{Hey guys did you miss me? If you don't like anything or want to see a new story or something added don't be afraid to leave it in a review or message me. I have three stories on a trial run, a Steve Rogers (Captain America)/OC, a Daryl Dixon (Walking Dead)/OC and pretty soon a Joker (Suicide Squad)/OC. If I don't feel like its going anywhere by the fifth or sixth chapter I will discontinue it. Same applies to any others anybody wants me to take on. I do not own anything to do with anything to do with the Walking Dead only my own characters and anything else that you do not recognize.

My stories are generally not this long but, I just couldn't stop.}

(Flashback)

I tapped my fingers impatiently on the table and I stared out my kitchen window at my dad who was mending the horses. My heart was racing and I was getting impatient as the moments passed. Here I was head over heels in love with the most amazing man I had ever met and I was late. This could ruin everything for us. Daryl and I were not ready to have a kid. But as I looked down to the stick in my hand, my heart slowed and the pink line was all I could see. My heart swelled and I rested a hand on my stomach. We may not be ready for this but, I knew we both would love this child and give him or her everything we could. A smile spread across my face as a thought occurred to me. This was our child, I was going to be a mom and Daryl was going to be a father.

(End of Flashback)

Daryl started to drag me backwards with a little more force but, I grabbed his hand tight in my own. "No, no look." I pointed at the camera

Rick seemed to have noticed the same thing as I did and he started to become more panicked or excited I couldn't really tell. "The camera it moved." Rick spoke

"You imagined it." Dale doubted

"No he is right, I saw it!" I pushed forward to stand with Rick

I stared at the camera for a minute and my anger started to rise. How could they sit in there and ignore us! We had children with us, could they really be that heartless! I stormed over to the metal door and started to kick at the door. "You son of a bitch! I know you are in there! How can you be so heartless to people in need! We have women and children! You are leaving us to die!" I shouted

My minor tantrum that I was having was interrupted as a pair of arms wrapped around my stomach and pulled me away from the door. I kicked and glared behind me to see Daryl was the one to pull me back. He placed his face into my hair next to my ear. "Not in front of the kid Paige. Come on Pull it together, I won't let you go until you do."

I looked to my son who looked absolutely petrified as he held his hands to his chest. I knew he was right and just like when we were kids, just being in his arms relaxed my body, willing or not. "It moved, it moved." Rick kept repeating as he moved towards the door in my place

"Rick it is dead man, it's an automated device. Its gears okay? They're just winding down, now come on. Man just listen to me, look around this place its dead okay? Its dead you need to let it go Rick." Shane tried to reason with him as he pushed him towards the rest of us

Rick pushed past Shane and smacked the door angry. "Rick there's nobody there!" Lori yelled at him again

Daryl hadn't let me go yet instead he moved his hands to my hips. Christian pulled at my shirt and I looked down at him. He looked up at me with pleading eyes and I reached down and pulled him up into my arms. He clung instantly to me and I felt Daryl's hands tighten on my hips. I looked from my son to Rick to see Shane trying to push him back again but, Rick kept pushing forward. "I know you're in there, I know you can hear me. Please we're desperate. Please help us, we have women, children, no food, hardly any gas left, we have nowhere else to go. If you don't let us in, you're killing us! Please!"

I turned to look at Daryl, my heart pounding. My eyes searched my surroundings and I could feel Christian tightened against me. Here I was my life probably seconds away from ending and even now I was happy to say that I was here with my son and Daryl. The man that even to this day I loved, I wish I didn't leave and I didn't want to die with him not knowing. I grabbed his hand tight in my own and brought his attention to me and only me. "Daryl, I need to tell you something and I need you to listen."

"Don't you think there would be a better time to be doing this?" He asked motioning around me

"Daryl look around, this may be the only time."

"Don't talk like this is the end, I won't let either of you die here today."

