The What If's

"Do you ever think about what your life would be like if the world wanted gone to hell and the dead hadn't starting walking around?" Carl asked his girlfriend.

Enid turned to her boyfriend beside her with a slightly surprised look yet an amused smile quickly appeared on her face. One thing she loved about Carl was the questions he asked. They were never boring. They were questions that made her think and kept her mind sharp. Even as they sat side by side in the Hilltop Gazebo reading comics Carl still managed to keep the conversation interesting.

"Honestly, Sometimes I do. Do you?"

"Occasionally, I think about certain things?"

"Like what?" She placed the issue of X-men she was reading onto her lap and diverted her full attention to him.

"I think about my mom and what thing would be like if she was still here."

She nodded. "I think about that too…I mean what my life would be like if my parents were still here. Carl laced his fingers with hers and soothingly rubbed his thumb over the top of her hand

"I think about what it would be like to be in high school and other teenage stuff like relationships, sports, learning to drive and prom, I mean right now I'd be getting ready for prom, probably scrambling to find a date.

Enid chuckled. "I'd be your date Carl."

"Really?"

"Yeah I mean you'd have to make it an unforgettable from promposal but I'd say yes."

"The heck is a promposal?"

"It's like a proposal except you're asking someone to prom." She explained

He chuckled. "I didn't think you'd be the type of girl who was into all that stuff."

"I mean I wouldn't be one of those girls who's obsessed about my hair or nails or crap like that but every girl needs a little romance in her life."

"Do I give you romance Enid?" Carl asked in a teasing voice.

She leaned in closer. "Oh you certainly do Carl, especially last night." She said in a husky whisper and Carl blushed at her words.

"If you could have any career what would it be?" he asked.

"I wanted to…never mind you'll think it's dumb." She said shyly as she blushed.

"I won't I promise."

"Okay I wanted to be a childcare provider. You know like at a daycare or something. I just…always loved working with kids."

"That's amazing Enid, you're great with Judith and Hershel, you'd be great at it."

"What about you Carl? What would you do?"

"I think I'd be a police officer. Honestly I want to help people and I know I could do that if I was a police officer."

She smiled at him. "You're be a great police officer babe, you've always been good at helping people."

He smiled and placed a brief kiss on her forehead.

"Do you think if the world hadn't gone to hell we would have still ended up together?" He asked.

She turned to face him. "Honestly I believe we would. I mean you're the only boyfriend I've had and I know within my heart you're the only boy for me."

"I thought Ron was your boyfriend?"

She sighed "Ron liked to say I was his girlfriend and I just went along with it because he seemed lonely but I never kissed him or really felt any feelings for him. He was just a friend."

He nodded and they sat in silence for a few seconds.

"You're the only girl for me Enid and I'm certain that no matter what would have happened we would have found our way to each other."

She smiled at him and leaned upwards to kiss him. She knew what he said was true. The "What ifs" would never have prevented them from finding each other. Of that she was certain.