Chapter Twelve

A/N: hey ladies and gents, sorry about the delay, there was a situation down the road from my work and It took a while for me to get home and update.

An awkward silence fell between everyone in the first SUV driven by Rowan. Rowan looked at her rear view mirror at Daryl who was staring out the back passenger window. Kaylee messaged her temple before sighing. "What's her name?"

"I don't see why that's important." Daryl retorted bitterly.

"It's not, I was just curious." Kaylee snapped. "Why are you biting my head off?!"

"It's none of your business!" Daryl snapped right back.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were dead, Daryl and yet here you are...waltzing back into my life like you always do. So forgive me if I'm curious as to who this girl is who has gotten so lucky."

Glenn coughed awkwardly. "Is this trip gonna be long or..." Daryl and Kaylee glared at him. "Never mind."

"For your information, you left me." Daryl reminded her.

Kaylee wheeled around and snapped. "I did no such thing Daryl Dixon, you and that good for nothing brother of yours..."

"Shut your mouth!" Daryl growled.

"Enough!" Rowan slammed on the breaks. "I swear to all things I hold dear, if you two don't stop... I will drop you all off at the next intersection! Understand?!"

Everyone nodded and Rowan quickly caught up with Aaron's SUV. That awkward silence fell between everyone again for some time before Kaylee made a little sniffle sound. Daryl looked up in time to see her wipe her eyes.

"Beth." Daryl said.

"What?" Kaylee asked turning around in her seat to face him.

Daryl sighed and said again. "Beth. Her name is Beth."

Kaylee smiled. "That's a very pretty name and congratulations on the baby, Daryl."

"Thank you." Daryl said roughly.

"And they're married." Glenn chimed in.

"Oh, was that before or after you knocked her up?" Kaylee said with a sneer.

"Say one more word..." Rowan interrupted before Daryl could explode. "From either of you and I'll beat you. Don't think I won't do it."

...

Beth curled up under the blanket the doctor had given her and relished in it's warmth. Reality started to hit her...she may never get to see Daryl, her sister, or any of the group again. It shattered her heart and she begun to sob softly.

The door opened suddenly and she looked up to see two men she hadn't had the misfortune to be introduced yet. "Get up, we're leaving."

Beth wiped the tears from her eyes and wrapped the blanket around her shoulders a little tighter. "Where are we going?"

The taller of the two grunted and held out his hand to her. "Come on."

The second man, a handsome twenty something, smiled gently. "It's better if you don't put up a fight."

Beth sighed and more tears streamed down her face. "I just want to go home."

"I know my dear and maybe soon you will, but for now I'm gonna have to ask you to come with us."

"Please, I'm pregnant...my husband...he's probably worried sick..." She managed to say in between sobs. "Please, just let me go and I'll never say a word about this place or you. My group will never need to retaliate against you... please just let me go."

"I'm sorry, that's not possible right now." The first said and re extended his hand to her. Beth sobbed uncontrollably now, forcing the man to scoop her up in his arms. Beth crying slowed to a tiny sniffle as they walked with her down a long hallway. They passed through another large metal door and Beth knew... if she left with them now, she would never get another opportunity. So began her rapid planning for escape.