Chapter One

Jenna's POV

Danny followed his daddy and Uncle around the camp, helping hand out water as he asked how long both men would be gone. I was folding laundry with Carol, her husband watching us. I felt his eyes on my ass. I glared at the man. "Ya gunna do anything or you just going to watch?" I snapped. "Ain't my job." Ed sneered. I huffed and turned back to Carol, "What were we talking about again?" I asked her." You were telling me about Danny's birth." She said quietly. "Yeah like I said before Daryl's truck broke down on the way and we only had the one phone we barely had a chance to call nine-one-one and ask for an ambulance to come to our location when we when the thing died on us. So I had Daryl help me into the bed of the truck." I told her I was we worked. "More like hollered and demanded." Daryl snorted an interruption as he walked by. I whacked him with a shirt, "There was a lot of that too. Anyway I talked him through the process best I could, when I wasn't screaming and cussing his name. From the moment I got in the bed of that truck we had 45 minutes of waiting before I was holding Danny all wrapped up and Daryl's jean jacket screaming." I told her with a smile. She had a small one herself. "Ed was working when Sophia was born. It was a business trip he didn't get to see her till she was 3 days old." Carol told me I gave her a weak Smile as Merle plopped down next to me. "What makes you so sure yer dumbass Brothers will head this way?" He growled. "Cause I told him I was heading east. To Atlanta before communication went out." I smacked his chest. "I need them to know I'm okay. You'd go looking for Daryl if it was different, and me and Daryl would go looking for you." He snorted doubting his brother's loyalty he never could see it. "Ain't no one as loyal as you and your brothers." Merle groaned out I rolled my eyes, "You know what symbol to spray paint on the highway, right?" I said changing the subject. "You know I do, why you always got to ask?" Merle grumbled as he stood up he patted my shoulder before slipping his nephew into his arms and tossing the four-year-old into the air as best he could before heading over to Glenn and the others. Daryl chased Danny over to me. "All right he's all yours till tomorrow or when Merle get's back Jenna." Daryl smiled at me as Danny crawled in my lap and Daryl sat on the chair next to me. I leaned over and kissed him. Okay be safe out there. I don't like you going alone I pounded making him smirk, don't worry about me. Just stay alive till I get back. Daryl ruffled Danny's curls, he got my mom's curls but Daryl's dark locks and piercing blue eyes. "Tell your daddy by baby." I ordered Danny hugged Daryl around the neck. "Bye daddy," he had to be pried off Daryl.

"Daryl not taking Danny this time?" Shane asked watching Carl play with Danny. "He'll be gone most likely overnight." I said with a shrug. Shane gave off a bad Vibe it seemed only us Dixon's and Dale noticed it, didn't help he hit on me even though he slept with Lori on a regular basis, his dead best friend's wife. I sighed and turned to face the man when he asked if I was going to be all right alone tonight. "Yeah I will. My daddy might not I've been the best daddy in the world but he made sure I wasn't defenseless." I said with a shrug. It was true I was one of the best armed and camps. Machete on my thigh, 45 on the same hip, hunting knife as well, as big as my forearm on the other, crossbow on my back, and an assortment of spells in my head. Not to mention the duffle bag Darrell and I kept hidden from Shane of every weapon my daddy ever gave me and a bunch Sam and Dean have given me as well over the years. Merle had taken my hunting rifle with him into the city. Danny had a wicked-looking knife Dean got him as a joke attached to his hip the thing was as long as his thigh. "All right, I was just worried is all." Shane drawled. "No need to worry about little ol' me." I remarked as the radio went off everyone ran over to it. "Can you hear me?" Shane tried to warn the man on the other end. "Damn it."

I watch Shane and Lori argue about putting signs up. When Shane walked away I jogged over to him. "Daryl, Merle, and I will make some warning signs when everyone gets back. I'm sure Lori wouldn't mind watching over Danny a couple hours while we do it." I offered. "That'd really put her mind at ease Jenna." Shane nodded, shoulders relaxing some.

Danny ran over to me showing a cool rock, he and Carl found, off. "When is Daddy going to getting back?" He asked. "I don't know baby a day or two okay? Hopefully he'll be back tomorrow." I said picking him up. "We ever going to see Uncle Dean and Uncle Sammy again Mama?" My eyes watered. "I know it baby. If anyone can outlive a zombie virus it's those two." I said hugging him tight in fact I bet those two had their own group of people they were taken care of. They were with Bobby and Judy when this went down Casa as always a Dean side. They were fine. They were Winchester's after all. They killed freaks and monsters long before the turn. I sat and held Denny tears falling as I thought of my brothers.

