"Last Name"

"Hey Andrea," I heard him say. We were just sitting in my cell...(Somehow we were alone...) It was abruptly, and I had no warning whatsoever!

"What?" I asked him.

"Why haven't you told anyone your last name?" I froze when I heard the question. I was lost for words. So I used the most generic answer I could've.

"I don't know- why haven't you told anyone YOUR last name?" Rick just laughed at me.

"My last name is Grimes, Andrea," he told me. Shoot. Maybe he'll stop asking me if I act cute.

"I know," I tell him. He's still laughing!

"Come on, Andrea! I'm not going to stalk your Facebook account or anything," Rick joked.

"Rick, you're an idiot," I said, sighing.

"Am I?"

"You're not going to give up, are you?"

"Nope," Rick said grinning. I sighed. Dammit. Shit.

The most smokin' guy I'd ever seen was asking me for my last name. Not to mention that I was desperately in love with him. What could possibly be more embarrassing then this?

"You're pissing me off," I said.

"Come on, Andrea. How bad can it be?" Hell, it's like he KNEW I was embarrassed!

"Very, very bad," I said simply.

"Andrea, please!"

"Alright, alright! But you have to promise you won't laugh," I said, feeling silly now. "Or make fun or me."

"I promise," Rick had said.

"Really?"

"Yes. Really and truly."

"Alright..." I said. I took a deep breath. "It's Choke."

Rick covered his mouth. It was either because he was trying not to laugh or he was utterly shocked. I figured it was both.

"You promised," I whispered sadly.

"Andrea, I'm-"

"Rick, just don't, okay?" I said, kind of feeling bad. I had made him promise when I knew he'd laugh anyway. So it wasn't really HIS fault...

"Look. I know I laughed. And I'm sorry. But I just have to ask you- are you serious?" Rick asked me, still trying to find humor in the situation when he knew I was upset.

"Oh, shut up!" I yelled, shoving him lightly. Rick can be such a bitch sometimes. We sat in silence for a couple of minutes.

"Andrea Choke, huh," Rick said softly, slowly moving his hand until it was on mine. Damn! "That really is a sucky last name..."

"Rick, die in a hole," I said firmly. Rick started laughing again.

"Huh..." Rick said.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"What if you had a DIFFERENT last name?" he asked me.

"Ha! Like what?"

"Like Grimes."

FIN