Dixon's Girl- TWD

Daniel

Daryl Pov

It had been amazing living with jody. We had been living together for a few months and everything was going great but I could tell jody still had alot on her mind. She kept worrying about being infertile, worrying about abandoning her family and worrying that she was letting max down in every little mistake she made. I just didn't know how to help

"Hey. How you feeling?" I asked jody when I got home from work.

She kissed my cheek with a smile. "I have a proposition for you," she giggled

"Right, should I be nervous?"

"I don't think so. Look, we have enough money in savings to not have any worries financially. We are both working-"

"And I've told you that you can quit."

"And I've told you that I would feel terrible letting you do all the work. As I was saying, we're in a good place. I want to use some of my brothers money to pay for fertility tests. But it's in a joint account and I understand if you would rather wait til we are older."

I took hold of her hand and gently pulled her towards me, wrapping my arms around her as she held onto my body. "I think you should get the tests. It'll put your mind at ease and truthfully, it'll do the same for me."

"You're worried about this?"

"I wanna have a family with you, Jo. And if that isn't possible the stereotypical way then we should know so we can prepare for whatever else we need to do. You're gonna be a momma, I promise." I kissed the top of her head and then she looked up at me with a small smile

We sat down together on the sofa whilst jody made an appointment at the doctors office. I offered to be there but jody said she'd rather be alone. We'd get the results together but this was something she just needed her own space to do. I understood that

We watched the TV for a little while and I felt Jody fidget by my side. "You alright?" I asked her, stroking her hair

"I've been getting cramps all day."

"That time of the month?"

"I think so. I was spotting this morning so it's only the start. Oh god. Can I just hibernate for the next 5-7 days?" She asked with a small chuckle but also truth behind her words

I placed my hand on her stomach. "If I could make that happen, I would. Do you want a cup of tea of a hot chocolate?"

"I'm alright, thank you though. I think I'm just gonna go and lie down for abit. Wake me up in half an hour and I'll start dinner."

"Don't worry about it. We can get a takeaway or something. Just get to bed." She kissed my lips before she left.

I sat watching TV on the sofa for a while, almost falling asleep a few times. When it got to 8pm, I was going to order the takeaway but I heard a loud scream from the bedroom. "Daryl!!"

I dropped the phone, running towards jody as fast as I could. So many horrible situations raced through my mind until I finally got to her room. It wasn't far from the living room, but in that moment, it felt like miles

When I entered, jody was on the floor on her side, crying. I crouched down next to her and put my hand on her shoulder. "Hey, hey, shh, it's alright. What's wrong?"

"I don't know. It hurts," she sobbed

"What hurts, Jo?" Tears brimmed in my eyes as I saw the woman I love in agony. It felt like my chest was tightening more and more but I pushed it away to help her

"My back, my stomach. Ugh, oh fuck. I want my momma."

"I'll go call an ambulance and I'll have her meet us at the hospital. Alright?"