Chapter three, once again thanks to anyone that had viewed or reviewed his story. Please remember to update and please keep enjoying the story. If there are any problems feel free to tell me. Comet96 xxx

Edited: 28/02/19


Kelly looked at me carefully as she sipped at her coffee. I knew her look and it was one of disbelief, and she didn't believe me.

"So you and Rick haven't had sex yet?" she asked giving me a raised eyebrow as if that would answer all the questions in the world. I flushed at her words, I don't know why though considering she had always assumed Rick and I had gone further than that in our relationship already. I shook my head no at her words. "You've been together for six months now, surely you've gotten that far?" She muttered not believing a word I had been saying about our relationship.

"We wanted to go slow," I explained to her knowing I had told her this when Rick and I first got together. We wanted to start out slow just in case it didn't go to plan, we didn't want Carl to get his hopes up only for them to be crushed.

"How slow can you go? I mean I've seen the guy around you and I can tell he wants to get you between the sheets and not wait." She told me and I knew she was right. Rick was ready, said Carl didn't need to know how serious the relationship was but I wanted to wait.

Rick was my first boyfriend, I never had one at school, always behind ahead of people my age and I finished college at sixteen. After that, I went straight into medical school and didn't need to focus on guys only my medical degree. Most of my young life during school I focused on school and not boys and messing around.

"I want to wait, he knows that," I told her finally about to admit that I was still a virgin even though I had just turned twenty-one – today that is. "I've never been with a guy before and I want to make sure Rick's the right guy for me," I added knowing that Rick was the right guy.

It actually didn't have anything to do with whether or not he was the right guy. It kind of made logical sense if we waited until I turned twenty-one before we took our relationship further. Legally we could have sex but as I was not even able to drink we wanted to wait what with Rick as an officer.

"Well, how does Officer Grimes feel about you leaving him tonight to come party with us?" Kelly asked knowing I still hadn't told Rick that I was planning on going out tonight with the girls instead of spending it with him. I mean sure he was my boyfriend but Kelly had been planning this for months and I couldn't go back on her now.

"He'll have to deal with it, baby," I teased getting up from my chair as I looked at the clock. One o'clock on the dot and the end of my shift. "Are you picking me up at six and heading to Atlanta?" I asked knowing her plans as it was all she could talk about all month.

"Sure will, baby," she replied using the pet name we had given each other. We had both said that we would never use 'baby' as a term of endearment in a relationship and decided to use it on each other instead. She was the closest friend I ever had and I knew she was probably my best friend. "Just make sure that man knows I'm taking my best girl out tonight and if he wants to stop me he'll have to lock me up," she added knowing it would bring a smile to my lips with her teasing.

"Remember not to dress up tonight and tell the others. It may be Halloween but it's my birthday and I want to go out and not be in fancy dress." I told her grabbing my bag and waving goodbye to the brown-haired girl before leaving to meet Rick and Carl for lunch at the dinner. And I was going to tell Rick I was going out tonight. Not going to be fun.


He was watching me. Although I could see him in the mirror I could feel the burning of his eyes as he watched me dress. I knew he wouldn't like it but he couldn't stop me from doing it. Carl understood and that boy was just a boy. Yet his daddy didn't like the idea of me going into the city with the girls from the hospital for a few drinks.

"Rick, we've been over this," I told him slipping into my heels before turning to face the man. He wasn't wearing his uniform for once but I loved seeing him in his jeans and shirts. I loved the way his jeans hung on his hips and the way his shirt clung lightly to his chest allowing me to see his toned body underneath.

"I don't like the idea of you going out there," he murmured telling me once again how he felt about the matter. When I told him at the dinner he stayed quiet until we got back to Nana's then he let me have it. Said I shouldn't be going into the city, not even with the girls on a night like tonight.

I knew what he was talking about. So many accidents happened on Halloween and I knew he was just thinking I would be another one.

"I'll be fine," I told him knowing he wouldn't believe me even though I was sure I would be fine. After all, I wasn't going out there alone and Kelly and I had been taking some lessons at the guy – we would protect ourselves. Rick knew that I just don't think he wanted me so far from him. "Atlanta is an hour away, I'll ring you when we get there if it makes you feel better," I added hoping he would just shut up and let me leave already.

