Maternal Instinct

Ch.2: Normal

Andrea looked around their new home with a smile on her face. For the first tme, she thought they might be able to sette down here for longer than a few weeks or months. They might be able to make a permenant home here. They'd not seen Walkers in a few days, but that might be because it was heading towards Winter and they were starting to slow. There'd be more by Spring again, there always were. They were like bugs, they started to die out in Winter but by Spring and Summer, they were back in full force.

The house was similar to Hershels farmhouse; large and homely. There were no bodies to clear; either they'd gotten up and walked away, dead, or they'd left before the outbreak got as bad as it did. Either way, Andrea was pleased that they'd left. It felt awful to dwell over someone else's misfortune but at the same time, she couldn't help but be grateful.

"You're not gonna believe this." Ricks voice came, loudly, from the stairs and she walked out of the lounge and into the hallway. He was walking down the stairs with two large boxes in his arms and when she saw the pictures on the boxes, she couldn't help but laugh out loud with glee.

"A pram and a baby-walker?" She asked, amazed. "I can't believe it."

"Yeah, the people who lived here must have had a baby."

The each took a moment of silenc at Ricks use of the past tense, as if they were taking a moment for the family who lived here before them. Andrea took the pram box from him; it was heavier than she expected but she took it into the lounge to put it up.

She looked, in amazement, as something so normal and right unfolded at her fingertips. Shepushed the pram to the door, opening it and pushing it onto the porch. The others were all seated on the grass in front of the house, Maggie playing with Judith. They looked up in and Andrea watched as their faces broke into smiles of amazement. Glenn laughed outloud and whooped. Daryl pulled his 'little-ass kicker' into his arms and walked over to Andrea holding her.

Judith lunged for Andrea, wrapping her arms tightly around her neck. She'd been asleep when they arrived and usually Andrea was the first one she saw when she woke up. It was clear that Judith wasn't fond of this change in her routine.

"Hey, my sweetpea. What have I got for you?" She cooed, seating the little girl into the pram. Judith looked at it in amazement and then looked up at Andrea, her expression comical. She'd clearly picked up on the mood of the others because she made a whooping sound similar to Glens and they all laughed. Carl jogged over to the pram and gave a slight smile.

"S'good for her." He said to Andrea, who nodded. "Normal."

"Yeah," She replied, ruffling his hair playfully. "Normal feels pretty amazing right now."

I know, I know. It's pretty idealistic, right? Oh well, it's cute.

Hope you guys like it! I've got so many chapters planned for this.