A/N: Here's the new update...I will be updating all of my stories by the end of the month. Enjoy :)

Chapter 7...

Several weeks later...

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon as Michonne pulled up in front of Rick Grimes's house. Her protective hand placed gently on the homemade potato salad, coleslaw and chocolate cake. While the drive from her house wasn't too long she was nervous that all her hard work in cooking and baking would end up on the floor of her car.

"Swim Mommy?" Andrew asked as he kicked his little feet behind his blue flip flops.

Michonne looked at him in the rear view mirror and smiled.

"Yes we will go swimming but first we're going to get settled in ok buddy?" Michonne responded as she got out of the car and got her son out of the back seat.

Michonne walked up to the front door holding the dishes in her hands as Andrew held onto the side of her yellow sundress. The little boy was excited when he got to ring the doorbell though he struggled to reach it.

"Hi Michonne!" Judith answered as she swung the door open, "Hi Andrew! Michonne let me help you, Daddy is in the back cooking on the grill." Judith took the top dish of the potato salad from Michonne's full arms.

She smiled at the young girl and said, "thank you so much!"

There was a teenage boy come from the living room and saw Michonne struggling with the other two pans and the little boy holding onto her tightly.

"Hi um, Michonne? I'm Carl, do you want me to help you with one of those dishes?" he asked.

This was the first official day of Michonne meeting Carl, Rick's son.

"Hi Carl, yes actually if you can help that would be great, thank you," Michonne responded.

Carl walked up and took the large pan of chocolate cake and walked to the kitchen with Michonne and Andrew following behind him. "Um is there chocolate pudding in the chocolate cake?" Carl asked as he studied the pan putting it in the fridge.

"Yes, actually your Dad told me you really like chocolate pudding so I found the recipe. I hope you like it," she said.

Carl smiled when he realized that she made a dessert specifically because he likes chocolate pudding. The gesture made him smile and appreciative. He really felt like he was going to like this woman that his Dad was dating.

Rick came in from the deck. "Hey you, told you to text me when you pulled up and I would come out to help you bring in the food. You look so beautiful,"

he said as he walked up to Michonne and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Hi yourself, it's ok, Judith and Carl here help me," Michonne said as she smiled at the two brunette children smiling back at her.

"Rick, I swim?" Andrew asked pointing to the sliding glass door to the in ground swimming pool in Rick's back yard.

Rick bent down and picked the little boy up. "That depends, can I get a hug first?" Rick asked. Andrew immediately hugged Rick. In the past couple weeks of Rick and Michonne dating, he had spent a lot of time around Andrew. Judith was with them most of the time. Carl on the other hand being a typical teenage boy always wanted to hang out with his friends rather than his family. Today was going to be different he was making an effort to get to know his Dad's girlfriend. The fact that his Dad had been so happy go lucky and smiling all the time lately, Carl accredited that to Michonne.

"You know you can't get in the pool unless me or your mommy are watching you right? And you have to always wear your life jacket ok?" Rick said to Andrew as he held the little boy in his arms.

Andrew nodded.

The five of them ate lunch together on the patio. Later, Rick sat back quietly drinking his beer as he watched Judith and Andrew play on the old swing set that hadn't been used in many years. He enjoyed seeing Carl and Michonne laugh and bond over some tv show called, "The Walking Dead." The two talked about which characters were their favorites and who weren't.

"Rick push me!" Andrew yelled out as he struggled to get on the swing.

Michonne's heart melted as she heard her son's request. He wasn't calling for her but for her boyfriend. Rick quickly put his beer down and grinned, "he's asking for me." He gave a quick kiss on Michonne's cheek before leaving the deck.

"So um, Michonne I'm sorry I never come around when you, my Dad, Judith and Andrew go to dinner together or anything. I just like being with my friends, its nothing personal," Carl said.

Michonne sipped her lemonade and said, "it's ok. I was a teenager once and being with my parents and my brother weren't what I wanted to do either most of the times. I am glad we are getting to meet though. It's not just your Dad and I in this relationship, I want you, your sister and my son to be happy with everything that is going on."

Carl shoved a big fork full of the chocolate cake with pudding filling into his mouth, "you keep making cake like this and you can marry my Dad." The two of them started laughing loud enough to cause Rick to turn around and watch their exchange as he pushed Andrew on the swing.

