Ricks pov
We were all glad. Hershel was letting us stay at his farm. Finally we have a place to stay. That means Carl will be a lot safer. However, Sophie carols daughter went missing. We searched and searched but there was no sign of her. I hope she's ok. She was a good kid after all.
I wrapped an arm round Lori and gave her a smile. She looked up at me and smiled back. But the smile didn't reach her eyes for some reason. Something is bothering her. I can tell. Carl looked up at me as well but he frowned instead of smiled. Now this is starting to bug me. What is going on? It seems Carl knows what is going on. I'll have to ask him later. But for now I'll have to deal with shane first.
"Hey shane can I talk to you for a second" I asked. He turned towards me and nodded. "Sure" we stepped away from the group but far enough so they can see us but not hear us. "So what's up rick?" He asked casually. I sighed "I want to ask you to stop staring at Lori. Not only is it bugging me but I think it's bugging her as well" I replied crossing my arms. Then shane smirked like he knew something I didn't know. "Why should I?" He asked stepping closer to me with a smug look on his face. "Why? Because she is my wife" I replied, bluntly. Shane laughed. "Oh trust me grimes she-" shane was suddenly interrupted by.....Daryl. "she what shane?" Daryl spat stepping in front of me, blocking my view of shane. Shane stopped and went quiet. "Well? Come on shane tells us" he hissed,crossing his arms in a annoyed way (andinaveryhotway). Shane didn't reply. "That's what I thought" Daryl growled, stepping closer to shane so they were nose to nose. "Now do what rick asks will ya. Wouldn't want any tension now do we?" Daryl whispered, glaring at shane. He let out a gulp and nodded. 'No one messes with Daryl' I thought.
Shane started to retreat back to the group and left me and Daryl on our own. 'Oh god' Daryl turned towards me and placed a hand on my shoulder. 'Great here comes that weird feeling again' "you ok rick? Was shane giving you a hard time?" Daryl asked, glaring at shanes retreating Form. I shook my head. "Sort of I guess. He keeps staring at my wife and it's starting to bug me" I said quietly,not telling him the whole story. What I didn't notice was when Daryl frowned when I called Lori my wife. "Something else is bothering ya. tell me what the hell is going on" he demanded, grabbing my chin and forcing me to look him in the eyes. I blushed ever so slightly at the sudden contact. 'There's no point hiding it from him' "Well.....I think something has been going on since I wasn't around" I blurted out. He narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?" "Well.....I find it odd shane keeps staring at Lori. Even Lori and Carl are acting strange. It's like they know something or they are keeping a secret" I sighed,feeling a bit better that I've told someone.
Daryl went quiet for a moment before letting out a sigh. "It seems rather odd. If I were you I would talk to Lori in private. If she doesn't tell you fuck all. Ask Carl. He's your son he'll tell you" Daryl suggested. I looked up at him and gave a small smile. "Thanks Daryl. Nice to have you as a friend" I said, jogging over to the group. "Yeah.....friends" Daryl whispered to himself, frowning.
~Time skip~
We've been here for a few hours now and everything is going good so far. I followed Daryls advice and talked to Lori. But all she said was don't worry darling I'm fine and walked off. I sighed to myself and ran a hand through my hair. The only option left was talking to Carl. "Hey guys food is ready" Glenn yelled. We hurried into the house and saw food being layed out on the table. "Help yourself" Hershel said kindly. It was like a small party. Everyone was eating, drinking and having a good time. It was like there wasn't any walkers wandering around. My attention went to my son who was sitting on a chair, minding his own business. I smiled and went over to him. Carl noticed me and gave me a smile. "Hey dad" he mumbled. "Hey Carl can I talk to you outside for a moment?" I asked. Carl nodded. We both shuffled outside away from the crowd. "Carl.....dad is going to ask you a important and I want you to answer it truthfully ok?" I murmured. Carl gave me a nod. I took a deep breath. "When I was in that coma did anything happen?" I asked. The expression on carls face immediately changed. He looked around before looking up at me. "Shane and....mum they...They" he gulped. "They..had a affair while you were gone" Carl whispered.
I felt my world immediately come crashing down. Lori cheated on me...With my best friend. Carl went back inside without another word. I heard footsteps come towards me, making me bolt behind the house. I hid my face in my hands and let a few tears escape from my eyes. "Rick?" I heard a familiar voice spoke. It was Daryl. I raised my head slightly and noticed Daryl standing in front of me. 'Have you been crying?" He asked. "N-no" I whispered hoarsely. "Bull shit. Tell me what the fuck happened" he demanded. "Lori cheated on me with shane" I mumbled letting some more tears trickle down my face.
Daryls eyes widened. 'That bitch' he thought. "I-i don't understand was I not good enough for her or was I..." as I continued to ramble on about Lori I didn't notice Daryl get angrier and angrier by the second. "Fuck it" Daryl muttered to himself. He slammed me against the wall; placing his hands on the side of my head, trapping me inbetween the wall and Daryl. I gasped and my eyes met his. "Daryl what has-" before I could finish he grabbed a handful of my hair and..........
