Thanks so much for all the great reviews on the last chapter. I really appreciate each and every single one of you who takes the time out of your day to red and review. Someone asked if these one-shots were interconnected or stand alones. So far they are all interconnected but that may change especially if I get any more requests.

"Where's Carl?" Rick asked Judith with a smile. Judith sat on a cozy, yellow blanket on the floor in between her brother and father.

"Car!" Judith pointed to her big brother, her blue eyes sparkling as she found her target.

"That's right!" Carl lifted up her little hand and gave her a high five. "Good job, Judy!"

"Judy, where's Dada?"

"Dada! Dada! Dada!" Judith exclaimed over and over again as she began to crawl towards Rick.

"It's official, she's a genius," Carl grinned as Rick pulled Judith into his waiting arms. "Smartest baby, I know."

Rick rolled his eyes playfully, "She's the only baby you know but she's pretty smart, aren't you baby girl?" Rick peppered kisses on his daughter's rosy, red cheeks, much to her delight.

"Oh, she's a very smart girl," Michonne added, upon hearing their conversation as she walked down the stairs. Rick had feared that Judith's development had been compromised after spending so much time on the road but Judith was actually a little advanced for her young age.

At the sound of Michonne's voice, Judith peaked over her father's shoulder and reached her arms out for Michonne, babbling to be picked up.

"Looks like I'm not her favorite anymore," Rick chuckled as he glanced from his daughter to Michonne, both beaming at one another.

"You never were," Carl chortled. "Pretty sure it's a tie between me and Michonne."

"Hi, pretty girl," Michonne happily took Judith from Rick and sat down between the two Grimes boys, bouncing the baby on her lap.

"Say 'hi' Judy," Carl instructed his sister as he inched closer to her and Michonne, ready to continue their little game.

"Hi," Judith responded before gumming two of her fingers.

"See, she's a genius," Carl was proud of his little sister.

"Well, she's much smarter than you were at that age," Rick smirked at his son who rolled his eyes while Michonne couldn't help but giggle at father and son.

"Whatever, Dad," Carl ignored his father and went back to engaging with his sister. "Judy, where's Mama?"

"Carl," Michonne's eyes immediately shot to the young teenager.

"Mama's got you in her arms right now, that's your Mama. Say Mama, Judith. Mama," Carl spoke once again, directed towards the baby, ignoring the flustered adults in the room.

"Carl," Michonne shook her head at the boy, frustrated that he was completely ignoring her.

Rick cleared his throat before speaking, "Carl, I think you're making Michonne uncomfortable here."

Michonne was a little surprised at Rick's choice of words. Surely, Carl was making him uncomfortable, as well. Truth be told, Michonne would be happy to have Judith call her 'Mama' but Judith wasn't technically her baby. She couldn't just go around making those big decisions for Judith or Carl for that matter, that was Rick's job. Without a doubt, she considered the Grimes children to be hers now but she wasn't sure if Rick was on the same page.

"But we're a family, we talked about this, Michonne. Judy needs a mom," Carl responded, trying his hardest not to sound like a whiny, little kid.

"Yes, Carl, we're all a family. You, Judith, your dad, Daryl, Glenn, Maggie, me…" Michonne began.

"No," Carl cut her off quickly. "You know what I'm talking about…our conversation back at the church. Just the four of us, we're a family. If we're not a family then why is it just the four of us in this house?"

"You know how much I love you and your sister, Carl. And I knew your dad would need help with you kids so I…" Michonne began but was cut off by Carl once again.

"Bullshit," Carl countered.

"Hey, watch your mouth," Rick glared at his son, not wanting his daughter to repeat the unsavory word. "And you don't talk to Michonne like that."

"I'm sorry," Carl was sincere in his apology but still wanted to get his point across. "And you guys aren't as sneaky as you think you are. I know that there's something going on between you two." Rick and Michonne shared a quick and panicked look, which Carl found extremely amusing. "Which is fine by me, it's actually about time. And it's all the more reason for Judith to call you Mama. You're going to be the only mother she knows, Michonne."

Michonne sighed heavily, "It's just not that simple, Carl. And your Dad and I weren't trying to be sneaky around you. Our relationship is just a very recent development and we're still trying to figure everything out."

Rick smiled at the most important people in his life; "We were actually going to tell you after dinner."

"I'm really happy that you're together," Carl answered his father; everything was finally coming together and he couldn't be more thrilled. "I think it's great."

"We think it's pretty great too," Rick winked in Michonne's direction, who smiled. They didn't think Carl would have a problem with their relationship but it was nice to get confirmation that he was happy.

"Dad, don't you think it would also be pretty great if Judith called Michonne, Mama? She needs a mom."

"I would love for Judith to call you Mom, for you to be her mother," Rick's loving blue eyes found Michonne's surprised brown eyes.

"You…you would?" Michonne hesitated. She had been so afraid that Rick wouldn't agree to it that she never wanted to get her hopes up.

"I would, Mich. I know how much you love them and how much they love you. They're yours, Michonne, and have been for a while now. But if you're not okay with her calling you Mama or Mommy or whatever, that's alright too. I don't want you to feel pressured into something that you're not ready for."

"No, I am," Michonne interrupted him as she felt a few tears escape. "I would love it, too."

"Good," Carl smiled brightly, overjoyed at the recent turn of events. "I gotta finish my biology homework."

"After all of that, you're leaving just like that?" Michonne chuckled through her tears.

"Yeah, otherwise both of you will be on my case if I wait until after dinner to do my homework. Judy you work on saying Mama, ok?" Carl lightly patted his sister's head before hopping up from his spot on the floor and heading up the stairs to his bedroom.

Rick scooted closer to Michonne and Judith. Gently, he brought his hand to Michonne's face and wiped away her tears. "This is good right? You're happy?"

Michonne sniffled and squeezed his hand, "Very good. I just… I never thought I would see another baby, let alone have two more of my own…or ever be called Mama again."

Rick understood and felt a pang in his heart as he thought about Andre. Michonne had told him about the loss of her son several weeks ago. Rick couldn't believe how brave and strong she was and that she'd had to endure everything by herself. Rick had promised Michonne that she would never be alone again. He would be her rock, her lifeline…whatever she needed. Rick leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on the spot where he'd wiped away her tears. Rick kissed the top of Judith's head before standing up.

"You're leaving us too?"

"Thought Judy would want some one on one time with her Mama," Rick grinned seeing the joy on Michonne's face. "I'll make dinner."

Michonne could only nod her head in Rick's direction before turning her attention back to the baby in her lap, her baby. She heard the distinct sound of Rick's cowboy boots leaving the room but her attention was all on Judith now. She lifted Judith in her arms and turned her around so she could see her little face. Judith smiled as soon as she came face to face with Michonne.

"Hi baby girl, I'm your Mama," Michonne cried softly, feeling as if her heart would burst from all the love.

"Mama," Judith repeated as her little hands reached for Michonne's cheeks.

Michonne pulled her closer, inhaling Judith's sweet baby scent and her pure innocence. "Mama loves you so much." Michonne kissed the baby's rosy, red cheeks and closed her eyes, wanting to remember this moment for as long as she lived.

Thanks for reading! Up next will be a Carl and Michonne focused one-shot.