Daryl practically raced to the hospital. He didn't care if what was wrong with her, serious or not, he wanted to be there. When he got there, he went to the front desk and asked for Kat. The receptionist directed him to the emergency room. Emergency room? This was making Daryl nervous now. As he went over to the emergency room and directed to Kat's bed, he could see her sitting up and looking off while a doctor and nurse were talking to her. He waited for the two to leave before going to her.

"Kat?" Daryl said entering her space. Kat didn't answer him, making him even more nervous. Daryl stood in front of her and put his hand under her chin, lifting her head up to look at him.

"Kat, what's wrong? What happened?" Daryl asked.

Kat looked him in the eyes and said "I'm pregnant." Daryl felt his heart drop at that moment. He moved away from her and sat down in a chair behind him.

"But you had your period this month.. How?" He asked. He rubbed his face and sat back in the chair.

"Apparently that wasn't my period. That was the.. egg implanting in my uterus." Kat said. Daryl looked at her. All of her. She looked sick. He didn't like see her like that but he didn't know what to do knowing that she was pregnant.

"What.. what are we gonna do?" Kat asked. She couldn't look at him for some reason. She knew that he had problems with his father and never voiced his opinion in children or having them.

"I don't know.." Daryl said.

"The doctor said.. that abortion is an opinion if we didn't-"

"No!" Daryl said. He knew that when she mentioned that, he didn't want that.

"No? So.. does that mean we're keeping it?" Kat asked. Daryl thought about it some more and nodded. He got up from his seat and stood in front of Kat again. He gently touched her face and Kat closed her eyes and smiled a bit. Daryl really didn't know what to do after making that decision. He didn't want to marry Kat because of a baby. How redneck would that be?

Later on, Daryl and Kat walked up to the apartment. Daryl wanted to help Kat up that stairs but she laughed and said that she's fine. When they entered that apartment, Merle and some girl were making out on the couch.

"Come on, man!" Daryl yelled. The woman jumped off of Merle's lap. Surprisingly it was the woman from the bar.

"Fuck! I thought you went to the hospital." Merle said.

"Yeah, and she's out. Why don't you go to a motel or something?"

"Hey, this is my apartment too!"

"Yeah, the apartment me and Kat's been paying for since you wanna get yourself locked up!" Daryl yelled.

Daryl and Merle continued their yelling match. Kat finally got tired and touched Daryl's arm.

"Why don't we go to a motel?" Kat asked. Daryl shook his head and looked down at her stomach. Daryl turned back to Merle.

"Merle, get a damn room! Ya' just gonna fuck for the night and never see her again anyways."

"Hey, I'm right here.." The girl said.

"I have a room! Right there!" Merle pointed to his room down the hall. Kat groaned and grabbed Daryl's arm pulling him towards the front door.

"Merle, have fun. Me and Daryl are going to my parent's house." Kat said shutting the door behind her.

"Kat, you need to rest." Daryl said.

"The doctor never said that I need to rest. Just need to stop dieting and walk for exercise now. So now let's go to my parent's place."

"Fine." Daryl grunted, walking downstairs. Kat smiled and followed him.

After explaining to Kat's parents about the Merle situation and eating dinner, Kat and Daryl stayed in Kat's old room for the night. Kat laid on Daryl chest wide awake. She couldn't help thinking about the baby that was now inside of her. Thinking about it took her breathe away. She was going to be a mom. What was she going to tell her family? How would they react? She pushed herself deeper into Daryl's arm, seeking comfort.

"Hey, you okay?" Daryl asked. Kat looked up at him.

"I thought you were sleeping."

"Nah, can't sleep.." Daryl said looking up at the ceiling. Kat sighed and adjusted herself to look up at the ceiling as well.

"How will I tell my family?" Kat said. Shit! Daryl thought. I didn't think about that.

"How the fuck am I gonna tell Merle?" They both sighed.

"I'm gonna be a mom." Kat then said. Kat and Daryl then looked at each other. Daryl kissed her forehead and gave her that small smile that she loved so much.

"You'll be a good mom." Daryl said. Kat felt her throat tighten and tears build up in her eyes.

"Really?" Daryl nodded.

"You're good with kids, nice, and smart. But a bit of a push over." He said. Kat laughed and kissed his shoulder.

"I think you'll be a good dad." Kat said. Daryl scuffed.

"I don't know about that."

"Why?"

"I never.. imagined myself as someone's dad. Even with the whole shit show with Sarah, I couldn't see it. What if I fuck up?"

"With Sarah.. maybe you knew deep down inside that baby wasn't yours." Daryl nodded.

"And you won't fuck up. I know you won't. Everyone fucks up at some point with parenting." Kat said. "No one is a perfect parent. We both know that.." Daryl looked at Kat and bite his lip. Maybe she's right..

Kat and Daryl talked almost all night about the baby and their future as a family. They decided to tell their families about the pregnancy when Kat was further along. And also decided to find their own place to live seeing that a baby and Merle just wouldn't mix well together. As Daryl put it, he doesn't want to take care of two kids.