Richard: We...we made it...
Richard, Francine, and Mina stare at the people who created a life behind the fenced gates of the prison, a safe distance from the walkers. The 3 forget for a moment that they're just sitting there staring at these people, not even realizing Daryl spots them with his crossbow from behind. He points his crossbow to Francine's head assuming that she and Richard are a couple. By doing this, he can use Francine's life as leverage in case Richard tries to do anything.
Daryl: Don't move.
Richard, Francine, and Mina stay perfectly still from where they are. Francine holds Mina's hand tightly.
Daryl: Slowly turn around.
They all slowly turn around, and Daryl sees that these kids are both wounded badly but the baby is unscathed. They're both pale from losing blood, but Francine looks much worse than Richard.
Daryl: What the hell happened to you two?
Richard: (calmly) We were shot. Please, sir. My girlfriend is losing a lot of blood. You have to help her. Do you live there? Can you get us inside? Is there a doctor there?
Daryl: Give me your names first.
Richard: I'm Richard. This is Francine, and this is her sister, Mina.
Daryl: (glances down at the wolves) Those yours?
Richard: We found them in the forest, and they've been following us ever since. Please. I need to save my girlfriend.
Daryl: Why were you two shot?
Richard: (losing his patience) Sir, please!
Daryl: (intimidatingly with his crossbow) You won't get anywhere near that place unless you start answering my questions. Why were you two shot?
Richard: Because we made a bad decision. We led our group into this town called Woodbury, and...and everyone died there. This guy, Dennis, he was pissed that his friend, Charlie, died there. So he shot us and then killed himself.
Daryl: D'you say Woodbury?
Richard: Yes. We heard gunshots, so we followed the sound to that town. It was a complete massacre there. Look, man. I'm begging you. My girlfriend, she needs help.
Daryl eyes Richard, Francine, and Mina. He looks at the baby girl look up at him with big puppy eyes that melt his heart.
Daryl: (sternly) Get up. And if you try anything funny, I swear I'll shoot the girl where she's standing.
Richard helps Francine up, and Daryl points to them where to go. From behind the fences, Glenn notices Daryl coming back with two adults, a baby girl, and 3 pups following them. Glenn whistles, signaling for Maggie and Carol to distract the walkers so Daryl can get in. Maggie and Carol hit their sticks on the fences to attract the walkers away from the gate. Michionne then runs and unlocks the gate for Daryl and the 3 strangers. Everyone stares at the strangers, surprised that their group is going to get even bigger after the loaded bus that contained the townspeople of Woodbury who didn't want to live under the rule of the Governor anymore.
Daryl: Keep walking.
Richard, Francine, and Mina continue walking with the 3 pups by their side. Rick stops tending to the crops and approaches the strangers while Carl watches from a distance.
Daryl: (to Rick) This is Richard, Francine, and Mina. These two were shot back near Woodbury.
Rick: Woodbury?
Daryl: The girl's losing a lot of blood.
Rick: (eyes Francine and Richard) Glenn. Get Hershel.
Glenn runs into the prison to get Hershel. Francine starts wobbling from the loss of blood. Richard quickly holds Francine in his arms, and they both fall to the ground. Richard starts panicking seeing Francine's eyes starting to droop.
Richard: (holds Francine tightly) No, no baby, please. Stay with me, alright? Stay with me, Francine. They're getting a doctor for you now. (to Rick) Sir, please. I can't lose my girlfriend. She's all I've got holding me together. I need her. I'm begging you to save her.
Rick looks down at Richard begging him to save Francine. It hurts him seeing the look on Richard's face. It reminds him of what he went through when he lost Lori to childbirth. Hershel comes walking out with his crutches, one leg missing. He sees Richard and Francine on the floor.
Francine: (weakly whispers) AB. AB positive.
Richard: (looks into Francine's eyes) Stay with me, babe. The doctor's here, alright?
Rick: The girl lost a lot of blood.
