The Huntress - Daryl Dixon BOOK ONE

Part 16

Prison

You was patched up by hershal the bullet thankfully was a through and through, Judith led in your arm as you smiled at the baby, "we're not leaving" Rick spoke, you stood to leave your cell placing Judith back into her make shift cot " we can't stay we can't go outside in the day another sniper won't be stopped by a wood pallet" Maggie spoke up "well at least not in the day" Carol spoke "if Rick said we aren't running we aren't running" glen said to the group "nooo, better to live like rats" your skin burns as you hear Merle and see he's locked in the common area away from the cells "you got a better idea" you spoke grabbing everyone's attention, you knew Daryl was watching you but you was to proud and angry to look at the man

"We should have left last night, made it at least another day, but I'm sure he's watching every way out right now" Merle spoke up " we ain't scared of that prick" Daryl spat " y'all should be that truck through the fence thing that's a knock at the door, what he did to you sweetheart that's only the beginning" he said to you "don't speak to her" Rick snapped round and looked at him " it was you who brought her there" "you don't get to act all innocent when you wasn't, you didn't help her you just beat us" Glenn added "get back here" hershal shouted at Rick as he walked away " your slipping Rick but we need you, I put my family's life in your hands, the rest of this group is following you so you need to step up and prove your here"

Rick was out on the porch looking around when Carl joined him "if I say something will you promise to not get mad" he asked his dad "I promise" "you should stop" Carl looked up to his dad "what do you mean" "stop being leader you need to rest, you haven't even looked after us lyric has and I know no one will tell me what actually went on I know what she went through was clearly bad, and then she's been shot, but she's still here dad, she still loves me and Judith she's here for us, she had to kill mum to save her, she begged mum not to but mum wouldn't listen, she promised mum she would treat me and Judith as her own and look after you and she's doing that the best she can after everything she's been through, she was shot saving me, she had to do that to mum, she has gone through something horrible and now she's been shot again, she's still in there putting Judith down for a nap, step up, take care of her, your suppose to be bestfriends" ricks face shoots up in sunrise and sadness listening to his son talking about you and how much you have done, Rick is filled with guilt he's been thinking of himself, his wife died but again they wasn't on talking terms , but his bestfriend has been through something terrible and he hasn't even checked in on her "your right, I'm a horrible person, can you take Judith in a different cell so I can speak to her please" Carl smiled and nodded they both walked back into the cell block

"Hey" ricks voice carry's through the cell "hey" " I'm so sorry I left you to parent my children" he spoke softly " hey it's fine, Lori wanted me to I will" Rick sighed knowing that was going to be your answer " I'm sorry I didn't bother much when you came home" your smile left your face as tears made there way to your eyes "it's fine, your going through a lot" Rick chuckled "funny that because I just had Carl tell me off for leaving you to do it all because you had been through more....and I agree you had to help Judith out, you had something terrible happen and you have been shot and all iv done is lost my wife and go crazy" " you loved her Rick you can't help that, wether Lori told me to or not I'd have helped with the kids, I became attached to Carl days after we met, he reminds me of you, and as for Judith, I know she's not mine but that baby has always known me and I feel like her mum" a tear ran down ricks face "she is yours, we may not be together and will never be together in a romantic way,  but she's yours and Carl will be yours if he wants as well, you have been the best stand in bonus  mother to my children and I cannot thank you enough lyric, I love you" you said the three words back and hugged him careful of your shoulder

"So Daryl's back" Rick spoke up again after a small while "yep" " have you spoken to him" he questioned "nope" "listen I may not have seen you for a good 15 years but I know you, your quirks and facial expressions are the same, you like him" you blushed " doesn't matter he doesn't like me, he left anyway he didn't care enough to stay, he's not spoken to me either,all I wanted was to come home and cuddle him, we may not have been together but other than you he was my bestfriend, we had gotten close, but he left I didn't get a hug I didn't get the help I needed when I got home". You looked at Rick "I don't want it all about me because I know it's not, but I got sexually assaulted and neither of you was there, I'm mad at you, but you just lost your wife, what's his excuse, oh his shitty brother who dragged me there in the first place came home, so he drops me like everyone else in my life has, I forgive you I do but it's always in my head what's happened to me it's taken a part of me" Rick is crying pulling you into a hug, his heart broke every time you spoke, he had been such a shitty person "I'm back Ill be here to help I'm so sorry" you kissed his cheek and squeezed him back "thank you, I guess I need to hug my lil Carl" Rick laughed "he really loves you, I haven't heard him speak up about anyone the way he speaks up about you" " I will always be here for you, Carl and Judith you are my family"