Nick had eaten more rabbits in the last two months than he had eaten in the previous few *years*.
 
In his younger years, Nick had been a rabbit-eating fiend. But as he had gotten older and more settled into his hustler lifestyle, he found that smaller prey were simply easier: he could pop a mouse or a squirrel into his mouth and they'd be done his throat before anyone even noticed they were missing. The fact that rabbits were big enough to leave a significant bulge in his gut meant it was far trickier to eat one and get away with it. And then he had started dating a rabbit, and thus had nixed them from his diet entirely.
 
But then Judy had given him permission to put bunnies back on the menu, and had demonstrated pretty clearly that she was serious. So he had taken her up on it, and since then, bunny after bunny had disappeared into his gullet, never to be seen again. He was actually worried that he had gained a little weight, though Judy insisted that just meant that there was "more of him to love."
 
It was, he supposed, not unusual that, after having denied himself such a delectable treat for so long, he would splurge a bit now that he was allowing himself to eat it again. But that wasn't really the whole story.
 
No, the reason he was eating so many bunnies was because of how damn *easy* it was.
 
Before, if Nick wanted to eat a rabbit, he usually had to trick them into going somewhere alone with him first, and it wasn't easy to convince a rabbit to follow a fox into his den. But Nick had not anticipated just how much of a boon his relationship with Judy could be in that regard. The fact that he was dating a rabbit (and a minor celebrity, at that) made it *so* much easier to get other rabbits to buy into whatever hustle he pulled.
 
Take the brown-furred bunny halfway down his throat right now, for example. It had been *so* easy to convince her to come home with him. He just had to tell her that she would have a chance to meet Judy Hopps! Maybe even get an autograph! And once they were alone in the apartment, well, the hunt was already over. He had shoved her down his gullet before she even knew what was happening.
 
Nick tilted his head back, slurping up the kicking legs. Another swallow, and his meal settled in his gut, which squirmed and writhed as the bunny inside tried desperately to escape. Nick settled back into the living room couch, running his tongue across his muzzle.
 
His ear twitched as he heard the creak of a floorboard behind him. He turned his head.
 
"Judy? I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
 
Judy stood in the doorway to their shared bedroom, wearing a large nightshirt. One paw supported her large, gravid belly. She nodded, then walked forward without a word, climbing the couch next to Nick and settling in. She appeared to be concentrating at a spot on the floor in front of her.
 
"Judy? Everything okay?" Nick asked, suddenly worried. Judy didn't usually watch Nick eat, and he suspected that it made her uncomfortable. Maybe she had accidentally glimpsed more than she meant to?
 
Judy bit her lip, her large front teeth becoming visible.
 
Nick ran a paw over his squirming gut. "Judy... if I need to leave for a few minutes..."
 
Judy shook her head. "N-no! That's not it." Judy raised her gaze to meet Nick's eyes.
 
Her expression took Nick aback. That wasn't a look of concern or worry. Her eyes were big and bright, and Nick could make out a slight flush to her cheeks beneath her fur. This was the same kind of look he usually saw in her eyes before she dragged him back to the bedroom.
 
She reached towards him, putting a paw on his belly. "Nick, I..." She hesitated. "Nick, I... I've been watching you eat. The last couple times you brought bunnies home, I've been watching from the bedroom."
 
Nick's heart jumped into his throat. "And it's upsetting you, right? I knew I should have been more discreet. Judy, I can stop..."
 
"No! That's not it!"
 
Judy's tone brought him up short. He also felt a bit relieved, because he wasn't sure he could *actually* give up bunnies again.
 
Judy hesitated. "This is going to sound so weird."
 
"Go ahead. I'm not the judgy type."
 
Judy took a deep breath. She ran her fingers over the shifting bulges in Nick's gut. "Nick, this bunny, I'm... I'm kind of jealous of her."
 
Nick stared at Judy.
 
"Of... her? *This* bunny, right here?" He gave his stomach a firm poke.
 
"Yeah. See, I told you it's weird."
 
"Maybe just a little bit. Why are you jealous of her?"
 
Judy bit her lip again, shifting her hips back and forth as she sat on the couch. "Well, like... she gets to be so... close to you. Closer than I'll ever be."
 
"I suppose in a literal sense, yes," Nick admitted.
 
"Plus, like... just watching you be a pred, a real pred, is kind of exciting! You have so much power over her. You're literally in control of the rest of her life."
 
Nick stifled a belch. "Such as it is, yeah."
 
Judy's ears flopped down. "It's weird, right? You think I'm weird?"
 
Nick laughed, then slid his arm around Judy's slender shoulder and pulled her in close to his side. "Honestly? It's pretty weird, Carrots. But you accept me for who I am, so who am I to do any different?" He leaned in close, like he was going to give her a kiss... but instead, he snapped at her, clicking his teeth just barely short of her nose. "Guess I need to act a little more preddy with you, huh?"
 
Judy's cheeks flushed brighter. "I, um, wouldn't mind."
 
Nick grinned. "I can do that."
 
