Mending Fences - Chapter 10: "Walk of Shame"

Michonne thought she heard the sound of laughing when she stretched lazily on the bed. She felt Rick laying down halfway on her, his mouth on her breast..but he was sleeping. She felt his hand in her crutch...two fingers was still inserted in her.

Suddenly she heard footsteps outside of their bedroom door. Her eyes sprang open when the realization came crashing down on her.. The kids! She sat up causing Rick to slid off her chest. She began shaking him.

"Rick…" She whispered. "Rick!"

In response, Rick put his arms around Michonne to pull her back down to the bed. She slapped him to wake him up. He jumped off the bed staggering to his feet wide eyed. Then he fell to the ground semi conscious. Michonne scampered over to him across the bed. She cradled his face in her hands. She could see that he was still pussy drunk.

"F*ck!" She cursed to herself. She ran, locked the door and looked at the alarm. 6:35pm. A lump formed in her throat. Shit! They slept whole freaking day! She dashed to the bathroom and filling her hands with water she ran over and splashed it in Rick's face. It was the coldness of the water that seemed to revived him.

"What the hell?" He shouted.

Michonne covered his mouth. He looked at her confused until she pointed to the door and then her ears. He heard the laughter and the footsteps outside their door. She slowly removed her hand from his mouth..and he saw the horrified look on her face. He buried his face in her chest and she hugged him as they prepare to do the walk of shame.************

Rick and Michonne fumbled in the dark at Michonne's insistence. She was too afraid and ashamed to put on the light. Instead, they used the weak lights on their cellphones. From the look on Michonne's face he knew she wanted the earth to open and swallow her up. He, on the other hand wasn't as embarrassed as she was.

He made sweet passionate love to his wife...end of story. It's not like they saw anything and anything the kids heard is open to any different number of interpretations...all that can be vehemently denied. Michonne went into the shower first and ten minutes later Rick.

He smiled to himself when he saw how she walked gingerly to the bathroom...she walked wide set..her legs are sore and numb. He did his job and he was proud of that. By the time he got out of the shower, Michonne was already dressed in one of his sweatpants and a cropped T-shirt. He quickly dressed and kneeled in front of her. She looked at him.

"I can't go downstairs!"

"Hey..we can do this. We will walk down those steps with our heads held high. We did nothing wrong!"

"Walk?! Are you kidding me right now. I can't walk Rick! Thanks to you!"

Rick tried to stifle his laugh but he couldn't. He pushed his face into her bosom to muffle his giggles. Michonne, herself giggled a little and then pushed him away from her. He fell back on his back to floor but he grabbed Michonne by the arm, taking her down with him.

She fell on top of him and buried her face in his chest to quiet her own laughter that suddenly erupted from her throat. For five minutes they just lay there, giggling in the darkness. Michonne sat up on Rick, straddling him. She could feel that he was still erect.

"What the…"

Rick sat up and held her close. They looked at each other.

"Last night and today was amazing! She blushed. "You….were amazing." She kissed him.

"Did I murder your pussy?" he whispered.

She started kissing him "Yes…" kiss "You…" kiss "Did..." kiss.

"Are you sure?" Rick put his hand down her panties and felt slickness. She buried her face in his neck to cover her moan.

"Hmmm. I don't think so." He croaked.

Michonne pressed her lips to his and he began devouring it. He flipped her on her back and in seconds they were both pantless.

"Rick wait! We can't! The kids!"

He pumped slow and agonizing into her. Neither of them made a sound as their lips locked together. They were barely breathing and ten minutes later, they held on to each other as their bodies orgasmed for a full minute. When it passed they gazed at each other.

"Are you ready?"

Michonne closed her eyes briefly and opened them.

"Yes."

