safe

Chapter 53

Daisy lays sleeping in my arms as Max reads a book upstairs.

Rick sits next to me on the couch cleaning his gun with Carl.

They're calming down after the several screaming matches they've had today.

Suddenly there's a knock on the door and everyone stands up and out of the way.

I run to the corner of the room and hold Daisy tightly to my chest to protect her.

Rick pulls his knife out of his belt and gestures for Carl to stay back.

He slowly walks towards the window and peers out to see what it is.

"Carl, it's for you." He says, smiling brightly and stepping back.

As Rick slides his knife back into his belt Carl opens the door tentatively.

As it swings open Michonne walks inside scooping Carl up in a hug.

Rick laughs at Carl's surprised expression and walks over to hug her too.

I walk over to the door and close it whilst they have their moment, I have to admit my eyes are watering a fair bit...

As I turn back around after doing a knot with the cables Michonne is already standing in front of me, arms open.

I pass Daisy to Rick and hug Michonne tightly.

"Thank god there's another girl in this house." I whisper and she laughs.

A few rogue tears escape my eyes and I move back from the hug and grab Daisy.

"Max guess who's here?" I call.

I hear Max's little footsteps zoom across the floor and down the staircase.

He swings around the corner and an audible gasp escapes his lips as he sees Michonne.

Michonne chuckles and holds out her arms for him to hug her as well.

Max runs into her arms and hugs her tightly.

I see Rick turn his head towards me in my peripheral vision and I turn to him.

He smiles at me warmly and I can't return it because all I can think of is Glenn.