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Chapter 5

Michonne smiled at her memories, laughing to herself about how she and Rick spent that entire day reading multiple comics and talking about life. As Michonne is deep in her thoughts Sasha answers a call about a disturbance at the grimes household.

Sasha looks around seeing Andrea sleeping and Maggie watching Netflix, she looks at Michonne to see her deep in thought.

Sasha snaps at Michonne before throwing a fun size big kat at her, effectively getting her attention.

Michonne: Bitch don't d…

c'mon daydreaming ass, we got a call and don't call me no bitch, Sasha said giving her a side eye.

Sasha and Michonne walk to Sasha's squad car and rock paper scissors for the keys, Sasha loses and sighs.

Damn it! I'm going to beat you! One of these days, Sasha said getting in the passenger seat.

Michonne rolled her eyes giggling, not if rick has anything to say about it, since "his word is law" She said mockingly.

Sasha: speaking of grimes we got a call at his residence, disturbing the peace apparently. She said giggling

Michonne: disturbing the peace this late jeez guess they don't call him Ricky dicky for nothing.

The women both laughed, pulling up to ricks house, hearing shouting and screaming along with A dog barking.

Michonne walks over to the front door with Sasha following behind her, she knocks on the door and a red face rick opens it visibly distraught, with Lori yelling in the background.

Sasha: whoa not the type of screaming I was expecting

Rick ignores Sasha comment exhaling deeply.

Michonne looked at Sasha holding back a laugh before looking at rick.

Michonne: we got a call rick, y'all are very loud, is everything alright between you two?

Rick clenched his jaw visibly tensed and embarrassed; he looks down sighing and wipes the tears forming in his eyes as he comes to the realization that his marriage might be over. We're fine Michonne, Lori just had a few to many….

is that her, huh rick that bitch you're cheating with? Lori began walking to the door but rick blocked her path keeping her from going outside as Sasha and Michonne looked at how unhinged ricks marriage actually is.

Lori, please your drunk, there is no one else. rick pleaded with Lori to calm down and forced her to look him in the eyes. Lori began calming down and rolled her eyes as she finally started calming down, she began sobbing uncontrollably before smacking rick across the face.

Michonne and Sasha stood at ricks door watching their conversation feeling like they're intruding on a personally matter, after seeing Lori smack rick they both got ready to step in, when rick stopped them with a wave of his hand.

Rick sat Lori on the couch and went back to where the two women were standing before sighing and scratching his brow: I'm sorry, um let's keep this off the paperwork.

Michonne: yes, sir sheriff, it looks like you've got everything under control, she stated sarcastically, c'mon Sasha.

Sasha: goodnight rick.

The two women began making their way back to the car before Michonne stopped and looked back telling rick to "keep it down and put some ice on your face" with that Michonne gave Rick two finger salute.

Rick nodded closing the door softly looking at his now unconscious wife slumped on the couch, letting out an exaggerated sigh he slicked his hair back before putting a blanket on her, after ten minutes of contemplating his life and icing his cheek, he decided to take oxy out for an evening jog.

Michonne and Sasha make their way back over to the station discussing Rick's personal life and what they just witnessed.

Michonne: I had no idea that's what rick was dealing with.

Sasha: me either, no wonder he's always so damn upset wifey isn't giving him any.

Michonne: girl you don't know that, they could have crazy make up sex.

Sasha: Michonne that man ain't getting no coochie from her and you know that.

Michonne: Sasha I rather not discuss our boss's sex life and marriage.

Sasha smirks side eyeing Michonne: you mean your ex's sex life.

Michonne side eyes Sasha's shady comment.

After a few minutes of driving around the two ladies decide to go on patrol duty.

After an hour-long jog clearing his head rick walks back home. Upon entering his home, he sees Lori is still asleep on the couch. Rick made his way to the kitchen, and he fills oxy's food bowl with some puppy chow and gets himself a cup of water, after hydrating himself he goes upstairs and gets in the tube taking relaxing hot bath, while he soaking, he submerges himself fully into the bath, holding his breath, rick releases small air bubbles, relaxing in the hot water, sooth his aching muscles and clearing his mind, After some time, he comes up for air and leans back against the metal tub, wiping the water from his eyes rick rest his head against the wall, thinking of ways to bond with carl and possibly fix his marriage. Rick stays in the bath until the water gets lukewarm, he stands up draining the tub and began taking a proper shower.

