A Walking Dead FanFiction by LMM06

Hidden Love
Chapter Ten: Late
Beth

Previously On Hidden Love:
The two of us sat in silence when we heard Rick and my dad walking this way "I'm just gonna check on Beth before I go to bed, night Rick" I heard my dad say. He sounded like he was by the entrance so we had about 10 seconds before he got here, Daryl jumped out of my bed and grabbed his clothes as fast as he could and hid under my bed. I closed my eyes just as my dad reached the cell. I heard him walk in and then his lips met my forehead "Night baby girl" He whispered before leaving.

I heard my dad go to his cell and I heard him close the door over, Daryl got out from under the bed and let out a breath and started getting dressed "I better go back up to my bed in case he comes back" He whispered to me once he was dressed and I nodded.

"I love you" I breathed as I kissed him.

"Love you too" I heard him murmur and then he left.

That was just too damn close.

No period again today. I was due to come on my period last week and I still hadn't had it and I was beginning to become worried, it's not like me and Daryl have been having using condoms when we've been having sex. I know that we should have been more sensible and thought about this but we didn't, I wasn't sure that I was pregnant I might not have had my period because of all the stress I've been under lately… what was I telling Daryl? Should I say anything to Daryl until I knew for sure? What was I going to tell my dad if I am pregnant? What about Maggie? I told her there was nothing going on between me and Daryl.

Okay Beth calm down I kept telling myself but it didn't seem to help. I thought about everything and decided that I wasn't going to tell Daryl about this until I knew for sure, there was no need to worry him for no reason. How would he react if I was pregnant? Would he freak out? Would he be happy? Sad? Angry? Supportive? I needed to calm down and think rationally, I don't want him thinking that there was something wrong so I needed to calm it down a little.

I knew that he was going on a run today so I was going to go and join him, I got up off my bed and walked out to the table and asked him if I could go with him and he agreed. He looked at me funny before climbing on to the bike and then once I was on the bike and holding on to him he started the bike and we drove off.

We went out to the bike and we drove to the supply place and we went in, I went to the female hygiene area and picked up two pregnancy tests and shoved them in my jacket pocket before Daryl could see them. I then seen packs of condoms so I grabbed them as well before going back to Daryl who was putting some fruit tins in a bag "You alright?" He asked me with worry in his voice.

"Yeah I'm fine" I told him with a fake smile and placed a kiss on his cheek.

"Cut the bullshit and tell me what's wrong" He said.

"Nothing Daryl I'm fine" I said and walked off towards the baby section to see what I could salvage, surprisingly there was quiet a lot of stuff left so I grabbed everything Judith would need. At the corner of my eye I seen a pair of white booties for a new born baby and couldn't help but smile at them, I wanted to pick them up but I knew it was stupid so I decided to leave them and I had a look around and picked some more supplies up from the store.

Just as we were about to leave walkers started coming through the front door of the store so I grabbed my knife and Daryl got his crossbow ready, there was only 10 of them and I knew we could take them but I wasn't expecting one to come up behind me. I felt the hand on my shoulder and the walker groan in my ear. I grabbed the walkers hand and shoved it away from me before stabbing it in the head, I turned back to Daryl and helped him take down the walkers that were blocking our exit.

I tripped on something on the floor and a walkers teeth came within an inch of my arm but Daryl managed to got it in the head with his arrow, he helped me up and we grabbed our bags before running to the bike and on the way we took down the walkers that got in our way. The bike was being swarmed so Daryl started shooting them and I approached them with my knife.

We managed to clear the bike but there was more coming so we jumped on the bike and Daryl started the bike and drove off as fast as he could, I just about had enough time to grab onto him. We pulled over after about 20 minutes and Daryl got up off the bike, I also got off the back to stretch my back which was sore from when I fell over at the store "You alright?" He asked me.

"My back hurts where I fell onto the floor" I said and stretched it a little "What about you? You okay?" I asked him and he nodded.

"I'm fine" He told me and we hugged.

When we got back to the prison me and Daryl went into C Block and placed the bags of supplies down on the table and everyone started reaching in and grabbing them like vultures. The group thanked me and Daryl, some went to their cells, some went outside and Maggie said she was going to the bathroom… I would have to wait then to do my pregnancy test.

I walked to the spot where me and Daryl used to hide out at and I sat down against the wall and within 10 minutes Daryl showed up and sat down next to me "What's wrong?" He asked and I was about to tell him I'm fine but he jumped "And don't bullshit and tell me you're fine… you've been off for a couple days" He said.

"I can't say" I said "Daryl you have to trust me… I need to find some things out for definite before I talk to you… I promise you'll know by tonight" I said to him.

