"I'm done Rick; I've been down this road before," Michonne had followed Rick to the back of the CostLess shoe store where they had been bunking down. "I'm not going to watch you OD Now are you going to give him the pills or what?" She was standing in front of him as he sat on the bench.
She was trying to keep her emotions in check. When she had first found the house where Rick and Carl were staying, she was thrilled just to have found someone alive. Carl had been tending to Rick as best as he could.
Rick had been badly hurt when the Governor attacked and infection was setting in. They found him antibiotics and pain killers but he was overdoing it a lot. This was not the Rick she knew. Not the Rick she was starting to love.
She had seen too many people in her life mess themselves up with drugs. She wasn't about to do it again. Her older brother was 16 when he OD'd ; Michonne had been nine years old.
She held her tongue a lot because of Carl. They got along so well. He had become almost like a son. Andre would have been five years old this year. She knew what it was like to lose a child.
Rick was being an ass. He had no right at all to say the things he was saying about Daryl and Beth. It wasn't really a surprise that they were together; back at the prison everyone could see the way he looked at her. Rick thought Herschel wouldn't approve but she had accidentally overheard a conversation between Maggie and Herschel one afternoon.
Herschel and Maggie had been pulling some weeds in the garden and Daryl was walking the fence. Beth had come past with a basket of clothes to hang. As Beth walked past, she had said hi to him. He watched her walk past and Herschel and Maggie had seen him.
"Think Im going to have another son in law pretty soon," she heard him say to Maggie. Maggie giggled a little.
"I just can't believe it; Daryl really has it bad for her and I've seen how she looks at him,"
"He's a good man. If they get together, they'll have my blessing,"
She had tried to tell this to Rick after his first outburst but his mind was so clouded by the drugs and his guilt over Herschel's execution to hear her. He was acting almost jealous over Beth and Daryl.
"I'm going to ask you this once and only once: are you in love with her?" Michonne asked him.
Rick sat there silently, the narcotic fog rolling through his brain, trying to process the events of this evening. He buried his face in his hands. He knew this all had to stop but he didn't know how to stop it.
Before he could answer, it happened.
BOOM
Bob and Sasha were watching the doors. They had barricades on the others. They simply didn't have enough people to guard all the entrances.
"What do you think they should about Lizzie?" Bob asked Sasha .
She looked over at him.
"I don't know. In the old world she'd be put in a juvenile facility of some sort. We don't have that now. I think she has to be put down," She studied Bob for his reaction.
BOOM
Tara was in the nursery with the baby. She had never thought of herself as a kid person, but ever since the prison fell and she had rescued Judith, she had bonded with the little girl.
She was reading to the baby. She found a copy of "Ferdinand" in the bookstore. It had been one of her favorites when she was little about the bull who didn't want to fight just smell the flowers.
The baby fell asleep as the story ended. Tara rocked her for a minute then put her back in the crib. It was great that there was a Babies r us store in the mall; for a while they had supplies for Judith.
She tucked her in and was settling down to read her own book.
BOOM
Beth and Daryl were in the food court, sitting at an empty booth. All the booths were empty. She was in his lap, his arms around her. He kissed her, a long passionate kiss. He wanted her to forget this awful day.
He was proud of the way she stood up to Rick. He didn't know why Rick was acting like this. He'd seen many people stoned before but this was bizarre. Rick was acting like a jealous lover. Could that be it? Could he be after Beth? Fat chance of that happening, he thought as he ran his tongue around her mouth.
He was running his hands under her shirt, his fingers brushing her nipples . She moaned as he lightly pinched it. He dipped his head to take it in his mouth. He needed to forget too for a while.
He moved to the other breast, Beth holding him tightly , fingers in his hair. She giggled a little .
"Oh Daryl," she whispered in his ear. "that feels so good," he smiled up at her. He unbuttoned her pants and worked his finger inside. She sighed. He was gently working it in and out , brushing her clit .
"Mmmm yer so wet Sunshine," he whispered in her ear. "so fuckin' wet." He worked her clit harder now. She bit down on his neck trying not moan out loud.
He moaned as she bit down on his neck. "mmmm baby wanna feel ya come on me," he fingered her swollen clit, "come for me baby come hard," She was so close.
"yer hot little clit is makin' me so hard," he wiggled a little so she could feel his erection against her. "Ima take ya upstairs an make ya come on my tongue," he could feel her just about ready. "ya like that princess ya want my tongue on yer hot little clit?"
She couldn't hold back any longer. She was about to explode.
