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Ron took a deep breath, his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn't believe he was finally admitting this to Carl.
"I've had feelings for you for a long time now," he said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I was jealous of you, not Enid. I liked her, sure, but not romantically. I really liked you, maybe since I met you, even." Carl stared at him, his eyes wide. He didn't know what to say. He had never thought of Ron that way before, but now that Ron had said it, he realized that maybe he felt the same way.
"I don't know what to say," he said finally. "I never thought of you that way before, but..." He trailed off, unsure of how to continue.
Ron leaned forward and kissed him, and in that moment, Carl knew that he was the one. No one's lips had ever felt as good against his as Ron's. He kissed him back, pouring all of his feelings into the kiss. When they finally pulled away, Carl looked at Ron with a smile.
"I think I like you too," he said.
Ron smiled back.
"I'm glad," he said. "I was really nervous about telling you."
"Don't be nervous," Carl said. "I'm not going anywhere." They kissed again, and this time, it was even better than before.
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Carl and Ron lay in bed, cuddled up together. They had finally kissed, and it had been everything they had hoped for. The tension between them was gone, replaced by a sense of peace and contentment. They fell asleep in each other's arms, their hearts beating in sync. Rick walked in and smiled at the sight of his son asleep with the one he loved. He knew that Carl had finally found someone who made him happy, and he was proud of him.
The next morning, Carl and Ron woke up to the smell of breakfast cooking. Rick was in the kitchen, making pancakes. "Good morning," Rick said. "I see you two are finally getting along." Carl and Ron smiled at each other.
"Yeah," Carl said.
"I'm happy for you," Rick said. "You deserve to be happy." Carl and Ron ate breakfast with Rick and Michonne, who tiredly stumbled out of her shared bedroom and greated them as soon as she got her hands on a mug full of coffee. Afterwards, they went outside and played with Judith. They were all happy to be together, and they knew that their lives would be filled with love and laughter.