What Happens Next

The Saving

Rick and Michonne carried Carl with his arms around their shoulders as I ran in front of them killing any possible walkers. We ran out of Alexandria and into a clearing. Carl sat there, leaned against a tree. No signs of him turning has yet shown as Rick and Michonne talked to Carl. I stood away and against a tree as I keep an eye out for any walkers.

"Jessica.." Rick says softly as he stood up. I looked over and saw them as I walked over and kneeled down next to Carl, "why didn't you tell me..?" I say softly as I grabbed his hand and held it, "I didn't want you to worry, I wanted to tell you with me dad and Michonne together." He says softly, "I have to do this alone now.." I say softly looking down, a tear falling.
"No. You'll have my dad, Michonne, Glenn, Maggie. They'll help you.."
"I don't want to do this without you.." I cried. I felt his hand placed against my stomach, "you can do this." He says softly.

It went quiet as I cried and hugged him, "I love you.." I say softly, "I love you too," he says softly hiding his face in my neck. We pulled away as I sat there next to him and held him hand. I stared at the ground as tears continued to fall.

"Dad." Carl calls as Rick looked over, "yeah?" Rick says softly as Michonne looked over, "I need you guys to look out for Jessica. Please." Carl says as they looked at him, Rick was about to nod as Carl stopped him, "she's holding the next generation." I opened my eyes and looked at them as their eyes widened, "she.. sh-she's pregnant..?" Rick asks looking at us as Carl nodded slowly.

Time went by, I sat there next to Carl as the sun was rising. He had gone unconscious as I kneeled out and took out my knife. I placed my hand on his head. I didn't feel any unusual heat coming off him not did I feel sweat. I dropped my knife feeling his temperature as I put my knife down. "What?" Rick asks looking to me, "I don't think he's going to turn.." I say softly, "what do you mean?" Michonne asks, "he doesn't have a fever." I say softly looking at Michonne and Rick and back to Carl. They walked over as I sat there looking at him. I sat back down as I looked at Carl, "what did he pass out from then?" Michonne asks, "exhaustion maybe?" I say softly.

Time past as I stood up and checked to make sure my gun was loaded, "where are you going?" Rick asks, "I need to find my dad." I say softly putting my gun in my holster. "I need to talk to him," "you're not going to tell him you're pregnant are you?" Michonne asks, "yeah. I am. He has every right to know too." They looked to me, "and if he makes you stay with him?" Rick asks, "then I'll tell him I need to be with Carl. Where the father is." I say looking at them. I put my hair in a pony tail as I looked to the two, "tell Carl I'll be fine." I say as I start walking away, "and if he does turn?" Rick stops me as I stopped and looked down, "he's bit Jess! He's going to turn."
"No! When you get bit by a walker, the clothing gets ripped. The shirt he wore when he got back, when he was bit, it wasn't torn. the teeth never touched him. He isn't going to turn." I say as I see Carl moving as I walked over, "Carl..?" I say softly kneeling down as I see him waking up, his eye opening. I saw his crystal blue eye as I smiled a bit, "you're ok.." I say softly as he looked at me confused, "what..?" He asks softly, "you didn't die Carl. You're still alive and ok.." I say softly. He looked at me confused and looked to Rick and Michonne.