Hours seemed to pass slower than ever. Shane paced nervously. He felt like he was ready to have massive freak out. He was pissed at Herschel for not letting him be with Madeline. How could the old man deny him that? The sound of Madeline screaming sent him over the edge. As he started for the door Rick jumped up grabbing him around the waist. Shane about drug Rick behind him but froze as Rick started talking. "Shane! She will be ok. Come sit down right now. Madeline has enough stress on her right now. Besides you two need to work out that fight first before you try to go in there like a knight or something." Shane sat down putting his face in his hands. "This sucks." He groaned as Maggie and Glen came running in. "Is the baby here yet?" Shane looked up coldly at Glenn, "I'm still sitting here what you think?" Glenn sat down without another word while Maggie walked over to Shane. "Do you and Madeline still want to get married?" Shane looked up, "If she will still have me. She sounded like she still loved me a little bit ago but after what I am hearing in there all of a sudden I don't feel too promised." Maggie smiled looking at his sad expression, "No sense. Look Andrea and I would like to do the wedding. I know Madeline would like the idea once she got on her feet again." Shane nodded he didn't feel like discussing future plans right now. All he wanted to do was get through this next few hours without a mental break down. "She would love that." Maggie smiled looking at Glenn, "Come one lover boy I got a lot to start doing." Maggie stood dragging Glenn behind her. "What have I gotten myself into?" Shane asked Rick who shrugged with a smile. "At least it's not going to be some big affair with your mother involved." Shane nodded smiling. "You mean my zombie mother?" Rick tried to smile knowing that all their families were probably gone.

The door opened and Herschel stepped out with a smile. "Shane you and Rick can come in now" Shane stood quickly followed by Rick. "Glad you made me miss this." Shane muttered coldly as he walked past Herschel. Rick rolled his eyes as he looked at Herschel and said a quite apology. Madeline sat propped against a few pillows making her look even more petite than she already was. She held a small bundle in her arms. Lori stood from her spot on the bed so Shane could sit down. "You have a beautiful little girl." Shane smiled sitting down beside Madeline as she placed the baby in his arms. Shane took a deep breath looking at his daughter for the first time. She was tiny but the cutest thing he had ever seen in his life. "She's perfect darlin." He said to Madeline gently kissing her.

He spent the next few hours with Madeline and baby Emily. Nothing was going to mess this up now. Lori walked back in with a gentle smile on her face. "Here let me take her a while so you two can get some rest. Besides Rick and I need to remember how to change diapers and stuff." Shane rolled his eyes thinking if it hadn't been for Rick his children might as well have been raised by a pack of wolves. Madeline gently gave the baby to her mother. Shane watched as she walked out before saying a word. "Maddy I need to talk to you." Madeline looked up with a nervous expression on her face. She knew that when Shane Walsh said the words I need to talk to you means break up. Shane sighed, "I'm not breaking up with you! Please…about last night. Maddy I am so sorry! I was a dick. I love you and don't want to live without you. Look Andrea and Maggie want to do our wedding if you still want to marry me that is." Madeline looked at Shane for a moment. She thought about her life without him and about how jealous she would be if he ever found someone else. "I want you baby. I love you so much. Do you think I could stand to look at you and not know that you are mine?" Shane looked relieved as he slipped the ring back on her finger. This was the reaction he was praying for. "As soon as your back on your feet and everything is ok kosher we'll have the wedding. Now go to sleep darlin." Madeline smiled laying her head on his chest and dozing off. Shane smiled gently kissing her forehead before slipping out of bed. He had other business to attend to.

Madeline woke with a start. She felt around for Shane who wasn't there. "What the hell?" She muttered as she slowly stood on shaky legs and looked out the window to see Shane walking to the barn. Madeline slowly made her way out of the house without anyone noticing. "Wow I didn't think I would be able to walk after that." She thought in surprise.

Madeline figured she would be totally sore after having a baby but she felt actually fine.

