much less tacky, he was in fact standing out way to much in such a nice suit.. he hadn't even bothered changing his outfit after such a rush from work. Ignoring his attire for the moment Nick plopped down on his usual seat next to the fennec, wearing his irritated not so trademark "feed up with life" look on his face.

And before they had even engaged in conversation the bartender went up to Nick and immediately recognized him with a bit of a surprised look on his face.

"Well well if it isn't slick Nick again, been awhile sense I've seen you here, and now you're actually looking slick without that tacky shirt of yours"

The Doberman bartender said in a small chuckle, but Nick didn't seem to reciprocate.

"Not in the mood for small talk James, just get me some whiskey.. on the rocks."

"One of those kinds of days huh.. coming right up." The bartender said quickly as he left the two alone momentarily.

"Well hello to you too." Finnick said in his typical very deep and almost husky tone, holding a tinge of sarcasm.

Ah the sound of Finnick's voice, this nostalgia was doing him some good right now. Nick thought to himself as he let out a short sigh to calm himself down.

"Hey.."

He replied almost not sure where to even begin. Finnick let out a loud "Hmph" before taking a large swig of his beer that was practically half of his size.

"So you call me in the middle of the day when I'm trying to relax, practically begging me to talk with you in the angriest tone I've heard from you sense that Vixen stole your wallet, haven't even seen me for months on end, and all you got is a hey."

Conversation was just as difficult with the fox as he remembered, truly this place must be trapped in a time vortex for things to feel this familiar. Nick put back on a little bit of a smug grin before responding.

"Well you did show up didn't you?"

"Yeah and the hell if I know why I did, last thing I should be seen with at a bar is a cop, or.. an undercover cop-agent, whatever the hell you are."

Nick chuckled lightly as the bartender sat down his drink for him.

"Well who knows If I really am one? Perhaps this whole thing is a ploy; maybe I'm a dirty cop using my connections for better cons now."

To Nick's bewilderment Finnick started actually laughing at that response, but not the type of snidy quick laugh he would expect from him, it was a loud, hardy and genuine laugh.

"You? Doing cons again!? Oh that's rich hahaha! Like a goodie-two shoes like you would ever go back to doing cons again!"

Finnick continued to laugh to Nick's irritation, not just from his comment on his position but probably because of the fact he was still quiet angry at the moment.

"And what makes you so sure of that huh?" Nick said a little snidely and matter of fact.

Finnick wiped a small tear from his eye and calmed down his laughter to look over at the fox with his own smug grin.

"Come on Nick do you really expect me to believe that, even as a joke I couldn't take that seriously. I know you Nick, when you became a con artist you didn't do it because you wanted to, you did it cause of necessity; see that's always been the difference between you and me. When I was a little kid I was already stealing shit and selling it to the other kids in my area, I knew exactly what I was and wanted to be. But you? You wanted to be a boy scouts for Christ sake, and don't even bother making an excuse on that one, I know that's what you genuinely wanted."

Finnick took another giant swig of beer before continuing, his tone becoming a little bit more serious.

"But the bitter pill of reality is a hard one to swallow, and even if you manage too the side effects usually end up jading you anyways; and so at a young age you ended up on my lap somehow, spending most of your life in my line of work. But anyone that isn't a complete idiot and spent as much time as I did with you could tell you weren't happy with it, that make up you put on for the public isn't as heavy as you think. Ever sense you've become a cop and now even an agent we've barley spent any time together, but even for those brief moments where we did meet up damn if I could tell you haven't been the happiest fox I've seen in all the 20 years we've spent together; you've finally found what you wanted to do. And I suppose this is way past due but.."

Finnick leaned over and clinked Nick's whiskey glass with his own.

"Here's a cheers to your new life aye."

Nick the whole time had been silently listening to his buddy give his little speech in silence, keeping a neutral expression on his face. It was rare for Finnick to ever talk seriously with Nick or give him any kind of advice, but when he did he always hit the mark with a bulls-eye. The fox had taught Nick half of almost everything he knows excluding his own wit and ability to pick up on things, and each time the lesson was always, or at least usually, worthwhile.

Nick gave Finnick a small but genuine grin as he raised up his glass to him. "Cheers buddy, and.. sorry for not visiting you more often."

The both of them took a good swig of their drink as they put it down almost simultaneously on the table.

"Please like I got time to be with you every week anyways, I got new partners to deal with now and you have to spend your time taking those deals down. But enough small talk, come on and spit it out, what the hell has got your panties so up in a bunch all of the sudden."

