WARNING: THIS IS NOT A ROMANTIC BETHYL FIC! IT IS BRICK BUT FOCUSES ON BETH'S RELATIONSHIP WITH DARYL AS FATHER AND DAUGHTER.
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Family
Part II
Rick noticed Beth had been spending more time with Daryl than usual and he grew suspicious.
He had already dealt with his wife cheating on him with his best friend and now it was happening again.
He couldn't stand the thought of losing Beth, so he began to watch her more and more.
Everytime Daryl was around, he made sure Beth wasn't.
He didn't like being suspicious of Beth and Daryl. He wanted to believe he could trust them.
Beth had seemingly been avoiding him for a few days and he wasn't sure why. But, when she volunteered to go on a run with Daryl, he knew something was up.
Beth was on a run with Daryl when she decided to tell him about her and Rick.
She knew Hershel knew but no one else did, or so she thought.
"Hey dad," she started, "can we talk a minute?"
He just looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
"I've been seein' someone," she started, "but..but the thing is...he's..."
Daryl shook his head and snorted, "I know 'bout you an' Rick. Been knowin' for awhile. Even 'fore you knew 'bout me."
Beth sighed in relief. Daryl didn't seem to be mad or worried but then again, she never was sure about what he was thinkin'.
Beth was a little anxious to get away from Daryl for a few minutes and he noticed.
"Ya gon' tell me why ya actin' all fidgety?"
She was silent for minute, then she took a deep breath, "Dad?"
"Hmm?"
"I've...there's somethin' I've been needin' to talk to you and daddy 'bout."
Daryl stopped, "Go on then."
"I haven't told Rick yet, well I'm not even sure but I think I might be pregnant."
Daryl dropped his crossbow and stood there starin' at his daughter.
"Yer what?!"
"I'm not sure. That's why I wanted to come on this run."
Daryl walked with her over to where the pregnancy tests were and shook his head when she grabbed a box.
"Damn, I 'member gettin' this shit with yer mama," he said, mostly to himself.
Beth cocked her head to the side and stared up at him. In the two months since finding out she was his daughter, he'd never said a word about her mother but she wasn't sure now was a good time to bring it up.
"Better grab more then one," Daryl told her.
He was trying his best to be calm and not over react but they both knew that if she was pregnant, there was going to be hell to pay.
Rick watched as Daryl and Beth came through the gates. He watched as Daryl handed his bag to Beth and took his crossbow from her before she rushed inside.
Everything they had found was quickly carried inside and sorted by Carol and Maggie.
Daryl stood there for a minute talking to Michonne when he saw Rick walking towards him.
He made up an excuse and walked away, not wanting to deal with Rick just yet.
Beth was sitting on her bed, staring down at the test in her hands.
She had been hoping it wasn't true but the test was positive.
Standing up, she shoved it into her back pocket and went to find Rick.
"Rick?" Beth called out when she entered the guard tower.
He turned around and glared at her.
"What the hell do you want?"
"I came to talk to you about somethin'. It's really important."
She waited a minute before speaking, thinking he would be the first to say something but when he didn't, she decided to just spit it out.
"I'm pregnant," she said the words just barely loud enough for him to hear.
"What? Pregnant?" He scoffed, "Why the hell are you tellin' me?"
"Because you're the father."
"Get the hell out of here!"
"Rick, we need to talk about this."
"No we don't. I've been through this shit before, Beth. I have two kids already and one of them isn't even mine. I'm not raisin' someone else's kid again."
Beth felt the tears roll down her cheeks at Ricks words. Was he really accusing her of cheating on him?
She rushed out of the guard tower and to her cell.
Daryl had seen Beth going into the guard tower that Rick was in but he didn't want to jump to conclusions. There was still a chance she wasn't pregnant but he knew the moment she ran out of the guard tower that she was.
He followed her inside where he found Hershel was already heading to her cell.
"Do you know what this is about?" Hershel asked Daryl.
He nodded. "I think I do."
Both men entered Beth's cell. She was sitting on her bed with her knees pulled up to her chest cryin'.
"Bethie," Hershel sat down next to her, "what's the matter?"
She wiped her eyes and looked at both of her dads. They were waiting for her to tell them but she wasn't sure she could.
She placed the pregnancy test on the bed where they could see it.
"I'm pregnant," she said between sobs.
The both stared at her. Daryl didn't know what to say or if he should say anything at all. She may have been his daughter but Hershel was better at this than he was.
"Bethie, I'm not going to say things will be easy for you because they won't but we're all here for you and we'll all help you and Rick. Same as we're doin' with Judith."
"Rick won't be involved," she cried, "I just told him and he doesn't want the baby. He thinks I cheated on him but I don't know why he would think that."
"Don't worry 'bout it," Daryl said while turning to walk out of her cell.
"Where are you goin'?" She asked.
"I'ma fuckin' kill 'im."
Beth's eyes widen as she jumped off the bed to go after him with Hershel following her.
