All Nightmare Long

Chapter 436

Author's Note: I think it's time for a Jick's chapter, don't you? We all know what bad stuff is heading team family (*cough Negan*) and I think they need a little love. This is my fix for the Michonne/Rick couch scene. Since you all are still here and reading, then you guys are a fan of Jicks. Me too! Love my babies. Please review.

Rick and Jewel's POV:

Rick sat down on the couch and started removing his boots as Jewel came down the stairs. "They asleep?" he asked.

"Sleeping like little angels that they are," Jewel said as she sat down the baby monitor.

Rick offered his hand to her and pulled her down on the couch so both of them were laying down, her back to his chest. "It was a day, wasn't it?"

"It always is," Jewel answered as she kissed his knuckle on his left hand. "It's good to get the adrenaline pumping every now and then," she told him.

Rick laughed as he buried his head in her shoulder. "I think we could do with a little less adrenaline," he said.

Jewel laughed as she turned so they were laying face to face. "Oh come on, Mr. Grimes, how often do we go out for supplies and find a random stranger that looks like he stepped out of the pages of the Bible?"

"Well, Mrs. Grimes, our truck load of supplies ended up in the bottom of a lake because of this guy," Rick reminded her as he kissed her.

"You get to break the news to Michonne that her toothpaste is laying down in that lake," Jewel told him as she laughed. "I miss those days sometimes."

"What days?" Rick asked.

"All of us together, working together for survival. I'm not saying having a roof over our head isn't a good thing, but it was different out there. We were different, our relationship was different," Jewel told him. "I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with the way we are now, but it's different," she said.

"Are you saying we are a boring old married couple?" Rick teased as he kissed her.

Jewel laughed as she playfully hit his shoulder. "No," she answered as she shook her head. "It's just out there, I worked with you, we were together, and in here, I'm more home bodied, taking care of Judy, Hope, Carl, and Mika. Helping Carl and Summer readjust to living. I don't regret a moment of it, but once in a while, it's exciting to just find a guy," she said with a grin.

Rick laughed and kissed her. "Well, you are more than just an average housewife," he assured her. "You could never be just an average anything. So if we need to go out and find random people, we will," he teased.

"You are so bad," Jewel said as she shook her head. "It was just good to be out there with you and Daryl. Finding the Jesus looking wannabe, was just a bonus."

Rick kissed her again. "I know what you mean, though, it did feel good to get a little bit of the adrenaline going without being in serious danger. I wish we could have brought back that truck, those supplies would have come in hand," he said as he kissed her shoulder.

"They would have," Jewel answered as she ran her fingers through his hair. "But what's done is done," she said. She grinned as she kissed him, more passionately then she had in a while.

"Maybe we should have Daryl stay behind tomorrow," Rick said with a grin.

Jewel laughed. "Then what Mr. Grimes? We find some quiet place away from everything and hold up for the night? Just go too far out to get home for the night? A little obvious isn't it?"

"What's wrong with that?" Rick asked. "You and I will never be a normal couple, but we can make up our own normal. And if that's going out once in a while and stay overnight somewhere, then why not? If it keeps us us, then I say let's go for it. Whatever it takes to keep us from being an old boring couple," he said as he kissed her and ran his hand down her side. "Not that I ever think that could happen to us. I mean we fell in love when the world ended, so we need ideas to keep our lives exciting, besides the walkers," he told her.

Jewel laughed. "So little romantic getaways, hunting for supplies, with the walkers' right outside giving us mood music? That sounds very exciting, no way to live a mundane life then," she responded as she laughed. "God, I can't believe we are having this, planning romantic getaways outside the wall to keep up the excitement."

"Well whatever I have to do from keeping you bored Mrs. Grimes, I will," Rick assured her.

Jewel laughed. "Bored? With you Mr. Grimes? Never," she said. She looked around and laughed. "You know, I don't think we've ever made out on a couch before."

Rick arched an eyebrow. "It does seem to be very quiet around here. Very unusual," he said with a grin. "And, I think you're right, I don't think we've ever made out on a couch before."

Jewel laughed. "We can risk getting caught, would just be like my non-existent teen make out sessions I had."

"Lori and I got caught, a few times," Rick admitted.

Jewel laughed. "God if this was the normal world, you'd be catching Carl with some girl, Daryl and I would be throwing Joey out the door from pawing on Summer. Now, we're the ones acting like teenagers, planning rendezvous away from everybody, making out on the couch," she commented as she kissed him. "As much as I'd love to continue this down here, both of us could use a shower and we do have a nice comfortable bed to make out on," she said as she gently pushed him off her and stood up. "And less chance of getting interrupted, unless it's by one of the little ones," she told him as she picked up the baby monitor.

Rick sighed as he followed her upstairs. "Can I convince you to take a shower with me?" he asked.

Jewel grinned. "Well of course, Mr. Grimes, I was already planning on it," she said as she went and checked on Hope in the bassinet. "She's going to be ready to join Judith in the nursery soon," she said as she covered her up with another blanket and started to undress.

"Can't believe how big her and Judy are," Rick said as he kissed her shoulder.

"Well look at Carl, he's almost as tall as you," Jewel said as she turned on the water.

"Summer is grown too, she's went from a teenager to a beautiful young woman," Rick commented as he got in the shower holding the door open for her. He pushed her against the wall. "We won't get interrupted in here," he said as he kissed her shoulder.

"Mm, feels good Mr. Grimes," Jewel said with a grin.

After a little while, Jewel turned off the water and both dried each other off and both laid in bed, her laying in his arms, them drifting off to sleep.

"Rick, Rick, we got to talk," a male's voice said as he snuck into the room.

Both Jewel and Rick jumped out of bed grabbing weapons, Jewel throwing a knife out of instinct. "Jesus!" Jewel exclaimed.

"In your note, you said we'd talk," Jesus said.

"Could you leave so we can get dressed? We'll be downstairs after we're dressed," Jewel said with a sigh. She grabbed the knife off the door after he left. "He's not staying."