JudyXNick New Family

(Rewritten)Heart to Heart

Nick left for the field after sweeping Judy off her feet, his fiancée lay upon her bed, humming a song to herself while she fiddled with her phone. Knock, knock, knock, knock.

"It's open," Judy called out. Her eyes focused on her cell.

"Wow," Jack peeped his head into the room. "I haven't been in here since high school Senior year." He roamed the room closest to the door.

Judy quickly sat up and scowled at him. She faced towards the window away from him, returning her sight onto the phone. "What do you want, Jack," she grumbled in exasperation.

"Right. Umm... Well, there is tea ready. Your mother asked me to come and get you."

"Fine... I'll be there soon." She doesn't let him see the sadness upon her face.

The room went quiet until the silence was broken by Jack's plea, "Judy, can we please talk?"

Judy scoffed, "Why?" She lied down and closed her eyes. "Why are you still here?" The pain nearly shown through her soft voice.

"Come on, Judy. I'm being serious here. I want us to talk... like we used to," he requested, fiddling with his nervous fingers and looking at the floor.

Judy hopped out of her bed with her arms crossed. "Jack, this is tedious. We used to talk and that has long ended three years ago after you showed me you have not cared for anything I do. You laughed at me! You have said everything you needed to say and everything I needed to hear. There's nothing else for us to talk about... Nothing," she condemned him to nothing more than a distant nightmare.

Meanwhile in the fields

"Nick! Over here," Stu yelled for Nick's attention.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, sir."

"Relax, Nick. I only wanted to talk to you about my daughter," he told Nick, grabbing his suspenders.

Nick took in a deep breath and then expressed, "Sir, I... I really love your daughter. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me. She changed my life! I used to live on the street and work as the... type of mammal I don't want to go back to." He paused for a moment, thinking about the first time he met Judy and their adventure together. Nick straighten his posture, smiled and then continued to say, "Judy is one of the best ZPD officers in Zootopia. Once she even helped to put a roof over my head. She has taught and showed me that even a fox has so much to offer when I thought I could have been nothing more. I truly lover her, Mr. Hopps."

Stu was impressed by Nick. He was at a loss for words. Within Nick, Stu saw the strength of his compassion, adoration and - for the first time - seriousness he had for Judy. Nick's words were true.
"L-Listen, Nick, Judy told me your father was never around that much when you were growing up and with your mother passing away," Stu cleared his throat after noticing Nick's troubled facial expression. "That got me thinking... Did you ever grow up wanting to experience having a full family? So..." Stu extended his paw towards Nick. "Welcome to the family, son."

Nick's brows rose, surprise. A slight smile appear and his face. He chuckled, "Thank you, sir. I'm honored to be a part of your daughter's life and a part of your family."

"Now you can call me, Stu."
Nick smiled wider.

Meanwhile back in Judy's bedroom

"Judy, I'm sorry," Jack lamented. "I know how I acted was wrong and awful... but I have change. I'm not that bunny anymore," He walked closer, she jerked away in fury.

"Yeah! You've change alright. I saw that in the way you acted towards Nick. You've gotten worse," she clapped back, narrowing her feisty eyes. She strutted passed him to the exit.

Jack quickly grabbed her by the wrist, "What? Judy, you can't be serious. You actually think your dad 's going to let you marry a fox," he questioned, annoyed that she brought up Nick.

Judy tore her arm away from Jack, swiftly glaring at him. In the sternest tone, not even the dark match how horrifying her voice was, Judy harangued, "His name is Nick. I'm going to make this clear as much as I can for you, Jack." She raised her paw in his face. "You see this ring? This is my decision, my new dream. I'm with Nick and this ring is a promise to ensure that my new dream comes to light. Even if my dad disapproves of it, I'm my own bunny, who can make her own decisions. I've successfully became one of the greatest officers in Zootopia. No matter what anyone says. No matter what anyone does. No matter how anyone feels... I'm Nick's badass bunny."

Jack glowered at the ring. The thought of Nick nearly clouded his mind along with dark ideas.

Judy! Jack! Come done here before your tea gets cold," Bonnie called from downstairs.

Judy walked toward the door."Yeah... on our way down now, Mom," she hollered back. She slightly turned back to Jack. With pain hidden within her calmer tone, she said, "And also at least he genuinely supports me and considers everyday how I feel."

Judy began to head downstairs, but Jack held back feeling helpless, guilty and pissed off. Contemplate on her words. Left in the room alone, the tense of wrath filled the air. The dark and gloom enveloped Jack within. He clicked his tongue to calm down. It's not right to get so mad. "Ugh! I don't think so. It's clear Judy and Mrs. Hopps have been tricked by that bastard of a fox! I bet he's doing the same to Stu right now." Jack began to pace the floor, eyes locked outside the arch. "Either way there's no way in hell she's marrying that criminal. If anything, she should be marrying her own species. A bunny! And that bunny... should be me," he encouraged his determination before heading down the stairs.

A few moments later

"Stu! Oh, thank the Bunny Heavens your back," Bonnie cheered out of relief. Before, the tension in the air was... suffocating from Jack and Judy's awful glare off.

Judy looked around in concern "Oh, U-umm, dad? Where's Nick?"

"Oh...right before Nick and I were about to leave the fields, a few of your siblings asked if he could to play with them. He's awfully good with kid. It's amazing."

"Oh, I see." She simpered, placing her paw on her chest. Suddenly, an old memory flashed within her head. Remember when Nick and Judy first met? He acted like a father when really the 'kid' was a grown man. Judy shook the awkward thought from her head. "So... how did the talk go with Nick?"

"You mean my new son-in-law," Stu gushed and happily spread out his arms. "Perfectly!"