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Justice sat back down in her chair, unable to believe what she had just found out. She looked over at Carl, who was looking back at her in pure shock. Daryl was her father. It almost seemed impossible. Even though he was the closest thing she had to an actual father, she never would have guessed that the rumors had been true the whole time.

Justice looked up at Daryl and glared at him. "All those times you used to get mad at me for calling you dad. And you where!"

"He didn't know." June said looking down at her hands. "I lied to both of you. I was young and scared. I didn't think Daryl would be able to handle being a dad, because I wasn't ready to be a mom. So I lied to every one. Mom and Dad just went with it. Hell they where messed up most of the time, they probably thought you where theirs."

Justice shook her head and glared at her sister. "You two raised me. Pretty sure you could have handled being parents. You could have said something a long time ago. You should have said something."

June bowed her head and Daryl placed a comforting hand on her knee. "She thought she was protecting both of us. It was stupid. But before you came along, I wasn't around as much. Got into a lot of shit with Merle."

Justice glared at Daryl. "Don't start stickin up for her now."

Carl coughed into his hand and scooted back from the table. He had never heard any one mouth off to Daryl like Justice had that night, with out getting an ear full from Daryl. And Daryl could get scary when he wanted too.

"I'm not stickin up for her Justice." Daryl growled. "But I've had a few days to wrap my head 'round everything. I sure the hell didn't want to believe it when she told me. And I didn't till I was away from here. I know it's a shock. But that doesn't give you the right to talk to either of us the way you have been all night."

"Don't start playin daddy now Daryl." Justice growled back at him.

Daryl got to his feet. He placed both hands on the table and leaned over it so his face was inches away from Justice's. His blue eyes boring into hers. "I was more of a father to you than any one else, with out even realizing I actually was your father. And I didn't put up with you mouthin off back then, and I sure the hell wont now little girl. So sit your ass in that chair and listen to what June has to say. Or we will do things the hard way and I'll duct tape your mouth shut until June is done talkin. We both deserve the truth. And we are goin to get it."

Justice glared back at him. Carl gulped as he watched the silent battle between them. Then smirked as he saw the small resemblance between them. He imagined it was like watching him and Rick when they had an argument. Justice saw his smirk and turned on him at once.

"What?" Justice demanded and Carl burst into laughter, causing the other three to look at him as if he had just gone mental. "What the hell is so damn funny?"

"You and Daryl." Carl admitted. "I can't believe no one has seen it before. You are just like him."

"I aint nothin like him!" Justice demanded then smirked herself. "Shut it boy, no one asked you."

Daryl chuckled and sat down in his chair. "Damn, I musta been blind for fourteen years."

June smiled from Daryl and Justice. She reached over and took Justice's hand in hers. "I'm sorry I lied to you Justice. I should have made it right a long time ago. And I tried to tell you that day in the car. But after you said you found the birth certificate I just couldn't tell you the truth."

"Are you for sure he's my dad?" Justice asked then chewed the inside of her cheek. She knew what she was thinking was going to get her into trouble, but she had to ask none the less. "I mean, ya kinda had a reputation."

June blushed. She looked over at Daryl who was no help. He leaned back in his chair as if waiting to hear what she had to say as well. "I dated a lot. But I'd only been with one man. There isn't any one else it could have been."

Daryl almost flipped out of his chair when she spoke. "I'm callin bullshit."

"Call bullshit all you want." June snapped at him. "I've only been with you. Ask Tony. Was with that boy for how long? Nothin ever happened with us. Why do you think he hated you?"

Daryl smirked at her and she glared back at him, knowing he was thinking of the couple times Tony had caught them together. She was glad he didn't bring it up. She was already saying things Justice and Carl didn't need to hear.

"I went to Daryl a couple days before I ran off to college." June said deciding telling her story was the only thing she could do at that point. "I knew a few weeks after that I was pregnant. I didn't wanna believe it. So I sorta just ignored it. I kept goin to classes, then July lost his baby and wife. Thought that was my opening. A couple months later, you where born Justice. I panicked. I was twenty two years old. And didn't think I could do it. so I dropped out of school. Came home and made a plan to take you to an adoption agency. That's when Daryl had heard I came home and came to see me. I practically pushed you on him Justice. This poor little nameless baby, that I was planning on givin up. but you two had some sort of bond. I could see it in his eyes. I thought he would have figured it out then."

