Chapter 1: Baby Face
Rick was single...again. His 1 year long relationship with Jessie was at first exciting and new but quickly became bland and boring and Rick quickly stopped looking forward to seeing her. He had just broken up with her at her home and had driven back to his own home, now he was about to enter his home.
Inside he heard the high pitch screams of laughter coming from his youngest daughter and then a deeper laugh coming from his son. He opened the door and smiled, "Y'all sure are rowdy." He said, as a woman stepped into view and smiled. She had dark skin, large and dark almond eyes, full brown lips and locs that fell down to the middle of the back but for today were up in a bun. She wore a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and a loose v-neck orange blouse that stood out against her skin tone. Her black sandals sat near the door.
"Judy was playing hide and seek with Aunt Michonne, who is a surprisingly bad hider." Said Carl, his oldest child. Carl was 16 and was a spitting image of his father with his blue eyes and similar tone the only difference was his long hair that often covered his eyes.
"Hey!" said Michonne who smiled widely. "I was trying to give you guys a chance to find me, now if I was playing for real the both of you would still be looking for me." She said, as she then scooped Judith into her arms and walked over to Rick placing her in his arms. Judith was Rick's youngest at 6 years old and she smiled widely and held her arms out as she got closer to her father. "Daddy!" She squealed in a high pitch voice.
"Hey baby girl." He said, smiling brightly at her. "You had fun with Auntie?" She nodded and nuzzled her head in her neck. Rick walked over to Carl and patted his head, lightly kissing the top of it. Carl scrunched his face at his father's kiss and sighed, "Okay this my cue to go upstairs bye now." He said as he moved towards the stairs he stopped before going up and turned towards Michonne. "Are you staying for dinner?" He asked, hopefully. Carl and his Aunt Michonne had a great relationship and were incredibly close, often telling her things before he told his father.
"Not tonight, I'm gonna go see Mike but I'll come up to say bye. I promise." She said, smilingly as Judith began to wiggle out of her father's arm noticing that Carl was going upstairs and she wanted to go as well. "Can I go with Carl?" She asked, looking up at her father. "Come on Judy." Carl said, smiling as he held out his hand for his sister as the both went upstairs.
"So…." started Michonne. She and Rick were best friends and knew each other for years and therefore have both seen the other in relationships. Michonne knew he was going to see Jessie today and he had intended to break up with her. "How'd she take it?" She asked, as she walked over to the living room and then sat on the couch, patting the sat next to her indicating for Rick to come sit.
Rick sighed as he walked over to the couch, plopping down on the seat next to her. "She cried….a lot. It was uh...awkward to say the least. I just...I don't know I can't get into the swing of things with this relationship stuff since the divorce, you know?" Rick was divorced from his ex-wife, Lori a few months after having Judith. He had discovered that she had cheated on him with his friend, Shane and it was something that neither of them could get past. Even before their divorce and the affair their relationship was on the rocks. They often argued and he found himself constantly telling Michonne about their arguments and even spending the night on her couch a few nights. Even though it was quickly becoming 6 years since the divorce, dating was still something Rick didn't find easy.
Michonne nodded and gave him a small reassuring smile. "You'll get there, you were married for a long time, gotta learn how to date again. I know I make it look easy but trust me it's not." She said, widely with a grin on her face. Rick laughed lightly, "You do make it look easy. Got any tips for the old man?" "Yeah clean up that scruff you got going on and maybe then you'll get some ladies, instead of everyone thinking you're a grandpa." She chuckled lightly, as she reached over and gently touched his rapidly growing beard with her thumb.
