Chapter 6:

One Week Later

Michonne had just gotten home from work it was her fourth day at her Atlanta law office and she was relieved to be back home as she had stayed later than intended working on various cases. As she entered her home she slipped off her heels and sat on the couch. She closed her eyes for a moment but they opened when she heard a buzz coming from her phone.

You home boss? The text message from Rick read. Most homes were now quiet as the town was now dark so Michonne was sure he must of saw her headlights in the distance. She smiled a bit at the text but didn't respond instead choosing to slip on her flip flops and walk over to his home.

Rick was sitting on his porch and smiled when saw the familiar figure walk up to him. His bruises and cuts from his previous fight now almost gone. "Hey boss."

Michonne smiled softly and took a seat next to him, "hey Rocky."

"Long day in the office?"

"Very." She said with a sigh.

Rick glanced her his eyes trailing up and down her. "You look good though."

Michonne smirked but kept her eyes forward, "doesn't all that staring hurt your eyes?"

"Not when I'm looking at you."

Michonne laughed lightly and looked at him. "Alright I get it Rocky. Can't wait till your kid comes home tomorrow you need someone else to deal with you."

Rick chuckled and smiled at her. After a few minutes of silence he turned to her, "do you wanna meet him?"

Michonne sighed and turned to him. "No."

Rick squinted at her, "why?" He asked, he wasn't mad at her response but more so trying to fully understand it.

Michonne sighed again and turned away, "I can't do kids Rick….not right now." She turned to him again, "I'm sorry."

Rick shook his head, "don't be. I understand…"

Michonne smiled a bit, "Besides what would you tell him? Oh hey son this is a girl who I'm not in a relationship with but we are sleeping together but we aren't friends. How old is your kid?" She asked turning to him again.

"7."

"7! Yeah something tells me he won't get the concept." Michonne said with a bit of a smile.

Rick chuckled a bit, "alright I see your point." They fell into a silence and Rick laced his fingers with hers. He noticed the small smile on her face when he did so. "My friend is opening a pizza shop…"

Michonne's brow furrowed and glanced at him, "wait a minute…Rocky has friends?" She asked with a smirk.

Rick laughed lightly, "Yes I have friends!"

"So why are you always hanging around me?" She asked.

"Cause you're wayyy cuter than them." Rick said with a grin as he leaned into her and gave her a light kiss on the cheek.

Michonne rolled her eyes and shook her head, "okay so the pizza shop…" She said bringing him back to their conversation.

Rick smiled against her skin but pulled back. "They are opening a pizza shop a little outside of town the opening is next week...do you wanna go?"

Michonne glanced at him, "This sounds like something that two people in a relationship might do…" She said with a raise of an eyebrow.

"Or maybe something that two people who are sleeping together might do…"

"Way to go for the reach Rocky." Michonne said with a smirk. After a moment she turned to him, "when is it?"

"Friday at 9."

"I'm gonna be tired from work."

"I'll bring you coffee."

"Is there gonna be actual pizza there?" Michonne asked.

Rick nodded, "so I'm told."

Michonne glanced over at him, "Fine."

Rick smiled at her, "thanks."

"I'm only going for pizza Rocky."

Rick chuckled, "yeah, I know."

After a few moments of silence Rick leaned in kissing her softly. He then wrapped his arms around her waist and felt her arms go around his neck. He pulled away slightly, "come inside." He said, his lips still touching hers.

"I have to work tomorrow."

"You won't be late…" Rick said as he then gave her another soft kiss.

Michonne smiled softly, "your son will be home tomorrow."

"Not until late."

Michonne smiled and gave him one gentle kiss on the lips. "Not tonight Rocky." She said as she got up and stood in front of him. She bent down and gave him another kiss on the lips. "Try not to miss me too much." She said with a smile as she turned and began to leave his porch.

"No promises." Said Rick as he watched her go. He smiled as he saw her shake her head and imagined she was probably rolling her eyes at him.

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Next Friday at 8

Michonne had just gotten home after a long day of the office. She sighed as she took off her shoes and made her way upstairs. She didn't want to go to this event but she had already said she would so she unwillingly walked towards her room to shower and get ready. After coming out of the shower she began to get ready, pulling her hair into a high bun and applying some makeup when she heard her doorbell rang. She sighed knowing it could only be one person.