I could see the fire in his eyes but, I wanted him to see the truth in the situation we were in. "Daryl-" I tried to tell him

I was cut off by a bright light and I spun around to see that the door was opening. I cursed at myself as a little bit of hope rose in my heart. "Daryl you cover the back." Shane ordered as everyone started to move forward

Daryl moved away from us and towards the back as we followed everyone forward. I had my bow and and arrow relaxed in my grip but, ready to be shot at any moment. I pushed Christian behind me and like normal he clung to my shirt. "Hello?" Rick called out

The place we walked into was pristine and clean but at the same time held an eerie silence. "Close those doors, watch for walkers." Dale ordered

Rick kept calling out for anyone and after the third time we hear a gun cock and we all turned to see an older man with red hair standing warily on the stairs a shotgun in his hand. I raised my bow at him prepared to shot if necessary and it seemed everyone thought the same "Anybody infected?" The man asked

"One of our group was, he didn't make it." Rick answered honestly

"Why are you here? What do you want?" The man asked us

"A chance." Rick replied

"That's asking an awful lot these days."

"I know."

Silence fell once more and as the threat seemed to have dissipated between us, everyone started to slowly lower their weapons. Christian peaked his head around me and I wrapped an arm around his shoulders pulling him forward a little. "You all submit to a blood test that's the price of admission." The man said after a minute

"We can do that." Rick agreed

"You got stuff to bring in you do it now. Once this door closes it stays closed." He told us completely lowering his weapon

A few of us ran out to get what was left of our things and we quickly closed the door. The man swiped a card through a machine in the wall and spoke, "Vi seal the main entrance, kill the power up here."

I watched as the metal door slid shut again and I became nervous for a second. "Rick Grimes." Rick introduced himself

"Dr Edwin Jenner." The man replied

We all followed him into an elevator that took us to a lower level. We all squished into the small space and I backed into the corner between Daryl who was behind me and Carol who slid in front of me. The hum of the elevator filled the room and I couldn't help but feel Daryl shift behind me. "Doctors always go around packing heat like that?" Daryl asked

"There were plenty left lying around I familiarized myself but, you look harmless enough." Jenner turned around to face us

I could tell he was trying to lighten up the mood. Jenner looked down to Carl and Christian and smiled, "Except you two, I'll have to keep my eye on you."

Christian looked alarmed for a minute and looked up at me with wide eyes. I smiled down at him and winked so he would understand that it was a joke. He laughed a little and turned to face the doors again. We got off the elevator and Jenner started to lead us down a hallway that lead down to a stairway. "Are we underground?" Carol asked

"Are you claustrophobic?" Jenner asked back

"A little." She answered

"Try not to think about it."

I tugged Christian along and I looked beside me to see Andrea looking straight ahead. She had a straight face on, not letting any of her emotions show on her face. But, I knew that she was angry and frustrated. She had yet to properly mourn her sister and I felt bad for her. "What do you think?" I asked her

She looked at me shocked like it was weird for me to have talked to her. She licked her dry lips before looking ahead again. "I honestly don't know. He has helped us when we had no where else to go but, what if it is a trap?"

"But, what if it isn't?" I asked her with my eyebrows raised she looked at me curiously, "Think about it this way, we may have found our safe haven. In here there are no zombies in fact for once we are all quit safe."

"I just wish Amy could have made it here to." She whispered truthfully

"We all do sweetheart but, life is cruel. She will always be with you, fighting with you always."

She didn't say much after that but we both knew that what I said was true. We walked into a rather huge spacious room and we looked around curiously. "Vi turn on the lights in the big room." He ordered this person again

Once the lights turned on Jenner spoke to the group, "Welcome to zone five."

"Where is everybody? The other doctors, the staff?" Rick voiced everyone's thoughts

"I'm it, it's just me here."

"How can that be?" I asked

"What about the person you were speaking with Vi?" Lori asked over top of me

I stopped walking about midway down the walkway as I watched the doctor carefully. "Vi say hello to our guests, tell them welcome." Jenner commanded

"Hello guests welcome." A computer voice echoed in the room

"I'm all that's left, I'm sorry." Jenner replied bringing our attention back to him

That's when I noticed it, a clock on the wall behind him and it seemed to be a countdown to something. I had the urge to know what it was for but, right now I wanted to relish in the fact that we were safe for the moment. I looked around at everyone and saw their crest fallen faces, they knew this meant that any hope for the cure we came here for was not going to happen. "Come on guys chin up. We are in a metal dome can we not count our lucky stars that we are even here."

