A|N :

Okay I'm gonna just say for now that I'm gonna put a hold on Dixon Blood. As well as my other storys. I'm sorry :(

I just am so stumped and like my muse for that story is on vacation and AHHHH! But I'm still here with AiTD because I love you guys, and I still got it for this story.. even if It takes me forever to write! Ha. I really have to do these one at a time or my brain EXPLODES! I have another AU idea in my head and my minds like AHHHHHH so i'm trying to contain myself until i AT LEAST finish AiTD. So this new AU will remain as little note's till this story is over and Dixon Blood gets a damn move on.

So here's chapter 36. This chapter is prettyyyyy damn long. I'm happy wiith the way it came out, seeing that it did take forever. Also I warn you now chapter 37 is going to time jump about 3 months into spring because it needs to lol. I have my reasons but I feel I should warn you all in advance.

OKAY!

I'M DONE RANTING lol

*sighs*

You can all read now lol. R&R away my loves, stay beautiful.. i love you all :)

I don't own TWD, only my OC's ;P

Daryl was grateful, for once he could finally relax.

When he woke up in the morning to Carol's body snuggled against his, above him he knew Alyssa and Marie were sound asleep on the top bunk. That's the way its been the past few days. He could see Alyssa's leg hanging off the edge of the bunk and he couldn't help but chuckle. This must be what it feels like to wake up happy. Daryl was honestly 100% happy for a change, and he couldn't remember the last time he was truly this happy. This was a new kind of happiness. A new kind of feeling that Daryl had never felt in his whole life, the feeling of Carol's arms wrapped around his body, the sounds of Marie's quiet breathing as she slept and the obnoxious way Alyssa snored. There was nothing better, even at the end of the world. Finally his once awful and lousy life had found true meaning. Daryl had a family, and people to live for.

Carol started to stir in her sleep, her eyes slowly opening and a smile on her face, "Good morning."

"Mornin' beautiful." Daryl smiled at her. They were in their room now, no need for him to be shy in the confound space on their own cell walls.

Carol leaned up and gave him a kiss on his cheek, "How'd you sleep?"

"Best sleep of my life." He replied in the utmost honesty.

"Ugh... move Marie... jesus you're smushing me..." They could hear Alyssa mumble from the top bunk. There was some rustling around and the sounds of the girls giggling, then the sisters had fallen silent again. Probably falling back to sleep.

Carol hugged Daryl close, letting out a soft giggle. "They are really something, aren't they."

"Guess they are." Daryl replied as he put one of his arms behind his head, the other one pulling her closer.

Carol bit her lip. There had been something killing her in the back of her mind for a while now, and it was time for her to let it out. "You like kids, don't you?"

"Lil' Ass-Kicker's alright by me n' so is Lyss and Marie." Daryl replied without really thinking about it.

"So what would you think about.. you know.." Carol's voice was sounding sketchy, making Daryl get nervous, "Having your own?.."

Daryl jumped up right. Kids? Is she kiddin' me? I can't be a daddy... not here. Not now.. not in this world. "Wait.. what are ya sayin' woman?"

"Oh nothing." She realized how dumb she sounded. Daryl Dixon was obviously not ready to be a father.

"Yer lyin' it ain't nothin. Tell me." Daryl's nervousness was turning into frustration.

Carol sighed as she sat up next to him, her fingers fidgeting with the edge of her sheets. "It's just.."

"What?" Daryl asked, his voice getting angrier. Please don't say it, please..

Carol kept her eyes on the floor, "It's possible that I'm.. pregnant.."

Daryl was stumped. How did this happen? I thought she was... I didn't think that, oh fuck. "What do ya mean.. possibly?"

"Well I've been sick for a while now.. and I haven't gotten.. you know.. but... I still haven't really... checked and so... I'm not a hundred percent sure..." Carol tried to explain herself; her eyes getting watery as she choked back tears. Her words in broken, mumbled sentences: she was scared shitless.

Daryl got out of the bed. His head was on fire, his heart pounding a million miles per second. This was not a conversation he had ever expected he'd be having. "Why didn't ya say anythin' to me?"

"Because I wasn't sure..."

"But ya at least shoulda told me!" Daryl yelled at her. He really didn't mean to but it just came out anyway, in his head he was just too damn angry. Too damn scared... scared of what could happen.

"Not like you listen.." Carol mumbled under her breath.

Daryl's eyebrow rose, "The hell you say to me?"

"Oh my god, shut up we're tryna sleep.." Alyssa mumbled in her sleep.

"Alyssa not now!.." Carol snapped at the girl, let her temper get to her as raised her voice at the young girl.

"Aye don' you yell at her!" Daryl snapped back at her.

Carol got out of bed, "I wasn't yelling."

Alyssa finally snapped out of her sleep, the sounds of yelling startling her. "Hey... what's going?"

"Ain't yer business." Daryl growled at her. "Take yer sis and give us a second."

"Hey I didn't do shit don't you yell at me."Alyssa got grumpy with him. Maybe it was because she had just woken up, but it didn't make any difference. Daryl was too far gone to come back now.

