I've got another one shot series about Michonne's relationship with Carl and Judith. At first I was just going to write about Michonne and Judith but after some thought, I've decided to add Carl too. I love the relationship between Carl and Michonne.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own The Walking Dead.

The two Grimes children were sitting in one of the few remaining pews of Father Gabriel's dismantled church. After talking to Father Gabriel, Michonne was eager to join them. The four of them were stuck in the church while Rick, Daryl, Sasha, Tyrese and the newest edition to their group, Noah, went to rescue Beth and Carol in Atlanta. Michonne didn't like the idea of being separated so soon after they'd just all reunited but she knew they had to rescue Beth and Carol. And as soon as they all came back, they would be on the road again, this time on the way to Washington, D.C. Hopefully they wouldn't be too far behind Glenn, Maggie, Abraham, Eugene, Rosita, and Tara. Again she hated that Maggie and Glenn had gone off with the others but it had to be done. Michonne pushed away her negative thoughts as she sat down next to the children.

"I see that someone's up from her nap," Michonne tickled Judith's tummy and the chubby baby giggled in delight.

Carl nodded, "Just a minute ago. Can you take her so I can go to the bathroom?"

"Of course," Michonne replied and reached out her hands, "Come here, sweet girl." She placed a quick and gentle kiss to Judith's soft, chubby cheek as she reveled in the feeling of holding the baby.

Carl was a little surprised at the affection that Michonne showed his baby sister. Especially considering that during their stay at the prison, Michonne usually kept her distance from the infant. He ignored his thoughts for a moment so he could use the restroom but he was surely going to question her when he came back.

"And this little piggy had roast beef and this little piggy had none," Michonne played with Judith's toes much to the baby's amusement. "And this little piggy went wee, wee, wee, all the way home!"

Carl grinned when he saw Michonne and Judith, both with huge smiles on their faces. "I haven't heard that in a while." It was so rare for them to have fun these days, even if it was just a silly nursery rhyme.

Michonne looked up to Carl as he took a seat next to her, "Well someone's gotta teach her the classics."

Carl nodded, unsure of how to approach her. "Michonne…"

"What's on your mind? I can just see the wheels turning up there, a mile a minute."

"It's nice to see you with Judith. You look happy."

Michonne couldn't help the smile that immediately graced her face, "Well, it's hard not to be happy in her presence."

Carl was hesitant to reply but knew he needed to proceed. "But you didn't used to be…back at the prison. It was like you couldn't stand her. You didn't even look at her…let alone hold her."

"You noticed that, huh?"

"I notice everything," Carl couldn't help but smirk and Michonne rolled her eyes. "So what changed?"

"Everything," Michonne sighed as she ran her hand through Judith's soft little hair. "I was afraid," she admitted.

"Of Judith?"

Michonne nodded, feeling a little foolish in front of the teenager. "Of Judith. I never thought I would see another baby…not after everything. And I didn't want to get too close her, not after Andre."

"But you got close to me."

"I did but it was different with Judith. She was just this beautiful, innocent little baby…and closer in age to Andre. Whenever I was around her, all I could think of was my son. And I couldn't stand it; it was just too painful to remember back then. But there was one day at the prison, Beth was fixing up my ankle and she had to go somewhere…I don't even remember where but she wanted me to watch Judith. I was so reluctant to take her and I tried to give her back but Beth wasn't having it so I had to hold her. And I…I just lost it. It was the first time I had ever held her and she was so perfect, so sweet, and so pure. I think I may have cried the whole time," Michonne chuckled, the memory so vivid in her mind. "I cried for Andre. Here I was holding this precious life in my hands when his had been ripped away all too soon. I felt so guilty that I was her and not my son. And I cried for Judith, that this is her world. She'll never know what it was like before."

Carl exhaled a deep breath he didn't even know he had been holding. He could feel the tears stinging his own eyes, "I'm so sorry, Michonne."

"I know you are, thank you," Michonne's own eyes were filled with tears. "After the prison, when I found you and your dad and Judith wasn't with you…I was devastated. Not just for you and your dad because I was heartbroken for you but for me too. Just as I was getting close to her, she was gone in an instant. That's what I was afraid of, getting close to her and losing her and then it happened. I was so overjoyed when we saw her again. I knew then that I couldn't go on living in fear like that. I told myself that it was okay to really be around her, to love her. And somewhere along the way, she snuck into my heart just like you."

"Good," Carl wiped away a few tears that escaped from his blue eyes. "She needs you, Michonne."

"I need you both, too. You two brought me back," Michonne squeezed Carl's shoulder affectionately.

"Ditto," Carl grinned, "But seriously Judith needs a mother."

"Carl," Michonne stopped him. "I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself there."

"Nope," Carl shook his head confidently, "I'm not getting ahead of myself. We're a family."

"We're all family, there's plenty of women to take care of you and Judith."

"I know but its different when it's just the four of us; you, me, Judy and Dad."

"Carl, I don't think the four of us have actually spent that much time together."

"Well, we'll have to change that when Dad gets back. The three of us always have a good time together and it's not right to leave Judy out."

"Do you think she likes comic books and Big Cats?" Michonne chuckled, trying to lighten the subject matter a little bit.

"Duh, she's smart like me," Carl kissed the top of his sister's head. "I know you don't want to talk about it but Judy needs a mother now. She deserves it…and so do you."

"And what about you? You're just a grown up now all of a sudden?"

"I know I've had to grow up fast and sometimes I miss just being a kid but I don't want that to happen to her. I want to keep her a baby…innocent forever. And as for me, I know that I already have you. I want Judy to know how special you are, its only fair."

Michonne could feel the onslaught of fresh tears, "Carl…" Michonne's voice trembled as she tried to find her words.

"I love you, Michonne."

"I love you too," Michonne leaned over and kissed the young teenager's cheek and then did the same to the precious baby in her arms. "And you too, baby girl, I love you so much. You kids mean everything to me."

Feel free to send me requests. They can be happy, sad, funny...Just Judith, Just Carl or both kids...whatever you guys want. Thanks for reading!