A/N: Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard own The Walking Dead. Not me. I do own my OC, who you will meet within a few chapters. This is my latest story. If you read what I have posted already and are waiting for me to update it. I will as soon as I get the inspiration to write the chapter that needs to written. Have some faith in me please? And as always read and review please. Italics are thoughts. Underlines are flash backs/dreams.

Also I am making Beth a year older in this fic than she is in the show.

Chapter One: I Think the Baby's Coming

Beth stood behind the cash register at the grocery store she worked at. At seventeen, the young blonde wanted to find her place in the world and the grocery store seemed like a good idea at the time. She looked up and smiled at the man who just put down a few items on the belt.

"Find everything alright Daryl?" Beth asked him as Daryl looked at her. Daryl nodded his head as she checked him out.

"How are ya doing Beth?" Daryl asked her as he handed over a twenty dollar bill to cover the ten dollar and five cents total that he owed. "How far along are ya now?"

"I'm okay. I'm twelve weeks now. Glad that morning sickness has subsided some." Beth said as she handed him his change. "How are you doing? Merle still causing trouble?"

"Mmhmm." Daryl grunted at the mention of his brother. He hated it, but Beth knew about Merle and how much trouble he could cause. "Glad that yer not gettin' sick that much anymore. Does yer daddy still think…?" Daryl trailed off as he asked her the question he hated asking each time he sees her.

"Yeah he does. Doesn't think that Jimmy would do that." Beth replied as she moved from behind register to talk with him more. "I'll have to get over it. Going to keep Jimmy away as much as I can though. Doesn't deserve to know the baby."

Beth woke up and groaned as she sat up and placed a hand on her eight and a half month swollen belly. She hadn't dreamt about that night in the store when she talked with Daryl and told him she was keeping the baby away from Jimmy as much as she could. Hearing a knock on the door, Beth looked over at it. "Come in." Beth called as the door opened to reveal Maggie.

"Hey, how are you this morning?" Maggie asked as she sat down next to her little sister and rested a hand on her stomach. Maggie couldn't help but smile as she felt the baby kick. "That group that Rick is with, the man whose son Daddy saved, is starting to appear. Let's go greet them." Beth nodded in agreement and let Maggie help her stand before changing into a pair of sweatpants and a large tank top that fit over her swollen stomach.

"I feel like a whale." Beth groaned as she walked out of her room with Maggie. Maggie chuckled before she told Beth that she looked fine. Beth heard a motorcycle come up to the house as she exited out of the house.

"This is Maggie and Beth Greene, Herschel's daughters." Rick introduced them, causing the man who rode the motorcycle to look up at them as he pulled his crossbow off.

"Beth…" The man trailed off as he took in her figure. He set his crossbow down and walked up to her and hugged her. "Yer alive." He whispered as he buried his nose into her hair, feeling her wrap her arms around him as best as she can. "How far along are ya now?"

"Eight and a half months." Beth replied as she looked up at him once the hug ended and smiled a real smile, the first time in a long time. "I'm happy to see you Daryl."

"Good to see ya too. Thought ya would've had the baby by now though." Daryl said to her as he placed a hand on her stomach, feeling it kick. "Strong like its mother. Last time I saw ya, ya were only seventeen weeks."

"Daryl, get your hand off my sister." Maggie said as the group looked confused and surprised at Daryl, Beth, and Maggie. Daryl looked up at Maggie and groaned before rolling his eyes. He had to deal with her before and never really agreed with her.

"Shut up Maggie. I really don't want to deal with ya right now. I have been wonderin' if yer sister was even alive since all this shit started." Daryl told her before moving away from Beth to go set his stuff up. Beth looked at Maggie and scowled before following Daryl.

"Daryl, don't listen to Maggie. She's stubborn like usual." Beth said as Daryl turned to look at her. "She doesn't like that I'm pregnant and that Jimmy did what he did. She finally understands at least." Beth looked up at him as she rested a hand on her stomach.

"She finally realized what really happened to ya? When did that happen?" Daryl asked her as he set his back pack down and faced her completely. Daryl placed a hand on her stomach and smiled some as he felt the baby kick.

"When I was five months. Jimmy was yelling at me and telling me that I couldn't keep the baby away from him. That it was his as well. I yelled back and said that I could do whatever I wanted since the only reason I was even having the baby was 'cause he raped me." Beth told him as Daryl grunted in anger before he grabbed a lawn chair from Glenn and set it down. Daryl helped Beth sit in the chair he had just set up before he went about setting his tent up.

"If I see him, I'm beatin' his ass." Daryl growled as he looked at Beth, watching her as she rubbed her swollen stomach gently while watching him. "No girl deserves that. 'Specially not you Beth." Beth smiled at his words and Daryl could feel himself smiling back at her.

