My Dark World (Gabentine Fic)

The Final Curtain

(11 Years Later)

"LEE! YOU HAVE 10 MINUETS BEFORE THE BUS LEAVES WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!"

"I'M COMING! JESUS CHRIST, HOLD ON MOM!"

I smile as I listen to my wife and sons shouting match of the morning. They do this everyday and you would think that Lee would get up early to please his mom but, nope. He sleeps in late and wonders why his mom shouts at him to get up and ready. He's pretty sassy for an eleven year old but, I'd say he gets that from Clementine. I prayed day and night to whoever was listening that my kids wouldn't get my eyesight problem and nearly cried with relief when I heard they both had perfect vision.

I'm feeding Mari in her high chair and making airplane noises to try to get her to eat her breakfast. She's eight months old and the most adorable thing I have ever seen. Her hair is curly and dark brown, her eyes are like liquid honey, and has a cute little button nose. Lee also has dark brown hair but, it's like mine. He has dark chocolate eyes and is nearly taller than Clem.

"Babe, will you change Mari while I go get your son?"

"Sure, Clem."

I should probably clue you guys in on what happened.

Okay, so 11 years ago our group met a couple of people who were trying to get to Washington because they had a guy with them that claimed he could make a cure. At first, I was very skeptical of the guy, his name was Eugene, but we decided to help them because he could be telling the truth. We made it to Washington and found that it had a dozen settlements there and people working together to kill off the dead. It was like a miracle and we couldn't believe it. Eugene began working with the other scientists and they took eight months to develop a cure. During that time, Clem had told me that she was pregnant and Beth had suspected she was too. I married Clementine the same day she told me she was pregnant and I couldn't have been happier. It took a long time for everything to get back to the way it was but, it was well worth it because it meant having a safe world again for my wife and child.

The army was rebuilt and cleaned up all the leftover walkers, leaving only destruction and despair behind. Schools were opened back up and the government worked at getting electric and water turned back on. We had to elect a new president and appoint governors to the newly built cities. I asked Clem where she wanted to live and all she said was that it didn't matter, as long as I was by her side. We moved to Savannah, Georgia and built a new house. The rest of the community also moved to Georgia and stayed within driving distance to each other so, we could still have dinners and get togethers.

Rick and Michonne had taken to law enforcement. Rick became a sheriff again and Michonne became a lawyer. Judith has grown into a very mature young adult and goes to law school. Carl and Beth had two kids, Janco and Meredith. Janco is now 5 years old and he is a little shit like Carl. Meredith is 10 years old and sweet like her mother. I've been suspecting that Lee is crushing on Meredith because he's always excited to see her at the get togethers. Anyways, Carl became a deputy for his dad and Beth is a elementary teacher. Maggie and Glenn have one kid named Timothy and he is super smart and only in 4th grade. Maggie runs a farm with Glenn and raises horses and cattle. Daryl and Carol have a 4 year old named Skyler and Daryl runs a motorcycle store and Carol teaches with Beth. Javi and Kate moved in next to me and Clementine and they have twin 6 year old boys, Tyler and Jacob. Javi is actually the mayor of Savannah and Kate is his secretary.

As for me and Clem, we both work for the government. We're apart of the new FBI and are literally partners in crime.

"LEE GARCÍA! I'M COMING UP AND YOU BETTER BE READY TO GO!"

I roll my eyes as Lee retorts to his mother and pick Mari up and go to the nursery. I change her diaper and put her in her bouncy seat. I hear some screams from upstairs and then see Lee bolt down the stairs and out the door.

"Bye Lee, love you!"

"Bye dad, love you too!"

Clementine comes back downstairs and I give her a sweet kiss and pick her up and spin her around. She gives a squeal and lightly hits me.

"Gabe! Damnit, we're not in our twenties again!"

I set her down and smile at her.

"No, but you're still so beautiful."

Clementine rolls her eyes and scoffs at me but, I still see a slight blush creep up her neck. This causes my smile to widen and I pull her into a hug.

"I love you, Clementine García."

"I love you too, Gabriel García."

The end.