"Wow he's eight weeks already. Michonne, he gets cuter everyday. Look at those big blue eyes, he's observant isn't he?" Andrea said. "Good thing he gets his looks from you and not his daddy."
"I heard that Andrea." Rick said as he walked into Carl's room. He was buckling his belt getting ready to go into work.
"They are both extremely handsome guys." Michonne said as she finished pulling Carl's pants over his diaper.
"Awe. You hear that Carl. I think your mama likes us." He picked him up once Michonne was done dressing him. "Now you let me know if that mean doctor makes you cry today. I'll pull her over next time I see her on the road and give her a ticket for every shot she gives you today."
"It'll only hurt for a few seconds." Michonne told him. "But I won't object to a few tickets if you happen to stop her. We have to get going, I hate this waiting room, too many loud kids running around."
"You going for moral support Andrea?" Rick asked her.
"More like extra birth control. A room full of screaming kids has to be about the best thing next to abstinence. Plus I took off today, had to get away from the city for a little bit. I think this country air helps clear my head." Michonne shook her head at Rick in a warning not to make a joke about Andrea's head being clear.
"I'll walk y'all out. You got everything?" Rick asked Michonne.
"Yep. Diaper bag is packed and ready to go. His jacket is on the changing table." Rick put on Carl's little jacket and walked Michonne and Andrea to the car. he buckled Carl into his carseat and kissed his forehead before giving Michonne a kiss on the lips and rubbing his hand on her ass.
"Does Michonne's ass bring you luck or something, because I swear you're always rubbing on it?" Andrea yelled from inside the car.
"As a matter of fact it does." Rick said to her without looking at her. Just to annoy her more he rubbed Michonne's ass again with both hands. "I'll see ya'll later. Drive safe."
"I'll call you when we're done. We're gonna go get pizza afterwards."
"Here ya go Michonne, green and black olives, pepperoni, bacon and extra cheese pizza. I'm thinking of naming this pizza after you."
"Thank you Maggie, it looks so good Am I the only one who orders this?"
"You are, but I've tried it and it's really good. People would order it if we put it on the menu."
"You gonna join us?" Michonne asked her.
"You know what, I think I will." Maggie sat down next to Michonne and sighed. "Only because it's slow right now and my feet are killing me. Let me hold him while you eat." She took Carl from Michonne and started making silly faces at him. "Did he do okay with his shots?" Michonne nodded her head yes since her mouth was full of pizza.
"He cried after the second one. She did fine. I was the one who was a mess." Andrea said through bites of her pizza. "Poor kid gets stuck with needles in his cute little thighs and then they just stick a Charlie Brown band aid on it like that's supposed to make it feel better. Seems pretty cruel if you ask me."
"Eight week check up right?" Michonne nodded her head yes. "It's gone by so fast. This question might be a little personal but, did you and Rick have any problems getting back into the swing of things after you got the go ahead from the doc to start having sex again?" Maggie asked.
"Maggie, I'm shocked that you of all people are asking about Rick and Michonne's sex life." Andrea said to her.
"I'm just curious, seeing how I'm pregnant and all." Michonne and Andrea both looked at her with wide eyes before gasping in excitement.
"Maggie. Congratulations!" Michonne said. "How far along are you?"
"Not too far along, seven weeks. I found out last week. I just thought it was stress, being tired all the time and not really having an appetite. I went to the doctor for my annual and the pee test came back positive."
"I guess those crotchless panties worked then?" Michonne said with a wink
"You have crotchless panties?" Andrea asked in awe. Damn, I'm surprised Glenn is still alive after seeing them. Our sweet Maggie's not so sweet anymore." Maggie just rolled her eyes at Andrea.
"So back to my question. Are you and Rick cleared to do it? Was it hard waiting? I've heard horror stories about women who don't have any desire after having a baby. I'm just worried that things will change too much after we have ours."
"I go see my doctor tomorrow, she's been out of town. And we didn't exactly wait the full 6 weeks for the go ahead." Machine said with a blush.
"I knew y'all wouldn't be able to wait 6 weeks, the way ya'll carry on I'm surprised ya'll waited 6 days." Andrea said.
"Whatever. It's my body; I know what it's ready for, and you will too." She smiled at Maggie. "It helps that we have so much help and that I don't have to leave home for a job, plus Rick won't let me drive myself crazy trying to be supermom. How's Glenn doing with the news?"
"He's over the moon about it. He's already thinking about hiring someone on for when I'm too big to carry around pizzas. I might ask Beth if she wants too. She'll have time after school. Daddy's already thinking of what he wants to be called, I think he's got it narrowed down to six names."
