Staying Alive//TWDFanFic

Sixteen

-Later That Afternoon-

Daryl finally came out of the house as I sat on the porch swing, so still that I think it made him nervous, "Everything okay?" I looked up from the ground for the first time in an hour or so, "Yeah, I'm fine." He sat down next to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders, "Whats on your mind?" He asks, I shrug slightly, "I don't know." He pulls me closer, "Come on, you can tell me." I smirked slightly, "How do you feel about having kids and marriage, all that kind of stuff?" I noticed the worry in his expression as I finally looked into his eyes, he just sighed deeply, "Well, I don't know, I've never thought about it." I feel a bit disappointed, "Thats not much of an answer." I start playing with a string hanging off of one his buttons as he studies my face, "I'm not against marrying you, I already consider us married anyways, and you not being able to have kids doesn't matter to me if that's what this is about." I smiled as I continued messing with the string, "What if I ended up pregnant miraculously?" He grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it, "I'd be happy, it's not an ideal world for all that but Rick seems to make it work with lil ass kicker, I'm sure we could if that was something that could happen, why?" I shrug, "I don't know, I've just never asked you so I wanted to know."

Our whole mood was shattered as a blood soaked Glenn walked up to the house, stopping at the end of the stairs, "We lost Noah." Daryl stood up, "What happened?" I followed him down the stairs to a crying Glenn, I wrapped my arms around him as he started sobbing, "I wasn't able to save him." Is all he kept saying before he pulled away and wiped the tears away, "Tara is being seen by the doctor, she got hit on the head pretty hard and hasn't woke up yet but she's breathing, we also lost Deanna's son, Aidan. I just couldn't save them." He started crying again as he leaned back onto me, I hugged him tightly and rubbed his back to soothe him a bit as I gave Daryl a tearful look, he just shook his head and stormed off. I could tell he wanted to be alone so I didn't bother following him, I just looked back at Glenn, "How did it happen?" He got himself together before he sat on the bottom step, I sat down next to him as he said, "We were trapped in a revolving door with Nicholas and he ended up shoving the door open to get out but it opened our side and Noah got grabbed from my hands and I watched him died through the glass, Jo." He started crying again as he laid his head on my shoulder, "I couldn't save him." I sighed as I wrapped an arm around him, trying to soothe him a bit before Maggie rushed up to us, "I heard about Noah, what happened?" She looked to me but Glenn started to explain before I was able to even open my mouth.

Glenn left after a while but Maggie stayed behind and we sat together on the swing. We sat in silence for a few minutes before she spoke, "If I tell you something, do you promise not to tell anyone?" I nod so she continues, "I think I'm pregnant." My eyes widen, "What are you going to do? Have you told Glenn?" I wanted to see where her head was at so I could possibly get some ideas on what to do myself. She gave me a skeptical look, "What do you mean, what am I gonna do?" I shrug, "I meant as far as telling anyone or preparing for it." She raised an eyebrow before sighing and looking away, "I don't know, we'll just have to see what happens." She stays quiet so I decide to speak up, "I haven't told anyone besides Aaron yet but I am too." She gives me a grin, "Really?" I nod, "Yeah, I mean that doctor guy knows too but I haven't told anyone besides you and Aaron now." She leans in closer and lowers her voice, "Is it Daryl's?" I glare at her, "Of course it's his." I lighten up and chuckle to myself, "I'm just not sure it's mine." She laughed, "What?" I shrug, "I was told it wasn't possible so I'm still mentally dealing with that." She nodded, "Oh, I understand. Well, miracles happen, that's proof right there." I put a hand on my stomach, "I just can't believe I'm going to have to deal with a baby in the middle of all of this." She sighed, "I know right? It seems easy enough though, Rick does it." I nod, "Yeah, I guess." She turns to face me, "Are you going to tell Daryl?" I shook my head, "Not until he gets back, I don't want him to stay just because of this." I hesitate for a moment before I continue, "Plus, what happens if I lose it or he's not even happy about it? I'd rather just hide it until I can't anymore." She shook her head, "Not a good idea, like, at all. You two love each other, you need to tell him." I sigh, "You're right, I'll tell him when I'm ready."