Clementine had come to the conclusion that Christa had changed while they were separated. She watched on with curious eyes as she helped Rebecca out in her labor. The woman was being nothing but calm and compassionate. She had changed, there was no doubt about it. Clementine knew that when she and Christa were in a group together, she was bitter and cold towards the younger girl. All because of Omid's loss, she was broken. But maybe, just maybe, spending time alone had helped Christa open her eyes, and now she wasn't so mad at the world anymore.
"You're doing great." Christa whispering words of encouragement to Rebecca. Clementine wasn't sure if she should stay here and watch this or not. Of course, she'd seen Christa give birth, hell, she had helped Christa give birth. But she felt like she didn't know Rebecca on a personal level like that. Plus, she had Bonnie, Jane, and Christa to help her.
"I need to look for Sarah." Clementine spoke out, getting everyone's attention.
"Now?" Luke turned his attention away from the door and looked at the little girl.
"She's out there somewhere." Clem argued.
"She's probably dead." Mike commented, which caused Clementine to glare up at him in anger.
"She is not dead." Clementine said fearfully.
"Me and Luke will go help you look for her after Bec has the baby." Nick volunteered.
"She's probably at the history museum down the road." Luke suggested.
"Yeah." Clementine agreed. Once they finally got the door boarded back up, the group knew for sure that they were going to be safe, that is, until Clem went out looking for Sarah. Then they'd have to break the door down again. Rebecca was in so much pain, she couldn't help but to scream out each time she had a contraction. Her labor seemed to go on for hours and hours. Clementine didn't know when or if this baby was going to come out. She just sat in the corner of the room with Kenny, Mike, Luke, Nick, and Jane, while Bonnie and Christa helped deliver. Jane decided that this wasn't her cup of tea, and she didn't want to help Rebecca.
"You're almost there Rebecca..." Christa encouraged yet again.
"Is it out yet?" Nick asked.
"She's crowning." Bonnie answered, meaning that they could see the head of the baby. Deep down, Rebecca hoped that it was a girl, because that's what Alvin wanted, her wanted a girl. What would they even name her? Another scream came out of her throat as she gave another push.
"Head's out." Christa said.
"Come on Bec!" Bonnie encouraged.
"I can't..." Rebecca barely managed to get out.
"You can do it." Christa said determinedly.
"I see the shoulders." Bonnie said. "You're almost there." A few more pushes, and finally the baby was here. A new life had entered this chaotic world. "The baby is here!" Bonnie announced proudly. Clementine knew that there was question who the father was, but if she had to guess, this was Alvin's baby. It looked just like him, same skin tone and all.
"Is it a girl?" Rebecca asked.
"It is!" Bonnie said as she wrapped the new life up into a blanket. She handled the baby carefully, holding it up for the boys, and Jane and Clem to see in the corner of the room.
"A girl..." Rebecca said. "Just like Alvin wanted."
"She's beautiful Rebecca." Christa said.
"Here." Bonnie said and gave the baby to Rebecca. Clementine watched as the mother took her baby for the first time. She wondered if it would have been like this if Christa's baby had lived. Instead they had to dig a whole somewhere and bury the little baby body. It was a sight to see though, Rebecca holding her baby. She was crying too, probably wishing Alvin was here to see this; the birth of their first child.
"What are you going to name her?" Kenny asked as he stood up to get a look at the baby.
Rebecca shrugged, "I was going to let Alvin name her."
"Did he tell you the names?" Clem asked.
Rebecca shook her head, "Kenny?" She asked.
"Yeah?" He asked.
"Is it okay if I name her after Sarita? We can call her Rita." Rebecca asked.
"Sarita would like that." Kenny smiled a little.
"Okay, I wanna hold her." Luke said as he sat down beside Rebecca.
"Be careful with her Luke." Rebecca chided. For a moment, it seemed as though the group was happy. But babies made everybody happy, they were cute, and innocent. Clementine watched as everyone basked in the temporary happiness, but she knew that it wouldn't last for long. What was the baby going to eat? How were they going to take care of it? Clementine still had other worries in the back of her mind too. Were they planning on staying in this tiny building forever? During the winter? It wasn't big enough, that was for sure, and they didn't have any supplies at all. Plus, she was still worried about Sarah.
"It's too dark to look now." Nick said, interrupting Clem's thoughts, referring to Sarah.
"Tomorrow?" She asked, and he nodded.
"We gotta make sure the history museum is safe anyway, if that's where we're gonna go when Bec heals up." He added. "Can't stay in this little building all winter."
"The history museum is a good place." Mike agreed. "Let's just hope it's safe enough for all of us to stay there."
"I hope it is." Bonnie commented.
"It should be." Luke said as he held little Rita in his arms. "She looks like you Bec." He added with a smile, and gave the baby back to her.
"You think so?" She asked with a smile, and he nodded in reply.
"Everyone get some sleep." Kenny ordered. "It's been a long ass day."