He rose to his feet and extended his hand to her. She took it..smiling. ************

They stepped out into corridor and walked to the top of the stairs. They heard all the laughter and talking downstairs. He kissed Michonne on the lips when he saw the fright and hesitation on her face. She interlocked her hand in his. He took the lead and began walking down the stairs.***********

The walk down the stairs was difficult for Michonne. Her thighs hurt...they were sore. Damn you Rick...damn you. But the truth is she would welcome it again anytime. When they reached to the bottom of the stairs the whole gang was there. Judith and Logan was eating cereal and watching TV.

Carol and Morgan were eating some of the left overs from the dinner Michonne had prepared the other night. Carl, Abby, Isaiah, Gwen were out on the porch playing cards and Sophia and Andre was at the kitchen counter doing homework. Sophia and Andre kept their heads down as Rick and Michonne entered the kitchen.

"Hey." Rick said loudly…bravely. Michonne stayed mum...words unable to form in her mouth

"Hey."

Sophia and Andre replied simultaneously. Andre glanced at them for half a second but it was Sophia who didn't even look up. Shame washed over Michonne as she stood behind Rick. She pressed her face into his back to hide her face.

Rick gestured to Michonne to go to the dinner table which she willingly and happily obliged. Rick raided the fridge and loaded up two plates with food. He caught the eyes of Sophia looking at him sheepishly. Then she glanced away quickly. He prayed silently that none of their children heard anything. If they did… Michonne would surely kill him. He took the two piled up plates and went to the dining table to join Michonne, Carol and Morgan.**************

Rick sat down and placed one of the plates in front of Michonne. She looked at it. She was famished but slowly began to eat so as to not give away the obvious effects of previous marathon sexual escapades. Rick looked at his wife...praying that she would stop acting so guilty. Winking at Michonne, Rick stuffed a whole breast of the parmesan chicken into his mouth. She closed her eyes, wishing that Rick would stop acting so smug...like a damn peacock.

"What time did you guys get here." Rick asked coolly.

"3:45pm." Carol answered.

Michonne groaned out loud involuntarily. She remembers what she and Rick was doing at 4:45pm.

"How come we didn't hear you."

"I kept them all occupied downstairs. Logan had homework and we did it down here."

Carol looked at Rick who was wolfing down his food.

"Had fun?"

Rick gave Michonne a sly look.

"Lots."

"Hmmmm. I know." Carol replied. Morgan stared daggers at his wife who now turned her attention to her sister-in-law.

"How are you Michonne?"

"I am good!" She answered quickly, hoping the conversation ended there. Rick however had other plans.

"Are you sure babe?" Rick asked glancing at her mischievously. "You told me you were sore a minute ago." Rick returned to eating.

"Yeah...your legs would be very sore. That's to be expected. I would be sore too." Carol continued. "I think you are gonna be sore for quite sometime...right Rick?"

Rick nodded as he continued to eat heartily. Carol smiled. She knew that Rick was teasing his wife and she couldn't help but join in the fun. From the look on Michonne's face, she knew that Michonne knew that she and Rick would tease her to death on the issue. She tried to put on a brave face but it wasn't working out too well for her. ************

Morgan sat at the table taking in the conversation. He saw Michonne crumbling before them..while Rick and his wife teased her. He smiled to himself. Carol had called him earlier and in one sentence told him all that he needed to know. "Expect another niece or nephew soon."****************

Michonne remembered Rick waking her up with two fingers deep inside of her. After five minutes, she was fully and wide awake. She turned on her belly and put two pillows under her hips so that it was elevated in a perfect triangle angle.

Rick liked what he saw...her perfectly shaped butt elevated. Her legs was widely parted. Rick bit each butt cheek playfully and Michonne giggled. She elevated herself on her elbows and looked back at Rick.

"Well...what are you waiting for stud?"

Rick licked the centre of her back and moved straight up to her neck mounting her at the same time. He penetrating her so deep that she whimpered loudly. Rick put his hands under her and massaged her breast.

Michonne quickly glanced at the clock and saw the time...4:45pm. Rick was pumping into her and she was moaning breathlessly when she could have sworn she heard footsteps outside their door. She held her breath.