June glanced over at Daryl. He was biting at his nails and looking at the table as June talked. He gave no sign on how this new information was affecting him. "He named you on accident, I may add. And as he held you and I sat next to him, for a split second, I almost told him the truth. Then he asked me to marry him. I panicked. I knew if I had told him, he'd run. So I tried to push him away. But he stayed. He came almost every day. He took care of you, just about as much as I did. I'll never forget the first time he changed a poopy diaper."

Daryl smirked. "You where a smelly baby."

Justice did her best to hold back tears, but they came any way. Everything was hitting her all at once. She looked over at Carl who was watching every one's reactions.

"Merle figured it out once." June said and Daryl tensed at the mention of his brother. "He confronted me about it. told me he knew a Dixon when he saw one. Threatened to tell Daryl the truth, or offered to marry me and keep my secret. July just happened to hear it. there was a huge fight. And I thought that was it. I was going to tell Daryl that day, but when I went there, both Daryl and Merle where gone. I thought Merle had told him. Daryl didn't come around as much after that, and I thought it was because he knew. Most of the time, I had to go find him. then the day all this happened, and Daryl went back to our house to find you, Merle told me he had never told him. he went back for me. Not knowing he was saving his daughter. I didn't tell him till the day Aden died, and I was too drunk to keep my mouth shut. I should have told you both from the beginning."

"Yeah you should have." Justice said wiping away her tears. June's eyes shot up to look at her. "But you did tell us." Justice then turned to Daryl. "So you knew since Aden died?"

Daryl shifted uncomfortably in his chair. "No. She told me you where hers, but didn't just hinted that I was your dad. At first I thought you where Merle's kid. You gave me that damn smirk I'd seen him give me. But I had a messed up dream when I was on the road with Aaron. That's when I realized you where mine. People always told me I looked like Merle when I smiled."

"Merle?" June looked at Daryl as if he had just grown two heads. "That's nasty. I'd never touch that man."

"What was the dream?" Carl asked receiving a glare from Daryl. Carl had never seen Daryl open up as much as he did that night. And the fact he admitted a dream had made him realize he was a dad, peaked his curiosity.

"A world with out all this shit." Daryl finally admitted after a few seconds of debating silence. "Where June didn't lie and we where a family. And you where a dork."

Daryl reached over and ruffled up Carl's hair. "June had a daycare, people where still alive. It was pretty fucked up actually."

Carl smirked over at his friend and realized that Daryl was a whole different person when June and Justice where around. His guard was down and he allowed himself to be himself. He was starting to wonder if losing June and Justice at the beginning didn't make him the way he was.

"We'd better get back, before Rick sends out a search party." Daryl said getting to his feet. Carl followed then paused to look down at June and Justice.

"Why don't you both come stay with us." Carl suggested and the room fell silent. "Your family. We all stick together."

June smiled up at Carl. "I think we need a bit of time before we jump into the big move. But I'm glad to hear you think of us as family."

Carl shrugged. "You became family the moment we met you."

"I'll walk over with you." Justice offered. "I'm having Judith withdrawal."

Carl and Justice headed out of the house and Daryl stayed back a bit. He looked down at June and put a hand on her shoulder. "Glad you told us."

"Are you mad?" June asked looking down at her hands.

"Naw." Daryl replied. "Cant be mad at something I shoulda seen a long time ago. You where right though. When ya placed that baby girl in my arms. I knew it back then. Aint no other way to explain that feeling. That bond. Just didn't wanna see it."

June stood up and wrapped her arms around him. "I should have said yes."

"Naw. You where right to say no." Daryl admitted. "We didn't know what we wanted back then. It woulda ended badly."

June nodded into his chest and held on to him tighter. "Are we going to tell the others?"

"Some day." Daryl said calmly. "If Justice and Carl haven't already told them. Think we need to figure some things out ourselves."

June took a step back from him and gave him an odd look. "Like what?"

Daryl shrugged. "Like what the hell we are going to do about us."

June bit her lip and did her best to hid a smirk. "Us huh?"

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Justice walked into the house with Carl to see Rick and the rest of the group sitting around the living room talking. They all went silent when they saw the two. Rick got to his feet and glared down at his son.

"Where have you been?" Rick asked. Justice took Judith from him and smiled.

"Sorry. I stole him." Justice replied as she bounced Judith on her hip. "We stole Daryl too."

