"This is amazing news. How far along are you?" he asked.

"11 weeks and 4 days" I replied.

"Oh this is amazing, who knows?"

"No one really, Nabz knows because she gave me the test, Daryl, I told the girls at bed time last night but I haven't told RJ yet, but I will tell him now" I replied.

"I can't wait!" he grinned hugging me.

So I called RJ in on his own and sat in the living room next to him.

" I have something to tell you" I said.

"what is it?" he asked.

"You know I spoke to you last week about if you would like Daryl and I to have a baby?" I asked.

"Yes I want you to have a baby boy" he grinned.

"Well we haven't figured that out yet, but I am having a baby" I smiled.

"You are?" he said getting all excited. He jumped up and hugged me. I showed him the scan picture and he kissed it.

"I think its a boy for sure" he said.

"Don't tell anyone but I think so too" I smiled.

"I'm so excited Mom" he said hugging me.

"You mean Mia" I said.

"Oh yeah sorry, but you are like my Mom so I shall call you Mommy Mia" he said.

"I'd like that" I smiled.

"And Daddy Daryl" he added.

"I'm sure he would love that too" I grinned.

We had a beautiful lunch and had the best laughs. They were all picking names for the baby and the names the kids were coming out with were hilarious.

RJ wanted Monster boy for a boy, and Bunny girl for a girl. Judith wanted Bunchy for a boy and Judith Junior for a girl. Gracie wanted Grace for a boy and a girl. Aaron seemed the happiest he had been in a long time.

"I can't believe you have to go back tomorrow" Gracie said looking sad.

"I know I don't want to go" Judith added. I looked around the table and they all looked sad.

"Well let's not go back then, lets stay here for another few days" I said.

"Really?" Judith asked.

"Sure why not?" I replied.

"What about school?" she asked.

"We are all entitled to a holiday aren't we?" I laughed.

The kids rushed to me and gave me a hug.

"Can we have another sleep over Dad?" Gracie asked.

"Yeah you come too" I said to Aaron "There's a spare room, and I can make dinner, then we can watch a movie with snacks" I said.

"Sound's like a plan" Aaron grinned.

So I helped Aaron clean up whilst the kids played in the yard. I told Nabz that we were staying a few extra days and she agreed to stay too so we could travel back together.

I had a few things to do so Aaron looked after the children whilst I ran my errands. I had to over see some of the plans for the expansion. I then went and helped the single mothers group finish up the planting of the new recreational area. I also went and chose the words to put on the plaque for the Gazebo that had been rebuilt. I put For Carl Grimes and all the other loved ones,taken too soon that sat here. The most beautiful things in the world can't be seen or even touched. They must be felt by the heart.

I went to the grave yard and placed a single flower on every single grave. I spoke a few words to all the ones that I knew and had made an impact on my life, before heading back to Aaron's.

We headed over to our house and I showed Aaron to his room. The kids played whilst I made chicken parmigiana with pasta and garlic bread. The kid's loved it and ate the lot.

"I've missed your cooking" Aaron smiled.

"I can't wait to move back and be able to do this more often" I said.

"Do you think you could do that before the baby?" he asked.

"We are hoping too, but we shall see" I replied. After dinner we all got into our pj's and whilst the kids picked out a movie Aaron and I made popcorn. We all piled on the one sofa and began to watch the movie. The kid's had picked Up, which was one of my favourites, It was sad at the beginning and I always cried.

We sat eating the popcorn and at the sad part and I sat there trying to cry quietly, when I looked around to the others and they were all staring at me. Then they all burst out laughing at me. I threw the cushion at them all playfully.

"I can't help it, it's so sad and I'm hormonal" I laughed.

"What does hormonal mean?" RJ asked Aaron.

"It's something that happens when you have a baby growing inside you, makes you cry, get angry and act differently than normal" Aaron laughed.

"Oh like Daddy Daryl says ignore her she's got the decorators in" RJ said. Aaron and I burst out laughing, and literally laughed for ten minutes.

"Exactly like that but it will last a lot more often than when the decorators are in" Aaron laughed. With all the excitement we had to rewind the film back so we could watch what we had missed.

By the end of the film all the kids were asleep, so Aaron and I carried them up to bed. Aaron was going mad about me lifting them, but I told him to shut up. After they were all settled I let Aaron choose a movie.

He had a love for horror movies like I did so he put on insidious on. "A classic" I smiled.

"I know this is one of my faves" he replied.

"I'm so glad to spending time with my gay bestie again" I laughed.

"Mia you don't understand how much I've missed hanging out with you" he replied, "I mean sure I have friends but not like you. Literally you just get me and I don't have to put an act on around you" he said.

"Bless you" I said

"So tell me some gossip, like what's going on with Carol and them?" he asked.

"So Carol finally gave in to Zeek and they are back together living with each other."

"About time" he said.

"Also Princess and Mercer are officially living together now and also Max and Eugene are official now" I added.

"Well finally" he said rolling his eyes.

"Rosita and Gabe don't look like they will ever get back together"

"Yeah I see that, so is she not seeing anyone?" he asked.

"No she is very much single, she lives next door to us now" I replied.

