It was a warm spring day. At least that's what Sasha told me. I on the other hand was downstairs in the old farmhouse looking through old boxes. So far, all day people have been coming and going. Helping for a while and then leaving me in the dark and dusty basement.
"Hey" a familiar voice greeted me. I looked up and saw Carl standing on the last step staring at me. A glass of water was in his hand and he had a thin sheen of sweat on his forehead. His sheriff hat not on his head for his once. "Hi" I replied as I rifled through some old newspapers. Throwing them into a milk crate. He walked towards me and gave me a smile as I took the glass of water graciously. Lately, Carl's been acting moody so I was happy to him smile again. "Can I help?" Carl asks me, while he walks around an old chest that I hadn't gotten to yet. "Yes please!" I sigh. "I don't know why I have to go through all this crap!!!" I mumble angrily. Carl just shrugs his shoulders and gets to work. The oil lamps I had downstairs were still glowing brightly and I was relived for that. "What's in that?" Carl asks me as he points to an old wardrobe. I hadn't even noticed it before and I stumbled over, intrigued. I opened up the oak wood doors and a cloud of dust exploded into our faces. I coughed as Carl tried to wave it away. Once the dust had settled the two of us peeked into the closet. Inside, hanging on vintage looking hangers, were tons of delicately intricate dresses and charming suits. I gasped and traces my hand along all the beautiful dresses. Carl laughed as he picked up a top hat with a feather sticking out of the side. Weird! He placed it on top of his head and bent over, taking my hand in his. "M'lady" he murmurs as he placed a soft kiss on my hand. I giggle as he stands back up.
I rifle through the dresses carefully and I pick one that went to my knees. It was a soft pink colour and was adorned in millions of little diamonds that glistened in the faint light. I held it in front of my body and looked at myself in the cracked mirror. "Go try it on" Carl says from behind me. I turn around and glance down at the lovely piece of clothing in my hand. "I won't look" he adds playfully. I laugh and kiss his cheek before I slide down my worn jeans and Carl turns to look at the wall. I yank my blue shirt over my head and I carefully slide the dress on over myself. It fit just right and I walked over to the wardrobe quietly. "Are you done yet?" Carl whines. "Not quite yet" I say so quietly it was almost a whisper. I bent over and picked up a pair of silver slip ons with little diamonds sprinkled on the front. I quickly slip them on my feet and I look into an old jewellery box. Inside I find a glittery head band with two exquisite white feathers attached at the top. I place it just above my forehead like a happy. I take one last glance in the mirror. "Carl, you can turn around."
He turns around and smiles at me brightly. I spin around on the flats I'm wearing. "Wow, just wow" he says as I smile sweetly at his adorableness. He grabs my waist and pulls me towards him. He's still wearing that ridiculous top hat and it shades his eyes a bit. "You're the most amazing person I've ever laid eyes on" he whispered into my ear as I rested my head on his shoulder. I glance behind him and notice an old record player. "Hey do you think that still works?" I suddenly ask him. He twists his neck to see. "I don't know babe" he whispers as he walks over to it and picks it up and brings it over to a bench. I open the lid to the portable player and I small cloud of dust oozes out into the basement air. I notice that there isn't any way to even plug it into a wall. I flip a small switch and a faint red light glows up at me. "Is it working?" Carl asks me as he sets down a box of old records. I nod and quickly shut the old thing off, fearing that it'd die. In the box I notice there are a bunch of records inside. I pick one at random and I see that it's The Beatles. "Wanna go and show the others?" Carl asks me as he traces his finger slowly down my arm, making me shiver. "Sure" I say as I take off the headband and set it on the bench. I pick up the record player and set the record on top. I start to walk towards the stairs until Carl comes up behind me and scoops me into his arms. Carrying me bride style. "Carl" I screech as I laugh and bury my head into his warm neck. He lightly kisses my head as he slowly walks up the stairs.