"I ain't tryna yell just get the hell out!" Daryl scowled at her.

Carol stood between them, "Daryl enough.."

"Don' ya fuckin' tell me what to do!"

"Don't you dare curse at Momma Carol, you don't got the right!"

"Shut up, Alyssa, god damn!"

Alyssa stomped one foot on the floor, "You can't tell me what to do Dixon, you ain't my daddy!" She let out a angry scream and started to leave the room.

"Alyssa St. George you get yer ass back here RIGHT NOW!" Daryl screamed as the young girl walked out of the room. He got no response just more of her angry screaming. Daryl let of a angry grumble himself, kicking the side table by their bunk. Carol jumped to the sound of his foot kicking the side table. The said nothing to each other, Carol with her eyes on the floor and Daryl with his on the wall. Suddenly the sound of a small body rustling around under sheets was heard, and Marie sat up from her bed.

She rubbed her eyes to wake her self up, letting out a small yawn. "That's not our last name."

Daryl and Carol's eyes shot up to the twelve year old, "What?!"

Alyssa stomped her way down the stairs, as she passed the cells a small laugh was heard, "What's wrong, trouble in paradise?" She turned her head to the cell. Of course it was Connors.

"Go to hell, asshole." Alyssa told him from where she stood, angry eyes darting down to her feet.

Connor smiled, "Come on in, lets talk about it." Alyssa gave him a glare for a couple of minutes before she decided to actually walk into the room. "So what happen... St. George." Connor smiled at her. "Decided you don't like your last name no more?"

Alyssa let the corner of her mouth rise as she sat next to him on his bunk. "So you heard that, huh?"

"Hard to miss the Dixon family have a damn scream off.. Ms. Lyss Solano." The way he said her name, made Alyssa rolled her eyes. She had never expected for anyone to use her real last name again. "What ever the heck happened up there could of probably been heard in Woodbury. Guess you guys don't care about the sleeping habits of the rest of the prison." Connor gave her a smug smile.

Alyssa let out a scoff. "Daryl's a dick."

"Man's still your daddy."

"No he ain't.." Alyssa replied as she lowered her head.

Connor put his hand down carefully on her back, being cautious of her cuts. His hand moved slowly as he rubbed her back. "We don't get a chose to how our family works out, things like that kinda happen. Our real families... their gone Lyss. I don't New York is any better than Atlanta was. We are lucky to have people who love us they way these guys do. You and Marie more than anyone because Carol and Daryl have practically adopted you as their own. Don't need paper work or the same blood to know in your heart those two are your parents. Not everyone can count themselves that lucky. Even if he makes you angry he's as close of dad your probably ever gonna get for the rest of this miserable apocalypse."

Alyssa shook as a small, relaxing shiver went down her spine, "Guess your right.."

"Beside's if anything your damn last name shoulda been Dixon anyway, you've gone full on redneck on me woman and it's fuckin' scary." Connor smiled making them both laugh. After a few minutes he pulled away from her back and put his hands down on his knee's. "Still.. of all the last names in the world you could of chose from.. why mine?"

Alyssa's smile got bigger. He had caught her red handed. "When I first got here and they ask me who I was... I didn't want no one to be looking for me.. so I lied. Your last name was the first one to came to mind, so I used it. Never thought to really tell anyone the truth, because what difference did it really make?"

"Surprised you didn't pick Gomez.. being that it's Troy's last name and all.." Connor look down to where his hands rested on his knees, "But Alyssa St. George.. I like the sound of that."

Alyssa slid closer to Connor, looking over to him innocently, "Do you now?"

Connor lifted his head up, let his lips linger closer to Alyssa's until they finally came in contact with one another. The kiss was short and sweet, but it was equally well enjoyed. "Yes I do." Alyssa and Connor exchanged big smiles, even at the end of the world love was still possible.

Later that afternoon Alyssa found Carol in their cell. She was looking through a bag of her things when Alyssa sat herself quietly at the edge of her bunk. Carol didn't bother looking at her, because they both knew she was trying to hide the tears in her eyes.

"So.. a baby Dixon, huh?" Alyssa said softly, "Marie told me how excited she is to have a new brother or sister."

Carol smiled, letting out a faint laugh, "Did she now?"

"Oh yeah.. she can't wait." Alyssa smiled from where she sat. "She asked me how long does she have to wait. Wasn't too thrilled when I told her nine months." They both laughed at the little one's reaction.

"You know... I didn't think I could get pregnant again. I'm so old... It never crossed my mind.." Carol let out as she put her stuff back in the bag and on to the floor. "I should of been smart about it.. This was a mistake, Daryl doesn't want to be a father. Not in a world like this."

Alyssa put her hand down on Carol's, making her head tilt towards her but her eyes still down on the floor. "One. Your not old. Hershel is old. Your grey hair doesn't mean a thing. My mamita had grey's at seventeen, said my big brothers stressed her the fuck out." Alyssa told Carol, who laughed as she finally lifted her head all they way up. She smiled at the young girl, wiping the tears from her tired eyes, "And two, did you even ask him? I'm sure once that cranky redneck calms down he'll realize that maybe he will really wants to be a daddy."