"Rick!" She whispered. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Rick drawled in her ear.

"I think the kids are here."

"No...they are at Carol's. She'll bring them by later."

"Shhhhh." Michonne said trying to strain her ear.

Rick ignored her and continued stroking her so deep.

"There is no one here."

Rick squeezed her nipples causing her to cry out. *************

Michonne's mind was racing. If Carol got home with the kids at 3:45pm as she said...then that means… Bile rose up to her throat and she forced it back down. She tries to keep calm the storm in her belly as she tries to figure out which of their children she and Rick has traumatized. Then she remembered Sophia and how she couldn't meet her and Rick's eyes earlier in the kitchen. "Oh my sweet innocent daughter! Kill me now lord! Just do it now! Kill me!"*****************

Sophia remembered aunty Carol telling them to be quiet and to stay downstairs. She also remember her telling them that if they needed anything upstairs...they should tell her and she will get it for them. Almost an hour had passed and Sophia who was doing homework remembered that her cellphone was in her bag. She looked towards her aunt to tell her that she needed it to liaise with another classmate on the assignment.

Carol's back was turned to them as she was still helping Logan with his homework. She decided to make a quick run upstairs to her room for it. It was when she was coming back and passing by her parents room door that she heard the moans and groans of her mother and the pants of her father. She was horrified. Her feet froze on her..she was unable to move.

She was flushed with embarrassment for her parents and for herself...firstly….for catching them in such an intimate, private moment and secondly...for them not obviously realizing that their innocent offsprings were in the immediate vicinity of their extra curricular activities.

When her feet finally released her from its virtual prison in the corridor outside her parents room, she sprinted downstairs. She sat next to Andre rigid at the kitchen counter and he asked her what was wrong. She looked at him and then involuntarily looked up at the stairs. Andre immediately understood his elder sister's unspoken words.

"I'm sorry." was the only words of comfort he could say to her. ************

The evening dragged on. Rick cleaned his plate but Michonne picked at hers. When he was finished she took both plates and went to the sink. She quietly washed them. Andre and Sophia had already eaten and gone up to their rooms. Michonne looked at the time..it was 8pm. She turned off the TV to Judith and Logan protest.

"Time for bed." Michonne said firmly. They looked to Rick for his intervention. He shook his head. Judith and Logan sulked as Michonne pointed to the stairs. Michonne hugged Carol and Morgan. Carol whispered in her ear.

"I am so happy for you and Rick. You guys reserve all the happiness in the world."

"Thanks."

Rick winked at Michonne who rolled her eyes and went upstairs.**********

Michonne tucked Logan in his bed and promised that Rick will soon be up to read him a bedtime story. She also tucked Judith in her bed. Sophia was already in her bed but Michonne knew she wasn't sleeping.

"Sophia?"

Sophia didn't move..she didn't flinched. Michonne decided to not push her luck. She turned off the light and left the room.***********

Michonne was heading back downstairs and she met Carl coming up. She kissed him goodnight and they continued on their respective way. Once downstairs, she saw Rick waving Carol and her family goodbye. He closed the door to see Michonne looking at him. He walked up to her and she hugged him...burying her face in his chest.

"I'm sorry for teasing you tonight."

Michonne nodded gently.

"Hey...are you ok?"

"It was Sophia. She heard us."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

"You want to go talk to her now."

Michonne pulled away.

"No! Let a couple of days pass. I can't face her right now."

"Well, I could go talk to her alone."

Michonne shook her head.

"I'm so embarrassed. I can only imagine what Sophia was thinking! Oh god!"

"Sophia will be fine. We had 'the talk' with her already."

Michonne eyes narrowed her eyes at him.

"Having 'the talk' and actually hearing your parents doing 'the talk' is two different things!"

Suddenly she punched him.

"This is all your fault!"

"How is that?"

Rick pulled Michonne's hips to his and pushing her against the kitchen counter grinds up on her. She blushed, while trying to be serious.

