Starting Over

Chapter 2

"When can we go home?" Carol asked quietly once the cops had left the room, asking lots of personal question which she answered to the best of her ability.

"As soon as the dr says you can leave we'll go home, baby"

"I think... That I should call my dad..."

"I think that's a good idea carol..."

"Could you find me a phone?"

"Yes, I'll be right back" he said walking out of the room, coming back in a few minutes later with what she assumed was Merle's cell phone.

She dialed the number and it rang, once, twice, and halfway threw the third ring he answered.

-"Hello?"-

"Daddy?"

-"Carra?"- he asked, -"who's phone are you on?"-

"Merle's..."

-"what's wrong? Are you ok? Where's kerri?"-

"Daddy... I need you to come home now..."

-"why? Carol honey, please tell me what happened?"-

"I can't go home, I'm staying with daryl and merle, but I need you, I'll explain when you come back, just please... I-I'm at Mercy General...."

-"WHAT!? Why are you at the hospital, why didn't Kerri call me? I'm coming right now, I'll be there in a few hours"-

"T-thank you daddy..." She said, trying to hide her tears, "I-l love you"

-"I love you carra"-

She hung up then and have the phone back to daryl, swiping the tears away with the back of her hand.

"Carol... You can still stay with me.. Until my dad comes home at least..." Daryl said, holding her hand.

"D-dads gonna want to s-stay at home..."

"That doesn't mean you need to Carol, you stay with me, and your father and come to see you, that way if she's not out of the house yet you don't have to deal with it"

"Thank you daryl... I love you..."

"I love you too, now get some sleep" he said, kissing her gently.

She drifted off quickly in hopes that when she woke up she would have both men she moved looking down at her.

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"Carra?" She heard when she woke up again. She opened her eyes slightly, still feeling incredibly tired. When she could focus her eyes she saw the slightly reddened face of her father.

"Daddy?"

"Oh baby... What happened... Are you ok?"

"I-I'm ok... I- I just- I needed you"

"Who did this to you Carol?"

She looked away from him, "I don't want you to hate me..."

"Carol Ann Baker!" He yelled slightly causing her to jump and her breath to catch. "Baby, I didn't mean to yell, I just- I could NEVER hate you, ok? Never ever, no matter what."

She nodded a little, " it- it's k-Kerri..."

"What?" He asked, stunned.

"See! I knew that you would hate me!" He cried into her pillow. "Daryl!! Where's daryl?" She asked, still sobbing.

"I don't hate you carra, never could, never will, she's moving out right now, and we are gonna be ok. Ok? Why don't I go and uh, deal with her, while you stay here, and go back to Daryl's house with merle, l'll get you once she's gone ok?"