Greetings Fellow Writers and Readers,

I know it's been a while since I updated this story and am sorry but the good thing is I always come back. Should we do a quick recap? I think so, you guys deserve it. In chapter one, Michonne came to the prison with Judith formula, Carl and Rick rescued her from the walkers that surrounded her. Rick felt an instant connection and physically attraction to her which in return made him feel guilty since he just lost his wife. His guilt made him treat her badly. He then found out that his four year old "adopted" son Andre was also Michonne's son. While helping Hershel treats Michonne wounds he realizes that Michonne had suffered greatly at the hands of an unknown man and was afraid of his presence. In chapter two, Rick finds out that Glenn and Maggie were kidnapped and being held in a place called Woodbury. Michonne has a hard time coming to grip with reality that her son is alive. In a flashback, Rick, Daryl and Sophia find Andre in the wood which means that Sophia lives! Rick has instant connection with Andre the moment his eyes landed on him. He became his son at first sight.

I really love writing this story and I hope you guys enjoy it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Michonne was awakened by a familiar high pitch noise coming from outside of her cell. She slowly opened her eyes and took in her surrounding, remembering all that had taken place in the last couple of hours. She held her breath as she listened for that beautiful sound again. A few moments of silence brought another round of laughter. She knew that laughter from anywhere, back before the turned she used to hear that laughter everyday especially when it was Mommy and Andre play time. She couldn't believe what she was hearing, Andre was real. He wasn't a figment of her imagination. She wasn't dying or losing her mind. Her baby boy that she mourned for months was alive.

She was relieved and happy that her precious son was here and breathing but at the same time she felt devastated that she wasn't there for him when he needed her the most. She placed her hand on top of her heart, feeling her rapid heartbeat as she tried to cope with this reality. She started to find it difficult to breathe as all the memories of her son suddenly came flooding back. All the sweet and painful memories that she tried to forget were no longer idle. She tried her best to bury those memories but now they played in her mind like a recording. She took in a few deep breaths to calm herself but she couldn't stop the tears that started to flow down her cheeks as she recalled that dreadful day when she left Andre at the camp with Clarence, her boyfriend Mike and his best friend Terry.

Seven Month Ago

Andre had begged her to take him with her. He had told her, at the age of three and a half years old, that he was strong enough to go with her. She didn't want to take the risk of bringing her baby with her so she told him that he needed to stay at the camp, believing that it would safer. She didn't know it would be a decision that she would always regret for the rest of her life. The memory of that tragic day played clearly in her mind now like she was watching it unfold right in front of her.

"Mommy, can I go?" Andre asked Michonne while she walked around her tent collecting the items she needed for the run. She pause her movements and looked over to Andre who was sitting on the ground playing with his favorite purple stuffed bear. She couldn't help herself but to smile when those big beautiful hazel eyes landed on her. "No baby, I need you to stay here. It's safer in the camp than out there." She replied as she walked over and took a seat beside him on the ground. She leaned over to place a kiss on top of his head. Andre grabbed his bear and climbed into her lap. "But I can protect you from the monsters mommy."

"I know you can baby but if we both go whose going to protect Daddy, Uncle Terry and the others. They need a strong boy like you watching over them." She told him as she squeezed his arms pretending he was big and muscular and in return he flexed his arms and puff out his chest.

"I'm strong like superman." He told her through a fit of laughter. Andre laughter vibrated through Michonne body. She quickly stood up from ground and lifted Andre into the air causing him to shriek with laughter.

"Didn't you know superman can fly?" She asked him as she continued to play with him over her head as he stretched out his arms to pretend to fly.

"Oh mommy I can fly real high" He giggled loudly as she safely placed him back into her arms. He buried her face into her neck and sighed with content. Andre always felt safe and happy in Michonne arms, not even his father could make him feel as ease as his mother did. He knew with her everything would be okay. "Yes you can but promise me when you fly away you will always come back to me."

"I promise" He replied as he took a hold of one of Michonne dreads and twisted it with his fingers. Michonne knew this was his way of telling her he was hungry. She retrieved her bag from the ground and searched for her last remaining granola bar. Their food supply was low these past few days. She used to give him her share of food until she realized she was pregnant. Now they both had to go with very little and that's why going out of the camp to search for food was their only chance of surviving.

"I got something special for you" She told Andre as she handed him the granola bar. He peered up at her with curious eyes as he took the granola bar from her. He took a mouthful of the granola and then placed it in front of her mouth for her to take a bite. "No thank you baby, I want you to eat it all."

