It's a Love Story ~carl grimes book~

chapter 26

let's just say, your day after that, was pretty great

the next morning

as you woke up, you felt yourself in a warm, tight embrace. you remembered the events that took place last night, and smirked at the thought. you cuddled closer to Carl's bare chest, he pulled you in even tighter. you were practically on top of him. your legs interlocked with his as you laid your head on his chest.

"good morning, princess" he whispered, running his hands through your hair

"how'd you sleep?" you asked, looking up at him, to see his eyes were still closed. you took this opportunity to run your hands from his forehead, down the side of his face, as you peppered his neck and chin with small kisses

"better, now that I have you on my hip everywhere I go" he giggled

"I missed you so much" you hummed against his skin

"I missed you too, babygirl"

(are you lost, babygorl?)😂😂

omfggggg have y'all seen 365 days😂😂😂

"what all happened while you were there?" you asked, tracing circles with your finger on his chest and shoulders

"it was weird. negan was actually nice. he didn't even try to hurt me. he talked to me like I was his friend or something. he made me take off my bandage too. he kept making comments about it."

"that's mean" you said

"yeah, it is"

"what time is it?" you asked

"7:43" carl said, looking at his watch on the floor

"ugh, it's early" you huffed, sitting up

"yeah, we should get ready. I think we're going on a run with dad" he said

"really?" you asked "oh, that reminds me, did you see Daryl while you were there?" you asked "at the sanctuary?"

"yeah, I saw him once"

"how is he?"

"he looks sick"

"sick?"

"he just looked ill. I don't know, he looked just... it's hard to explain"

"no, no. I get it"

"I saw his wives" he said

"what?"

"his wives. you know how he wants you to 'marry' him?" he asked, you nodded "well I saw the ones that did, the ones that actually agreed. he has at least 15 girls. it's disgusting. he uses them as sex toys. he even brought up you" he said. you raised your eyebrows

"oh?" you said

"he was trying to piss me off. he said that he could only imagine how good you were in bed" he said

"and you said?"

"I told him he could keep imagining" he laughed "he started to become a dick after that" you and he laughed

"wow" you chuckled

"have you seen Maggie?" he asked

"no, Negan still thinks she's dead. we're trying to keep it that way. I haven't seen her since the day after, uhm- since the day after Glenn and Abraham died" you said

"oh" he said. by now, you were fully clothed, putting on your belt

"I need to go over to the Hilltop today. I'm supposed to be giving the kids karate lessons or something" you laughed, putting your knife in the holster on your garder strap, that strapped perfectly around your mid thigh.

"you would look hot as hell doing karate" he said, pulling his shirt over his head

"I know" you giggled

"I'm so happy I'm back" he said, wrapping his arms around your waist

"me too" you said, melting into his touch. you then heard a knock on the door, and walked over to open to, then returning to Carl's embrace

"you two bout ready?" Rick asked "we're gonna head over to the Hilltop here in a bit"

"yeah, I just need to brush my teeth and this mess" you said, playing with your hair

"alright" Rick laughed "just be down in about half an hour or so, and we'll head over that way" he said, walking out of the room

"I need to go take care of this" you laughed, pointing to your face

"nah, you're gorgeous" Carl said, holding each of your hands

"come onnnn" you huffed, leading him out of the bedroom. "go get breakfast" you said, pushing him in the direction of the stairs

"fine, fine" he huffed as you walked into the bathroom

you brushed you teeth and hair, then put it into a ponytail. you walked downstairs and grabbed a pancake. you tore it into pieces as you ate it.

"ready?" Rick asked, carrying judith into the kitchen

"yep" you said, popping a piece of pancake in your mouth

"carl?" he asked

"yeah, just give me a second" he said, putting his plate in the sink "let's go" he said, putting his hat on.

you, michonne, tara, carl, Rick, and rosita got in a car a drive to Hilltop. when you arrived, you stood at the front gates, awaiting the opening. you missed your people badly and couldn't wait for reuniting enid, Maggie, jesus, and sasha.

as the gates creaked open, the first person you laid eyes on was Maggie. rick walked over to her and hugged her.

"you're okay?" he asked as you hugged enid

"I'm okay" she replied, "the baby's okay. all of us"

"you were right from the start" Rick said "you told us to get ready to fight. I didn't listen, and I couldn't. I can now."

and with that, you saw Daryl and jesus step out. he's back. rick walked over and hugged him. after they finished their hug, you ran into his arms. you stayed there for about a minute, before pulling away. you looked at him, he nodded. you returned the nod, then walked back over to Carl and intertwined your fingers with his. rick turned to everyone. you all smiled to ourselves. you all then walked into the main building, you and Carl hand in hand.

we're together again