"Rick...swim?" Andrew asked again as the swing passed by him. Rick quickly stopped the swing and picked the little boy up.

"Yes buddy you can swim now," Rick said as he carried him back up to the deck.

Michonne changed his shirt and put sunscreen on him before putting on the life jacket. Judith came out to the deck to go swimming too. Carl said that he was going to go play XBOX and excused himself.

Rick got into the pool first before he reached for Andrew who was waiting at the edge for him. Michonne was glad her sunglasses were hiding half of her expressions because when she saw Rick shirtless and his chiseled abs she lost her thoughts. Surprisingly as it was, even though she and Rick had been dating for a couple weeks now and even had the exclusivity talk...Rick and Michonne hadn't yet had sex.

After an afternoon of swimming, the night was starting to fall. Everyone went inside and changed into dry clothes.

"Let's watch a movie," Judith announced. Michonne agreed that they could stay longer. Andrew became attached to Rick. Everywhere Rick went Andrew wanted to follow him. The little boy's eyes lit up when Rick let him wear his "King County Sheriff's Department" baseball hat.

"I think he likes you more than me," Michonne joked as she saw Andrew sitting on Rick's lap on the couch as Judith started the movie.

Rick smiled and said, "he's my little buddy, aren't you Andrew?" Andrew nodded his head as he hugged Rick. The little boy stayed buried under the baseball hat.

Michonne gave Rick a kiss on the cheek. They had a previous conversation where Michonne told Rick she only wanted to kiss on the cheek in front of their kids for now. They had a fun night watching movies and bonding.

A few months later...

It was Friday night and Rick pulled up to the resort. He and Michonne were having a romantic getaway. Carl, Judith and Andrew were with Rick's mom for the weekend. Michonne was surprised when she offered to not only watch Rick's children but her son as well. She told Rick's mom that if anything happens to call her sister-in-law Maggie Rhee and she will come pick up Andrew. Rick told Michonne it would be good for all 3 kids to spend the weekend together while he and Michonne took their relationship to the next level.

The resort was beautiful. It had couple's massages, a spa, hot tub and a hotel suite filled with flowers and fruit baskets that Rick had arranged ahead of time.

Michonne said that she wanted to do the couple's massage first. The hotel suite told her that they would send the masseuses up to the hotel room. She laid on her stomach on the table while she waited for her massage to start. Rick was supposed to be on the table next to her but he told her how he had to go do something but would be right back. The hotel suite was dark with the only light coming from the candles.

Michonne heard the door open and before she could turn her head she felt the hands on her back. Next the oil sliding up and down her spine. When the hands massaged her shoulders and neck it put her into a relaxed trance. Barely able to hide the moans that escaped her mouth, she was relaxed.

When she felt a kiss on her shoulder, Michonne quickly turned her head and jumped up. Her hand immediately covered her naked breasts. Rick stood in front of her wearing only a towel. He kissed her lips.

"Are you a massage therapist now?" she joked as she pulled her locks to the side of her neck.

Rick smiled and nodded, "only for you."

"So there are no massage therapists coming?" she laughed when she realized her boyfriend's plan.

Rick shook his head, "nope not to this room. You want s massage, it will come from me."

"I like when you surprise me," Michonne said, as she kissed his lips softly. "Rick my feelings for you, I can't tell you how much I care about you," she confessed.

Rick touched her back as he said, "Michonne you mean the world to me."

Michonne bit her lip and said, "Rick, I'm...I'm ready. I'm ready to make love."

Rick's heart skipped and he had to hold back the excitement he had in this moment. He took Michonne to the bed that was surrounded by candles. She laid on her back as Rick climbed on top of her. His mouth was soft as he kissed along her cheek and down her neck.

His hands were gentle as touched her body. Rick couldn't get over how perfect her body was. The sounds of soft moans left her mouth as she felt Rick go down her body. He kissed her stomach as his hand gently massaged her vagina after he removed her towel.

"Rick..." she whispered.

His blue eyes glanced up at her as he kissed her vagina gently. He was being as romantic and delicate as he could. No matter how much he wanted her right now, he was determined to take their time for their first time.

