Fight The Dead, Fear The Living (Rick Grimes)

Chapter 8

What does Rick need to talk about? This makes me nervous...

"Did you know about Lori?" He asked, I shook my head, I had my hand resting carefully on my wound and prayed for it to stop stinging.

"What about her?" I asked, he looked down, pinching his nose. He always did that when he was frustrated or he didn't know what to do. This makes me even more nervous.

"She is pregnant..." He said, why does he seem ashamed? I know that bringing a baby into the world might seem a little heartless but it is a baby! When do you ever get to see one in this type of world. I think the baby could only bring happiness.

"CONGRATULATIONS!" I said happily, I went to give him a hug but he sighed and moved back.

"You're saying it to the wrong person." He said, I tilted my head in confusion.

"What do you mean I am saying it to the wrong person? You and Lori have always been together it couldn't be anyone else's." He looked down again, he wouldn't look me in the eye.

"Rick, just tell me I can handle it!" I said, getting frustrated by how slow he wants to tell me.

"Look, Tori, it isn't mine. It is Shane's." I just stood there dumbfounded.

"It couldn't be Shanes, he has been with me since the start of the world going to shit" I said, did he really have the balls to cheat on me? Well obviously, he got Lori pregnant didn't he?  I sighed, looking down.

"Shane and Lori had been in woods together since when I got here, maybe even before." He explained, I cannot believe that asshole. I, I'm, I don't know what I am going to do yet but I know that when I know, he'll wish he never did anything.

"I'm sorry," I started but Rick cut me off.

"Why do you need to be sorry?" He asked, I sighed as I realised something.

"I always saw Shane go into the woods, he told me that he was going to hunt. But whenever he went Lori was never around, I should have known or at least gone to see what they were doing." I explained, he shook his head.

"You have no reason to think that you could have known." I gave him a quick hug and I looked for Shane.

"Hey, help me find Shane," I said to Rick, he looked at me in confusion.

"Why?" He asked, I shrugged.

"I told Daryl that I would ask Shane about Otis." Rick nodded and grabbed my arm, putting it around his neck while putting his arm around my waist. As we walked around the farm I spotted Shane near some trees. As I got Rick to take me over, I asked him to wait by a different tree as it wouldn't take long and I didn't want Shane to help me back to the house.

"Shane." I said I am pissed at him but lets pretend I don't know to see if he tells the truth about Lori too.

"What happened to Otis?" I asked him, he looked down at his hands as he was telling the story.

"We were running from a herd, he told me that he wasn't going to make it. He chucked the bag and gun over to me and stopped running. I tried to pull him with me but he was hell bent on sacrificing himself to save you. I knew I could have saved him but if I did, you wouldn't be here today." I nodded, knowing he was lying as he told Daryl Otis tripped.

"How come when you went hunting, you never came back with food?" I asked him, he was shocked at first but he just made up another lie.

"There wasn't anything to catch." I slapped him, trying to let him know that I knew the truth.

"What was that for?!" He shouted, I slapped him a second time.

"You cheated on me with Lori, you lied to me about it too. I am not happy Shane Walsh. NOT HAPPY." I said, trying to be intimidating as Rick walked over and helped me back to the farm. I heard Rick chuckle to himself as I looked over to him.

"What?" I asked him, starting to smile.

"I am not happy Shane Walsh. NOT HAPPY." He imitated me and I started to laugh too.

"You sounded like his mother." He laughed more, he was laughing that much that I could feel him shaking as he helped me to the house. I laughed until he sat me on the bed. I smiled as Rick leaned down and kissed me on the cheek. As he turned to walk out, I was blushing like crazy.