"Jenna? Do you mind making dinner?" Lori asked. "Are you okay?" I wiped my eyes and gently sat Danny back down in the chair still asleep. "Yeah just worried about my brothers." I said with a shrug and squatted by the fire as she handed over the cans of vegetable soup. "I didn't know you had anyone out there." She said Softly. "Sam, Dean, Bobby, Cass, Jody, Claire, Alex, Charlie." I said with a shrug. "Sam and Dean are my brothers. Well cast to not blood but through Dean." I continue with a smile, "Bobby practically raised my brothers. Me too when I was with them. Jody she's like Shane used to be a cop, she and Bobby are close friends. Claire and Alex are her daughters. She saved their lives. Charlie we saved her but she's more of a sister than anything. She's great with the boys putting them in place." I told her. "Dean's actually my twin. A whopping fifteen minutes older than me. I was a surprise, but Dad named me and mom named Dean. They had a bet going. Dad thought girl mom thought boy, winner got to name the baby. Me after dad's mom Guinevere and Dean after mom's mom. Mom wants a me too." I smiled at her again. "They're alive I know it."

About mid-afternoon while Lori trimmed Carl's hair a loud blaring alarm went off. Danny ran over to me scared. His arms wrapped around my one leg as a red car pulled up by the RV. Glenn got out excited even though Shane was yelling at him. I rolled my eyes as the others left a truck T-Dog avoided eye contact as Morales called for helicopter boy, the new guy. "Dad!" Carl launched himself at the man. "Where's Merle?" I asked them everyone sobered up. "I'm sorry Jenna." T-Dog stated. "I dropped the damn key." "We had to cuff him, he was being a menace." Glenn told me. "I chained the door, only a couple Geeks can press up against it at a time." T-Dog continued. I closed my eyes as Danny asked what that meant. "Daryl is going to be pissed." I growled out picking Danny up. I walked over to Dale. "When Daryl gets back he's going to want to get his brother, would you mind keeping an eye on Danny when that happens. It's my fault Merle even went into the city, I have to get that ass hole." I told Dale who nodded, "Of course. I know it wasn't your fault. Merle is the kind of man who wouldn't do anything he didn't want to." Dale assured me. I smiled as Danny tapped my shoulder, "Yes honey? You can't call Uncle Merle an asshole, daddy will get mad." Danny told me his serious face on. I laughed, "Okay baby I won't call Uncle Merle names." Dale was smiling at the boy.

Danny sat and watch the woods with Dale his hunting knife and one hand sending across his lap. I waved up to him as Carol and I made supper. It was soup again. "He looks adorable up there." Carol smiled shyly and turn to face me. "He's watching for his dad," I said and rolled my eyes. "He practically worships the ground his father walks on some days." Carol's eyes drops down to stew to her smile with it. "Sophia does the same for you." I assured her.

At dinner I listen to Rick tell us about how he woke up in a hospital and his journey here. After a few beats of Silence Lori turned to me and Ricks arms. "You said earlier that you knew your brothers are out there alive somewhere. I thought for sure Rick was gone. How do you know?" She asked me. Because I'm close friends with The Horseman of death. "I just know. Besides nothing kills a Winchester." I smirked holding Danny's sleeping form close. "I thought your name was Dixon." Sophia said confused over by the other fire. I smiled at her "It is I married Daryl when I was 18 years old. Before we got married my last name was Winchester. I have two brothers Sam and my twin Dean." I told her. "Why did you marry Mr. Dixon?" Sophia asked me. "Because I love him. Very much. We've been best friends since we were eight years old." I told her. Carl's jaw dropped. "You've put up with that hot head for that long?" Amy said surprised. "With me he's a giant teddy bear, everyone else he's a real bear." I laughed and kissed Danny's forehead. "You said it was just you and your brothers. What happened to your parents Miss Jenna?" Sophia asked Carol turned red embarrassed. "My mother died when I was 4 years old, my little brother was only six months old. Then my dad died several years ago. But he died to save my brother's life." I told her with a sad smile. "How'd your mother die?" Amy asked. "That's not something you want to go to bed knowing about." I told them as I got up. When I passed Carol she apologized for her daughter's intrusive questions. I told her to think nothing of it.

That night I dreamt about the fire.

Flashback

I woke up smelling smoke. Dean you must have gone downstairs [we shared a bedroom nothing could separate us] to get a drink. Grabbing the stuffed Kitty my mom got me and my dad's fuzzy blanket. I walked over to Sammy's room wanting to see my baby brother when Dad ran past me not seeing me I looked at the fiery ceiling where my mom was dying in the Flames. "Mary!" dad cried. A flash of light made me scream my dad looked to his side seeing me dad picked me up and as ran out the front door he grabbed Dean in the front yard, who was holding Sammy and continued to run across the street as our house exploded with flames. Jean and I held each other as we sat on the hood of Dad's car Sammy whimpering and Dad's arms. I gave dad the blanket. "Here Sammy might be cool daddy." I told him. Dad had tears in his eyes, "You and Dean share it. Sammy can have my robe if he gets too cold. I can't have you two freeze either." Dad said kissing my forehead.

Flashback over