Greeting Fellow Readers and Writers,
The past two walking dead episodes made my heart stop too many times. October is so far away and this is why fanfictions are so important. At least the fans know what to give us. Most readers wanted this story to be updated first so I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Thanks again for support, feedback, messages and reviews.
It was the middle of the night when Pete heard a rapid knock at the front door of his home. He wondered who would be calling on him in the middle of the night. He sighed when he realized that it might be a medical emergency. He was tired of helping these ungrateful people especially after they took away his family from him. He was not going to deny that he hit his wife but she provoked him. She flirted with Rick right in front of him and showed no remorse when he confronted her. She brought out an ugly side in him but for some god forsaken reason he still loved that woman. He couldn't believe how fast they all turned on him. They were a bunch of idiots to think it would be wise to go against him. He was the only doctor here and if they don't start treating him better then maybe he will just stop helping these ungrateful bastards. He stomped over to the door and yanked it open. "What the hell are you doing here?" He yelled at his visitor.
Jessie stood at the entrance of his home with a look that could melt the coldest hearts. She wanted him to see that she was sorry for leaving him. She needed him to take her back and forgive her for what she did. His forgiveness could pave the road for the revenge she wanted to take on the Grimes family especially Michonne.
"Pete" she cried with tears falling down her face. "Please don't be that way. Can I come in?"
"Why? What do you need here?" he asked her with a look of distrust. He looked behind her trying to see if there was anyone hiding or watching them. He didn't let the tears break his disposition. He wanted to know if she was sent here by Rick. Were they testing him or looking for a reason for Rick to pick another fight with him. He was not in the mood to deal with Rick tonight.
"Please Pete, I just want to talk. Can we just talk?" Jessie pleaded with him.
"Why don't you just go and talk to your body guard Rick since I wasn't good enough to talk to a couple of days ago." Pete told her as he walked back in the house leaving the door wide open for Jessie to enter.
Jessie took that as her cue to enter and closed the door behind her. She followed Pete into the living room and took a seat across from him. "I was so stupid to leave you. It wasn't that I didn't love you Pete. I was a coward and I was looking for a way to secure my future here. I thought being with Rick would keep me alive but Rick is not who people think he is. He fooled me and everyone here in Alexandria.
"What do you mean he wasn't who he portrayed to be? Wasn't he your savior? Didn't he do everything I couldn't do for you?" he asked
"No Pete, you are a better man than him." Jessie replied "you were always the better option I just didn't realize it until it was too late. You have to believe me."
"Oh now I'm a better man than him. I thought I was a heartless, abusive son of a bitch. Isn't that what you were telling everyone? It's funny how you never told anyone it was a two way street. You hit me plenty of time when you got angry but did I complain or leave you in the dust? No I stood by your side. I tried my best to keep my temper under control but how did you expect me to fucking react when you flirted with this guy right in front of me." He clenched his fist as the memories of that night came rushing back. He was humiliated and he couldn't let go of that feeling. He knew he wasn't the bravest or the strongest but he was her husband and she should of at least stood by his side.
"I was stupid and I'm sorry Pete. I was a fool not to try to work things out with you. I should have tried to make us stronger than running to the first person I saw. It was a big mistake on my part. Please don't let my mistake ruined what we had. I want to come back and work things out."
Pete felt a rush of relief hearing those words come out of her mouth. "Why should I work things out with you?"
"Because no matter how fucked up we are, we still love each other and you know it Pete." she told him with a shy smile.
"I have to think about it, you should leave now" Pete told her with a lift of his hand, dismissing her without a second look.
"I can't leave Pete, please let me stay with you." She said in a frantic voice. "Pete, am too afraid to stay with anybody else, I think he might come after me."
"Who's coming after you?" He glanced towards the front door, waiting for this little meeting with Jessie to take a drastic turn.
"Rick." She answered as stood up and took a seat closer to him.
"Why? What does he want with you?" he asked in disbelief.
"He wants me." she told him as she buried her face into her hands.
"What do you mean he wants you? I thought he was with that black chick."
"He is with her but she doesn't seem to mind that he sleeps around with other women. I actually walked in on them having sex with another woman from their group. I think she's happy to be with a man like him that she lets him bring other women into their bed as long as she's number one." She told him as tears started to blur her vision. She needed him to believe her story and she would do anything to make sure he did.
"Wow, that son of a bitch is living that good life, I would have never guessed." He said with a forced chuckle. "So what happen between you and him?"
