The Walking Dead. No Life Is Perfect Chapter 4
Decided to upload chapter 4 - it's not much. :)
Andrea just stood frozen. Those words hit her much more than she could ever expect. His apology was almost more than that, the way he said it meant so much more to her. Many minutes passed, and so did people. Glenn and Maggie took Carl from Rick, so they could both have a chance to start re-covering through what had just happened.
Andrea watched as Carl was removed away from Rick. Their tears almost making her feel as if that stubborn bitch Lori didn't deserve to die. But the voice that was sitting in the back of her head continued repeating that she deserved it. Rick didn't know it yet, but it was the best thing that had happened. Herschel was checking Lori's body for the baby. As she was a walker, he wasn't sure what could have happened – it could have turned into one of them if it was even possible.
She walked over to Rick, and pulled him into a hug. He needed a shoulder to cry on. He hugged her back, and didn't want to let go. He was so glad to know someone around there cared about him – not even his dead wife did. But, he still loved her – he had stood by her in so much.
"Hey..." Andrea whispered quietly, to comfort him. She wasn't sure exactly what to say. She didn't want to lie and say she was 'so sorry for his loss', or anything along those lines; she wasn't. It was simple. "Let's go sit down." She muttered softly, and then released her hug. He did the same. She then strode through the soft, crunchy snow to her tent, and her and Rick sat in it, where it was that little bit warmer.
Rick turned his head towards her with a small smile that started to cover the tears. "Thanks, Andrea... For everything. When I called you a liar... I swear I didn't mean it. I had no idea what happened... I was worried. Please forgive me."
A slight nod came from Andrea as the last of the words slipped from his lips. 'Please forgive me.' That was the one thing that she just had to do. It reminded of her first moment back to camp when he apologized for leaving her – another thing he couldn't be blamed for; it has all been Lori. Not anymore. "Of course I forgive you." She said back, with honesty. A smile slowly brightened up her face, as she stared into the soft, innocent eyes of his. There was just something that attracted her to them... But she didn't know what that 'something' was.
She raised her hands and wiped the salty tears from his cheek, and her eyes drifted down to her hand. As she did, Rick's eyes raised to watch hers. The blue that shined in the sun was hidden, as a new shade of blue covered them in the darkness. Something that Rick found stunning about Andrea. That was quite simply her eyes.
They both yawned in defeat after a moment; they were both greatly tired from stress and just the energy of the day. They lay down, watching each other's eyes. Rick's hand drifted over to her face and softly wiped the hair away from her face, and he gave her a soft kiss on the cheek. "Thank you." He whispered, and then he closed his eyes to sleep. Andrea's heart felt like it was pounding at an alarming rate, and it certainly skipped a beat. Maybe she was wrong. Maybe in this apocalypse, love stories could happen. Maybe.