Unexpected || Daryl Dixon

[33]: Made to Suffer

~Day 310~

Rebecca was in her cell, cleaning her crossbow when she hears a small hello. She looks up and sees Carl, holding a fussy Judith. "I don't know what she wants," Carl tells Rebecca as she sets her crossbow aside before walking over to him.

"I already gave her a bottle and burped her." Rebecca folds her arms across her chest as she stares down at Judith who was getting fussier in Carl's arms. "Is she wet?" Carl shakes her head. "No. Her diaper is dry." 

Rebecca unfolds her arms and holds them out. "Here, let me try," she tells Carl as he carefully hands Judith over to her. Judith grew even more fussy as she left her brother's arms but she soon settles into Rebecca's arms. 

Rebecca then moves towards her bed and sits down on the bottom of the bunk bed. She adjusts Judith in her arms and slowly rocks her as Judith's fussiness was beginning to stop.

Carl, who was now leaning against the wall, gives a small smile at the sight in front of him. Rebecca was amazing with his little sister and he was honestly glad that Judith liked her because Rebecca was his best friend. 

"You are good with her."

Rebecca and Carl's heads snap up towards the door of Rebecca's cell and sees Axel standing there. He struts over to the bunk beds and sits down next to Rebecca. "You got a little sister?" Rebecca shakes her head. "No. I'm an only child."

"How old are you, anyway?" When Axel asked Rebecca that question, Carl got off the wall and folds his arms across his chest, not liking that Axel was clearly flirting with her. Rebecca rolls her eyes at Axel's lame attempt at flirting with her. "A woman never reveals her age," she tells him, not taking her eyes off Judith. Axel nods. "You're mysterious." Axel tells her as Carol stands by the door.

"May I speak with you?" 

Axel glances around the room before looking at her and realizes that she was talking to him. "Me?" Carol firmly nods her head before walking off. 

"I'll be right back," Axel tells Rebecca as he stood up and walks out of the cell. Carl walks over to the door and peers out as he watches Axel and Carol talk.

"What's the problem?" Axel curiously asks Carol as he stood in front of her. "Stay away from her," she tells him sternly. Axel glances back at the cell before turning back at Carol. He extends his arms out. "Please." 

"This isn't about you trying to repopulate the earth." "I didn't mean no offense. I've been locked up a long while and, well, there weren't many women. You following me? I mean, Maggie, she's with Glenn and you're a lesbian," he replies, looking back over at Rebecca's cell where he sees Carl standing there, watching him. "I was just talking with her."

Carol lets out a quiet chuckle. "One, did you forget that Rebecca is with Daryl? Two, I'm not a lesbian." Axel's eyebrows furrows as he raises his right hand, gesturing to his hair. "You got the...short hair." Carol shakes her head. "You're not a lesbian?" Carol keeps her gaze on him as Axel steps back in disbelief. "My, my,' He mutters as he leans his hand against the railing of the staircase. "This is interesting."

Carol gives him a small smile. "No, it's not," she tells him before walking off back towards Rebecca's cell. 

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Over at Woodbury, night had fallen as Rick and his rescue team that consisted of Daryl, Michonne and Oscar make their way through the town with their weapons raised as they heard gunfire coming from a warehouse and immediately feared for Glenn and Maggie's life. 

Merle walks back and forth slowly in front of Maggie and Glenn who were on their knees, their head held high. "Glad we could catch up," he tells them.