Rick was asleep in the chair next to Carl's bed. When he felt a hand on his shoulder to awaken him, the first thing that came from his mouth was, "Blair?"

"No," Lori snapped back. "It's just me. Sorry to disappoint you."

Rick rubbed his face because this was par for the course between them since she arrived because he asked if Blair had come with Lori and Maggie. "I'm not disappointed, Lori."

"And yet the first person you ask for is that 'Partner' of yours." Lori used air quotes around Partner because she did not like the fact they referred to each other as such.

Before Rick could say anything else, Lori scoffed. "I'm done fighting with you about that – that girl. I get you feel some sort of responsibility for her because you both woke up at the same time, but dammit Rick she's nothing! She's nothing to us. I am your wife and Carl is your son – We should be number one on your list of responsibilities. Not some headcase."

Rick took a deep breath to contain the temper he felt towards Lori at how she spoke about Blair. "Blair is not nothing." He had a lot more to say about that but didn't want to argue anymore, so instead he said, "In case you've forgotten, Blair was the one who convinced her father to let us all go. If that doesn't at least earn her a bit of respect it at least earns her some slack."

Their…'discussion' about this was interrupted by Hershel coming in to check on Carl. "Sorry if I'm interrupting anything."

"You're not," Lori answered. "How's Carl doing?"

Hershel proceeded with his examination of Carl. "His fever's gone down. He should be just fine."

Just then Carl started to wake up. He looked at his parents and asked, "Sophia? Is she okay?"

"Fine," Rick answered, even though he had no idea if that was the truth or not. "She's fine."

Lori cut him off from saying anything else. "Rest," she said lovingly to Carl. "We'll be right here, okay?"

Carl closed his eyes, weakly answering, "Okay," before falling back asleep.

T-Dog walked in at that moment to give them some news. "They're here."

Rick went outside with Lori, Hershel, and the others to greet the rest of their group. He was still a bit sore towards Blair because she didn't come. Yes, he knew he didn't ask for her specifically to come when Maggie went out to get Lori, but he thought for sure that she would. When Glenn and T-Dog arrived without her, he thought something had happened to her. Hearing that she chose not to come was like a kick in the gut.

As he walked down the porch steps, Blair asked him, "Is Carl alright?"

Rick looked to the ground because he couldn't look at her right then. Lori caught this and answered for him. "He'll pull through. Thanks to Hershel and his people."

"And Shane," Rick added in, looking towards his friend. We'd have lost Carl if not for him."

"Thank the deity of your choice," Blair said with relief and moved to hug Rick but he went past her to hug Dale instead. Blair awkwardly stepped away because she had no idea what that was all about.

"How'd it happen?" Dale wanted to know.

"A hunting accident," Rick answered. "That's all – just a stupid accident."

Glenn noticed how Rick pretty much snubbed Blair, so he went over to her and placed his cap on her head. "Any luck with Sophia?"

"No," Blair answered regretfully. "But one way or another, we'll find her." She took his cap off her head and returned it to Glenn's with a smile. "I'm sure of it."

While Blair was helping set up camp, she was trying to figure out what Rick's behavior was about. As far as she knew, she hadn't done anything wrong so it must be residual worry about Carl. She heard a whistle and looked up to see Daryl off a ways. He gave her a bit of a wave so she returned it with a smile. Whatever was going on between them was certainly unexpected but she was most glad it was happening.

Glenn saw this exchange and how they looked at each other even at a distance. Finally he sucked it up and chose that moment to talk to her. Glenn abandoned his tent building duties and went over to Blair. "You got a sec? I need to talk to you."

Blair heard how Glenn's tone was as serious as his expression so she gave him the time. "Yeah. What's up?"

Glenn answered her by cocking his head for her to follow.

Blair raised her brow a bit in confused curiosity and followed him. "Everything okay, Glenn?" She wanted to know what was going on but he didn't answer her until they were out of earshot from everyone else.

When Glenn turned to face her he looked all nervous and this made Blair say, "Whoa, dude, seriously, what's going on?"

