Well sorry for the very long absence. I really don't know how time went away from me. One day I was writing this story and the next day my work took all of my time and it is October already. I cannot wait for the season 7 premier but until then I will read and write for Richonne
Chapter 3: Getting closer and letting go
Rick was watching her again. He knew it was creepy and stupid but he could not help it. She was so beautiful. Especially now that she was washing the dog with her son, they were splashing and laughing and it made Rick smile he wished he was there with them. He did not understand but since that first meeting two weeks ago when she moved here he felt an instant connection to her. Yes she was attractive and no one could deny it but she was something different all together and he wanted to get to know her.
Since that first lunch together their interaction consisted of small talk but Rick wanted more. He needed to get to know her more. She was starting to be like a drug to him.
"Rick are you there, hello Rick can you hear me?" Jessie said on the other side of the phone and Rick suddenly remembered that he was talking to Jessie. His girlfriend.
"Rick hello are you ignoring me?" Jessie said and Rick sighed
"No off course not I just spaced out. I have a lot on my mind right now. You know with work and all." Rick said trying to sound apologetic but he was just bored listening to her taking about her work all the time. Seriously how work at a hair salon be interesting.
"Okay I am sorry I will let you go and you need to get some sleep now Rick. You only slept a couple of hours. But before you go maybe we should think of doing something together with our kids. You have them for two weeks now maybe they need to see us together." Jessie said and Rick stopped in his tracks. He did not want his kids to meet Jessie. Mainly because he had doubts about being with her. Yes she was a pleasant woman and he really liked her yet all of his thought were consumed by his new neighbour and it would not be fair to Jessie if he only be with her for he sake of it. No he needed to let her go.
"Okay but I was thinking we could meet for lunch together. Just you and me." Rick said and Jessie giggled at the other side of the phone.
"You only want me to yourself then. Okay pick me up tomorrow at noon." Jessie said happily and Rick smiled tightly.
"Lori's car just pulled over and the kids will run into the house soon. I will see you tomorrow." Rick said.
"Yeah see you." Jessie said and Rick hung up the phone. Rick opened the front door and saw a beautiful site. The children even Carl were running after the dog who was wet and laughing. Both Lori and Michonne looked at the children and smiled. They both saw him and Lori gave him a big smile and a wave and and Michonne gave him a small smile.
"Has be been welcoming to you Michonne. He can be a brood some times." Lori said to Michonne giving Rick the side eye and Rick chuckled at his ex wife
"No he had been nothing else than welcoming." Michonne said smiling.
"Well if he gives you any trouble than just call me I will rescue you." Lori said and Rick shook his head.
"And how will you rescue her all the way from Fort Benning." Rick said crossing his arms on his chest.
"Don't question me. I have my ways." Lori said.
"Don't worry Lori I will just call Shane and he will deal with him." Michonne joked and Lori chuckled.
"Yeah and he is my best friend so I think he will side with me." Rick said with narrowed eyes and a smiled to Michonne.
"Well Andrea loves me and Shane is scared of her so I think my chances are better than yours." Michonne said and moved her head and a sassy way.
"Yeah you might be right there." Rick said and Michonne laughed making Rick smile. Lori looked at their exchange and smiled. She had not seen Rick smiling so much and joking around in some time. She looked between both Michonne and Rick and smiled. The chemistry between them was visible to the naked eye and Lori secretly hoped that this could grow into something more so Rick can be happy as well. He deserves it.
"Well I got to go. Rick you know the drill. Have fun." Lori said kissing Rick on the cheek and going to say goodbye to her kids, kissing them all over and hugging the lights out of them. She was sad that she was leaving them for two weeks but she knew that they were safe.
"Okay kids have fun and be good for your father. Call me every day, I want to know everything." Lori said and waving goodbye to them and to Michonne and got to her car and drove away.
Just then Judith ran up to the and looked at her daddy with her big hazel doe eyes.
"Daddy please can we have a dog as well. We will be good and we will pick up his poopies and we will clean it." She said and Rick heard Michonne chuckled behind her hand cause she saw the look on Judith's face and how hard it was to say no to her. Rick looked down at his daughter and shook his head.
"Judith I think you will take care of him for two whole weeks and then you will get bored and it will fall back on me so no not at the moment. You will have to wait until you are older." Rick said and was proud that he could say no to his daughter, that was until he saw Judith tearing up and her bottom lip trembling.
"But you said we could have a dog. I already told my friends at school that I will have a dog." Judith said and Rick felt bad but he needs to stick to his decision.
"i said that I was thinking about and I thought abut it Judith and we are not getting a dog right now. In a year or two when you are more responsible. We all remember what happened to Peaches." Rick said and he heard his son snicker in the background and Judith looked at Rick with a dead eyes.
"Peaches was a hamster and he was boring but I want a dog daddy. Please I am a good girl." Judith said and Michonne could see the man before her crack under this little cuties charm and decided to help.
"So how about you practice with Bruno and see if you like it cause taking care of a dog is a really hard. He is just like a baby and you have to do everything for him, you have t wash him, walk him, make his food. It is not just all fun and games." Michonne said kneeling down to Judith's level and and talking to the little girl who nodded wiping her tears away but her bottom lip still quivering.
"Can I play with Bruno?" Judith asked Rick who nodded and watched as his daughter ran away to play with the boys.
"I am sorry for getting involved it was not my place I've just seen you struggle." Michonne said standing up and looking at Rick who smiled at her.
"Please it was fine. I was about to give into her and trust me I do not want to take care of the dog all by myself." Rick said and Michonne chuckled. They watched as the children played with the dog. Even Carl who could barely keep his head away from a phone was playing with the little ones and it made Rick happy that he was participating. It was so long since Rick was able to connect with his son and he missed that. He looked at Michonne who was watching her son with a big smile on her face.
