Together by Apocalypse (Daryl Dixon)

Chapter 36

I woke up and began my daily routine yet again. I drew a line straight through my four other lines and circled it. 3 months down, 6 to go. My belly has been growing pretty quickly which I guess is good, however it's doubled in size. So walking is becoming more of a chore. It's still easy and I don't quite have a waddle but I can tell that it's coming. Rick jokes that I'm too big to be 3 months pregnant and that I have twins inside me but Maggie begs to differ since it's my second child.

I layed back down and stretched on our bed. I looked beside me to see my little Thea sound asleep and then I felt two rough hands on my shoulders. He slowly massaged them, worked his way down my back and then snaked his arms around me, his hands conveniently resting on my belly.

Daryl: damn I think ya got bigger over-night bub

My pregnancy had become a running joke. All I ever hear about is how big I've gotten since the morning or how big I get after I eat or how many babies I got in here. Since I told the group about the baby, I've been a petting zoo and the words "watch out! Pregnant lady coming through" are spoken quite often when I walk toward someone.

I guess that's what I get for being able to take a joke. I knew they were all fairly excited tho so it made up for it. I smiled an sat up and just as I predicted....... I grabbed the bucket beside my bed and set it in my lap as I puked up last nights dinner. Daryl grabbed my hair and I puked and puked and puked until there was nothing left inside my stomach. This was the 4th day in a row that I woke up like this.

I groaned, stood up and put on one of Daryl's slightly tattered t-shirts, since most of my shirts didn't cover my belly the whole way anymore. I looked to see Thea sleeping on her little bed and I smiled before I walked down the stairs. There was some sort of commotion going on by the door. Which caught my attention right away.

Daryl: Dani wait.

Daryl put his hand on my shoulder, I didn't even know he was walking behind me. I turned around giving him a "really?" look and continued down our loft stairs. It was probably Merle causing some sort of scene. I froze at the bottom of the stairs. Someone who I thought was dead was standing right there talking to Rick. Andrea.

Danielle: Andrea??

I excitedly spoke, hoping this wasn't a hallucination. How the?? What the?? She turned her head, her blonde pony tail swinging in the process.

Andrea: Danielle!!

We probably sounded like high school girls on the first day of school... I'm just glad she was alive. She came over and hugged me but pulled away rather quickly and looked at me. She gave me a questioned look and gently poked my belly. Daryl's shirt was doing a good job of covering it so you really couldn't tell I was 3 months pregnant. Unless of course you you squeezed me in a hug and then poked my belly.

Andrea: woah--

Danielle: --yeaaaah

Andrea smiled and her eyes widened. I'm sure she was not expecting that.

Andrea: got another little Dixon in there?

She joked and i nodded and lifted my shirt to show her my little bundle of joy.

Andrea: Dani! Do you know how far along you are?

I blushed and couldn't help but smile talking about it.

Danielle: roughly 3 months

Andrea smiled and I saw her look around the group of people now standing around her.