AN: First off, I want to say I do not regret what occurred during the last chapter. I don't know about any of you, but I hate Lori. I understand the apocalyptic life isn't easy and that Rick was thought to be dead, but if you really think about the possible time span of Rick being in the hospital I'd say it was like a month, two at the latest, that he was in there for. Two months is not long enough for Lori to grieve and move on. If I had been her I wouldn't jump in the sack with the first person who asks, I'd be more focus on my son and crying myself to sleep over the lost of my husband. That's just the main thing I hate about Lori. There are plenty of other things that make her a unlikable character. So, no, I do not regret what I did the last chapter and I hope you guys enjoyed ruining Lori as much as I did and I hope you enjoy this new chapter. :)

Cricket didn't enjoy telling Carl what she had to, but she knew she needed to, so she pulled him side one morning and sat with him to talk. "Hey, Carl, how you doing?" Carl shrugs as he looks at her.

"Okay, I guess."

"Do you like it here?" She asks him.

"Yeah, it's very nice. I love all the animals and the open space." Cricket nods as she looks at carl, she's kneeling down on the ground f so she can be eye level with him.

"I like it too." She tells him, causing him to smile. "Can I talk to you about something, Carl?"

"What is it?" Carl asks.

"It's about your mom and dad." Carl stares at her for a moment before looking at his feet

"Something's wrong, isn't there?"

"I'm sorry, buddy. I know it's hard to hear, but-

"They're going to do what my friend's parents did, aren't they?"

"What do you mean?"

"My friend Tyler's parents got a divorce. He got to see his mom on weekends and live with his dad on the weekdays."

"Well, this is a little different Carl."

"Because the world is over?"

"Yeah, buddy, because the world is over or rather it has changed."

"How is it going to be different?"

"Well, your parents, they've just grown apart over the time they were away from each other. This world changes people and they aren't the same people they were before this. That doesn't make them love each other any less or you any less, but they can't be together anymore because it doesn't feel the same anymore and to them, it doesn't feel right for either of them or you to go along and act like everything is still the same. We will all be apart of the same group, but your parents won't be together together anymore." Carl nods as he stares at the ground. "What are your thoughts, Carl?" He looks at her, showing big watery blue eyes. Cricket sighs and pulls him into her arms. "Oh, I know it's hard, buddy, but it doesn't affect you. They still will be your parents and love you, okay, sweetie?" He nods as she rubs his back. "Can you be a big strong boy for me?" He nods and pulls back. "Think of it this way, they'll feel bad, so you can get away with more." She says, causing him to smile. "Hey, what's that?" He frowns and looks around them.

"What?"

"Is that a bug?" He glances over himself. "The tickling bug?"

"No... Cric-" She grabs him and begins to tickle him, causing him to laugh and squirm.

"I'm sorry what was that?" She asks as she continues to tickle him.

"C-C-Cricket." He giggles as she blows raspberries on his stomach. "Cricket." He giggles loudly as she tickles him all over, his hat falling to the ground. She eases up on her tickle, not wanting to rip open his stitches or hurt him, while he's still healing.

"How about you go on and get some breakfast and remember what I said, what happens between them won't affect how they feel about you." Carl giggles as he nods before heading off to camp to get some breakfast. She finds Nate leaning against a nearby tree. "Hey, Nate, didn't know you were there."

"That's nice what you did for him back there. Getting him to laugh." Cricket nods as the two head down to camp.

"Yeah, I just don't want him getting upset."

"What really happened between his parents?" Cricket sighs and looks back at him.

"Nate... What happened is between them, if they want people to know then they'll tell people, but for now... let's just get some breakfast, okay?" Nate nods and the two head off for the camp.

Cricket grabs a plate for herself and for Daryl before walking over and sliding down onto his lap. Daryl wraps his arms around her and pulls her towards him, placing a gentle kiss behind her ear before he begins to eat.

Cricket looks over and sees Carl sitting beside his father and Sophia, while Lori sits beside Shane. Cricket forces herself not to comment and returns back to her meal. "How's your hands doing?" Daryl whispers, causing Cricket to look at him.

"Better. Hershel says they should be mostly healed in another day or two." Daryl nods as he grabs her hands and places a soft kiss to them.

"Good." She smiles and kisses his cheek, causing his cheeks to glow pink.