Nick let out a hefty sigh as the smile on his face very quickly turned into a frown from remembering what had just transpired earlier today. He took another small sip from his whiskey before he spoke up again.

"Well I suppose as a short version, we'll just start with today."

Constant camera flashes, barrages of comments and statements flooded both Judy's and Nick's ears as they stood at the front of the podium. After going undercover to try and eliminate the new Night Howler drug that was being produced by a drug lord in the City the two had garnered even more notoriety in the public's eye. Although their success was.. questionable, the public was unaware of the details. Judy at this point had just gotten out of the hospital from a bullet grazing the side of her stomach when the two had tried to escape from the place they infiltrated, only needing to now wear a small bandage around her waist under her uniform.

Judy somewhat nervously answered the questions that were mostly being pushed on her rather than Nick as the fox stood rather smugly behind her, occasionally giving the bunny a few looks of encouragement when she felt she didn't quite know what to say. Most of the questions directed at Nick were very easily mitigated or pushed aside with his silver tongue, mostly due to the fact he had many other things on his mind right now.

This was it, this was the opportunity he had been waiting for, not during the press conference but afterward. He had told himself that if he and Judy had survived this case through to the end, he would open up to her about some other feelings he had been having. For a long time he had been pushing the feeling aside no matter how subtle it seemed, perhaps making up excuses not to go through with it.. but no more of that. He's been waiting way too long to tell this cute bunny what he wants to really do, and even though it was just a graze… seeing Judy in the hospital had pushed him even farther on keeping this decision.

He remembered thinking about what would happen if it had been fatal, if the Judy he saw sleeping peacefully maybe would have never woken up. His feelings, the things he thought of telling her but never did, if she really hand't survived that mission, he'd never get the opportunity to see what could have been. The thought left Nick with a sense of dread, but at the same time it gave him determination to go through with his idea. Not to mention he considered himself to be a very good reader of other people, and even though it wasn't exact, he had a good feeling that Judy felt the same way about him to some extent. He could be wrong.. it was subtle by Judy standards, but even then he was at worst 60% certain she was interested.

Now the fox wouldn't say he's totally head over heels for the little ball of fluff, in fact he's not quiet sure if it's that supposed "love" all the animals and romance novels seem to rave about. But that small feeling was still there… somewhat potent, and very unique; really he wasn't too familiar with this feeling.. but he wanted to act on it, to find out if this feeling really was some kind of love and hell, just to see how a relationship might pan out. And now was the time to find out, the pieces had finally fallen into place. In his mind Nick already has the perfect little place for them all picked out, and when there day was at its peak Nick would very suavely ask carrots out making sure to open himself up as much as he could. and after that well… we'll see where it goes from there.

Finally all the news channels and photographers left the ZPD as Nick and Judy took a little bit of a breather together outside of the building with their work essentially done for the day. Judy let out a slightly exasperated sigh as it turned it into a small nervous giggle.

"Wow.. my nerves were shot through practically that whole thing, I don't know If I'll ever be able to be good at those."

Nick chuckled at Judy's nervousness even though he had to admit he was feeling a bit of it himself at the moment.

"Just a thing that comes with time and practice, not that I've ever really had to deal with a press conference but I suppose I'm quiet used to unnecessary loaded questions all the time." The two snickered a little bit more as a bit of a small silence fell between them.

"Hey Nick-"

"Hey Judy-"

The two paused with surprise as they realized they talked at the same time, Nick smiling at the bunny.

"Alright you first fluff."

Judy expression became even more nervous as she looked at Nick, almost seeming to briefly question if she should say anything before she finally talked.

"Weeeell uhm.. it's just, there's been something particular on my mind sense I was in the hospital, as short as my time was there. And I.. guess I kind of wanted your opinion on it I… suppose." Judy said while exaggerating her paws in the air.

Nick's ears twitched a little bit. He wasn't sure if she was maybe asking what he thought she might be asking, but he made sure to temper his hopes and excitement as he carefully gave her a wider smile. "Oh and what might that be carrots?"

Judy scratched the back of her head. "Weeell I was.. kind of thinking with the case over and, you know all that happened up to this point that.. maybe, I should try asking uhm, Jack out."

Nick stood perfectly still as his gaze and smile became completely frozen in place, staring at Judy almost like a statue. A few seconds later he blinked confusingly.

"I'm sorry I didn't hear that, what did you say carrots?"

