The Sheriff's Daughter, The Archer's Girl

Not Giving Up

                        Michonne finally opened up to us and said she'd been with Andrea for a while, "really? We thought she was dead," I said. 

                            "No, Merle found us and took us all back to Woodbury. She started sleeping with him."

                        "Of course. She's always getting with the bad guys," I huffed. Daryl glanced over and grabbed my hand. 

                       Just as Michonne finished Carl came running in, "Dad! Andrea!" Dad and I shared a glance then ran outside with the Dixon boys not too far behind. Merle had earned his place, so we handed him a gun and he squatted behind a truck. 

                          When Andrea got inside the gate we took her bag and dad searched her, "welcome back," he said. 

                          "Oh, I get searched, but Dixon gets a gun?" She asked. 

                   "Which one? There's 3 of us," Merle smiled looking at Daryl and I. 

                              "You. Wait you 2 got married?" She asked.

                         "There's 4, and yeah we did," Daryl said as he stood next to me, she then caught a glance at Maggie's ring too. 

                         "Can I come in now? I need to talk to you all," she said. 

                       "Fine," dad said. I walked in before her and grabbed Dylan. 

                      "Where's Shane? Lori? T-dog?" Andrea asked. 

                          "They didn't make it. Mom died during labor, Carl stopped her from coming back. T died saving me, he was already bit, and Shane, he tried to kill dad, so dad killed him and Carl shot the walker Shane. It's been a while, you've missed a lot," I answered. 

                     "Oh, I'm sorry," she said. 

                    "Don't be. Now why are you here?" Dad asked. 

                           "The Governor agreed to a sit down with you, Rick. At the barn between the 2 places," she answered. 

                         "Fine, but Jamie, Daryl, and Hershel are coming too."

                          "He's going to bring people too."

                           "Fine, when?" 

                           "3 days from now, when the sun is at the highest."

                     "Noon?" Merle smarted off. 

                       "Fine, 3 days," dad said. 

                                        She stayed a little longer. She held Judith and Dylan. Before she left she hugged everyone. She walked over to Daryl, Dylan, and I. I grabbed a hold of her and whispered, "you be careful." 

                          "Always am," she smiled. 

                           "No, otherwise you'd stayed away from Shane and this man."

                          "Take care of your boy," she smiled. 

                              "That I will always do," I said. She let go and we walked her outside. We gave her a car and sent her on her way.