As quietly as possible she slipped into the bar so Shane wouldn't notice her. Shane stood in front of Randall who was looking kind of nervous." So hows Maddy? I heard she had her baby." Madeline winced thinking "Uh wrong move Randall! You shouldn't have talked to him like that!" Shane's eyes darkened and Madeline swore she could see him shaking in anger. "Don't you call her that! Her names Madeline." Randall rolled his eyes, "Oh yea only you can call her that. Anyway, how is she?" Shane stepped a little closer trying to not smack the punk. "She is fine and so is my baby. She's mine Randall and she has been for a long time." Randall looked annoyed now. "You are afraid she will fall in love with someone else! Kinda pathetic really. The girl thinks you are god…don't know why. I just see you as another loose cannon cop with an attitude. But hey whatever floats her boat I guess…" Madeline took a deep breath as Shane's voice grew angrier the madder he got the thicker his accent became. "You know Randal when you got here everyone wanted you dead but Rick said no. He may play good cop and trust you for some unknown reason. I aint no fool. He may be the good cop but I'm the bad cop. Apparently I am the only one with enough balls to handle the situation. Shane walked quickly behind Randall snapping his neck with bare hands.

Madeline put a hand over her mouth to keep from making a noise as Randall's lifeless body fell to the floor. Shane rolled his eyes and stepped over Randall's body before heading to the door. He froze when he saw Madeline looking at him with wide eyes. "Oh Shane!" She squealed. He looked at her carefully obviously thinking of what to say. "I had to Maddy. He could kill us all. If he got loose he could have brought someone here and hurt everyone." Shane knew saying that would make Randall's murder ok in Madeline's eyes. She looked at Randall before holding out her arms for Shane. "Hold me." She whimpered wrapping her arms around his back snuggling her face against him. "It will be ok darlin. You don't need to be out of bed anyway."

The next few days seemed pretty normal around the farm until the truth about Randalls dead came out. Everyone was sitting inside when Rick confronted Shane about it. "That wasn't right man! What the hell is going on in your mind?" Rick asked trying to keep his voice down. Madeline looked at her husband…well soon to be husband nervously as she held Emily tighter. Shane stood up looking right at his best friend coldly, "Rick I aint sittin around waitin on that boy to get all us killed." Rick took a few deep breaths. He didn't know what was getting into Shane but he was starting to get worried. Shane wasn't himself anymore. He hardly smiled like he used to and always seemed on edge ready to kill anyone that got in his way. Shane was furious. Madeline could easily tell by the way he was standing. She slowly handed Emily to Andrea before standing up. "Shane come on let 's go get some air." She tried to keep her voice as soothing as possible but he yanked his hand away. "Darlin stay out of this." Madeline pressed her lips together walking back to her seat. Shane gave her a gentle expression before glaring back at Rick. "Emily and Madeline aint getting killed over stupidity! What the fuck is wrong with the Rick I knew? If you aint man enough to do what needs to be done step down Rick." Rick looked at Shane like he was ready to punch him in the face. "Randall was just a boy with a life a head of him. You took that from him." Shane rolled his eyes, "Well look at this folks. We are back in fantasy land." He turned and walked out of the room in a huff.

Rick took off after him and so did Madeline knowing this wasn't going to end good. "Shane you stop right now!" Rick yelled after him. Shane stopped and turned looking at the smaller man with the coldest expression imaginable. "Rick before you came back everything as fine. I took care of everyone and everything was FINE. Maybe it's because I am a better man than you. I am a better father than you." Rick pressed his lips together before punching Shane square in the face. Madeline froze halfway to them. She had never seen the fight before! After Shane recovered from the shock of Rick socking him in the face he took off after him taking him down easily. Shane started punching every part of Rick he could find open but it was no easy task. Madeline took off trying to pull them apart "SHANE! DAD! STOP THIS RIGHT NOW!" She yelled angrily. They seemed to ignore her and keep on going. "Both my guys stop this! DARYL T-DOG GET OUT HERE!" Madeline turned back to them. "I mean it stop!" She tried to pull Shane back but one of them knocked her in the face and flat on her ass. They both stopped looking at what one of them had done. Daryl and T-dog stood frozen on the porch. Madeline stood up holding her bruising cheek. Shane looked horrified. "Maddy are you ok?" Maddy looked at both of them angrily. "You bunch of morons!" She smacked both of them before taking off into the woods.