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AUTHOR'S NOTE: I suppose I should give credits for the songs I've listed in this story. So, here they are.

"Fooled Around and Fell in Love" Elvin Bishop

"Take it Easy" The Eagles

"Cold Shot" Stevie Ray Vaugh*" *

"That's All Right" Elvis Presley

"Round Midnight" Thelonius Monk

"Sultans of Swing" Dire Straits

Nick sat across from his younger brother Anthony down in the studio of Skulk mansion. With his three tone sunburst '62 Stratocaster in his paws, the older fox showed off what he had learned in only a week of playing guitar.

"Here's A, B, C, D, E, F and G!" said Nick as he strummed each chord.

"Very good," responded Anthony. "Learn any minor chords?"

Nick strummed through the minor chord. "A minor, B minor, C minor, D minor, E minor, F minor, G minor!"

"And what do you do to make a chord minor?" asked Anthony.

"Move the third down a half-step," answered Nick in a confident tone.

"I'm impressed," said Anthony. "You've only had that thing for a week and you're really picking things up quick."

"That's me," said Nick, strumming several chords. "Just call me quick Nick!"

"Don't get cocky," said Anthony, only being half serious. "You've got a long way to go."

"If I'm anything like my little brother, I'll be playing solos in just a few weeks," stated Nick.

"It took me longer than a few weeks to learn guitar solos, Nick," grumbled Anthony.

"I know, but I just figure that I'm more of a natural than you are," said a smug Nick.

"Oh, ha, ha," laughed Anthony sarcastically. "Anyway, you like that little Fender Deluxe amp I gave you?"

"This?" said Nick as he leaned down and patted the top of the amplifier. "It's great--nice sound and isn't too big to carry around." Nick then pointed passed Anthony. "I wouldn't mind that big amp behind you."

Anthony looked over his shoulder at what Nick was referring to. "The Marshall? Nick, that thing's a hundred watts going into a cabinet with four twelve-inch speakers!"

"Cool," said Nick. "Can I have it?"

"No!" snapped Anthony.

"Why not?" said Nick, pouting.

"Because it's mine, and because I know you well enough to realize that you'll want to play it so loud that you'll end up getting evicted from your apartment."

"You're no fun," said Nick, putting his guitar on a stand before hopping off the padded stool he'd been sitting on for the past hour. Anthony shook his head at his older brother's behavior. Putting his own guitar down too, the younger fox followed his brother.

"Oh," said Nick, grabbing his stomach.

"What's wrong?" asked Anthony.

"Nothing," said Nick. "It's just my stomach. It starts doing cartwheels whenever I get anxious."

"Wedding jitters?" asked Anthony.

"Yeah," said Nick. "Judy's been having the same problem. She even threw up this morning."

"She gonna be alright?" inquired a noticeably concerned Anthony.

"I'm sure she will. My honey bunny's pretty tough. Nick looked up at the staircase. "Hey, let's head upstairs."

"Party's starting soon!" said Anthony. "By the way, thanks for inviting me to your bachelor party!"

Nick watched Anthony shoot up the staircase ahead of him as he climbed his way to the top, his stomach still growling.

The ground floor of the Skulk Mansion was a scene of servants preparing food and drink for the male animals who would be arriving soon. Going into the kitchen, Nick found his parents giving the servants instructions.

"Hi, Mom, Dad," he said.

"Hello, son," said Norman.

"Hi, sweetie," said Cindy. The vixen gave her son a kiss. "I can't believe my boy's getting married tomorrow!"

"Neither can your boy," said Nick. "It's weird, I always pictured myself spending the rest of my life alone--never thought I'd be marrying a rabbit of all animals."

"Can't help who you fall in love with," said Norman as he put his arm around Cindy.

"Just think, before we know it Anthony and Amanda will be getting married." said Cindy.

"Well, he certainly doesn't have any shortage of girlfriends," said Nick.

"Oh?" said Norman, obviously hearing the information for the first time. "Anyone I know?"

"Yeah," said Nick, pointing at the floor. "They've all got six strings and are hanging on the wall in the basement."

"That's Anthony all right," said Norman with a smile.

Cindy finished a glass of ice tea she'd been drinking and set it on the counter. "I'll be in the study reading while you boys are having your party."

