Protection (Rick Grimes)

Chapter Thirty

---The picture attached is a collage of pictures that I took when I went to the resort. Of course it won't be as pretty after a apocalypse, but still. It gives you the idea of where they are and what it looks like. I don't have a picture of the rooms since I didn't go in any of the rooms.---

Chelsea's POV

I can't belive Danielle brought that Violet girl back. We don't know her. Plus it's just another mouth to feed and someone else to watch after. I understand she's a kid, but still.

Usually, I agree with Danielle on a lot of things, but this...I just don't know about this. About her.

We aren't far from the resort now. It's going to be about another hour or two walk. I can tell that over the hours, Carl had warmed up to Violet. I know for a fact that Danielle likes the girl. I think Maggie is starting to think about giving her a chance. But I don't think I ever will. I can't trust people nowadays. Yeah I said that about this group, but all in all...Daryl, Danielle and Lyndon was with them. And they seemed to be trust worthy enough. But this girl...I don't see any reason to trust her.

"What are you thinking about?" I hear Daryl's voice. I glance at him, then at Autumn.

"That Violet chick." I mumble.

"You don't trust her, either?"

"I don't know yet. I don't think I do. Or ever will."

"Danielle seems pretty confident in the girl."

"Yeah well, you know how she is."

"I know. She's mad at Rick, though. I heard their discussion about Violet when she first got here." He shrugs. I sigh at the thought of her being mad at Rick again.

"What did they say?" I ask. He explains what he heard. I sigh once again and shake my head. "They'll work it out. They've done it before." I assure him and kiss Autumn's cheek. I see Daryl staring at Autumn, making me smile. "You want to hold her?" I ask him.

"Nah. You're her mother now. You hold her."

"You're the father." I smile with a wink.

"I'm not the father."

"Oh, come on." I complain with a small smile.

"Chelsea." He warns. I sigh and look ahead. Getting him attached will take a while.

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Danielle's POV

When the resort comes within sight, I begin getting slightly nervous, yet slightly comfortable with this. So frankly, I don't know if I'm still unsure or now okay with this. I look at Violet and she that's she's comfortable with being at the resort. I slightly smile at her.

Walkers are scattered throughout the grounds, but far enough where they aren't a threat. Yet.

We walk up to the doors, and I leave Violet's side to open the doors. I pull the door open a little and look inside. I can see either walkers or people in the distance, but I can't tell which it is yet.

I shut the door and turn to the group. I tell them what I seen and everyone turns to Rick, some still looking at me.

"You think you can go in? Figure out if it's walkers or people?" Rick asks.

"Will do. Uh...Daryl and Violet. Come with me." I order. Daryl and Violet both step forward and follow me inside. When you first walk in from this entrance, we're in a lobby, both hallways leading to rooms. I walk behind the counter and search for the key that opens all the rooms. Once I find it, I slip the key into my back pocket and walk out into, what I'm going to call the courtyard. Which is a really big courtyard.