Glenn's words came out a mile a minute because he was really nervous to tell her what he was about to but came right out with it anyway. "I like you Blair. I mean, I think I really like you. But I see how you and Daryl are now and while I think that's insane for a number of reasons I don't want to get in the middle of anything and if I don't have a chance with you I would really like to know now so I'll have time to get over you and move on."

Blair blinked a few times for several reasons. Not just because Glenn just said he liked her, but how he managed to all of that in one breath.

At her lack of response, Glenn asked, "Did I just break your brain?"

Blair took both hands and moved some hair behind her ears before clearing her throat. "Glenn…I like you, I do, but not like that. Even if whatever it is between me and Daryl wasn't there, that wouldn't change." She rubbed her face with a groan because that sounded so harsh. With a deep breath, she added in, "Let me explain this better. Okay, so back home I had a group of important friends but we were more than that – we were family. But…they were more than that, too. They were my Pack. That's what we called ourselves. Because while we had friends and family the most important people were Pack. And you, Glenn, are a part of that. I'm sorry it can't be…more."

Glenn was disappointed that she didn't feel the same way, despite already figuring it would be the case. But hearing Blair's explanation made him feel better, so he grinned, "Your Pack, huh? So does that make you the Alpha or something?"

Blair chuckled, glad Glenn was taking this so well, and answered, "Just the Alpha? Oh, no, dude. I'm the Alpha Bitch."

Blair was getting some water from the house well since Dale and T-Dog were collecting in bulk from the other well used for the cattle. She was finishing up filling a jug when Daryl came over to her, saying, "I'm going out to look for Sophia."

"Alone?" Blair didn't think that was such a great idea for anyone to go out solo.

"I work better alone," Daryl answered. "Besides, can't have your ass distracting me this time."

As he walked away, Blair called out, "Wait," and closed the gap between them. She pulled the bandana out of her hair and handed it over to him. "Never know when you might need one."

Daryl wrapped it around his wrist and used his teeth to help him tie it in place. "I'll be back before dark."

"Let me know if you run into any more piñata poets," Blair joked, referring to the last time they went looking for Sophia.

Daryl shook his head with a light chuckle before continuing on her way.

Blair watched him go for a few moments before turning back to finish getting the water to bring back to their camp. With that done, Blair went over to the house because she saw Rick sitting on the porch steps.

"You okay?" Blair asked him once she was close enough. "You seem…different."

Rick scoffed a bit before getting to his feet. "Where were you?"

Blair wasn't sure what he meant by that question. "What do you mean?"

"When you heard about Carl you didn't come," Rick shot back. "Not even with Glenn and T-Dog. Why didn't you come? We're supposed to be Partners and you didn't come!"

Blair wasn't expecting that kind of response and it took her a moment to process and answer. "You had your wife with you, Rick – Carl's mother. If I was needed here then I would have been sent for. And besides that, I was trying to find Sophia because Carol is a wreck and at least that's something I could do. On top of that, Carl reminds me of my brother—I couldn't stand by and watch if anything happened to him." Blair crossed her arms and scoffed heavily. "Are these reasons good enough for you or shall I continue?"

Rick rubbed his face and sighed heavily. "I'm sorry. I just…I could have used you here. Not just for Carl – for me. You would have found something to say to make me feel better or confuse the hell out of me for distraction."

Blair went over to Rick and hugged him. "I got your back, Partner. Always. Even when I'm not here. Okay?"

Rick nodded as he hugged her, feeling better already. It didn't last for long because of what Blair had to say next.

When they pulled from their embrace, Blair put her hands on the back of her hips and said, "I'm going to look for Sophia, too."

Rick shook his head. "No. You're not going out there alone."

"You let Daryl go off alone," Blair countered, now crossing her arms. "There is nothing to stop me from looking for her, Rick. I'll be fine. So don't worry and I'll be back before dark."

Rick knew better than to try and stop her because he figured one way or another she'd find a way to do it. "Will you take someone with you, or at least a map?"

