AN: Well my bad, on the whole who punched Rick thing. Small cell phone screen I guess...I could barely tell who was saying what either. Does anybody know if they're airing the trailer on AMC or if it's just like youtube and such? I'm camping right now, so I haven't watched actually television, movies yes (Boondock Saints mostly) but no cable.
"We promised Gavin we'd be back by sundown, he's probably losing his mind right now," Marie said nervously. No matter what, her thoughts kept traveling to her son. She missed him more than anything. It wasn't that she didn't miss Sophia too, but unfortunately, she wasn't the first child that popped into her head. She hadn't seen Sophia grow from a small knot into her stomach to the young woman she was today, but with Gavin he was hers. And, at one point, he was all she had.
"Sophia too," Daryl agreed. He missed both children more than words could describe.
"Are you glad we have the 'damn dog' now?"
"Recon so. Out of everythin' that happened with Merle...what surprised me the most was how Gavin took it."
"I know. He was such a wreck...it was worse than when I told him about Shane..." they were both quiet for a moment. "I don't think he remembers his dad at all..." she stated sadly. "Everyday he remembers less and less...It's very sad and unfortunate."
"He called me 'dad' 'fore we left..." Daryl admitted. He hadn't told her because he didn't know how she'd take it. He didn't even know how he was taking it. He figured he had a year to prepare for the new baby to say it.
"Oh...I'll explain everything to him when we get back," she offered halfheartedly.
"Ya don't have to. I was jus' sayin' that he did. It don't bother me none." Did it? He thought that he was at least a little bothered by it...but once he said it, he knew that he wasn't.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"If I'm gonna be with ya, I'm gonna be with all a ya. Gavin's yer kid an' I'm gonna love him like he's my own."
"How is it that such a perfect man hasn't been snatched up yet?"
"I ain't nowhere near perfect. Don't ya think it fer a second."
"You're perfect to me. There isn't a thing I'd change 'bout you."
"Ya would, if ya could."
"Well..." she grinned. But then shook her head. "Not a damn thing." After another few minutes. "There is one thing I'd change about myself..."
"What's that?"
"My past...yesterday in the car...when that song came on...I mean, I know he's dead and I need to move on, it's just he was the only serious relationship I really had, and I need to shut up now. I just feel awful. I'm with you, I love you, and I'm gonna love our baby. From here on out, any past that didn't have Gavin in it, doesn't exist."
"Ya don't have to-"
"But I do. You don't deserve some girl that's hung up on her ex, a dead ex, but an ex nonetheless. Okay, so if I even begin to mention his name, tell me to shut up." Daryl wasn't quite sure how to respond to that. He wasn't sure where it had come from either. It did make him a little uneasy when she spoke of Shane, he wasn't sure if that was because Shane was the first person Daryl had ever killed, or if it was because she'd been with him before Daryl. And yes, the tattoo bothered him, but it wasn't something he could change.
All at once, there was the sound of glass shattering. They looked up, and Daryl unconsciously pulled Marie closer. There was shouting that they couldn't understand, but they both had a very bad feeling.
"I want my mommy!" Gavin exclaimed. He sat on the floor, crying. He reminded everyone in that moment how young he really was. Gavin was always mature, especially for his age.
"Gavin, your mommy's gonna be here soon, I just know it," Elizabeth tried to soothe him.
"I want her now!" he exclaimed.
"Hey, little dude, ya wanna go outside and throw some rocks?" Judd offered.
"NO! I WANT MY MOMMY!"
Judd backed away, not knowing what else to do.
"Sweetheart," Elizabeth started, but was cut off by Rick making his way into the area.
"What the hell's goin' on in here?" he asked.
"My momma an' daddy ain't back!" Gavin exclaimed.
Rick was confused by that statement. He assumed that Gavin was referring to Daryl as his father.
"The will be, but you have to calm down. You're drawin' walkers."
"I DON'T CARE! I WANT MY MOMMA!"
"Calm him down," Rick said to Elizabeth.
"The only way he's gonna calm down is when Marie and Daryl come driving up that driveway."
"If," the older man said. He thought that their little mission was a stupid idea, and he'd told Daryl as much. But, Daryl refused to listen. He'd stated that this was extremely important to Marie and he'd do whatever he had to do.
"You're a real bastard sometimes, y'know that?" Elizabeth turned on her heel and went off in search of a team to send after Marie and Daryl.
"Ma'am, there's no need to worry," a man said when he walked over to Marie and Daryl, who were sitting on the floor. "You neither sir. We've taken the rogue man into our custody."
"What the hell are ya talkin' 'bout?" Daryl asked.
"'The Governor' or whatever y'all called him, we've taken him out of the location. We've been conversing with our 'man on the inside', Don-a retired Marine and he told us that that man was bad news. So, we listened and took care of it." Neither of the two new what to think. Here this guy was...saving their asses, and they didn't know if he could be trusted. "I'm General Anthony Jeddford. But you can call me Jedd."
AN: Really short chapter here...I know. I suck. I thought I'd get it up though, because I don't plan on writing for a couple of days once I get home (sleeping is the first thing on my list). Also, I don't know when the next update will be. The earliest would be friday...but it depends on how quickly I get back into routine and writing. Maybe some more reviews would put me in a more likely to write stage :). Before I end this chapter, I feel that it's important to reply to one specific review. I will not name names, but you know who you are. I'm not doing this as a PM because there may be some others that need this cleared up too.
Let me start off by saying I'm not mad, truly. This review simply got me thinking. Thinking a lot actually. And, I am only 15 so I'm kind of naïve when it comes to relationships and such (I'm not allowed to date for another year). So, I do appreciate the help and such. But, about 8 years ago my dad past away (I'm not saying this for sympathy or condolences just stating facts) my mom hasn't fully moved on. She hasn't completely moved on and when she hears her song, she get's a little emotional. With Marie, it's only been a year maybe? And she knew Shane all of her life...I get that she's 'moved on' so to speak, but maybe not fully, and maybe she never will. It's not like she can forget him...I know that Shane and Marie weren't married and things were rocky at the end...but do you get my point here? If you don't please feel free to PM me. I'm truly not mad or upset in the least. I just like for everyone to be clear on what's going on in the story. I'm not writing this for an apology either, one is not needed. You were simply stating your opinion, and that's perfectly fine. Like I said, I just go to thinking because of it.
