It was 4 months later:
Dixie was getting dressed for her 18th birthday party and parents anniversary party. She was born the day after their wedding. She curled her hair, and walked downstairs after putting on her heels. She was in a blue swing dress. She just wanted to forget everything.
Everyone came to the party, and were enjoying themselves mingling with everyone, and getting to know some people they haven't met before.
Dixie walked around talking to everyone, she also snuck a drink or two of champange, and drank a glass of water also. She had been trying to forget everything the last month.
"Really think it's a good idea to be having a drink?" Negan asked walking over to her, the lights were turned down in the bar area. He surprised her to make a visit.
Dixie raised her eyebrow and smiled slightly. "I think just to make it through this horrendous occasion calls for a drink." She looked him up and down.
"I agree with you little Dixie." He winked and took a drink also and drank it. "Yuck. This tastes, shitty."
"Yeah.. this stuff is shitty." She sighed softly.
"Keeping out of trouble?" He smiled talking in a whisper.
"Trying to. Failing miserably." Dixie smiled slightly, looking around. She hugged him, and smiled. "I see my dad. I'll be back..I really need to talk to him." She excused herself and tried catching up to him.
She felt like she was able to finally tell him everything.
Dixie walked over to the preacher, her dad and mom they were going to get started with the service.
"Attention!" The pastor smiled, and Dixie stopped. "We are here to have a surprise wedding vow renewal…"
The guests clapped and came close to watch. Negan stood at the bar. Dixie looked nervous.
"You alright?" Negan asked texting her. Dixie read it and replied quickly.
Rick and Lori were holding hands, smiling. "We'd like our daughter, Dixie and our son, Carl up here with us." Rick smiled.
Dixie held her breath for a minute after taking a drink from Negan's flask, and forced a smile walking forward and stood beside her dad.
"We'd also love our friend - Shane Walsh up here with us." Lori smiled softly. "As well as Hershel."
Carl stood beside Lori, and Dixie stood beside Rick. Shane stood beside Rick also. Hershel stood beside Lori.
Rick chuckled. "We have been together for 18 years. The day after we got married the day before, Dixie was born. We've come so far, over the past 18 years, being just teens ourselves when we got married…"
Dixie looked dazed, she watched them both talk about how much they loved each other. She was pinching her thigh, and listening to the ceremony. She was doing okay so far. She drank another thing of champagne.
"If nobody else has anything to add - to bless the couple we shall - - " The pastor looked at Dixie.
Dixie shook her head. "I'd like to share something." She said moving a bit and looked at her dad. "May..i?" She moved a bit.
Rick nodded. "Go..ahead." He smiled.
Dixie looked down for a moment. "The past year has been...difficult." She said softly, then looked up seeing her group of friends in the crowd. "Only a handful of people know how hard it was. I would like to make an apology for my part in it."
"You've done nothing wrong." Rick frowned, watching her.
Dixie shook her head. "Oh...Daddy….You are so wrong." She felt herself panicking a little.
Negan had ran outside to feed the meter. Beth had taken Carl home also because he was tired, and coming down with a cold.
She didn't notice, Maggie was videotaping it.
Dixie rubbed her face slightly, her head was killing her.
Shane took her hand, "Keep quiet." He whispered to her.
Dixie smiled slightly, feeling his hand on her shoulder. She looked up, letting go of her head, and she punched him hard in the face. The guests all gasped, hearing his nose crack loud. " Don't you ever touch me again!" She was shaking at this point.
Lori grabbed Dixie, looking at her and at Shane. He stood up holding his face as blood dripped down. "My God… Dixie Rose!"
Shane groaned. Lori was helping Shane back up, along with Rick
Dixie looked up at her and started losing it. "You make me sick. You both… Make me sick!" She said looking at Shane. She looked back at mom. "You just professed your love for dad and… You don't even mean it!" She looked at Shane. "You pretend to be his friend.. You aren't!"
Lori just stared at her, unsure what to say. Shane stood up tall and held his bleeding face.
"The bitch broke my nose." He groaned.
"The bitch? Hell, I'll do more!" She said going to lung at him but was held back by Hershel. She had a fiesty temper - she got from her dad.
Dixie laughed being held back by Hershel.
Rick looked at her closely. "Dixie." He said firmly, holding her shoulders. "What is going on."
Lori couldn't even say anything, she looked at Shane. Lori was panicking and she looked at Dixie. "Always causing trouble. You don't have to tell him!" .
Dixie was shaking so hard at this point. Hershel looked at her. Dixie was just staring at Shane as he held his nose.
