Ch.52
It's nightfall when they finally come back. I'm holding the baby in my arms trying to calm her down. "We're here. How she doing?" Daryl asks dumping everything down on the table.
"She's been crying all day. She's hungry. Did you guys find formula?" I respond shushing the baby and rocking her. "Yeah. Got some right here." Maggie says digging everything out of her bag.
"It's okay, baby. It's here. Just a second." I console the crying infant in my arms. "Here, let me see her." Daryl says grabbing the baby from me. "Come on. Come on." he coos putting the bottle in her mouth. Finally, the crying stops and I let out a sigh.
My heart thumps when I see Daryl smiling at the baby he's holding. He's already so good with her. I can't wait to see what he'd do if we actually had a baby of our own. Just thinking about it gets me excited.
"Aww. So adorable." I say outloud while coming up beside Daryl to stare at the baby. I caress her head the whole time she drinks her milk. "There you go. Drink up, little one." I say smiling at her when she gazes at me.
"You guys look like a loving family." Maggie comments staring at the two of us with the infant. We both chuckle and stare at each other then. I wish we had this for real. My hearts racing thinking about all the possibilities.
"She got a name yet?" Daryl asks clearing his throat. "Not yet." Carl responds shaking his head to the question. "We haven't figured out the right name." I interject rubbing the baby's cheek. Carl starts naming off everyone that we have lost so far trying to decide on a name to honor them.
"Dar, Rick hasn't even come back up to see his daughter. I'm really starting to worry for him. I don't know what to do." I comment getting worried for Rick's morality. "There's nothing much you can do right now. Just leave him be. He'll eventually come around." Daryl says adjusting his hold on the baby.
"Either way, she's gotta have a name, right? Yeah, you like that? Huh, little ass-kicker?" Daryl changes the subject while looking at the infant cooing in his arms. Then his face lights up.
"Little ass-kicker. Right? That's a good name, right?" he comments lightening the mood. We all start laughing at his thought of a good name. "You like that, don't you? You like that, sweetheart?" Daryl continues cooing at the baby.
I am so gonna have to give him a good one. He saved the baby from starvation. Him and Maggie. I feel all tingly inside watching him care for her. "What?" he notices me staring dreamily at him.
"Nothing. Just you." I smile at Daryl lovingly. "What about me?" he asks smiling back at me. "The way you care for her." I answer covering the baby back up. "Ah. You like that, huh?" he laughs while we both watch the baby slurp the contents of the bottle.
"I love you." I laugh giving Daryl a kiss on the lips. "Me too, babe." he replies returning my kiss then kissing me on my forehead. After the baby finishes her bottle, Daryl hands her back to me. "You're so precious." I tell the baby hugging her to me.
Later that night, I hand the baby back to Beth to watch and drag Daryl back to our love cell. He complies with no argument as I grab his hand. As soon as we step through the door, I fall into him wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Whoa. What's all this all of a sudden?" Daryl asks me laughing at my playfulness. "You cared so much about the baby that you risked your life to find formula for her." I smile giving him a smooch. "I just don't want anyone else to die." he replies furrowing his brows.
"No, you saved her. She needed formula and you took the initiative. I must thank you somehow. Got any ideas?" I smirk licking my lips and trailing my fingers down his chest as to try and seduce him.
Daryl raises his eyebrows at me smiling himself. "I have a few suggestions." he steps forward pinning me against the wall. "Oh? What do you have in mind?" I ask inching my hand closer to his waist.
"Well, we can start with this." Daryl says kissing down my neck and pulling my straps away from my shoulders. I close my eyes and sigh at the direct contact. He snakes his hands around my waist to hold me close.
"And, here, I thought we were going straight to second base." I taunt unzipping Daryl's jeans. "Well, hold up. I was getting there. But continue." he says kissing down to the valley between my breasts and groping my butt.
"Not fast enough." I say while firmly squeezing Daryl's growing manhood. He lets out a growl at that and clenches his fist in my hair. I tease him for a little while to make him more horny before I try anything else.
"You really know what your doing, don't you?" Daryl grunts as I begin pumping his enlarged erection. "Why don't you just lay down and relax. Let me do all the work." I tell him pushing him down on the bed as I crawl on top of him.
I free Daryl of his aching manhood, and one look sends me straight for the head. "So, this is what you had in mind." he lets out a moan as I lick and suck on his member. Not long his hips start to buck and he grips my hair again in his fists.
As Daryl gets closer to his release, I hasten my bobs until he finally lets loose. He lets out a big groan as he releases all of his gravy into my mouth. I slowly pull back to find him panting very heavily.
"You're the best." Daryl says catching his breath. I lick my lips after swallowing and give him a big grin. "Yeah. I know, right?" I continue grinning at him as we cuddle for the rest of the night before going to sleep.
The next day, Rick finally shows himself to the group. Everybody watches in silence as he steps closer. He looks terrible if you ask me. Insanity has really done a number on him. I don't know how much more of this he can take.
"Everybody okay?" Rick asks us as soon as he walks through the door. "Yeah, but are you? You've been down there a long time. Why don't you sit down and eat with us." I walk over to him quickly urging him to join the group.
"I'm fine. Just came to check on Carl. I cleared out the boiler block." Rick reports putting his hand on Carl's shoulder. "How many were there? We could've helped you." Daryl speaks up. Apparently he took down two dozen. He definitely had some pent of rage to get out.
"Rick, we can handle taking out the bodies." Glenn stands up in front of Rick, but he simply waves us off. He doesn't want our help at all. He's isolated himself from the group. I hope this phase doesn't last too long. We need our leader back, and his children need their father.
After Rick retreats for the day, Hershel decides to go talk to him while Oscar and Daryl check out the block next to the boiler room. Hershel's gonna try and get him to come back to us. His mind is slowly fading.
I walk over to Beth currently holding the baby. "Here. I'll hold her. Give you a break. You can get something to eat or take a rest if you want." I stare at the young girl who looks tired.
"Okay. Thank you." Beth smiles holding the baby out to me and I take her in my arms. "Hey there, precious. Oh, you're so cute. Aunty Maezy loves you." I coo over the sleeping baby in my arms. "I promise I will take good care of you. We all will." I say kissing the top of her head.
I give Daryl the biggest smile when I notice him staring at me. He smiles back while walking towards me. "You look like a happy mother." Daryl comments stopping in front of me to watch the baby sleep. "I may not be her mother, but I come pretty damn close. Aunty Mae is next in line." I smile rocking the sleeping infant.
"You'll make a good mother." Daryl chuckles staring me straight in the face. "Thanks, babe. You're sweet." I give him a tender kiss on the lips. "But don't get too carried away, though." he states furrowing his brows at me.
I look up at Daryl in shock. "Why? Look at this face." I smile at the baby again. "Mae, I mean it." he grunts pulling away from me and I pout at him. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean, you dick?!" I yell at him as he walks over to Oscar.
Then the baby fusses over my sudden outburst. I raised my voice a little louder than what I meant. "It's okay. I'm sorry, baby. Shoosh. Go back to sleep." I say rocking the infant before she fully wakes up.
Daryl ignores my question, then announces that they're going to scope out that block now. They allow Carl to go with them for more support. "Be careful down there, okay?" I mainly tell Carl then look to the others. "We will." Oscar responds smiling at me.
"Love you, babe." Daryl gives me a quick kiss before leading the way. "Yea, love you too, jerk." I glare at him from behind for his comment earlier. I get the feeling that he doesn't want me be around the baby longer than I need to be. Something's up and tonight we need to talk.