"You were suppose to wake me at 12:01pm!"

Rick start giving her small pecks of kisses on her neck...tickling her.

"Please forgive me." kiss

"Stop."

"Do you forgive me?" kiss

"Stop."

"Say you forgive me." kiss

"No!" kiss

"Say you forgive me." kiss

"No!"

Kiss..kiss..kiss..kiss..kiss..kiss..kiss..kiss

Michonne giggled harder with each passing kiss. She couldn't take it anymore.

"Alright." She giggles softly. They looked into each other eyes. Then Rick gently and lovingly placed a lingering kiss on her forehead. Michonne savoured the moment as she whispered.

"I forgive you...I'll forgive you anything."

He smiled down at her as he guided her to the sofa. They sat there in each arms in a warm embrace as they listen to the peacefulness of the house. It was there they fell asleep.***********

Everyone got up early for school and work the next day. It was abit less awkward for Rick and Michonne. Sophia made some eye contact with her parents but it was clear she still felt a little weird. Everyone was dressed and was filing out to the car. Abraham had just called and he was on his way to pick up Rick. Michonne had purposefully taken out Sophia's phone out of her bag. She knew she needed to create an opportunity to talk to her eldest daughter. She told Rick of her plan and he was 100% behind her.

"Does everyone have everything? Cell phone, wallets etc?" Rick called out to his brood. They all began digging in their bags.

"Wait!" Sophia called out. "I left my cell phone inside!"

"Hurry up!" Michonne called out to her.

Sophia dashed passed her and ran upstairs. Seconds later, Sophia came downstairs and saw both Rick and Michonne standing in the living room, waiting on her. From the way they were looking at her, she looked at her cell phone and realized that she was set up. She calmly walked over to the sofa and sat down. Rick and Michonne each took a side and sat next to her. No one said anything for a minute. It was Sophia who broke the silence.

"I didn't hear anything! I swear!" she said looking from Rick to Michonne and back.

"Sophia…." Rick said firmly. She knows the rules about lying. She pursed her lips together. She looked at her father then her mother.

"Mom! I didn't mean to hear anything! I'm sorry!"

Sophia said looking at her. Michonne hugged her daughter and Sophia clung on to her. Rick hugged the both of them.

"You have nothing to be sorry about! It is us who should be sorry! We are so so sorry."

She cupped her daughter's face in her hands.

"Are you ok?"

"I'm ok. It's just that….I was just embarrassed for you and daddy!"

Michonne looked at her slightly confused.

"I don't understand."

"We knew you were upstairs. Aunty Carol told us to be quiet because you were sleeping. I needed to get my cell phone so I went upstairs."

She looked at the floor shyly.

"I just didn't expect to hear you guys doing stuff. We really thought you were just sleeping."

"We?" Rick asked. He looked at Michonne who covered her mouth in horror. "Who else knows?"

"Andre."

Sophia saw her parents reaction to the thought that another one of their children heard them. She sought to calm them.

"No..no...no! He didn't hear anything but let's just say I couldn't hide what I had just heard on my face." She smiled. "He actually apologized to me on your behalf."

Rick and Michonne looked at each other then at their daughter. She was more relaxed now. It was amazing how that brief conversation changed everything. All the awkwardness simply vanished.

"We knew you were upstairs but you didn't know we were downstairs. So I was embarrassed for you. That's why I couldn't looked at you yesterday."

Rick took her daughter's hand.

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"Yes! I just need to get the sounds out of my head." She hugged him. "Its cool daddy."

Sophia then got up and went outside. Rick and Michonne just stared at each other and then burst out giggling.************

Andre noticed a change in his sister's mood when she came back in the car.

"Are you ok?'

"I'm great!"

Andre turned around to see their mom kissed their dad at the front door and she walking to the car. He looked back at his sister, who was smiling now and then back at their parents again. Everyone seem to be in a much lighter mood.

"Oh...ok." he said smiling.************