Surviving Hearts
Chapter 25
Hello my lovely readers (: here's another chapter for you to read! Prepare for excessive swearing and well Layla being in pain :/
Lori awoke and screamed as she saw a walker trying to make its way into the overturned car. Lori looked frantically around for her daughter listening to the loud moans of the walker behind her. Lori looked into the back of the car to find that Layla had been thrown into the back of the car due to neither of them wearing a seat belt since they weren't really needed now. Lori felt tears fall down her face as she thought for a moment that her daughter could be dead but then she saw her chest falling and rising faintly and Lori let out a breath of relief.
''LAYLA! BABY! LAYLA!'' Lori screamed at an unconscious Layla
Lori got no response from her daughter, Lori looked her over quickly noticing blood dripping down her daughters face and her arm had a clear cut down the side and her jeans were also matted with blood. Lori felt tears falling down her face as she wept for her child but suddenly the walker on the outside of the car grabbed her hair. Lori panicked picking up a pen and shoving it into the walker's eye killing it instantly. Lori then climbed into the back and climbed out the car leaving Layla in the back. She looked around but then something grabbed her from behind and took her to the floor. Lori dragged herself towards one of the tire rims and hit the walker around the head and then spotted Layla's gun still in its strap so she ran over to it and took it out of the holder and shakily shot the walker in the head.
Lori then rushed over to her daughter who still lay unconscious in the back of the wrecked car. Lori placed her hands on either side of her daughters head her hands becoming stained with blood as she rubbed her daughter's cheeks.
''come on baby! Please wake up come on please do this for your mum, dad, Carl and Daryl please wake up for him he will kill me if you don't wake up'' Lori sobbed continuing to rub her daughters face ''Layla Marie Grimes you wake up right now!'' Layla snapped at her daughter
Layla let out a small groan and mumbled out opening her eyes slightly ''5 more minutes mum... school can wait''
Lori laughed happy tears now leaving her eyes ''oh baby... thank god your alright'' Lori breathed
''why wouldn't I be alright?'' Layla looked around ''oh shit that fucking walker!'' Layla cursed
''quit the language come on we have to get out of here'' Lori said ''can you move?'' Lori asked her
Layla began to move pain shooting through her head, arm and leg she groaned ''look at you only a cut to your lip and head yet look at me completely covered in blood'' Layla scoffed as she began to get up with her mother's help who had her arms wrapped around her daughters side. When they were out the car Layla collapsed to the ground.
''baby are you alright?'' Lori asked her frantically
''I can't walk on my left leg, look at it bloods all over my jeans'' Layla moaned
''baby I can't carry you, you're just going to have to drag it behind you and put all your weight on your right leg'' Lori suggested to her
Layla looked up at her mum ''okay mum, I'll try'' Layla breathed out
The two women struggled along the deserted road, Lori explained to Layla about the walkers and Layla apologised constantly for not being able to help her mother with them but Lori explained to her daughter that it was fine and it was nothing to worry about.
''man Daryl's gonna be pissed when he sees me'' Layla moaned
''he will be pissed at me more than you I'm the one who took my eyes off the road'' Lori said rubbing her daughters back
''mum I don't think I can walk much longer my leg it hurts so bad'' Layla moaned tears threatening to fall out of her eyes
''baby I don't know how far away we are from the town or the farm come on let's keep going'' Lori said encouraging her daughter
Suddenly car lights came into view behind them and they stopped in the road as the car stopped in front of them to reveal Shane.
''you two alright?'' he asked
''I'm fine... Layla not so much'' Lori said to him
Layla clung to Lori as Shane got closer to them ''gotta get you two back... Daryl's pissed'' Shane said causing Layla to look up at him
''how pissed?'' Layla asked
''won't talk to no one pissed... threw a hissy fit Carol's way'' Shane said
''we have to go get Rick'' Lori said
''he's back... their all back now come on!'' Shane ordered
Lori helped Layla into the back of the car laying her down in the back seat as Lori and Shane got in the front.
''what the hell happened? I saw the accident'' Shane demanded to the two women
''Layla pointed out the next turn to me and I looked at the map we collided with a walker and then here we are. Layla got thrown into the back of the car cut her leg, arm and head. Hershel or Patricia will need to treat her when we get back'' Lori said
Shane nodded and they made it back to farm about 20 minutes later Shane and Lori helped Layla out the back of the car while everyone in camp gathered around them.
''what the hell happened?'' Andrea demanded
''DARYL!'' Layla called weakly
Daryl came out of his tent and glared at the scene in front of him storming over the group ''WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO HER?'' he demanded snatching Layla out of Lori and Shanes arms and picking her up bridal style in his arms he took in all her injuries ''WHAT THE FUCK HAPPEND?'' he screamed again
''car crash. Layla got thrown into the back of the causing her to cut her head, arm and leg... where the hells Rick!'' Lori said
''he isn't here I needed to get you back for the baby'' Shane said causing the group to gasp
''you're having a baby?'' Carl shouted
Lori nodded at him about to say something when Daryl interrupted
''YET YOU GOT OUT OF IT WITH FUCKING NOTHING! WHAT THE FUCK BITCH!'' Daryl screamed
''Daryl just get me inside, stop causing a scene I'm in pain here!'' Layla snapped at him looking up
''LAYLA I COULDNT GIVE A SHIT YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE YOU WERE IN A CAR CRASH WHEN YA MA COMES OUT UNTOUCHED AND YA LOOK LIKE THAT! SHANE YA BASTARD WHAT DID YA DO TA HER!'' Daryl screamed at him coming up in his face
''man I dint do nothing! They crashed the car I saw the wreck! Man I dint touch her!'' Shane screamed back
''Daryl for god sake! I'm hurt here get me the fuck inside! It was a crash!'' Layla snapped at him
Daryl looked down at her and started running her into the house the rest of the group following behind. Daryl laid her on a bed while Patricia prepared to stitch her up. Daryl sat in a chair watching as Layla squirmed as the needle entered her skin. Layla was only in her bra and underwear due to her clothes being covered in blood and Daryl felt a blush creep into his cheeks as he looked at her. Lori was with Carl and everyone else was outside with them.
