Hey guys! So this is it, this is the ending to With My Life. I can't possibly thank y'all enough for all the support you've given me over the past months of this story. With My Life has done so much better than I thought it ever would and it was because of all of you! Thank you so much for reading With My Life! I've put so much effort and time into this story and I'm so glad y'all have enjoyed it! That's all I ever wanted was for people to enjoy my work! Reagan and Daryl have taken up a part of my life since I started writing this story and I feel like they just need to have the happy ending they were meant to have. I love y'all so much and thank you for making With My Life a success! Thanks and as always, happy reading!
Prologue
"Daddy!" Sophia called from outside. Daryl hustled to the back yard and saw his four year old daughter sitting on the swing set. She gave him a pleading face with her bright blue eyes.
"Whaddya say?" he asked with his hands on his hips.
"Please?" she asked. He came over to her with a smile and began to push her. Everyone from the original group was inside along with Paul, Donna, and George. Her strawberry blonde hair was flowing behind her in slightly curly pigtails. She would laugh every time she went higher in the air.
"Daddy!" he heard another small voice call. He saw two year old Ivee Lori-Anne Dixon running towards him with her short legs. She had light blonde hair just like Donna's and blue eyes like Reagan's. "Da baby's hurtin' Momma!" Sophia jumped of the swing and landed on her feet with a thump.
"Momma!" Sophia yelled and Reagan walked out with her swollen belly. "Is that baby hurtin' you again?"
"No sweetie." Reagan laughed and rubbed her large stomach. She looked up at Daryl and sighed, making him laugh. "The baby just can't wait to see y'all."
"Momma said da baby was kickin'!" Ivee told her father as she tugged on his pant leg. Daryl bent down to pick her up and kissed her cheek.
"Daddy, make the baby stop it!" Sophia added.
"Honey! It's okay! Babies kick!" Reagan told their eldest.
"Daddy!" Ivee yelped and Daryl shushed her.
"It's okay sweetheart, babies kick. Ya two did a lot when ya were in yer Momma's tummy." Daryl replied and Ivee huffed. Donna and Rick walked out laughing.
"If you knew this would've happened, would you have gotten pregnant again?" Rick chuckled and Reagan rolled her eyes.
"Maybe I don't get pregnant because I like kids." Reagan retorted and Rick's face went white. Reagan laughed evilly and Donna shook her head.
"Believe me, I didn't have three kids because I liked 'em either." Donna commented and Reagan stopped laughing. The brother and sister looked at their mother.
"Momma!" They whined simultaneously and Donna laughed.
"Come on, we're all adults here." Donna replied.
"Yeah, but you're our Momma." Reagan replied.
"It's totally different." Rick added. "Totally different." Donna rolled her eyes and kissed her son's cheek. She kissed Reagan's cheek and then her belly.
"Alright, I better get going back to the hospital." Donna said. "Come on girls, say goodbye to your Sug and Pap-paw!" Daryl set Ivee down on the ground and she ran towards her Sug. Reagan walked over to Daryl and gave him a kiss.
"That baby better come out soon." Daryl said and Reagan laughed. "Don't think I can handle another panic attack from those two. Thoughy ya went into labor or somethin'."
"Don't worry, the baby isn't due for another couple of days." She shrugged and he shook his head.
"Ya say that like it's nothin'." He said and she giggled.
"I've popped two out before, I can do it again. Maybe we'll get a boy this time and make Merle happy." She said and he chuckled.
"How's 'bout a hug fer yer ol' Uncle Merle?" Merle bellowed.
"Uncle Merle!" The girls squeaked as they ran over to Merle.
"Speak of the devil." Daryl said and Reagan snorted in laughter. Merle had Ivee on one of his shoulders while Sophia was on his side.
"I think he'll be fine if we have another girl." She whispered in Daryl's ear. Daryl turned his head and caught her lips with his. His hand was lying on her bump as the baby continued to kick.
"I'll be fine too." He told her and she smiled.
"I think you secretly want a mini Daryl with a crossbow running through the house." She replied.
"Momma, Daddy!" they heard Sophia call. They looked away from each other and saw Sophia holding two small branches. One was curved and on top of the other one that was straight. She was aiming it at a squirrel that was climbing through the trees. "Look, I'm Daddy!" Reagan laid her head on Daryl's chest as she began to laugh. Daryl smiled as he shook his head.
