Babies!

Negan had finished changing Charity, Hershel Jr, and Judith. He fed Sarah and Ford, along with the younger three. He kept them entertained for a while, until they fell back asleep. Sarah was awake reading, he walked in with food for Melanie and Harlan. "Eat." He said handing them their plates.

Melanie took the plate, she managed to eat half of her eggs, then put the plate down. "They doing okay?"

"Kept them entertained for a while, the babies, are sleeping. Ford is cuddling with Sarah reading a book. Told them not to go anywhere. If they needed something to get us." He kept the door open, to keep an eye on them.

"Good. Thank you." She shifted in bed, and slowly got up. Negan grabbed her arm, and helped her into the bathroom. She finished going to the bathroom cleaned her hands, and walked back to the bed, stopping every few steps to work through a contraction. "Shit." she groaned.

"Doing good." Negan said softly. "Dance?"

Melanie nodded, and wrapped her arms around his neck, and laid her head on his chest, breathing through the contractions, and moving her hips back and forth with them.

"Did this with Ford." He muttered softly. "That little shit took forever to come." He smiled slightly remembering his birth. It was long and painful for her. Lucille - She was amazing, she kept herself cool with helping Melanie.

She tried to not smile, but did. "He was.. stubborn." She groaned softly. She had horrible back labor with him.

"Good baby, almost through it." He looked out the door, to check on the kids. He held her close and kissed her neck.

Melanie let out a moan, and continued dancing for a while, "S..Shit." she groaned more, and buried her face in his neck, and breathed harder.

Negan glanced down at her, and pressed on her lower back. "Keep going babe."
Melanie nodded, and groaned more, she tightened her grip around him and breathed..

Harlan came back into the room after cleaning up, and checking on the kids also. "How you doing hon?" He rubbed her back.

Melanie breathed looking back. "Fantastic." she groaned. "Check please?"

Harlan nodded, they helped her to the bed.

Melanie breathed, laying her head back. The last half hour felt like hell.

Harlan grabbed a glove and helped her back on the bed.

Charity started crying, Melanie nodded at Negan. "Go ahead." She breathed and laid back. Negan nodded and went out closing the door to check on Charity.

Melanie moved her legs and groaned as he examined her.

"You're at a 9 hun." Harlan said finishing and removing his glove from his hand. He sat down beside her, and rubbed her back as she was going through a hard contraction. "Good hun." He smiled, and stroked her hair.

Melanie held a thumbs up, and groaned, breathing. She took his hand and closed her eyes.

Harlan coached her through them. "Great Melanie." He smiled.

Melanie sat up leaning against him, groaning softly. "You okay?"

Harlan gave a nod, and smiled. "I'm alright." He laughed slightly. "You're the one having a baby, and asking if I'm okay."

She smiled slightly, "Can't be easy.." She closed her eyes and laid her head back, breathing. " ...situation is weird."

"It's alright. Figured you and Negan would get back together." He smiled slightly and kissed her forehead. "We only where together for a short while."

"Still.." She shook her head. "..It's… complicated." She panted through another one, and took a drink of water after. "Told him you where sterile so he wouldn't murder you." she whispered.

Harlan gave a half a smile. "Shouldn't have." He sighed kissed her forehead again, rubbing her side of her stomach. "50/ 50 on it.."

"Fucking...confused feelings." She groaned having more hard ones. She grabbed his hand panting. "Not fair to you." she bit her lip.

"Shhh…It's okay." He promised, watching her.

"Oh." She felt a shift in her pelvis, "I'm sorry." She groaned, letting go of his hand.

"Killer grip hun." He smiled, Negan came back in. Melanie laughed slightly, she knew it.

"Needed to be changed." Negan shook his head, walked over, sitting down helping Melanie.

Melanie groaned. "Shit…." She sat up more, breathing.

Harlan quickly checked her again. "Go ahead. Push if you feel it." He smiled.

