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Karen and Carol sent off the next morning. Carol went off to meet up with Tyreese, Lizzie, and Mika while Karen went to look for Rick and Carl or any others.

Karen carried Judith once again in her back strap and held her gun in place as she entered a neighborhood. She came in contact with two walkers and took them out. She walked some more until she came across a house with walkers surrounding it.

'Someone's inside. Otherwise they would scatter.' She thought before she pulled out Carol's knife. She went up to the 4 walkers surrounding it and stabbed them in the head.

She breathed heavily before she looked at the door. She hesitated but then knocked anyway.

~

Rick and Michonne heard a knock on the door. Michonne got up, with her katana drawn, and stood beside Rick as he slowly went for the door.

When he opened it, he broke down crying when he saw Judith with Karen.

"Carl, it's for you." He cried out as Carl came running towards the door. His eyes went wide as he saw his girlfriend standing in the doorway with baby Judith now in her arms.

Rick took Judith before Karen ran up to Carl and jumped into his arms; Carl cried into the crook of her neck as he hugged her tightly.

"I thought I lost you, babe." He whispered as Karen pulled back and began to shed tears.

"I thought the same." She said before she brought her hand up to his cheek and caressed it. "But I'm here. And so is Judith."

Carl went over to Rick and Judith and cried as he saw his baby sister, aliev, healthy. Karen went and hugged Michonne; though she only known the woman for a short amount of time, it's the least she could do.

"Thank you, Karen." Rick said as he gave Judith to Carl and walked up to Karen and hugged her. Karen nodded with a huge smile on her face before she felt light headed.

"Karen?"

Karen blinked a few times before she dropped to the ground.

"Karen! Ka-"

All went black after that.

~

Karen began to open her eyes and she realize she wasn't in the living room anymore but in someone's room. She slowly sat up and saw Carl in a recliner.

"Karen! Thank god you're okay!" He praised as he sat next to her; grabbing a wet rag from a bowl.

"What happened?"

"You were dehydrated. We had to give you the little of water we found." Carl stated as Karen sighed; closing her eyes as the damp cloth sapped up her dry skin.

"Thanks, Carl."

"Anything for my girl." He said which caused Karen to giggle softly.

"Does your Dad know?" Karen asked as Carl smiled.

"He does and he doesn't mind. He actually told me yesterday that he's proud of how much I've grown. That I'm not a kid anymore. That I'm my own man. It kind of surprised me, but then in the end, I kind of expected that sooner or later." Carl stated as Karen smiled to him.

"And I'm proud of you, too. You're becoming more and more like your dad everyday. You're like him. A leader. And I'm grateful to have you as a boyfriend." Carl caressed her cheek before pulling her into a deep kiss. Karen smiled into it and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"And I'm grateful to you as an amazing girlfriend." He said as he rested his forehead against hers. "Who's also like a walker slayer type of person."

Karen laughed before she pecked his lips.

"Need a hand?" He asked as Karen nodded. Carl took his right hand under her legs and his left under her arms and lifted her from off the bed.

"Where does my lady need to go?" He joked as Karen laughed at his dramatic ways.

"To the kitchen, my oh mighty knight." Karen joked as Carl laughed hysterically and carried her to the kitchen.

~

"They're cute together."Michonne stated as Rick and herself watched from the living room as Carl and Karen worked on dinner, the two sharing a couple of kisses and back side hugs.

"They are. But I still think they need watch themselves. They could go overboard." Rick stated firmly as Michonne smirked.

"And what age did you lose your virginity again?" Rick's eyes went wide as his face went red as a tomato.

"Don't start with me, Michonne." He said as he hid his face in the pillow while Michonne laughed at him.

"That's what I thought."

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