"Just that.. I wanted to try asking Jack out, you know like.. date out maybe? I mean you know there aren't too many bunnies, if almost any, that would be interested in an undercover police girl like myself soooo maybe Jack might.."

You have got to be fucking kidding me… Judy want's to ask Jack out!?

As the realization came upon Nick at that exact moment he felt an indescribable need to angrily shout out all his feelings at this dumb bunny in front of him.

Seriously Jack, what about the fox you've been with this entire time, the one that you've been hanging out with almost every single day sense being an officer. The fox who fought with you tooth and nail when you were barley considered a police officer, or the one who saved your hide just earlier this week!

But of course he said none of that to her… how could he? Keeping the anger and rage that was boiling up inside him he kept his mask locked tight on his face, or as much as he could at the moment, and kept up with the smile.

"Well if you're really interested.. just ask him. I mean you know you won't really be certain tell you do right? Maybe he has a secret mate that we don't even know about or isn't even looking for another bunny. In fact maybe you better ask him right away while he's still here, I know you're a little pent up from the press conference but the timing would be perfect."

Nick not wanting to truly accept her answer had immediately pushed the conversation on the possibility that Jack wasn't even interested. After all if Jack didn't say yes to Judy's proposal, then maybe she'd get time to listen to Nick's instead.

"Really? I mean so... you're.. ok with-"

And almost as if some higher power had been listening to this conversation Jack suddenly stepped outside to greet the two with his usual somewhat cool but happy smile of his.

"I had a feeling you two would still be out there, how'd the conference go?"

Judy somewhat shocked to suddenly see Jack at this exact time somewhat nervously turned toward him.

"O-Oh Jack uh. Heeeeyy haha hows a going? I mean… the conference! Uh yeah it went great haha..ha…"

Jack curiously cocked an eyebrow at the way Judy was acting.

"Ah is that so… is there, something else I should be concerned about right now?" Jack said looking at the two briefly.

Judy paused for moment looking over at Nick,the fox in response only wore am almost have a bit of a bored neutral expression on his face as she quickly looked back to Jack.

"Weeelll uhm yes I guess there is.. something. Ah, hoo boy, how to say this."

Judy chuckled as sweat started to come off her head, the nerves starting to get to her. Somehow the cute and almost innocent way she was stumbling over her words right now maybe the fox even angrier. Judy should be acting like this for him not over asking Jack! As much as he wanted Jack to quickly refuse Judy's offer, a part of him also wanted there to be a sudden accident or strike of lighting to prevent this from going any farther..

Jack laughed in response to her actions. "Come on Judy this isn't like you, if you got something to say spit it out."

Judy let out a deep sigh. "Right, right. Well Jack we have.. known each other for, a decent amount of time and you know, hung around…. A lot. And after this mission and an almost near death experience I was wondering if you maybe you uh.. wanted to… date.. me." Judy said trying her best to force a smile on her face.

Jack's usual expression quickly melted away into one of bewilderment and slight shock, not at all expecting this.

"W-Wait.. you, want to date me?"

Judy almost hesitantly nodded her head at him.

"I mean you know I.. I thought it would at least be worth a shot and, I felt like there was certaintly no other bunny I could ever ask so.. I thought why not, right?"

Jack didn't respond right away and kept staring at Judy surprised and still a bit confused at this outcome, but also starting to think about it seriously.

"I… I mean, I guess I'm not against the idea of at least trying to date you, if you're being serious. But.."

Jack quickly turned his head over to Nick, Judy seeming to do so at the same time.

"Nick are.. are you ok with this?"

Yes this is exactly what I want, I wanted the women that completely turned my life around and that I ended up falling for, on the day I was going to tell ask her out on a date, to instead ask out my bunny friend Jack on a date instead. Of course I'm not fucking ok with this! You weren't there when Judy told me all those revealing stories from her past while I comforted her. You weren't there as someone to wipe away Judy's tears and cheer her up no matter the time of day or night! You don't know her like I do!

But yet here Judy was, talking with Jack and not nick, suddenly spilling out the fact she had been thinking of this for a while now… Is it really just because Jack is another male rabbit? Is that the reason Judy's so interested in him? Another bunny from the burrow that she had looked up to all her life.. of course she would be interested in someone like that. But what about the part where Judy said he had nothing to be jealous of? Wasn't him and Judy supposed to tell each other everything!? Weren't they… friends?

