Daryl woke up early the next morning just as the sun began to come up. The birds were chirping and you could hear the cicadas in the woods. He pulled on a pair of jeans and a shirt followed by his boots before stepping out of his tent where he saw Shane and Rick talking by the one car. "Daryl!" Shane called in a whisper. "Come over here." Daryl walked over and saw Rick had an annoyed look on his face.

"What?" Daryl asked.

"Shane thinks we should ask Kayla to leave." Rick explained, obviously not agreeing.

"Why?" Daryl questioned.

"We don't know anything about this girl." Shane explained.

"Dale talked to her the first day and told me she seems fine to him. And let's not forget what she did for Carl, T-Dog, Daryl, and you too Shane." Rick reminded Shane in a firm tone.

"Rick I hear what you're saying, but we didn't ask her any questions or anything. How do we know what she told Dale was true?"

"Why would she lie?" Daryl interjected. "She's proven to be nothing but helpful since she got here and has looked for Sophia without being asked to. She did it on her own."

Shane fell silent. "She's staying." Rick declared before walking off to his tent, leaving Daryl with Shane.

"You got some nerve Shane." Daryl spat. "This girl helps the group and you want to send her out there again."

"Last thing we need is something else to go wrong." Shane growled before storming off back to his tent.

OOOOO

Kayla was helping Carol cook breakfast when she was approached by Rick. "Can I have a word?" he asked. "Of course." Kayla replied, excusing herself from cooking. She followed Rick over to the one car where he turned to face her. "I need to talk to you and this conversation has to stay between you and me." he said in a stern tone. "Is that clear?" Kayla nodded.

"Lori's pregnant…" Rick began. Kayla's eyes widened. "I just wanted to know if you know how to deliver the baby if it survives…"

"I know how to deliver a baby and how to do a C-Section if that's what it comes to." Kayla told him. "But in the mean time she needs plenty of rest, she can't be under a lot of stress, and she needs to have enough food for her and the baby." Rick nodded and walked over to sit down.

Later that morning the group settled down for breakfast and Daryl watched as Kayla ate her breakfast next to Dale. She was dressed in a pair of dark jeans and a grey button up shirt. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and he could see the bags under her eyes which made him guess she didn't sleep well. She looked over at him and gave him a small smile before looking back at her food.

"Um guys…" Glenn's voice sounded. Kayla looked over at him and saw he had an odd expression on his face. "So the barn's full of walkers."

OOOOO

Kayla stood next to Daryl as Shane approached the barn. He looked through the crack of the barn door for a moment before turning around and walking towards Rick.

"You cannot tell me you're alright with this." Shane growled.

"I'm not but we're guests here this isn't our land." Rick replied.

"Oh God this is our lives here!"

"Lower your voice!" Kayla said, trying to remind them they were standing in front of a barn full of walkers.

"We can't just sweep this under the rug." Andrea stated.

Shane paced for a moment and Kayla watched him with crossed arms. "We either go in there and make things right, or we just gotta go." Shane declared. "We've been talking about fort Benning for a while-"

"We can't go!" Rick cut him off.

"Why Rick, why?" Shane demanded.

"Because my daughter's still out there." Carol reminded him.

Shane put his hands over his mouth for a moment before responding. "Okay I think it's time we all start to consider the other possibility-" he began.

"Shane we're not leaving Sophia behind!" Rick snapped.

"We're close to finding this girl!" Daryl interjected stepping forward. "I just found a damn doll a few days ago!"

"That's what you found Daryl did you found a doll!" Shane responded.

"You don't know what the hell you're talking about!" Daryl growled.

"Hey look I'm just saying what needs to be said here!" Shane half yelled. "Let me tell you something else man if she was alive out there and saw you all methed out with your buck knife and geek ears around your neck she would run in the other direction!" That set Daryl off and he lunged at Shane, but Rick stopped him. Almost the rest of the group had to hold off Shane and Daryl to keep them from killing one another. Kayla rushed in front of Daryl and put a hand on his chest pushing him back. "Daryl don't!" she said. "He's not worth it!" Daryl pushed her hand off of his chest and stepped back. "Don't touch me!" he growled. Kayla looked at him for a moment in slight shock before turning around to see Shane walking off and Rick telling him he'd talk to Hershel.

"What're you gonna figure out!" Shane yelled.

"If we're gonna stay, if we're gonna clear this barn, i have to talk him into it! This is his land!" Rick half yelled.

"Hershel sees those things in their as people." Dale intervened. "Sick people. His wife, his stepson are in that barn."

"You knew?" Rick questioned as Kayla walked over to Dale. "Yesterday I talked to Hershel." The white haired old man told Rick. "And you waited the night?" Shane growled walking closer, but Kayla stepped out in front of Dale protectively. "Back off Shane!" she hissed. He shook his head and turned around, walking back to where he was before.

"Man Hershel is crazy if he thinks those things are people!" Shane almost screamed, but the sound of the walkers pounding on the barn door made everyone stop.

Once everything calmed down, Shane stayed at the barn on guard while the others returned to camp. Kayla helped Dale around the camp while Daryl went off on his own somewhere on the farm.

"Hey Dale?" Kayla asked as she collected the dishes from around the fire from breakfast. "Yeah?" he replied.

"I've been thinking about what you said about Shane after Otis's funeral…how you thought Shane killed him…" Kayla started. Dale looked at her. "I think you're right…" she admitted looking at her hands. "I mean I didn't see it before because You guys had just accepted me as part as your group and I didn't want to think that, but now…" she trailed off. Dale walked over and put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay I understand, but now you know he is dangerous." Dale said. Kayla nodded. "I need you to steer clear of him then. For your own sake." Dale told her. She nodded again.

"I have to take care of something right now, but would you mind finish cleaning up around here?" Dale asked.

"Not at all." Kayla assured him.

With that said Dale walked over to the RV and Kayla continued to clean up around the camp until it was nice and neat. She saw Lori walk over to her with a pained expression. "Kayla?" she asked.

"Yeah?" Kayla replied.

"Rick told me he told you about…the baby…" Lori began. "And I just wanted to thank you about keeping it to yourself…"

"It's not a problem. Doctor/patient confidentiality." Lori chuckled. "And there was something else I wanted to ask you…" she said. "Anything." Kayla replied.

"When I had Carl I needed a C-Section because he couldn't…fit through…what are the chances of that happening again?"

Kayla shifted her weight onto her other leg and let out a breath. "I'm an expert in that field, I was only an EMT like I said so I was either in an ambulance or ER, but it depends on the size of the baby." She answered honestly. "And you know how to do one?" Lori questioned. Kayla nodded.

"Okay that's all I wanted to know." Lori replied walking off.

Sorry for the long wait, I was out of state on a family trip and I didn't have wifi for a while. So here's the next chapter! Next one should be up soon!