I hate you (Daryls daughter/ Carl love story)

Rick tells off Daryl

Holy. Guys I so missed writing for this book lol I'm having a blast.

I love not being normal about media it's literally my favorite pastime. 

Also guys! You should go listen to "The process" By Judah and the Lion! It's their latest album (I believe) and I've been listening to it nonstop while reading because every single song reminds me of Diana :))

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They approached the prison by the time the sun had already set. She probably would have slept through their arrival if they hadn't hit a bump in the road and jostled Diana awake. Carl had also fallen asleep, cheek pressed against the window. He'd slept through the bump. He did, however, wake up when Diana sat up from his lap.

"Are we back?" He asked with a yawn.

She squinted as she looked out the front window right as the gate was being pulled away. "Yep, looks like we are." The car pulled through the gate and made its way to the prison. She didn't even want to know if the same person that had opened it for them that morning was the same person closing it now. She just wanted to get in bed.

"You kids go on inside." Rick told the two of them as they parked the car. "Michonne and I can bring it in. Y'all just go to bed. It was a big day."

She nodded as she and Carl opened their car doors and slid out.

"Wanna talk about what happened?" Carl asked her, draping his arm around her shoulders as they walked to the door.

"I don't know." She told him. "I don't know what happened." 

She really didn't know. It was honestly as if she'd been kidnapped by aliens or something. She was just... gone. She knew she was there but she didn't remember where her head was at. 

He sighed. "Yeah. But... you're ok... right?" She didn't miss the concern in his eyes. It temporarily made her forget her worries of what had happened and her embarrassment of her lack of control.

She nodded. "Yeah. I am." She gave him a small smile. 

"That's good." He stopped for a second. "I won't tell nobody if that's what you're worried about."

She shook her head. "I'm not worried about that."

"So I can tell everyone somethin' happened?" He teased, holding the door open for her.

"No. You know to keep your trap shut." She rolled her eyes before stepping to the side with a smirk. 

"Damn it. Just let me be a gentleman." 

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Beth had already gone to bed. She'd been on baby duty all day and was too exhausted to stay up and wait for them, though Maggie said she'd tried.

Maggie had been waiting by the door so she'd know the second they were back. She instantly wrapped Diana up in a giant hug and checked her all over. She was only satisfied when she'd found nothing to indicate that she'd been hurt. She gave Diana a giant kiss on her forehead and told her to tell her everything tomorrow.

Glenn had been up with Judith and walked out while Diana was talking with Maggie. He didn't announce his presence. He simply took the hat from her head and replaced it with the one she'd given him. He then turned her around to face him and hugged her, telling her how glad he was that she was safe. Maggie joined in the hug as well, affectively sandwiching Diana between the two of them. She'd halfheartedly complained but they knew she didn't actually mind.

Hershel had appeared as well and ruffled the hat into her hair once she'd been released by the two.

Carol gave her a big kiss on the cheek and told her that she should get some rest.