"We'll try not to be too loud, sweetheart," said Norman before giving his new wife a kiss.

It was at this time that Anthony and his coyote friend Jamie entered the kitchen and went over to where the three adults were standing. Nick, who had never met Jamie, took the opportunity to introduce himself to the coyote.

"Why, you must be Anthony's friend, Jamie, right? I'm Nick."

"Hi, Nick," said Jamie, extending his paw in friendship. "Thanks for lettimg me come to your bachelor party."

"Your welcome," said Nick.

"So," said Jamie, rubbing his paws together. "When's the stripper getting here!"

Norman and Cindy were aghast at Jamie's words, but didn't think it there place to correct the young coyote. Nick however was completely unfazed by the coyote's question.

"The stripper's already here," said Nick.

"Really?" asked Jamie. "Where?"

"Right here," said Nick as he retrieved his wallet and pulled out a few one dollar bills. Jamie's jaw dropped as Nick tucked the bills into his belt. "There you go, start taking your clothes off, gorgeous!"

"Ewww, gross!" said Jamie, pulling the dollar bills out of his belt and throwing them on the floor. "Your brother is weird!"

"You have no idea," said Anthony, who felt that it was almost impossible to resist laughing at Nick's unusual sense of humor.

Anthony and Jamie ran out of the kitchen, leaving Norman and Cindy laughing hysterically while Nick simply grinned.

"You didn't hire a stripper, did you?" asked Cindy.

"Of course not," said Nick. "Why would I pay for a stripper when I can get Judy to do that for free?"

"You're just awful, Nick," said Norman.

"I know," said Nick. "But that's what Judy loves about me."

"Okay, I'll be going up to the study now. You boys have fun," said Cindy.

Nick and Norman both gave the vixen a kiss before she walked off. Nick looked at the clock in the kitchen. It was ten till seven. The guests would be arriving anytime now.

"Guess we should go out to the living room, huh, Dad?"

By seven thirty, all the guests had arrived at Skulk Mansion. The crowd was an unusual mix of Nick's childhood friends, police officers and business associates of Norman's. Unlike the stereotypical bachelor party that most male animals arranged for the groom, there was not a drop of liquor present at the party. Norman Skulk even went so far as to have every bottle of intoxicants thrown out of the house when he married Cindy. Though he had never been a heavy drinker, he didn't want any temptations sitting around his home for Cindy or Nick. That was just fine by both of them.

"Dad," said Nick. "You remember Chief Bogo, right?"

"Oh," said Norman, shaking the Cape Buffalo's paw. "Nice to see you again."

"I'm glad we're meeting under better circumstances this time, Mr. Skulk," joked Bogo.

"Please, call me Norman, Chief."

As Norman and Bogo struck up a conversation, Nick waded through the crowd of guests to find his partner, Jack Wolfard. Walking up behind the wolf, he nudged him playfully.

"Hey, partner," said Nick. "You having a good time?"

"Sure am," said Jack, who then took a sip of his glass of lemonade. "I'd be having a better time if I got to live here. This place is enormous!"

"I'm sure when you're a mulch-millionaire you'll buy a place just like it," said Nick.

"Oh, sure," said Jack. "I'll be putting a down payment on a place like this just as soon as I start drawing my pension."

"You wish," said Nick.

"I know we're getting a bump in pay for being promoted to detectives, but I got two of my five boys who are going off to college in a few years. Wish I could get bumped up to chief. I bet Bogo makes five times what we do."

"Ah," said Nick putting his arm around his friend. "Don't worry about it, Jack. We're having a party! Try to have some fun, okay?"

Jack sighed, looking at his empty glass. "I'll tray."

Nick made his way around the room, introducing himself to several of the business animals who had been invited to the party by his father. Nick knew his father was well-connected, being the richest animal in Zootopia, but he never imagined that he had so many business contacts. He met executives from Fortune 500 companies, lawyers, and even some foreign dignitaries whom Norman had established a relationship with. Nick felt overwhelmed by such a crowd of the rich and powerful. Several of the business animals went so far as to offer Nick a job at their companies. Flattered, but content with being a police officer, Nick politely declined their offers.

"Hey, Dad," said Nick.

"Yes?" said Norman, who was still speaking with Chief Bogo.

