"HA!" Sabrina cackled obnoxiously
Rick looked over at Sabrina, suppressing a smile, "Now is not the time."
"I told you this mullet wearin' weirdo was not the cure to the virus. But noooo, nobody ever believes little ole Sabrina."
"Probably because you're more hallucination than reality." Daryl mumbled
"Ha!" Sabrina laughed again
Abraham laid in the middle of the road, staring up at the sky, feeling defeated
"So now what? We just wander around aimlessly?" Maggie asked
"Yup. That's what we were doing in the first place. We just didn't know it." Sabrina said
"You're awfully fuckin' chipper." Daryl said, rolling his eyes
"She's got a win for once. Let the woman have her moment." Rick sighed
"In all reality, this is an unfortunate turn of events." Sabrina said, "But! We should still keep moving to Washington. Or just keep moving somewhere in general. I don't like being out in the middle of the road, vulnerable."
"Do we take Eugene?" Glenn asked
"I say we all get to hit him once before we allow him into one of the vehicles." Sabrina said
Abraham perked up, eagerly
"No! Wait. This was all a hoax to see who was loyal to the truth. I am... the carrier of the only known cure to the zombie virus." Eugene said, nervously
"Ah, that boat has sailed, my friend." Rick sighed, "Sink or swim."
"I am standing in the middle of the road. No ocean, no lake. Your analogy is invalid." Eugene said
Sabrina laughed again, "God." She said, looking at the sky, "You are one funny motherfucker!"
Daryl nudged Sabrina with his shoulder, pointing at Ares, who was growling loudly into a thicket of trees
Sabrina looked over at Ares, her smile quickly disappearing. She furrowed her eyebrows as she walked over to the dog, "What's up, bud?" She hummed, reaching to pet the dog
Ares snapped at Sabrina's arm, missing her by just a few millimeters
"Hey!" Daryl said, pointing his crossbow at Ares
Sabrina backed up a bit, staring into the treeline as she stumbled into Rick's embrace
Ares barked loudly as three dogs emerged from the treeline. Three feral, yet healthy, dogs.
Without hesitation, Sasha shot the three dogs
Sabrina looked over at Sasha in disbelief
"They're fucking feral." Sasha hissed, rolling her eyes as she dismissed Sabrina's looks
"That's good meat right there." Daryl hummed
"I cannot disagree." Eugene said, rubbing his hands together
"Gross." Sabrina said, looking at Ares
Ares walked over to Sabrina, bowing his head as he groveled at her feet
"I'm not angry." Sabrina said, kneeling down. She placed a soft kiss on the dogs head, "You're just protecting me." She said, scratching between ears
Rick smiled softly, "You wanna go exploring?" He asked her, "I mean - scope out the area?"
"Sure." Sabrina said, standing up
"We'll be back." Rick announced, "Just gonna walk a few miles up the road."
Sabrina walked beside Rick, looking around
"You seem to be in a good mood today." Rick said as he threw a ball, watching as Ares chased it, "Considering we basically have no supplies left."
"I feel good." Sabrina said as she watched the ball roll down into a small ditch
Rick smiled, "Good. I've missed you." He said, referring to her kind nature
"Thank you for sticking with me." Sabrina said, glancing into the woods. She locked eyes with Hershel, which caused her heart to sink before she looked away, reminding herself he was dead. Sabrina looked ahead at the road
Rick smiled, "Of course. I love you." He said, "Hey, look. There's some cars up the road. Let's go see what we can grab."
Sabrina nodded as she walked alongside him, looking around at the area
"Hey, so.. I was just wondering... What do you think about Daryl?" Rick asked, casually
"Huh?" Sabrina laughed softly
"Do you like him?" Rick asked curiously
"In what way?" Sabrina asked, suspiciously
"Romantically." Rick said, slowly, "Or sexually."
"I enjoyed the sex we had but I'm committed to you." Sabrina said as she stopped walking, looking at Rick
"Would you be open to us having sex more often? With Daryl?" Rick asked, looking over his shoulder at her before he stopped walking
"Would you?" Sabrina inquired
"Yeah." Rick said, "I think Daryl is good for us. For you." He said, "He takes care of you and really seems to care about your wellbeing. I think we need that right now."
"But I want to be in a relationship with you." Sabrina said, delicately
"And you will be. Daryl will just be coming along for the ride." Rick smiled
"For sex? Or more?" Sabrina questioned
"Sex." Rick said, "If you're okay with it."
Sabrina shrugged her shoulders, "Let's just play it by ear. Yeah?" She smiled, walking over to the pile of cars.
"We don't have to, you know." Rick said, "We can just stay us."
"This is a lot to spring on a woman." Sabrina laughed, "You wanna be a thruple?"
Rick laughed, "Like... Sister wives, but instead it's Husband Brothers."
Sabrina laughed again, rubbing her face, "Maybe." She said, opening up the trunk of a car, looking at a walker who was gagged and tied up, "Rick?"
Rick walked over, inhaling softly as he looked at the woman, "Wouldn't happen if she was protected by the Husband Brothers."
"Horrible, awful timing, Rick. Truly."
"I'm just saying." Rick said, putting his hands up in surrender, "I will handle it, mama. Just keep looking around." Rick said, gently
"Okay." Sabrina said, exhaling deeply before she walked toward another car. She closed her eyes tightly as she listened to the growls of the walker quiet down
Rick walked up to Sabrina, hugging her from behind as he kissed the back of her head, "I love you. I feel like having Daryl be apart of us would mean extra security and safety for you." He said softly, "I'd do anything to keep you safe."
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Idk maybe i'm feeling poly! feeling silly. testing out the waters.
anyway here is a short chapter before we start creeping into alexandria and crazy rick phase
