Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 58

Author's Note: One more detour from our somewhat originally scripted program. I will be watching the episode of season 5 I'm missing on DVR today on AMC so I'm writing for that hour before it comes on! This scene popped in my head and will bond Summer and Rick a bit more.

OK…one things bugging me, where did Judith get the red hair from? Is there something we need to know? LOL Review please!

A month before they find the prison:

Summer's POV:

Rick looked at Glenn and Maggie. "Go back to camp! Send Daryl and T," Rick told them. "Hang on Summer," he said as he looked down at the bear trap caught on her leg.

"We're not leavin' you, Rick," Maggie said.

"Someone's got to go get help," Rick told them. "Go," he told them.

"Come on Maggie," Glenn said. "Hey we'll be back Summer," Glenn said as he they started to run.

"I'm alright, Rick…you should go…" Summer said as she tried to get the trap off her.

Rick looked at the teen. "We both know that's not going to happen," he said as he looked for a stick.

"Yeah, thought I'd try," Summer said as she bit her lip. "Should have been payin' more attention to where I was going."

"You were a little busy killing walkers, plus getting dark." Rick told her. "You want to talk bout what happened back in the pharmacy?" he asked as the stick he was using broke.

"Not really? But this is when you get all parenting type on me huh?" Summer asked.

Rick laughed. "What can I say, it's in my DNA," he told her. "You killed a man. It's goin' to eat you up if you keep it inside."

Summer looked at him. "He was holdin' a gun to Glenn's head. I killed him to protect family. I'm alright with that," she told him. "Does that make me a bad person?"

Rick shook his head as he got a stronger stick. "No Summer, it doesn't. I just hate that you had to do that. I need you to pull your leg out quick when I get this open."

Summer nodded. "Got it," she said.

Rick nodded. "On the count of three," he said.

"Just do it Rick…." Summer said.

Rick nodded as he did it. "Now," he told her as she pulled her leg out.

"If I cussed you wouldn't tell mom right?" Summer asked as she grimaced. She pulled up her pants leg and inspected the damage. "I can make it back. It's not safe to try and wait."

Rick nodded as he helped her up. "Take my gun, gonna need you to shoot if we run into trouble."

Summer nodded as she leaned against him. "I think I'm gonna take the next few runs off, give other people a chance to do it," she said.

Rick tried not to laugh. "I think that's a good plan. Got to keep up your strength. I should prepare myself from bein' yelled at by your mom huh?"

"Mom knows that you wouldn't let anything' happen to me on purpose. She knows the risks, I volunteered," Summer told him as she tried to put weight on her foot.

"Easy," Rick told the teen. "You shouldn't have to volunteer. We have other people. I don't even ask anymore, I know it's going to be you, your mom, Mariah, Daryl, Glenn, T Dog, Maggie, Carl and me that always volunteer. I don't expect Lori to do it or Hershel."

"Hershel says we all have jobs to do. I'm good at supply runs, as long as I don't trip over my two left feet," Summer said. "We'll find a place, Rick. Winter's almost done, there's some place out there."

"Your mom says the same thing," he told her.

"Mom's a pretty smart woman, I mean she did fall in love with you and 'marry' you didn't she? I got to stop for a minute, I'm sorry," Summer told him.

"Hey don't say you're sorry. We'll take a minute," Rick told her as he helped her sit on a log. "I'm going to try and bind this," he told her. "Drink," he ordered.

Jewel's POV:

"Maggie and Glenn are coming in fast," T Dog said from the look out point.

Jewel stood up. "Only the two of them?"

"Don't panic, Jewel…I'm sure they are fine," Mariah told her friend as she grabbed her gun and threw Daryl his bow and arrows.

"What happened? Where's Rick and Summer?" T asked.

"There were a couple men held up at the pharmacy, one of them was holding a gun to Glenn's head, Summer took the shot, I killed the other one," Maggie said as she grabbed a bag putting supplies in.

"We were running, took out a couple walkers, Summer stepped into a bear trap about five minutes away from here," Glenn said.

Jewel grabbed her knives. "Let's go."

Mariah looked at her friend. "Daryl and I got this. Stay here, watch over Mitch," she told her.

"We're going with you," Glenn said.

"I'll go," Beth said as she stood up.

"We're wasting' time, Mariah and I'll go, Glenn lead us back," Daryl said as he grabbed the bag from Maggie.

"Got it," Glenn said as he kissed Maggie and left.

"They're strong, Jewel, they'll be alright," Carl said.