"I think we're ready for the video Mom wanted to show everyone," said Nick.

"Oh," said Norman, looking at his Rolex watch. "I suppose we should get that started, shouldn't we?"

Nick had made the announcement about showing the video on the gigantic screen television in the living room for all present. Finding seats, all the males looked ahead as the lights were turned off and the television was turned on.

Cindy, Nick's mother had compiled dozens of pictures of her son from the time he was born until very recently. Many of those in attendance smiled and laughed as they saw the earliest pictures of Nick; starting with a picture that showed him right after he was born. The pictures progressed with Nick crawling around on the floor as a baby, to taking his first steps, then came a picture of Nick at his first day in preschool.

"You certainly were a cute kit," whispered Jack to his best friend.

"Thanks," Nick whispered back.

"How'd you get so ugly?" asked Jack.

"I got a wolf for a partner," Nick shot back. "Hey, where's Dad going?"

Nick watched as his father, with his paws over his face, stumbled around in the dark and finally left the room. Not knowing what was going on, Nick excused himself several times as he was forced to move through the animals sitting in the living room.

Nick found his father in the kitchen with a tissue in his paws. He could see that Norman was obviously upset about something.

"Dad . . . what's wrong?"

Norman blew his nose. "I'm sorry, Nick. It's just . . . when I saw all those photos of you as a kit I started to realize just how much of your life I missed--seeing your birth, watching you take your first steps, your first day at school, your graduation. I just feel like a rotten father!"

Nick put his paw on his father's shoulder. "Dad I . . . I know you feel bad about what you did to me and Mom, but you're here now."

"That doesn't make up for all the years I should have been there for you!" sobbed Norman.

"I know, but all we have is now. I can't change the past and neither can you, and I turned out all right Besides, look at Anthony and Amanda, I think you've done a pretty good job with them."

"They're such good kits," said Norman, wiping his face with a fresh tissue.

"You bet they are," said Nick. "You know what else? Judy and I want to have kids, and I know you and Mom are going to spoil them rotten."

Norman managed a laugh. He looked into his son's eyes. "When I was talking to Chief Bogo, you know what he said about you?"

"What?" asked Nick.

"He told me that you're one of the finest police officers whose ever served under him; you and Judy both. He said that he knows you're going to go far in this job."

"Did he ask you how your face is feeling after being pistol whipped by those tigers?"

Norman broke into uproarious laughter. "Leave it to my son to always be the comedian!"

Nick put his arm around his father, resting his paw on the shoulder. "Come on, let's go watch the rest of the video Mom made."

"Good idea, son."

The party lasted another hour before animals started to leave for their homes. Exhausted from such a long, busy day that included not only the party, but a wedding rehearsal earlier in the day, Nick was ready for bed, but before he called it a night, there was someone he had to see.

"Hey," said Nick, knocking on the open door of Anthony's room. "Can I come in?"

"Sure," said the younger fox, now dressed in his pajamas.

"I hope I didn't scare Jamie too much," said Nick as he sat down on the edge of Jamie's bed.

"Nah, I told him you weren't being serious," said Anthony.

"I rarely am," agreed Nick.

"You ready for tomorrow?" asked Anthony.

"I am," said Nick. "I'm looking forward to you, Jack and Dad standing up there with me. After all, I'll need someone to catch me when I pass out."

Anthony snickered. "You'll be fine," reassured Anthony.

"I know. I'm just joking," said Nick.

"What a surprise," said Anthony sarcastically.

Nick gave his brother a playful shove. "You're turning into quite the little smart-ass, aren't you?"

"I learned from the best," said Anthony pointing at Nick.

"And I'm learning guitar from the best," added Nick.

"Thanks," said Anthony, now showing a longing in his expression. "You think you're going to have time for that after the wedding?"

"I'll make time," said Nick. "I need to try and make up for all those years when I didn't know I had a little brother and sister."

Anthony hugged his brother tightly. "I love you, Nick. You're the best big brother a guy could have."

Nick patted his back. "And you and Amanda are the best little brother and sister a guy could have."

Nick tucked his brother into the covers, kissing him on the cheek. "Good night," said the older fox as he flicked off the light and headed out the door.

"Hey, Nick," said Anthony, suddenly sitting up in his bed.

