Baby grimes (season two - the walking dead fan fiction - rick grimes daughter)

Chapter Fifteen

They arrived at the shooting range. Shane gave instructions for everyone to put up bottles along the fence. Rick was standing with Carl and addy. Addy already looking a bit scared. Shane walked over to them "Rick... see if these might fit in her ears. It will be a lot of shots for her ears." He held out two foam ear plugs that were in his bag.

"Thanks Shane" Rick put addy down and kneeled "ok baby. It's gonna be loud so let's see if these will fit. I know you don't like the bang noice but daddy needs you to be brave ok? Can you practice quiet game with the noise? " she was already getting upset but nodded her head anyway. Rick hated making her do something she didn't like but for her safety and everyone else's. She needed to learn how not to cry at the sound of a gun.

Rick put the buds in and kisses her cheek. He stood up but kept his hand on her head. He turned to Carl "what about you bud? How are you feeling?" Carl smiled "I'm ok. I really want this. Are you sure she will be ok with this though?" Rick nodded "yeah, she needs to get some tolerance to the sound for safety reasons. Plus this gives me a chance to have some time with my kids." He messes up Carl's hair and they all get ready for practice.

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Every time a gun goes off, Rick can feel her flinch but he was proud of her. She wants cry and she hadn't screamed. He knew once this was over she would probably have a cry but what can you expect from someone so young. He was also incredibly proud of Carl. It was a big step for his boy and he planed to support him the hole way.

Rick and Shane walked alone watching everyone taking shot after shot. Addy holding tightly onto ricks pants on his other side away from the guns. They nodded because everyone was doing pretty good. Rick looked down to check on addy as rick watched t-dog with jimmy.

Rick smiled as she looked up with watery eyes but put her finger on her lips. She was trying to hard. He held his hand out for her and she gripped onto it tightly as they moved over to Andrea. Rick looked and seen her bottle was still unbroken. But when she sassed Shane. He couldn't help but smirk when he noticed where she was shooting. For someone who missed killing what she thought was a walker the day before, she was shooting pretty good now. Daryl was damn lucky.

He smirked when Shane handed her a different gun. She looked at him and he shrugged before stepping back with addy out of the way. When Andrea shot, addy let out a tiny noise but buried her head into ricks leg trying to be quiet. That was a very loud shot so he's surprised she didn't just break down completely. He patted her head soothingly.

He smiled back at Shane " I'd say she's ready for the advanced class." They both laughed. Rick walked up to Andrea and smiled "it might be worth your whole after the rest of us head back to camp." Andrea noded "sure, why not." She looked down at addy and could see he face was starting to get red from holding back her tears. She smiled sadly.

Rick turned and walked back down to Carl with addy still tightly attached to his leg. He smiled at Carl "hey bud. Show me a few." Carl nodded. Rick kneeled down to get a better sight of how dark shot. Addy quickly wrapped her arms around his middle and he cuddled her closely while watching Carl.

Carl shot perfectly and rick was so happy. Carl turned to him smiling "I got it" rick patted his back "that's a great shot." Addy let go of rick for a second and gave Carl a hug. Carl hugged her back "bestest" she mumbled passed her wobbling lip. Rick and Carl smiled at each other at how hard she was trying not to cry. Rick couldn't be prouder of his kids. He was filly with so much love for them.

When he turned to step back with addy to give Carl room to keep shooting, he noticed Lori standing there. He hadn't even noticed her before that. She must have rode with someone else. He nodded to her. She nodded back. She was about to step closer to him but he kneeled back down to addy. Rubbing her back reassuringly. She watched rick kissing her cheek, she still couldn't get rid of her jealousy at how he was with her, she honestly wanted to blame him earlier for Carl having the gun. Wanted to say it was because he was always with addy, not with Carl. But she stopped herself. She had a big secret. And she needs rick back.