Nick and Luke swore the days passed by very quick.
The second bedroom in the house was painted light pink, a white crib placed near one of the windows. A changing table stocked with diapers and corner of the room was filled with stuffed animals for the new baby.
Rebecca had squeezed Nick tight when she saw him again, glad that he didn't get himself and the baby killed. Clem and Sarah were also excited, being the ones to pick out all the toys for Maggie. Sarita had been shocked when she saw Nick's huge stomach, but soon congratulated him and Luke. Kenny would huff and say "With dumbass parents like you two, that kid ain't gonna be right." But they ignore him for the most part.
Sarah finally started to talk to the others again, usually about the baby and all the things her and Clem would do with her when the baby was older. Everyone was relieved she'd gone back to her normal self again. Rebecca and Alvin were now her guardians and she was happy living with them.
This left Clem with no where to go again, and Nick and Luke agreed to take care of her. Strangely, it felt normal with her living with them. Most days she'd sit on the floor drawing, or helping Nick clean up the house or go to the market place with them. Nick heard Clem even accidentally call him and Luke 'Dad' sometimes. But they never said anything about it.
Rebecca, Alvin, Sarah and Alex lived near the apartments in a cozy house and often stopped in to see the others. Sarah and Clem would go to each others houses, usually to Clem would go to Sarah's because she'd get to see Alex crawl around.
Elizabeth lived in nearby, too, with her husband Ryan and their two year old Joe. Elizabeth was also pregnant and was as far long as Nick. Though she didn't seem to slow down. She ran a stall at the market with Ryan, selling fresh fruit that came in from beyond the walls, which is where most food and valuables come from.
Nick didn't dare say how normal things felt. It was as if the infection didn't happen and walkers didn't run the world still. But he knew it wasn't really normal; they all saw what was going on. They all survived out there. They all fought out there. But they pretended. Like it was in the past. And maybe it was better this way.
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Of course with life finally being good for Nick, it wasn't gonna last long.
He had his arm wrapped against Luke while they were asleep in bed. He woke up cringing in pain as he held his stomach.
'Not now.' He thought and tried to shake Luke awake, only to get a snore in response.
"Luke, get up." He whispered harshly "Goddammit" He cursed. He felt like his gut was being stabbed, burning and dull with pain.
Finally he heard a "Huh? Nick?" Luke looked drowsy but worried "What's wrong?"
"I think it's happening." He said, feeling scared himself.
"Ya mean...that." Luke's eyes showed his was terrified "Shit, should I get the doctor? Hell is she even up at this time of night?"
Eva Dawn was one of the few doctor around and was the only one in the area. But she lived a block away.
"Go fucking get her!" Nick said, wanting to scream "We don't have time to argue this."
Luke nodded and quickly got up, grabbing his jacket and show before running out the door.
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