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Two years after Carl and Enid's marriage

Carl and Enid had made a comfortable home for themselves at the Hilltop. They were lucky enough to get a home in one of the FEMA trailers there as the previous occupants had left to move to the kingdom. Although it was small, it was perfect for the newlyweds who didn't have much possessions anyway.

At Hilltop, Enid resumed her medical training under the watchful eye of Dr. Carson who had delivered both Maggie's and Michonne's babies. Winston, the nurse at Alexandria, had taught her many skills, and within a year she was upgraded to a nurse herself and had her own assistant.

Being Rick and Michonne's son already gave Carl a lot of street cred, but he didn't rest on his laurels. Although he and Enid were only 18, being away from his parents gave Carl the opportunity to create his own path, and he stepped up, becoming Jesus' (the leader of Hilltop) right hand man.

Carl was in charge of the Hilltop's defense. He created watch schedules, assessed any potential threats from people or walkers, and coordinated the patrols that kept the roads between communities clear and safe for travelers.

When both of them had settled into life at Hilltop, Carl and Enid decided to start trying for a baby. They had been using various methods to prevent pregnancy as condoms were few and far between now a days, but within 2 months of trying Enid started to see signs and got it confirmed by Dr Carson that she was pregnant. They were both extremely excited and wanted to tell Rick and Michonne, but there were no telephones, and although there was a rudimentary mail system that was established they didn't want to tell them by letter. They had planned to visit Alexandria when their schedules allowed but there hadn't been a single weekend when both of them were off work long enough to visit the town, and now Enid was 5 months pregnant and showing, and Carl's parents as well as Glenn and Maggie who were the closest thing Enid had to parents, still didn't know.

In Alexandria, Rick and Michonne were also thriving with the two littlest Grimes, Judith who was now five, and Joy who was three.

Sherry, who Michonne had met while being held prisoner by Negan, volunteered to be a teacher for the children of Alexandria as well as the other communities. In the mornings Judith attended school with 7 other younger children of various ages from the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Alexandria and they learned the basics, reading, writing, and arithmetic. The older children would met in the afternoons. Judy loved school and would come home ready to relay every detail of her day back to Rick, Michonne, and Joy. Although Joy was too young to go to school yet, she already knew her letters and how to count due to Judy being a dedicated teacher.

One night while Michonne was cooking dinner she poked her head into the living room to check on her daughters who were suspiciously quiet. Her heart was warmed when she saw the two sisters laying on the floor with a mini chalkboard in front of them. Judy's long, straight, brown hair was cascading down her shoulders and her head was leaning in close to Joy's with her curly dark brown hair. Judy had drawn the word cat and she was pointing at the letter c.

"What's this one Joyjoy?" Judy asked. Joy moved her little head closer to the board and carefully studied the letter. "C!" She shouted confidently. Judy smiled and gave her a high five causing Joy to bounce in excitement, her curls, a longer bushier version of Rick's, bouncing around her shoulders.

"Ok what's this one?" Judy said pointing to the a. "It's an a" Joy said, "and that ones a t" she added without prompting.

"Ok what does c-a-t spell?" Judy asked her, increasing the difficulty level of her lesson. Joy just looked at the word blankly. It was obvious she didn't know.

"It goes meow" Judy said, trying to make her best cat impression.

"Kitty!" Joy said.

Judy laughed. "C-a-t spells cat"

"Cat" Joy corrected.

"You'll get it next time" Judy assured her, erasing the chalk board. "Try this one" Judy said, writing b-a-t on the board.

Michonne could hear Rick coming down the stairs and she quickly motioned for him to join her in her hiding spot in the kitchen to watch the touching scene. As Judy repeated her lesson over with the word bat, Michonne leaned her head on Rick's shoulder and said "they're practicing, isn't it adorable?".

Rick smiled fondly watching his girls. "Can you believe we did that? We made these beautiful girls, both of them." Rick emphasized the word both as Judy wasn't Michonne's biological child and she probably wasn't Rick's either, but she was still theirs. They had raised her, they had protected her. She was both of theirs.

Rick moved behind Michonne, wrapping his arms around her and pressing his cheek against hers while rubbing her large rounded belly making her smile. "So when do you think we should tell Carl?" He asked. She smiled, leaning back into his chest. "The baby will be here in a month or two. If we wait any longer the baby will be here before he knows he's getting a sibling ".

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Rick and Michonne decided to pack the girls up and visit the Hilltop that weekend. Rick had written a letter telling Carl they would be coming for a few days, but he didn't mention the reason. He wanted news of the pregnancy to be a surprise as he knew it would be.

When Carl heard that his family was coming he was relieved. Although he'd be working most of the weekend he'd still be able to sneak away for a few hours to talk and eat with them. Plus, he was excited to finally tell them the good news about him and Enid.

The next Saturday, Rick, Michonne, Judy and Joy piled into the car for the hour and a half trip to Hilltop. As they drove, the girls played their own made up games in the back seat as Michonne slid a Boys II Men cd into the CD player and serenaded Rick, as she knew all the words to every song. He, Judy, and Joy laughed hysterically as she sang 'End of the Road' and sang the deep baritone solo in her manliest voice. By the end of the song, the whole car was singing the chorus along with her.

Although they had to stop twice for Michonne to waddle out of the car to relieve herself in the woods, they made it to Hilltop in record time.

They waved to the guards who opened the gates, and they drove up to Carl and Enid's trailer. The family happily filed out and Rick helped Michonne waddle up the trailer steps before he knocked on the door.

"Just a minute" they heard Enid call from inside. Thirty seconds later she happily threw the door open and everyone froze.

"You're pregnant?" She and Michonne exclaimed at the same time.