The Dixons And Me - The Walking Dead FanFiction

Chapter Sixty Nine

Sam's POV

As I watch Ellie and Daryl cooing over  their baby girl, I feel someone creep up beside me and I see Merle and he puts an arm around me and I lean into his side.

"So what ya gonna name baby Dixon then?" He says quietly.

"Ava...Ava Marie Dixon." Ellie says pressing her lips against Ava's forhead.

"Ava. My little girl." Daryl whispers, still stroking her cheek.

I quickly glance up and catch Beth looking at me. I look away and smile as Ava makes quiet noises.

"Do you want to hold her?" Ellie asks and I look around.

Daryl stands up with Ava in his arms and he gently rocks her and bounces her. He quickly looks up at me and then back to Ava as he hands her to me.

I gently take her and look into her blue eyes and smile.

"Hi Ava." I whisper and my heart swells up with love as she giggles.

Suddenly a woman's high pitch scream rings around the prison and Daryl takes Ava from me and hands her back to Ellie. Everyone except for Hershel and Ellie run out of the cell and out into the courtyard where I gasp.

A woman is stood next to Riley's dead body. My breathing gets heavier and someone puts their hand on my arm.

"Sam? Sam look at me." Rick says and I tear my eyes away from Riley and look into his. "Do you know what happend?" He asks gently.

"Riley...T..T..Tried to..." I pause and feel myself choke up.

"Take your time." He replies and wraps his arms around me.

"Ellie shot her...She tried to rape me." I manage to croak out and I hear Daryl growl.

I look towards him and he's glaring at the lifeless body on the ground.

I hear some people gasp, but one person is crying.

I look around and see Beth crying her eyes out. Zach is just stood there but when he catches me looking he wraps his arms around her and gives me a smirk.

I push my way through the growing crowd and walk into the prison and I bump into Ari.

"Hey, you okay?" She asks concerned.

"Riley's dead..." I whisper and proceed to push my way past her and into my cell.

I sit on my bed and think about everything.

Carl and Sophia come in hand in hand and they sit next to me.

"Riley deserved a slow and painful death. Not a quick one." Carl snarls and Sophia nods her head and rests her head against my shoulder.

We spend a few minutes in silence before Lori walks in with Judith.

"Carl, Sophia. Can you give us a few minutes?" Lori says and the two love birds nod their heads and walk out of my cell leaving me and Lori alone.

"Was that the first time she tried to rape you?" She asks and I look down.

I hear her move and the bed sink a little. She sighs.

"You have to talk to someone. It won't be easy but it's better to talk to someone. If you don't want to talk to me, that's okay...But just talk to someone please. We're all a family here." She says gently and I feel her get up and I hear her walk out of the cell.

I sigh and lay down on my bed and close my eyes.

"We need to talk."

Fuck sake. Why is everyone bothering me?! Why can't they leave me alone?!

"Sam. We need to talk."

"No we don't."

"Yeah we do. Why didn't you tell me about Riley?"

I quickly stand up from my bed and clench my fist.

"THERE WAS NOTHING TO TELL YOU! YOU'RE NOT MY GIRLFRIEND ANYMORE! I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU SHIT!" I shout at Beth.

"I have a right to know, we all do. We're like a family. We ARE a family." She replies calmly.

"Family? Family?! Famalies don't leave eachother. Break promises. You promised you wouldn't leave and you did! I needed you Beth! But you left!!" I snap trying not to cry.

"I didn't leave you. You ended things with me. I wanted you. I needed YOU.  I love you..."

I shake my head and pace around the cell.

"You have him! Why can't you just leave me alone?!"

"Because I don't want him! I don't need him! I don't love him! SAM I LOVE YOU! You're my everything."

"Why are you with him then?"

She sighs and walks closer to me.

"Because I didn't know what to do with myself. The best thing that happend to me, left me. It hurt so much."

"I can't make you happy." I whisper.

"Yes you can. He can't though."

"I'm broken." I say looking into her beautiful eyes as she gently takes my hands.

"Then let me fix you." She whispers and presses her lips against mine.

I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her closer as she wraps her arms around my neck.

I pull away quickly and shake my head as the tears fall freely.

"I can't do this." I cry and Beth cups my face.

"You can, it's going to be okay." She smiles.

Looking into her eyes I know I trust her. This is the girl I want to be with. Who can make me happy and feel safe. I decide to take Lori's advice and tell Beth everything.

"Remember...When me and Riley came back from that run and we were beat up?" I ask biting my lip.

"Yeah?"

I take a deep breath and run a hand down my face.

"We weren't attacked...Me and Riley had a fight."

"What? Why?"

"She tried to rape me then too." I whisper and I hear Beth gasp.

She wraps her arms around me and I break down in her arms and for the first time in my life I say something I've never said before.

"I'm scared."