It's a Love Story ~carl grimes book~

Chapter 16

"Yes ma'am" he said, returning the grin

The next few days were magical. You and Carl spent every second together. You were glued to his side no matter what. He even sat in the bathroom while you showered and you sat in the bathroom while he showered. Though, you always made sure neither of you saw anything you weren't supposed to see as a new couple. 

"Good morning, gorgeous" Carl said as he watched you groggily walk down the stairs, wearing one of his flannels, buttoned up with short shorts on. You just groaned in response and plopped on the couch 

"Sleep well?" he asked as he lifted your legs, sat down, and put them on his lap and started rubbing your feet. Once again, earning a groan from you. This morning you woke up to blood in your underwear and a cramping lower abdomen

"I'll take that as a no" he added, rubbing up and down your legs

"Me and Rick are going on a run" Michonne said, walking into the living room "You two need anything?" she asked with a smirk 

"Nothing like that" you giggled "Can you try and find some tampons or something?" you asked her, she nods in response "Thank youuuu" you added, putting your head back down 

"Ohhh" Carl said "You okay?" he asked, laying his hand on your tummy 

"Mhmm" you hummed, closing your eyes

"Wait, Dad!" Carl yelled as Rick opened the door "I'll be right back" he added, standing and kissing your forehead before walking over to Rick and whispering something to him. Rick nodded and Carl came back 

"You two behave!" Rick said before walking out the door 

"I'm gonna go check on Judith, okay?" Carl said, walking up the stairs

"mmkay" you hummed, adjusting to a more comfortable position. A few moments later Carl comes downstairs with Judith and a bottle of Ibuprofen.

"Here" he said handing it to you "I figured this might help with your stomach. I'll go grab you some water"

"Thank youuu" you said, sitting up and opening the bottle. Carl returned with a glass of water and Judith's bottle. He sat down next to you with Judith and handed you the water. You took the Ibuprofen and laid your head on his shoulder as he fed Judith

"This day couldn't be better" Carl said, looking down at Judith

"What?" you giggled, looking up at him

"I've got my two favorite girls cuddling with me, neither of them feel good, and they both need me. Nothing could be better"

"Aww" you cooed, kissing his cheek

     Judith ended up falling asleep, so Carl put her in her downstairs play pin. You two laid on the couch and cuddled all day. He was laying on his back, and you were on top of him laying your head on his chest

"You wanna know something, y/n?" he asked, rubbing circles on your back 

"hm?" you hummed

"I love you. Like a lot" he said. You looked up at him and looked him in his icy blue eye

"I love you, like a lot, too" you giggled. He leaned up and began kissing you. At first, it was gentle and loving, but as it got heated, the kiss got hard, and rough. Carl's hands explored your body, as yours remained on his chest and in his hair

"You  know" you paused to kiss him "we can't" you said, kissing him again "do... anything" kissing him one more time "right?"

"Mhm, now shut up" he said, shoving your face back to his

"mph" you hummed, reconnecting lips "No" you said, pulling away

"What do you mean, no?" Carl scoffed, sarcastically

"I have to get a shower and get dressed" you said standing up 

"Ughhhh" he huffed "I have to stay down here with Judith" he added

"okie dokie" you said, walking up the stairs, remembering you don't have anymore clothes of your own. You trudged back downstairs to Carl 

"Carlll" you huffed 

"y/nnn" he huffed back

"I need some clothes"

"Of course you do" he giggled "Boxers in the top drawer, sleeping pants in the second, and you know where everything else is" 

"Thank youuu" you said walking back up the stairs into Carl's room. You walked into his room and grabbed a pair of boxers, some plaid sleeping pants, and a t shirt. You got your shower and went back downstairs to see Carl with Judith on his chest. She was asleep, and once you got closer, you noticed Carl was asleep too. You walked over to him, moved his hair off of his face and kissed his forehead. You started cleaning up the house a little bit. You dusted, swept, cleaned the bathroom up a little, and you've also straightened up Carl's room. You noticed you got blood on his sheets this morning, so you changed them before he noticed. You headed back downstairs to do the dishes. You were in the middle of rinsing the last few dishes when you felt a pair of familiar pair of hands snake around your waist and lips against the crook of your neck. You put the last few dishes in the dish strainer and turned to face Carl. He continued to kiss your neck, then moved his way up to your lips. You kissed for a few a seconds before he placed his hands on your ass and lifted you onto the counter. He stood between your legs as you ran your fingers through his hair. You continued to kiss until you heard the front door open

"Hey, lovebirds" Rick said as you two pulled away from the kiss

"Hey, Rick" you said, hopping of the counter and kissing Carl's cheek

"Did you clean today?" Rick asked, looking around 

"Sure did"

"Well, thank you"

"Of course. It was the least I could do"

"If only Carl would do that" Michonne smirked

"Hey!" Carl said "I do things"

"Really? Like what?" Michonne asked

"Like- uhhh." he stuttered

"Exactly" she giggled

"Whatever" he chuckled as everyone shared a laugh. You just thought to yourself. You couldn't believe that with everything going on in the world, it's still possible to be happy. 

It's still possible to love.