After his shower, rick dries himself off and puts on a pair of clean boxer briefs before lying in bed drifting off to sleep quickly.

Sasha and Michonne make it back to the station around 3am after a long and eventful patrol.

Michonne: alright mister Dixon c'mon and watch your head.

Dixon: this is bullshit I aint even done nothin! I know my rights! I'm an American!

Michonne grabs Dixon's arm, intentionally hitting his head, ignoring his grunts and complaints, she leads him into the station putting him in the holding cells.

Michonne and Sasha go to the kitchen and start their lunch break, both women eat in silence until Maggie walks in the kitchen yawning and began making herself a batch of coffee.

Maggie: coffee anyone?

Michonne: yes please

thanks girl I need it, Sasha said with yawn and a shake of her head.

Maggie hands Sasha and Michonne their coffees.

Sasha: thanks, I'll leave a tip

Michonne giggles chocking alittle on her food and clears her throat. Sasha! Why are You always being shady?

I'm sorry girl, I couldn't help it.

You're lucky I'm too tired to be offended said Maggie taking a seat beside Sasha.

Together the three ladies sat enjoying the quiet of each other's company.

6am hit and Andrea's alarm goes off alerting her and all of nightshift it's quitting time. Everyone but Michonne clocks out and leaving chatting amongst themselves.

Michonne sits at her desk doing paper work when she feels a tap on her shoulder, looking up she sees it's rick.

Rick: hey… I need to talk to you.

Rick walks off towards Hershel's office and Michonne follows him, upon going into the office Michonne closes the door behind her, she looks at Rick curious as he leans against Hershel's desk folding his arms.

Rick what is it that you wa….

Why did you break up with me? Rick asked with tears in his eyes.

Michonne's eyes widen slightly, caught off guard by ricks question.

What? rick that was years ago.

Michonne… I just need to know, okay?

Rick, it didn't work out between us…. You know going long distance just wasn't for us.

Rick took her words to heart and nodded, chonne I'm sorry…. For everythang.

Michonne walked over to rick and took his hands holding them in hers, rick looked deeply into her eyes and kissed her passionately. Michonne closed her eyes returning the kiss. After a few minutes Michonne broke it off, she looked at Rick as he looked down ashamed, "I'm sorry" he said softly.

Michonne lifted his head, placing her hand on his cheek, looking into his eyes seeing his sadness, "you don't need to be rick".

Michonne hugged him letting him weep on her shoulder.

Rick: I don't know what to do chonne, me and Lori have been having problems for a while and it's like everything I do or.. don't do, it's never! Good enough for her, I'm trying my best for her and Carl, I swear it.

Rick cried into Michonne's shoulder for a few minutes, letting all his grievances about his marriage be known.

Michonne: Rick why don't you take a few days off and work on your marriage, try counselling.

Rick scoffed at her idea knowing the last place he wants to be is alone with Lori.

Rick: you should go home.

Michonne: how do you know I wasn't going to leave before you took me away from my desk.

Rick chuckled: if you were going to leave you would've left when everyone else did.

Michonne rolled her eyes smirking: ok grimes, you got me. She sighed and started walking towards the door. Oh, and Dixon is locked in holding cell 1

Rick exhaled an exaggerated sigh: okay I take it that's what you were working on

Michonne: yeah, you can finish it up.

with that she walked out the office to grab the paper work for rick to finish.

Once she was out of the office rick licked his lips tasting Michonne's mango flavored lip balm. As he walked out to go to his desk, Michonne matched his walking pace handing him her papers. "Thanks" he said as he sat down looking at the papers.

No problem cowboy, Michonne smiled. Hey feel free to call me up to hang or have drink, and rick your always welcomed at my house if you ever need a friend.

Thanks, I'm taking some time off to take carl camping maybe you should do the same.

Michonne: take time off to take carl camping? She laughed.

Rick chuckled at Michonne's joke: no, I mean take time off, you work too hard, you should join us it'll be fun.

Michonne: I'll think about it rick.

Michonne and rick shared a moment and Michonne smirks before walking pass Shane, Abraham and Glenn effectively ending her shift and leaving work for the day.