Dead or alive, I love you

9.10 omega

Genny walks around Hilltop with her hand under her belly. "Hey, have you seen Junior?" She asks Daryl as she walking over to him.

"No, why?" He asks with a frown.

"I can't find him. I'm sure it's nothing," she lets out a worried sigh with her hand on her lower back.

Daryl frowns scanning her body. "You okay?" He asks worried.

"I don't know," she says as he gets up.

"Talk to me," he says putting his hand on her lower arm.

"I can't find him. I've looked in his bedroom and the house. I've looked everywhere," she says with tears in her eyes.

He nods and thinks while biting his lip. "I'm gonna go out look for him," he says.

"I don't want to...I can't..." she starts crying.

"Honey, he'll be okay. You are gonna go inside and get to bed. When I come back in the mornin, I'll have him with me," he says.

She nods while he hugs her. "He can handle himself. He knows how to stay safe," he says while packing his stuff in their bedroom.

"What's going on?" Tara asks walking in.

"Gj is missing. I'm gonna go out lookin for my son," Daryl says looking at her.

"I'll put together a team," she says.

"I'm faster on my own. I know his boot prints and how he thinks," he says before kissing Genny's head and walking out of the bedroom.

The next morning Genny storms into the basement of Hilltop. She walks to the cell of the girl and opens it. "Where's my son?" She asks walking in.

"Wha-" the girl starts cowering into the corner.

"Where's my boy?" Genny asks hitting her with a flat hand.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Lydia cries.

"My son! He's 8 years old! My husband went out to look for him but he couldn't find him! Where is he!" Genny yells.

Daryl stands by the bars and says nothing. "I don't know," Lydia cries out.

"You do! You've been lying the whole time! Now you're gonna tell the fucking truth! Where is my boy?" Genny asks.

Daryl keeps looking as Lydia starts crying. Genny calms down a bit and lets her go. "Okay," she nods walking away and takes off her jacket.

She hangs it over the bars as Lydia looks at her belly. Genny looks at Daryl, "hold her," she says angry.

He walks in and grabs Lydia who starts screaming and begging for them not to kill her. "I'm gonna ask you one more time," Genny says pulling out pliers.

Daryl holds Lydia's hand out while looking at Genny. Genny grabs Lydia's thumb and holds the nail between the pliers. "Where's my son?" She asks again.

"He's dead! If my mom found him...he's dead!" Lydia cries until Genny drops the pliers.

Daryl lets go of Lydia and walks to his wife. "Gen?" He asks as she starts heavily breathing.

"She...she killed..." she starts but she almost falls on her knees.

"Lets go," he says picking her up.

She lets out a sob as he takes her out the cell. Tara locks the cell with tears in her eyes. "Enjoy the night. You might not survive till morning," she says.

Genny spends two days in her room with Caisy by her side. "Cais! Genny! They're here!" Josh says running into the bedroom.

Genny gets up and Josh nods. "They're at the gate," he says out of breath.