Rick was unconscious, still. Lorelei had thought after a few hours Carl might wanna check in on his father, and she wanted to check in too. However, when they got there Rick was still passed out cold. After a while Michonne told the boy to go home and Lorelei went with him not wanting him to be alone, she knew how much a lonely silence could eat away at a person.

Before reaching their destination they picked up the youngest of the Grimes from who had been watching her for the day.

That's what lead Lorelei to approach the house with a sleeping toddler in her arms. "You want me to put her down to bed?" Lorelei asked Carl.

"Uh, yeah upstairs third door on the right," the boy replied while they entered the house.

Lorelei made her way up the stairs and into the nursery doing her best keep quiet. She stood beside the crib rocking the girl in her arms with adoration in her gaze. It was hard to believe that they were all that innocent at a time.

"Goodnight little angel." Lorelei whispered to Judith sleeping form before setting her down gently. After she made sure the baby was settled she brushed a affectionate finger over the girls cheek and smiled before grabbing the monitor and leaving the room.

When she reached the living room she glanced at Carl and then did a double take letting out a chuckle in amusement, as the boy just looked at her in confusion. "I don't think I've ever seen you take that thing off," she said explaining herself whiist pointing to the hat lying on the couch cushion.

"I don't most of the time." Carl replied as Lorelei handed him the baby monitor.

"Guess the whole cowboy things part time then," the woman concluded as if it was a serious conversation.

"It's actually a sheriff," Carl corrected as Lorelei just gasped.

"No!" she said with disbelief glancing at the worn hat, the boy just hummed cause Lorelei to let out an over dramatic huff, "don't matter, I like cowboy better."

"It was my dads, he used to be sheriff of the town we lived in," The Grimes boy started to explain, and it was then that Lorelei realized how little she really knew about them, about Tick. Their relationship was fairly new so it wasn't the most shocking revelation, however it left her wanting to know more, so she'd happily listen to anything Carl felt like sharing. "He gave it to me a little after everything started, after I got shot."

It took a moment for Lorelei to actually grasp the words the boy spoke so nonchalantly, "Shot?" Lorelei asked with her eyes slightly wide.

The boy nodded, "There was a hunting accident." the boy said with little context.

"Shit," Lorelei muttered in disbelief, but also a little sadness, and if it had been anyone else in her position maybe they would have been questioning the lack of shock she held, a kid getting shot, it wasnt shocking, it was the new world. The woman blew out a breath, "Well you just get more and more interesting don't you?" she questioned trying to lighten the mood.

"Guess so." the boy replied with a shrug going along with her games.

"Okay cowboy," Lorelei said with a sigh "i'm gonna go, it's getting late, you should rest. I'll probably go back to help look after your dad, but you should sleep." She said making her way towards the door.

"Wait." He said making them woman stop and turn her head, "Can you stay?" What? The question had caught her so off guard she didn't respond, "It's just the quiet, I hate being alone when it's quiet." She knew the feeling well.

Now the question was should she stay, would it be over stepping boundaries if she did? She knew he was the one who asked but still. Would Rick want her to stay, be okay with her staying? And even so it wasn't just his house, Michonne and Daryl lived there too. But they weren't here, they weren't here, Rick was in lock up and Carl was alone with only a sleeping baby for company.

"Yeah," She answered hesitantly, "Yeah okay I'll stay," she saw his expression brighten and couldn't help feel a swell of pride that she had been the one to cause that. "Just let me grab some thing's." She told him getting a nod in response.

The woman made her way back to her house grabbing the supplies she'd need for the night and then left a note on the door informing anyone who came by of her whereabouts. She stopped to check on Rick once more before heading back.

Once she returned she wasn't quite sure how it would work, after a short conversation and much persisting on Carl's part she found herself ready to fall asleep on Ricks bed, with out Rick. It definitely wasn't how she imagined seeing his bedroom for the first time, but that was the farthest thing on her mind when she drifted off to sleep.

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Lorelei was just slipping her arms into her leather jacket when there was a knock on the door, she had returned to her own home early in the morning after waking up both Carl and Judith and making sure they were all well fed and settled for the day.

She made her way towards the front of her home catching a glance at herself as she passed one of the mirrors hanging on her walls, she couldn't help pause for a moment to take in her reflection of the blue leather jacket she wore.

The one she hadn't even wanted in the first place, the one she bought because her brother thought "It would be fun to match," she missed him.

She brushed the memory away seeming to snap out of her thoughts and carry on to the front door.  "So, Ricks awake, we're going to see him and talk about everything that happened, do you want to come?" Glenn questioned her as soon as the door cracked open, Carol and Abraham by his side.

"You guys want me there?" She asked.

"Course we do, your part of our rodeo show now right?" Abraham answered first, Lorelei wasn't quite sure what that meant, but she was pretty sure it was supposed to be a positive and endearing comment, so that's how she took it.

"Okay, lets go."

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VOTE AND COMMENT PLEASE <3

So its been as while, as it has been for most of my stories, I was in a writing slump and had no motivation but I'm back. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I know there hasn't been much Rick for the last few chapters but there will be next chapter so don't worry.

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