Hershel: What's her blood type?
Richard: A-AB positive.
Hershel: Get her inside. Glenn, get the kit ready for a blood transfusion.
Glenn: Alright. W-Who's gonna be the donor?
Hershel: Anyone. She's a universal acceptor.
Richard: I'll give her my blood.
Hershel: Sorry son, but you're gonna need what little blood you have left in you seeing your state.
Maggie: She can have mine.
Hershel: (nods) Alright then. Let's get her inside.
Richard carries Francine into the prison following Hershel, and he tells Richard to put her down on an empty jail cot. Glenn is preparing Hershel's kit for a blood transfusion while Hershel washes Francine's arm with alcohol to clean it.
Richard: (to Francine) Francine, baby, can you hear me?
Francine looks up at Richard, and her vision starts getting blurry.
Richard: You're gonna be alright, babe. I'll be here when you wake up, alright? Mina's safe here. Just get better.
Francine closes her eyes and drifts off to a deep sleep...
Jenny, Philip, Francine, and Johnny all walk into the Neonatal Unit in the hospital to look for their newborn sister, Mina. They find the room where Mina is in with the other premature babies. They look at Mina through the large glass mirror.
Francine: She's so small.
Johnny: She looks fragile.
Philip: What do you expect? She's 4 weeks early.
Francine: Do you think she'll be alright? With her heart condition?
Johnny: What's mom gonna call her?
Jenny: I don't know. She didn't say yet. Oh look! She's yawning.
The siblings watch their baby sister yawn and drift off to sleep. Francine turns to her siblings.
Francine: You guys, we are gonna take such good care of her. I can already tell.
The siblings all agree, and the doctor walks up to them to take a look at Mina.
Doctor: (smiles) She's adorable.
Jenny: Did our mother tell you what her name is yet?
Doctor: Yes. She decided on Mina.
Siblings: Mina.
Doctor: I wanted to discuss with you Mina's heart condition, if that's alright with you. I've already informed your mother and father.
The siblings step aside with the doctor.
Doctor: As you might already know, premature babies are at risk of short-term and long-term effects. Some of the short-term effects are her breathing, which her heart condition isn't necessarily helping with. Mina's been diagnosed with premature supraventricular contraction. It just means that her heart is beating too fast and can cause irregular heart rhythms. It's actually very common and benign, and she won't need any special treatment for it.
Jenny: But what happens if her heart beats too fast? She's not going to be hurt by it?
Doctor: Well, usually PVC's are very benign, so if ever she feels a pain in her chest you can give her an Advil.
Philip: Just an Advil?
Doctor: Yes. It's not a fatal condition. Mina should be alright.
Francine: So you also mentioned that there are long-term effects.
Doctor: Yes. Some of them are impaired cognitive skills, vision problems, hearing problems, sometimes psychological problems, or just general chronic health issues.
Siblings: Jesus.
Francine: But why would her vision and hearing be affected? I mean, the other ones kinda make sense but why her eyesight and hearing?
Doctor: Well for the eye, premature babies can't handle the light very well so it can sometimes end up scarring their retina. Hearing is less of an issue because we always check their hearing before we send them home.
Jenny: Can't you just dim the lights in the room or something?
Doctor: Well the nurses need to have light to check on the machines and their vitals. So turning down the light isn't really an option here.
The doctor can see the siblings aren't taking the news very well by their expression.
Doctor: Right now we're monitoring Mina 24/7 for her breathing. But when she's able to go back home, we're going to have to evaluate her again to see if she's going to need some treatment for either her heart or some of the long-term effects.
Jenny: (nods) Is that it, doctor?
Doctor: Yes, for now.
Jenny: Alright. Thank you.
Doctor: Of course.
The doctor walks off and the siblings all look back at Mina sleeping soundly.
