Chapter 8: Ch 8 The Quarry Camp Part 1
Halfway through the drive we stoppped because I had to pee. I rolled Merle off like an old rug nobody wants and the others sadly caught him but eh it was funny watching him squirm and hear his muffled screams as he falls into the trust circle and I laugh madly at the situation.
"Haha look at that Merle your not as bad ass you claim to be after that trust fall look at everyone around you that loves you enough to save you." I cackle madly trying to breath while he screams but no one cares enough to pay attention so they shove him into the truck.
I jumped down moved to an abandoned car and did my business. After I came back I come up to Andrea and gave her the necklace and a beautiful wooden jewelry box with a mirror. She looks at me and I tell her that she was looking at it but there's no one to snitch to anymore so I took it because she wanted it.
She just smiles and tells me it was a present for her little sister and her birthday was in a couple days. And I smile at that. As I help load up a couple more things. I look around the area and I tell Rick that I stashed Valhalla nearby that I was gonna go get it to not worry about it and head up to the quarry. If anyone wants to come with me for a bit to get my truck and be my guide back to the quarry to let's go before it gets dark. It was me, Rick and Glenn.
Rick came because we've been together for a long time and he's my pops now even though I'm way passed the age limit but eh it just feels right to call him pops you know. Anyway. When they weren't looking Cora and I discussed how to proceed. Then when they weren't looking and keeping a look out I took it out of the inventory had it covered in leaves and branches from the foliage I walked passed as we approached a small clearing. There it was big beautiful bastard.
"Boys welcome to Valhalla!" I exclaimed as we walked up to it. Glenn looking as if he was a fat kid in a candy store. Rick gazed at it remembering our first family outing as a new family.
We hoped in I told glen everything about the truck as we got situated and turned it on I mentally told Cora to go ahead and connect to the truck. As it turned on silently Cora spoke.
"Greetings master welcome back." She says seductively. Catching the three of us off guard. I looked over to the guys because I felt their stares.
"What?!! I didn't program her to say that!" I exclaimed with slight disbelief at the the situation.
"Cora quit it and let's get everything ready to roll out." I ordered.
"Yes young master." She replies obediently.
We catch up to the others and they were shocked as well when they were swerving in front of us I joked about them seeing us. Glenn couldn't help but be amazed at the vehicle and kept asking questions while I let him converse with Cora. Rick and I just focused on the road not believing that this big truck was so quiet. I smirked at the situation and fist bumped with Rick as we rolled down the street.
We pull up to the quarry camp and I remind Rick to stay quiet about the security they lacked because we're new and don't wanna rock the boat. He agrees reluctantly but understood we needed to gain their trust first.
Everyone gathered and had their heartfelt reunions and then we see Carl, Lori and Shane. Carl just B lines it straight towards Rick crying dad dad while my babies see me and yell out for me doing the same I dropped to my knees and grab them hold them tight.
Even though I knew they were safe, but holding them in my arms right now broke a dam I didn't know I had same with Rick as he clutched Carl into his arms and I just crumble to the floor holding my beautiful baby girls telling them how much I missed them how much I loved them. Then picked them up went to pops and the others had the girls on my shoulders as I hugged Lori and Carl as well.
"Thanks moms for helping keeping my shield-maidens safe and cared for while I took a nap with the old man." I chocked out between breaths with as much affection as I could.
"It wasn't a problem at all son don't worry Carl was with them always" Lori replied with pure affection.
I set my babies down took Carl into a big hug and whispered in his ear: " someday Carl you'll know what this hug means and when you do your heart will be filled with pure happiness. Thank you little sheriff for protecting my shield-maidens." I say with the most gratitude I could muster in my voice.
I got up took my girls into my dual carrying vest like always and start heading to the supply runner crew. And formally introduce myself to them with my girls crying silently and hugging my chest and back tightly as if I'd go away again.
Amy looks at me with a big blush as I talk with Morales and T-dog and their families. Amy whispers about wanting to know more about me with Andrea and she looks at her with a hint of teasing and tells her to come talk to me herself if she wants to know more. After that I walked up to Andrea and Amy.
I stop mid stride up to her just as Amy looked at me and I felt my body shaking and my breath hitch.
