burning love

Remember-50

The gate slid open and we all watched in awe, as we saw what was behind the walls of protection. The community looked so untouched that it looked like a dream. I looked around taking in the view of civilization, and I listened carefully to the sound of children laughing and and dogs barking, it was so amazing, for a second it felt like the world had gone back to normal, we were all interrupted from our awe moment when a man approached and asked us for our guns, while he pointed a gun at us. We all raised our guns, alerted now.  

"Hand your guns over now? Who are you? Who brought you here?" The man asked. Aaron stepped from behind us and started shouting for everyone to stand down. 

"Stand down Nicholas! I brought them here. They don't know if they are staying or not. They don't have to hand over their weapons til after they talk with Diana." Aaron said. Nicholas hesitantly lowered his gun. 

"Follow me." Aaron said before leading us off. We all lowered our guns as well and followed Aaron. We all looked around taking in the view. 

"Stay close to me , I don't know if I trust them yet." Daryl said taking my hand and holding it.  I nodded my head and squeezed Daryl's hand, letting him know that I was there. We continued to follow Aaron to a well furnished house, that looked like it had never been touched. 

"Hello, My name is Diana. Its nice to meet you guys, if you guys wouldn't mind I would like to ask you guys a few questions.  Rick may I speak with you first." And starting with that, she started taking us in one by one and asking questions and then we would come back out and the next would go in.  Abraham was inside talking to Diana, and when he came out she called me in. Daryl looked at me debating if he wanted me to go or not.  I squeezed his hand and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. I walked inside and took in all the scenary. The decor was a gold-ish color and it lined the upper part of the wall. Everything looked so clean and untouched it was beautiful. 

"Hi, it's Bella right?" Diana asked me, I nodded my head. She pointed at chair for me to sit in and I sat down slowly looking at the camera in front of me. 

"Well hi, I'm Diana and I just have a couple of questions."

"Ok?" I said questioningly.

"So it looks like you've been out on the road a while." She asked.

"Through most of this, yes." I said. 

"Is that your whole group since the beginning?" 

"No," I laughed dryly. "We have lost a lot and gained a lot, but thats what made us closer together and a family." 

"Have you lost anyone close to you since this began or is your family still out there?" 

"We've all lost someone haven't we? But yes, I lost my father and my little sister. " 

"Sorry for your loss Bella. Your mother?" 

"She's still out there along with my Fiance, daughter and son." 

"Oh that's wonderful, how did you guys meet?"

"In the woods I was hunting when I found him and his brother. Our connection though was a spark of burning love instantly, He wasn't really close with anyone but me and his brother. When he lost his brother I was all he had left. But yea, anyways when I found them in the woods I brought them back to camp. He proposed to me a while ago, but we haven't had time for a wedding."

"Is it Rick, that we are speaking of?" 

"NO no no no, Rick is like my brother. Daryl is my fiance. Neveah and Bailey are my kids, and Carol is my mom." 

"Are the kids Daryl's?" 

"Bailey isn't biologically either of ours. We lived in a prison at one point and an outbreak occurred, when Bailey's mom died we took him in as our own, he was so little when it happened that he doesn't remember, he believes we are his birth parents. But I will tell him, when the time is right. Neveah is though both of ours biologically. She's only a couple of months and Bailey is eight."