"The baby not hungry?" He asked her with the most innocent expression.

"No sweetie, I already feed the baby" Michonne smiled at her son as she laid a protective hand over her small protruding belly. She estimated that she was between two to three months pregnant.

"Oh, are you hungry mommy?" he asked her while staring at her lips as he tried to put the bar into her mouth. Michonne chuckled as she turned her face away from the granola. At the age of three her son showed strong characteristics that proved that he would grow up to be good person. He was a smart and thoughtful boy and she was proud to be his mother.

"No sweetie but thank you for asking." She pressed a kiss on his forehead and placed him onto his feet. "I have to finish getting ready now."

Andre sat down on the ground and continued to eat his granola bar as his eyes follow his mother around the tent. After he finished eating his granola bar he picked up his bear from beside him and hugged it. "I don't want you to go mommy" he whispered to his bear, a whispered that was overheard by his mother. Michonne took in the scene that sat in front of her and felt her heart sank into the pit of her stomach. It was difficult for her to breathe when her eyes landed on her precious baby boy and saw his beautiful hazel eyes shining with unshed tears. It broke her heart to be separated from him but she had to be strong, she needed to do this for her family. She needed to do whatever it took to keep her baby boy alive and that's all that matter. "Sweetie, please don't be sad. I'm going to go get us some food and I'll be back before you miss me" she bend down in front of him and use her fingers to dry away the tears that started to slip down his cheeks.

His lips trembled with fear as he gazed up at her. "Teddy scared" he whispered to her while covering teddy's ears with his hands.

"Why is teddy scared?" Michonne asked him knowing teddy was only being used to project his feelings.

"He scared you won't come back" He whispered to her.

"Aww baby tell teddy I will always come back to him and you. No matter where you two are I will find you both." She told him with a determined expression.

"You promise?" he asked her as he removed his hands from teddy's ears.

"Yes, I promise with all of my heart. My love for you will always lead me back to you." This was a promised she intended to keep.

"Michonne, can I come in?" Clarence asked from outside of the tent. Clarence was the oldest member in their camp at the age of 70. His age didn't stop him from being one of the strongest and most valuable members in their group along with Michonne and a few others. He was a southern white man that had long grey hair that he wore in a braid down his back and a smile that made Michonne forget about the nightmare she was living in.

He had found Michonne and her family wandering in the middle of the woods and brought them back to his camp. He loved her and Andre like they were his own but he wasn't very fond of Mike and Terry. She knew he had good reasons not to like Mike and Terry but she couldn't leave them behind, even though they were not putting in their share they were still her family. She couldn't leave the father of her son out there to die. They were good people but this new world had scared them to the point where they were always getting high to escape their harsh reality.

"Yes come in" Michonne answered while picking up her backpack.

Clarence entered the tent and smiled brightly when his eyes landed on Andre. He quickly diverted his eyes and pretended to be searching for something. "Michonne, have you seen Andre? I been searching everywhere for him."

Andre giggled with delight. "Babu, I'm right here." Andre responded and hurried over to him. He lifted him into his arms.

"Oh there's my boy, silly of me not to notice that you had your invisibility cloak on." He chuckled as he placed Andre back on his feet. "I got something for you" He handed a delightful Andre a bag of colorful blocks. "Ooh blocks, thank you Babu."

"You're welcome. How about you go build me something while I talk to your Ma" Clarence told him with a reassuring smile.

"Okay Babu" Andre replied while dropping all the blocks on the ground.

Clarence sighed as he turned to look at Michonne. "I know what you going to say but my decision is final. I need to go on this run."

"Okay you know mike and Terry are high again, you sure you don't want to stay and watch over them? I can go in your place"

"No, you just came back from a run and you're exhausted." She told him as she zipped up her backpack.

"An unsuccessful run" he reminded her.

"I wouldn't say it was unsuccessful, you did get medicine, cloths and most important Andre blocks" she told him with a devious smirk causing Clarence to chuckle.

"Yes those blocks are very important, that's why I should go back out there and look for more."

"No Clarence I need to go"

"How about I come with you?" He shook his head when he realized they couldn't leave Andre behind while Mike and Terry were high. "One of us needs to stay here with Andre and that one of us should be you. You three are all I have left now and I just want to keep you all safe." He stated as he pointed to her stomach.