"You heard Daryl, he said no.." Carol started to explain to Alyssa when the loud sound of boots walking into their door way cut her off.

"I never actually said no." Daryl mumbled as he chewed on his thumb. Alyssa and Carol looked over to him, but his eyes were glued to his boots. Without a word Alyssa got up from her seat and walked out of the cell, leaving the two of them alone.

Carol felt frozen. She almost didn't want to have this conversation with him anymore, in fear that the whole thing would turn into the worst case scenario. It had to be done though, she knew that and so did he. They let silence consume them for a moment as Daryl took a seat beside her. Damn how he didn't want to have this conversation either. He sat in dead silence, fiddling with his finger as he bit down hard on his lip. A drop of blood fell down from his lower lip to his hand, the tension was killing him and he couldn't take it. He just wanted to wake up from this bad dream, and hated that he knew this was all reality.

After a few excruciating minutes, Carol cleared her throat and spoke. "I went to the bathroom after we fought, you know to check. Maggie found an extra pregnancy test..." Her words were shaky, ragged breaths coming out with each sentence, "It came out positive." Damn swallowed hard. Fuck you can't be serious. I ain't ready to be no ones daddy. Not in this world... not after what happen with- His thoughts were cut off by a gentle hand placed on his, "Daryl speak to me... please. I feel like you don't ever speak to me anymore..."

"Wh-what if ya die...like Lori.." There was no yes or no, no happy or sad for Daryl Dixon. He remembered what happened to Lori after she got pregnant. What happen to Rick after she died. Daryl didn't have the heart for anymore deaths, especially not Carol's. Definitely not his baby's.

"We don't know th-"

"Don' mean it can't happen, does it?" Daryl felt his body shiver, "I.. I can't lose ya Carol.."

Carol leaned in closer, pulling his body closer to her. "You wouldn't lose me."

Daryl took a deep breath. This changed everything for him. The way he viewed life down to his very meaning to live. He was going to be a father. Sure there was Alyssa and Marie and he loved them live they were his own, but this was his baby. His blood and kin. Just as much a Dixon as Merle, and he would do anything to make sure this baby would always be okay. There was no turning back, no abortion clinics or redo's. This baby was being born, and Daryl didn't have a choice but except this. "So.. we really gon' be parent's, huh.." Daryl felt his eye's get watery, and single tear drop rolled down his face.. The fuck is this? What's wrong with me. Are these really... tears of happiness? Daryl hated crying. Crying meant something bad happened. Instead nothing bad was really happening. For once a Dixon cried tears of joy. He had no idea when the last time anyone here had cried tear's of joy.

He looked up to Carol, she was crying also but there was no mistaking they were happy tears by the giant smile on her face. She wiped her own tears away, then his. "Yeah we are." Carol let out probably the cutest chuckle Daryl had ever learned.

With a smile on his face, he wrapped his arms around her body, covering her forehead with kisses, "I love ya, Carol."

"I love you too." Carol smiled, holding him as tight as she could.

Rick had called a meeting.

The whole prison group had gathered outside, all except for Tyreese and Sasha who decided to keep watch. The group all sat close together. As the winter had picked up the group had gotten closer then ever before. They were a tight-knit family, and there was no one in that group who didn't love they people they lived with.

Daryl sat with his girl. Alyssa on one of his sides, Carol on the other and Marie snuggled into his lap. Merle was not far away from them, and Connor was standing behind Alyssa, one hand firmly on her shoulder. Alyssa hand kept a tight hold on his.

Rick had Carl sitting at one of his sides. Andrea and Michonne were next to him as well, Andrea holding little Judy close to keep her warm. This Georgia winter had become strangely cold.

Rick finally crossed his arms and spoke. "I'm glad that we have both Alyssa and Marie safe at home again, but I know that a lot of us are getting the feeling that this Sebastian situation is not done with." Daryl watched Rick's gaze linger over to Alyssa. "Do you think he will come back for you?"

Alyssa shook her head no. "He's a lot of talk but Sebastian know's that the winter is cruel and unsafe. That man don't got the gut's to attack us in this weather. Don't think he should be a problem till winter.. besides.." Daryl looked over to her, Alyssa's own eyes were on the snowy ground. "The three men who locked me in that closet did it without Sebastian's permission. If we are lucky he'll blame for my disappearance and give us time to think of a solution for him."

"And your okay, with killing him?" Beth asked the question on everyone's mind. Sure Sebastian had done beyond evil things to Alyssa but that didn't change the fact that he is still the brother of her late boyfriend. Once upon a time, they were once friends.

Alyssa's nods came without hesitation. "Fuck yeah."

Rick shook his head than, "Okay that settle's it then, after winter is over we go after Sebastian."

"Good." Alyssa crossed her arms over her chest. "That man is as good as dead." Her head turned towards Daryl, "That asshole is going to wish he killed me."

Daryl snorted, a devious smile creeping onto his face, "Not if I kill 'em first." Sebastian was going to die, no doubt about it, but first they would have to make it to spring first.