A short little song-fic. If you so chose, I highly suggets listening to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song, "Mary Jane's Last Dance." Enjoy and Review.
Screams. They echoed through the prison and bounded off the walls. He knew it was happening and knew what it meant. He prepared himself, and ran to her. There. There she stood. She was covered in sweat,pregnancy glow as she liked to call it, and shivering. A pool of liquids stood at her feet and she fought to keep her balance. "Oh Lori.." Rick sighed. She looked up. "Rick! The baby.. It's coming." She said tearfully. "I know." He soothed, taking her into his arms.
"I wanna hold the baby. I wanna see the baby. I wanna watch it grow up. And play with Carl. Oh Carl! I'll never see him again. I'll never see anyone again!" She sobbed. "Shh. Shh. You don't know that." Rick tried to calm her. "Rick. I'm gonna die. Or the baby will. And no way is this baby dying!" She howled with pain. "I'm so sorry." He muttered. "Rick. I wanna dance. Before I die. Just one more time." She whimpered. He held her close and swayed her gently as she struggled through the contractions.
He hummed their song softly. It wasnt romantic, it had no special meaning, it was nothing special. But it was their song, regardless.
"Last dance with Mary Jane,
One more time to kill the pain.
I feel summer creeping in,
And I'm tired of this town again."
"Remember when we met? How I was barely 18 and legal? How you told me you loved me?" She whispered. He nodded and sang. She screamed and he laid her on the bed, calling for Carl and Herschel. They came running, and through and emergency C- section, a baby girl was born. But Lori never saw the baby. Never held her only daughter close. Never was able to say "I love you."
As she laid dying from blood loss, saying her goodbyes, Rick asked them for privacy in her final moments. He held her close as she closed her eyes forever. He stood up slowly, knowing what he had to do. Out came his gun and these final words as the bullet soared through her skull " Well I don't know what I've been told, but you never slow down and you never grow old."