"Feels like what normal used to be," Rick agrees with a nod of his head. He's still of a mind to feel like he doesn't know what normal is anymore, he just remembers what it used to be. Maybe they're making their own normal now.

He thinks about his kids all the time, what kind of life they get to live here now, and how he'll need to get better about gradually letting go of things if he wants to be the best daddy he can be to Judith, who hasn't been tainted by everything they've seen. He wants to be a good dad to Carl just as much, but his son's been through it all, he has the same memories, and Rick can't protect him from any of that like he can with Judith.

"I forget sometimes what happiness felt like, but this day...everyone, you and Judith," he smiles softly at the sight of the two of them, "the memories start to come back."