She slipped on her silk robe and made her way downstairs, hearing her doorbell ring a second time. Once she made her way downstairs she swung her door open, one hand on her hip. "Haven't you ever learned patience Rick?"

Rick smirked and entered her home, a small cup of coffee in his hand. He wore a light blue denim button up shirt and a darker wash pair of jeans along with some brown boots. "Nice to see you too! I see someone isn't ready yet." He said eyeing her up and down and then handing her the coffee.

Michonne sighed, closing the door behind him as he entered her home and took a sip of her coffee. "I'll be ready in 30 minutes."

"Need some help?" Rick grinned as he watched her go back upstairs, tilting his head as he noticed how short her robe is.

"If you come upstairs I'm going to kill you." Michonne said as she made her way back to her room.

Rick chuckled a bit but nodded, "alright I'll wait." He said as he sat down on her couch.

After about 45 minutes Michonne came downstairs fully dressed. She wore gold eyeshadow and a deep red lipstick. She was wearing a black fitted spaghetti strapped dress that hit at her knee and hugged her body along with strappy black heels. The back of her dress still open as she needed Rick to zip it for her. She stopped in front of him, her back facing him. "Can you zip me up?"

Rick looked at her, his eyes dancing on her back that was all but bare minus her lace strapless bra. After a few seconds of taking her in his eyes began to trail down her body.

Michonne sighed, "Today Rick." She said still not facing him but accurately guessing that he was staring.

Rick cleared his throat a bit and stood, "yeah sorry." He slipped her zipper up and she turned to him. "You look pretty fancy for an opening of a pizza place." He said with raised eyebrow.

Michonnes brow furrowed and she looked down at herself. "This isn't even fancy."

Rick smirked, "If you say so." They began to walk towards her door. "Whose car we taking?"

"I am not being caught dead in that truck of yours in this outfit so mine." Michonne said with a smirk as she handed Rick her car keys as the exited.

"Oh I get to drive the fancy city car?" Rick said with a grin.

Michonne smiled a bit, "Don't mess up my car or it'll be the last thing you ever drive."

Rick chuckled as they entered her sleek black car, "Yes boss."

After half an hour they made it to the grand opening that was already underway. The restaurant was large and adorned with several balloons and a large sign that read "CONGRATULATIONS RHEES" was right in the middle of the entrance. Michonne and Rick entered moving past people who were drinking, talking, laughing, eating, and a few dancing to the background music. "Rick!" A voice shouted from behind them.

Both Michonne and Rick turned to the voice and Rick let out a bit of a smile when the person who had called out to him made his way. "Hey Glenn. Congrats." He said as he gave his friend a handshake.

Glenn smiled, "Thanks man! I was wondering if you were planning on coming out I'm glad you did!" Glenn noticed Michonne standing next to Rick and smiled. "And you are?"

Michonne turned to him and smiled a bit, she had just begun tuning out their conversation and was unfortunately pulled into it. "Michonne." She said as she offered her hand to him to shake.

Glenn smiled and shook her hand. "Nice to meet you Michonne….Uh are you guys…" He said pointing his finger between them.

"No." They both dryly responded.

"Oh….well…" Glenn let out an awkward chuckle. "...Uh so there is food, drinks, sit wherever. I'm gonna go find Maggie. Nice meeting you Michonne. See you later man." Glenn said, patting Rick's shoulder before leaving.

Michonne and Rick shared a glance before walking off to find an empty booth. They slipped in one they saw that was further off by the corner. "You want a drink?" Rick asked her.

Michonne shook her head, "No I'm fine."

"Food?"

Michonne shrugged a bit, "I guess since we're here."

Rick squinted at her for a moment, she seemed slightly off tonight. More distant than usual but he knew that now wasn't the right time to question her about it. "...Do you wanna go?"

Michonne glanced at him and shook her head. "We just got here Rick."

Rick paused and squinted at her again before nodding. "Okay, I'll go get some food." He said as he slipped out of the booth and walked towards the food.

Michonne sighed a bit after he left. Watching people mingle around the party. She began to tune out the noise before she was interrupted by a soft gasp, "I didn't believe it when Glenn told me he met you. I can't believe you're back." Her former friend Sasha now right in front of her with a smile.