"Dad!" she called out but he didn't stop.
Before Beth and Hershel could catch up with Daryl, he had made his way down to the garden where Rick was working.
"What tha fucks wrong with you?" he yelled and grabbed the front of Rick's shirt, "ya think ya can knock 'er up an' not be there for her? Huh?"
Daryl pushed Rick back as the others gathered around them.
"I doubt it's my fuckin' kid," Rick yelled back.
"Who tha hell else would she have been with?"
"You! Ain't that why you're down here? If she's fuckin' you there ain't no tellin' who else she's been with."
Daryl threw a punch and then took a step back. "That's fuckin' sick, man. She's my daughter! That's why I'm down here! An' I don't like what tha hell yer sayin' 'bout 'er!"
"Is that really the excuse you wanna use, Daryl?" Rick asked, holding his nose.
"What's he talkin' about?" Maggie asked Beth, she shook her head. Everyone was clearly confused.
Hershel stepped forward. "Rick, it's true. Daryl is Beth's biological father."
Maggie gasped.
"Wait, what?" Rick looked over to Beth and back to Daryl, "How the hell...?"
"Beth was adopted," Hershel's began, "her mother and I wanted kids together but unfortunately we were unable so we adopted Bethie."
Beth could feel everyone's eyes on her.
"You're Daryl's daughter?!" Michonne asked incredulously and soon the others echoed the same question.
"Shit," Rick mumbled and rubbed his hands over his face. He walked towards Beth, "I'm sorry, Beth."
"No," Daryl grabbed the back of Rick's shirt and pulled him away from her, "ya ain't goin' nowhere near her 'til ya get yer head on straight."
The news of Beth's pregnancy and of her being Daryl Dixon's daughter had spread like wildfire but thankfully, two days later, the flames were dying out.
Daryl still wasn't letting Rick anywhere near Beth but he had Maggie backing him up on that which angered Beth, just a little.
She was walking around the prison trying to calm a teething Judith down when she saw Hershel, Daryl and Rick talking in the common room so she eased into the cell closest to them to listen in.
"Have you thought about this?" Hershel asked Rick.
"Yeah. How's she handlin' it?"
"She's fine," Daryl said, "seems ta be happy 'bout it."
"What about y'all?" Rick asked, "y'all are her dads, what do y'all think?"
"Well, despite the circumstances, I'm thrilled to be having a grandchild," Hershel said with a smile.
Hershel and Rick both turned their attention to Daryl.
"What about you?"
Daryl shrugged. "I don't like it. I ain't had enough time ta know 'er as my daughter an' now I'm gon' be a grandpa," Daryl dropped his head, "Fuck! I'm gon' be a grandpa!"
Hershel started laughing at the horrified look on Daryl's face but his attention soon turned to Beth who as now standing in the doorway laughing as well.
She shifted Judith on her hip before walking over to their table. Throwing one arm around Daryl's shoulders, she leaned down and kissed his cheek.
"You'll get used to it, grandpa," she said with a giggle.
"Yeah, yeah," he mumbled.
Later that night, Beth joined Daryl in the guard tower.
"Hey," she smiled when she sat down in across from where he was sitting.
"Hey kid."
Beth looked out at the sky for awhile before looking back at Daryl.
"What was she like?" she asked.
"Who?"
"My mom. What was she like?" she asked again and leaned back against the wall.
"Mhmm," he shrugged.
"C'mon dad. Please tell me what she was like," she pouted, "pretty please. I need to know."
Daryl nudged Beth's boot with his and smiled.
"She was a lot like you."
"Really?" Beth had a huge smile on her face, "like how?"
"She liked ta sing like you. There's a lotta lil' things ya do that remind me of 'er an' ya have big eyes like hers."
"So I look like her?"
"Naw, not really."
"I don't? Then who do I look like?"
"Mhmm," Daryl shrugged again, "Me."
"I look like you? How?"
"Damn, ya have a lotta questions."
"Well, you haven't told me anythin' about her."
Daryl flicked his hand towards her. "I had blonde hair an' ya have blue eyes like me."
"You had blonde hair!" She smiled again and moved to sit next to him, lifting his arm over her shoulders and resting her head on his. "I always wondered who I looked like. Now I know. I look like my dad."
They sat there in silence for a few hours before Beth got up the nerve to ask a question that had been on her mind since she found out about Daryl.
"Hey dad," she whispered.
"Hmm?"
"You said before that you wanted me. Did mom want me?"
Daryl's arm tightened around Beth's shoulders.
"Naw, she didn't," he started chewing on his lip, "I think she did for a while but 'er mama an' daddy wouldn't have it."
"Did she ever hold me?"
Daryl shook his head but didn't answer.
"Oh," Beth looked up at him, "did you hold me?"
"Yeah. Jus' once," he kissed the top of her head.
Beth hugged him. "Dad, we have a family here."
A/N: Okay y'all. That was part two. I hope y'all enjoyed it. Please review!
