Confrontation...

On this particular afternoon things were mellow at work. Luckily she had a break from unnecessary drama since Rick didn't show up for work, but Michonne took full advantage of her lunch break to exercise. In the middle of doing her pull ups she seen Rick coming towards her.

"Hey" He sat on the table and stared at her.

"Wanna join me for lunch?" He asked. She stopped and looked at him.

"Humph, no Jessie today"

"You're the only one I'll ever have time for" She rolled her eyes then continued her workout.

"It's gonna be a while before we get to that point" She said. He stood up and came closer to her. He can feel the tension between the two of them.

"Michonne" She lands on her feet but keeps her distance from him.

"What" She panted, trying to catch her breath.

"Jessie's not important to me, you are" She glared at him. A couple of minutes pass before any other words were said.

"Anyway, you still owe me a lunch date" He grazed her shoulder as he walked past her.

Daryl was in the garage again sorting out parts for his bike. Before he could start working he needed to take care of something first. He took a walk to visit Deanna in her work office.

"Hello Daryl, What can I do for you?" She continued to sort out her papers.

"I want Michonne to have a couple days off from work" She looked up at him.

"Hmm, reason?"

"She needs a break, time to rest" Deanna took in consideration how much hard work she's done the whole time since being here.

"Okay granted"

"Thanks, just don't tell her"

Rick took a walk clear his head. He quickly became infuriated thinking about the times he caught Daryl sleeping with her. Luckily he found him fixing his bike in the garage. He wanted to knock him out now but leaned against the wall to keep himself calm.

"I want you to stay away from Michonne" He continued to fix his bike.

"No, your upset cause you don't have her wrapped around your finger anymore. She deserves someone better"

"And your that man?"

"I think she already made that decision" He smirked at him.

"Never thought my best friend would stab me in the back"

"Our friendship ended after seeing the way you treated her. You took advantage of good woman. She wanted you to protect her but got hurt in the end. I'm the one who dries her tears when she's crying over you. A real man would stand up for his woman, wouldn't be scared to show a women his true feelings. Now I'm protecting her from you" Rick grows more angry, hearing his mindless rambling.

"You think you have her here" He tapped the left side of his chest "But that's still with me and whats in between her legs, that's mine. I still have her mentally and physically. You can't even protect yourself from walkers let alone her. She needs a man not a wuss" Daryl glared at him.

"You think you're a man because your always the leader, but your actions speak louder than your title"

"You want to satisfy her how I do but you can't. That thin needle point of yours isn't capable of it"

"Her scent is all over the seat of my bike, You tell me" Hearing that made Rick's blood boil more.

"Don't worry I'll show you how it's done when she's back in my bed, spreading her legs for me. You can watch and take notes" Rick said, giving him a chuckle. After going back and forth both things between the two of them got more heated.

"It doesn't matter caused i let you borrow her. If she knows what's best for her she'll come back to me. Me and her have a connection to each other, wether you like it or not I'm not going anywhere" Rick said.

"Borrowed huh, Well she's living with me now" Rick clenched his fist tightly.

"And I'll make sure she never comes back to you" Daryl said.

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Michonne was sitting on the porch to get some air when she heard chaos erupting from a distance. After seeing Glenn and Maggie run to the garage she followed them. Running towards the sound she saw Rick punching Daryl against the wall. When they fell to the floor she tried to seperate them.

"Daryl stop" She shouted, trying to separate the two of them. When Daryl aggressively threw his fist back to land a punch he accidentally hit her with his elbow. She was on the her knees, covering her bloody mouth with her hand.

"Michonne!" Rick shouted. He hits Daryl hard causing him to fall on the ground. He held him by his neck and punched him again. When Rick turned around he saw Peter take Michonne away from the scene.

"Get away from her" He shouted. Daryl took the opportunity to hit him in the face, causing him to fall back. Before Daryl could topple him Rick kicked him in the stomach. He managed to punch him a few more times until Abraham stepped in to separate them.