No one said otherwise but, I knew by the looks on their faces that they agreed. Jenner started to take everyone's blood and by the time that it was my turn, I turned my face away from him. For as many tattoos I had, I still hated needles. "Your son took it better than you." Jenner commented

I smirked and laughed a little. "He has always been good with needles."

"He is a strong growing boy." Jenner replied

After we were all finished being tested, Jenner realizing that we were extremely famished offered an amazing supper. We all sat around a table drinking wine and eating, laughing as we enjoyed the moment. "You know in Italy children have a little bit of wine with dinner and in France." Dale told me and Lori

"Well and when Carl is in Italy or France he can have some then." Lori argued back

"What's it gonna hurt? Come on?" Rick agreed with Dale

We all laughed at the insistence on our children having some wine and I looked over amusingly at Daryl who was sitting beside Christian who was on my left. We all rose our glasses or in Daryl's case his bottle of rum and drank from it. Dale poured a tiny bit in a cup and passed it to Carl who sniffed it suspiciously. "I want some to!" Christian's voice rose among the laughter of the group

I looked down at him shocked but laughed along with the rest of the group. I had a feeling that Carl was going to be a huge influence on how my son grew up in this world. He had already started to do a lot of the same things he did. It wasn't a bad thing but it was amusing to watch. Dale finished pouring some for Christian and passed it along. Both of them took a sip at the same time and while Carl instantly hated it, it was almost like Christian paused before he made a face to and pushed his glass away. Everyone bellowed in laughter again. "Well just stick to soda pop there bud." Shane teased

"Not you Glenn." Daryl voice suddenly spoke up to lecture the man

"What?" Glenn asked with a confused but amused smile on his face

"Keep drinkin' little man I want to see how red your face can get." Daryl teased

Everyone laughed at the joke he was making, clearly amused. Rick clinked his glass after a moment and stood up, "It seems to me we haven't thanked our host properly."

"He is more than just our host." T-Dog added on

"He is our savior!" I added onto it again

We all rose our glasses to him and cheers could be heard all around. I looked around the table until my eyes fell on a pickle jar and my eyes lightened immediately. I reached for it and tried to open it but it was sealed tight. I was about to give up and put it to the side when Christian struggled to grab it from me. I let him do it curious to see where he was going with this. "Mama Daryl can open it for you." He said while pushing it at him

A small blush covered my cheeks and I looked around. No one seemed to be paying any mind at the moment and when I looked back at Daryl he was watching Christian closely. He took the jar from him and with ease twisted the lid off. "Just like old times eh?" Daryl teased me

I laughed as I took the jar from him, "Don't start with me Mr. Dixon." I teased right back

Something flashed across his face but, I didn't have a chance to pay much attention to it when Shane's voice rose among the group "So when are you gonna tell us what the hell happened here doc? All the ugh other doctors that were supposed to be figuring out what happened, where are they?" Shane said immediately dampening the mood

Me and Andrea shared a look before I lashed out at him "Really Shane? Now? This couldn't wait?" I stared at him pissed off that he was ruining the mood.

I apparently wasn't the only one pissed at the way he did this. "We're celebrating Shane, don't need to do this now." Rick also lectured

Shane sat up straighter and stared me and Rick down. "Whoa, wait a second this is why we're here right? This was your move, supposed to find all the answers. Instead we...we found him. Found one man why?"

I stood up from my seat and leaned across the table at him. "And we found food, drink, shelter and hope? Right? Isn't that something? It seems that you're the only one that apparently cares enough to bring this shit up when we are all enjoying the moment we have?"

Me and Shane seemed to be having a staring contest until Jenner broke the tension as he answered Shane's question. "Well when things got bad a lot of people just left, went off to be with their families and when things got worse…when the military cordon got overrun the rest bolted."

"Every last one?" Shane remarked with a smart tone

My attention was drawn back to him and I growled. "No many couldn't face walking out the door. They opted out. There was a rash of suicides, that was a bad time."