"How is it that one girl can change Daryl? A pregnant one at that." Andrea stated as she helped Carol set up a tent for someone. Carol just shrugged her shoulders as she looked at Andrea before looking over at Daryl and Beth, seeing the crossbow wielder smile some at the blonde.

"Looks like they knew each other before the world came to how we know it now." Carol said softly before she watched Daryl stand up and make his way over to Rick.

"Rick, we have to keep an eye on Beth. She's close to her due date and the asshole that's responsible for her being pregnant is here on the farm." Daryl said as Rick looked up at him before motioning to the cop to follow him over to where Beth was so he didn't leave her alone. Now that he found her and knew she was safe, Daryl never wanted to leave Beth's side.

"Alright, but we have to talk to Herschel. This is his land and Beth is his daughter Daryl. We have to respect that." Rick said as Daryl growled while he shook his head at Rick. Rick looked confused at Daryl as the man started to pace in front of him.

"Beth was beaten and raped by the boy who claimed to love her. Her pregnancy is a result of a rape. Herschel doesn't believe Beth when she says she was raped. Believing the dumbass instead. Maggie finally believes her, but too late in my opinion." Daryl said as he helped Beth stand up when she moved to stand.

"Thank you." Beth said to Daryl before she looked over at Rick. "I've known Daryl since I started working at a grocery store that he shopped at. I told him when I found out I was pregnant from the rape. He could see the bruises on my wrists from the beatings."

"Alright. We can let you stay here with us, but I really do think that you staying up in the house would be best." Rick stated as he looked from Beth to Daryl noticing how the hunter was standing close to the young blonde. "How much farther are you from your due date?"

"Two weeks. But with the way my body has been feeling, I think I'm closer than that." Beth admitted as Daryl rubbed the back of his neck.

"I need to go look for Sophia some. We can talk about where Beth sleeps after the baby is born when I get back." Daryl said before rubbing Beth's stomach some and walking away into the woods. Beth looked over at Rick and sighed.

"I suppose you want to know the exact story." Beth said before Rick shrugged his shoulders.

"You can tell me if you want to now or can wait or not tell me at all. Up to you since I do value my life and if Daryl finds out that I asked you to do something you weren't comfortable with I am positive that he will end my life." Rick said with a smile as Beth laughed lightly.

"Would probably be better if Daryl was there when I tell you. Not really comfortable talking about it. He's been my rock since I found out I was pregnant until I was seventeen weeks. He had to do something with Merle and I hadn't seen him since until now." Beth stated as she rubbed her arms slightly before walking back with Rick to the group's camp fire.

"Everyone, this is Beth. She's probably going to be staying with us once we move on from here." Rick said before introducing the group to her. She smiled and greeted everyone in turn, not noticing the glare that Shane was sending her way.

"Rick, she won't be able to come with us once she has that baby." Shane said to his friend after he pulled him aside.

"Shane, don't. It's up to her if she wants to come with us or not." Rick said as he looked over at Beth as the blonde talked to Lori and Carol. Beth had a soft smile on her face as the two women talked to her about their pregnancy. "Besides, Daryl knows her and he may want her to come with us."

"Rick, a baby will be a damn dinner bell ringing to the walkers whenever it cries!" Shane shouted as everyone in the camp looked over at them, not one of them noticing that Daryl had come back from searching for Sophia with some game over his shoulder as well.

"What the hell Shane?" Daryl asked as everyone looked at him, noticing that he was standing right behind Beth. "I could hear ya yellin' across the field by the tree line."

"Daryl, she can't come with us." Shane stated as the crossbow wielder glared at him while placing a hand on Beth's shoulder.

"The hell ya mean that she can't come with us. Beth ain't staying here." Daryl growled as Beth bit her lip while grasping onto his hand with her own.

"I mean that her baby will be a damn dinner bell for the walkers. We can't have that. We already lost people because of them. We can't lose any more." Shane stated as Beth winced slightly. She tightened her grip on Daryl's hand as the hunter shook in rage behind her.

"Beth ain't staying here. She's not stayin' with a daddy who's too stupid to realize what really happened to her and too damn blind to how she acts around a certain dumbass he's allowing to stay here." Daryl growled before he helped Beth stand up. "Beth you want me to help ya?"

"No… I'm okay for now. I'm just going to get one of my vitamins I have to take and a map that may help you find Sophia better." Beth stated before she disappeared up to the house. Daryl glared at Shane before he followed Beth up to the house.

"Hey, ignore him. Shane is a dick." Daryl said as he stood at the steps of the porch as Beth looked back at him. Her hand rested on her belly and a slight look of pain was across her face. "Beth? What's wrong?"

"Daryl… I think the baby's coming…" Beth trailed off as she whimpered in pain.