What's Next

Chapter Thirty Five 🦋

Daryl's POV:

I was outside, fixing my bike. At least the best I could for what it's worth. Val's words rang through my head. 'I mean, that I think it might be twins...' I was just starting to wrap my head around having one baby, now she thinks that it might be two. I wasn't going to be ready for this. She deserved better than just some redneck as the father of her children. Anybody else would have been a better option but she wanted me. Me. Of all people. She chose me, and still continues to choose me.

I hear the door open, catching a glimpse of the shoes I knew that it was Rick. Val must be still getting ready. "so, is he okay with it?" I questioned, keeping my focus on what I was doing. "It was pretty much his idea." Rick remarked.

"He gets it."

"It's got a bed and a bath, but it's still a cage, ya know?"

"he gets it." Rick repeated.

"he told me what happened out there with the trucks. Does Val know?"

"No she doesn't. I don't want to worry her." I huffed, getting up to stand face to face with him. "Did he tell you about those guys he met? The Ws." I asked, changing the topic off of his little sister. "Like that walker we saw, yeah."

"We need more watch points. And I'm gonna tell Deanna we don't need to go looking for people anymore." I looked him up and down. Nodding my head slightly. I couldn't help but disagree. Just as I knew Val would too if she was listening to our conversation. "You feel different about it?"

"Yeah, I do." Nodding my head even more. "well, people out there, that got to take care of themselves, just like us."

"I'm gonna get him out. Shouldn't leave him in there any longer than we have to." Rick stated as he began to walk from me. "Oh and Daryl... one more thing."

"My baby sister, she doesn't like secrets. A good tip to keep in mind... tell her everything even if you think she'll be worried. She's going to worry anyways. Oh and it'll probably be best if you focus on her and the baby. Anything could happen." With that Rick walked away, a smirk across his face happy with the information he gave me. 'shit' was all I thought.

I cleaned off my hands, turning to walk inside, jumping a little when I spotted her standing there. In all her beauty. "hey handsome." She greeted, smiling widely. Stepping closer to me, getting up on her tippy toes to plant a kiss on my cheek. "Everything okay?" She asked, stepping back a little, as I watched her eyes scan my face. "everything's fine sunshine." I murmured, grabbing her by her waist and pulling her closer. "are you sure? It's just since this morning, what I said... you haven't said another thing since. You just came out here and starting doing whatever it was you were doing. It just feels like you're avoiding me." She admitted. I didn't realise she would feel this way. I just needed to clear my head, the best way for me to do that was to work on my bike.

"Sunshine I promise I'm not avoiding ye."

"I just hope I didn't... you know freak you out that's all. I know that it's a lot. It's just been on my mind for a while now." she said, beginning to ramble on.

"I know this is a lot for you to accept. But I also know that you are trying your absolute best." She reassured, brushing her hand across my cheek. "But whether it's one or two or even three you are going to be an amazing dad whether you believe that or not. You'll see that I was right all along. Just you wait." She muttered, with her gorgeous smile I loved so much. It was like she could read my mind and knew exactly what to say.

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Val's POV:

I kept my grip tight around Daryl's waist, hearing the snarls come from behind us. "Sunshine, we'll be okay." I hear Daryl reassure me, putting all of my attention back onto him. "you, me, the babies. We're gonna be fine." He repeated, knowing it was something I definitely needed to hear. "coming from the one who was dead against me doing this." I giggled.

"Ye know its cause I care about ye right?"

"of course I know that. I just wish you could trust me a little more. I am capable of a lot more than you and Rick even realise."

"just next time, instead of fighting me on my decisions, trust that I've thought it through. I know that you want to prove to rick that you care and that you'll protect me, but he already sees that."

"yeah yeah." He chuckles.

"it's not gonna stop me though."

"Oh of course it's not. You're one stubborn motherfucker Dixon." I laughed.

"Ye wouldn't have it any other way Grimes."

"You bet I wouldn't." I smiled. Thinking about the journey that brought us together. What was ahead of us. I only wondered what little me would think if she could see us now. Fighting against the dead to be able to live another day, alongside a man that I never saw myself being with, while here I am carrying our child.

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