REWRITTEN ON: 7/5/2017

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Glenn looked in his rearview mirror at his daughter who was still sleeping; his eyes moved from her face to the city he could see behind him, before they moved back to the road in front of him. He was now on the freeway and thank god for that, he couldn't help but think of his friend Claire and hoped she got out safely as well.

He had heard on the radio before it went out that there was a safe haven in the city. Instead of going there Glenn decided it was better if he made his way upstate to his parents in Michigan. For several reasons, one being that he desperately wanted to check in with them, for in times like this, it was better to be with family than among strangers. The other reason being that this 'safe haven' was going to be crowded with thousands of people, there was no guarantee that they could protect them. Besides, crowds are a recipe for disaster. He wanted to protect his child, not put her in danger.

Glenn looked up at the sound of jets and saw about six of them flying above him. He watched in his rearview mirror as they flew over the city and dropped bombs. His eyes widened and then flinched at the sound of a great BOOM! The blast startled his little girl awake and she started screaming. Tearing his eyes away from the mushroom shaped cloud in disbelief, his eyes flickered to the road in front of him before they moved to his daughter.

"Hey, hey, there sweetpea. Shhhh, it's okay sweetheart."

He moved his arm behind him and rubbed her leg gently, "It's okay baby girl, shhh, daddy's here it's okay." Nothing he did seemed to calm her down, she was beyond terrified. Then to make matters worse his car decided to slow down and sputter; frowning Glenn removed his arm from his daughter and pulled the car over as it rolled to a stop. His eyes moved to the little blinking light on his dashboard and groaned, he was out of gas.

How freakin' perfect!

Cursing Glenn tried repeatedly to start his car but it just wasn't having it, he slammed his hands down on the steering wheel as his head fell; eyed closed he sighed deeply. His attention was then drawn to his still screaming little girl.

Taking off his seatbelt Glenn got out of the car and opened the back door, he leaned into the car and touched his daughter's cheek, "Hey come on baby girl, don't cry." He cooed and shook the little toys hooked onto her car seat handle.

When that didn't work he grabbed the little pacifier that was hooked onto the car seat and gently put it in her mouth. It took a couple of tries but she finally calmed enough and kept it in her mouth.

"That's a good girl," he whispered and gently wiped her tears away and kissed her cheek. He leaned out of the car and gently shut her door, but the moment it clicked shut she started to cry again.

Sighing Glenn went to open her door when a voice rang out: "You alright there?"

Turning around Glenn saw an RV and an old man in his late fifties leaning out his door, Glenn blinked and the old guy called out again "Son?"

"Huh? Oh! I kinda ran outta gas," he said a little sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck.

The old man chuckled "Always hated when that happened. You want a ride?"

Glenn blinked again "That...That would be great," he told him with a smile.

"Alright get your stuff and come on in." Glenn nodded.

"You need some help?" the old man both asked and offered him.

Glenn shook his head "No sir, thanks though," he replied flashing him a smile.

Nodding the old man turned around and went back in the RV. Sighing but happy that he now had a ride, just what are the chances of that!?

Thanking whoever for his good luck, Glenn tossed a look at his daughter and saw her still crying, he wanted nothing more than to comfort her but knew he needed to hurry up. He didn't like to out in the open. Glenn moved to his trunk and opened it up before grabbing the three bags from inside and slamming it closed. He staggered a bit from the combined weight but managed to steady himself.

He ran (more like speed walked) up to the RV and climbed the few steps inside where he saw the old guy from earlier, there were also three other men, four women and a kid inside. The old guy smiled at him while another man came up to him to help with the bags, he kinda looked like a cop, if the logo on his shirt was anything to go by.

"I'm Shane."

"Glenn."

Shane nodded "Let me take those for ya," he offered grabbing the bags from Glenn. They thought it a little strange he had so many bags but brushed it off, who were they to judge what a person packed?

"Oh, thanks," Shane nodded once more.

"I'm Dale," the old guy-Dale said and put out his hand, "Glenn." He replied and shook it.

"Thanks for you know... the ride," Glenn told him.

Dale shook his head with a smile "It's no problem, son."

Glenn returned a half smile, "I, uh, have few more things I need to get," he told Dale.

"Sure go ahead."

Flashing a quick smile at everyone Glenn left the RV and made his way back to his car; he opened the driver's door first and got the baby bag before closing it.

His little girl was still sobbing and he immediately felt guilty as he opened her door, "Hey Mia don't cry baby, daddy's got you come on." He unhooked her car seat and took it out of the car and shut her door. He then locked his car and shook his head; he wasn't sure why he kept doing that. Throwing the bag over his shoulder, Glenn picked up his daughter and made his way back into the RV.

As he entered the RV Glenn heard some of the women gasp as they saw the car seat, Dale raised his eyebrow "And who is this little lady?" he asked with another smile.

Glenn looked down at his daughter then back at Dale, "This is Maria."

Dale nodded "Pretty name for such a pretty little girl."

Glenn smiled slightly, yeah, she's a beauty, "Thanks."

"Well just take a seat there at the table; sorry it's a little cramped in here," Dale told him and walked off to start the RV.

Shaking his head Glenn said, "It's fine. Uh, thanks, you know for helping us."