I gave him a small twirl, slightly unsteady in my heels and gave him a look asking what I looked like. The dress I was wearing was an off-white colour and was made of silk with an underlayer of some other material that would keep me warm in the cold. There was a black bow tied loosely around the neckline of the dress and a black belt around the waist that showed off the curves I was proud to have. I wasn't stick thin or worried about being stick thin like other girls my age. As a doctor, I knew it was best to have a healthy body. I was happy with my slightly large hip, fair breasts, and tender waist. As my Nana said I had a woman's figure not that of a stick. Under the white dress, I had on some black tights and my black heels. I was clutching my black bag in my hand and stopped my twirl at the look on his face.

"Do you have to wear that?" he asked and I knew he wasn't happy. My face fell at his words. Did I look bad?

"Is it bad?" I muttered feeling my eyes shine with tears. I had put a lot of effort into this outfit and Rick had to tell me it didn't look nice.

"You look beautiful," Rick grumbled running his fingers under my eyes stopping my few tears from slipping further down my cheeks. What was this man saying?

"Why don't you want me wearing this then?" I asked shrugging out of his hands and walked over to the window where I heard Kelly beep the horn to her car. I could see her turned to face someone in the back seat. Probably Amanda and Holly. Those two girls were joining us tonight and then we were meeting the others in Atlanta. It was only us four that lived in Kings County, the other four lived in Atlanta. "Look, Rick, I have to go, I promise I'll be okay," I told him turning away from the window and walking over to the man I was falling deeply in love with. I pressed a kiss to his lips before pulling away from him.

As I went to leave the room his hand captured mine and pulled me to his side. His hands were on my face and he pulled me tightly to him as he kissed me. I knew what the kiss meant. He knew what the days after tomorrow meant. After this we could be together and take the next step in our relationship – it both excited me and scared me.

"You look beautiful," he told me again pulling away to look me other. "Don't let any guy took you okay?" he added and I knew now why he asked if I was going to wear this. Rick was jealous and that's why he didn't want me too far from him.

"I promise Officer and if anyone gets close I'm sure Kelly will use her pepper spray in them." I teased pressing my lips to his one last time before slipping past him and out the house. Tonight was going to be somewhat fun. Well, Kelly told me it would be fun so I had to believe her with the trust I held for her.

Music was buzzing in my ears, the beat thumping through the floor and up through my body. It was packed in here, half the people dressed up in fancy dress for Halloween the other half dress like us girls had. When we arrived we were joined by Becca, Abbi, Chloe, and Rachel. The eight of us slipped into the club with free passes – the bouncer's way of saying happy birthday to me. It was then the girl's tasks to find us guys that would buy us a few free drinks to celebrate my birthday – let's say that was fun to watch.

The only thing wrong know was that I couldn't find Kelly. We had been here a while – I knew it was at least half eleven now – time apparently flew by when you went out drinking with the girls. I had called Rick like I said I would. But that was hours ago and now I missed him, I missed his voice and I wanted to go home. The only thing wrong now was that Kelly had my phone and I wanted to call Rick.

"Holly, have you seen Kelly?" I shouted over the music hoping the blonde girl could hear me. All six of the blonde girls looked over at me, stopping their dancing to look around for the brown-haired girl. We thought it was funny that our six other friends were blonde but those lot said it took them a lot to let the two of us join their 'group' since we weren't blonde as well.

"She said she needed some air!" Chloe shouted before Holly could and I nodded at her words before given them a small wave before leaving for the exit. I had accepted the stamp when we came in so I could get in again after leaving the club.

I gave the bouncer a smile when I left and he returned it giving a dip of his head as he watched me walk away from the club. There weren't many places around her that Kelly would go and if Chloe said she was getting air she would have stayed close to the bouncer. I shivered in the cold and went to turn and enter the club again when a small shriek from the alley caught my attention. It sounded like a cat but my curiosity always got the better of me.

Kelly was in the alley but she wasn't catching her breath like Chloe said she was. Instead, she was fighting off a large man as he pinned her to the wall. She was shaking her head at him, keeping her lips from his as he squeezed her arms tightly. Her eyes found mine and she shook her head in warning. She was telling me to back off but she knew that I wouldn't be able to do it. I couldn't leave her to get molested by this man.

I ignored her as I rushed toward the man and threw myself at him hoping it would knock him away from Kelly. He didn't move much but his movement allowed Kelly to slip from under him and dig around in her bag for something. The man snapped his eyes to me then and I knew I shouldn't have pushed him but Kelly mattered more to me at that moment.

"Ya stupid bitch," he grumbled reaching out for Kelly once again but I slapped his hand away before he could even touch her. His eyes snapped to me then and I felt his eyes roll over my body making me feel disgusted. He was one of those guys I could tell.

"Leave her alone!" I snapped making sure he had his eyes on me and not Kelly.

