CHAPTER FOUR
"It's a girl. Everything went perfect. You did good," Dr. Stevens says handing Andrea her baby.
She looks down at her daughter, and smiles. She is so beautiful, with dark hair and big brown eyes. Just like her gorgeous father, Andrea thinks a tears coming to her eyes.
Why was it Shane's face kept haunting her? Because he would want to be here. To see his daughter. Their baby.
"I'll leave you two alone for a few minutes, but I will need to give her some checkups," Dr. Stevens says leaving them.
Andrea notices there are bottles of formula ready for her daughter, and she reaches for one knowing that the newborn must be hungry and worried that her dehydration would affect how much breast milk she could provide her.
She is completely focused on her baby when there is a knock on the door. Who could it be? Michonne, finally coming to see her?
Doubtful.
Andrea wasn't too shocked when the Governor walked in,with an apologetic smile. For the first time, she notices that he is sort of attractive. Not as handsome as Shane, but sill good looking with dark blonde hair and baby blue eyes.
"May I?" he asks softly.
"Yes ofcourse," Andrea says, still feeding her daughter a bottle.
He is close to her now, staring at her and the baby. Andrea wonders what could be going on in that head of his. She knows that he expects gratitude for saving her daughter. And she is very grateful for his kindness.
"A girl huh?" he says pulling up a chair beside her.
"Yes. What Shane wanted. He always said he wanted a daughter," she whispers, looking down at her baby.
"Shane was your husband?" he asks out of pure curiosity, knowing it makes little difference now that she has ended up in Woodbury.
She is his now. For as long as he wanted her.
"No. We met after everything happened. Our relationship was never clearly defined. But I know he cares about me. He care about our daughter Penny too," Andrea said softly.
Hearing that name was almost too much for him. His daughter who had been biten by one of those monsters, had the same name. The one he was trying to bring back, if he could get the answers he needed.
Was this blonde beauty part of the answer he needed? Did fate bring her and her daughter to Woodbury for him? He decided the answer had to yes. Why else would she name her daughter that name?
She could have picked a million others.
"You're naming her Penny?" He asked finally, to make sure he heard correctly.
"Yes, Shane loves the Beatles. Or he did. He always wanted a Penny Lane. And I like the name too," Andrea says sweetly.
"It's beautiful name," he replies, smiling at her again.
"Thank you Governor," Andrea says proudly.
"Please call me Philip," he says, looking down at the newborn baby. Seeing this little girl brings him back to the time when his little girl was born. A happier, uncomplicated time.
"I thought you never told anyone your real name," She responds.
"Well someone recently told me never to say never,so," he says, placing his hand on her face.
"Philip, could you stay with me? Or allow Michonne to come here. Dr. Stevens is great, but she has so many people to take care of. And I don't want to be in the way," she says in the softest voice ever.
"I'll stay with you. I can finish feeding her while you get some rest," he says, pleased she is asking for his help.
"Thank you," Andrea replies, reluctantly handing him her daughter.
"She'll be here when you wake up," he promises, taking the newborn into his arms. She smiles unable to keep her eyes open anymore and drifts off to sleep.