HEALING THE HEART|| R.GRIMES

&quote;"I wish I had chosen you before,";&quote (Btw youre Karlie)

Karlie and Rick's relationship was not one of easy resolution. It was a slow-burn, filled with guilt, longing, and shared history. Both were haunted by the past-Rick by Lori's betrayal and Shane's anger, Karlie by the collapse of her marriage and the choices she had made. But in the midst of the apocalypse, amidst the constant fight for survival, they found solace in each other.

Their love was forged in the fires of their shared trauma, a love that was both fragile and steadfast. They were not naïve about the dangers of the world around them, but together, they found strength. Karlie and Rick's relationship became one of survival, of quiet moments and stolen glances in a world where the future was uncertain.

In the end, their bond, while born from loss and betrayal, became a testament to the human ability to find love and hope, even in the darkest of times.