When we finally make it upstairs, mostly everyone is sitting in the kitchen. Carl sets me down and I smooth out my dress. "Hey" me and Carl sat in unison. "Wow! Where'd you get the dress?" Maggie asks me in awe as she stares at me. "Found it downstairs" I reply. With a small smirk as I sat down the record player on the coffee table. "You two were sure down there for a while" Glenn says as he winks at Carl. Carl gives Glenn a small smirk. I flip Glenn off and give Carl a little shove. "We found a record player downstairs...and it works" I say slowly. Everyone's eyes light up as they look at it on the coffee table. They all stood up and walked out to the living room to admire the old relic. Outside the sun was setting and the sky was alive with bright pinks and oranges. I turn on the record player and carefully set the record I had found down on it. I placed the needle on it and immediately the opening music for Twist and Shout begin to play. Quite loudly actually. I laughed with joy as I watched everyone start to dance. Daryl grabbed Carol by the hand and started to twist her around. Rick swayed to the rhythm as he held a curious Judith in his arms. Glenn picked up Maggie and threw her over his shoulder. She screamed and laughed as he spun around, holding her waist tightly. Sasha and Tara busted out some skilled dance moves. Michonne jumped around crazily, bouncing to the beat. Carl grabbed my waist and started to spin me around like Daryl had. He dipped me and I whimpered in fear that he'd drop me. As the song went on Carl and I started to dance around wildly. We leapt on to the couch and jumped around waving our hands and laughing as we belted out the lyrics breathlessly. Eventually the song came to an end and a slow song began to play. Carl and I fell into the couch as we planted. I gave a small laugh as I thought back to our eccentric behaviour. He smiled at me as he leaned his head back. I bent over and slipped off my shoes. Watching the other dance slowly now as they caught their breath as well. Carl held out his hand and I took it gently. He stood up, pulling me with him. We walked to an open space in the living room and he pulled me closer to his warm body. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped mine around his neck. His slightly long hair ticking my arms. We sway to the song and Carl kisses my neck sweetly. "Having fun yet sweetheart?" He asks me as he slowly spins me around. I nod with a smile as my dress flys out behind me. "I could dance all night" I whisper into his ear as he kisses my neck again.
Eventually as the night wore on, everyone started to get tired. One by one, couple by couple, people headed to bed. It was Carl and I's turn to sleep on the couch. Music still played quietly as everyone shut their doors for the night. I leaned against Carl's arm as I gazed out the window at the glowing moon, while I listened to the sweet music. "Ready to go bed?" Carl murmured as he stifled a yawn. "One more song" I answer back. He rolls his eyes playfully as the last song on the record plays. Let It Be tinkled softly as we stood up for one last dance. Carl once again pulls me to him tightly and I rest my cheek on his shoulder. "I love this song" I say to him. He doesn't say anything. Instead he spins us slowly in small circles, swaying to the music. "I love you Carl Grimes" I whisper in a voice that's barely audible. "I love you so goddamn much it hurts" I hear Carl say faintly as he walked us over to the couch. I sit on his lap as he runs his hands slowly through my knotted hair. I kiss him and he kisses me back. I place my hand on his shoulder while the other one lightly grips his cheek. One of his hands is rested on my hip while the other is also on my cheek. I pull away for a moment as I take a breath. I kiss him once more and then lays me down on the couch. I run my hands through his dark hair as I give him one more kiss before sitting up. He groans as I stand up and disappear down the hall for a moment. When I come back I'm changed into a large t-shirt, my dress in my hand. I set it on the kitchen table and I turn down the oil lamp till it's just a faint flicker. Carl gets comfortable as I grab the thick wool blanket on the back of the couch and lay against his chest. Carl pulls the blanket over ourselves and rest my head on his upper arm. I quickly kiss him goodnight before I close my eyes
and silently sing Let It Be over and over in my head until I'm fast asleep.
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I hope you liked this one, I know it's kind of boring...
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~Song you should try: Bridges/Broods
-Lily