Richard sits by Francine's side with his wound tended to by Hershel. The blood transfusion is finally finished, and Mina is getting rest on the bunk bed above Francine. Hershel steps outside to talk to Rick and Daryl.
Daryl: How's the girl?
Hershel: She'll survive. And so will the boy.
Rick: Daryl thinks they're harmless. What do you think?
Hershel: Didn't sense any danger around them. Then again, I'm an old man. I did happen to find these knives on the girl, though.
Hershel takes out the two knives that were wrapped around Francine's arm and ankle.
Daryl: Probably just a smart girl.
Rick: Or she could've been sent by the Governor to kill us.
Daryl: I don't remember seeing them in town.
Rick: We didn't meet everyone in town, did we?
Hershel: We can ask them more questions later. I know the boy is distraught. He's deeply concerned for the girl.
Rick: We'll keep guard over them in shifts until the girl wakes up. Then we start getting answers.
Daryl: Fine with me.
Richard is hanging out with Francine and her family in their backyard after a home-made dinner made by the siblings. They're all drinking beer together and relaxing. Francine gets a phone call, and she glances at the caller ID. Her face drops dark, and Richard immediately notices this. She takes her phone and walks into the living room to answer it privately.
Scott: Franny...
Francine: Scott...why are you calling me?
Scott: I...I just wanted to see how you were doing.
Francine: I'm fine.
Scott: Y-Yeah? Do you...um...(scoffs) I'm, uh...
Scott doesn't know how to tell Francine he misses her. Francine is just quiet. Her heart pounds in her chest from the pain of listening to Scott struggle with his words. She knows what he wants to say, but she reminds herself that he was the one who broke up with her.
Scott: I'm...not doing so well...
Francine: Why?
Scott: (scoffs) You can't guess why?
Francine: Scott...
Scott: Franny...Franny, I was...I don't know what I was thinking. I...I can't do this anymore. It was such a big mistake to break up with you. I'm so sorry, baby. I'm so sorry. Can you ever forgive me?
Tears start forming in Francine's eyes, and she can't answer.
Scott: (voice breaks) Baby, I'm so sorry. I love you so much. I still love you. I've always loved you. I never stopped loving you, baby. I just...I need to see you again. Can I see you again, please?
Francine: I don't think that's a good idea, Scott.
Scott: W-Why? Are you with someone?
Francine: Scott, you were the one who broke up with me. You broke my heart when you decided to choose your career over me. I can't...I can't just take you back like this. I won't.
Scott: (breaks down) Baby please don't say that.
Francine: I'm sorry, Scott. But you need to move on.
Francine quickly hangs up, and plops down on the couch. She wipes her tears away, and Johnny enters the living room.
Johnny: Whoa...Franny...
Francine: Sh!
Johnny sits by his sister's side.
Johnny: What happened?
Francine: (scoffs) Scott called.
Johnny: (tone changes) What did he want?
Francine: He...wants to see me again.
Johnny: What? He's gotta be fucking kidding, right?
Francine: No...he was...real upset.
Johnny: You're not gonna see him, are you?
Francine: I want to. But I won't.
Johnny: Good. That fucker doesn't deserve two minutes of your time.
Francine: Johnny!
Johnny: Dude, are you forgetting how much he hurt you when he broke up with you? I won't let him hurt you again or I'll end up beating the shit out of him for real this time.
Francine sighs.
Johnny: Besides, you got someone out there wondering who called you. He saw your face when you saw the caller ID.
Francine nods and walks back out to the backyard. She smiles at Richard, but she feels the pain of thinking about Scott again. She quickly walks off to pretend feeding the dogs. Richard walks over to Francine and squats down by her side.
Richard: You know, they already got food in their bowls.
Francine looks at Richard and smiles weakly.
Richard: Wasn't a good phone call, huh?
Francine: No.
Richard: Are you gonna be okay?
Francine: Yeah, I will be. Hey. Let's play some ball.
Richard: (smirks) Alright.
