Baker’s Dozen - Traffic Stop AU Part 3
(Part 1 | Part 2 | Baker’s Dozen Prompt)
“Well, there they go,” Michonne laughed as Andre and Judith took off running for the playground the second their respective parents let go of their hands.
She and Rick sat down on a bench in the shade where they could keep an eye on the kids. Rick let out a sigh of relaxation, stretching his arms out along the back of the bench and tilting his head back to enjoy the clear blue sky.
“Long day at work?” Michonne asked, eyebrow raised.
Rick turned to her and said, “This guy hijacked a truck. He was like a ninja or something and it took all morning to catch him. And then the truck? After all that, it rolled into a lake.”
“Wow, that was definitely more exciting than my morning,” Michonne said.
“The chase was exciting, but oh man, the paperwork is going to be a nightmare,” Rick rubbed a hand over his face, “I just want to turn my brain off for a while.”
Michonne regarded him thoughtfully. She was trying to figure him out but every time she thought she had a read on him, he did something different.
He was undeniably handsome but he didn’t carry himself with the arrogance of a man who knew how good looking he was. He was comfortable talking to her but didn’t feel the need to fill every second with chatter. And, the other day, he had acted impervious to her obvious attempts at flirtation and yet handed her a warning when she rightly deserved a ticket.
Now, sitting beside her on a park bench watching their kids dig in the sandbox as if this was something they did all the time, he smiled at her.
“Thank you for suggesting this. Judith is usually a bit shy, but she’s really warmed up to Andre,” Rick said.
Michonne smiled back. She found herself telling him about how it’d been adjusting to small town life and before she knew it the shadows were growing long and the kids were back, grumbling about being hungry.
It was time to go home, but something told Michonne not to let this moment slip by.
“So,” she said, “same time, same place next week?”
