Michonne could feel herself starting to panic. She wasn't ready to see him. She couldn't face him in her condition. She started to pace back and forth in the living room. How could she hide this from him? There was no way she could stand there and tell him she got fat. She knew Rick would be furious at her and she was afraid of his reaction. What if his anger got the best of him and he physically hurt her? She shook her head "no he would never hurt me" she took a couple of deep breaths trying to calm herself down. Another question formed in her mind. "What if he didn't want anything to do with me or the baby?" She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes about to fall. She could raise it on her own, she didn't need him but she still wanted him and that scared her the most. After everything he did and said to her, she still loved him and wanted to have this family with him.

Carl didn't know what to do or say to her. He just sat there staring at her feeling useless. It shocked him to see her so vulnerable. He never thought he would see her in such a state. She was always so strong and level headed but he loved her no less. He was starting to feel guilty for bringing his father here but to be fair he didn't know Michonne would be this upset or that she would be pregnant with his sibling. This was a lot to take in but he hope his father would handle this situation with care and not put any more strains on their relationship with Michonne. He missed being around Michonne and a son needed his mother to be around.

Glenn entered the living room to find a very distraught Michonne and a gloomy Carl. "Why the long faces? What going on?" He walked over to Michonne and stopped her from pacing. "You need to sit down and relax. This stress can't be good for the baby"

"Michonne, what got you so upset?" Glenn asked glancing over at Carl who quickly avoided his gaze and stared at his feet.

"He's here….. He's outside…what am I going to do Glenn?" Michonne felt like she couldn't breathe. She spoke each sentence while gasping for air. She needed to calm down, she wouldn't lose this baby. She took a deep breath and stared at Glenn. He was now pacing back and forth like a caged animal. "Hun, I need you to calm down. I won't let him do anything to you but he is going to kill me for keeping this from him" Glenn chuckled and glanced outside the window to see an anxious Rick. "I really thought when you told him I would be nowhere in sight."

Michonne couldn't help but smile at Glenn. "He probably is going to try to kill you, keyword try, but Maggie and I won't let that happen"

"Who's going to try to kill my husband?" Maggie walked into the living room carrying a happy Judith on her hip.

"Rick is, he's outside" Michonne chuckled and buried her face into a pillow to stop her laughter.

"Maggie, should we let him in?" Glenn asked Maggie while staring at the window.

"Yes, I think it is best if Michonne tell him about the baby now." Maggie placed Judith on the floor with a bottle and some toys.

Michonne laughter quickly died down and a worried look was plastered on her face. "I don't know if I can do this"

"Hun, don't you worry. We will be right beside you." Maggie looked at the window "We probably shouldn't let him wait any longer. I'm going to let him in" Maggie walked to the front door to let Rick in. She slowly opened the door and stared at Rick for a moment hoping for their sake everything will work out for them. "Hi Rick"

"Hi Maggie, can I come in?" Rick ran his hand over his neck and shyly looked up at her.

"Sure, she's in the living room" jumping straight to the reason she knew he was here for.

Michonne quickly turned her back towards Rick hoping to conceal her baby bump from him. She stared at the wall counting the amount of breaths she was taking to calm herself down.

"Hi Dad" mumbled Carl still looking down at his feet.

"Hi Carl, could you guys take Judith upstairs so I can talk with Michonne privately." He stared at the back of Michonne waiting for her to face him. He knew he hurt her terribly and he couldn't take back what he did. He thought he was doing right by her

"Okay Dad" Carl took Judith and headed up the staircase.

"Carl and Judith can go on up but I need Maggie and Glenn to stay"

"Why do you need them here? It was always you and me. We are a team, we balance each other, and we work best together. Now you stand here with your back facing me and telling me you can't be alone with me why? Don't you trust me?" Rick asked her with a pleading look.

She could already feel his anger. She was afraid to turn around and show him why she needed Maggie and Glenn here. She needed them here just in case he reacted in a way he would regret down the road.

"I need you to calm down and not yell at her. She does not need your anger right now" Glenn tone was little over protective for Ricks taste.

Rick sighed and dragged his hand down his face in frustration. He took a couple of deep breathe trying to organize what he wanted to say next. I'm sorry Michonne but you can't punish the children for what I did. Do you hate me so much that you would cut my children out of your life?"

