A/N: Here's a new story. I hope you like it. Enjoy :)
Chapter 1...
It was a warm spring day in King County, Georgia. Michonne was waiting for her black brand new Honda Civic to be finished it's repairs at "Dixon's Body Shop." She had on a blue sundress and a navy cardigan with her hair braids tied up in a pony tail. Her make up was flawless.
"Mommy, I color?" her 3 year old son asked hopeful.
She smiled and replied, "yes Andrew, please color Mommy a picture."
The little boy smiled as his little hands scribbled on the paper.
The shop owner emerged from the back office.
"Hey, Michonne, I am really sorry Dwight didn't finish fixing your air conditioning the first time you came here. From now on, I will be the only person who works on your car. I fixed the air conditioning and did an alignment, no charge. I am really sorry you had to come back down here," Daryl Dixon apologized. She was one of his most loyal customer's and he was not about to lose her service. Not to mention that he felt bad for her.
Michonne smiled, "Please don't get Dwight in trouble though. It's my own fault, I shouldn't have just done a walk in on a Saturday when that is your busiest day. Next time I will make an appointment. And Daryl please let me pay, how much do I owe you?"
Before either of them could say anything the shop door bell chimed.
"Hey Uncle Daryl!" the young girl called out as she came into the shop and put her book bag down behind the counter. She made her way around the counter as this was her normal routine everyday after school. Monday through Friday the bus dropped her off on Woodbury AVE and she went into "Dixon's Body Shop" to wait 2 hours for her father to pick her up when his shift at the Sherriff's station ended.
Michonne smiled at the young girl who she had never seen before. Due to her nursing schedule she normally only had her vehicle serviced on a Saturday. It was very rare for Michonne to be in King County, Georgia on any day that wasn't Saturday. Daryl's body shop was plain in decoration with no photos of anyone so to Michonne the only people she knew in King County were her mechanics Daryl Dixon and is employee Dwight.
The young girl grabbed a dollar from her pocket and bought an ice cream out of the vending machine in the back of the shop. When she emerged, Michonne's 3 year old son caught the sight of the dessert.
"Ice cream Mommy?" the little boy asked. His tiny hand pointing in the girl's direction.
Michonne looked down at him and felt disappointed in not having cash on hand only her credit cards. "Honey, Mommy doesn't have cash with me, I will get you some when we go back home," she replied.
Daryl was filing out paperwork as Michonne waited patiently.
"Hi ma'am, if it's ok, I have an extra dollar. My Dad always gives me and my older brother Carl money every morning to buy snacks. I can buy your son an ice cream," the young girl said.
Michonne looked down to see her son quietly staring up at her.
"Well you were such a good boy while we were waiting, you can have an ice cream," Michonne said. Andrew hugged her leg as the young girl went to the back office and came back up front. She handed the ice cream sandwich to Andrew who excitedly took it from her hand.
"Thank you," the little boy said as he went to climb up in one of the green chairs and ate the ice cream quietly. He was the most well behaved 3 year old child there was. Michonne watched him as a piece of the chocolate fell on his red polo shirt and plaid shorts.
She couldn't help but just smile at him. While many mothers would freight over something like that she was very easy going.
"Hey do you want to play my DS game?" the young girl asked as she gave it to Andrew. He nodded and took it from her. "It's ok if he gets ice cream on it, I do it all the time. I know waiting to get your car finished repairs can be boring," she said.
"Thank you so much, that was really nice of you. What is your name?" Michonne asked the girl.
The young girl was fixing her pony tail of brown curls as she replied, "you're welcome! My name is Judith Grimes. My brother calls me Judes, Uncle Daryl calls me 'Little Asskicker' but everyone else calls me Judith." She snickered when she saw the look on Daryl's face.
"Judith, she is a customer. You can't talk like that in front of a customer. I'm sorry Michonne," Daryl apologized.
Michonne laughed and replied, "It's ok. I grew up with a brother. There's nothing you can say that I haven't heard."
"Mommy, I done," Andrew said as he climbed off the chair.
Michonne took a look at him as she looked at Daryl, "I'm going to get him cleaned up in the bathroom I will be right back."