"Bjorn this is my sister Amy." Andrea introduced hey sister. As she smiles at my reaction catching the attention of the others.
"Hi I'm Amy it's nice to meet you Bjorn." She says slightly nervous blushing madly.
"Beautiful." I say aloud causing me to snap back to reality. "Umm that was supposed to be in my head don't pay attention to that." I say defensively making everyone laugh and Amy blushed hard she hid her face while the girls kept chanting: "Ring daddy ring daddy."
No one understood but Carl and I did. Which made me stumble and everyone laughed harder.
Then all of a sudden as I walked towards camp I reached close to where ED was and my girls trembled in fear making everyone stop laughing and look at us while there girl teared up say bad man bad man in unison. My face darkens and I tell my girls to close their eyes tightly and plug their ears with their fingers as I set them down.
I turned looked at Ed pulled my gun smacked him in the face and put my gun in his mouth.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY DAUGHTERS?!!" I yelled with great rage. Everyone ran to me and the girls trying to calm me down. I tell them all to shut up.
"I'm gonna ask you one more time because Lori is their godmother so she knows how happy and cheerful my daughters are and you made them experience fear while I wasn't present so tell me while I still have control what you did to my daughters or I'll cut the answer from your skin and leave you to dry in the sun while I pour lemon juice all over your flayed skin making you scream and big for death." I stare at him with the most intense and murderous look in my eyes as I look at the waste of an existence.
Andrea tells me everything while he cries in desperation. When she finishes I ask Carol if it was true but she starts making excuses until I look at her with a soft gaze and ask again if it was true and she confirms. I look at Sophia fear in her eyes.
I take my gun out put it away then walk up to her she flinches and I hug her tell her I'm sorry. That everything is okay and that I brought presents for everyone if she can be a strong girl for me and she agrees I pat her head. Take her to my twins and tap their heads and they look up at my smiling face.
I crouched down pick them up with a big smile like nothing happened at all making everyone wonder what just happened. I told the girls that they can play with big sis Sophia and Carl but stay next to the RV while daddy talks to everybody I ask the others to send their kids up with Carl. And we hold a small meeting.
I looked at ED "From now on your and carol are divorced your only allowed to interact with your daughter if she wants you to. If you break these two rules and hurt them in anyway shape or form I'll kill you." I say with calm indifference as if he was nothing, because he was nothing. "You're nothing, no one. As much as the hate Merle he is still more useful than you. You're a piece a existence that should have been swallowed or aborted and saved everyone the air you breathed until this point in time." I continue with as much hate in my words.
"Someone as pathetic as you fearing the strong and bullying the weak. Leeching off of us like you did before the callapse makes me sick. How you survived knowing yourself that you're a piece of shit is beyond me. You're probably better off as cannon fodder to help protect your ex wife and daughter at this point because that's the only thing your pitiable life is worth at the moment." I finished as I looked around and asked "does anyone object to this arrangement or care enough to veto it if so come forward and state your reasons if not then from now on the kids will be sleeping in my truck for their safety." I said giving everyone a chance as they ask me questions
No one objects ED just pulled out a cigarette and starts smoking looking all butt hurt but forget him he's worthless anyway. I just walk back up to the kids and start hanging out and playing with them. As everyone discussed what happened Lori and Rick tell them about my life, my training, and my sorrow and now everyone including Shane understood me more as tears fell from their eyes at my circumstances with the twins and how much love I give them. Ed stole something from them so he ripped it back and shredded everything else. Amy and Andrea looked back at me from the meeting area and realized how much of a burden I had.
"Amy if you like him go after him. But remember to share his burden not add to it ok." She tells her not with teasing but with support.
She looks back at her sister and then at me and starts wondering.
"Yeah I like him." She admits. "But do the twins like me?" She asks as she turns to her sister.
Andrea chuckles "yeah they do. Didn't you see how much longer they took care of your hair compared to the rest of us not to mention you were the only one that they both worked on." She answers then realized something as she was talking about that memory and looks back at the sneaky girls what they were talking about, how Bjorn just looked at her sister and what the twins chanted afterwards. Then boom like she figured out the reason to life. She understood what the little sneaks were doing and smiled then laughed about the situation and told Amy to just go for it with no worries. Then walked away.