"Glenn is going to be such a good dad. Now Carl will have someone to play with." Michonne told her. "What a lucky kid, growing up in a pizza shop."
"I can't begin to imagine the trouble young Rhee and Grimes will get into." Andrea said.
"Let's hope it's not too much and that he doesn't become the fat kid growing up in a pizza shop." Maggie joked. "Hey, do you think Aaron has time to do those monthly pregnancy photos for me?"
"I've booked a lot of shoots for him lately, but I think he can fit you in. I'm trying to convince him to move here, he could open up a photo gallery in town. Paul is always here shooting around town. He loves all of the old houses and run down cars people have forgot about. I'm going to see him tomorrow so I'll ask him. You have any ideas of how you'd like to do them?"
"You should do a comparison of the size of the baby with a ball of pizza dough." Andrea added. "How cute would that be?"
"That's actually a good idea Andrea." Maggie said to her.
"I have good ones every now and then." Andrea said.
"I hoped you would bring Carl with you. I miss his cute little face." Aaron said to Michonne was they sat drinking tea at his apartment.
"I left him with Rick since I had to go to the doctor. He's probably sizing him up for a pair of cowboy boots right now."
"The doctor? You alright?" Aaron asked her with concern in his voice.
"Oh yeah, just a check up. I'm healthy as a horse."
"You sure? You look a little flustered."
"I'm sure." She said smiling. "So Maggie needs some maternity photos done. She wanted to know if you have time to do it. She wants those monthly ones and you'd probably have to go to Rhee Loves Pizza to do them."
"For Maggie, yes. I'll go see her in a few days and hash out everything. Paul wants to go to King County and take pictures of some old cabins he was told about deep in the woods." He said with a skeptical look. "So if you don't hear from us we were either eaten by a pack of wild boars or someone has up tied up to a tree somewhere."
"You'll be fine, but I'll let Rick know just in case. I'm sure he knows every cabin visible and not visible in those woods."
"Thank you. The things you do for love, huh."
"You know there's a space available for rent on the square that would be a perfect place to sell your photography."
"You really won't quit will you? Why do you want me in King County so badly?"
"Because I miss seeing you everyday and you're so far away all the way in the city. You said it yourself, that you like the small town atmosphere."
"I did say that, I also said that Paul and I are still thinking about it. If we decide to move, you'll be the first to know okay."
"Fine. I'll let it go for now. Hey, I got a call from a spa that want's some relaxing nature photography; you got anything I can show them? I've sent them a few paintings from other artists, but they want photographs also."
"I should, I'll send you what I have."
"I've also had a few couples call about you shooting their deliveries. I'll send you their info with the due dates and you let me know if you're interested. I know those can be unpredictable."
I'll look at the dates when you send it, but you know looking at women's parts aren't really my thing." He winked at her. "Yours might have been enough for me for a lifetime."
"You're so silly. Just let me know what you think. I'll send it to you tomorrow. I'm gonna get going, it's getting late and I need feed Carl or I need to pump before I explode."
"I'm so glad I'm not a woman." Michonne hugged him gently before she got ready to leave.
"Alright. Drive safe. Tell your guys I said hi."
Michonne drove home dancing and singing to the music on the radio. It was rare that she was in the car without Carl these days and she used this time by herself to blast her music and sing along to all the songs that were inappropriate for children, even if they didn't know the difference. When she got home she found Rick asleep on the couch with Carl asleep on his chest. The image was too cute for words so she took out her phone and snapped a couple photos of them. She kneeled on the floor beside the couch and rubbed Carl's back, then leaned over to kiss Rick's lips, causing his eyes to flutter open.
"Hey, you're back, you snuck in on me." He said sleepily.
"Yeah, looked like a pretty good nap. Did you wear him out or the other way around?"
"I think we wore each other out. During our deep conversation about the broken window theory, he just fell asleep on me, didn't even let me finish my key points."
"Poor baby." Michonne said to Carl as she rubbed his back again. "Daddy bored you to sleep. I need to you to wake up though I've got milk for you." She picked up Carl as he started to wake up, smelling his meal so close to him made his eyes flutter open. "Aaron wanted me to let you know that he and Paul will be in town soon, shooting some cabins somewhere in the woods." She looked down at Carl as he latched on and started to nurse. "He's nervous, said he's afraid of being eaten by wild boars."
"The only thing they should be concerned about are the ticks if they're going deep in there, tell them to tuck their pants into their boots. Daryl knows those woods better than me, and he's never said anything to me about seeing any boar."
"I'll let him know."
"Now I'm thinking about ribs." Rick said as he rubbed his stomach. "Maybe I'll fire up the grill later."
"It's 50 degrees outside Rick."