Melanie nodded, breathed and pushing.

She had been pushing for a while, "Tie...me…. up." She groaned. She was scared she wasn't going to make it through this.

"Kind of late to get into bondage babe. Although I'm not against trying out new things." Negan joked smirking slightly holding her hand.

Melanie let out a groan, she knew he was kidding and wouldn't mind it either later on. "Just do it." She looked up at him. "Please?" She was having a hard time, and just really scared this time around.

"Melanie." Harlan said softly, looking at her. "It's okay. Nothing bad is going to happen."

"Can't… Promise that… 100 percent." She groaned out loudly.

"Mel…"

"Just… Please. Would calm me." She panted more, shifting in bed.

Negan sighed. "Alright. Alright." He knew she wouldn't change her mind or calm down until he did it. He helped her back more in bed. He took a piece of rope, and tied her hands loosely, to the bedpost.

Melanie closed her eyes and laid her head back for a minute. She took a breath, and pushed, whimpering.

Negan held her hand and moved a bit, to watch and help Harlan if he needed it.

"Thank you." She groaned and kept pushing.

Negan smiled. "Anytime. Baby keep going."

"Grandpa!" Sarah screamed, as she jumped from the sofa. Rick and Maggie came into the house.

Negan glanced out, sighing softly seeing them.

"Mel. Keep going hun." Harlan looked up at her, gave a slight encouraging smile. "Gotta push."

Melanie groaned, and tried to not scream loudly as she kept pushing.

Negan sat stayed with Melanie. "Good hon."

Maggie ran in hugging Hershel Jr and kissing him. "Thank god." She cried.

Rick hugged Judith tightly, and smiled. "Mommy okay?" He asked Sarah.

Sarah nodded. "Baby." She sat back with Ford.

Rick nodded and sat down, looking over at the half opened door.

Maggie held Hershel Jr close and kissed his face.

"Good, keep pushing baby." Negan swiped, her hair from her face. "Rick and Maggie are with the kids."

Melanie groaned and pushed, she was digging hard into his hand.

Rick kissed Judith, and put her with Maggie, walked into the room. "Hey kid." he smiled and went to her other side. "Why she tied up?" He frowned.

"I wanted to be!" Melanie panted hard, she didn't mean to snapp at her uncle. "Sorry." she groaned and pushed more.

"She wanted to try out bondage." Negan winked. "Shes pretty kinky.."

"Negan!" Melanie shot him a look, midst pushing. "Not funny.." She did laugh slightly.

"Don't deny it. You would totally be in that. You're a freak in the sheets."

" Shut it." She groaned pushing more.

"Good. Keep going hon." Harlan smiled, and helped. "C'mon baby."

Melanie breathed and pushed, she let out a slight yell. "Never...again." She groaned.

Negan tried to not laugh, but did slightly. "Said that last time.."

"I mean it!" She kept pushing harder.

Harlan let out a slight laugh. "She doesn't mean it."

"I mean it!" She glanced at Harlan, and breathed. She kept pushing harder.

Harlan smiled slightly, "Keep going."

Melanie groaned, as she kept going.

They were all encouraging her to keep going.

Rick held her hand and watched. "Keep going." He smiled slightly. "

" Good - There we go... " Harlan smiled, helping her more. "Shoulders out. Keep going." He smiled, looking down at the baby.

Melanie nodded and kept pushing.

"It's a boy." Harlan smiled and worked on him crying, and handed him to Melanie.

Melanie panted leaning against Negan. She smiled at the baby, and cried kissing him and holding him. "He's so handsome."

Negan smiled, and kissed her forehead, and watched the baby. "Did awesome baby." He kissed her again.

Rick smiled watching the baby, and stroked her hair. "Good honey."

Melanie smiled, catching her breath, cuddled with him for a while before feeling some more contractions a while later, she groaned feeling them...

Author Note:

Part two will be posted tomorrow!

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