"You didn't leave, why?" Andrea asked on behalf of everyone

"I just kept working hoping to do some good." Jenner replied

When it didn't seem that Jenner had anything left to say I slowly sat back down, "Way to ruin a party." I snapped

"Dude you are such a buzz kill man." Glenn agreed

Shortly after supper Jenner gave us a short detour explaining that the only power was in the area we were in. But, that wasn't what excited everyone. No, no, no it was the fact that we could have a hot shower. That's right a hot shower so, when Carol took my son along with Carl and Sophia I didn't waste a second.

~~TWD~~

Wine was a god send. I never thought I would ever taste it again. Sure I preferred the harder stuff but right now this was all I needed. I walked down the halls, my bare feet padding along the floor. I turned the corner to see Carol and Lori with all the kids in the rec room. I leaned against the door and watched Christian for a second. He looked happy, happier in fact than I had seen him in a long time. It wasn't just the food and wine I had come to love here it was that everyone seemed to actually relax here and genuinely smile. No more fear, no more paranoia, a girl could get used to this. "Hello Paige." Carol spoke bringing me out of my thoughts

Christian stopped his coloring and turned to face me with a bright smile. "Mom! Look what I drew for you!"

I smiled at him and crouched to meet him as he ran to me. I placed my wine glass on the nearby table and pulled him between my legs. My smile grew as I saw that he drew us as best he could for his age but what made me smile the most was that he drew everyone else around us with a bright yellow sun in the corner. We all had smiles on our faces and there was not a trace of blood or gore anywhere. I was glad that he didn't look at the world like the rest of us did. He still held his innocence and it was in that moment that I decided that I would hang onto that innocence as long as possible. "I love it baby," I kissed his forehead and ruffled his hair, "but it is time for bed lets go."

I stood up and held my hand out to him. He looked from my hand to me before he looked back at the other kids. I could see his chin shake and I was becoming prepared for the water works. "Why don't you let Christian stay with the kids for the night, like a sleepover." Lori offered after seeing Christians face

At first I was reluctant because of the world we are now. But I realized we were in a safe place now and I might need to let loose of the reigns. I followed Carol to her room so I could kiss Christian good night. I knelt down in front of him and kissed each of his cheeks with a loud smack. "You be good for Carol or I will come and take you back with me understand?"

He nodded rather fast and I laughed before I faced Carol. "Thank you."

I left Christian with Carol and the kids and started to walk towards my room when I remembered my wine that I left behind in the rec room. I walked down the halls once more but just as I was reaching the door Lori stormed out in tears. I tried to stop her but she pushed past me. I stood awkwardly in the hall for a moment before I walked carefully into the room. I saw Shane facing one of the bookshelves and I could feel the anger rolling off of him. I didn't want to disturb him so I reached in to grab my glass so I could leave. All of sudden Shane slammed his hand against the shelf and I jumped in response. My hand tightened against the glass and a dull pain ran through my fingers. I gasped in pain and looked down at my hand. The glass had shattered in my hand and some wine had spilled into the cut that had formed. But my eyes instantly went up to Shane. His eyes were dark and in that moment I knew why Lori and he were in here in the first place. His eyes held anger but lust and I went on instant defense. I started to walk backwards to the door as I cradled my still bleeding hand in my uninjured one. Shane crossed the distance quickly and grabbed my shoulders tight in his hands. "Shane let me go." I warned

"Why do u women do this? Huh! You lour us in and just as you have us you throw us back to the dogs as if we were no more than meat." He spat his grip tightening

I winced and tried to squirm free. "Shane I don't know what you're talking about okay? You're drunk."

He pulled one hand away and pointed a finger right in my face. "Of course not but you do it to me to but for some reason you would rather hang around that bloody hick! You're just as bad as she is!" He continued to shout

My fear was growing and I was getting prepared to scream. But, before I could do that he was shoved away and I tumbled backwards into the wall from the force. "Hey man what do you think you're doing to her?" Daryl shouted at him

It had seemed that both Daryl and Andrea had found us. Daryl looked pretty wasted but Andrea looked at if she had just stepped out of the shower. Andrea came up to me and grabbed my hand. "You're hurt?" She asked

I winced as she pulled my hand towards her and inspected it. "Listen man it's none of your business what two adults do in private hick." Shane said rather aggressively

"Looks to me like she wasn't enjoying what you had to offer man." Daryl growled

I looked past Andrea to see both men had their chests almost together. I had to stop this and quickly. I pushed past her and pushed the boys apart as best I could. "Enough, goodnight Shane. Daryl help me and Andrea back to my room please."

