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But I always thought I'd see you again...	By : ihatethesnow Category: S through Z > The Walking Dead Views: 1940 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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It was one year that passed. One year since that horrible night when worlds collided, lies were unveiled, and lives were changed.
Allen and Abe cleaned out D block so Michonne could move in there. She had the baby, another girl named Candie, and Elodie was the only one who were by her side.
Ty unofficially divorced her that night. Not only did he never know about Jessie, but Michonne eventually told him why she was so eager to have sex with him less a week after they met. She knew she could be pregnant by her last hookup with Rick.
Rick, who spent twenty years wondering about the baby he gave up for adoption, was furious and hurt when he found out that Shane was the actual father, knew he was Jessie's kin, but never said anything. His high school sweetheart and his lifelong friend had kept that secret from him. He tried to get to know Collette, who cut all ties with her mother.
Lori, who felt on some level of loyalty to Michonne, since she helped her navigate the roller coaster of emotions when Rick wasn't speaking to her, decided to stand behind her husband. The lie Michonne made him live with was too much to bear. Lori would hold her husband when he cried over the lie that monopolized his life in good times and in bad. The five Grimes moved into one cell; Carl took the top bunk, Rick and Lori slept on the bottom bunk, Julia was in her pack and play and Judith would either sleep between her parents or sleep on a mattress they dragged into the cell.
Their other children, Michael, Terry and Andre, spent time with their mother, but also felt betrayed by her lies.
Daryl still mourned Jessie. Everyone could hear his sobs echoing throughout the cellblock during the night, but nobody knew how to approach him.
Andrea got what she wanted; Ty. Allen and Abe refused her advances, but she seduced Ty when he was emotionally vulnerable. She would let everyone know when her back hurt or when her morning sickness hit her hard.
Relationships bloomed; Glenn and Maggie became a couple, as did Hershel and Carol. Michael was only two years younger than Beth, but was enthralled. Rick sat with Allen, Abe, and Ty and did the numbers. Sasha and Andrea were pregnant. Maggie and Beth may be. Lori was surprised to find out that she was pregnant at the age of thirty five. Rick took inventory of the crops and food supply, they were dangerously low, especially with more children on the way. They needed to find either more crops and supplies, or even another community. There was an old map in one of the cars they collected, but nothing stood out.
They decided that the only thing to do was to go out and look for supplies first, and another form of shelter later.
Rick knew that any conversation with Lori about him leaving wouldn't end well. Despite the separation being over, and her being gracious enough to forgive and forget, he knew it everything was still had a vise like grip on her soul. She was pregnant again, and with three other children, plus her informal adoption of Amy, since Andrea abandoned her own daughter in favor of turning her attention to Ty, Rick's place was with his family.
Daryl, Ty, Michael and Glenn decided to leave. Merle, Andrea, Beth and Maggie made sure they had enough ammo, food and water to last a few days. They packed light, hoping to come back with carloads full of what they needed. The late winter morning cast a grey sky, and Beth made sure they packed blankets, just in case.
The group of four pulled away from the prison, hoping to come back, alive and in one piece.
As the rest of the family gathered in the kitchen for breakfast, the door creaked open and Michonne walked in with Candie.
Six year old Andre ran up to his mom before going back to sit with Billy and Ben. Collette, who was sitting next to Lori, glared at her so-called mother when she strolled into the room. Elodie started crying, and was consoled by Terry.
Michonne held six month old Candie as she got her breakfast together. By the time she made it back to the table the only people remaining were Hershel, Carol, Beth, Maggie and Andrea. The blonde sat with a smirk on her face, and rubbed her six month pregnant belly.
"So he's gone?" She asked.
"Ty left about an hour ago. He took Michael with him." Hershel said, without making eye contact with the woman.
"Why didn't anyone tell me?" She asked angrily.
"Ty's with his son. Or are you confused about that baby daddy too?" Andrea said, with a sly smile.
