Back at the party Rick was in way too many drinks; he had lost count of how much he's consumed and now he's paying the repercussions. His head was spinning and his vision has doubled. He tried to shake off the dizziness but failed. "I need to get some water...be right back." Rick mumbled to Jessie. Jessie being herself followed Rick into the kitchen and took a seat at the island. Rick poured himself some water and drunk it all in one gulp. Jessie was staring at him like a school girl with a crush, "So did you enjoy those kisses, Mr. Grimes?"

Rick wipes his lip with his forearm and projected himself in front of Jessie, "I did, but..." When Rick paused Jessie wasn't sure as to where he was going, but she didn't like it. "Michonne will always be mine. My heart, soul, and mind belongs to that woman. I was wrong to have entertained you. I'm sorry Jessie, goodbye." Jessie had a shocked look on her face and was trying to gather the right words, but failed to form anything more than a utterless gasp.

Rick patted her on the shoulder and made his way around the house saying his goodbyes and farewells for the night. He was thinking of where Michonne had went during the party, but he couldn't escape Jessie and her martial problems. He decided to go home and check on his kids. When he entered the living room Noah and Carl immediately rushed Judith in his arms. "She needs to be changed. I would've done it, but I couldn't let Noah beat me again." Carl got out before Rick could scold him.

Judith cried and fussed about in her dad's arms, Rick sighed and went about to change his youngest one. He went up into his bedroom and found Michonne rolling around in bed. He laid a whining Judith right beside her, causing Michonne to stir even more. As he started changing her diaper Michonne woke out of her light slumber and looked over at Judith then towards Rick. She laid her head back down next to Judith and Judith sensing the close contact from Michonne calmed down. Rick felt some type of tension when Michonne looked between the two of them, but he wasn't sure why. Maybe she was tired and hearing Judith's cries aggravated her.

"I don't know why, but Judith will only calm down the crying whenever you're around. So glad that you are here." Rick rolled off his tongue. Michonne just gave a simple mmhmm and went mute. Rick stared at Michonne, trying to understand that she just might be tired, but she's never been so short with him.

Rick whispered goodnight to both of his girls and headed down to the kitchen to get something to drink. "Y'all boys don't stay up too late playing video games." "Okay dad!" Carl and Noah said instantaneously, neither of them lifting a eye off the tv. Rick headed outside to the porch and sat in a rocking chair to get some fresh air.

His thoughts went back to the party and how Jessie had slipped him away to get help about her husband, Peter. He knows that he told Jessie that he only had eyes for Michonne and most of that was true. When he was drinking he thought it was wrong to have kissed a married woman, but was it bad to have thought on the actions before preceding to them? By all means, Jessie wasn't an ugly woman, but place her by Michonne's side and she doesn't compare. Jessie had a sweet personality and a cute face, but Michonne was everything in one.

Rick couldn't help himself when he kissed Jessie; he saw some of Lori in her. That was his first love, his wife, but not anymore. She long gone dead and Jessie happens to be a reminiscence of what use to be. Not to say that Rick's not happy with Michonne, he just hasn't gotten closure and it literally eats him alive.

"Hey are you okay?"

Rick turned around and was met with what was on his mind. No other than Jessie. She had a small smile in place, which was nicer than Michonne's mute ways with him. Rick rubbed his head, "Uh yeah...is there a reason you're not at home with Peter?" Rick wasn't trying to come off as a prick, but it kind of came off like it. Jessie's smile slid off as quickly as it was placed on.

"He threatened me." Jessie muttered while trying to keep the tears down. She showed Rick her wrist and they had fresh bruises from where's he's gripped them. "I don't feel safe around him anymore. What do I do?" Jessie sobbed and ran into Rick's arms.

"You can stay the night with us. We'll figure out how to deal with it tomorrow." Rick should've consulted Michonne about it first, but she was already in bed.

Jessie got super excited, "Okay where are we sleeping?" Rick groaned, "YOU are sleeping in the guest room. I'm sleeping with Michonne." "Okay Rick... I'm just thankful I don't have to stay with my crazy husband!" Jessie hugged him and they both went in to accommodate Jessie into her room.