Lori nodded as she put an arm around Jewel's shoulder. "He's right they are strong. They'll be back in no time."

Jewel nodded. "You need to sit down."

"I'm fine," Lori assured her.

Hershel squeezed Jewel's hand. "They'll be back in a bit."

"Yeah I know," Jewel said with a soft smile.

Rick's POV:

"It's swollen, but we got to keep moving. They should be back at camp now and should be meeting us soon," Rick told the teen.

Summer nodded as she grimaced and stood up. "Bear traps added to the list of things I need to avoid," she said.

Rick laughed. "Yeah. I'll have to tell Glenn he needs to find you a right foot, seems that these two left feet of yours are causing you nothing' but problems."

"Yeah, Jane used to say….I could trip layin' in bed," Summer answered. "So…I want to ask you something' and you can say no…mom said I needed to ask you myself."

"If it's for the newest model car, I just can't afford it right now," Rick teased. "You know you can ask me anything."

"You think..I mean…it would be OK to call you dad? I mean…never mind…." Summer said.

Rick looked at her. "You want that?"

"I don't want to cause trouble for you and Carl….and Lori. Carol would probably have issues with it…and Uncle Daryl would raise an eyebrow but only once. Alright stupid idea," Summer said.

Rick squeezed her arm that he was holding. "Carl wouldn't mind. I know I don't," he said. "You are my daughter," he told the teen as he heard a noise and held up the gun.

"Don't shoot!" Glenn said.

"You alright?" Mariah asked as she went over to the teen.

"Gonna need to stay off of it for a bit," Summer said.

"You know I did teach you how to avoid traps when you were like four," Daryl told her as he handed Rick his bow and arrows. "Good thing you're short and light and I'm related to you," he said as he picked her up.

"You forgot the whole lesson about runnin' from walkers' and avoidin' traps. Add it to your lessons' with Mitch," Summer said giving Daryl the same Dixon teasing.

Mariah shook her head. "I'll make sure it's on our next survival lesson," she told him.

Jewel's POV:

Jewel walked outside and rubbed Rick's back. "She's asleep. Sophia's staying with her."

Rick kissed her hand. "I'm sorry, I should have protected her better."

Jewel looked at him. "Did you put the bear trap there? No, so it's not your fault."

Rick kissed her. "She shot a man….and even though she says she's alright with it, she can't be."

"Summer's a Dixon, Rick. Dixon's do anything' to protect there family. She saw Glenn with a gun to his head. She saw you and Maggie didn't have a clear shot, but she did and she took it. It was either him or Glenn, and for her it was an easy choice. It was a choice you would have made, or I would have made," she said as she kissed him again. "Did you run out of the razor's we found?" she teased.

"She asked me if she could call me dad…" Rick told Jewel.

"I know she asked me a couple months ago if I thought you would care," Jewel said.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Rick asked.

"Wasn't my place, Rick. She is my daughter…it takes her a while to let people in. Carl has always had two parents, I don't expect him to ever ask to call me mom. But Summer, she's never had a male father figure, yeah she had Merle and Daryl but they are her uncles. If she was going to take that step, it was up to her to ask you when she was comfortable with it, and not mine," Jewel said as she kissed him.

"Big brother approachin' stop that," Daryl said as him and Mariah walked out from inside.

"He's hopeless, sorry," Mariah said. "We're takin' over guard from Maggie and Glenn, after today they need rest."

"I told Carol to do it," Rick said as he sighed.

"I've told her I'm only interested in her as a friend, she doesn't listen to that either," Daryl told the other man.

Jewel put her hand on his Rick's shoulder. "Lori needs her right now."

"Don't see why, Lori's got two nurses and Hershel," Daryl groused.

"Said someone whose never been pregnant," Mariah said. "Lori and I haven't said maybe four sentences to me since I've been with the group, and well yeah she's accepting of Jewel and Rick, it doesn't mean she wants to be best of buddies with her."

"Havin' Carol around makes her feel safer. And right now, with her bein' pregnant and probably needing to have a c section again, she wants her friend with her," Jewel said.

"And, Carol knows Rick isn't going to kick her out right now because of that," Mariah said.

"Lori's not going to be pregnant forever," Rick pointed out.

"Don't even joke about that!" Jewel said as she hit his arm.

"Not funny in the least," Mariah agreed. "Let's go," she told Daryl.

(Three chapters in a day…you all love me. But tomorrow's payroll so after I get home I'll be crashing hard!)