"Yeah?" said Nick, turning around.

"What's sex like?" asked Anthony, sporting a mischievous smirk.

"Good nigh, Anthony," snarled Nick as he closed the door.

The next morning Nick woke up early--very early for him. He'd found sleep almost impossible that night, worrying about the wedding, hoping that nothing would go wrong. Now, here he was, staring into a mirror after his shower, realizing that he would be spending the rest of his life with Judy. The thought was a lot to take in, but he realized that even if he and Judy lived to be one hundred, it would still not be long enough. Finally, his stomach and bowel trouble subsided, leaving him relaxed and confident. Splashing some cologne on his face, the groom smiled at his reflection in the mirror.

"You're the luckiest fox in the world, Nick. You're getting the greatest rabbit in the world as a wife."

"Not if you don't get out of the bathroom!" yelled a voice from outside.

"I'm hurrying, Dad!" responded Nick.

Taking his towel off his waist, Nick threw on his boxer shorts and plain white undershirt before leaving the bathroom. Norman stood outside, already dressed in his tuxedo.

"Get dressed," he said to Nick. "You've got to hurry or we're going to be late!"

Nick went to his room and put on his tuxedo, but found he needed help with the cumber bun. With his tie still lying on his neck, he ran out of the room looking for Norman.

"Uh . . . little help, please?" said Nick upon finding his Dad.

Norman laughed as he put the cumber bun around Nick's waist. "I've worn my fair share of these things . . . formal occasions, you know."

"Ugh," groaned Nick as he felt the cumber bun tighten around his midsection. "Whoever invented these things must have been been a sadist."

"They're not the most comfortable thing to wear," agreed Norman.

"I noticed," said Nick, adjusting to the feeling. "Um . . . the tie?"

Norman shook his head as he smiled. "Sure."

Nick pointed his muzzle upwards as Norman tied the bow tie around his neck. With such an uncomfortable outfit, Nick decided right there that he would never get married again nor would he ever want to go to another occasion that required wearing a tuxedo.

"There," said Norman as he finished. "Through on your jacket."

Nick put his black jacket on, finally completing the entire outfit. Norman took his paws and smoothed out Nick's tuxedo, wanting him to look as slick as possible.

"How do I look?" asked Nick.

"Like someone who's about to marry a very sweet girl," said Norman. Nick felt his father's arms embrace him and could hear his father sniffling.

"You alright, Dad?" asked Nick.

"I'm fine," said Norman, breaking his embrace. "It's just . . . my boy's getting married today!"

"I'm glad we made amends, Dad," said Nick.

"So am I," said Norman.

"After all, I'd hate to have to be the one to pay for this wedding," joked Nick.

Laughing, Norman put his arm around his son. "Come on, let's get you married!"

Zootopia Metropolitan Cathedral was the largest church in all of the city. Norman Skulk had chosen the spot well for his son and his fiance well. Nick entered the church and was amazed at seeing so many rabbits and police officers in unform. To say that Judy had a huge family would have been an understatement. The Hopps family was so enormous that the ushers had decided against having the groom's side of the family on one side and the bride's family on the other side of the church. It was far easier to simply let them mix together.

"Oh," said Norman hearing the sound of the church organ. "Looks like we're getting started!"

Norman, Nick, Jack and Anthony walked down the church's long aisle, seeing rabbits as well as uniform police officers in attendance. The four males stopped at the front where the altar was located and saw the brides maids now walking towards them. Bonnie, Cindy, Amanda and several of Judy's sisters were all dressed in pink outfits and looked absolutely stunning to the males. Bonnie, whom Judy had chosen as her matron of honor, whispered to Nick when she reached the altar.

"You look so handsome, Nick," she said with a motherly smile.

"Thanks," said Nick.

"Judy didn't feel well this morning, but she seems fine now," Bonnie informed him.

With everyone now in place, the organ began playing "Here Comes the Bride", and everyone rose to their feet. Jack whispered to his best friend as he saw Judy, dressed in a long white dress and being escorted by Stu.

"Wow," said the wolf. "Look at the beautiful girl, Nick."