"You know this is why I moved out of the city. My son has a garden where he can run around and looks like he now had friends as well." Michonne said and looked at Judith who was explaining something to Andre who was listening to her very intently and Carl who was looking at them trying not to laugh. Rick could not help to think that they all seem just to fit in together.
"Do you want to have lunch together. I can make mean pancakes." Rick asked Michonne wanting to get to know her.
"Pancakes for lunch? Count me in." Michonne said laughing and walking with Rick to his house calling for the kids to come as well.
Rick sat at his desk at work and he was doubled over laughing. His best friend Daryl was sitting at his desk with the biggest black eye and was frowning at his other best friend Shane laughed at him.
"Hey assholes it is not funny." Daryl said and Shane started laughing even more and even choking at some point
"Dude your wife beat you up. It is funny." Shane said and Daryl shook his head.
"She did not beaut me up . She was dancing and did not see me and hit me in the face as I was walking by." Daryl said and Rick shook his head.
"We all know that Sasha is fierce and would beat you up to keep you in place." Rick said and Daryl smiled. As much as he was embarrassed about his black eyes he loved his wife and was proud of her that he could defend herself.
"Yeah well she is not beating me up it was an accident and she feel so bad for it that she is doing everything I want her to and I am going to milk it for all I can." Daryl said and laughed. After nearly 10 years of marriage she being the only woman he had ever been with since they have dating since they were 15 he could use a free pass.
"Yeah and would you ask or you dog?" Shane asked and Daryl smiled at them and both Rick and Shane chuckle at their best friend.
"What are you trying for another kid?" Shane asked and Daryl shook his head.
"No way man I am good with three although Sasha has been talking about babies. God I hope you don't' want more children. Logan is just 4 years old. He's still a baby and should keep her occupied and Penny is just causing havoc around the house. She wanted to wear make up to school and she is only 7. I am scared what will happen later. Noah is going through an emo phase and she wants to bring another child into this. No way man." Daryl said and Shane smiled.
"Well you gotta talk to your wife about this just watch out so you don't have a second eye to match." Shane said and Daryl looked at his best friend and mocked his laughed.
"I will talk to her but if she really wants another kid you know I will not be able to say no to her. She's fucking hot when she's pregnant." Daryl said chuckling.
"Seems like you have a lot to think and talk about." Rick said and Shane looked at Rick with narrowed eyes.
"So how's Jessie doing. Are you going to let her meet your kids? Are you all going to be a happy family." Shane said in a mocking tone.
"No I will break up with her today. She is a nice person but we barely have anything to talk about as all she want to talk about is her work at the salon and sex. We have nothing in common…"
"And you have the hots for Michonne." Shane finished for Rick and Rick went silent.
"What… No… I don't know what you are talking about." Rick said and Shane chuckled at his best friend.
"I know you Rick and I saw the way you looked at her when you first met her and apparently you two had a hot date yesterday." Shane said ad Daryl looked at Rick and moved his eyebrows seductively at Rick and made a high pitched noise.
"Ohh someone has a crush." Daryl said in a girls voice making Shane roar in laughter.
"You are all crazy. I was looking at Michonne like a normal person and we had lunch together cause our children were playing together. That is it." Rick said and stood up.
"I suggest you get to work or I will fire you." Rick said and walked away from them still hearing he laughter and mocking but he smiled. He had gotten to know Michonne a little more and all he wanted to do was know more about her. He looked at the clock and cursed. It was time to break up with Jessie.
Over a year later…
The pair looked at the crowd of people and looked at all the people that mattered to them. Michonne looked at Lori who made it to their wedding knowing how hard it was for her with her sickness. Michonne locked eyes with her and whispered how much she loved her and she did the same. It might have been a weird friendship because Lori was Rick's ex wife but they did not care. Lori was her family and they have gotten close in the last couple of months. Rick looked the the two women and smiled. He was truly lucky that his life turned out they way it did.
The pair looked at each other and smiled. Michonne lips were trembling as she looked at the man she loved and was so close to being his wife. She wanted to cry but she held it in. Rick shook his head he could not believe that this was angel was his. They were in the own world not even hearing the priest until he said.
"If anyone has a problem with these two getting married than speak up now or forever hold your breath." The pair looked around the crowd knowing that no one will speak up.
Then the church door flew opened making everybody jump and the person came into the church with sneer on their face.
"I do. I do have a problem with them getting married." the person said and everybody in the room gasped.
Well well well who do you think was the person that stopped the wedding? I am evil aren't I but I will not tell you that for some more chapters. We still need to find out how the two gotten to the alter. I know it may be weird that Lori and Michonne will be friends but I have not read a story where their interaction were good and I wanted to see that. This is not a a Lori bashing story cause I actually like her and I don't want drama where there is no need to be drama. Jessie is getting out of the picture finally. She was meant to stay a little longer but I just can't stand her and the thought of her being with Rick really bugged e especially as I re-watched season 5 and 6 and I remembered how much I dislike her character. He has not been through shit yet likes to preach to people. I really wanted to punch her. Well sorry for that rant I really just don't like Jessie. Well our pair is getting closer and I really like that. I want them to build a friendship first so that they can build up on it. And how did you like Daryl and Sasha together and having three children. I really like them together and they have three children ; Noah -11, Penny - 7, Logan - 4. So do you want they to have any more children? And as you know from the previous chapter Michonne is pregnant so what do you want them to have? Boy or girl? And please send me ideas for names as well.