Francine grabs the basketball and checks it to Richard.
Francine: Get ready to get your ass whooped, son.
Richard: (scoffs) Shit-talking even before the game begins, huh? Alright, don't mess with the fire if you can't stand Hell's Kitchen.
Francine stirs awake, and she feels a warm hand on her hand. She slowly opens her eyes and sees Richard asleep on a chair holding onto her hand. She can see his wound has been tended to. Francine smiles and weakly squeezes Richard's hand, and it wakes him up immediately. He jumps in the chair, and his mouth drops seeing Francine awake.
Richard: Francine!
Richard falls on his knees and kisses her hand and lips. He almost loses it, and he rests his head on her chest for a bit to compose himself. Richard puts himself together and looks back into Francine's eyes.
Richard: Francine, I was scared you weren't gonna make it.
Francine: (weakly) I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Richard: (grins and kisses her hand) God, I love you so much, Francine.
Francine: I love you too, babe.
Richard kisses Francine again, and Glenn walks over hearing the commotion. Richard and Francine look back at Glenn hiding his smile, seeing how happy Richard is that Francine is alright.
Glenn: Don't worry. Mina's playing with Beth and Judith. (to Francine) So you're finally awake.
Francine: How long was I out?
Glenn: 3 days.
Francine: Jesus. 3 days?
Richard: Guess you needed the rest.
Francine: (to Richard) And you're okay?
Richard: I'm fine. I'm better now. But these people...they wanna ask us some questions. I've answered what I could on my part. But they wanna ask you some questions too.
Glenn: I'll go let Rick and Daryl know you're awake.
Glenn walks off to let Richard and Francine have their moment.
Richard: They're good people.
Francine: You sure?
Richard: (nods) Yeah. They built something good here. There are kids here too, a little older than Mina.
Francine: How does she like it here?
Richard: She loves it. There's a lot of food and water here, and they got a good system to keep in check the walkers outside from getting in. They even go on supply runs with their cars.
Francine: They've got cars here?
Richard: Yeah. It's a good place, babe. We should think about staying here for a while. You know, before we try getting to California.
Francine: (nods) Yeah.
Rick and Daryl walk into the room.
Richard: I'll be right outside, babe.
Richard kisses Francine again and steps outside. Rick takes a seat while Daryl stands peering down at Francine.
Rick: How's your shoulder?
Francine: Been better.
Rick: So you and Richard are from California?
Francine: Technically he's from Canada. But yeah, Mina and I are from California.
Rick: We have just two questions for you. First, how many walkers have you killed?
Francine: ...I think it was 3. I remember my first one...it was my sister.
Rick looks at Francine for a second quietly seeing the pain on her face of remembering how she had to kill Jenny.
Daryl: How many people have you killed?
Francine: None. I've never killed anyone.
Rick: We have a small counsel here to keep things in order. We've decided yesterday to allow you 3 to stay.
Daryl: With the pups too.
Rick: (nods) With the pups too.
Francine: Wait, you decided this yesterday? Then why did you need to ask me those questions?
Rick: We had to make sure about your story. Richard told us what happened to you three, but we wanted to get your side too. So, how did it first happen to you?
Francine explains to Rick and Daryl what had happened that fateful day. They were at the water park with Jenny and Joe, and when they tried to run Jenny was bit. Everything that had happened that day up until the moment Dennis shot himself. When Francine is done, she can see that Rick and Daryl are satisfied.
Rick: Alright then. We'll send you some food and water to your bed. You should try to get some more rest.
Francine: Thank you. Thank you so much.
Rick: When you're better, you'll need to contribute around here.
Francine: Of course. I saw you had a little garden. I can take care of that.
Rick: Good. We've got some seeds that need to be planted. When Hershel clears you, you can start helping me with those. But for now, just rest and get used to this place as your new home. I know that'll take some time.