Nick felt a tear run down his cheek as he watched his honey bunny walking down the aisle, looking like a gorgeous angel. Sticking with tradition, Nick had not seen Judy the night before, or her dress, as it was believed to be bad luck for the wedding. Stu, the father of Judy, smiled and nodded as he gave his daughter away to Nick. One of the ushers came forward, pinning lapel microphones to Nick's jacket and Judy's dress. The music then stopped, and Walter Johnson, the polar bear who had married Nick's parents, proceeded with the ceremony.

"Be seated," he said, addressing the crowd.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps, two animals who have decided to display publicly their love and commitment to one another by joining together in holy matrimony. Marriage is not an institution to be entered into lightly, nor is it to be broken by the struggles of life."

The ceremony went on, with everyone listening to Walter's lengthy introduction. Finally, a young male rabbit, one of Judy's many siblings, approached with two rings on a pillow. Taking the ring into his paw, Walter gave the fox the instructions.

"Nick, do you take Judy to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love, to cherish, to honor and obey, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, till death do you part?"

"I do," said Nick.

"Then place the ring on her paw, and say with this ring, I wed thee" instructed Walter.

Nick took the plain gold wedding ring, and placed it on Judy's paw. "With this ring, I wed thee."

Judy took the remaining ring from the pillow into her paw, awaiting Walter's instructions.

"Judy, do you take Nick to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love, to cherish, to honor and obey, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, till death do you part?"

"I do," said Judy.

"Then say, with this ring, I wed thee," said Walter.

Looking up at her handsome fox, she placed the ring on his paw. "With this ring, I wed thee."

"Nick and Judy have now publicly stated their vows to one another," said Walter. "Is there anyone present who can give a reason why these two should not be married today?"

The church was completely silent.

"Then," said Walter. "By the power vested to me by the city of Zootopia, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Nick pealed the vale from Judy's face and kissed her deeply. Breaking the kiss, the two newly weds turned around to face the crowd.

"Ladies and gentleman, I present to you for the very first time, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas and Judy Wilde!"

Everyone rose to their feet in applause. Several animals, such as Cindy and Bonnie, were in tears, overwhelmed by how happy they felt seeing their children married. Nick and Judy, now husband and wife, locked arms as they walked down the aisle and outside of the church, the crowd still applauding.

The couple stood outside, waiting for everyone to file out of the church. A fleet of buses had been rented by Norman to escort the hundreds in attendance to the Zootopia Grand Hotel, the chosen location for the wedding reception. Judy and Nick would be taking the limousine Norman had rented for them.

"Ready to throw the bouquet, honey bunny?" asked Nick once everyone was outside.

Judy turned her back to the guests and with all her strength, threw the bouquet of flowers. Turning around, she saw that it had landed into the paws of Benjamin Clawhauser, the overweight cheetah who worked as the 1st Precinct's dispatcher and record keeper. Laughing, the couple waved good-bye to everyone and climbed inside the lino.

"We're finally married!" exclaimed Judy as she hugged her handsome fox.

"I know," said Nick, giving her a kiss. "By the way, I think your dress is the most beautiful one in the world."

"Thank you," said Judy. "My Mom wore this when she got married."

"I'm kind of surprised you wore white," joked Nick. His remark earned him an elbow in the stomach from his new wife.

The Zootopia Grand Hotel had been reserved exclusively for Judy and Nick's out of town relatives. Norman Skulk had no trouble getting reservations as he was the owner of the property. The reception was held in a gigantic convention hall in order to accommodate all the guests. Nick and Judy arrived to see that everything had already been set up. Tables were lined with food and drink, as well as the wedding cake, which of course, was a carrot cake. On stage, an array of instruments were scattered around for the band to play, a band that would include Nick's brother Anthony on guitar, as well as Amanda, who had proven herself to be a very capable keyboardist.

Jack Wolfard, Nick's partner and best friend acted as the Master of Ceremonies for the reception. The veteran police officer known for intimidating the nastiest of suspects showed his other side, warmly welcoming the guests and shaking their paws as they entered the building. Nick and Judy mingled with several family members they had not seen in ages until Jack called for the party to get started.

"Okay, Nick and Judy, let's get up here and cut the cake!" yelled the wolf into the portable microphone in his paws.