Michonne finally found the courage to speak. "I don't hate you. I just wasn't ready for the children to see me plus they had Jessie and Carol looking after them so I wasn't needed

"You are needed; you are the one they see as their mother not Jessie or Carol and why weren't you ready for them to see you? You had no reason to hide from them." He tried to take few step towards her but Maggie placed a hand on his shoulder stopping him in his steps.

"Hun I think it's best if you tell him now?" Maggie walked over to Michonne and laid a supporting hand on her back.

"Tell me what? What's going on? Are you hurt, sick?" He felt himself starting to panic.

I'm pregnant" she turned around and Ricks eyes landed on her baby bump. He eyes flashed with anger and he took a few steps towards Michonne. "How could you keep this from me?"

Glenn protectively pulled Michonne behind him blocking Ricks from getting any closer. "Rick please calm down"

"You knew she was carrying my baby and you didn't tell me. How dare you? After everything we been through you keep this from me" he pointed a finger into Glenn's chest.

Maggie step between Rick and Glenn. She wanted to end this before any punches were thrown. "Rick it wasn't our place to tell you. She was hurting and she needed her space to figure things out"

He tilted his head to the side and pinched the bridge of his nose trying to calm himself down. "If I didn't come today when were you planning on telling me? Were you ever going to tell me?"

"Yes I was but not today. I was going to tell you when the time was right. I just needed time. You hurt me Rick and I was too embarrassed to tell you about the baby. The baby is mines so you don't need to worry about it. "This" she pointed to her stomach "is not going to ruin your picture perfect family with Jessie"

"How dare you? You are not going to keep my baby from me." He growled at her.

"I never said I would" she glared at him

"Pack your stuff, you coming home with me now!" he yelled at her

"No I'm not" she yelled back with frustration "how dare you try to come here and control me? You don't own me. I don't belong to you and you made that perfectly clear"

"Rick you not being reasonable. She needs time to think and so do you"

"I don't need time to think, I'm not moving in with you." She crossed her arms over her chest and continued to glare at Rick.

"Yes you are!" Rick anger reminded her of that morning, the morning where everything changed for them.

3 months ago

Earlier that morning, Michonne had heard a big commotion coming from the direction of Jessie house and started running in that direction. She knew Rick wouldn't let this one go. He had to be the hero and do things his way without thinking of the consequences it would have for the people that he loved. She wondered if he was thinking with his mind or with that erection he been carrying around every time he laid his eyes on Jessie. When she finally reached near Jessie home, she stared in disbelief at Pete and Rick trying to kill each other in the middle of the street. Everything happen so fast, one moment she saw Rick shoving Carl who was trying to pull him off of Pete and in the next moment she saw herself knocking Rick unconscious. She was in rage when she saw him pushed Carl. She would protect that boy with her life and no one including his father would hurt him while she was around. She needed to put a stop to his madness so she did what she thought was right for her family and for Rick. Now she was watching him sleep, debating their next move. She had fallen asleep to be woken up by Rick laughter. "What's so funny?"

"You were here the whole time?" Rick was startled by Michonne presence.

"Apparently I was here all night" she look at the window to see the light shining through, she didn't realize how tired she was last night from staying up watching over Rick. She must have dozed off for more than a couple of hours. "What is so funny Rick?"

"It's like I'm still in that train car, trapped like an animal, fighting to get out. I don't know what came over me today"

"Rick, what are you doing?" Rick couldn't reply. He really didn't know what he was doing. He looked down at his busted hands and sighed.

"We put Pete in another house. Why didn't you tell me what was happening? You never keep things from me till now. I could have helped you." Michonne sighed and shook her head with disappointment.

"I couldn't tell you about the gun or my plans. You wanted this place." He hated lying to her, keeping secrets from her but what he hated most was the disappointment in her eyes.

"Rick, we had to stop being out there, we needed a place for the children and for ourselves."

"Well we're here" Rick stared at her.

"Well you said you weren't and I don't think you are."

A few seconds later Glenn, Carol and Abe entered the house.

"Where did you get the gun?" Michonne asked Rick

"You took it from the armory right? It was stupid, why did you do it?" Carol asked Rick

"Just in case I needed it" he replied

"Deanna is going to have a meeting tonight." Glenn told them.

"Is it to kick Rick out?" Asked Abraham

"We're not sure. Maggie is over there now trying to talk things out with Deanna." replied Glenn

"At the meeting you should tell them what they want to hear. Tell them you were trying to protect Jessie from an abusive husband and he attacked you first. Apologize for taking the gun." Carol stared at Rick with a look of exhaustion.

