Daryl woke up and reached his hand over to caress Michonne's shoulder but she wasn't in bed. After taking a shower he walked into the living room and saw her by the stove.

"Hey" He sat on the stool by the countertop. She put a piece of ham in the skillet.

"I made you breakfast" She gave him a plate with ham, scrambled eggs and hash with a cup of orange juice. He was happy that he'll be able to taste her cooking for the first time but felt bad about her going out of her way to feed him. She sat across from Daryl and happily watched him chow down. He wanted to keep the mood cordial between them but had to ask her about yesterday.

"What happened after I left?"

"The usual, things got heated, we exchanged some words then parted ways" She took a sip of juice. He understood it would still take time for her to let go of him but didn't want her getting use to the routine of being dragged down by Rick.

"You don't need to be around him, let him live with his mistakes"

"We're not friends anymore. I'm tired of feeling depressed. Our relationship is the only thing I wanna focus on" He looked up at her. She seemed sad about losing Rick's friendship but only time would tell.

Once Daryl left she went to the laundry room to get her clothes from the dryer. Looking through the basket she noticed a pair of her underwear were missing. She wanted to say they were somewhere in her dresser but thought about the experience she had last night. Before she can deeply recollect there was a knock at the door, she remembered asking Sasha to come over before work to catch up.

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Rick cleaned around the house a little to clear his head. Hearing a knock on the door he looked through the blinds and saw Pete standing there. Even though he felt slightly uneasy he let him in.

"Hey, i was having a beer and thought I bring you one" He handed him a bottle but Rick didn't take it.

"Nah, I'm good"

"Come on don't tell me you're still on duty"

"Kind of always am" Pete leaned against the wall.

"You were drinking at Deanna's party, not as much as that girl with the dreads. What was her name again...Michonne. I'm surprised a cutie like her hold a couple down" Rick glared at him. Pete subtly cleared his throat.

"So, what's her story?"

"I don't know her that well" Rick questioned his motives and had to toy around with his mind to avoid giving up any information about her. Pete took another sip of his beer. He knew Rick was lying, considering he knows more about him and Michonne than he should.

"Hmm, I thought you'd be the first to snatch her up. Guess you missed your chance with a beautiful woman since your married right?" Pete gently patted his shoulder. Rick could feel his blood boiling, hearing him go on about Michonne. He wanted to shut him up but couldn't show his true intention, so he subtly shook it off.

"No, I was married"

"...It looks like we haven't lost anything but believe me we have" Rick nodded his head. Things were becoming awkwardly silent between them. Pete walked over to him and put his hand on his shoulder.

"Let's be friends man" He took another sip of beer and walked out of the house without giving him a second look. When Rick closed the door he looked out the window to see where he was going. Once he was out view he sat down on the couch to think. Even though Pete was a doctor something was still off about him. He remembered Michonne and him weren't speaking to each other anymore, but still felt she was his responsibility and wanted to look out for her.

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Pete walked down the street and seen Michonne working out on the grass. He hid behind one of the houses to get a better look. He watched her do a couple of push ups, feeling blood rushing through his body at the sight of her toned body. He couldn't believe Rick didn't keep this one around. Once she got up off the ground he approached her with friendly mindset.

"Hi Michonne" She nearly jumped out of her skin, hearing his voice.

"What do you want" He loved her feisty attitude.

"Woah I come in peace" He chuckled "I looked at the stock of medicine and were running low on antibiotics. I like to go on these little runs to scrounge up more" She put her arm on the wall.

"Why can't Jessie go with you?" She knew Jessie was his wife.

"If I went with her I'd be dead, hasn't killed a walker a day in her life. I need someone strong, someone who knows what it's like to fight out there" He eyed her up and down, admiring her sun kissed skin.

"Sorry I can't go" She walked past him.

"My youngest son is sick" She stopped "With your help I'll be able to bring back a lot more supplies, enough for him and the people here. Please"

Not being able bare the thought of a child getting sicker she nodded in agreement to go. Michonne grabbed her sword and met Pete back at the car.

"Do you know where this place is?" She packed extra gear in the trunk.

"It's a pharmacy a couple miles from here. There were too many walkers around for me to get into the entrance"

During the ride Pete occasionally glanced over at Michonne a few times. He tried asking her a few personal questions but she refused to answer. Pulling up a few feet away from the pharmacy they took cover by a tree to look for walkers.

"There's a couple of them by the entrance, I can take them out" She said, pulling her sword out.

Pete tried to subtly inhale more of her sweet scent but she quickly move to another tree. As she moved in to take out the walkers by the entrance he stabbed a few coming from the side of the building. After checking around for more walkers he met her back at the front entrance.

"The door only opens from the inside. I can lift you up to the window" She looked at him.

"No, I got it. Just wait here"

He watched her climb up the dumpster and pull herself up on the banister, taken aback by her strength. He pulled a note out of his pocket supposedly containing a list of medicines they were low on. Once she opened the door they agreed to go separate ways to look for medicine. After looking around he noticed a small cabinet on the side of the room that looked untouched. It contained syringes, and a couple of unnamed vials. Confusion, light headedness and fatigue was listed on one of the bottles.

"Did you find anything?" Michonne asked, holding a bag of assorted medicine.

"Just stuff for the flu" He secretly hid the syringes and vials in his bag.

Arriving back to Alexandria Michonne gathered her things from the trunk and handed him the bag of Medicine. He held out a couple boxes of protein bars from the pharmacy.

"Listen, the people in your group might not appreciate everything you do or the sacrifices you've made but I do. And I would like to get to know you better, maybe over coffee?" She took the boxes from him.

"Thanks" She walked away. Enjoying the view of her backside he came to the realization that this was one tough chick to crack, but he's up for the challenge.

Do you think Pete was lying about his son being sick?