''ya never leaving my sight again ya hear me woman?'' Daryl snapped as Patricia left the room
Layla glared at him ''I'm okay aren't I, I can do what I like'' Layla snapped back at him
''ya can do whatcha like as long as I'm with ya'' Daryl demanded walking over to her and sitting next to her she had new clothes on now her shorts and a tank top.
''Daryl I'm fine just a few cuts'' Layla said trying to reassure him
''ya mother is useless and Shane'' Daryl said clenching his fists
The door creaked open and Lori and Shane entered the room and Daryl got up and went for Shane.
''get the hell outta here!'' he snapped in his face
''I'm allowed in here as much as you man!'' Shane snapped back
Lori walked over to Layla and sat next to her watching as the men fought.
''no ya ain't! Get the fuck out!'' Daryl snapped
''I dint touch her alright! All her injuries are from the accident!'' Shane said
''don't stop me beating ya ass! I'm still pissed at you about whatcha said to me about Sophia!'' Daryl snapped
''look man I was mad I dint mean any of that!'' Shane said nodding his head
Daryl glared at him and punched him in the face then the two men began to wrestle on the floor Lori got up and T-dog entered breaking up the two men.
''Shane just go will ya!'' Layla snapped ''I don't want ya here!'' she screamed
Shane looked at her hurt but left the room T-dog following him ''you two mum, I wanna talk to Daryl'' Lori nodded and left the room also
''what the hell was that?'' Layla snapped at him as he whipped his lip getting rid of the blood
''the man pisses me off! Thought he deserved a punch'' Daryl said smirking
Layla nodded her head at him smiling ''come here'' she said
Daryl walked over the her and sat on the bed with her ''I want you ta move into ma tent'' Daryl said softly
Layla looked at him confused ''what?'' she asked
''I want ya ta to move into my tent... ya no permanently'' Daryl said
Layla looked at him shocked ''I haven't even spent the night with you yet'' she said a small smirk forming on her face
''Layla... I want ya to move into my tent so I can have ya near me all the time'' Daryl said
''Daryl that's sweet but...'' Layla started
''but nothing ya moving into my tent and that's final'' Daryl demanded ''I ain't having ya get hurt again'' Daryl said his voice becoming tense
Layla sighed ''fine... I'll move in with you'' she said smiling
Daryl rose his eyebrows at her and leant over and kissed her roughly ''come on let's get ya out of here'' he said picking her up ''ya ain't leaving my tent for a while'' Daryl said dryly
Layla looked up at him with a smirk ''I'm injured ya sex addict'' Layla said
Daryl glared down at her as they left the farm house ''not because of that! Because ya hurt!''
Layla smiled up at him and they made it to his tent which he had moved further away from camp after the barn attack. He lay her down gently in his cot.
''I'm gonna get ya stuff I'm gonna make my cot into a double one'' he explained ''ya rest'' he said as he left the tent
Layla lay down in the tent and groaned her wounds may have been stitched but they still hurt like a bitch so she just lay there waiting for Daryl to return. Which he did minutes later her duffle bag and sleeping bag under each arm.
''ya ma wasn't happy bought cha moving but she ain't gonna stop me'' Daryl said
Layla laughed ''one of her birds has flown the nest'' Layla joked
This caused Daryl to smile ''I guess now I'm gonna have to move ya a minute while I turn my cot suitable for two people'' Daryl said a small blush forming on his cheeks
He picked Layla up and sat her down away from his cot she watched him with interest as he lay out two blankets and then lay his and her comforters down next to one another, then he put the pillows down and then unzipped both their sleeping bags and lay one down on the cot making it look like a cot and lay the other one under each of the pillows. Layla smiled at his tent it was smaller than her families but big enough to fit two people in. There was a middle where they would both sleep and then there were two side bits one was full of Daryl's stuff and the other side lay empty so Layla presumed her stuff was going to go in there.
''is everything okay now?'' Layla asked ''and where is my stuff going to go?'' Layla asked again
''yeah everything's sorted and in the other part of the tent, ya need ya privacy'' he said
Layla blushed ''you have seen everything you need to see'' Layla said
''still a woman still needs privacy no matter how many times a man sees her body'' Daryl said
''oh... well I guess we best get some sleep'' Layla said
Daryl stiffened ''yeah''
They both began to strip off nervously Layla looked around as she stood in front of Daryl in her bra and underwear ''um can I wear one of your shirts in bed?'' she asked. Daryl looked at her with a glare before handing her one of his shirts ''thanks'' she said.
Layla watched as Daryl undressed into his boxers Layla studied his scars before he climbed into their bed. Layla liked the sound of that 'their bed' she thought with a smile.
''ya getting in or what?'' he asked
Layla jumped but shuffled into the bed awkwardly trying not to move her left leg much. They just lay next to one another before Daryl extended his arm and pulled Layla close to him and Layla fell asleep curled up in his warm embrace.
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