Dixon or Grimes

Chapter 15

Pulling the wooden leg away from the nail I wipe the sweat off my forehead, walking over to rick and michonne I lean my head on his back. His hand comes back and wraps around mine "It's hot" I mumble dragging my nail across a cut in the wood. Rick hums and lets go of my hand before turning around "Take a break you've been out here since this morning" he says his voice soft. Leaning my head on his shoulder I drop the wood and pull him closer by his shirt "I need to be out here with the group."

Running his hand over my head he presses his lips against my hair "I'm going to atlanta" my eyes close and I pull him closer. "Who's going with ya" I question my voice dry "Daryl and noah so far" I pull away my eyes on his worn out grey shirt. Tucking my hair behind my ear he runs his thumb over over my skin "I know you want to come and I wouldn't let you even if you weren't pregnant" he explains. Grabbing his wrist I turn my head my lips pressing against his hand "We'll be here when you get back" I whisper looking up at him.

Dropping his hand my arm falls to my side, interlocking our fingers we walk inside. Rick picks up judith and stands infront of the group "I'm going to atlanta to a hospital where beth and Carol are being held, we're leaving in a few minutes so if you want to come" he announces to the room. I stand by carl watching rick pace with judith in his arms, walking forward rick hands her to me. Moving to carl he wraps him in a short hug "We'll be back soon" he reassures "I know" nodding he turns to me. Laying his hand on my cheek he places his mouth on mine in a short kiss.

Picking up his bag he walks to the door michonne shutting it behind him. Judith begins to cry like she knows her dad is leaving "Shh it's okay sweetheart" I assure patting her back while the two nail the door shut. Bouncing my arms slightly I walk around the church trying to calm the shrieking baby. Running my finger over her leg I whisper reassuringly into her hair, her crying dying down to simple whimpers and whines. "I would sing to you sweetie, but my voice sucks" I mumble still pacing around the church.

I giggle when I think about the time I sang on the highway "What's funny" michonne asks sitting down on a bench. Walking over to her I stand infront of her before sitting down with a crate in-between us. Bouncing judith on my legs I sigh "We were on a highway, it was all jammed up with cars and everything. So we did the logical thing and scavenged through them, I was looking through clothes and I started singing a song. And walkers came and rick was the one that told me to get under the car.

I can't help but wonder how he puts up with my singing like I know I sound like a dying ostrich but I swear, that man can handle torture if he's listened to me sing" I explain to her a smile creeping across my lips. Placing a sleeping judith in the crate I mess with her blankets "Pick one you need to learn how to defend yourself, we can teach you" I look back at carl standing infront of gabriel with weapons laid out infront of him. Stopping with is useless scrubbing he looks up at carl "Defend myself they say they'd go" "They were liers and murderers" carl defends.

"Just like us" "We protected ourselves, they had lucille hostage they wanted us dead. You're lucky your church has lasted this long, you can't stay in one place anymore not for to long and once you're out there you're gonna find trouble you can't hide from, you need to know how to fight." Keeping my eyes on carl I softly sigh when I look back over to michonne "Good choice but you're not holding it right you gotta be able to drive it down sometimes their skulls aren't as soft you gotta be able to-" "I-I-I'm sorry" gabriel cuts him off I look back as he stands up. "I need to lie down" he says walking past carl and towards his office.

Looking back again I pull my hands away from judith and place them in my lap 'Two babies' running my hand through my hair I lean my head back "Everything alright" michonne questions. Looking over to her I nod my head "Yea just thinking about how there'll be two babies and we're stuck out in the open" I huff. She sighs standing up "And both are ricks" she says starting to walk away "What does that mean" I ask raising my hands. She knocks on gabriels door and judith whines again "Shh" I shush her running my hand in circles over her belly.