"Go cool off now" He said, guiding Rick away from Daryl.

"If I see you again your dead" He shouted while walking away. Daryl attempted to go after him but Glenn stopped him.

"Don't do it, just worry about Michonne"

"Screw him" Daryl spit some blood on the ground.

Back at Pete's personal office he checked Michonne for any injuries. After cleaning off the cuts on her face he put small bandages over them.

"You have a cut on the inside of your mouth, a bruised nose and some scraps with minor brushing on your face. Should heal up in a few weeks" After putting another bandage on her hand he put an ice pack on the side of her face.

Coming into close contact with her he discretely smelt her, picking up a sweet scent. When she stood up to readjust her shirt he was able to get a sneak peak of her waist. He found him self eying her up and down, memorized by her figure. She thanked him for the help and processes to walk out of the room.

"Beautiful" Pete mumbled while staring at her ass.

Once Michonne helped Daryl clean up she went to look for Rick. She needed to settle things once and for all. Walking further into the woods she spotted Rick standing in the open fields.

"What's your problem" He wiped off his bloody nose and turned around.

"So your living with him now?"

"What i do is none of your business anymore"

"If he had any balls he would of got to you first before I did"

"It's should of been him, at least he's more of man then you" He walked closer to her.

"Before we arrived here, I had you on your back in the car moaning in my ear. Who was the man then"

"What are you trying to say?"

"This little thing you got going on with Daryl won't last. I know once you two have an argument you'll be back in my bed, begging me to take your pain away" She slapped him across the face.

"Stop fucking with me Rick. Out of everyone in the group I opened up the most to you, and for what to find out that what we had wasn't real. Why is it all of the suddenly you want to claim me now like I'm some toy. But you taught me something, you can't trust anybody not even the dude you lay down with every night" She shouted? Rick was offended by her last remark.

"Do you really think that wuss is gonna take care of you? If we were out there now you would be dead already. When this place goes down he'll be saving himself, leaving you behind to be bitten by walkers. You'll see eventually who really loves you"

"You know what I can't do this anymore, fuck you and fuck Jessie. Go live happily together for all I care" Before she could walk away he grabbed her forearm.

"This could go one of two ways baby"

"What are you talking about" He released his tight grip and walked away

"You'll see..."

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Jessie spent the evening over Rick's house to comfort him. When he came out of the shower he stood in front of the mirror to check his face.

"Rick, I don't know where you stand with that woman but I hope you've moved on. She's no good for you, she slept with your best friend right in front of you like a slut" Rick slammed his fist on the dresser.

"Don't talk about her like that!" She was stunned by his reaction but didn't want to anger him further.

"Geez, I'm sorry" He climbed into bed and laid down.

"Do you still love her?" She asked.

"No"

"Am I the only girl you want?"

"Yes"

"That's all I needed to hear" He only told her what she wanted to hear. As she rested her head on his chest he reminisced about all the times Michonne would lay her head on his chest, telling him how much she loved him.

Around night time Daryl walked out of the bathroom and saw Michonne just getting into the bedroom with her work clothes still on.

"Where were you?"

"Just sitting outside by the tree"

"Was he with you?"

"No, just me" She changed into her pajamas and laid down on the bed "Why did you tell him I'm living with you?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm not hiding you from anybody, especially him" He watched her gently press an ice pack against the side of her face.

"I didn't mean to hit you"

"I know" He sat on the edge of the bed next to her, gently rubbing her shoulder.

"Hey" She looked at him.

"Are you my girlfriend?" She took a second to think about everything that's happened. Even knowing her and Rick were no longer a thing she was still scared to move on. She thought about the way Daryl treated her and how he's been there for her this whole time.

"...Yes" He kissed her on the shoulder.

"Good" He laid down next to her and put his arm around her. She relaxed her head on his shoulder.

Uh Oh Pete has his eye on her, how will that come into play? How will Rick react to Michonne dating Daryl?

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