Michonne directed her eyes towards the voice and smiled slightly when she saw Sasha. "Guess I just missed the country life." She said a bit of sarcasm in her voice that Sasha did not pick up on.

"When did you get back?"

"A few weeks ago." As Michonne spoke her eyes scanned the crowd for Rick wanting him to be back already so she would have a reason to end this conversation. Sasha and Michonne had a good friendship that simply faded away once she had moved to New York. And she frankly couldn't put in the energy to rebuild two friendships.

"No wonder I haven't heard anything! Being a little outside of town news takes forever to get around to here and the kids and I just got back from a little vacation." She paused, a happy smile growing on her face as she thought of her children. "I have kids now. And guess who the dad is?" Sasha said with a smile not picking up on Michonne's vibes.

Michonne's eyes darted towards Sasha when she mentioned she had kids and then quickly darted away again, returning to scanning the crowd again. "Who?" She asked unwilling to play the guessing game.

"Daryl Dixon. Do you remember him? God he was so annoying in high school but he's gotten a lot better. Still country as hell though." She said with a smile.

Michonne let out a sigh of relief when she saw Rick walking towards her with food in his hand. She looked up at Sasha and returned a slight smile, "I'm happy for you." She said, though it lacked much emotion.

Sasha looked at her for a moment, slightly confused but changed paths when she saw Rick slip into the booth. "Hey Rick, did you catch Daryl over there?"

Rick nodded and smiled a bit, "yeah I saw him."

"He misses you at the job you know." Sasha said with a soft smile.

Rick nodded, "yeah I know. Hope to be back soon."

There was an awkward pause and Sasha nodded, "well I'll leave you guys to eat. Michonne, we have to meet for lunch sometime."

Michonne looked up at her, "sometime."

Sasha smiled a bit awkwardly and then turned to leave them. Michonne and Rick shared glances again and then began to eat.

"...This pizza is amazing." Said Michonne, after some silence.

Rick nodded, "Aren't you glad you came?"

Michonne rolled her eyes, "let's not get crazy here." She dusted her fingers over her plate as she finished her food. "You didn't tell me Sasha had kids."

"I didn't think you cared." Rick said, shrugging as he finished his food as well.

"How many does she have?"

Rick turned to her, "are you asking because you actually care?" He asked, knowing that children were not a subject that Michonne geared her conversations towards.

Michonne remained silent for a few minutes her eyes examining the table for a while and then finally meeting his again, "just tell me Rick." She said.

Rick sighed a bit, "two."

Michonne nodded a bit and turned her gaze away from Rick, looking out onto the party. "Go talk to your friends Rick."

"I can stay with you." He responded.

Michonne glanced at him noticing how his blue eyes were drilling into her, a bit of concern wearing on his face. "I'll be okay. Go."

Rick paused and then nodded, "let me know when you want to go."

"Go." She said softly. She glanced over at him as he hesitated and then slipped out of the booth. "Rick." She said, causing him to turn to her. "I'm okay."

Rick stared at her for a moment, "let me know." He repeated before he turned from her to talk to his friends who he had drifted from in recent years.

Michonne sighed as she watched him go and once again began to tune everyone out. She leaned back and closed her eyes, hoping that this time she wouldn't be interrupted. After what felt like only a few minutes to her but in reality was an hour she opened her eyes to glass clinking and Rick slipping in back next to her.

"Uh, were you just sleeping?" He asked in a low voice as a toast began to start from Glenn and his wife Maggie.

Michonne sighed and rolled her eyes, "No Rick I was not sleeping."

Rick shrugged, as if to say what other possible thing could you be doing with your eyes closed?

Michonne was inattentive to the toast that seemed to be never ending, her mind on something else until her attention was on the couple when she heard them announce something.

Maggie held a sonogram in her hand and both Glenn and her had big smiles on their faces. "And we're pregnant!" The party guest cheered as the happy couple smiled and kissed a few times.

Michonne's eyes widen at their news. "I'm ready to go." She said abruptly not waiting for Rick to respond as she was already getting up and making her way to the exit.

Rick, caught off guard, had to practically jog after Michonne not registering her words until she was already up and leaving. Once he caught up to her she was already leaning against her car with her arms folded over her chest. "Hey...look…" He lowered his voice a bit as there were a few people outside, "I didn't know they were gonna announce that."