"I've survived in the woods without a lookout or map before," Blair answered as she started walking away backwards. "I'm pretty sure I can do it again."

Blair made sure to go in the opposite direction Daryl went in so they wouldn't cross paths and cover more ground. She'd walked for a long while and hadn't found sign of anything yet. She went in one direction for longer than she should have because it was starting to get late, but something just kept her going in that direction. It was like playing a game of 'Hot & Cold' with her gut. The further she went in the direction she was going the stronger the feeling in her gut was.

She stayed in that same direction until she randomly took a turn and walked out of the trees , coming out in the backyard of an old farmhouse. Blair wasn't sure what to expect so she pulled out her Katana to be on the safe side.

Blair quietly made her way into the house but with one step on a creaky floorboard that all changed. Blair gasped when a huge, barking St Bernard dog came running right towards her. "Back off, Cujo!" she shouted at the K9 with her sword aimed at it in case it was rabid or anything.

If the dog wasn't a shock enough for Blair, the woman who came running after it was. "Buddy, quiet!" Bonnie Bennett ordered the dog and a second later the dog went to her side and sat down beside her.

Blair stood there, thinking this was some kind echo like her father was. "Nice dog," she said sarcastically, keeping her weapon raised.

"Nice sword," Bonnie answered back. "Channeling Kaia with that one?" At Blair's widened eyes, Bonnie added in, "Yeah, it's me from our real reality. And we need to talk. Starting with…"

Bonnie trailed off and turned around when a little girl came in. A girl Blair instantly recognized. "Sophia!" Blair exclaimed and rushed right over to her to hug her tight. "We've been looking all over for you."

Sophia hugged Blair back but didn't say anything because she was still a bit scared after all that happened.

"I found her soon after I arrived. She was being chased by a group of Walkers. I used the last of my alter's ammo on them and we've been hiding out here. I have no idea where the interstate is, so I thought it'd be best to stay here until a better plan came to mind." Bonnie went over to Sophia with a bottle of water, saying. "Sweetie, why don't you see if Buddy needs some water so I can talk to my friend here. Okay?"

"Then we can see my mom?" Sophia wanted that more than anything.

Bonnie looked at Blair in question because she didn't know.

Blair instantly told Sophia. "Your mom is safe and I know where she is. I'll take you to her real soon. I promise."

Sophia smiled and went into the other room with Buddy, rubbing his head as they went.

Once she was out of the room, Blair asked Bonnie, "How are you here? The real you. I've already run into this reality's version of my father. That – that didn't end well."

Bonnie sat on the tattered sofa with Blair before saying anything. "I was able to translate the rest of the spell and the details of it all. There are versions of everyone from our reality in this one, so this Bonnie and your dad aren't the only people from Mystic Falls you might run into."

"So you came into the spell to tell me this?" Blair had a feeling there was more than she was saying.

"No," Bonnie admitted. "I came into the spell to tell you I only had one chance to pull you out and since you chose to come back in there's only one way for you to leave it – Your alter has to die."

"You mean I have to die," Blair corrected, not liking this idea one bit.

"You're basically possessing this reality's version of you so you won't die – she will. You'll wake back up in Mystic Falls and hopefully forget this ever happened." Bonnie really wanted this to be the plan but with one look on Blair's face, she should see it wasn't going to be that simple. "You're still not coming back, are you?"

"No," Blair answered firmly and got to her feet. "And I'm going to take you to meet all the reasons why I'm not." Before Bonnie could say anything, Blair called out, "Sophia! You ready to get back to your mom?"

Sophia darted back into the room and nodded excitedly, looking so forward to being with her mom again.

They raided the house for supplies before heading out which made things even later now. Blair told Rick she'd be back before dark and it was already starting to get as such so there was no way she'd be able to keep her promise. She took the liberty to assume she wouldn't get her head bitten off for it since she found Sophia.

As they walked through the woods with the dog sticking close to Sophia, Blair asked Bonnie, "Where did the dog come from?"