"Don't worry I have the strongest members of our camp going with me. You have been doing a lot for me especially going on runs so I can stay here with Andre but I need to pull my weight around here. I need to take care of you the same way you been taking care of us so let me go." She didn't want to remind Clarence that she was a stronger fighter than him or that he was getting older and it would be wise for him to stop putting himself in harm's way. He had become a very important person in her family and she intended to keep her family alive."

"Be safe out there" he sighed with resignation

"I will, I'll be back in a couple of hours and you won't even have time to miss me"

He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight. "Come back to us"

"I always do" he let go of her and watched her walk over to Andre.

"Andre, I have to go now. Come give me a hug and a kiss" she lifted Andre into her arms and spread kisses all over his face causing him to shirk with laughter. "I'll be back soon, be good for Babu." With those last words, Michonne left her camp not knowing the horror she would find when she returned.

"Wow you build a whole city in just one day, you must be exhausted." Clarence told Andre as he looked over what Andre build.

"You like it Babu?" Andre asked as he smiled up at Clarence and lifted his arms up to be held and in return Andre was scooped up into Clarence strong arms. "I more than like it son, I love it."

"Do you think Daddy will like it?" he asked as he laid his head against his grandfather chest.

"Yes, he will love it." Clarence smiled down at the little boy in his arms and thought back about the family he had lost. Images of his wife from her youth to maturity played in his mind. The children she gave him, the joy she brought to his life and most of all the love they shared. She was all he had left not knowing if the rest of his family was alive or dead. He lived for her. He fought for her and he would have gladly given his life for hers. He was gone to the world the moment he lost his beautiful wife but he was brought back to reality the moment his eyes landed on Michonne and Andre. When his wife passed away he buried with her the hope that their children and grandchildren were still alive but seeing Michonne with her son brought back that hope. He instantly took the role of a father to Michonne and a grandfather to Andre. They were his and he would protect them until he took his last breath. He was a lucky man to be blessed again with another family to love.

"Daddy doesn't love me" Andre lips formed into the most miserable pout that could break any heart that was made of steel.

"Yes he does, but right now your Father and Uncle Terry are sick and that's why they have been acting strange lately." Clarence and Michonne have been trying to hide the fact that Mike and Terry have been getting high for the past few weeks and they were not the men they use to be. This world had changed them into hopeless cowards using drugs to escape their reality instead of fighting to survive with the ones their love. Michonne and Clarence had both risk their lives protecting Mike and Terry. He prayed that the day would come when Michonne would realize that they couldn't continue to put themselves at risk for people who weren't worth the sacrifice. He hoped that day would come before her pregnancy became more noticeable.

"When is mommy coming back?" he asked while pointing to his teddy on the floor.

"She will be back soon. She probably will be back before dinner time with lots of food to fill our belly." Clarence informed him as he bended down and picked up Andre teddy. "Let's go see what everyone else is doing." They exited the tent to find Mike and Terry smoking by the camp fire. "Daddy smoking, I don't like it when daddy smoke."

"I know. I don't like it either." He sighed as he walked over to Mike and Terry. "Is everything okay here?"

"Yeah dude everything breezy" Mike replied with a huge grin plastered on his face. Mike reached over to ruffled Andre hair. "Hey kiddo"

"Hi daddy" Andre smiled shyly at his father.

"That's my boy" Mike said with a chuckle.

A startling scream pierce through the quiet camp. Clarence quickly turned to see Anna, a young woman from his camp bleeding from her arm as she ran towards him. Behind her a small herd of walkers followed, bringing immediate danger. There were only eight of them left in the camp and three of their strongest fighters had already left earlier that day to gather supplies. Andre cried out in fear. "Andre, don't look, keep your eyes closed."

He quickly took out his knife and put a few walkers down with Andre still in his arms. He turned around to see Mike and Terry being surrounded by walkers. He wasn't going to risk Andre safety. He held tight to Andre as he continued to take down walkers. He heard Mike and Terry screaming in agonizing pain but he didn't look back as he continued to clear his path. He groaned in pain as he felt a walker bit into his shoulder. He continued to fight through the walkers.

