Our Extinction Event {Daryl Dixon}

Look Back And... Cry

Glenn's group was the first to return, and the first thing Maggie told Parker was how Glenn tripped over a stack of boxes and a mop while searching the gun store they raided. Glenn then told Parker about the silencers he had found in the mini-fridge, the really important detail that Maggie forgot to share. "It was a success," Glenn smiled while he and Parker high-fived.

"Until you tripped," Maggie snickered and Glenn puffed out his cheeks while he looked at her with a frown.

"Aww.. cheer up," Parker teased, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and shaking him around. "It's not every day you trip over a mop." Glenn pushed her away and she burst out laughing.

"Need I remind you of the time you fell down the stairs back on one of our runs in Atlanta?" Glenn pushed her away again. "Or at the Big Spot when you fell over that canned food." Parker stopped laughing, shaking her head.

"No. No, we don't need to mention that."

"Yes. We do," Maggie brushed her off, covering her mouth as she looked to Glenn for details. "What happened?" Parker pulled at her hand.

"Nothing." Maggie used her other hand to keep her quiet, laughing as she tried to get away.

"We were walking down the stairs and Parker was rambling like she normally does, and she didn't see a step and she fell," Glenn explained, laughing at the memory, while Maggie and Parker continued to fight with each other. Maggie intently listened to Glenn as he told the story. "I swear, there must have been at least twenty steps and she just rolled straight to the bottom."

"They were metal and all of my back and arms were scratched up and bruised," Parker added in, shuddering at the memory. "Shane thought I got into a fight with the damn things."

"It was hilarious," Glenn was dying, both him and Maggie laughing as Parker stared at them both unamused. "You also lost the fight."

"What about the time you stepped on a rake and it hit you in the face?" Parker asked, laughing at the look Glenn gave her. "It was like something out of a cartoon."

"I didn't see it," Glenn defended timidly.

"I did," Parker laughed, "But it was too good of an opportunity to pass up."

"Traitor.." Glenn murmured glaring at her jokingly.

"You made fun of me for falling down a long flight of stairs." Parker countered, in a fake defensive tone.

"God, how did you two make it this far?" Maggie asked them, shaking her head dissapointedly. "How do y'all get anything done when you were together?" Parker and Glenn shrugged.

"We don't know," They answered in perfect unison.

"With the amount of accidents we've had..." Parker kissed her teeth, shaking her head. "There was one time Glenn wiped out on spilled soap and I tried to help him and fell on my ass right behind him. It was like that scene where Bambi was on the ice. We couldn't get up."

"That was the worst," Glenn mumbled as Maggie stared at them in shock. "Then we just gave up and started sliding down the halls to see who could get the furthest." Maggie rolled her eyes at the last part, a smile still on her face.

"How you managed to do anything will always be a mystery for me." Parker gasped, pretending to be offended at her words.

"We make a fantastic team," Parker responded, her elbow resting on his shoulder. "And to be honest, I couldn't think of anyone better to have as a best friend."

"Me neither," Glenn agreed. "That's why I get to be your baby's godfather." Parker smiled at his words.

"Exactly." When the rest of the groups returned, Rick brought enough food to last them several weeks and carried it back to the church in plastic boxes stacked on carts. As they unloaded the food into the church, Carol and Daryl returned with the water, Parker was sat on the steps, having been banned from lifting anything heavy for the foreseeable future. She couldn't wait for the moment she had to use a gun or kill a walker just to see the look on Rick and Daryl's faces. When Daryl saw Parker pouting on the church steps, he smiled as he handed the water to Eugene, who disappeared inside with the rest of the group. Daryl walked over to Parker, stopping at the foot of the church steps. "Hey," Parker greeted, glancing up at him. "I missed you."