"Um, guys." Cricket pulls her eyes away from Daryl and over to Glenn who's standing before them, looking very nervous and weary. "So..." Cricket frowns as Glenn trails off, looking almost frightened to speak. "The barn is full of walkers." Cricket stops smiling in an instant, her face as pale as a sheet of paper. Sophia moves quickly to Daryl and Cricket's side. Cricket wraps a protective arm around the young girl.

"It's okay." Cricket whispers in her ear, causing Sophia to relax a little. Everyone around them has grown tense as they stare at Glenn in total shock.

They all quickly put away their food and follow Glenn to the barn. Shane looks in the cracks of it as everyone stands farther from the barn together.

Cricket stands beside Daryl with Sophia protectively in front of her, her arms around the young girl, while Nate stands on his father's other side with Amy closely by his side. Shane moves back and turns towards them. "You cannot tell me you're all right with this."

"No, I'm not, but we're guests here. This isn't our land." Rick tells them.

"Oh, god. This is our lives!" Shane yells.

"Lower your voice." Glenn orders.

"We can't just sweep this under the rug." Andrea tells them. Cricket agrees with her, but she also agrees with Rick. It's not their call.

"It ain't right. Not remotely." T-Dog joins in to say.

"Okay, we've either got to go in there, we've got to make things right or we've just got to go." Shane says, causing Nate to look at Amy with worry. "Now we have been talking about Fort Benning for a long time."

"We can't just do that, Shane." Cricket says. "Carol is still missing, Daryl and Carl is still injured, and Amy's pregnant."

"Yeah, my mama's still out there." Sophia says, causing Shane to fight back a laugh, holding his hands to his face as if trying to grab some patience.

"Okay." Shane sighs and drops his hands. "Okay, I think it's time that we all start to just consider the other possibility." Cricket stares at Shane in total shock as Sophia tears up.

"What the hell man." Nate snaps as he scoops Sophia into his arms.

"Shane." Cricket says in anger.

"You can't just go saying that to her." Nate snaps as he rubs Sophia's back to calm her down.

"We're not leaving Carol behind." Rick says.

"I'm close to finding her." Daryl speaks up. "I just found Sophia's damn doll two days ago."

"You found her daughter's doll, Daryl. That's what you did. You found a doll." Nate clenches his teeth, just wanting to hit Shane again.

"You don't know what the hell you're talking about." Daryl barks as he lets go of Cricket's hand and moves forward. Cricket casts Rick a worried look, but Rick simply holds out an arm, so that Daryl doesn't go to far.

"Alright, alright." Rick says.

"I'm just saying what needs to be said." Shane barks. "Alright, you get us good leads, it's in the first forty-eight hours-

"Shane!" Rick says, trying to get him to shut up.

"Let me tell you something else, man. If she was alive out there and saw you coming all methed out with your buck knife and geek ears around your neck, she would run in the other direction." Cricket looks at Nate confused, but Nate just rolls his eyes.

"Shut up!" Daryl goes at Shane, but Rick moves between them.

"Alright!" Rick yells. Shane and Daryl try to fight around them, causing Rick to yell again. "Hey, hey!" T-Dog and Glenn move in to help Rick break up the fight.

"Oh, god." Cricket sighs, closing her eyes and trying to take a moment to breathe. The whole group helps break up the fight.

"Back off!" Rick yells.

"Keep your hands off me!" Shane yells at Lori as he hits her hand of him before walking away from her.

"Now just let me talk to Hershel." Rick orders them. "Let me figure it out."

"What are you gonna figure out?!" Shane yells.

"Enough!" Lori yells as she pushes Shane back, afraid he'd go and punch Rick next.

"If we're gonna stay, if we're gonna clear this barn, I have to talk him into it. This is his land."

"Hershel sees those things in there as people-" Dale starts, causing Cricket to look at her father. "Sick people. his wife, his stepson."

"You knew?" Rick asks.

"Yesterday. I talked to Hershel.

"And you waited the night?" Shane asks in outrage.

"I thought we could survive one more night." Dale snaps at him. "We did." He looks at Rick once more. "I was waiting until this morning to say something, but Glenn wanting to be the one."

"The man is crazy, Rick, if Hershel thinks those things are alive or no!" Cricket jumps as she hears the walkers banging on the doors, trying to get out.

"Cricket." Sophia cries, causing Cricket to take her from Nate and hold her in her arms.

"It's okay, Sophia, it's okay." Cricket looks to Daryl, who looks towards her. Fear is in both their eyes.