Dale waved him off, with that Glenn walked over to the little table and put the car seat on top of it and the baby bag on the right bench seat. He looked at Maria she had gone quiet with so many people around her. He grabbed the baby bottle from the side of the bag (it had been a good couple of hours but thankfully it was still a little warm) and tucked the baby bag under the table. He then pushed the handle on the car seat back, unbuckled his daughter and very gently picked her up.

Glenn heard more gasps as he picked her up and one younger blond girl who was sitting next to an older blond woman said: "Oh my god, she's so tiny!" The other women nodded.

"How old is she?" the older blond asked.

Glenn looked at her "She's two and half weeks," he told them, fondness and love just dripping in his voice.

He adjusted Maria in his arms before sitting down at the table. Lifting her head a little, he gently placed the bottle in her mouth. Maria hungrily sucked on the bottle, "Hungry were you, sweetheart?" Glenn chuckled. Mia looked up at her father and touched the side of the bottle.

An older black woman sat on the other bench across from Glenn and smiled, "You're a natural" she told him.

Glenn looked at the older woman and chuckled "You think so?" she nodded at him.

Glenn looked down at his daughter and then back up to the woman across from him, "I don't think I've gotten your name..?"

"Oh dear, how rude of me; my name is Jacqui."

Glenn nodded "Glenn Rhee," he told her, "I'd shake your hand but…" he shrugged his shoulders slightly and looked down at his daughter.

Jacqui laughed, leaned over and patted his shoulder lightly "Don't worry about it, dear." She nodded her head towards a black man somewhere in his thirty's "This is Theodore."

Glenn looked over at the man who scrunched up his face at his full name, "Just call me T-Dog" he said sticking his hand out.

Glenn nodded and then blinked at the hand; he shuffled his daughter around in his arms trying to get a free hand as Jacqui scolded T-Dog and then told Glenn he didn't need to shake his hand.

T-dog chuckled sheepishly "Sorry man, I forgot there for a moment you had the little one."

Glenn gave him a smile, one he had perfected in the last two weeks and shook his head "Nah it's okay, don't worry about it."

T-dog nodded his head and then tipped it in the direction of Marie "She your little sister or something?"

Glenn chuckled "Or something," T-dog blinked at him and Glenn grinned "She's my daughter," he told him.

"Oh! She's a cute little thing." T-dog mumbled a little awkwardly.

Glenn flashed him a smile "Thanks, man." He looked down at his little girl and saw how she'd fallen asleep, slowly taking the bottle out of her mouth and setting it on the table. He gently placed her upon his shoulder, placing one hand under her bottom and the other on her back; he gently rubbed and patted her back.

Once he made sure all the air was out of her, he laid her down in her car seat and tucked the blanket around her, setting the little brown bear with the pink bow next to her.

"You're good with kids," Glenn looked over at the speaker. It was a woman with dark brown hair and had her arm around a boy who looked about twelve.

He chuckled, "Thanks." He ran his hand through his hair, "I'm still trying to get used to the whole father idea." He grinned.

The woman nodded "I think you're doing a good job so far."

Glenn gave her a half smile and nodded in thanks. He wasn't sure if he was actually doing a good job. This wasn't supposed to happen, and he didn't mean this whole thing with Geeks. She was supposed to be here, she knew what needed to be done and how it needed to be done. He, on the other hand, had no clue on how to raise or even take care of a baby.

She smiled at him "I'm Lori and this is my son Carl," she said indicating to the boy next to her. Glenn gave him a quite hello before turning back to his little girl and touching her cheek, God, she looked so much like her mother.

"Um…" Glenn looked over at Lori and saw her hesitate for a moment, "I hope you don't think I'm being too forward and you don't have to answer but…" Glenn gave her a reassuring half-fake-smile as she took in a deep breath, "Where…Where is her mother?" she asked quietly.

Glenn froze completely and his action wasn't missed by the others, looking back at Maria, Glenn ran his finger down her cheek and touched the little fluff of brown hair on her head.

He gave a deep sigh and was aware that everyone looking at him even Dale driving the RV was listening. Little nosy aren't they sweetpea? He thought looking at his baby.

"Sorry, you don't have to answer" Lori quickly reassuring him.

Glenn shook his head and forced back his memories and pain of that night, –and every night that came after– while it was one of the best nights of his life, it was also one of the worst.

"She, she died while giving birth to Maria." It was said a little forcefully and bluntly.

He heard the gasps from the people around him and couldn't bring himself to look up.

"I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have asked," Lori said sounding a little panic.

What gave you that idea? If she wasn't here, then obviously something happened. Kind of insensitive, don't you think?

He looked up to Lori "No it's alright, it was an innocent question." He chuckled and gave her a tight-lipped smile; it was an empty laugh like most of his laughter was; it held no joy within it. And his smile held no warmth, it was like most of his smiles were, fake, not that they knew that. He only really smiled at his daughter.

Dale spoke up his words coming out slowly, "I hate to interrupt but…I don't think we can go back into the city." Everyone looked to Dale; Glenn could help but feel grateful for the distraction, it wasn't something he wanted to talk about. His daughter's mother was a sensitive topic. He was also glad that everyone wasn't looking at him with eyes full of pity.

But then sighed because now they had a bit of a problem.

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