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Nick sighed as he pushed open the door to his apartment. It had been a long day -- not bad, but tiring. He was ready to start his weekend, which he intended to spend lounging around and not doing a damn thing. He was already undoing his tie as he stepped inside.
 
The scent hit his nose immediately. The unmistakeable blend of melted cheese, rich sauce, and crispy crust filled the room. Nick turned to Judy, who was sitting on the living room couch, directly in front of a stack of boxes on the coffee table.
 
"You ordered pizza!"
 
Judy grinned, bouncing in place excitedly. "Perfect timing, Slick Nick! It just arrived."
 
Nick walked towards the couch and sat down next to Judy, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "What would I do without you?" He asked.
 
"Well, you'd have to find some other cute little bunny to be the perfect partner," she joked.
 
Nick tilted his head in mock consideration. "Well, there are a lot of you bunnies."
 
Judy punched Nick in the arm -- not hard, thank goodness.
 
Nick gave the boxes on the table a look. "Three? That seems like a lot."
 
"Not too much for a big pred like you," Judy said.
 
Nick smirked at her, keeping his expression steady even as his heart skipped a beat. "You're right. It might even not be enough." He leaned in close, bringing his snout close to one of her large ears as he lowered his voice. "Maybe a *bunny* would be more filling."
 
Judy gave a little shudder, her eyes wide and excited. "N-no! Please, Mr. Fox, you don't want me!"
 
Nick knew the rules of this game. They had been playing it since Judy's little confession. He slid his paw down from Judy's shoulder to her hip. He then pulled her towards him, using his other paw to take her by the hips, turn her around, and heft her onto his lap, facing him. He made a show of running his tongue along the length of his muzzle.
 
"And why shouldn't I, little bunny? You look so... *tasty.*"
 
The problem was, it wasn't a lie. She genuinely *did* look delicious. Judy was a fine specimen of rabbit, and even though he knew how wrong it was, her pregnancy had only made her *more* appetizing. She already had hips for days, but now she had the bust to match, and that heavy belly... she would be a filling meal, that was for sure.
 
Judy, for her part, gave an excited shiver. "Please don't eat me, Mr. Fox! I don't want to melt away in your big, strong, predator tummy..." She reached forward with both paws, placing them on his stomach, running her fingers through his fur. Then, as though the idea had only just occurred to her: "Oh! I do have all this pizza! Maybe if I feed it to you, you'll let me go?"
 
"Well, you'd better hurry up then, little bunny, you're looking tastier by the minute."
 
Judy giggled, then reached back and grabbed one of the pizza boxes, setting it on the couch next to herself and Nick. She popped it open and pulled out a piece, holding it carefully with both paws.
 
It smelled delicious, and it had Nick's favorite toppings on it. Nick felt his mouth starting to water.
 
He opened his mouth wide -- almost as wide as he could, actually, his maw gaping open over Judy's face, his breath washing over her. He knew she would enjoy the sight.
 
Judy lifted the slice of pizza up towards Nick's mouth. She gently placed the entire piece on Nick's tongue. He felt her paw gliding across the surface of his tongue for a moment as she pulled it back.
 
Nick closed his mouth, easily pulling the whole slice of pizza into his long muzzle. He only chewed a few times before he swallowed it, sending it down his throat as a large lump.
 
They repeated this process, with Judy placing slice after slice into Nick's mouth, and Nick only doing a minimal amount of chewing before sending each down his gullet. Sometimes Judy would push the piece all the way to the entrance of his throat, leaning in and sliding her paws along his tongue. He would try to swallow some pieces with his mouth open, so Judy could watch. A few times, when she leaned in too close, he would give her face a lick with his greasy tongue, causing her to splutter.
 
Those little tastes of her were driving Nick wild.
 
By the time they had finished with all three pizzas, they were both a mess. Nick had pizza grease on his chin and dribbling down his chest. His stomach both felt and looked bloated from eating three whole pizzas. Judy was even worse; she was covered in drool, grease, and specks of sauce and cheese, especially her paws and face. She had taken off her shirt at some point, leaving her clad in only a pair of yoga pants, her chest and large belly bare.
 
"Well? Have I appeased the big, bad fox?" Judy asked.
 
Nick grinned, showing off his teeth. "I dunno. I just might have room for a bunny dessert!"
 
Judy shivered, then giggled. She took Nick's chin in her paws, leaning up and raising her head so she could give him a (admittedly messy) kiss. "Cheese and crackers, Nick... I don't know why you're so hot like this, but you are."
 
"Hey, I don't get it either, but your opinion is the important one, I suppose." Nick gave her a sly smile.
 
Judy smiled back. Then she slid her paws up from Nick's lower jaw to his mouth. One paw slipped under his lips, running along his teeth.
 
Okay, this was new. "Judy?"
 
"I just... wanna touch. Is it okay if I touch?"
 
Nick couldn't see the harm in it -- after all, she had done a lot of touching while feeding him. If she wanted to drop that pretense and just explore, that was fine. He nodded.
 
