The One He Chose

~11~

~Dallas's POV(3 Months Later/Baby Day)~

It's been three months since Daryl left me and to be perfectly honest, I miss him. The problem that I'm having though is that Rick has been so sweet and helpful through this whole process, I think I'm falling for him. He's helped me so much with my pregnancy and he's really stepped up and been there for me. He's helped me with the whole Daryl thing, holding me as I cry and just being all around amazing. I know that the baby's due any day now. I just wish Daryl was here, but I honestly think that I could live with being with Rick if it came to it. He really does love me, the problem is I could never fully give myself to him because my heart will always belong to Daryl. At the moment I'm sitting on the couch resting my eyes. When I felt a wetness between my legs, I looked down, my eyes going wide before I looked up to see Hershel and Rick in the kitchen.

"Hershel, it's time!"

He and Rick came rushing into the room. They helped me lay down and Hershel looked at me. Rick came over taking my hand, I looked at Hershel once again and he looked at me.

"Alright Dallas, when I say push your gonna push alright?"

I nodded my head holding Rick's hand in mine, I looked at Hershel and he nodded his head.

"Alright, push."

I did as he said a pain filled scream coming from my lips, I squeezed Rick's hand making it turn white. I could tell that he was in pain, by the way his face contorted into a scowl holding in a pain filled sigh. I looked at Hershel shaking my head not being able to push anymore.

"I can't, Hershel, I can't."

"One more time Dallas, come on, one more time."

I nodded my head before giving one more hard push, my screams filled the house, as the front door flew open and Merle walked in. His eyes went wide as he quickly turned around looking at the wall. When I heard a baby crying, I let out a sigh of relief. Hershel handed me a handsome baby boy with his dad's light dirty blond fuzz on his head. Merle came in looking at his nephew before giving me a small smile. He set a hand on my shoulder while Hershel went to clean up.

"Ya did good girl, Daryl's fucked up right now. He just wanna know y'all are alright."

I looked at him shaking my head.

"Don't talk to me about Daryl, he left, he left me to have our child on my own. So fuck him, and you can tell him I said that. He fucked up, I loved him with all I am and he fucked up. I can't do it anymore, he made his choice and now I'm making mine to let him go."

It was a lie, it was all one fat ass fucking lie. I could never let him go, and I never will. I was pulled from my thoughts by Merle clearing his throat. I looked at him and he shook his head.

"Whatever ya say Red, I'm just sayin he's a fuckin mess without ya. He loves ya, he always will, and if I'm bein honest you're full of fuckin shit because ya know that you'll never let him go. Ya love him just as much as he loves ya, that's all there is to it. If ya read the note he left then ya know he'll always be around. He's gonna watch that boy grow up, no matter who you say the daddy is..."

He looked at Rick then back at me.

"My baby brother will always be his daddy, weather you like it or not."

He turned around and went to leave when I spoke up.

"Darren..."

He turned and gave me a weird look.

"Darren lee Dixon, that's his name."

He nodded his head giving me a small smile before walking out of the house, I looked at Rick and smiled. He kissed my cheek as Hershel walked back into the room. I smiled as I held my baby in my arms, I kissed his forehead with tears in my eyes.