..And in that exact instant, Nick had an epiphany. Friends… that's right, that's what they are aren't they? They weren't star crossed lovers, each hiding their true feelings for one another, that was just the vision he had in his head. What Nick was to Judy, was a close friend she could rely on. All those hugs and shows of affection were probably something she would do for anyone if they became close enough to her, hell she has a huge family at home.. closeness and affection probably doesn't mean as much to her as they do to himself.

Nick was certain her past thoughts on prejudice against fox were gone but.. why would she really think of dating one? The thought doesn't come naturally, even though inter species relationships exist everyone's first natural response is with their own species of course, even Nick started off no different. And Jack.. as much as at this exact moment he hated his guts in every way possible for accepting Judy's proposal.. he knew he was a nice guy, a fantastic bunny in fact. Charismatic, friendly, supportive, charming.. he had been a great friend not just to Nick, but to Judy as well.

Nick didn't know for how long he had been thinking all of this, or how long the two had been staring at him, but all the sudden he couldn't help but crack a small grin. And in that smile a small giggle started to come out, a giggle that turned into a bit of a strange roarish laughter out loud in front of the two, probably confusing the bunnies.

"Of course! Haha of course this would eventually happen! I really hadn't thought about it.. two bunnies from the same home town, same aspirations and totally different from anyone else in the burrow, now meeting each other and working together as agents!" Nick let out a seemingly happy sigh shaking his head somewhat dramatically. "Really I should have seen this coming from a mile away, you two were almost meant for each other in some strange way huh?"

Jack a little nervously scratched the back of his head.

"Well… I guess that's one way of putting it.. and, I'm guessing you're.. ok with this?"

Nick wearing a smug grin gave them both a shrug. "Hey this hasn't got anything to do with me right? It's Judy's and your decision here, I was just the one that suggested Judy ask you out today."

Judy gave Nick a bit of a meek smile.

"Well I.. I mean were all.. friends together so I, just wanted to make sure you were.. ok with it too…"

Nick chuckled and gave the two of them a wide smile.

"Of course carrots, as far as I know there isn't a rule against any relationships in the ZPD or our little unit."

Judy looked up at Nick with a grin. "Well.. great then! I was kind of thinking of maybe even going out with Jack tonight actually, ah if you don't mind you know cancelling our stay at home movie night tonight."

As nick continued to smile at Judy, in the fox's brain the sound of glass could be heard shattering on the ground with the force of a truck.

"….Sure I don't mind, we can always just reschedule."

Judy seemed to pause a little awkwardly as Jack responded with his own statement.

"Well the timing works for me as well, I know of a great place we can go too."

Nick quickly put his hands behind his back to prevent the two from seeing him ball up his fist. Right now He just wanted to shout as loudly as possible into the sky or punch a tree until his knuckles hurt. In fact he needed to get out of here.. this feign was starting to physically hurt him and he didn't know how much more he could take.

"Weelll you two enjoy yourself, I think I'm gonna just hang out with a few friends today instead, in fact I better hit them up right away so we have time, chao!"

Nick said as he turned around waving his paw out a little. Judy seemed to after a while respond to him in the distance

"O-ok.. see you soon!..."

Nick heard her say rather plainly, he didn't respond.

Nick quickly finished up the rest of his Whiskey as his look of irritation had now mixed with a slight bit of depression.

"And so that's how my day went.. Judy probably went home to prepare for the dinner they're about to have together at one of Jack's fancy smancy restaurants…"

The bartender took Nick's glass and without hesitation seemed to start getting ready to give him more whisky, seemingly somewhat used to this situation in the past. Finnick sighed a little bit as he took a gulp of his beer.

"You know man normally I'd say that hoe ain't worth it if it was anyone else you dated like in the past, but I know how you are with her and I know us fox's, when we fall we always fall hard, shit's never pretty. And you know, If I actually knew Jack and Judy better I'd be able to give you better advice, so take this with a grain of salt but, as you said she Is a bunny in the end right? And you know I ain't talkin about some shit that oh foxes and bunnies can't date because their incompatible or some archaic bullshit like that, but it's as you said yourself, we tend to lean on our own. Perhaps in her mind being with you never really occurred to her in the same way that she naturally thought of asking that Jack guy out you know? Maybe I'd be best to just let her go and support her to the best of your abilities, still be with her and all that but you know as they say, don't chase what you can't catch."

