"Do you have any idea how annoyingly happy you are?"

Rick smiled and said "yep."

"When Bassett's wife was six months along she wanted sex all day long. Is there another reason why you're on your third cup of coffee this morning?"

Rick chuckled.

"That's my answer. Damn, bro."

"Not gonna kiss and tell." He smirked, as he took another much needed sip of his coffee.

Shane laughed and shook his head.

"Well, I can't say I blame you. If anyone, you deserve it."

"Thanks."

Rick drove down the road, and turned into the Greene-turned-Grimes driveway. Shane looked around at all the changes that were made.

"Damn, bro. I call dibs on that hot tub come spring."

Rick smiled and went to the door, just as Beth was walking out of the house. He took her keys and engaged the deadbolt. He stole a kiss before escorting her to the passenger seat of the cruiser, as Shane looked around a little more and got into the backseat.

"How you doin, Beth?"

"Good. Tired, fat, always hungry." She chuckled.

"What's the countdown?"

"Probably about eight weeks. I almost don't want it to end. I love being pregnant."

"Well, you look fantastic." Shane said, which earned him a stare in the rear view mirror from Rick.

Beth thanked him, then turned her attention to her husband, who was driving with one hand on the wheel and the other hand holding hers. "How long do you think this will take?"

"If they're running on schedule, maybe half an hour." He glanced at his watch, and noted it was eleven thirty. "We should have enough time to wrap it up, grab lunch and be back to get Jojo off the bus."

Beth nodded. She was getting anxious about seeing Andrea again, but she knew Rick and Shane would be the wall that separated the two women.

When they walked through the doors of the courthouse, Rick and Shane, both well known, showed their identification and avoided walking through the security scanner. Rick told the agent he knew that Beth was with him, so they were immediately able to head to the courtroom.

The three walked in to the silent courtroom, and Beth saw Andrea, in an orange jumpsuit, sitting in the far end of the courtroom. She was always put together at school; perfect makeup, not a strand of hair out of place, and only the best clothing. Now, she had lost weight after being locked up for months, her blonde hair, without getting treatments, was turned to grey, and without getting Botox, Beth could see the crow's feet from where she was sitting. Andrea watched as the petite, perky blonde with a large pregnant bell walk in with the handsome Sheriff, and her eyes followed her nemesis until she was seated. Andrea seethed as Beth hid a laugh.

Andrea's case was called, the five months she served in jail counted towards her six month sentence, and she was released. Beth's attorney automatically ask for and was granted a restraining order. She lost her job as a principal and she was barred from setting foot on any public school ground.

Beth, overly emotional anyway, started crying in fear, but Rick reassured her that safety should be the last thing on her mind.

The three waited in the lobby of the courthouse. Beth wanted to see Andrea face to face.

After signing a bunch of papers, Andrea walked into the lobby, to see her one time lover, the man she loved, and the brat she hated waiting for her. She walked over and tried to hug Rick, but he pushed her back. He protectively pushed Beth behind him.

"Beth wanted to say goodbye, you'll never see her again." Rick said.

"I wish you well, Andrea." Beth said, flatly.

"So what'd you gonna do now?" Shane asked.

"Well, I have some things lined up, some guys…"

"So guys are lining up to date you?" Rick asked, as Beth chuckled.

"Work, an apartment, that kind of stuff." Shane asked.

"No idea. Andrea said, defeated. Hopefully Amy didn't burn my condo down."

"Anyway, we need to go. Beth just wanted to say goodbye."

"I'll see you at the station." Shane told Rick, as Mr. and Mrs. Grimes left the building.

Months later, Beth was asleep in her hospital bed, exhausted after twenty hours of labor. Rick was sitting in a chair right next to her, holding their baby girl. Tears of joy streamed out of his eyes. He was holding his baby, and the woman he loved was lying right next to him. He was rocking Annette Lori Grimes, and has was happy for the first time in years.

A few months after Annette was born, Beth and Rick resumed their sex life. He wanted to make sure she was comfortable. Beth loved that she was putting her daughter to bed in the same room she slept in when she was a baby.

The first night Rick was very gentle, just like their first time. She winced when he pushed himself inside, and he stopped. "Don't you dare." she laughed, and he slid himself in to the hilt. She was on top, moving her hips up and down. She leaned down, and as she climaxed, she accidentally sprayed Rick with breast milk. They laughed, and he said she tastes very good. He tried to take a little from the source, and she laughed. He gently rolled her over, and gently pumped into her until he came deeply.

They lay there for a while, laughing about the milk, and just loving the feel of their naked bodies together. She say up and straddled his legs, and started stroking his cock and sucking on his balls.

"Whoa...oh...oh fuck that's good."

"Well, we have to wash the sheets anyway. Might as well make it worth it." she smiled, and he laughed.

He was hard again, and she took him in her mouth. She used the method she perfected over the past year, and used her hands and fingers to press the right spots. He came strongly, deep in her mouth. She swallowed him gladly, and bent down to kiss him.

"Let me catch my breath...and we'll really have to change the sheets." he said, and made her laugh.