"I'm Momma!" Ivee yelped as she swung around a small twig. Daryl went over to Sophia and picked her up, setting her 'crossbow' in the grass.
"C'mon killer, let's get inside." Merle said as he picked Ivee up.
"I swear Rea, these kids are gonna want to go hunting by the time Sophie's only six." Rick chuckled.
"Hey, we can't all have tea parties and Barbies." Reagan shrugged. She winced a little and Rick's eyes widened.
"Uh, Daryl." Rick called.
"Whut?" Daryl asked and turned to see Reagan holding her stomach. "I thought ya said that baby wudn't comin' for a while?" he teased and she laughed.
"What's wrong wid Momma?" Ivee asked as she squirmed in Merle's arms. "Is dat baby hurtin' her 'gain?"
"Daddy?" Sophia asked.
"The baby's gonna be here soon." Daryl told Sophia.
"The baby's comin' Ivee!" Sophia yelled and Ivee gasped.
"Momma, we gotta go!" Ivee instructed and Reagan chuckled. Daryl walked over to her, holding Sophia's hand.
"It's a Dixon, the baby's gonna do what it wants to do." She replied as their girls yelped for them to hurry.
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"Momma!" Ivee squeaked and Daryl shushed her.
"Not now baby, Momma's takin' a nap. She's very tired." Daryl explained.
"But we miss her." Sophia added.
"I know baby but Momma's gotta take care of yer little brother." He replied and Ivee huffed.
"I don't like havin' a new baby." Ivee grumbled.
"Now you know how I felt Ivee." Sophia replied and Ivee looked offended. "But I love you now!"
"Love ya too So-So." Ivee replied and Sophia kissed her cheek. Daryl smirked at his girls with crossed arms.
"I'm gonna go check on Momma." He said and walked towards their room. Reagan was lying in their bed with three week old Austin Theodore Dixon. She was smiling down at him while her grabbed around in the air. "How's he doin'?"
"Just fine." She replied quietly. "Ivee doesn't like him too much, does she?"
"She's jus' a lil' jealous." He shrugged and she giggled. Daryl laid down next to Reagan as his son followed his every movement. His bright blue eyes scanned his father before he reached out to him. Austin looked like a perfect mixture of the two but Reagan knew he would look like Daryl as he got older. Something inside of her just knew it. "Come on, come to yer Daddy." He cooed and scooped Austin into his arms. He bounced him slightly as Austin stirred. Reagan rested her head on his shoulder and wrapped an arm around his waist. "Ya okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine Daryl." She replied. "You've gotta stop getting me pregnant. I don't think I can handle another Dixon running around."
"Ya and me both sweetheart." Daryl joked and she laughed lightly. "But, maybe we should even it out a little between the boys and the girls." Daryl smirked and Reagan laughed.
"I can't control what we have." She replied and he chuckled. "I guess we'll take whatever life gives us. Who knows…" she reached out and touched Austin's chubby, pink cheek. "what it'll throw at us."
"Sure's thrown a hell of a lot." He commented and she laughed into his chest.
"Momma?" Ivee asked.
"Daddy?" Sophia asked.
"What's up buttercups?" Reagan asked and the girls walked in slowly.
"Can we sit with y'all?" Sophia asked, grasping her little sister's hand.
"C'mon." Daryl said and patted a spot next to him. Ivee climbed up their bed and into the middle of her parents. She snuggled under Daryl's arm and looked at Austin. He whimpered as he began to fall asleep.
"He ain't that bad I guess." Ivee said as she touched his hand. His fingers clamped down on one of hers and a small smile appeared on her face. Reagan and Daryl chuckled at Ivee and Sophia climbed in between Daryl's legs to look at Austin.
"Nah, he's just a cute little baby." Sophia observed. "And our baby brother so we gotta look after him Ivee."
"Then who's lookin' out for us?" Ivee asked.
"We are baby." Daryl said and kissed her forehead.
"And we always will." Reagan promised their children.
"You promise?" Sophia asked. Daryl smirked as he thought back at the prison nearly five years ago. It was amazing how things could change in an instant. One moment could determine a lifetime. Daryl never thought he would have this, he never thought he was worth it, he never thought he was worth anything. As he looked at his children he remembered that all of this was because of Reagan. All the promises he made her, he would make sure he kept those to her and to their children. He looked over at Reagan and kissed her sweetly. The next words out of his mouth was his promise to her, Sophia, Ivee, Austin, and his answer to Sophia's question.
"With my life."