He knew that Finnick was trying to give him his legitimate thoughts and opinions on the situation, and logically it even sounded reasonable to him.. but emotionally, he just couldn't accept it.. he didn't want to accept it.

"You know.. it wouldn't kill you to give me a bit of encouraging advice every once and awhile, maybe telling me there's still a chance to get her or maybe finding a way to overcome my feelings?"

"Nobody likes to hear the truth but I ain't gonna spout helpful lies to you either, you reap what you sow." Finnick retorted without even hesitation.

Nick stood up angrily from his chair and gave Finnick a somewhat almost resentful stare, no longer feeling able to handle any more bitter truth. As the bartender put down his whiskey glass Nick shoved a 50 dollar bill on the table and took the glass leaving, not even bothering to look back at the table. Finnick for the most part sat still at his seat looking forward in the bar, but with a somber expression on his face.

"…Sorry"

he said quietly to himself, knowing that Nick didn't hear him.

Nick opened the door to his apartment with a dejected and hallow look on his face, not even bothering to turn on the lights to the house. On his way home he had yet another very aggressive and irritated drive now even with a bit of alcohol. And somehow the fox had managed to survive and make his way to his apartments without crashing or hurting anyone. By the time he had started walking to his living room he found all his pent up anger had been completely swallowed away by the driving, all that was left of his emotions was a husk, a black hole.

Nick sat down back against his bed with the opened window being the only real source of light, now looking at his turned off phone in front of him. On the black screen he could see a vague reflection of himself, he knew he felt shitty but he couldn't believe he could actually see the bags under his own eyes..

Thank god Judy isn't here to see this. He thought to himself as he looked way from his face by turning on his phone. Nick immediately went to try his messaging app and Finnick's number. With his anger having dispersed he felt awful for the way he acted to the fennec as he departed. He sent him a very long and thought out message about how sorry he felt for what happened and how much he actually appreciated meeting Finnick at the bar, throwing in a few bits of sarcasm and humor to lighten up the message. Surprisingly he got back a message rather quickly, Finnick usually being the type to send messages more in parts.

"I barley had to read half of your damn message to get what you were saying, stop typing so freaking long! And yes it's fine Nick you know I don't hold no grudges, besides you know I'm shit at actually trying to cheer people up, most of the things I say are somewhere between borderline realistic and just pessimistic.. it's just the way I am."

Nick made a light smile at his phone screen, he had a feeling Finnick wouldn't be mad. But despite what he said about supposedly not knowing how to cheer people up, he still somehow managed to do it for Nick every once and awhile.

Nick started to reply to him. "It's alright bud, I know you only say it because you were concerned for me, I really do appreciate it."

Not to soon afterward Nick got another reply for Finnick.

"Don't be getting all emotional on me on the phone here, you know that ain't my cup of tea. Oh and just a reminder, remember to take what I said with a grain of salt aight; I calls it how's I sees it but I've only seen a little bit of it. In the end you're the one that knows those two well, not me. I can't help yah out with all of your problems, somethings you're just gonna have to figure out yourself."

Nick sighed to himself, once again that damn little fox was probably right.. Nick was expecting too much of him, he's not even involved in his life much anymore, how the hell would he somehow know the answer. In fact in a way, Nick always seemed to have some kind of figure in his life he always relied on. When he was a young kid Nick always turned to his mom to teach him everything, telling him what he should or shouldn't do and guiding him in his path. After that when he ran from home, Finnick became the new one he looked up to; a friend and in a strange way almost a father figure he never had.

Then even as a grown adult, once he moved past Finnick onto a new life, Judy became the new one. He couldn't even hope to count the amount of times they would hang out or chat with one another, anything involved in his new life he couldn't do himself, it was always Judy who would lend the helping hand. From just a few simple pickups and conveniences, to the few rare moments of emotional support… she was always there, hell even when she wasn't Jack had even been supportive; It almost made him wonder if it was a bunny thing or maybe just a Bunny Burrow thing?

But the thought of Jack and Judy immediately put back a frown on the fox. His chest immediately became heavy and almost cold, his muscles were weak and his head felt clouded. It was so strange how depressed Nick got just from hearing the news of Judy wanting to be with Jack. Didn't he always say to himself that he didn't even know if what he felt for Judy was actually love? That the whole thing was just some little inkling that it might be something more than just friends, and that he just wanted to date her to see if it could evolve into something?