"A few hours ago he asked me to come up to his room to discuss my responsibilities. He said everyone in his group had a role to play and if he is going to protect me than I need to give him what he wants. I told him I wasn't ready for that type of relationship and that I still wasn't over you. He went crazy when I mention your name. He told me you were my past and I was his present. He told me to hurry and make a decision. I stood there not knowing what to do." Jessie told him as she choke back tears.
"I'll kill him" Pete yelled as he stood up and paced the living room. "What else happen?"
"He told me to get on the bed and I told him I wouldn't sleep with him. He hurt me. He started to choke me. I tried to fight back but he over powered me. He became so violent towards me because I wouldn't sleep with him and that's when she walked in. She laughed at me and told Rick to let me go because I wasn't woman enough for him like she was. He let go of me and I fell to the floor. I stayed there for a moment trying to catch my breath and that's when they started to have sex right in front of me. She kept yelling that you couldn't fuck a woman the way he did. I ran out to my room and packed my stuff. I wanted to take the children with me but they wouldn't let me. I ran to Carols place and that's when I notice that Michonne was following me. Thank god Gabriel was there, I don't know what she would have done to me if he wasn't there. He took care of me and brought me back to his place." She let the tears fall down her cheeks as she finished her story.
"They think they can come here and do this to my family. I'm not going to let them get away with this." Pete yelled with anger as he hit the wall with his fist.
"Do you really mean that?" she asked him as she took his bleeding fist into her hands.
"Yes. They're both going to get what coming to them."
"Here, let me help you." She picked up a paper towel and gently pressed it against his hand. "I never understood why Rick would keep mentioning you in every conversation we would have together but now I know why. He wanted me to leave you and that's why he kept telling me how you weren't man enough for me." She told him as she guided him towards the bathroom and pulled the first aid kit from under the sink. "He thinks that you are weak so you need to show him what kind of powerful man you really are and I know exactly how to do it. You need to take away what Rick desires the most."
"And what would that be?" Pete asked her as she patched up his knuckles.
"One word, Michonne" she replied with an emotionless expression.
Rick stood at the corner of the living room staring out the window, no words leaving Rick mouth as he listen to Maggie telling him and some members of his family about Deanna decision. He was trying really hard to control his anger. The loss of his composure had already put him in a sticky situation. He knew trouble was coming and that trouble was disguised as a skinny blond with ulterior motive. He regretted letting himself get tangled up in this woman lies. He should have listen to his gut instinct and stayed away from her. If he could go back in time and do things differently he would have never let Jessie and her children move in with him, now he was paying the price for his stupidity.
"Rick, did you hear anything Maggie just said?" Michonne asked him as she laid a hand on his shoulder.
Rick, with a shake of his head, turned away from the window and pulled her into his arms. "Yeah I heard most of it but I am not going to let them lock me up."
"Rick we need to be sensible here, we have to do things their way. We finally have a safe place for us and we have to do whatever it takes to continue living here." Michonne told him while rubbing her hand down his arms, a soothing touch that always ease his worries.
"It's only for a couple of days. Deanna trusts me to handle this situation and I will." Maggie told him with a long sighed. "It was Jessie decision for you to be under guard for a few days. It's best to do what we can to ease the tension from this situation."
"Nah, we not letting them lock you up" Daryl muttered from the doorway of the living room. He entered the room carrying Judith in his arms with Tara and Glenn trailing behind him. Tara dropped down beside Maggie on the sofa. "I told you that woman was no good but does anyone listen to me? No, so this is what you get."
"We listen to you but only when you're making sense" Glenn responded with a chuckle as he took a seat beside his wife.
"Deanna waiting to talk to you" Glenn informed him.
"Am not going anywhere, they have no right to lock me up. They are weak and we are capable of taking over this place" Rick held tighter to Michonne. Whenever he felt himself losing his self-control, all he had to do was breathe her scent or touch her and he immediately felt at ease. He didn't want to be away from her, he needed her.
"Rick, we can't cause any trouble especially now that Rosita is pregnant. We need this place and I actually like Deanna so we need to do it her way for now plus Maggie and Eric are handling it so we have nothing to really worry about." Michonne told him with a confident smirk.
"This is entirely my fault, I should have known better than to let that woman into our home." He told Michonne as he dropped a kiss against her neck.
"I'm so not use to this affectionate side of Rick. You guys need to stop with the PDA" Tara told them while pretending to gag. "All of you couples are making me sick."
"Be quiet child" Glenn said as he threw a pillow at Tara." So what are we doing?" he asked the group.
Rick turned his attention back to Maggie. "We will do it your way Maggie but don't let this drag out too long."