Francine: (smirks) Yeah. Thank you. (to Daryl) And thank you, sir, for taking us in. If it weren't for you, Richard and I would be dead. And Mina would've been left all alone.
Daryl: Call me Daryl.
Rick: And I'm Rick.
Francine nods and watches the two men leave. Richard comes back in with Glenn who has food and water for Francine. Richard helps Francine sit up, and he watches her eat. Francine eyes Richard watching her eating.
Francine: What?
Richard: Nothing.
Francine: You know I hate it when people stare at me eating.
Richard: (grins) Yeah.
Francine quickly gobbles the food down because Richard won't stop looking at her. When she's done they walk out of the prison, and Francine sees what she saw the first day she saw this prison: Rick tending the gardens, people killing walkers near the fences, and other people doing random chores.
Mina: Franny!
Francine looks and sees Mina running to her along with the 3 pups. Francine smiles and hugs Mina, unable to carry her because of her wound.
Francine: Oh, my baby. I'm so glad you're alright.
Mina: Franny, this is Beth and the baby is Judith.
Francine: (smiles) Hi, I'm Francine.
Beth: (smiles) I'm Beth. This is Judith.
Francine looks at the baby and smiles.
Francine: Who's baby?
Beth: Rick. And that's his son, Carl. I'll introduce you to everyone. I'm kinda learning the new people here too.
Francine: New people?
Richard: Those gunshots we heard. It was the town and this group. Apparently, some Governor guy was being a dick and people from Woodbury came here the day we got here.
Beth introduces Francine to everyone while Richard already met them all. As they continue walking through the prison, Francine notices the basketball court.
Francine: No way! They've got a court here!
Richard: Yeah. And guess what? I got you something.
Richard runs and takes out a basketball.
Francine: (laughs) No way!
Richard: I knew you'd wanna try it out, so when they ran for supplies yesterday I tagged along and got this for you.
Francine: Oh, you know me so well, babe. I love you so much.
Richard: (smiles) Love you too.
They share a quick kiss, and Francine has to dribble with her left hand. She throws it up, but Richard blocks it.
Francine: Oh ho! You wanna heat me up now, huh?
Richard: (smiles) You ain't got nothing on me, babe.
Beth envies the kind of love Francine and Richard have.
Daryl: Hey kid! Get over here!
Richard: I'll be right back, babe.
Francine: Wait wait. Where are you guys going?
Richard: A supply run.
Francine: What?
Richard: Gotta go. I'll see you soon. Love you.
Richard kisses Francine and runs over to Daryl to help the group on their supply run. Eldin follows Richard, and Richard helps Eldin into the car.
Beth: I wish I had what you and Richard have.
Francine: (smiles) It's not too late. You're so young.
Beth: Yeah, but it's so limited here, you know?
Francine: (laughs) I guess.
Beth: So how long have you two been together?
Francine: A little over a year.
Beth: And you two aren't engaged or anything?
Francine: No. We're just together. (dribbling the ball) We met at a basketball game.
Beth: Really? How did you two start talking?
Francine: Well, we were in line for a beer, and I forgot my wallet. So he paid for my beer. Then we just...hit it off from there.
Beth: Aw. He sounds so sweet.
Francine: (smiles) Yeah, he is. (watches the car driving off) I love that guy so much.
Beth: (giggles) You know, my sister, Maggie, and Glenn are in love too. They met after this world turned upside-down.
Francine: Really? Maggie...she's the one who gave her blood to me, isn't she?
Beth: Yeah.
Francine: (smiles) That was real kind of her, doing that for a complete stranger.
Beth: She said she wanted to do it because of what you and Richard had. He was begging us to save your life, and it reminded her of her and Glenn. She put herself in your shoes, and she just wanted to help.
Francine watches Mina walk off with Faron towards Rick and Carl working on the garden.
Carl: (smiles) Hi Mina.
Mina: Hi. My sister likes gardens.
Carl: Yeah, I heard.
Mina: She makes flowers and tomatoes grow. And green pepper.