This reaction, the way he is feeling at this very moment.. there's simply no point in denying or thinking about it any longer, he's madly in love with that bunny. Yet when did it truly start, how long has he felt this way for her really? He couldn't find the answer to it, he could sleaze his way out of even the most dangerous and ridiculous positions imaginable, yet he couldn't even answer such a simple question about himself.

As much as Nick liked to think his quick wits, intelligence, charm, and silver tongue made him the cream of the crop, a lone fox that could handle any situation by himself with a smug grin no matter how difficult, the more he thought of it the more he realized how limiting it really was. Sure there was a lot the fox could handle that others couldn't.. but from the advice he used to get from Finnick, the years spent doing something he didn't even like without thinking, being unable to open up to Judy, to say the truth, or act rationally during so many moments in the past.. He had to admit it, this fox had no idea what to do when it came to himself.

Rationalizing the thoughts in his head, it even started to become clear to Nick that his whole guess on Judy feeling the same way he did was just the fox projecting himself onto her. Deep in the back of his mind he so badly wanted her to feel the same way he assumed all those signs and clicks here and there meant she liked him; but of course in the end she just went with Jack, one of her own kind. In reality Judy is just affectionate and open with herself as well her feelings, unlike a certain fox.

His own emotions, his true feelings and thoughts, these were things he went out of his way to avoid. At some point he wasn't just hiding his emotions from others, he even started to hide them from himself without realizing it. And now as a result he can talk his way out of almost any situation, read someone like the palm of his hand, yet the minute his true feelings got involved, the power to do this becomes lost; he becomes trapped in a swamp full of fog. Anyone outside the fog could easily tell him where to go, but to the one inside it's unclear on how to get out, or what to even do.

As Nick continued to look introspectively at himself and his own emotions, he started to realize something. The reason he always glued on to someone throughout his life was because of this exact weakness; Nick In a way needed someone to do the things he couldn't and show him what he's doing wrong, someone to tell him when he was being a dumb fox.. and now more than ever before he felt completely and utterly lost. But there was no support to help him out of it this time, he was on his own and had to figure out how to get out on his own as well. Nick huddled himself closer and scrunched his arms slightly around his knees… nothing came to him. He felt so pathetic, no wonder Judy would rather be with someone as confident as Jack then a sorry loser of a fox who can't even keep his own emotions inline.

If Judy ever saw me like this.. I wonder if she would even love me.

Nick started to feel tears roll off of his face until he suddenly heard a buzz from his phone, the sound of a message. Wiping away at his eyes he grabbed his phone and turned it on, surprised to see the messages were from Judy and not Finnick. Nick quickly opened up the app.

"Sorry again for not making it to the movie night tonight, but the dinner went well."

He didn't like being reminded of the dinner but Nick was feeling significantly happier just to be seeing a message from Judy.

Nick responded without hesitation. "No worries, I had a pretty nice dinner with a pal myself anyways."

Nick after sending that realized he hadn't even eaten any dinner besides drinking two glasses of whiskey.

"You miss me~" carrots teased back in response.

As cute as the message was Nick had a slightly hard time bringing himself to laugh at it.

"Perhaps in the same way that a guy might miss having an extra pillow to lay on.. speaking of do you mind coming over to my house? I'm missing a few."

Even via text Judy could always bring out some humor in Nick. She replied shortly after.

"Tempting buuuuttt I think I'm gonna pass on becoming a pillow, in fact if anything you're a much better pillow then me, way more fluff and surface area!"

Nick couldn't help but have a small chuckle at that one. The message actually reminded him of how Judy would get to drunk on movie night's and fall asleep right on top of him. After figuring out his own feelings Nick couldn't help but want that situation oh so badly again, even if only one more time in his life. But Nick was suddenly taken out of his mini day dream with another message.

"I was thinking tomorrow that you me and Jack should all hang out and do something though, as a little make up for tonight."

As much as Nick admittedly hated the idea of hanging with Jack or seeing the guy at the moment, he wasn't a dumb enough fox to not know that he wasn't truly angry with Jack himself. Not to mention he didn't want to miss a single opportunity to hang out with Judy, love or no love from her Nick still wanted her in his life, even though he wasn't quite sure how he would handle his own emotions from now on.

"Sure thing carrots sounds fun, you can message me more about it tomorrow."

As he finished his text Nick realized how sleepy he had suddenly felt, so much has happened in so little time.. but at the very least he felt he could sleep now. Another buzz from his phone came on.

"Okay… good night Nick."

Even a good night from her huh? This bunny really is going to be the death of me.

"Good night, Fluff."