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Ch 2:

Andrea arrived at Ricks later that night. She wasn't sure about how she felt about staying at some random strangers house… no, he wasn't a random stranger. His name was Rick Grimes and he was the sheriff, and that meant that he was safe. Safe. That's exactly what she was looking for right now, so she was glad to be staying with him. She knocked on the door and he answered it in a t-shirt, pajama pants, and bare feet. She giggled a little at his appearance. Noticing what he was wearing, Rick blushed.

"Uh, sorry about this. It was a long day, and I needed to get comfy," he said.

"It's no problem." She replied with a smile.

He motioned her in and noticed that she didn't have anything with her.

"Don't you have any clothes?" He asked.

"No. I didn't have time to grab any when I left, and I don't have any money to buy them with." She said, avoiding his eyes.

He felt sorry for her, knowing that she probably didn't have time to grab anything while smashing a window and walking for miles to get here. He pulled out his wallet and gave her $100. Her eyes widened and she tried to give the money back to him.

"Rick, this is sweet, but I can't let you give me this. I mean, you're already letting me stay at your house, and that's more than I can ask for. I'll just get a job, and make money that way." She said.

He put the money back into her hand, and again he felt the jolt go up his arm that he only felt with her. He showed her the spare bedroom where she would sleep and they both sat down on the couch.

"So Andrea, since you're staying here for a bit, why don't you tell me a little about yourself?" He asked, trying to strike a conversation.

"Well, I have a younger sister Amy who lives with my parents, I used to be a lawyer-"

"Used to be? Did you quit?" He asked.

"No, I didn't quit. I loved that job, but when I started dating Phillip- after he uh, started hitting me, he didn't want us in a big city where someone could find out. He wrote a letter of resignation to the law firm from me, and made us leave town." She looked down, feeling weak.

She normally stood up for herself, that's why she liked being a lawyer so much, but when it came to Phillip he was always so much bigger and stronger than her, and she could never win an argument. Rick gave her a sympathetic look.

"That's really all there is about me. Oh and I'm claustrophobic. Whenever Phillip would leave the house, he uh, he would lock me in a tiny closet. You'd think I'd be used to it, but it's not exactly an easy thing to get used to." She said timidly.

Rick hated this guy already. Why would he do something like that to Andrea?

"Wait, there is one more thing. Uh, well, the more comfortable I get with someone, the more… vulgar my language gets." She said with a small smirk.

He let out a laugh. He didn't take her for the cursing type.

"Well that's okay, I'm like that too." He said.

She giggled and he smiled. He liked her laugh.

"So what about you? Anything I should know?" Andrea asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Well I'm the sheriff, I have an 11 year old son named Carl, and I love coffee," he replied.

She laughed and said, "Me too."

He stared at her for a second and said,"You know, we have something in common other than liking coffee."

She gave him a curious look. "And what's that?"

"We both have… relationship problems, if you will. My ex-wife Lori, she cheated on me with my best friend Shane. They're now married and we have joint custody of Carl. He's here one week, and at Lori's one week. We switch on Fridays," Rick answered.

She gave him a sad look and put her hand on his arm to comfort him. He felt the jolt go up his arm, and this time it made a tiny shiver go down his spine.

"I'm sorry. You seem like a really nice guy, I don't know why she would do that to you. And this Shane guy seems like an ass." She said.

He wasn't sure why, but he felt the overwhelming urge to pull her into a hug- but he resisted it. Instead he laughed at her language.

"You weren't kidding about that whole vulgar thing."

She smiled and they both said their good nights and went to bed.

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