Rick: Well good thing she found us. We can use all the help we can get.
Mina: Where did Richard go?
Rick: He went to get some things for us.
Mina: Outside?
Rick: Yes.
Mina: With the monsters?
Rick: He'll be safe. He went with a group of our strongest fighters.
Mina: Okay. I don't want to lose Richard. Or my sister.
Rick: You won't lose them, sweetheart. I promise, we'll keep them safe.
Mina: My sister loves Richard a lot. And he loves her too. I only have them now. Jenny and Joe died. And Francis, Charlie, Deana, and Dennis are gone. But Dennis is a bad man, so I don't care that he's gone.
Rick: Alright, sweetheart. Carl and I have to go back to working, so why don't you go and play with Beth or Carol.
Mina: Okay! Bye!
Carl and Rick watch Mina run off with Faron by her side.
Carl: I hope Judith grows up to be like her. She's so cute.
Rick: Yeah, she is.
Carl: It's kinda weird that those wolves follow them wherever they go. They're like dogs.
Rick: Well, dogs are a part of the wolf family.
Carl: Yeah, I guess...
Glenn drives the car into the ghost town, and Daryl, Richard, Maggie, and Glenn leave the car with Eldin following Richard's side. Daryl and Richard break off with Maggie and Glenn to split up getting materials. Richard notices a jewelry store, and he stares at it.
Daryl: Hey, kid. Focus.
Richard: Can you give me a quick second?
Richard cautiously approaches the jewelry store with his machete in hand and Eldin following him in. He sees two walkers, and he quickly kills them both. He looks at the jewelry case of rings. He's so focused on trying to find the right one for Francine that he doesn't notice a walker behind him. Eldin gives a low growl, growling at the walker. Daryl kills the walker with his crossbow, and Richard's heart pounds as he looks back seeing the walker a few feet away from him on the ground dead.
Richard: Thanks, man.
Daryl just grabs the arrow out of the walker's head. Richard then shatters the jewelry case and grabs a ring that he thinks is perfect for Francine. He kneels down and shows it to Eldin.
Richard: Whaddya think, Eldin? You think Francine'll like this?
Eldin barks and wags its tail happily. Richard puts it in a jewelry box and puts the ring away in his back pocket. The group gathers the supplies they need and drive back. Richard is in the passenger seat with the window wide open. Eldin sticks his head out the window with his mouth wide open, tongue flapping in the wind. Daryl is driving.
Maggie: So how's Francine?
Richard: She's getting better. I think she'll be good in a couple of days. Thank you so much again, Maggie, for helping Francine.
Maggie: Of course.
Glenn: So how did you and Francine meet?
Richard: We met at a Lakers game. She was in line for a beer and she forgot her wallet, so I bought one for her. Then we hit it off from there.
Maggie: Aw. All over a beer.
Richard: (chuckles) Yeah.
Glenn: Did you ever meet Francine's parents?
Richard: Yeah, plenty of times. It was harder winning over her brothers though. She has an older one and a younger one. We uh...we were actually planning on going back to California to find them.
Daryl: That's far as hell.
Richard: Yeah. But we're leaving only when we're ready to go. I mean, we gotta think about Mina's safety too.
Maggie: That little girl is such an angel. You know she brought me a daisy today thanking me for helping her sister.
Richard: (smiles) Mina's always been like that, melting people's hearts.
The supply group arrive, and Richard sees Francine playing basketball with Tyreese. Francine smiles seeing Richard return, and she runs to him tackling him into a hug.
Richard: (smiles) Missed you too, babe.
Francine: What'd you guys bring back?
Richard: Just food and water.
Francine: Wanna play with me and Tyreese?
Richard: Sure.
Tyreese: I'm actually gonna go in and help sort out the food. See you two later.
Francine and Richard: See ya.
