Saturday, March 16, 10:04

Nick slowly woke up to the warm feeling of Judy's arms surrounding his neck, the red fox smiled before applying a gentle kiss on the bunny's twitching muzzle and running his paws down her grey soft back. Then he carefully rolled to sneak out of Judy's hug so he could get out of bed.

After a quick shower, he put on some comfortable clothes and slowly left the bedroom so he didn't wake up the bunny.

"Good morning, sweetie" Viv's voice surprised his son.

"Mom!...don't scare me like that" Nick's ears and tail tensed as he quickly turned around.

"Don't raise your voice, Nicky...you're gonna wake up Judith" Vivienne caressed her son's arm before softly hitting it.

"Sorry" the red fox rolled his eyes.

"Oh…" the vixen stared at Nick for a few seconds before her voice cracked "...I still remember when you were just that adorable little cub I held in my arms until you fell asleep...and look at you now" Viv stood on tiptoe to give her son a kiss on the forehead.

Nick returned the kiss before giving a hug full of emotion to his mother, who was able to hold back the tears.

"C'mon...let's have some breakfast" Vivienne smiled and turned around before the fox took her by the paw.

"Mom...I love you...don't ever forget that, okay?" Nick wiped her tears as he finished the sentence.

"I love you too, Nicky" the vixen hugged him tightly before kissing him repeatedly.

After that, they both smiled and agreed to walk down the stairs to have breakfast.

Connie, Beth, Tom, and Linda were sitting at the dining room table when Nick and Vivienne walked into the room.

"Good morning" said Nick before being bombarded with questions about his date with Judy he didn't answer yesterday.

"Hey, hey, hey...let him have breakfast in peace" Viv rested her paws on her son's shoulders and walked him into the kitchen.

"Actually, I wanted to have breakfast with Judy upstairs, if that's okay" the fox lowered his voice but that didn't stop his relatives from hearing him.

"Aww...breakfast in bed...now that's romantic" claimed Connie.

"Well...breakfast and something else" mumbled Tom, who chuckled right before Linda smacked him upside the head.

"You have a tray in the bottom drawer" Vivienne gave Nick a kiss on the cheek before pouring herself a cup of fresh coffee.

A few minutes later, the fox walked up the stairs carrying a tray with a nutritious and delicious breakfast for two, which included two glasses of orange juice, a couple of cups of coffee, some pieces of fruit and a few toasts accompanied by a little butter and blueberry jam. Nick knocked three times before walking into the bedroom but Judy was still asleep.

"My sleeping bunny" smiled the fox as he left the tray on the bedside table before sitting on the edge of the bed.

Nick gently tickled Judy's muzzle, making it twitch. The grey bunny rolled over and hugged the fox's paw as he rubbed his snout on one of her ears while whispering her name until she finally woke up.

"Good morning, sleepyhead" the fox softly kissed her on the cheek.

"Good morning, slick" Judy opened her eyes and closed them one more time when Nick gave her a passionate kiss that left them breathless.

As soon as their lips separated, Judy wrapped her arms around the fox's neck and started applying a few sweet kisses that tickled Nick, who lifted the grey bunny before sitting her on his lap. They both warmly cuddled as they looked at each other's dreamy eyes before the red fox gently kissed Judy on the forehead.

"Mmmm...this feels great" said the bunny as she rested her head on Nick's shoulder while he caressed one of her ears.

"Yeah, waking up next to the most adorable and attractive bunny in the world feels...great..." slyly smiled the fox before hugging her tightly "...I bet you're hungry" said Nick as he reached for the tray.

"Oh!" Judy's ears tensed when she laid her eyes on the breakfast the fox had prepared her.

"Not bad, huh?" Nick raised his eyebrows as he took a bite of a blueberry jam toast.

"No one had ever brought me breakfast in bed before...I don't know what to choose" laughed the bunny.

"You don't have to...it's all for you" the fox booped her nose.

After finishing the breakfast they ate between laughs and a few kisses, Nick picked up the tray with the empty glasses and cups and went downstairs while Judy took a shower.

The fox's relatives had already finished having breakfast, so everyone except Beth, who was preparing her bag for the yoga lessons, had gone to work.

"Oh, Nicky...remember what I told you about those luxury cabins in Wolfpine?"

"Yeah" nodded the fox.

"Well...check-in is at 7" the vixen handed him a visiting card with the address of the place.

"Thanks, Aunt Beth"

"See you later, sweetie" she gave him a kiss on the cheek before leaving.

At that moment, Judy walked down the stairs, with her grey fur slightly wet and wearing a yellow t-shirt tucked in a pair of high waisted jeans.

"What'cha got there, Nick?"

"N-nothing" the fox quickly put the card in his pocket.

"Oh, really?...then what's this you have here?" she tried to reach for his pocket but Nick was fast enough to stop her.

"This...is a surprise...for tonight's date"

"A surprise for tonight's date, huh?"

"That's right"

"And who told you I wanted to go on a second date?"

"I…"

"Oh, Nick...I'm kidding…" Judy hugged him "...I can't wait to see what my dumb fox has prepared" she got on tiptoe to kiss him.

TO BE CONTINUED...