Michonne's body shock as Rick's mouth moved a little quicker. She then felt the kissed on her flat stomach again as Rick came back up her body. Michonne spread her thighs as Rick nestled between them. He removed his towel as he entered her gently.

"Michonne," Rick said.

Her brown eyes looked up at him as she answered, "Rick..."

He bent down and kissed her lips as he started to move his hips thrusting gently as his dick slid back inside of her. "Michonne, I love you...I love you," Rick confessed. He kissed her lips and within a second, his mouth became in a matching rhythm of his hip.

Michonne wrapped her legs around his waist allowing Rick to go deeper. Her dark hands caressed Rick's pale face lit up by the candlelight as she answered, "I love you too...I do."

Rick kissed her mouth feverishly. His heart was swelled. This was the woman he had been waiting for. Increasing his speed they both climaxed at the same time. They fell asleep in each other's arms.

They made love for the rest of the weekend and bonded by talking about their future.

Sunday night they drove home. Rick often picked up Michonne's hand to kiss the back of it. They stopped by Rick's mother's house to pick up Judith and Andrew. Carl had text his father to tell him he was going to his friends house.

"Did everyone ya'll have a good weekend with Grandma?" Rick asked. After the talk he had with his mother for the whole girl scouts situation, his mother apologized and said that she would no longer take her distaste for Lori out on Judith.

Judith beamed, "we did but we didn't get a chance to get ice cream. Can we get ice cream?"

Rick laughed and said, "you haven't eaten dinner yet, no ice cream."

He turned his truck onto the highway. Michonne was sitting in the passenger seat with Judith in the back seat and Andrew in his car seat next to her.

"Please Daddy can we get ice cream? Just one scoop each?" Judith pleaded. Michonne couldn't help but laugh at how persistant her boyfriend's daughter was.

When it was quiet in the car suddenly Andrew spoke up, "Please Daddy?"

Rick's blue eyes flashed in the rearview mirror. Michonne immediately got serious as she looked at Rick and back at Andrew. Judith was shocked as well.

Rick nodded and said, "ok we'll get some ice cream." He pulled into the Baskin Robbins parking lot. Judith said she was going inside to start trying the samples. Rick told her that he and Michonne would be inside in a minute.

Rick and Michonne got out of the truck first. He left the air conditioning on as they stood outside of the truck whispering. "He called me..." Rick stopped himself.

"I know, I heard it. I think because he's used to Judith saying it," Michonne whispered back.

Rick looked at the little boy sitting in his car seat quietly looking down at his stuffed bear.

"I want...if you want...I want to be his Daddy. He can call me Daddy, if it's ok with you," Rick said. He bit his lip as he held back tears, "such a sweet boy, he deserves to have a Daddy."

Michonne's eyes welled up with tears as well, "it's a big commitment Rick. I mean if something happens and we're not together anymore, what happens then?"

"Then I am still his Daddy. I am not breaking up with you but if something happens and we do...well, I am still his Daddy," Rick answered her without thinking twice. He pointed up to the window where Judith was inside the ice cream shop happily sampling the different flavors. "I'm her Daddy even though DNA says otherwise," he whispered.

Michonne hugged Rick and wiped her tears. "The heart of a Sheriff," she whispered, her earlier statement from several months ago when she first met Rick. While their time together might have seemed short, they were both grown and not interested in playing the dating games. There were three children involved and this was an adult relationship, time would not be wasted playing games. The time that Rick and Michonne had spent dating, had been perfect. They never argued. Each passing day they feel even more in love with each other. Michonne finally nodded her head as Rick opened the truck door. Andrew gave a confused look as he watched Rick slowly unbuckle his car seat.

"Ice cream," Andrew said excitedly.

Rick smiled through his tears, Michonne had tears as well. "Buddy, earlier you called me Daddy," Rick said. Andrew stayed looking at his stuffed animal quietly.

"Do you want me to be your Daddy? I want to be your Daddy if you want me to be," Rick said.

Andrew looked up at Rick and said, "yes Daddy." While the little boy's speech wasn't advanced that was all Rick needed as he scooped Andrew up in his arms. Michonne hugged them both as they went inside the ice cream shop. Her heart swelled that she found the most perfect man, the man of her dreams...Sheriff Rick Grimes.

To be continued...

A/N: Lots of fluff, I hope you liked this chapter... Feel free to tell me your thoughts :)