THE COP AND THE REDNECK (A Shane Walsh and Daryl Dixon love story)

Chapter 11

                                                                                Kiera's POV 

I hand Carl the baby and then Hershel says "Let me see the baby." .  "What are we going to feed it?  Do we have anything a baby can eat?"  Daryl asks as Carl walks over to where Hershel is standing.  "Good news is she looks healthy but we need formula and soon or she will not survive."  Hershel says.  "No no way not her.  We ain't losing no more.  I'm going for a run."  Daryl says.  "I'll back you up."  Sage and I say at the same time.  "Kiera you need to stay here." Shane says.  "I told Lori that I would watch out for the baby.  That means making sure it don't starve." I say to him.  "Kiera, Sage lets go."  Daryl hollers.  We run the vehicles and try to think of a place we could go.  "Is there a place that hasn't been completely overrun?"  Daryl asks.  "There was a sign for a shopping center just north of here."  Sage says.  "No we'll never get through there with a car."  I say.  "I can take on of you."  Daryl says.  "I'll go."  I say before Sage as a chance to speak.   "Kiera you need to rest after what you've been through today.  I'll go I don't care to"  Sage says to me.  "I owe this to Lori Sage.  I need to do this." I say getting on Daryl's motorcycle and we start on our way.  

We drive for about ten minutes to what looks like to be an old daycare center.  "Stay close."  Daryl says.  I walk across the lawn past the swing set to a window.  I brake the glass and crawl through the window.  I see cribs and baby toys all over the place and I want to start crying.

 I think of what my life could be if the world hadn't fallen apart.  I would have finished my residency and became the surgeon I wanted to be.  I would have met someone and got married and we would've had kids and had a happy life together.  But then I think to myself I would have never met Shane.  I would have never met Daryl or Carl or Rick.  I would have never met Lori , Maggie, Beth, or Hershel.  I would have never met Lori's baby.  "Hey you okay?"  I hear Daryl ask me and I realize that I started crying.  "Yea lets just get the stuff."  I say and start digging around.  

I open a cabinet and find bottles, diapers, wipes,and some other things we could use.  After I gather the supplies Daryl and I creep down the hallway to a room that noise was coming out of.  We go into the room and I ready myself to open the closet door.  "1,2,3"  I say to myself in my head and I nod at Daryl who aims his crossbow just to be ready in case its a walker.  I open the door to find that it is just a possum and Daryl shoots it in the head.  "Hello dinner."  He says.  While he is getting the possum I find some formula and stuff it into my bag.  We finish grabbing the things we need and get back on his motorcycle.   

It takes us about fifteen minutes to get back to the prison and it was already dark.  Once Daryl stops the bike off and run to the cell block.  I run in and I see Shane holding the crying baby.  I stop and stare at the sight.  The only two things I wished was different in that moment was one that, that was mine and his baby he was holding and not his and Lori's and two we weren't in the apocalypse. 

Beth and I hurry to fix the bottle and once we get it fixed I take it to Shane only to see that Daryl has the baby and is cradling her.  I hand him the bottle and he puts in her mouth and she immediately becomes quiet.  I go and sit by Shane and hear Daryl asks Carl if she has a name yet.  "No not yet.  I was thinking Sophia but I don't know."  Carl says.  "You like that?  Little ass kicker."  Daryl coos to the baby. We all smile and laugh at that.  "Little ass kicker.  You like that sweetheart?" Daryl coos to her.  We all sit around and talk with each other until we decide it's time to get some sleep.  I pull Shane towards our cell but he doesn't come.  "I'm going to stay here and watch over the baby.  I'll be there shortly."  He says.  I drop his hand and head to our cell.  Look like I'm sleeping by myself tonight.    

A/N:  Hey guys I know short chapter but I'm trying to make up for the long period of time in the past chapters  between updates.  Thank goodness for snow days!!!!!!   What did you think of the chapter?  5+ votes mean faster updates.    Thank you for reading it means a lot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!