Francine and Richard play, and Richard gives no mercy to Francine even when she has a wounded shoulder on her dominant arm. He fouls Francine hard, and she ends up falling on her ass. She bolts right back onto her feet and goes face-to-face with Richard.
Francine: That was a cheap shot!
Richard: You've done worse to me before.
Francine: So? I got a wounded shoulder.
Richard: And I've got a wounded stomach. Cry me a river, babe.
Richard dunks right under Francine, heating her up even more. Beth watches the two playing basketball, and it surprises Francine how Richard shows her no mercy even with her injury. She watches Francine and Richard squabbling angrily about hard fouls, and it looks like they're about to get in a physical fight.
Daryl: What the hell's wrong with them?
Beth: Oh, they're just arguing about basketball.
Daryl: Looks like they're about to throw punches.
Beth: No, Richard would never hurt Francine.
Daryl: Can you say the same for her?
Beth: (smiles) They're just both competitive, I guess.
Daryl: Looks like the girl's more competitive than the kid.
Beth: Is it time for dinner yet?
Daryl: Yeah. I'll let those kids know.
Beth: Alright.
Beth heads back into the prison for dinner while Daryl walks over to Francine and Richard still arguing.
Daryl: Hey, dinner's ready.
Francine: We're not done with our game.
Richard: We can resume after we eat.
Francine looks at Richard and sees that he's set on getting dinner, but all she wants to do is win the game. She looks up at the hoop and sighs.
Richard: C'mon, babe. Let's eat and then I can finish whooping your ass.
Francine glares at Richard, and he just smirks. Francine rolls her eyes and walks towards the prison. Richard smiles and runs after her. He puts his arm around Francine's good shoulder, and she groans and pushes his arm off. Richard just laughs and wraps his arms around Francine's waist from behind as they walk into the prison for dinner.
Richard: (kisses Francine's neck) Love you, babe.
Francine: Yeah, yeah. Love you too.
At night, Richard and Francine lay in bed together while Mina is sleeping on the bunk bed above them. They hold each other close, relieved to finally be able to sleep with both eyes closed and to be able to be intimate. All 3 wolves are sleeping on the bunk bed with Mina.
Francine: Babe?
Richard: Yeah?
Francine: Did I ever tell you how much I love you?
Richard: (chortles) I think you might have.
Francine: (smiles) I love you so much, Richard.
Richard: Even when I handed your ass back to you on a silver platter in basketball?
Francine: (scoffs) Wait until I heal, I will squash you out of existence.
Richard smiles and kisses Francine passionately loving this tit-for-tat.
Francine: I'm so glad you're with me.
Richard: I'm glad you're with me.
Francine: Even when I make stupid decisions?
Richard: You're forgetting how many times you've helped us live ever since this world turned into a shit-hole. Wrapping my arm in that phone book saved my life. If it weren't for you, I would've turned into a walker.
Francine: But I made a mistake that killed everyone.
Richard: ...everyone but us. Babe, you can't kill yourself over this. I know what you're going through. I feel the same way about what happened to Joe. But we can't keep thinking about the wrong decisions we made. Before Joe died, he told me you and I were going to make tough choices. I think this is what he meant. He knew it was gonna be bad. Maybe if he were here with us, things could've gone differently, better for us. But he's not so we gotta move through the motions with what we've got, and all I've got are you and Mina to live for now. To keep you both safe and alive.
Francine kisses Richard lightly.
Richard: I need you to be strong, Francine. Not just for Mina, but for me. I need you to be there for me when I'm losing hope, to remind me that you and I...we need to carry on, that we have to believe. You and I need to stick together, and I need you to help support me when I need it. I need you more than you can know, babe. I need you with me.
Francine: (nods) Okay. I'll be here for you, babe. No matter what happens, I'll always be with you. And you'll always be with me, right?
Richard: (nods) Till the day I die.
Richard kisses Francine passionately.
Richard: I love you so much, Francine.
Francine: I love you too, Richard.