Michonne looked away from him, "I want to go." She said plainly.

Rick sighed slightly as he dug her car keys out of his pocket. "Give me one minute to just say bye okay? One minute….Don't drive off, I'll drive us back."

Michonne didn't respond but instead got into the car, sitting in the passenger side. Rick sighed a bit but was at least relieved that she had sat at the passenger side. He jogged back inside and made quick goodbyes before coming back and entering the car.

There was nothing but the quiet lull of the radio in the background as Rick drove, Michonne looking out the window and Rick concentrating on the road, glancing over at Michonne whenever he stopped at a red light. After several minutes of driving Michonne turned to him slightly confused, "where are we going?" She asked as she noticed he was taking a new route.

"You'll see." Rick said with a bit of smile.

Michonne sighed, "Rick I'm really not in the mood."

"We're almost there."

Michonne sighed and laid back in her sea regretting not driving. After 15 extra minutes of driving they were at their destination and Michonne sighed again at realizing where they were as she exited the car. They had a view of most of the town as they stood on a large hill that overlooked Kings County. 10 years ago it was often a spot for teenagers to come and make out at but for Rick and Michonne it was here that they had held many late night talks. "Really?" She asked, glancing at him as she sat on the hood of her car with Rick joining her.

"What better place to talk." He said with a shrug.

"And what is there to talk about?"

Rick looked at her, "what's wrong?" He asked, softly.

Michonne sighed and kept her eyes on the town before her. "Nothing."

Silence.

"Michonne…" Rick said in that same soft tone.

Michonne glanced over at him and then turned back away. There was silence between them again. "I know that people don't stop having babies just because mine died Rick."

Rick nodded, "I know." He said, as he looked at her intently.

Michonne sighed a bit, "sometimes I can just move past it but...today's a hard day."

There was a silence between them. "Why?" Rick asked.

Another silence.

"My baby would have been 5 months today. At 5 months they start to laugh when you make a funny face or a noise," she glanced at Rick and then turned away, "they start putting everything in their mouth. Some kids can sit up straight but most are still a little wobbly, they start to make new noises. They learn that when you play peekaboo that you come back when you disappear. And they finally start sleeping through the night." She sighed again as she felt Rick lace his fingers through hers but didn't move her hand from his.

"You read all the books." Rick quietly noted after they fell into a silence again.

Michonne smiled a bit. "I read all of them. Twice. And read them again after he died." She rubbed her eye with her thumb. "I'll be fine tomorrow."

Rick looked over at her intently he squeezed her hand lightly and pulled her over to him. "You can talk to me when you aren't okay, you know."

Michonne laid her head on Rick's shoulder, "I know." She said softly.

A pause. "I'm sorry about your kid Michonne." He said gently.

She sighed and nodded a bit, "yeah...me too."

"You can talk to me about him."

"I know. I'm just...I'm not going to right now. I can't."

Rick nodded a bit, "I know." He said, a tenderness in his voice as he spoke.

After several minutes of silence she spoke again, "Thanks Rocky...For letting me spill my bullshit on you.

Rick smiled a bit at her saying his nickname for the first time that night. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head lightly. "It's not bullshit." He assured her.

Michonne smiled a bit at his gentle kisses. While he knew virtually nothing about her child it took few words from him to comfort her and make her a feel better than before, even if it was only slightly. "Alright, too much sappy stuff." She said with a smirk as she took her head off of his shoulder but continued to hold his hand.

Rick chuckled a bit, "Stop acting like you don't like it."

"You wish." Michonne with a slight smirk.

Rick chuckled again and they fell into a comfortable silence. Quiet background music played from their radio as they looked out on Kings County. As they sat Vision of Love by Mariah Carey. Michonne smiled widely and turned to him, "Do you remember this song?" She asked, turning to him.

Rick nodded. "You mean do I remember how you forced this song on me?" He asked with a smirk.

Michonne rolled her eyes, "I did not force this song on you! It was our song."

"It was your song that you wanted to make into our song." Rick said with a smirk.

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11 years ago

Rick and Michonne were on a date in their town's last standing local roller skating rink. While Michonne skated around the ring, gliding easily Rick was a bit clumsier, moving much slower and standing closer to the rail.

"You gotta let go at some point Rick!" Said Michonne as she skated up to him with a wide smile.

