Take Me There

Chapter 31

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I wake up. I sit up and stretch. I didn't see Carl.
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I stand up and walk out of the back room, putting a hand on my back.
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"Oh! Here comes waddling sleeping beauty." Daryl teases me, laughing.
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I jokingly glare at him. "Shush it." I tell him, laughing. Carol comes up.
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"How are you feeling?" Michonne asks me, smiling.
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"Great." I say, smiling back. She lightly touches my belly and walks off. I grab a can of peaches and I open it with my knife. I grab a fork and sit down. I see Rick and Carl talking. Carl looks sad, so does Rick. I shovel peaches into my mouth, watching them. "Carol?" I call out, moving my eyes towards her.
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"Yes Hun?" She answers, walking to me.
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"What's wrong with Carl and Rick?" I ask her. "Do you know?" I add.
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"Oh. Well, you know how lori died. One year ago today, she died. They have been keeping track." She tells me.
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"Oh my gosh." I say. "Should I keep my distance from them for today?" I ask her.
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"I wouldn't. You should comfort Carl. We can comfort Rick." Carol tells me.
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"Okay." I say, nodding. She smiles at me and lightly touches my belly, before leaving.
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Carl walks over to me. "Hey beautiful." He tells me, sitting next to me.
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"Hey handsome." I say back to him, throwing my can away.
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I set a hand on my belly. "Did you take the vitamins, that Beth told you to take daily?" He asks me.
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"No. I forgot. I will when I go back in there." I told him. "Are you doing okay?" I ask him.
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"I'm doing alright." He answers.
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"We all miss your mom." I say to Carl.
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"I know. I just miss her. So does dad." Carl tells me, biting his inner lip.
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"If you need to talk about it, I'm here." I infer him.
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Carl lightly smiled. "I know, Im just trying to not think about her. I love her I just don't want to be sad. Dad and I talked about her a little bit earlier. I liked that he did that with me too." Carl says.
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"Okay." I tells him. I jump up at a pain in my belly. I smile widely.
"Carl!!" I say loudly, in a happy tone.
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"What?! What is it?!" He asks, looking at me.
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I grab his hand and I put it on my belly. "The baby's kicking!" I say, happily, smiling.
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Carl's eyes light up. He smiles. I haven't seen him this happy in a long time. Carl plops down on the ground in front of me. He puts both of his hands on my belly and smiles wider. He moves his hands around, with the kicks. The kicks don't hurt so that's good.
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He looks up at me, smiling. Everyone's attention is now on us. Rick, Carol, Daryl and Michonne walk over to us. Carl moves over so they can feel. Daryl feels.
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"Doesn't it hurt?" He asks me.
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"No, the baby isn't kicking as hard as it does sometimes. These are just small kicks. You should feel the huge ones it delivers me sometimes." I say and laugh. Daryl smiles and backs away, crossing his arms, Watching and smiling. Rick feels and smiles. Rick smiles at Carl.
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"Not a better time. Huh?" He says, smiling.
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I understand what he means. "Yeah, perfect time for it to kick." I say and smile at Carl and Rick. Michonne feels my belly, smiling. I kiss Carl's cheek and smile.
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"Are you two excited?" She asks us.
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"Yes." Carl and I both say at the same time. We smile at each other.
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I hold my belly as everyone walks away and starts talking to each other. Carl goes back to sitting in front of me. He puts his hands on my stomach. He smiles and puts his ear to my belly.
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