Rick seemed to calm a bit, when he realized that Carl had been safe with Daryl the whole time. After the whole ordeal with Reg and Pete, the community was on edge when it came to the group. and the group was on edge. They weren't sure who they could trust at that moment. Even if it was Justice or June. Both had shown their loyalty to the group, but they had been in the community pretty much from the beginning. Pete had been considered a friend.

"He had to put up with June and Daryl's cooking." Justice said and the group looked at her a bit amused.

"Daryl can cook?" Glenn asked with a slight smirk as the redneck walked into the house. He froze, realizing that he had been the topic of conversation. Glenn's smile widened. "So you've been holding out on us."

Daryl glared down at Justice who smirked back at him. "What you been telling them girl?"

"That you cook." Justice said with a knowing smile. She knew what he had been thinking. That she had told the group that he was her dad. "I mean I could tell more if you'd like."

"Naw lets not shock them more then we gotta." Daryl said nudging her with his elbow. "Ya can stay here if ya like. When I left, June was getting into the wine cupboard."

"Surprised you didn't stay. She may need to be put to bed again." Carl said and Daryl chuckled.

"She's a big girl. Wasn't enough left anyways."

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

June walked into Deanna's house and sighed, realizing she was probably the last one to get to the meeting. She wasn't even sure what the meeting was about. Just that Rick had called it, and said every one needed to be there. She spotted Daryl sitting at one of the windows and winked at him. They hadn't talked since she had told him and Justice the truth the night before. but the moment she saw him, her stomach flip flopped. Just like it had when she was younger. Since the day she had developed feelings for him. he hadn't been the only one to grow feelings when she was fourteen. Before he had just been July's friend, a guy that always seemed to be around. Then he had found her hunting in the woods. He took his shirt off after she had stripped it to get rid of the ants. She had never looked at him before that day. But as he stood there shirtless, her stomach did the flip flops that soon became familiar to her whenever she saw him.

Daryl nodded her over to where he was, and the flip flop happened again. She wondered if he ever had the same feeling when he saw her. she slowly walked past Rick and gave him a shy smile as she made her way to Daryl.

"Late as usual." Daryl teased. June leaned up against the wall next to him and smiled.

"Not late with everything. Lucky you." June teased. Daryl's eyes shot up at her.

"Did you think you where?" Daryl's heart stopped as he watched her smirk down at him. after learning that Justice was his, the fear of it happening again after what had happened between them a while back had been on his mind. Not to mention the dream he had had. He remembered wanting to give her another child in the dream. But with the world the way it was now, he didn't want to chance it. not with what had happened to Lori.

"Wouldn't know." Justice said with a shrug. "Not late yet."

"Great." Daryl growled. June playfully nudged him.

"I'm on it now dork." June said with a laugh. "I mean not yet, as you'd better wrap that shit next time."

Daryl shook his head. "Who said there will be a next time?"

"Oh there will be a next time." June with a wink. Daryl didn't have a chance to reply as Rick started explaining why they where having the meeting. June knew the conversation with Daryl was long from over. She had gotten the upper hand with him once again and she could tell it was driving him nuts. As Rick explained what was going on June watched the people of the community. Most of them looked frightened. She was too. A whole horde of the dead where in their back yard was something that should scar any one. Even Daryl seemed a bit on edge.

"My team, we saw it early on. " Heath said to the group after Rick explained what he and Morgan had seen. Back when we were on one of those first scouts, finding out what was around here. There was a camp at the bottom. The people, they must have blocked the exits with one of those trucks back when everything started to go bad. They didn't make it. They were all roamers. Maybe a dozen of them. June was with us back then."

Daryl and Rick glanced over at June, who nodded.

"No one's been back since?" Maggie asked and Heath shook his head.

"I don't know about June."

"Didn't see the need too." June replied. "The game stayed away from the area."

"DC, every town worth scavenging are all in the other direction." Heath added. "And I never really felt like having a picnic next to he camp that ate itself."

"So all the while the walkers have been drawn by the sound and they're making more and more sound and they're drawing more in." Michonne said sounding a bit defeated.

"I shoulda taken care of them when we first found them." June said shaking her head. "Back then didn't see the need to waist ammo."

"And here we are." Rick said with a heavy sigh. "Its not your fault June. Now what I'm proposing, I know it sounds risky, but walkers are already slipping through the exits. One of the trucks keeping the walkers in could go off the edge any day now. Maybe after one more hard rain. That exit sends them east. All of them. Right at us. This isn't about if it gives, it's when. It's gonna happen. That's why we have to do this soon."