"Red stop it," she hissed slapping my shoulder with her hand before digging in her bag again. There was obviously something in there that she needed.

"Shut up Kelly," I whispered to her when the guy's eyes flickered to her again. "Look, big guy, you won't be getting your grubby hand son her tonight so I think its best you just leave," I told him asking sure I was standing in front of Kelly to hide her from view. It wouldn't do much seeing as the girl was taller than me but at least it would keep most of her form his eyes.

The man stood there for a moment, setting his hands in his pockets and looking between me and Kelly. I hope he would get the hint and leave us alone. I wasn't beyond yelling for help, something we should have done before.

"Alright," he grumbled and slunk into the shadows, disappearing from sight. I stood facing the direction he left making sure he had left before turning to face Kelly. She looked haggard and I knew it was a close call for her but she wouldn't admit it. She would try to stay strong for me.

"Kelly are you –" the breath ripped from my throat as a searing pain erupted in my side. I couldn't scream but I knew that there was something wrong. I dropped my eyes to the center of my pain and saw a long black handle sticking from my side.

"Tech ya for talking to me like shit, ya bitch." The guy's voice roared into my ears as his hands gripped the knife and pulled it from my side. I could feel it ripping from inside me and I knew as a doctor that he had caused a lot of damage. The pain was unbearable but I couldn't bring myself to scream. I knew that if I screamed and used my voice I would have less chance of surviving.

"No!" Kelly shouted dropping her bag to the floor but aiming the black gun she had at the man. Where in the hell did she get a gun? Was all I could think at that moment. Kelly glanced at me quickly as I crumpled to the floor as the man pushed me forward before flashing her eyes back to the man.

I could see the look in her eyes. I had never seen that look before in anyone's eyes until then. She looked ready to murder and she didn't hesitate about it. I felt the man step forward and as he did so a loud bang rang through the alley and the drop of the man's body and me shaking slightly.

"Fay, baby can you hear me?" she asked using my Nana's pet name for me as she dropped to her knees and pushed me onto my back. I could feel myself going into the darkness. I had never been in this much pain before and I knew I wouldn't be able to stay awake much longer. Kelly pressed down on the wound and I knew she was doing it to keep the pressure on it to stop the blood but it hurt. I screamed out in pain then and reached up to grasp her hands. I needed her to stop.

"Let – go!" I breather out struggling with just two words. He must have punctured a lung. I thought as Kelly gave me a stern look and pressed down harder. "Please," I begged hoping she would stop the pain.

"Look, baby, I know it hurts but I have to keep the pressure on it. Someone will come soon, they heard the gunshot." She cried and I could see the tears running down her cheeks. "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have come out here." She added and I knew she was blaming herself for it.

The darkness swirled in front of me with so many thoughts I was almost sick. This is what it must have felt like when people got shot or even stabbed really. Did I really get stabbed or was that a dream? Kelly's face came to view again and I saw the trail of black that ran down her face with her tears. She had blood smeared over her face so I guess she had tried to wipe her hair from her eyes resulting in my blood over her cheek.

"Carl," I whispered thinking of the boy then and wonder what would happen if I died. I couldn't leave him, I couldn't leave Rick.

"Shut up Faylin, the ambulance is coming, you'll be okay just please shut up." She wept pressing down harder on my wound as a flashing of red and blue showered the alley. It was a pretty sight, so beautiful. Kelly's face was beginning me to stay awake but the darkness wanted to take over and the pain was hard to ignore now. With one last sigh, I allowed myself to slip into the welcoming darkness.


I could hear crying but I didn't know where it was coming from. My eyes wouldn't open as I wanted them to and there was something covering my mouth. It scared me this darkness and the crying continues to slip through my mind. Who was crying? Did they need me?

Faylin. I swear someone was calling my name and I struggled to fight the darkness. I could see a light getting brighter. It was glowing brightly, begging me to reach out to touch it. Someone was calling me and I knew I would find them if I followed the light. I just needed to fight through this fog of dark to reach them. I needed to think of Carl, Carl, and Rick and I would be able to do it. I needed to think of Nana and Kelly, the latter safe now that I found her. I needed to fight this darkness to see my family.

"Carl," I whispered as my eyes fluttered in the brilliant light of the room. I could barely see in the room but I could tell that there was a few people crowded within the room.

"Momma?" I heard Carl whisper and I knew it was him. It wasn't just because he was the only one to ever call me momma but also because I knew his voice. I turned my head towards the boy's voice and opened my eyes until I saw the sweet boy on a chair in front of me.