"Then Im gonna fuck ya princess fuck ya til ya come," he felt her let go completely, felt the spasms on his fingers. He kept going, whispering dirty, sexy things in her ear. She loved it when he did that, telling her what he was going to do with her. She kissed his lips, her hands under his shirt rubbing his incredibly muscular chest. She slid down on the floor under the table and unzipped his pants, freeing his erection. He moaned as she took his throbbing dick in her mouth.
"Beth oh Beth," she sucked him harder now, running her tongue along the top and all the way down the front, her fingers finding his balls and rubbing them. "Yes oh my sexy little sunshine,"
"You like that baby?" she said to him as she licked and sucked. "Mmmm I love the way you taste," she said. She was driving him crazy. He wanted to throw her on the table and just fuck her. She was his woman, his love.
"Oh Beth Oh Beth Yes Beth Yes," and then he came. She felt it in her mouth and she swallowed it. Another thing her friends had told her was that it was nasty when they came in your mouth. But it wasn't nasty. It was him, her Daryl, her love her protector. He pulled her up into the booth, kissing her and holding her in his arms. "Oh Beth," in between kisses. "I love ya so much," they kissed again, "so much my sweet sunshine," He was amazed at the way the words came so easily now.
"Oh Daryl I love you too," How he loved hearing her say it and then
BOOM
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Everyone ran to the sound of the gunshot. It came from the ladies lounge off the woman's restroom, where they had put Lizzie . Carl was standing over her, his gun drawn. Lizzie was dead from a single shot to the head. They looked at Carl. He had tears in his eyes.
"What? You all knew it had to be done," He was crying now. Rick hugged him.
"Its all right Carl its going to be all right," Rick said to him.
"Ya did the right thing kid," said Daryl. "We couldn't let her stay here and we couldn't send her out there ta be eaten. Ya made it quick and painless, ya did right," The boy looked unhappy. Good thought Daryl. He hasn't turned cold. Not yet.
They took Lizzie's body out and burned it. Bob came up to Daryl.
"You can't just pull him off those cold turkey. In the shape he's in it withdrawl could kill him," he said. Daryl looked thoughtful.
"Ok how do we go about it then? He was angry with Rick, at the way he way he was acting and at the same time he was hurt. Rick was his friend and he didn't want him to die. So he was open to suggestions.
"He needs to give up the pills. We step him down slow, WE give it to him and hopefully he can stop."
"All right then We need ta talk ta him again," Rick and Michonne were inside the mall with Carl. Daryl started inside.
Daryl and Bob went up to Rick.
"So what's it gonna be Rick? Ya gonna give up the pills or is it gonna be the road?" Rick looked at him. He reached in his pocket. He handed Daryl the bottle. Daryl gave it to Bob.
"Is that all?" he was done playing with Rick. "We need ta go through yer stuff'" He picked up Rick's bag. Rick grabbed it out of his hands.
"I gave you the damn pills what more do you want from me?" He looked at Daryl.
"I told ya. Ya wanna be drugged out go do it somewhere else. What's the dosage on that bottle Bob?"
"One every 12 hours. You come find me at 6am and you get a pill. 6am and 6pm. We'll go from there,"
"I can't believe this, that its come to this," Rick was holding his head. He couldn't handle anymore. He had just swallowed a couple when Daryl and Bob came in. He felt like one of the criminals he and Shane used to arrest. He wanted things back the way they were before the Turn.
"Bob check his stuff," He took the things out of the backpack. They didn't find anymore pills. Daryl was glad there was someone with medical knowledge at the mall. Bob had been a combat medic so that was at least something.
Daryl and Bob left leaving Rick alone with his thoughts.
The fuel tank was shot. Once they had taken down the walkers, Abraham noticed the leak. "How in the hell did you do this?" he said to Dr. Porter. He was thoroughly pissed. This guy was an arrogant prick and it was so obvious he was hot for Rosita. He couldn't blame him there; she was sexy as hell in those cut offs and cropped top. But she was his and that was all there was to it. He didn't like Dr. Porter's "I'm smarter than you" attitude. He wanted to leave him by the side of the road, but he knew Dr. Porter could be the one to save the world.
He inspected the damage. Just like he thought it couldn't be fixed. Stupid ass. He can save the world but doesn't even know that sound draws those fuckers.
"Guess we're walking," They got there gear out of the back of the truck, what they carry and started walking . Abraham caught up with Glenn and Maggie.
Glenn didn't speak. Neither did Maggie for that matter. They just kept walking. It would be dark soon. They'd need to find shelter. Then they saw the sign.
EVERETTVILLE MALL TWO MILES
"That's where we're going," he said to them.
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