"He was walking with me when I 'woke up' in this reality," Bonnie answered as she fixed the strap of the bag full of supplies. "I'm guessing he belongs to my alter." She gave Blair a questioning look. "Have the memories started coming through? The spell made note the longer one stays in the alternate reality the more memories from their alter they gain."

"A few," Blair answered, not wanting to get into details, and then she changed the subject. "Back to what you said at the house, are you seriously telling me that you're going to let yourself die just to go back to Mystic Falls?"

"That's the only way out of here for me since I'm not there to pull me out of it." Bonnie had issues with it, for sure, but she was willing to do whatever was necessary in order to get back home. "I'm not going to beat around the bush about this, Blair. I'm here to bring you home. And if I don't succeed then I'm pretty sure there's at least a half a dozen other people who are willing to get sent here to try."

"Don't judge my decision," Blair shot back. "You don't know what I've been through since coming here and the allies I've made. I'm as much a part of this reality as I am in ours."

"I woke up to find Romero Zombies chasing after a little girl!" Bonnie shouted at her, trying to get through that thick skull of hers. "I'm pretty sure I have an idea of what you've been through."

"No!" Blair fiercely retorted. "You have no idea. You've been here for – what – a minute? You have no freaking idea what it's really like here."

Bonnie was about to say something else but Blair pressed a hand against her mouth and shushed her with the other.

"What's out there?" Sophia sounded terrified as she moved closer to Blair because Buddy was barking crazy at something in the distance.

Blair pulled the flashlight out of her bag and shined it ahead of them to find four Walkers moving right towards them. "Go! Go! Go!" She repeated over and over as she scooped up Sophia and took off running with her.

They ran as far as they could before running into another small group. "Shit!" Blair exclaimed and led them another way.

"Blair, wait!" Bonnie shouted and took off her bags, shoving them towards her. "You take her and go!"

"Bonnie!" Blair couldn't believe this was something she actually wanted to do. "I'm not going to let you be Walker bait!"

Bonnie pointed firmly at Blair saying, "This isn't your reality." She took off running, shouting, "I'll see you back in Mystic Falls!"

"Bonnie!" Blair shouted again and again but Bonnie didn't answer her. She wanted to run off to find her and help her, but she had to get Sophia back to Carol.

"Dammit!" Blair seethed with tears in her eyes as she gathered up the bags, took Sophia's hand, and took off running with the dog running right along with them.

It was well past dark now and back at the farmhouse, Daryl had lost all patience with Rick. He was still fuming from hearing that Rick had let her go off looking for Sophia alone. "I'm going to find her." His words were firm as he spoke to Rick while getting his crossbow ready. "Why'd you let her go?!"

"Do you really think I could have stopped her? Could anyone have?" Rick was worried about Blair but he still believed that she would have gone with or without telling him.

Daryl looked at Rick like he was about to beat the crap out of him but stopped thinking and feeling that when he heard barking in the distance. When he saw who was walking behind the dog out of the treeline, he almost couldn't believe it. "I'll be damned."

As Daryl went running towards Blair and Sophia, Rick went to the RV to get Carol.

"Mama!" Sophia cried out as soon as Carol came into view and ran as fast as she could to get to her.

Blair let her go since they were safe now and dropped her bags as Daryl approached. She watched Carol and Sophia's tear-filled reunion for a moment before turning her attention to Daryl. "Sorry I'm late," was her breathless greeting.

Daryl didn't respond to that other than wrapping his arms around Blair to pull her close. "You're gonna be a handful, aren't you?"

Blair laughed lightly as she hugged him back. "You ain't seen nothing yet."

Daryl wasn't surprised to hear that. When they pulled apart, he asked another question. "Where did you find her?"

Blair instantly thought of Bonnie and hated not knowing what exactly happened to her. "You still got that liquor we found on the highway?" At Daryl's nod, she added in, "Good. Because I'm gonna need it to get through explaining what happened."

End Season 2 Episode 4