"Hey," I whispered again feeling my throat dry as I spoke. I looked around the room happy that I could see properly this time. Rick was sleeping on a chair behind Carl as the boy slouched in the chair beside my bed, Nana and Kelly were in the corner on the sofa, before hunched over asleep and a man I couldn't recognize at first was standing by the door. It wasn't until he turned his head at my voice I recognized him.

"Rick!" Shane snapped his eyes resting on me as he stepped away from the door and over to the bed. Rick jumped up at the sound of his name and looked over to Shane before dropping his eyes to me. A look of relief washed over his face as he took me in and he stood from his chair.

His hands cupped my face and he pressed a light kiss to my head before pulling back and sighing with what I assumed was happiness. His fingers were still holding onto my face lightly, he was running them over my cheeks lightly. I could feel the oxygen mask over my mouth now and it was irritating me. I lifted my hand up and pulled it down and smiled at him slightly as a tug of pain flew up my side as I lifted my left arm.

"No, don't take it off," he whispered pulling my hand away and trying to pull the mask over my mouth again. I turned my head away from him knowing he would understand that I didn't want it back on.

"What happened?" I asked not remembering what had actually happened. I could remember the pain in my side and a gunshot but other than that I wasn't sure. Rick shared a glance with Shane before shooting his eyes to the boy beside him.

"Carl let's go get some drinks little man," Shane called over to the boy who jumped up eagerly and followed the man out of the door. Rick watched them leave before dropping his eyes to me again.

"A man attacked Kelly, you walked in and stopped it. Kelly said the man walked away but when you turned your back he came up behind you a stabbed you in the side." Rick muttered keeping his voice low so he wouldn't wake Nana or Kelly. "She shot him, he died instantly." He added in explanation of what happened to the man. I felt my heart pick up at his words. Did this mean Kelly would get arrested for murder? "Don't worry it was seen as self-defense, she ain't going nowhere." He assured me as my heart picked up on the monitors.

"My lungs," I whispered knowing something had happened to one of them for me to be feeling like this. Rick gave me a soft smile that didn't reach his eyes like it normally would.

"Yeah baby, your lung was punctured by the knife. The doctor said you'll be tender for a while but you know that." He muttered and I noted that he sounded proud that I could still detect medical problems in my condition.

"How long have I been here?" I asked trying to sit up but stopped when Rick pushed my shoulder down and gave me a stern look. I guess he didn't want me moving.

"You've been out for three days," he whispered and I watched as his eyes teared up and he shook lightly. I guess there was more he needed to say if this upset him so much. "You're heart stopped twice during surgery. We're lucky to have you." I guess that made sense. My lungs probably started to fill with blood but most surgery that involved the lungs was dangerous.

"How long will I need to stay?" I asked not liking the idea of being stuck in here for ages. I had work to get back to and Carl needed me at home, I didn't want to stay here.

"A week at the least but it may be up to two," he replied knowing I wanted to get out of here now. I wen tot reply to him when the door opened and Shane led Carl into my room. The boy looked up at me and sent me a small smile. I bet he went out of his mind when he saw me here.

"Uncle Shane said you saved Kelly's life," Carl stated skipping over to us with a can of coke in his hands. That explained why he was skipping. Rick sent Shane a look but the other guy shrugged his shoulders and placed the four coffee cups on the table. "That is so cool, you're just like dad and Uncle Shane."

"She was stupid Carl," Rick started giving his son a stern look. "She should have called for help, she wouldn't have been hurt then." Carl's eyes grew at his dad's words and I could see the tears behind them. I smacked Rick lightly on the arm before turning to gain Carl's attention.

"Carl, don't listen to your dad," I told the boy ignoring the look his dad was giving me. "Your dad was right I shouldn't have done what I did but I'm glad I did."

"Why?" Carl asked looking at me intently as he sipped on his coke. I glanced over to Kelly as she lay asleep beside Nana and knew it was the right thing.

"I saved Kelly from getting hurt real bad, it was stupid but Kelly's safe now," I told the boy watching him as I yawned knowing that I was on pain meds then. It would explain why I didn't feel much pain but also why I was so tired.

"Come on Carl, let's get you, Kelly and Nana home," Shane muttered going over to the two in the corner and waking them. "You got school in the morning and Kelly has to come to the station to fill out some forms." He added looking at the brown-haired girl as she woke and glanced over to me.

It took them a while to leave once Nana and Kelly saw that I was awake but when I kept stifling my yawns Rick sent them off and told Nana he would pick Carl up in the morning for school.

"You should sleep now," Rick mumbled pressing his lips to my head again as I shifted as sleep took over me again. "I love you."


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