"Judith, I mean it, you can't talk like that. If you want to work here as the receptionist when you are teenager, you gotta learn now how to be professional to customers," Daryl said.
She nodded her head, "I know Uncle Daryl, I'm sorry."
The doorbell chimed again.
"Hey Dad," Judith called out, "you're way early. Hey, can we get burgers tonight? Carl is going to want pizza but I don't want pizza."
Her father gave her a hug and replied, "yeah, nice to see you too! My kids love food more than they love me. I'll get you burgers on the way home and order a pizza for Carl."
"It won't make him happy since Carl is moody all the time," Judith answered him back. Daryl spoke to her father for a few minutes as they turned to leave Judith spoke up. "Oh wait Dad, the little boy in the bathroom has my DS game, I have to wait for them to come out," Judith said. Her father looked at her confused.
"One of my loyal customer's and her little boy are in the bathroom. He got ice cream on his clothes," Daryl explained.
Michonne came down the hall holding her son's hand.
The minute she came around the corner, the Sheriff felt like his breath had been knocked out of him.
"Michonne, I have to go home now, can I have my DS back? I'm sorry, I thought I would be here longer," Judith asked.
"Of course, Andrew give her the game back," Michonne instructed.
The little boy handed over the game, "Thank you for game and ice cream."
Judith smiled as she took the game back, "you're welcome little guy. I would let you play with it longer if I wasn't leaving with my Dad."
Michonne could feel the Sherriff's eyes on her.
"Hi, you have an exceptionally nice daughter. She bought my son ice cream and let him play her game. You've done a good job raising her," she said to the man standing near her in the King County Sherriff's uniform.
She smiled in a way that made his blue eyes light up. "Thank you, God where are my manners? Sorry, long day at the station, my name is Rick Grimes," he said as he extended his hand to hers.
"Nice to meet you, my name is Michonne. This is my son Andrew," she answered.
Rick smiled at the boy.
"Mommy go home now?" the little boy asked as he started rubbing his eyes. Michonne knew he missed his nap due to the fact that they had to go to King County to get her vehicle serviced.
Daryl spoke up, "Michonne, I have your paperwork complete. If you could just sign here, you can be on your way back to Atlanta."
She nodded her head as she walked back up the counter and signed the paperwork.
"Next time you are due for an oil change, do you still want me to call your boyfriend's phone number?" Daryl asked.
Michonne dropped the pen. "No, actually he and I are no longer together. All communication about the car is just to be with me."
Rick listened to their conversation. Judith noticed her father was stalling leaving for some reason. Instead of asking if they were leaving she stood near Andrew and talked to him.
Michonne turned around and saw Andrew talking to Judith to the best of his abilities.
"He must really like you Judith, Andrew is normally quiet," Michonne beamed.
Rick spoke up, "Your son is adorable. He looks a lot like you. I heard you're from Atlanta, is that right?"
She shook her head, "Thank you for saying that. No, I am actually from Macon but I live and work in Atlanta for now but I actually just rented a house here in King County, we move in next month."
Rick nodded again. He tried to not look at the woman but it was difficult as she was so incredibly beautiful. Her smile lit up the room.
"Mommy, go home now?" Andrew pleaded again.
Michonne picked him up as he rested his little head on her shoulder as his eyes started to get heavy. "Well it was really nice meeting you two. Daryl as always thank you so much for your help on my car. I owe you," Michonne said.
"No problem, thank you for your service. If you need anymore work done, just call me anytime," Daryl replied.
Rick waved goodbye as he watched Michonne and her son leave. "Judith do me a favor, go ahead out to the my truck, you can listen to music and I will be out in a minute," Rick said as he gave his daughter the keys. The 9 year old girl took the keys and headed out to the truck carrying her bookbag.
"Daryl, that woman...what do you know about her?" Rick asked.
Daryl gave him an odd expression.
Daryl looked over as he saw her get into her car in the parking lot knowing she was out of ear shot to hear he spoke, "She's really nice. Um, she's a nurse at the Atlanta General Hospital. She's a mom. I don't know Rick. She's a customer we don't really talk personal stuff. Michonne's friends with me on Facebook, send her a friend request."