Judy ran her fingers beneath Nick's lips, her paws exploring the contours of his teeth and gums. She started to try to push his mouth open, and he obliged, letting his lower jaw hang down. Judy moved her paws inward, into his still-fairly-messy mouth.
 
She spent the next few minutes just... exploring. She ran her digits across his tongue, under it, felt the ridges at the top of his mouth. She caressed his teeth. His saliva started to pool, and began to drop down onto her face and chest, but she didn't seem bothered.
 
"W-wow," Judy said. "You... you really could just eat me up, huh?"
 
"Uuh," was the only response Nick could make with his mouth hanging open like this. Damn, she shouldn't *tempt* him like this. If he weren't already so full, he would probably do just that!
 
Then Judy slid her paws deeper into his muzzle, towards the entrance of his throat.
 
The move surprised Nick, and without thinking, he swallowed. Judy jerked forward as his tongue came up, squeezing both of her paws into his gullet.
 
"O-oh!" Judy was clearly flustered.
 
Nick knew that he should stop this now. He should grab her by the shoulders and pull her back out. She wouldn't be upset.
 
But damn, she tasted delicious. And he was so full, there was no way she was in any actual danger. Maybe he should indulge her a bit more... let her *really* get to play the prey for a minute. He could pull her out before she got too deep.
 
So instead of pulling her back, he swallowed again. More of Judy's arms were pulled into his gullet, her paws making clear imprints in his throat, visible from the outside. Judy was pulled further up and in, her cheek pressing against Nick's tongue.
 
He took a moment to caress her cheek. She tasted of pizza grease and cheese, and beneath that, another flavor that was all her own. His long tongue explored her face, even slipping into her mouth for a moment in an odd, impromptu kiss.
 
He felt Judy squirm and shudder in his lap. "Oh, Nick, this is... nnf... you... you aren't really going to...?"
 
Nick swallowed again. Judy's shoulders were pulled into his mouth, and her head bulged out his throat.
 
"Mmmf!"
 
Damn, this bunny was delicious. The room filled with loud "glk, glk, glk" sounds as he swallowed her deeper, squeezing her heavy chest into his mouth, eliciting more squirms.
 
"Hmmph! Nimph, mmf mmrmph!" Nick couldn't make out exactly what she was saying, but her squirms were starting to get a little more frantic now -- a little more like real prey.
 
That belly was going to be a problem, though. Nick shifted position, bracing himself better against the back of the couch. Then he started pushing his head down, forcing himself over the bunny in his lap. It took a few minutes, but he gradually managed to work his jaw over her belly, and once he reached the crest of it, the rest slipped in easily.
 
After that, it was easy going. He slid the bunny's yoga pants off as he took in her hips, her fluffy tail tickling the top of his mouth. Then he relaxed back on the couch, tilted his head back, and slurped up her kicking legs. Her toes disappeared behind his teeth, and he swallowed, the heavy bulge sliding down his chest to settle in his already-fully belly.
 
He let out a long breath, leaning back into the couch. He had never felt this *bloated* before. He couldn't believe he had eaten three whole pizzas, and then added such a plump bunny on top of that...
 
Nick froze, his eyes widening.
 
*He had eaten Judy!*
 
Nick swore. He hadn't meant to actually do that! He had just been teasing, planning to pull her out before she got more than halfway in. She had just tasted so delicious, he had let the feral side of himself take over. Frantic, he put his paws on his distended gut.
 
He could feel her moving in there. She was squirming and kicking up a storm. She seemed to be shouting, too, though he couldn't make out any words through the layers of flesh and fur. He pictured her in there, shoved into the middle of his earlier meal, desperately trying to claw her way out.
 
He needed to make himself sick. Find some medicine or tigger his gag reflex and get her out. And he needed to hurry, before...
 
Nick felt a rumbling in his stomach. He opened his mouth and let out a loud belch.
 
On the other paw... was there really *that* much of a hurry? His stomach wouldn't really be able to start working on a meal of this size for a while yet. She should be safe for the moment.
 
Plus, he felt surprisingly good. Bloated, yes, but also sated in a way most of his meals, even other bunnies, didn't make him feel. Maybe it was because she was so big at the moment? Or maybe it was something about the fact that it was Judy herself in his belly?
 
"Sorry, Judy, I guess you ended up being my dessert, after all. That is what you wanted, though, isn't it?"
 
His belly answered with another round of frantic squirms.
 
He knew she'd be mad, but he could leave her in there for a little while and just bask in this feeling, right? It wasn't like he could actually digest her.
 
Though he was sure he could come up with a cover story to explain her disappearance. His status as a semi-celebrity would help, and he was a great actor. Sure, he would miss the easy meals she had facilitated for the last few months... but even that didn't necessarily have to end. Heck, he could probably find another bunny to date (after enough time had passed, of course) and get similar results. Maybe even swing by Bunnyborough -- Judy had a couple cute sisters.
 
Nick ran his paws over his belly. This was all just silly daydreaming, of course. He would let Judy out in just a minute.
 
Maybe after a short nap...