Nick picked up the knife on the table and cut a slice for his new wife and put it on a small plate Judy cut off a slice for Nick, but put her plate on the table as it was customary for the groom to let his wife have the first bite. Nick, with the plate in his paws, used his fork to break to break off a small bite for Judy. As his wife closed her eyes, the sly fox decided against giving her the forkful of cake and opted to take the plate and shove it all over her face. Everyone gasped at the fox's actions, but soon erupted into laughter when an angry Judy opened her eyes, took the piece she had cut off for Nick, and shoved it in his face. Both the bride and groom joined in the laughter as they cleaned each other off. Jack, still laughing, got up on stage to address everyone again.

"Hey, I hope you guys are having a good time. I just want to say to my best friend Nick and his beautiful wife Judy that I hope you two have many, many happy years together and are as happy as Dianne and I are."

Dianne, Jack's wife shouted from the floor. "Is there a good divorce lawyer in the room?" making everyone laugh.

"Yeah, thanks, honey," said Jack. "I'd like to ask the band to come up here so we can see our bridge and groom in their first dance together!"

Anthony, Amanda and several other animals got on stage, picking up their instruments and getting into position. With the microphone in his paws, Jack said, "Nick, this one goes out to you, buddy. Hit it, guys!"

Everyone watched as Nick and Judy, in the center of the dance floor moved together, slowly swaying back and forth as the band opened up. Jack, who Nick had heard sing plenty of times in the squad car, and who possessed a golden voice, had the honor of singing lead vocals.

"I must have been through about a million girls I'd love 'em and I'd leave them alone I didn't care how much they cried, no sir Their tears left me cold as a stone But then I fooled around and fell in love I fooled around and fell in love I fooled around and fell in love I fooled around and fell in love"

Nick held his honey bunny close as the band played. Here he was, dancing with his beloved new wife on the dance floor of the ritziest hotel in all of Zootopia, surrounded by hundreds of guests, his parents, his brother and sister and all of Judy's family. It felt like something out of a movie or book. He'd long thought that romance was something for sissies, that he would never find the right lady to settle down with, but all that changed when he crossed paths with Judy Hopps. He smiled as Judy rested her head against his chest. Looking over at the band, Nick watched with pride as his little brother and guitar teacher broke into the song's solo. Anthony, equipped with a cherry red Gibson ES-345, made the guitar howl and sing, shaking the notes and letting the sweet, overdriven sound resonate and fill the entire hall. Nick realized that this, all of this was only possible because Judy had wanted him to reconcile with his father. For the second time that day, Nick felt a tear run down his face as he was the happiest fox in the world at that moment.

Nick leaned down and kissed Judy when the song was over, gaining him cheers and clapping from everyone in attendance. Sitting back down at their table, they saw Jack continue to stay on stage with the band, much to everyone's approval.

"You guys know 'Take It Easy'?" asked the wolf. Everyone in the band nodded. Jack put the microphone near his muzzle as he broke into song once

more.

"Well I'm a-runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load I've got seven women on my mind Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me One says she's a friend of mine Take it easy, take it easy Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy Lighten up while you still can Don't even try to understand Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy" The band played several more songs, with Nick being greatly impressed at his borther's immense repertoire of material he knew, from the foot-tapping blues of "Cold Shot" the upbeat rockabilly of "That's All Right" the cool jazz of "Round Midnight" and the paw picking style he exhibited on "Sultans of Swing". Clearly, Anthony was something special.

Nick and Judy mingled with as many guests as they could, thanking them for coming to celebrate the happiest day of their lives. Nick and Judy were busy thanking the polar bears Raymond and Kevin, two of Mr. Big's soldiers, for coming. Mr. Big, the arctic shew crime boss of Zootopia thought it best not to attend. This was not out of disrespect, but out of concern for Nick and Judy. Being police officers, Mr. Big's presence might cause problems for them in their careers.

A slightly chubby fox walked up to Judy and Nick, smiling. "Hi, Judy," he said in a southern drawl. "It was nice of your father-in-law to hire me as the caterer!"

"Oh, hello, Gideon!" said Judy, shaking the fox's paw. "Nick, this is Gideon Gray from back in Bunny Burrow!"

Nick shook the fox's paw as Benjamin Clawhauser came up to congratulate the newly weds. "Is this the guy who made all the wonderful food?"

"It sure is," said Judy, trying not to laugh at Clawhauser's overt gluttony.

