Listen To The Thunder

"But that is your whole life, I want you to think long and hard about it. And I want you to knock the fuck outta me like I hit Kevin, I deserve it."

"The only reason I really had to live for was Syd and Carrie and well, I'll be lucky if Syd ever speaks to me again. And Mike, I dont wanna hurt you." Rick shook his head.

"She is just upset.......she will move on, Kevin wont ever have another chance and please....I....I wont let Alex hit you I just feel I deserve it."

"Mike..." Rick sighed, shaking his head. He gently slapped Mike across the face. "There. But that is all I'll do."

"Rick......think of his face...I know im an idiot for this but please...think if his sweet face, think of how I bruised his cheek while he was pregnant with YOUR baby."

Rick felt that anger building in his stomach.
"Mike, you should really stop now. I don't want to hurt you..."

"I know and thats why your such a good son in law and I love you but please. After what Quincy and Syd did I went behind them and I bruised him, his sweet smiling face will be blue tomorrow."

"Mike...." Rick bit his lower lip. "Please, I won't forgive myself for hitting you and if you keep going it's going to be bad."

"I want it to be bad! Did you see his face? My baby, your baby, the to be mother of your child and I hurt him! I felt his jaw crack, I knocked him on his ass! I might have broken something! Your sweet lovers face adorning a bruise because of me!"

"Mike goddamnit knock it off!" Rick snarled as he sat on his hands to keep himself from punching Mike.

"Did you hear that small cry of pain? Even when I just hurt him he was worried about you, he is our sweet baby! He didn't deserve that? I almost broke his jaw!"

"Mike! If I hit you as bad as you have me wanting to right now it is going to break your fucking jaw. And that will piss Alex off. Alex will beat the fuck out of me, then Kevin will hate Alex all over again. They were just starting to make up. Do you want that again?" Rick reasoned.

Mike dropped his head, letting it hang.
"Fine....imma go to Daffy's."
Daffy sure as hell would hit him.

"Ah ah ah. I have orders. From your husband. I'm not to let you go to anyone's house while he's away. Quincy's got him paranoid. I'm in charge of you now."

"Either you hit me or im leaving and Daffy will do much worse because when I get him good and pissed off he is going to blow his lid.

"Michael please, either way Alex is going to kill me." Rick sighed.

"Tell him you couldnt stop me. I cant make you do it. I just knew you wouldnt be as harsh as Dustin will."

Rick sighed.
"I'm sorry." He whispered before channeling his anger from earlier and punching Mike in the face.

He had caught Mike off guard, Mike had thought he was not going to hit him and he would have to go to Daffy but as he fell back, his nose bleeding and his lips split, it occurs to him that he had been wrong.

"Fuck mike." Rick gasped as he knelt down beside Mike. "Goddamnit."

Mike blinked his eyes open and looked up at him.
"fuck there are four of you Rick...."

"Mike goddamnit, I told you this was a bad idea." Rick cursed as he drug a hand across his face.

"No Rick...Don't feel bad. Thank you." Mike just laid there.
"You can leave me here..."

"No, damn, make yourself touchable so I can clean you up." He sighed.

"I can't even see straight..." Mike sighed and tried anyways, soon he had it but just barely, touch hard and he was gone."