"Paige—"Daryl tried to argue

"No, he didn't do anything. Leave him alone." I ordered as I grabbed his hand and allowed Andrea to direct me towards my room. I was brought to the room I was staying in and as Andrea bandaged my hand Daryl stood in front of the door, anger rolling off him in waves. "I'd stay away from the wine for a while if I was you." Andrea tried to make a joke to lighten the air

I smiled at her but Daryl hardly bugged. As Andrea stood up she looks between us and leaned towards me. "You want me to stay?" Andrea asked quietly

I smiled at her sudden kindness and hugged her. "No I will be fine. You look like you need some sleep anyways."

She seemed shocked at first but she returned the hug anyways. I had felt closer to Andrea then I did any on else. She needed a shoulder to lean on and I wanted to be that for her. She glanced between us suspiciously at first before she bid us a good night and left. Silence filled the room as I turned to face Daryl fully. There was something else besides anger in his eyes and I couldn't place the feeling. Not until he opened his mouth, "Is there something going on between you and Shane?"

It was jealousy, he was jealous. "Did it honestly look like something was going on? I was telling him to get off of me Daryl."

"Did he hurt you? Why did you protect him like that?"

"Oh come on Daryl your drunk and he is drunk someone was bound to get hurt. It is the first night that we have all had that is peaceful I didn't want there to be a fight when everyone for once is happy."

Daryl's eyes squinted at me but he seemed to accept my reasoning. He took a swig from the rum he had picked up along the way. "For the record he woulda been the one beaten." He mumbled

I rolled my eyes but couldn't help the smile that tugged at my lips. "Haven't changed much have you?"

At my words his body stiffened and he looked around the room. "Where's the kid?"

"Christian." I stated

"What?"

"His name is Christian stop calling him kid," I remarked, "and Carol and Lori thought it would be a good idea for the kids to sleep together tonight."

"I know what you named my son." He almost spat at me

I looked to the floor getting ready for the reprimand that was sure to come my way. But, instead his arms wrapped around my shoulders and drew me into his chest. He had one hand buried in my hair and he had his chin place on top. The longer we stayed like that the tighter his hold became. "I never knew that I would ever see you again. I don't care about the fact we had a son or that you lied to me and left me. All I care about is that you are here with me now and not in danger."

I was shocked that this was the route he was taking right now. But as he pulled away just enough to look into my eyes, I was lost. I was that nineteen year old girl whose only worry was the love that was constantly growing for the man in front of me. I was barely breathing as his face inched closer. "We will talk about this later but for right now. This," He said sliding his hands to my hips, "is all I care about."

His lips captured mine in a breathtaking passionate kiss. His lips soft against my own and a small moan escaped my lips. I grabbed his face in my hands and pulled him closer to me, if that was even possible. His hands that were on my hips slipped to my ass and pulled me up so I wrapped my legs around his waist. I dug my hands into his hair and I felt him move to the bed and he lowered us slowly and gently onto it. We never broke the kiss and his hands traveled up my stomach to my chest where he squeezed my breasts in his hands. It was then that his body went ridged and our kissing ceased. He pulled away barely and looked intensely at me. "What's wrong?" I asked him

"Don't get me wrong darlin' I want this more than anything. It's been so long and it has always been you in my mind but…I…" He trailed off

I watched him carefully for a second and I understood exactly what he wanted. We both wanted this but, it was lust and it didn't feel like the right time and place to be doing this. There was so much that needed to be talked and worked through first. I shuffled across the bed so that he could lie down beside me. He got the hint and laid down beside me. I shuffled closer so that my body cradled against him and I placed my head on his chest. He started to play with my hair. "Thank you." Was all he said

I kissed his chest gently "I know."

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