Once

What if?

Chapter 21

Beth's POV 1 month later
I nervously paced back and forth in me and Daryl's cell waiting for him to get back from his run. How was I going to tell him? I can't possible tell him this. Not this I have been hoping that I was right but I guess not.

I was too deep in thought until I felt someone wrap their arms around me. He must've noticed that he scared me and he said," It's okay Beth its just me."

I smiled and then turned to face him. As soon as I looked at him I quickly looked towards the ground. This is all my fault so how am I suppose to look him in the eye when I wrecked everything? Everything that he has ever wanted for us.

"Whats the matter Bethany?" Oh no. He never calls me that only when he is serious.

I sighed and handed him the pregnancy tests. I watched as he looked at them and hesitated to ask,"Where's the box? I umm- Can't really read these 'things'."

I sighed and handed him the box. I watched as he brought me into a hug,"Don't worry Beth we're going to be okay. This won't break us I promise."

"I thought for sure this time Daryl. I want a baby so bad. All I see is how good you are with Logan and Judith and I thought that could be us." I started to cry into his shirt.

"Do you want Maggie?" I nodded I just needed Daryl and my sister right now. "Okay you wait here and I'll go and get her." I nodded and sat on the bed and waited for my sister.

When she came in I saw that she was crying. She hugged me and it made me feel slightly better. I smiled and she smiled back. "You know when you are ready it will happen trust me okay?"

"Yeah." I said and looked at her growing belly.

She giggled and said,"You want to feel?" I nodded giddly and placed my hands down. I started to tear up, "What's the matter?" She asked me.

I let a silent tear fall and said,"My niece or nephew is in there." I said and rubbed her belly even more. Doing this made me feel better. "So did you and Glenn decide on any names yet? I mean for a girl I really like Aubrey and Tobias for a boy." I smiled and watched as Maggie thought.

Finally she spoke up,"How about this; You name you first daughter Aubrey and son Tobias and Daryl picks the middle names for them? I like the names but I feel like they would suit your kids more than mine."

I smiled and said,"Well what do you like?"

"Oh... for a boy I want Glenn Jr. and for a girl Juniper." I smiled. They would suit her kids perfectly.

Maggies POV
I was nervous because I'm only 5 or 6 months pregnant right now and I am huge. I am so worried because what if there is something wrong with my baby? Maybe I should get Carol to just give me a check up.

I walked down the cell block until I saw Carol,"Hey are you busy?"

"No. Whats the matter?" She asked sounding frantic.

"I think that there's something wrong with the baby." I said and my eyes started to water.

She quickly left and I just ignored the stares. She quickly got me into an extra cell and pulled the blanket down. "What's wrong with the baby?"

"I know that it's not much to worry about but, when I was five months pregnant with Logan I was never this big." I said motioning to my belly.

"You could just be having a big baby Maggie. There's nothing to worry about." I listened to her and just thought. I will love this baby as much as I love Logan but a big baby; that's going to hurt. I mean it hurt with Logan but he was only 5lbs and 7 ounces.

"Could you do a check up just in case?" I asked and she nodded.

"Of course. I can do these every two weeks if you would like?" I nodded.

I sat up and pulled my shirt up and she listened to the heart beat while looking at her watch. "Wow Maggie this baby has a nice strong heart." I smiled.

"So for a faster heart beat... what is it most likely to be a boy or a girl?" I asked and felt myself smiling like an idiot.

"Well usually boys have a faster heart beat but they can trick you sometimes. My Sophia had a fast heartbeat and I was so excited for my baby boy that I bought everything, I mean everything, blue. When she was born the first thing I did was get Ed to go home and paint her room and get different girl things for her." She smiled and that made me smile to.

"Yeah my Logan had a faster heart beat but whenever I went to an appointment he would turn away from the screen." I laughed.

"Huh he was stoubrn? I wonder who he gets that from?" I watched as she raised her eye brows and nudged me.

I just laughed and said,"Yeah. I have a question for you..."

She must have known what I was going to say,"He should start moving sometime this week. And is the length of a banana." I almost started to cry. She hugged me and I ended up crying anyways. Damn hormones.

"I should go and tell Glenn." I said and she nodded. I speed walked towards the cafe until I found Glenn. I reached him and said,"Come on I need to talk to you and Logan real quick."

He looked at me strange and said,"Okay?" I grabbed his hand and went to look for Logan.

He was sitting with Carl and Judith so I picked him up and put him on my hip and said,"I need to talk to you and dad for a minute."

"Is everything okay?" He asked.

"Yeah everything's fine don't worry okay?" I never really realised how heavy he was getting until just now. Glenn must have noticed because he grabbed Logan and spun him around.

I couldn't help but laugh. Glenn had Logan upside down and I watched as Logan started to laugh so hard that he couldn't breathe.

When we got to the cell I sat down and started,"I got a check up from Carol just now and she told me that the baby should be moving this week or something. Also that clearly she will be a big baby." I said and watched as Logan looked at my belly and nodded.

"Alright bud go and play with Carl I have to talk to mom real quick." Glenn said and before Logan left he bent down and hugged my belly. He whispered something that I couldn't quiet hear but I smiled.

After he left I let the worry look return to my face,"Glenn I don't know about this one... Logan was only 5lbs and 7 ounces and he was stuck. How am I suppose to deliver a bigger baby? I could barely manage with Logan?"

"Look you will be fine I know it Maggie. Your dad and Carol will be helping with it okay?" I nodded and started to cry.

"What if I end up like Lori... I can feel it." I said and felt Glenn tense up. "I delivered Judith and I don't wanna go like that." I said.

"You won't I promise."

"No what you need to promise me is that you will save our baby over me. And if anything happens to me ever take care of Logan and the baby for me." I asked and was being serious.

"Yes but I will do anything and everything in my power to make sure that nothing happens to you or our kids. And that I promise." I watched as a single tear rolled down his cheek.

Just promise.....

AN/ So... a little foreshadowing but thats okay:). Anyways how was your day so far?