"I'm Benjamin Clawhauser," said the cheetah.

"Nice to meet you, Benjamin. I'm Gideon Gray!"

"So," said the cheetah. "Would you like me to show you around the city sometime?" Clawhauser took a paw and brushed it up against Gideon's thigh. Gideon smiled, taking hold of the cheetah's paw.

"I'd like that," said the fox as the two of them walked away holding paws.

Smug as usual, Nick nudged his wife. "Ha, you owe me five bucks!"

"Okay," said Judy. "You were right. Clawhauser's gay. I never would have guessed that Gideon was gay, though."

"Maybe that explains why he was so angry when he was young. You know, that whole repressed closet homosexual thing."

"I guess," said Judy. "I'm just glad that he turned out to be a decent guy."

"Me too," said Nick. "I'd hate to have to punch out one of our guests because he clawed your face when you were little."

"Aren't you just my knight in shining armor?" joked Judy.

"For the rest of my life," said Nick, giving her a kiss.

The party lasted a few more hours. Nick and Judy were thoroughly drained from their big day together. Leaving the party, they first went home to get out of their wedding attire and changed into their regular clothes. Norman Skulk, Nick's father, had told them that he was also paying for their honeymoon, but wouldn't elaborate on where he was sending them. Grabbing the suitcases they'd packed, Nick and Judy quickly headed out the door and back down to to the limousine. "What's this?" said Nick, seeing his mother and father standing outisde their limo. Norman and Cindy had blindfolds in their paws.

"We want this to be s surprise," said Norman. "Come on, put it on, son."

Rolling his eyes, Nick let his father blindfold him while Cindy blindfolded Judy and then helped both of them into the limo. Nick grumbled his dissatisfaction with the ordeal.

"I feel like a kidnapping victim," said the fox.

"Don't be silly," said a blindfolded Judy. "Nobody in their right mind is going to pay your ransom."

"I love you too, honey bunny," said Nick.

Being blindfolded, Nick and Judy lost track of time as well as where they were going. The limousine ride seemed to take forever but finally ended when the driver told them they had arrived. Taking off their blindfolds, Nick and Judy saw they were in what appeared to be a very expensive, very well-kept gated community. The limousine had stopped at a large, two story house with a three car garage.

"What do you think?" said Norman, who had just gotten out of Nick's car.

"Pretty sweet," said Nick. "Kind of unusual to spend a honeymoon in a place like this, though."

"How about we all go inside?" suggested Cindy.

"Alright," said Nick. "Oh, I think I need to carry my honey bunny across the threshold!"

Judy giggled as Nick picked her up and carried her to the door. Norman, with the key in his paw, unlocked the door and flicked on the light switch. Nick and Judy looked in awe as they entered the house. The house sported a large living room with a big screen television, surround sound and wooden floors, decorated by very expensive rugs. The house was completely furnished.

"Wow," said Nick as he put Judy down. "How big is this place?"

"Ten bedrooms, four bathrooms, finished basement, three car garage, big backyard and screened in porch in the back," said Norman.

"This place is absolutely magnificent," said Judy. "I wish we could afford to live in a house like this."

"You don't have to worry about that," said Norman.

"What are you talking about?" asked Nick, sensing there was more here than he realized.

Norman tossed the house keys to his son. "Nick, this isn't just the place where you're going to be spending your honeymoon; it's where you're going to live."

Nick felt light-headed. "Are you saying . . . are you saying you bought us a house?"

"Free and clear," said Norman. "I'll hire some animals to get the rest of your things out of your apartment. Don't worry about breaking your lease there, either. I'll take care of that. Oh, and since you're a detective now, I bought several suits, shirts and ties for you, Nick. They're in the closet of the master bedroom."

Nick and Judy ran over and hugged Norman and Cindy, thanking them for such an extravagant wedding gift. For the third time that day, Nick Wilde felt tears streaming down his face.

"Dad . . . this is just . . . wow!"

"Your welcome," said Norman, patting his son on the back.

"Oh, could you do me one more favor?" asked Nick.

"What's that?" said Norman.

"Tell my bratty little brother that he has to give me his Marshall amp. I've got a huge house now, so I can really crank it up when I play guitar!"

"Oh, no you won't!" snapped Judy.