Rick looked at Dixie, then back at Shane, and over at moved in her sight of view of Shane." Tell me please." He begged.
"Daddy…" She said shaking letting the tears roll down her face, and she broke down "Mom and Shane have been having an affair.." She said moving back with Rick.
"She's lying Rick!" Lori said panicking, she walked over and slapped Dixie.
Dixie let out a laugh. "He's been fucking Mom. Then they decided to have an abortion to hide it." She screamed that out and let everyone know.
Lori looked at Dixie and grabbed her by the hair and slapped her hard across the face again, and started screaming. "You are always causing trouble! God, I wish I never had you!" She said cursing her out and slapped her hard again. She raised her hand a third time, and Rick grabbed her hand after getting up. "You stupid little…" Lori spat at her.
"Don't. Touch. Her." He warned, holding it tightly. "She didn't do anything wrong." He looked at Dixie. "You alright?"
Dixie nodded, "I..Yes.. She hits shitty." She said standing moving a bit. Her hand was throbbing hard from punching Shane.
Rick shook his head, he was shaking himself, he just stared at Lori, then turned to Shane and threw a punch at him, hard on the face.
Shane fell to the ground knocked out.
Hershel looked at Dixie, "Come on." He said moving her away from everyone else to a corner booth. "Let's look at your hand."
She huffed and sat down.
Hershel sighed and examined her hand. "Damn… You can really pack a punch." He said trying to lighten the mood.
Dixie smiled and shrugged. "He deserved it." Her hand was really hurting, she also slapped her mother with the same hand she punched Shane with. Her hand was already turning black and blue, along with swelling a lot. He wrapped it in an elastic wrap and made a makeshift splint, then applied ice to it.
"Looks like a fracture, Dixie." Hershel sighed shaking his head.
"Awesome." Dixie shrugged, she didn't really care.
"Is this the issue you were trying to tell me?" He asked watching her.
Dixie nodded. "They have been having an affair for a while.. Every…" She paused sighing. "Everything I tried telling dad…It was never the right time." She rested her face in her good hand and closed her eyes. "I just ruined my dad's life." She felt sick to her stomach, and really didn't want to talk anymore.
Rick walked over to the table after arguing with Lori in the back, and Shane leaving to go to the hospital. He smiled weakly, he had been yelling along with crying, "Hey..." He sighed and sat down with Dixie. "How….did you find out?"
Dixie looked down, sighing. "I'm so sorry Daddy.." She bit her lip. "I walked in on them, that night drama club was cancelled..I took off with Maggie because It took everything in me to not start losing my shit on them right there.."
He sighed rubbing his face. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"It….I tried." She said looking at him. "So many times… Every time I tried.." She bit her lip more looking at her hurt hand. "They paid me off with money - and the car..." She looked up at him. "I...I...took it in agreement because I didn't have a choice.. Shane threatened me." She let the tears continue to fall. She was letting everything out after a year of collecting it up inside of her. She ran her hand through her hair and held tightly onto it. "I took the money and put it in Carl's college fund. I started...smoking and drinking to deal with everything.." She then laid her head on the table.
"It wasn't her secret to tell, Rick." Hershel said softly, looking at him. "She didn't know how to share something like that with you."
Rick nodded, he reached over and pulled Dixie close, into a tight hug and rubbed her back, he looked at her hand, "Broken?" He whispered to Hershel.
Hershel shook his head, "It's fractured." He grabbed a bottle of water and sighed. "Boxers punch."
Rick sighed. "Alright." He held Dixie close as she cried. "Shhh..." He said holding her close, rubbing her back. "Its..okay...Dixie." He rested his chin on her head, and closed his eyes. "Have you been drinking tonight?" Daryl walked over with two shots of Jack Daniels. " Fer that punch. You deserve a drink.." He said setting it down, he was working as a bar tender at the restaurant for the night. He took a second job at night to help with bills.
Rick looked up at him. "Thanks." He sighed and took it.
Daryl nodded and watched him take a drink of the shot. "Other's fer her too. Got a good punch lil' girl.."
"Yes.. Just some champange.." She said softly, and nodded listening to Daryl. "Thank you, Daryl.." She muttered softly, and downed it. She sighed rubbing her face. She felt horrible the secret came out. "Should of just not said anything."
Daryl nodded took the glasses and left.
Rick sighed, "It would've came out anyway honey." He said patting her shoulder, and wiped her face. "Not your fault." He pulled her into a hug. "I'm so sorry all this happened.. I….I still can't believe all this happened."
Dixie nodded and sighed, she just hugged her dad, and closed her eyes.