~~~Last chapter for this particular story! Sorry it took so long… Let me know if you want a sequel!~~~

I sat there on the toilet and stared at the blue plus mark on the pee stick, this cannot be happening… The door to the room opened and someone's shuffling feet slid on the floor the noise making me cringe. Quickly I opened the door and stepped to the sink and washed my hands.

"Are you okay?" Maggie asked.

"No…" I looked at her my face white as a ghost "I'm pregnant,"

"Oh shit, holy shit oh God…" Maggie back up and ran her fingers through her short hair.

"Yeah, Maggie I don't want thins thing! I don't even like kids! God it's a fucking demon seed made out of fear and rape! God how am I guna look at it!" I screeched.

"Tiff calm down please, don't say that you're guna be fine with a baby and once you see it you'll forget all about how it happened," She tried to assure.

I raised my eye brows at her "Forget? How the fuck can I possibly forget that?"

"I don't know, you'll find a way," She answered. "You'll have too,"

"Fuck,"

The rest of the day went by slower than normal with many of the group members gone on that governor meeting thing. There was nobody to talk to as the chores got done except Jasper but he was over with Carl, as always. It was late by the time everyone came wandering in each of them looking exhausted from whatever they had done. My eyes searched for Daryl, finding him almost immediately, I headed in his direction. Daryl's eyes widened when he saw me his face questioning what the news was; I nodded and looked away from him.

Rick was saying something about what went on during the meeting and about how he is being faced with a difficult decision that he has decided not to make on his own because it wasn't fair. I stopped listening after that, I know I shouldn't have but I couldn't concentrate on anything but myself. After Rick was finished talking and everyone was getting ready for bed I made my way up to him ,y heart beating seven thousand miles a minute.

"Hey Rick do you think I can take Judith tonight?" I asked.

"You? Um yeah, if that's what you want to do," He answered his voice confused.

"Yeah, I do I mean I gotta do my part too," I tried to sound excited.

"That's true," He ran his fingers through his hair "Go ahead have fun,"

"Thanks," I answered halfheartedly.

Slowly I climbed the stairs to where baby Judith was usually watched and slept, this was not something I ever wanted to do. When I reached her crib/cradle I looked inside, the baby smiling up at me her little eyes brightening when she saw someone. I couldn't help but smile back at her, so I picked her up and rocked her in my arms.

"Looks good on ya," Daryl's southern drawl cut through the dark.

"What a baby?" I answered sarcastically.

"A smile," He answered back.

"Look at you Daryl Dixon being all smooth," I teased.

"Shut up," he laughed.

"And the moment is gone,"

Judith started fidgeting in my arms and making the whining baby cry, oh shit what does she want, I pulled her away from my shoulder so I could look at her. The cute baby face that she had on just a few seconds ago was now replaced by a crinkled teary eyed face of someone severely upset by something.

"Um," I stuttered. "Does she need to be changed?" I asked.

"Check and see," Daryl answered a smirk on his face.

I lifted the baby and smelled down where her diaper was, the odor coming out of the baby's butt making me cringe "Oh god yes, yes she needs to be changed!"

I put her down in her crib and searched around for the baby stuff I would use to clean and change her, finding it quickly I started.

"Have you done this before?" Daryl asked obviously seeing my confused face.

"No," I paused "But I have seen people do it," I gave him a smile.

To my surprise the changed went by not too terribly and the baby didn't cry too much! After a bit more rocking she was fast asleep and in her crib.

"Is it his?" Daryl finally asked.

"Yeah, can't be anyone else's," I answered letting out a breath my stomach turning.

Daryl shook his head. "That mother fucker!"

"Stop! Daryl forget it it's too late to do anything now it's done there is nothing we can do about it now," I said finally giving up on the idea myself.

"Tiff, I'm guna be here to help you the whole way though and after I promise you that!" Daryl said as he stood up and closed the distance between us.

"Daryl you don't have to do that.." He cut me off.

"Shut the hell up and accept my help," He said softly using his finger to brush away my stray hairs.

"Fine if you insist," I answered with a smile.

"Tiff," His voice was low and scratchy.

"Yes," I answered.

"I love you," He whispered.

"I love you too," I answered

Even in the dark I could see him smile, one he did not try to hide at all, for once. As I said the words I love you my heart jumped and my stomach flipped my nerves firing off in every direction. This was dangerous, not that this whole world wasn't dangerous, but now that you have someone who you care about and who cares about you, the world got a whole lot scarier.

Daryl's hand moved to my stomach "I'm not guna let anythin' happen ta you or that baby, nothin'," His voice was strong.

"I know you won't and that scares me a little because I don't want anything to happen to you," I admitted.

"Nothin' ain't guna happen to me, don't worry 'bout that," He reassured.

"I hope so," I answered my voice a bit shaky.

As I stood there wrapped in Daryl's tight grip, it almost felt like thing's could be okay, it felt as if not the whole entire world was a complete disaster, but there could be something good here. I shut my eyes and pressed my face into his chest, letting my worries go for a second, letting myself have a moment to just enjoy everything before it all went to hell again.

Now, everything was going to change, with this baby growing inside me, I had to be careful there was no more just doing things for the hell of it. I had to take responsibility for everything now, it was time to grow up completely no more kid stuff, as Rick would say. I don't know what the future holds, if it is good or bad, but from where I'm standing right now, it seems as if it could be okay, but then again I've been very wrong before.

the end for now :)