Rick was happy to let Beth do what she has always wanted to do, be a stay at home mom. Rick adopted two German shepherd from a local shelter, and had them professionally trained to protect Beth, the children, and the land.

He taught her how to shoot, and showed her where the guns were. Rick surprised Beth with a porch chair swing built for two, and the three of them would rock there in the evenings.

Rick drove Annette and Beth for their checkups. Just four months after their daughter was born, Beth was pregnant again. Rick was so happy he cried and hugged Beth tightly.

Soon, they welcomed another daughter, Julia Anne Grimes, after Rick's mother.

Time went by, and Rick came home, was greeted by Jo and a toddler Annette running to him and yelling "Da...Da..Da!"

He picked he up and gave her a big kiss, gave Julia a kiss, Beth a more passionate kiss, and bent down to kiss her tummy, saying "hello to you in there!"

After Richard Hershel-Carlson Grimes was born, Rick and Beth thought it was best for them to stop, so Beth got her tubes tied.

Six months later, Rick Grimes got home from work a little early, and was met by his "army," as he calls them. Annette and Julia were running, wobbly, towards him. Richard was crawling. Beth came over and he gave her a deep kiss before he sat on the floor and being "tackled" by his kids.

"This is my life" Rick thought to himself. He let his eyes show his emotions, but the knot in his gut was twisting. He had more reasons to come home, and more to protect. Now more than ever.

After a little while he stood up with Richard in his arms and put him in his high chair. One more kiss to Beth and he went upstairs to change clothes, and secure his weapons. After dinner he cleaned up while Beth took a much deserved break and went for a walk outside. She always sat in the gazebo. That was "her" place. She just sat there, no book, no cell phone, nothing. It was her chance to listen to the quiet of the evening. Her father built the gazebo, and that's where she stood when she emptied the urns that contained the ashes of her parents and her sister.

It was their nightly routine. Rick cleaned the dinner dishes, and started baths for the kids. He had all three washed up and in their pajamas when Beth came in. She helped put them to bed, and would sit with Rick talking about their day. No TV, no tablets, just the two of them sitting together.

That evening Rick grabbed Beth's feet, and put them in his lap. He started giving her a much needed foot massage. She leaned up, and they kissed hungrily. She sat back with a smile. She moved her leg and felt something hard.

"You just can't wait, can you?" she teased.

"Well, little Ricky isn't hard right now, but I do have something for you." she laughed at the nickname she gave his dick. "Close your eyes..."

She did so, and felt him put something around her wrist.

"No peeking! Damn it...how the hell do you work this? No...no peeking or I'll make you come only four times. Hang on...I think I got it. Okay. Open your eyes."

She looked at the new, beautiful bracelet Rick put on her wrist. It was a diamond tennis bracelet, encrusted with rubies, her birthstone. Her jaw dropped when she saw it.

"Rick...what...how...It's beautiful!" she squealed.

"Don't you remember?"

"Remember what?"

He smiled. "It was five years ago today I did a speech at a local school, and the cute blonde teacher grabbed my heart. Happy anniversary, baby."

She smiled as happy tears came out of her eyes. "I can't believe you remember stuff like that!"

"When it comes to the woman who changed my life for the better, I remember everything. I love you so much."

"I love you too!" she said.

"I told you I'd spoil you."

They kissed, and it got more passionate. "We can't...not down here..."

"Okay. It's a race. I'll lock up and check on the kids. You get naked and in our bed."

"Annnnd. Go."

If they didn't know every inch of each other before, they sure did that night. She was naked and in bed when he went to the bedroom, and it took him seconds to get undressed and slide under the covers. They became experts at keeping quiet. He kissed her deeply, then worked his way down to her crotch. He licked in and out of her folds, and sucked on her clit while thrusting in three fingers and massaging her sweet spot. She moaned, and let her orgasm shake her body. She whispered for him to lie next to her, and she got on top and took him in her mouth as he continued to use his tongue and fingers to make her go wild. She gently sucked on his tip, licked his shaft up and down, and sucked on his balls, one at a time. She had to pause as she felt herself come, and went right back to taking his whole length into her mouth. She massaged his balls while sucking him hard, and when his legs tense she let him come in her mouth, swallowing every drop of her husband.

She rolled off, and they each had to catch their breath. He chuckled, as he kept his hand on her leg. "I will never get tired of that. Good God I love you."

She moved and put her head on his chest. "I love you too. So much."

They lay together, just enjoying the feeling of being with each other, and she started to stroke him. He smiled as he watched her straddle his crotch and make him fully erect. She moved her hips over him, and slid down, taking him inside of her. She rolled back and forth, as he grabbed onto her breasts. He pulled her down for a kiss, and rolled over. He loved watching how damn beautiful she is, and seeing her sweet expressions every time he thrusted. He picked up the pace and made sure she came, before exploding deep inside her. She was exhausted and soon fell asleep, and he held her tightly. She's his second chance. His winning lottery ticket in his life. He listened to the sound of her breathing, and soon sleep claimed him.