Rick nodded his head when the door bell chimed again.
"Daryl, hey sorry to interrupt, you left these two tools in my car," Michonne said as she came back into the body shop office carrying her sleeping child.
Daryl took the tools and replied, "I am sorry about that."
She smiled and said, "it's ok, you both have a good day."
"Michonne I know you're not from here so I wanted to let you know there's a carnival coming to town in a few weeks. Probably about the time you move into your new house. You and your child might really like it," Rick said.
"I go carnival Mommy," Andrew's head shot up from Michonne's shoulder.
Michonne, Rick and Daryl laughed at the little boy's sudden awakens at the mention of a 'carnival.'
"We're you pretend sleeping?" Michonne tickled her son as he giggled.
"Carnival Mommy?" he asked again.
She nodded her head and said, "we will see if I don't have to work then we might."
Rick smiled at her hopeful that he would see her again. He tried to not notice her beautiful blue sundress. Daryl's work phone rang as he took the call leaving Rick and Michonne to talk amongst themselves.
"This really is a nice town, It's different than Atlanta," Michonne said while trying to start a conversation as she noticed Rick kept nonchalantly just staring at her.
"Thank you, it's a really nice town especially to raise children in. I have two children myself and I am glad they are growing up in a small town. You know, since you are moving here, if you don't want to commute to Atlanta, the Elementary School is looking to hire a nurse. If that's something you think you would be interested in, I could put in a good word in for you," Rick said.
Michonne smiled, "aww that's so nice. Thank you, I really appreciate it. I would just have to determine what the salary is. I am a single parent. Part of the reason I rented a home in King County is the cost of living is a lot cheaper here than in Atlanta."
Rick nodded his head in understanding, "yeah I am a single parent as well."
They spoke for a few more minutes before they both parted ways and left the body shop. Michonne got into her car after helping Andrew into his car seat. She noticed her smile when she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the mirror. She found Sherriff Grimes handsome but tried to push the thoughts out of her mind as she was starting to fear all men were the same after her last relationship.
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"Dad, that lady was really nice. Her son was so cute too. I wish I had a little brother or sister. Instead of Carl who is older and mean," Judith said as she adjusted the radio as her father turned the truck onto the highway.
Rick smiled and said, "yeah she was really nice. Andrew was really adorable. Reminded me of you when you were that age." Judith snickered whenever her father talked about when she was younger especially the stories about how she loved to play with red solo cups when she was a baby.
"Dad you should see if she's on Facebook. We can invite them to the carnival that's coming in a few weeks," Judith said.
Rick smiled and said, "actually when you were waiting for me, I told her about the carnival. I don't know if I should send her a Facebook friend request. I just met her and that might seem too strange."
Judith was playing a game on his iPhone when she said, "Dad I found her, she's one of Uncle Daryl's friends on Facebook. I already sent it."
"Judith Grimes! What have you told you about going on Facebook on my iPhone!? Give it to me right now and don't even think of asking to play the games on there ever again. I will be deleting the games," Rick demanded.
The young girl quietly gave the iphone to her father and tried to hold back tears. Her father very rarely yelled at her but when he did she couldn't help but cry. "Dad you kept smiling at her I thought you would want me to send the request," Judith replied still fighting back her tears.
"My iPhone is mine. Mine. You don't just send people friend requests on my Facebook. What were you thinking? I can't believe you just..." Rick's lecture was cut short when his iphone beeped in his hand. Once he stopped at the stop light he saw the notification.
Michonne had accepted his Facebook friend request.
To be continued...
A/N: This idea for a new story came to me while I was waiting to get my car's oil change and song, "Kiss Me" by Ed Sheeran came on the radio, random I know lol. I hope you liked it. I want to incorporate Judith into more stories as I noticed a couple of mine only feature Carl. Michonne's son's name in my stories I write it as Andrew because it's different. I hope you liked this first chapter. I am deciding on if there will be an ex, if so who will that be? I really want to write this story full of fluff and less angst. I am not sure how many chapters this will be but it will based on how many reviews, favorites, follows. I know that it will at least be a multi chapter story. Feel free to tell me your thoughts :)