"This is…" Carol started as she looked around the room. June had learned a short time ago that Carol's sweet demeanor was all an act. Yes she was sort of the den mother of Rick's group. but she there was so much more to here than what she was showing the community. Knowing this June could see through her terrified act. "I don't even have another word for it. this is terrifying. All of it. But it doesn't sound like there's any other way."

"Maybe there is." Carter spoke up and June rolled her eyes. she had never really cared to much for the man. He never really had a clear head on him, and had to have an air tight plan before he made any sort of move. It was also why he never went out on runs. There where to many what ifs in every plan. "I mean, couldn't we just build up the weak spots? I could draw up plans. I worked on the wall with Reg. Construction crew, we can try and make it safe."

Rick shook his head. He was already getting a bit annoyed with the man. He had been locked away in the safety of Alexandria for too long. He didn't know what was really out there, and to Rick that made him dangerous. "Even if we could, the sound of those walkers is drawing more and more every day. Building up the exits wont change that."

"We're gonna do what Rick says," Deanna said causing June to jump. She hadn't noticed her standing at the other window as she just stared out into the town. "the plan he's laid out."

"I told you all, we're gonna have Daryl leading them away." Rick said going over the plan once more. June looked down at Daryl who shook his head at her. He knew exactly what she was thinking and he wasn't going to allow it as long as he was breathing. He wanted her and Justice safe with in the walls of Alexandria. "So who's in."

"No." Daryl growled when June moved away from the wall and took a step forwards. Rick turned to look at his friend and smirked when he saw June glaring the man down. Daryl held her glare with his own, but Rick could see Daryl squirm under her sharp gaze. He had never seen a woman be able to make Daryl seem so uncomfortable.

"She's a good shot." Heath piped up. "Saved my ass a few times. I'd want her with us."

"I said no." Daryl growled at Heath as he took his eyes off June and glared over at the man who had spoke.

"We'll talk." Rick said giving June a slight nod. Daryl's attention snapped back to his friend. He bit his tongue but Rick could tell he was wanting to protest. "Who else?"

Members of the community and Rick's group started to volunteer. June could feel Daryl glaring at her, but she wasn't going to let him win this battle. She wanted to help and felt responsible for not talking care of the issue way before the problem got almost unmanageable. When the meeting was finished, Daryl took a hold of June's elbow and lead her out of the door and down the street till they came to his house. Rick wasn't far behind along with the rest of their group.

"You aint going June." Daryl demanded. He didn't care that they had an audience. He was going to speak his peace no matter who was around.

"You don't own me Daryl Dixon." June growled at him. "I have every right to go. and you know I'm a good shot. You and July taught me."

Daryl shook his head. "I aint goin to let ya go. I'll lock you in the basement if I have ta."

"We need all the people we can get Daryl." Rick said trying to make his friend see reason. "And if she is a good shot, she'd needed."

Daryl glared at Rick. "I said no."

"You don't exactly have a say in the matter." June demanded.

"The hell I don't!" Daryl growled back at her. "I cant be out there worrin what the hell is happenin to you. Take watch with Rosita. That would be more than helpful."

Rosita put her hands on her hips and glared Daryl down. "I say let her make her own choices."

Rosita, Michonne and Maggie walked up to June and Rosita put her arm around the girls waist to show Daryl he wasn't going to win with out picking a fight with not only June, but the other three women as well.

"You really don't have a say in what she does Daryl." Carol said trying to reason with him as well. "We know you are worried about her. But she said you taught her to shoot. We all know she can handle herself now."

"Damn what is this gang up on Daryl day." Daryl growled getting more and more frustrated and knew his anger was going to over power his mouth very soon. "I don't want her out there."

"We need her Daryl." Rick said as if that was the end of the conversation. But soon realized he had touched a nerve with his words.

Daryl flung his hands up in the air in defeat. "No I need her here keeping our daughter safe!"

The moment the words came out of his mouth, Daryl knew he had said way too much. he had wanted to tell the group eventually, but not like that. Daryl glared a shocked June down. "Happy now. They all know your little secret. Justice is my daughter."

Daryl stormed into the house, leaving the rest of the group shocked. All eyes landed on June and she burst into tears.

"What a dick." Rosita said as she tightened her grip on June's waist. "Come on, let's get you inside and cleaned up."