Deanna sat on a chair watching with amusement as Rick pace his new confinement like a caged tiger. She knew this man was capable of murder but she was learning that he wasn't a man to fear unless you do harm to him or to the people he loved.
"Rick, what did you expect me to do? These accusations against you have the people here wary of you. As their leader, I have to be fair and proceed with caution."
Rick stopped pacing and took a seat across from Deana "I understand but it's not necessary to keep me locked up and under surveillance. I need to be home with my family".
"I know but it's only for a couple of days and you will be going home soon. I have to take every resident concerns seriously." She said "Jessie told me she doesn't feel safe with you roaming around after what you did to her so it's only fair I keep you under guard until Maggie and Eric can come up with better solution but as of now we all need you to stay put."
"What about my kids?" Rick asked her
"We all know Michonne will take good care of your children." Deanna replied with a chuckle "I had a feeling the two of you would end up together."
A few moments passed in silence before Rick finally spoke. "Do you actually believe those lies Jessie told you?"
"No but you still laid your hands on her" Deanna shook her head in disappointment. She was still upset that Rick took such drastic measures with Jessie.
"And I admit to it" he told her.
"I know but in this community we still abide by the old way of living and I understand things are done differently out there but in here we are still trying to hold on to our humanity." Deanna stood up and walked over to the window to look out on her community.
"Holding on to your humanity might get people kill. We only kill people who are dangerous to us so that we have no regrets later down the road." Rick responded with a shake of his head.
"Killing is not the only option Rick and I need you to see that. I see something special in you, I see it in your entire group and I know it's valuable here. I want you here Rick, I know you and you're people are good for our community and I need you to find a different way to approach our people here so they can trust you." She continued to stare out the window, trying to remember what all of this was about. She was tired of being the one in charge. "I want to step down Rick; I want Maggie, Eric, Spencer, Michonne and you running this place. I know you all would make a hell of a team so I need you to make this work. Can you do that for me Rick?" She asked him as she turned away from the window.
"Yes I can make this work." Rick could see the hope in her eyes and it was something he didn't want to take away. He would do this for her. He would do this for all of them.
Michonne entered the house that was being used as a jail to find Rick lying down on the bed. He appeared to be lost in his thoughts as he stared at the ceiling. She thought back to the first day she met this man and realize how far they have come. She couldn't believe the joy he gives her with just his love and the new family he given her with his trust. She thanked the world for putting her in his path. This was the man she's in love with and she would always stick by his side. "So what do you think?" It took her a few moments to realize that Rick was no longer staring at the ceiling. He was staring at her with a mischievous smile. Just one look from him made her hungry with need. He was too handsome for his own good. It should be a sin to look that good. Even with that sexy look plastered on his face, she knew he was tired. She needed to control herself in order to have the upper hand tonight if she was going to be able to handle whatever had placed that mischievous look on Ricks face. "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" she asked.
"I said, what do you think?" he repeated himself as he stretches his arms out indicating his new surroundings.
"You got a lovely place here" Michonne answered with a chuckle.
"You seem far away tonight. What were you thinking about? "Rick asked as he stood up from the bed, taking a few steps towards Michonne.
"How lucky we are to be here and to be together" she answered as she cautiously took a few steps back. "Why are you looking at me like that Rick?"
"Stay the night with me" Rick replied with a smile as he pulled her into his arm. He nuzzled his face into her neck causing her to tremble in response. He could never get enough of her. He never felt this way before. He had never met a woman that could hold such a power over him until he met Michonne. Even before he became intimate with her, she had a special hold on him and everyone saw it. Being intimate has brought their relationship to a new height. He found himself craving her every minute of the day. He knew he was a very lucky man to have this woman by his side. He pressed his lips against her neck and slowly inhaled her sweet vanilla scent that always drives him crazy with need.
"Rick, I can't" She said.
"Yes you can. You can do whatever you want especially to me." He slowly licks her earlobe as his hands travel to her firm backside.
"Sounds very tempting but I have to get back to the kids" She slowly detangled herself from Ricks arms.
"Noah and Carl are old enough to take care of Judith for one night." He replied as he threw himself back on the bed.
"I know but they are expecting me back and we can't have sex with Aaron and Daryl right behind that door." She told him as she leaned over and brushes her lips against his. "I'll make it up to you tomorrow since I'll be on be on Rick Patrol." She told him with a wink of her eye.
"I can't wait" He sighed as he begins to close his eyes.
"You get some sleep, I'll be back in the morning" She told him as she affectionately smooths his hair from his forehead.
"I love you Michonne" he whispered as he dosed off.
"I love you too" She replied as she placed a kiss on his forehead.