Rick sighed and glanced at her, "Next time I'm choosing where we go."

Michonne smiled, "You always choose! It was my turn. Besides this is fun!" She smiled and spun in a small circle in front of him, her plaid skirt lifting a bit as she did so.

Rick's eyes met the hem of her skirt and he tilted his head as he attempted to sneak a peek of what was under the skirt. He stayed there for a minute until he heard a gasp come from Michonne.

"Oh my god I love this song! Let's dance!" She said happily, as Vision of Love by Mariah Carey began to blast through the speakers, fellow couples grabbing hands to dance. She pulled lightly on Rick's hand before he had time to respond and stopped when they got to the middle of the dance floor.

Rick raised an eyebrow at her, "How do you even dance in these things?"

"Like this." Michonne said with a smile as she wrapped his arms around her waist and then pressed herself to him as she put her arms around his neck and they began swaying lightly to the music. "I had a vision of love. And it was all that you've given to meee. Prayed through the nightssss! Felt so alone. Suffered through alienation." Michonne sang, as they danced.

Rick laughed lightly as she sang, "You don't sing well, babe."

"And you don't skate well! So let me be." She said as she began singing again, "I had a vision of love. And it was all that you've given to me. I had a vision of love. And it was all that you've given me."

Rick laughed at her again and continued to dance, grinning at her as she attempted to hit high notes. The song ended but they remained close to each other.

"You know this is gonna be our song, right?" Michonne said with a smile.

"Uh, that's not how that works." Responded Rick with a smirk.

"Too bad! It's already set in stone." Said Michonne with a shrug.

"By who?" Asked Rick with a raised eyebrow.

"Me, duh." Michonne responded with a smile. "Let's go get some food." She said as she pulled him over to the exit.

"Thank God." Rick mumbled as he was more than happy to get out his roller skates.

"I heard that!" Michonne responded to his mumbles.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Rick said innocently as they made it off the rink.

Michonne playfully rolled her eyes, "You're so annoying!" She said, even though she wore a smile.

Rick laughed and shrugged, "Still don't know what you're talking about."

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Present day

As the song ended Michonne glanced over at Rick, "it was our song." She said with a smile.

Rick chuckled, "whatever you say boss." He glanced over at Michonne his glance quickly changing to a gaze as she looked out at their town.

"Stop staring Rocky." Michonne said with a smirk as she continued to look straight ahead.

"Look at me." He said softly.

She turned her head to him and he leaned in giving her a gentle kiss on the lips as he slipped his tongue in her mouth. His hands moved up her dress as they deeply kissed, lightly playing with her zipper. His lips pulled away from hers and trailed down her chin and then jaw, to stop his journey at her neck lightly kissing and sucking.

Michonne smiled softly her eyes half closed as he kissed her neck. "I'm not fucking you on my car Rocky…" She said in a low voice.

"You've got seats for a reason…" Rick said, whispering against her neck as he gently licked and sucked on her neck.

Michonne chuckled a bit and pulled back from him. She slipped off her the hood of her car and walked over to her passenger door and opened it, "Get in Rocky."

Rick grinned widely and hopped off of her car, he got into her back seats so that he was laying down on his back. "Come here."

Michonne smirked and entered her car closing the door behind her. She lifted the bottom of her dress and straddled him. "You need to be more patient Rick." She said, as she leaned down to him and brushed her lips against his. She lightly ran her tongue against his bottom lip and smirked when she felt his erection pressing into her and his hands gripping her hips.

She kissed him deeply as Rick wrapped one arm around her waist, and he sat up. She placed one hand on his chest and her hand trailed down until she was fumbling with his shirt buttons, opening one and then another.

Rick unzipped the back of her dress, they pulled away for a moment and Rick slipped his arms out of his own shirt as Michonne slipped the straps of her dress off. They connected again as Rick sucked on her neck, with more force then before, as his hand went to her back to unhook her bra. Once her breasts were free his tongue trailed down her and took one of them into his mouth. He felt himself jump beneath her as she began to slowly grind against him.

He laid back so he was on his back again and pushed her hips up towards him until she was sitting on his chest. His eyes went up her body and after a moment he pulled her hips forward so she was sitting on his face. He slid her underwear to the side and began to explore her already wet folds with his tongue as if it was his first time tasting her. He smirked slightly when he heard her gasps and she began to grind against his face.