"What are you talking about?" He asked me in confusion.

"Just trust me" I told him.

"Trust is earned Beth" He said.

"I haven't earned your trust? Daryl if you don't trust me then why are you with me?" I asked standing up in anger.

He also stood up and I took a couple of steps away from him "Well these past couple days I've been asking you what's wrong and you've been avoiding me… I just want to know what's wrong. If you trust me then you will tell me what's the matter with you" He said.

"That's not fair" I told him.

"Yes it is" He stated.

"I'll speak to you later Daryl" I said.

I didn't want to argue anymore so I walked away from him and went to the bathroom, thankfully there was no one in here so I took both the pregnancy tests to get a more accurate answer. After I peed on the stick I put the sticks back in the box and back in my pocket, I waited for what seemed like forever before checking them.

Negative.

I let out a sigh of relief and took the pregnancy tests with me back to my cell where I hid them under my mattress until I could get rid of them. I walked back out of my cell and seen Daryl talking to Rick and I didn't want to interrupt them so I waited behind them to finish their conversation "Sorry Beth do you need something?" Rick asked.

"Yeah I need to speak to Daryl" I told him.

Rick walked away from us and I asked Daryl to follow me which he did and we went to our little secret spot. I leaned against the wall and Daryl stood a little away from me thinking that I wanted to argue some more "I haven't had a period this month" I said.

His face turned to shock "What?" He asked shocked.

"I haven't had a period this month" I repeated "The reason I wanted to go out on the run with you was to pick up a pregnancy test… I didn't want to say anything to you to freak you out before I knew for sure" I explained.

"Did you take the tests?" He asked.

"Yeah it's negative" I told him.

"Thank God" He said.

"Daryl we need to be more careful because as much as I love Judith we cannot bring another baby into this mess… it's not fair to bring a baby into this world. Judith isn't going to get to go to school, go to prom, get a driving license, graduate high school and college… she can't lead a normal life and it wouldn't be fair for us to bring another child into that" I explained to him.

"You're right" He said.

"I picked up some condoms whilst we were out on the run" I told him.

"Okay good" He said.

"I'm sorry for not telling you sooner but I wanted to know for sure first before I said anything… that's all" I told him with a small shrug.

He walked towards me and placed a small kiss on my lips "I agree with everything you just said but even if you were pregnant then I promise then I would have been there for you and I would've stepped up to the mark" He told me.

"I love you" I said and hugged him.

"I love you too" He said into my hair and placed a kiss on my head.

Me and Daryl stayed there in each others arms for a few minutes before going back inside before someone came looking for us, I walked back into my cell and looked under my mattress to make sure no one had found the pregnancy tests and then I sat on my bed and started thinking about what would have happened if I was pregnant.

Daryl said that he would have been there for me and supported me but would he? Daryl would have been an amazing dad to my child if I was pregnant, he's great with Judith and when Rick was getting over Lori's death he took over the daddy role and did everything that he could for her without stepping over the boundaries.

Well I wasn't pregnant so there is no need to over think it all and think about all of the what ifs… a small part of me wished that I was pregnant because I have always wanted to have my own family but as I explained to Daryl it wouldn't be fair to bring a child into this sort of life. I love Judith so much and I couldn't imagine my life without her now but I just couldn't bring in another baby, we were stretched to the limits with Judith already.

When everyone was asleep I went up to Daryl's cell and seen him doing some press ups on the floor, I stood in the doorway and admired him for a moment before he stood up "You alright?" He asked and I just nodded "What's on your mind?" He asked as we sat down on his bed.

"Just what would have happened if I was pregnant, how we would have made it work considering that we're stretched to the limits with Judith already… I'm happy that I'm not pregnant because of the reasons I said earlier but I'm a little sad because I always wanted my own children" I told him and I shrugged a little.

"Well maybe if we survive the apocalypse and the world gets back to normal then maybe we can maybe settle down with kids and everything" He said.

When me and Daryl went to sleep he had his back to me and I laid behind him, I seen his scars on his back and it made my heart sink as I thought about what sort of childhood he had. My finger traced his scars and he shifted in his sleep so I stopped not wanting to wake him.

If we wasn't in a zombie apocalypse, me and Daryl were together, I was pregnant and Daryl's dad was still around then I'm telling you my child would not be around him! I wouldn't be able to trust him with my child, I know Daryl wouldn't want the child around him either… I need to stop doing all these what ifs.

I'm not pregnant, end of story.

Well what do you think? Are you glad that Beth's not pregnant or do you think her and Daryl should have a baby? Make sure you leave a review and let me know what's going on inside your pretty little heads. LMM06