He finally was able to cleared his path and put Andre down from his arm. He knew his fate was sealed the moment the walker bit into his shoulder but Andre's wasn't. He knew he needed to get Andre out of danger but he couldn't risk going with him. He already felt himself losing too much blood. He knew it wouldn't be long before he saw his wife again. "Andre, remember that hiding spot we found near the trees over there?" "Yes" Andre whimpered with fear. "I need you to go there and hide until mommy or someone else from our camp find you." He felt himself getting weaker and weaker. "I'm going to stay at the camp and wait for your mommy so she can know where to find you"

"Why can't I stay with you?" he asked Clarence.

"No, it's too dangerous. It's important that you stay safe"

"Okay Babu" He whispered as tears slowly trickled down his face.

Clarence lifted his hand to Andre's cheek "Remember that I love you with all my heart."

"I love you too" He replied as Clarence pulled him into a tight embrace.

Andre held out his teddy to Clarence. "Teddy stays with you"

Clarence smiled as he felt his tears begin to fall. "Thank you, I'll keep him safe. Now go quickly." He watched as Andre hurried into the trunk of the tree. He slowly made his way back to the camp but kept himself a safe distance away from the walkers. He watched as Mike and Terry stumbled around the camp. He could tell they had already turned from their injuries. He lay down on the ground and held on tightly to Andre's teddy. He prayed he could hold out until Michonne showed up.

A few moments later Michonne walked into the camp with her sword pulled out. She was followed by Jason, Tyreese and Sasha. She felt her heart being squeezed with each step she took. "Andre, Clarence." She softy called out not wanting to alert the walkers of their presence. She prayed they got away as she circled the camp. She saw Jason fall to his knees as he cried out for Anna who was slowly dying from her injuries. His cries alerted the walkers of their presence. Sasha and Tyrese ran over to Jason trying their best to hold off the walkers. "We got to go" Sasha yelled. Tyreese pulled Jason up to his feet. "Michonne we got to go now"

"You guys go, I'll catch up with you later" Michonne yelled as she sliced a walkers head off.

"We not leaving you" Sasha yelled back to Michonne as she took down a walker.

"Sasha, go now!" Michonne wouldn't leave until she saw some evidence that her family was still alive. She watched as Tyreese dragged Sasha and Jason away from the camp. She continued to circle the camp, cautiously aware of the walkers moving towards her. She wanted to make sure none of the walkers were any of her loved ones.

She saw a leg sticking out from behind a tree and knew instantly who it belonged to. She choked back a sob as she made her way around the tree. "Clarence" she whispered as she fell down to her knees. "Michonne" Clarence mumbled. He weakly lifted his hand that held tightly onto Andre's teddy. Michonne stared into Clarence eyes while tears fall down her face as he took his last breath whispering Andre's name. "No,no,no" she cried as she took the bear from Clarence hand. She yelled in agony as she felt a sharp pain hit her abdomen. She screamed as the pain of losing her son and Clarence ripped through her body. She cried harder as she felt the blood trickled down her thighs and knew she had a miscarriage. She lay beside him and prayed that death would come for her. There was no reason to continue living without her family especially her son. She sighed deeply as she heard the footsteps of walkers approaching her. She felt numbed as she waited for her death.

She looked up and felt instant anger the moment her eyes landed on the two walkers that were stumbling towards her. She quickly stood up and used her sword to slice off Mike's arms and jaws and then treated Terry to the same. She found a heavy chain and secured it around the walker's neck. She was going to keep these walkers beside her to remind her of the misery they brought upon her. She knew it was they fault that Andre and Clarence were dead. She knew they were not capable of defending their camp. They were a burden to her family and it was proven tonight. Mike couldn't even keep his own son safe and she was about to bring another child of his into this world. She had so many regrets tonight. Maybe if she had stayed and let Clarence take her spot she would have been able to protect Andre and Clarence would still be alive. She walked over to Clarence body and picked up Andres bear. She placed the bear inside her backpack and turned her attention back to Clarence body. She told him that she was sorry she didn't make it back in time. She felt her entire world gone dark as she pushed her sword through Clarence skull. She slowly walked into the woods dragging Mike and Terry behind her.

A/N: I know this was a long chapter but I hope you guys enjoyed it. I know there's no Rick and Michonne interaction in this chapter but we needed to see Michonne past. I added a new character Clarence, boy did I love writing him. I wrote him so you could see why Michonne took an instant liking to Hershel and why she felt safe around him. He reminded her of Clarence. Sasha and Tyreese was a sweet surprise. I didn't even see that coming until the last minute. I got so much I want to say but I will end it for now. Comments and suggestions are always welcome. Thank you for reading and Happy Holidays.