Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 96

Author's Note: Anyone else watching the Walking Dead Marathon on AMC? I swear I'm putting Jewel in every freaking scene! Anyway, reviews make me feel better! And on to our somewhat regularly scripted programming.

Jewel got out of the car and leaned against it as she took a breath.

"Carl, Michonne, give us a minute. Don't go far, we'll be right there," Rick said as he got out of the car and went over to the other side of the car. "You alright to do this? You can stay in the car, provide us back up if we get into trouble," he told her as he caressed her face.

"You know I'm not even going to justify that with an answer, Mr. Grimes," Jewel said as she kissed him. "Do me a favor, grab my bag, second pocket. I found it at the clinic…I was stupid to take it."

Rick looked at her as he got the bag out of the trunk and opened the pocket and found a small bottle of alcohol. "Were there anymore?"

Jewel shook her head. "If that's you're polite way of askin' me if I snuck a couple, the answer is no."

Rick threw it on the ground and went over and kissed her. "I love you Mrs. Grimes. You took it, I don't blame you, not after what just happened. But you didn't drink it, and you told me about it. That's all that matters, you know that right?"

Jewel nodded. "I know. Come on we need to get this show on the road. I'm not expecting the Governor to be polite to wait till we show back up," she said as she walked to the group. "You two have been here before, you lead the way," she told Carl and Rick. "Michonne and I got the back."

Rick nodded as he looked at Carl and went with him. "Stay alert."

"I'm sorry about you finding your friend like that…." Michonne told the other woman.

Jewel gave the other woman a tired look. "Thanks. I probably would have went bat shit crazy on you if you had used the sword on them. I would have apologized later," she told her.

Michonne nodded. "I wouldn't have blamed you."

Rick stopped at the police station. "We're here," he said as he looked back at the two women.

Jewel instantly recognized the look on his face. It was the look of being afraid what they were going to find when they went in. "Carl switch places with me, I'll go in with your dad first," she said as she switched places. "I'm right here."

Rick nodded as they went in, and looked around. "Someone cleared it out," he said as he opened the door.

Jewel opened lockers. "You can say that again, they didn't even leave a stray bullet."

"You got any other police stations in town?" Michonne asked.

"I was the police here. Me and a few other guys," he said as he looked at Jewel both knowing they were thinking about Shane. "It aint a big town," he said. "There's other places to check, may not have as many guns as we had in here but…"

"We need as many guns as you had in here, and ammo too," Michonne told him.

"Yeah we do, but right now I've only got a line on a couple, bars…liquor stores," Rick said as he cast a glance at Jewel.

"JC is really testing me today, it's alright Rick. I'll stay outside you go in," Jewel said as they walked out of the police station.

"I'll stay out with her dad," Carl offered.

Rick nodded. "Thanks Carl, I appreciate that."

"You got a problem with bars and liquor stores?" Michonne asked.

"Yeah they have alcohol in them," Jewel answered. "Normally wouldn't be a problem, but today, yeah, I'm tempted."

Rick cast a warning glance at Michonne before continuing on. "Owner's had a gun or two behind the counters that other people didn't know about. But I did, I signed the permits. They may still be there," Rick said. "You've got a problem with that approach?" he asked Michonne.

"No Rick, I don't have a problem," Michonne answered.

Jewel glanced around. "Rick….I feel like we're bein' watched."

Rick nodded as they walked and found the area full of spikes and barbwire. "Easy," he told them.

"I'm going to be a smart ass, but I'm going to take a wild guess that someone's done some redecorating since you've been here last Rick," Jewel said.

Michonne looked at her. "Seriously?"

"She get's cocky when she gets nervous," Carl said.

"Part of my Dixon charm. And don't even say that my brother shot you," Jewel warned.

Michonne cast her a look. "It looks like someone has already made this place there own."

"Doesn't mean that they found what we were looking for. Let's get in and get the hell out," he said as they walked made there way through the barbwire. "There, Tyrell's," he said as he pointed. "A shot gun and two handguns. Issued to Tyrell Debbs," he said.

"Dad," Carl said as he touched his shoulder and saw a walker approach. They watched as the walker got caught on the barb wire then shot. All there attention went to a shot from a roof that took down the walker.

Jewel pulled Carl down beside her as they sought cover. "Rick?"

"I'm alright," he said as he returned the gun fire.

"Hands! Now drop what you got and go. Your weapons, your shoes and that sword! All of it!" the man yelled down to them.

"You two go to the car, now!" Rick told Carl and Jewel.

"Dad we need that rifle," Carl told his father.

"Carl you heard you father. But I'm staying. I still can shoot a gun," Jewel told him. "Michonne?" she asked. "She's going to get caught," she said as the other woman snuck off.

"Ten….nine….eight," the man said as he counted down.

"Carl, go," both Jewel and Rick told the teen. He started to go but turned the other way.

"Carl!" Jewel hissed as she saw him go and the man coming near them.

"Stay behind me," Rick told Jewel protectively. He stood up as the man came near them, Carl shooting him from behind.

"We told you to get to the car," Jewel told her step son.

