Team Family (Richonne)

Ch 37: Willing to try

Rick's P.O.V

Sometimes I sit and wonder what things would be like If all of this never happened.

Like, would I know Michonne? Or would I still be suffering in my marriage with Lori?

What if Shane wouldn't have slept with my wife like the coward he is, or was -- and maybe we'd all be happy?

But I actually wouldn't give up anything I have right now.  because I love Carl, and how close we are now, and I love Judith, I love raising her with Michonne. I love my girls, more than anything--- and Carl too, of course. God knows I love them more than myself.

"Rick?"

I heard Michonne's soothing voice coming from around the corner. Her sweet, sweet voice that could make a man do anything she asked.

I turned back to find her leaned against the door panel, eyeing me up and down.

I awkwardly ran my fingers through my wet hair and smiled at her.

"Pants a little low?" She giggled.

I glanced at myself in the mirror and damn, I look good. I had just gotten out the shower and shaven, so I had a clean face and a bare chest.

I'm losing my muscle, seems like, by I'm still in shape and I ain't losing my V.

I pulled my pants up a bit, to my waist, where they are meant to be, and not below my V line.

"Heh." I chuckled.

"You shaved!" she still smiled, showing all her teeth.

Man she's so beautiful.

"Yeah," I said whilst rubbing my hand over my mouth and stroking my clean shaven face.

"You look handsome as ever."

"Thanks sweetheart." I said shyly.

Michonne brings out the highschool lover boy in me. Like, I wanna sweet talk her and buy her flowers and I also wanna get wild with her. Oh,  the things I could do.

She looks awfully happy today, like she's bursting with good news.

"How's your day?" I asked.

"Great!" She smiled.

"Oh yeah? How so?"

"Well, earlier this morning Carl and I went for a walk around the hilltop. We stopped by Maggie and Glenn's  to hangout with baby Hershel for a while, and then we hung out with Sasha and Abe... and then we just spent some time together sitting on the porch, playing cards."

Jesus, it's only 2:00... How did she do all of that when it's barely afternoon.

"Is that all?" I asked  sarcastically.

"Actually no, I stopped by Dr.Carson to ask what my chances were of getting pregnant and he--"

"Wait, what?!" I exclaimed.

She raised and eyebrow at me and moved her hair from her face awkwardly.

"Wait you're not --you're not...?" I said while making weird hand gestures at her stomach.

"No Rick, I'm not pregnant," she laughed.

"Whew," I exhaled.

"What? You don't want to have kids someday?" she said in a low, saccharine like tone.

"Oh, I do. I do. You just caught me off guard.. Wh-what about you?"

Damn, I'm such a dweeb.

"I wouldn't mind someday. I mean, I love you and you're all I need.. But wouldn't be cool to have little spawns half you and half me running around the house?" she giggled.