"Why not?" asked Nick.

"Because you're terrible!" she said, smiling at her husband.

"Okay, is it still too late to get an annulment?" asked Nick. Norman and Cindy broke into laughter as Judy once again elbowed the fox in the stomach.

After Norman and Cindy left, Nick and Judy took the opportunity to explore their new house. They were still in a state of disbelief, not able to fully grasp that not was the house theirs, they didn't have to worry about paying a mortgage for the next thirty years. Going into the master bedroom, Nick looked inside the closet, seeing that his father had indeed purchased him a dozen suits with several shirts and ties. Nick nodded, knowing that he would be ready to start his new position as a detective in just over a week.

"I'm going to get ready for bed," said Judy, going into the master bedroom's bathroom. Norman had gone so far as to make sure the bathroom was stocked. There were toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap and a medicine cabinet full of pills for every ailment known to the animal kingdom. Judy washed her face before brushing her teeth and rejoining her husband.

"I see you're in the mood," joked Judy, seeing Nick lying completely naked on the bed.

"You must be sharing my sentiment," observed Nick as he saw the equally naked Judy. "Feel like making love, Mrs. Wilde?"

Judy climbed into bed with Nick, ready to consummate their marriage. Judy looked up, seeing the fox above her smiling down.

"I love you, Judy Wilde," said Nick.

"I love you too, Nick Wilde," answered Judy.

Judy gritted her teeth as she felt the erect cock of her husband enter her pussy. Lying back, she let him do all the work. The day had completely exhausted her, but Nick never seemed to be too tired for sex. Judy gripped the bedsheets of the new king size bed, feeling her walls being spread apart as Nick plowed away at her. No longer sharing apartment walls with neighbors, Judy didn't have to worry about holding back as she yelled out from the sensation of being fucked by the horny fox. The noise only made Nick go at it even harder, wanting to give the rabbit the ride of her life. Judy rolled her head from side to side as the horny, sweaty fox banged her. With such effort being made by Nick, it wasn't long before Judy heard him growling from his orgasm, her inside being filled with his semen. Panting, Nick rolled off Judy. Looking above him, he saw the room contained a large ceiling fan. Luckily for him, he didn't have to get up to turn it on as there was a remote control on the headboard. Turning it to hi, he felt the cool breeze provide him with much needed relief.

"That's better," said Nick, still panting.

After Nick had cooled down, Judy snuggled up to him, rubbing his chest with her paw. Nick felt her long ears under his muzzle; something that never failed to make him smile.

"I can't believe it," said Nick. "I get married to the greatest girl in the world, we have a wonderful reception--all of that paid for by my Dad, and then we get our very own house! I don't know how this day could get any better!"

"I think I know how to make it better," said Judy.

Nick yawned. "I don't think I'll ever say this again, but I'm too tired to go a second round tonight, honey bunny."

"Not that," said Judy, laughing at her husband's insatiable sex drive. "I found out why I was getting sick."

"Cold?" asked Nick.

"No," said Judy.

"Flu," asked Nick again.

"No," said Judy once more.

"Okay . . . what is it then?" asked the perplexed fox.

"Nick, I wasn't getting sick because of a cold, flu, or wedding jitters. It was morning sickness."

Nick looked over at his wife, his eyes wide. "You mean you're . . ."

"Yes, Nick. I'm pregnant!"

"Dr. Schwartz was right; life does find a way!" said Nick, hugging his wife tightly.

"There's only one problem," said Judy in a serious tone.

"What's wrong?" asked Nick, obviously concerned.

"I'm . . . I'm not sure you're the father."

"WHAT?!" shouted Nick.

Judy pointed a paw at her husband, grinning. "Gotcha, dumb fox! That was for the remark about me wearing white at the wedding!"

"You're joking about not knowing who the father is, right?" asked Nick, his nostrils flaring.

"Yes," said Judy, shaking her head. "And you wonder why I always call you dumb fox."

Nick laid back down, putting his arm around his wife and snuggling up against her once more. "Yeah, well, you're stuck with this dumb fox for the rest of your life," he said grinning.

"That's just fine by me," said Judy.

The two newly weds turned off the lights in their bedroom. Drifting off into sleep, they wondered what the future would have in store for them. After all, they'd be parents soon.