"That's what they make jackets for." He looked at her sitting on the floor with Carl in her arms. "You want to sit up here?"
"No. I'm comfortable now." She looked at Rick as he joined her on the floor. She switched Carl to the other breast, feeling relief from the one he was just on.
"You still trying to convince Aaron to move here?"
"Yep. I think I might be wearing him down. I know I'm being selfish for asking him, but it really would be easier to communicate with him if he were closer."
"Be as selfish as you want, you know I don't like you driving into the city anymore anyways."
"Yeah, I know. Did you change his clothes?" Michonne asked as she noticed Carl wasn't wearing the light green onesie and jeans he was wearing when she left.
"Yeah." Rick scratched his beard. "I um accidentally dropped some mayo and tomato on him earlier."
"How in the world did you do that?"
"I was eating a sandwich and holding him and he sneezed and it scared me. It was either him or the sandwich getting dropped and I choose the sandwich."
"You were watching the game weren't you?"
"My team was down by two with 3 seconds left. I didn't even get to see the winning shot, because he sneezed. I started a load of laundry though. I'm still not understanding how he generates so many dirty clothes as small as he is."
"Because you drop food on him and have to change him multiple times a day."
"Smart ass." He said to her with a grin. "So how was your doctor visit?"
"Oh it was fine. Everything is looking good." She looked down at Carl who had started to fall asleep again. "She told me that Carl's gonna be a big brother." She watched for Rick's reaction, which came slow. He nodded his head to show that he was listening but it took a few moments for him to process the words that she said.
"What was that? Carl's gonna be a what?"
"He's gonna be a big brother. In about 8 months." She was looking at Rick and playing with Carl's little hand as he slept. "What do you think about that?" She whispered to Rick.
"I think he's gonna be a great big brother." He said with a smile "This is what we talked about isn't it."
"It is. I dreamt that you kept me pregnant and it looks like you're doing just that." She smiled as he chuckled.
"Can you dream about us winning the lottery?" He started laughing. "I'm kidding. But I have to say the process of getting you pregnant is my favorite part." He put his arm over her shoulder and pulled closer to her. "I can't promise it won't happen again after this one." He pointed to her stomach. "6 weeks is a long time for me to wait with you walking around looking the way you do."
"And how do I look?" She asked him with raised eyebrows.
"Right now? Exquisite. I'm looking at my wife holding our son while carrying our next child. I'm so in love with you right now. He got on his knees to stand up. "I'm about to go put Carl in his crib and show you just how much." He started to get Carl out of her arms.
"Wait Rick." She laughed at his excitement.
"What Michonne? He's sleep and you need to take your clothes off. Let me go put him in his crib." She handed Carl to him and blew out a breath. "Mr. Always ready right? Start taking those off, I'll be back in a minute." She watched Rick walk down the hallway to Carl's room to put him in his crib. When he returned Michonne was taking her shoes off. "What's taking you so long?" He asked her as he knelt down beside her again.
"You think I'm just gonna strip because you tell me too."
"Yes, I do."
"Why don't you take your off first?"
"I can do that." He pulled his shirt off and threw it behind her then stood up in front of her and unzipped his jeans while gazing down at her. "How long do you think you can keep yours on once mine are all off?"
"I guess you'll just have to find out." She watched his jeans slide down to the floor. He kicked them behind him and then started to pull his boxers down, but changed his mind. He gripped his hardened length through his boxers. Michonne licked her lips. "Stand up." He told her Michonne took a deep breath, but stood up in front of him.
"You're quite bossy today, Mr. Grimes."
"I get that way sometimes. You know that." He started to unbutton her shirt.
"I thought I was supposed to do that."
"You're taking too long." He pushed her shirt off her shoulders and she pulled her arms out of the sleeves. He started kissing her neck and licking her collarbone. He kissed the top of each breast and ran his tongue down her cleavage. He went to unbutton her pants but felt her hands already there trying to get them off herself. He brought his lips back up to hers and kissed her deeply, moaning into her mouth. "Michonne." He said as he broke the kiss. "I need to say this before I start saying some pretty x rated stuff to you." He palmed her ass and brought her close so she could feel how hard he was. "I love you. Saying it just doesn't seem to be enough sometimes. You and Carl are my world. You have never been more beautiful to me than you are right now. I can't wait to have a house full of kids running around here." He kissed her again and she let the last piece of her clothing fall to the floor. "But in the mean time, when I tell you to take your clothes off, you need to do it. Okay." Michonne nodded her head. "I can't hear you."
"Yes daddy." Michonne said, already soaked from the dominance in Rick's voce. He closed his eyes loving the way the word daddy fell from her lips.
"That's better. Now let me show you how much I love you."