"We didn't want you to do that," Rick told his son.

Michonne came out with her sword and looked at Carl.

"He's wearing body armor," Rick said as he bent down.

"He's alive," Jewel stated.

"Do we care?" Michonne asked as Rick took off the man's mask.

"Yeah we care," Rick answered.

Jewel met his eyes. "You know him Rick?"

Rick nodded and sighed. "It's Morgan."

Jewel looked at him then Carl. "The Morgan that saved you? When you went got out of the hospital?" she asked as she put her hand on his shoulder. If it hadn't been for Morgan and his son, she would have never met Rick. Just like if it hadn't been for Jane, Rick wouldn't have met her. "Didn't he have a son? Duane?"

Rick nodded. "Yes, he was a little older then Carl. We're going to take him inside. Watch out for booby traps."

"You think his son is in there?" Michonne asked.

"I don't know," Rick answered honestly. "Carl give me a hand with him."

Carl did what he was told and held on to the other side.

Jewel and Michonne went to the door and opened it and went inside. "Carl watch the wire," Jewel warned as she nodded to the wire.

Rick looked around at all the guns. "I showed him the weapon's locker at the station last year."

"Hell's bells," Jewel said in amazement as she looked around.

"And it had all this in it?" Michonne asked.

"Not even close," Rick told them.

"He's been a busy little bee," Jewel said.

"Carl help me get him to the cot," Rick instructed.

Michonne started to gather weapons as Jewel looked at the chalk board. "We need to get going," Michonne said.

Jewel and Rick looked at each other. "No," both said.

Michonne looked at both of them. "You said in and out."

Jewel sighed. "That was before we found Morgan, Michonne."

"He shot at us, he tried to kill us," Michonne informed them.

"He told us to go. He didn't know who we were," Rick informed her.

"He tried to kill us and we didn't leave him for walkers. He had a good day. He doesn't need half of these guns, we do," Michonne insisted.

"Back off Michonne, we're staying until he wakes up. We owe him that," Jewel insisted.

"What do we owe him?" Michonne asked.

"I owe him my life," Rick answered.

"Have you looked around this place? The spikes, the walls, the ax?" Michonne asked.

"You think he's crazy?" Rick asked.

"No, I think he's dangerous," Michonne answered.

"I know him. He wasn't like this then," Rick responded.

"We're all different then we were a year ago, Rick. You and I, we aren't the same people. I'm with you, we're staying until he wakes up. I owe him part of my heart," Jewel told him as she kissed him. She turned her attention to Michonne. "Back off," she warned the woman and looked at Carl who was looking at some kind of map. "Carl?"

"What do you see?" Rick asked.

Carl sighed. "It's our neighborhood. It's gone, the house."

Rick looked at Jewel then at Carl. "Is that why you wanted to come? To see the house? Carl?"

Jewel gave a small sympathetic smile to the boy. "Do you blame him if he did Rick? I certainly don't. It was a place where he felt safe, where he grew up, where you, Lori, and him made memories. I'm sorry it's gone, Carl."

Carl nodded. "I just wanted to come, that's all," he insisted as he gave Jewel an appreciative look.

Rick looked at Michonne who had helped herself to some food Morgan had. "We're eating his food now?"

Michonne shrugged. "The mat said welcome."

Jewel looked at her then at the boards on the wall. "Rick…" she called her husbands attention to the words DUANE TURNED in red. She looked at him and both couldn't imagine loosing a child.

"Dad I'm going on a run," Carl announced.

Jewel and Rick both turned and looked at him. "Where?" Rick asked.

"I thought maybe one of the places people didn't loot was cribs and there's that baby place that mom's friend Sara ran. It's just around the corner," Carl insisted.

"Carl," Rick said as he hesitated.

"Dad it's just around the corner. And there's all those walker traps," Carl insisted.

"You're going to need help in carrying the box," Michonne told him.

"What?" Carl asked surprised.

"If you're going to get a crib, you have to get the box. It's big and heavy. You're going to need help with carrying the box. Jewel's one handed, she wouldn't be able to help you, and your dad wants to stay here with his friend," Michonne said.

"You are going to get a crib aren't you?" Rick asked.

"That's what I said," Carl insisted.

"Then I'll go with him," Michonne answered. "Made a promise to Summer, I'd watch out for the three of you. So, you want to get a crib, I'm going with you."

"You made Summer a promise? When?" Jewel asked.

"When she pulled me away from the car. Promised I'd bring all three of you home. Can't let one of you go roaming around," Michonne told her.

Rick looked at Carl. "That's the deal right there. She goes with you or you don't go. Understand?"

"I understand," Carl told him.

Jewel could tell that the teen wasn't happy with this arrangement. "Wouldn't want Summer to kick Michonne's ass if something happened to you, right Carl?"

"Guess not," Carl answered.

"You get in trouble, you holler alright? We'll here it from here, and we'll come running," Rick told his son.

"Alright," Carl said.

"Be careful both of you," Jewel told them.

"We'll be back," Michonne told them as they walked out.

TBC