"Fuck…" Michonne said softly, biting down on her lip as she ran her hands through Ricks curls, gripping onto them. She felt him move his tongue so he was gently sucking on her bud. "Rick...oh my god…" She moaned softly as she gripped his hair tighter and grinded faster against his tongue.

He heard small moans above him and felt his hair getting pulled harder until he finally began to taste her juices as she slowed her grinding and lessened her grip on his hair. She pulled away from his face as she regained her composure and moved back so she was pressing against his erection again. Rick sat up and kissed her deeply when they met again, slipping his tongue in her mouth. As they kissed Michonne's hand ran down to his pants and unbuckled his jeans. She slipped one hand down his pants and immediately found his dick that was slick in precum.

She lifted herself as they kissed in order to pull down his pants and boxers revealing his dick. She lowered herself but only gently rubbed her folds against the tip of his length. She pulled away slightly, gasping against Rick's lip and lightly gripping the base of him.

"Michonne…" Rick groaned quietly against her lips.

"Patience…" She said softly as she continued to rub herself against him, gasping quietly. She leaned in and kissed him intensely as she finally slipped down on him, allowing him to fully enter her, moaning into his mouth as she did so.

She swiveled her hips against him as Rick held her tightly. He buried his face into her neck as she rode him, groaning against her skin. Her hand found his hair again and her other hand gripped his thigh as she quickened against him. "Rick…" She moaned as she continued.

Rick could feel himself jump inside her as she moaned his name and he encouraged her to quicken her pace as he helped move her hips faster by gripping her waist with his hands.

Michonne bit down on her lip, arching her back slightly and pulling on his hair. "Rick...fuck...fuck…" She moaned as she could feel herself unraveling for the second time that night as she bucked against him. She heard a groan come out of Rick as he also came soon after she did.

As their breathing slowed down Michonne lifted herself off of him, she patted his legs that were stretched out on her seat wordlessly telling him to move over. Once she did she sat down and began to fix herself, finding her bra on the floor and putting it on and then pulling the straps of her dress back on. She looked over at Rick who seemed to still be recovering and she chuckled lightly. "Should I drive back?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

Rick nodded, "I think that'll be for the best…"

Michonne chuckled again and turned her back to him, "zip me up and I'll leave you to recover."

After a little over an hour they were back in front of Michonne's home, now fully dressed. "Thanks for the night out Rocky." Michonne said with as she leaned against her door and Rick leaned over her.

"Was at least some of it a good night?" Rick asked.

Michonne shrugged a bit. "Everything sucked until it was just you and me so...somewhat of a good night I guess." She said with a small smile.

Rick smiled widely at her, "So you're saying that you enjoy spending time with me alone?"

Michonne sighed and rolled her eyes, "I'm saying I choose the better of two evils tonight."

"All you have to do is admit it…" Rick said still wearing his wide smile.

"Don't you have a babysitter you need to go see?" Michonne asked with a raised eyebrow.

Rick smiled at her obvious change of topic. "Let me get a kiss goodbye and then I'll go." He said as he leaned in closer to her.

Michonne sighed again but smirked slightly as she leaned into him and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips. She pulled away from him and turned to open her door. Once her door was open she stood in her entranceway. "Goodbye Rocky."

Rick chuckled, he moved closer to her and wrapped one arm around her. He leaned in and kissed her deeply for several minutes and then pulled away. "Goodnight boss." He said as he began to turn and go off of her porch.

"You're annoying!" Michonne shouted to him as he walked away.

Rick chuckled and turned to her so he was walking backwards, "whatever you say!" He said with a wide grin before he turned back around and faded out of her view.

Michonne rolled her eyes as she turned to entered home but wore a smile as she closed the door.

A/N: This chapter was lowkey sad and unless I get a new idea next chapter will be higkey sad so heres your warning now lol. Anywho have yall heard Juke Jam by Chance the Rapper? Thats where the idea for a past roller skating date came from :) As always thank you for follows/fave/reviews, I'm giving myself a small pat on the back for maintaining these long ass chapters haha hope to keep it up for yall. Now to respond to reviews, sidenote yalls reactions to lori had me dyingggg you guys are too funny omg.

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