"What happen if they still want to kick him out?" asked Abraham

"Tonight, if thing aren't going in my favor then we will have to takes things into our own hands. I will give a signal, you grab Reg. Carol will grab Deanna and I will take spencer. Glenn and Abraham will cover us." Rick look at them waiting to see if they would reject his plan.

"We can talk to them" Michonne replied

"We will but if they don't listen, we will threaten to kill them and once they give us the armory it will be over"

"Did you want this?" Asked Glenn

"No I didn't want this. I screwed up okay? I fucked up big time but we can fix this." He threw he hands up in frustration. "If you will excuse me, I'll like to go back to sleep."

A couple of hours later, Michonne entered the house wearing her constable uniform to find Rick sitting on the bed rotating a gun in his hand. She stood at the doorway staring at him. "Rick you ready?"

"Carol, Daryl and me came up with the idea to steal the guns. Carol stolen three guns so I still have one and she has the other one. We lied to you because we didn't know how you would take it or what you would do" He tried to hand her the gun but she shook her head and threw her jacket on the bed.

"You think I'll try to stop you" she shook her head in frustration.

"Well, you did hit me over the head and knock me out." He smiled up at her

"That was for you, not for them, everything I do is for us." She took a step closer to him.

Rick stood up and move towards her. "I was afraid you would talk me out of it, you could of. You have this control over me and everybody knows it."

"We don't need our weapons here. We don't need to hurt them. We can find a way to make this work and even if we don't I'm still with you, I will always be with you Rick" She placed her hand on his shoulder and give it a supporting squeezed.

Rick took another step towards her trapping her against the wall. Michonne put her arms up against Rick's chest trying to stop him from coming any closer. "Rick, what are you doing?"

He was staring at her luscious full lips, he needed to taste her. "You said you would always be with me, no matter what, right?"

She took in a shaky breath and whispered "Yes"

He leaned in and captured her lips pressing her back against the wall. She was hesitant at first so he pushed his tongue deeper inside her mouth begging her to kiss him back. She returned his kiss allowing him to have his way with her. He nibbled on her bottom lips while cautiously letting his hands explore her body. He hoped she wouldn't stop him. She raked her fingers threw his hair tugging and begging for more. He dropped his lips to her neck biting, sucking and marking her.

"Rick" She moaned his name giving him the courage to take off her shirt and bra exposing her firm perky breasts that were dying for his attention. He dropped his mouth onto her right nipple while his right hand massages her left breast. She whimpered not being able to hold herself up. He gently guided her towards the bed, pushing her down on to her back and climbed on top of her.

He could feel his erection bulging against his zipper. He desperately wanted to be buried inside of her. He started moving against her leg, trying to cause friction while sucking on one of her breast. He knew he wouldn't last long. She helped him removed his shirt, dropping soft kisses on his neck and chest. He quickly stood up and discards his jeans and boxers. He climbs back on top of her and pulled down her jeans and pantie over her hips and threw them to the side of the bed.

He let his fingers trail up her thigh while kissing her finding her lips with his fingers. She was wet and ready for him. He played with her clit and let his finger entered her causing her to squirm beneath him. "Rick please" She felt really tight and he wondered when was the last time she had someone inside of her. It probably was before the turn and that made him very proud. He couldn't wait any longer; he slowly entered her, feeling her warmth and tightness surround him. She gasped from feeling a little discomfort mixed with a lot of pleasure.

Suddenly, she realized that he wasn't wearing any protection. She put her hand against his chest to try to stop him. "Rick, we shouldn't continue, we need to stop" Rick stared at her, pouting "please I need this, I need you, please" he whispered. She nodded and he continued thrusting. She knew she should have stopped Rick but she couldn't deny him any longer. She wanted him too. She moaned loudly encouraging him to go deeper and faster. He groaned "baby, I'm not going to last long, please come for me" She lost herself in his words, hands, and eyes forgetting all her worries and came hard against him, moaning his name. He followed a few thrust later, spilling his seeds deep inside of her. He stayed inside of her, enjoying the closeness and staring into her eyes. He smiled and kissed her passionately "thank you". He rolled off of her and pulled her into his arm. He let his fingers run up and down her arm. He felt complete having her in his arms and he never wanted this to end. "We should get dressed Rick, we still have to attend the meeting". She didn't want to leave the safety of his arms but they had important matters to attend to. "Yeah we should unless you want to go for a second round" Rick winked at her and she chuckled. "No Rick" He kissed her one last time and rolled off the bed to get dressed.