Carl and Noah gave Rick a weird look when they saw Jessie walking upstairs. Rick gave them a look of 'I'll explain everything later'. Rick lead Jessie up to her room and as he was leaving Jessie gripped his wrist. "I think we should finish what we started...don't ya think." Rick was very sleepy and tired of her antics before he refuse, Jessie jumped up in his arms and they fell onto the bed. Jessie was feathering Rick with kisses and Rick was falling straight into the trap.

...

The next morning Michonne woke up with a less than pleasant hangover, but that subsided when she glanced over and seen Judith's tiny frame cozied up to her. Judith was still in a deep sleep as her tummy rised and fell with each breath she took. The sight of her made Michonne smile genuinely. Michonne was quick to think of Rick's absence too; she placed Judith carefully in her crib and walked downstairs. Everybody else was still asleep so she took advantage of it and made a cup of coffee and ate some fruit quickly, before making her way out to head for a walk.

The sun was peaking from behind the morning clouds. Literally the sight was a beau to Michonne; When she get a chance she's going to paint her own picture of it because it's truly captivating. Michonne was just meandering around getting lost in the clouds, she stumbled upon the pond she visited last night w Glenn. She sat on the bench and thought back to what happened with them.

Literally Michonne shuddered at the scene of the kisses they shared; they were light, innocent, and dwelling.

Michonne knew better to be enjoying such frivolous moments, but Glenn was an all around good guy. She couldn't help herself, her emotional state was frail and Glenn was the support she had. She would've said she'd never seen it coming, but that would've been a lie. She saw how Glenn stared her down when their respective partners wasn't looking. If only the eyes could lie, but sadly they can't; It's a window that bares into the soul and shows what you've most wanted.

She stared off into the still waters, looking at her reflection. She wondered why Rick had to kiss Jessie. She wondered why she wasn't good enough to be intimate alone with. A tear was on the verge of spilling, but Michonne wiped at it furiously. Rage hit her immediately; She's never one to be weak or sentimental, that would've gotten someone killed.

"Hey Michonne...are you okay?" Michonne slowly turned around to see who was talking to her, but she already knew who the voice belonged to. "No, but I'll be alright." She waltzed up to Glenn and he embraced her in a tight hug, lifting her body in the process and swirling her around.

When she landed back on the ground she smiled graciously and Glenn smiled back. "So about yesterday..." He led off. "Oh don't worry. I'm not going to be awkward about it. It was just a few kisses. Not like we've had sex." Michonne giggled.

Glenn look flustered when she mentioned having sex, "True, but those few kisses we shared were deep and... " Glenn trailed off again. Michonne nodded her head to side listening to where he was getting at. "And I felt something when I kissed you. I don't even feel the same with Maggie." Michonne's heart almost stopped when he mentioned Maggie. She couldn't believe she had kissed her man because Rick was kissing Jessie. Hurt people do some hurt ass things. Glenn cringed at his confession, but it's the truth. He's been wanting Michonne for a while now, Maggie got pregnant so he decided it was best to stay with her, and Rick caught the real girl of his dreams.

"So what do we do with this?" Michonne was talking about the tension between them. Glenn shrugged, "Before we continue any more of this I need to at least let Maggie know that I won't be with her anymore. It's the right thing to do." Michonne swallowed, Maggie was going to hate her guts.

Glenn could tell that had Michonne tensed; he reached out and touched her arm, "Ease your jaw, unclench your fist,...relax, Mich! There's shit way worse than this, but we'll prevail. Like always." He reassured her. His tone was very effective on her and like magic, her body fell into a relaxed poise. Their eyes we're transitioned onto one another.

Glen grabbed her and pulled her into his body and he stole a kiss deeper than the sea. He held her waist and she rubbed up and down the length of his arms. Their kiss was in sync with the chirping of birds and cricket buzzing around them. They didn't stop until they needed to take a breath. Michonne felt like her head was spinning. Glenn looked at her with adoration. "We can meet up later if you'd like." Glenn suggested, hoping Michonne would take thatopportunity. "I would love that." Michonne gave him a few more kisses then a goodbye kiss before both splitter ways with beaming smiles on their faces.

May the fuck shit begin.