Michonne's answer was to glare at the blonde. She had so much to say to the husband stealing whore. Even Rick and Lori's troubles stemmed from Andrea trying to get her hands on Rick.
"So, Michonne…how's you get the name Candie?" The blonde snarked.
"I like the name. It was that, Cuckie or Nikita."
Andrea was silent, then said "hmm…interesting names."
"You got somethin' you wanna say?" She snapped.
"Nope. Not at all." Andrea responded, as she stood up, puffed out her swollen belly, and left the kitchen.
Michonne held Candie tighter as she watched the blonde walk away. The Greenes were quiet, and ignored Michonne's attempts to get their attention.
Finally, Hershel spoke up. "I heard about the Walsh boy. If you told me that he was Jackson's father I never would have adopted him. Walsh was nothing but trouble, and that boy took after his father. If you were honest, if you even knew who the father was, if you told me, Jo and I would have walked away."
"Jessie told us about you and Jo. You were always drunk and Jo didn't give a shit." Michonne lamented.
"Because of him!" Hershel bellowed. "He was no good. Nothing but trouble. Nothing but trouble."
Michonne walked out of the kitchen and tried to think of who she could talk to. Ty and Michael were gone. Collette told her that she didn't want her to be her mother anymore. Terry and Elodie were sitting together, on the bottom step outside Lori's cell. When they made eye contact with their mother, they got up to leave, until she yelled at them to sit back down.
"I am your mother and you'll treat me with respect." She seethed
Terry noticed Elodie wanted to stay, but he took her by the hand and walked away toward the guard tower. "I'm your mother, dammit!" she said as they walked away.
With Candie in her arms she arched her back to try to stretch it, then looked to her left. She didn't realize she had an audience of Rick, Lori, Carl, Judy, Collette and Julia.
Despite Rick's effort to shut the cell door quickly, Michonne put her hand out to stop it and stepped inside the small cell.
"Get out, Michonne. Get away from my family." Rick snarled.
"Oh, so it's your family now?"
Rick looked at his wife, Carl, Amy, Judy, Julia and Collette. His children. His wife. His family.
"Yes, Michonne. My family. This is MY family. You had me living a lie for almost two decades. If you were honest with your family YOU could have raised Jessie. But maybe it was a blessing in disguise that you didn't. That boy was screwed either way. But you took twenty years of my life. Every day I wondered about where he was or how he was doing. And all that to find out that he wasn't mine."
Rick's voice echoed throughout the cell block. Michonne was quiet, and turned to Lori. "I expected more from you. When he treated you like shit I was the shoulder you cried on. And now you're cozy again and having another kid?"
Before Lori could answer Rick stepped up. "Get away from my wife. You don't get to talk to her."
"Bullshit. You wanted me to be your wife."
"When I was fifteen. Twenty years ago. And I thank God every day that he put Lori in my life."
"You treated her like shit because you thought she kissed Shane. Over a fucking kiss."
"That's between us. Get out."
Michonne stood her ground and didn't move. "You weren't there for the birth of your kid. Jessie, my kid, held her hand."
"What's that got to do with anything? Jessie was a good kid. He went by Dixon as a last name. I never connected the dots. But you lied to me. You made me live with that. I want you to get out. Or I'll make you get out. Have some respect for yourself for once. You messed up so many lives because of your lies. And in one year, it's been one year, and not once have you apologized. Not only did you cheat on me with Shane, but you never told me he could have been the father. And in the year since we found out about you, not one time did you apologize. And you never tried to talk to me about Collette."
Rick put his hand on her shoulder and pushed her out of the cell. She stumbled, and caught herself before dropping Candie.
"We'll live parallel lives here. You live in your wing, we'll live in ours. Do not ever, and I don't know how I can be any clearer, do not ever, and approach Lori, Carl, Amy, Judith, Julia, Collette or the new baby again. That's my family. And you're not part of my family. You're a mistake I made when I was fourteen."
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