"Oh that's good. What do you think about Tom?" he asked.

"What the Priest?" I asked looking confused.

"Yeah him" he replied.

"Why what's going on?" I asked smirking.

"There was a kiss" he grinned.

"Shut up! AAAAGGGHHHHHH, why haven't you told me sooner?" I said slapping his leg.

"Because I don't know if its a thing, I can't talk to no one can I only you" he sighed.

"So fucking talked to me" I said.

He then proceeded to tell me everything, he had only been there a few weeks but they got on really well and when they were sorting the church out last weekend they shared a kiss.

"So what has happened since?" I asked.

"Well nothing, I have been really busy and haven't had chance to speak to him in private"he sighed.

"Well make time, speak to him" I said sharply.

"It's difficult" he replied.

"how? And don't use no bullshit excuse that it's Gracie, because I'm staying an extra few days so tomorrow you can arrange him to have dinner with you and I will have her here" I smiled.

"Are you sure?" he asked

"Yes I'm sure so don't come here with your bullshit excuses no ifs or buts you ask him tomorrow" I said.

We watched the entire movie, I let the dog out before locking up and then we went to bed.

I was woke up to screaming, I shot up out of bed knowing straight away it was RJ. I rushed to his bedroom and turned on the light. He was sobbing his heart out sat up in bed.

"Hey what's up little guy?" I asked. Aaron and the girls were stood in the doorway.

"I…. I" he sobbed.

"was it a nasty dream?" I asked.

He nodded his head rubbing his eyes. "Do you want to calm down and sleep in my bed?" I asked.

He nodded again and his sobs slowed. "Come on girls lets go back to bed" Aaron said.

I picked up RJ and carried him to my bed and lay him down next to me.

"What was the dream about?" I asked.

He still couldn't talk so I just switched out the light and snuggled him into me. He fell asleep almost straight away. I managed to drop off a bout an hour later.

I woke to the sound of the walkie talkie and Daryl's voice.

I answered it and he told me that he would be back home in a couple of days.

"It's okay we have decided to stay here till Wednesday" I replied.

"Really, how come?" he asked.

"Because I just want to, I'm enjoying myself here and so are the kids, so I decided to stay" I said.

"Will you be back when I get back?" he asked sounding sad.

"Depends when you get back. I'm sure I will be back on Wednesday afternoon, but I don't want to" I laughed.

"Well just let me know, I can always meet you back there?" he said.

"No we should go home we have things to do" I sighed.

"Okay baby, is everything okay?" he asked.

"Perfect, RJ has decided to call us Mommy Mia and Daddy Daryl now" I said.

"That is the cutest, and have you told him about the baby?" he asked.

"Yes and he's very excited" I laughed.

"Bless him. Been up to much?" he asked.

"I did some community stuff, we named the church and I've sorted the plaque for Carl. Then Aaron and Gracie stayed over last night we watched movies."

"Sounds like you been having lots of fun" he replied "You need it babe"

"The kids do the most and they have been. I wished you were here though baby"

"Same but you know we need this done" he sighed.

We chatted for a while longer before we said our goodbyes. I looked at the clock it was 8.15am, So I dragged myself out of bed, had a wash and then headed downstairs to start breakfast.

Before long the rabble were up and bouncing down the stairs.

"Morning" I smiled.

They all called Morning back before sitting down at the table waiting for breakfast. "So what are we doing today?" Judith asked.

"Well Gracie is sleeping over again, and I thought we could invite Ezra, Aliyah and Mariam over as well, like a proper sleep over.

"Yeahhhhhh" RJ said jumping up.

"That sounds so cool" Gracie smiled.

"And we will have snacks, pizza, pillow fights and a scavenger hunt" I grinned.

"What is a scavenger hunt?" Judith asked.

"Only the right of passage for a slumber party" Aaron piped up.

"All will be revealed later" I winked.

So after we had eaten and cleaned everything away Aaron and Gracie went back over home whilst we got washed and dressed.

The kids and I made home made invitations for the sleep over party and I let them walk over to Jerry's house to post them to the kids.

We then wrote a list of things we would need for the party.

"Pizza, popcorn, cookies, kool aid, Movies, games, prizes and things for the scavenger hunt" Judith read out.

"sorted now we need to see what ingredients we have and what we don't have to make pizza and cookies" I said.

The rest of the day was a huge rush, we baked cookies and made the dough for the pizza's. Judith picked out movies for them to watch. I had some cool things for prizes and then we had some crafty things I thought they could all do for an activity.

I went over to see Aaron and as soon as I saw him I knew that he had asked him and he had said yes.

"How do you know?" he asked me.

"because your poker face is shit" I laughed.

He agreed to help me with the scavenger hunt and we did that whilst the kids were over at Jerry's.

"You are amazing you know that?" Aaron said.

"What are you on about?" I asked looking confused.

"You took kids on that aren't even yours, you go 110 percent for them and well pretty much everyone and you are just like the best friend ever" he said.

"Oh shut up will you" I laughed.

"No honestly, I can't wait for you to move back here" he said.

We finished up everything for the party and I went and found every single pillow and blanket in the house except for mine. I then made the living room all comfy and sleep over ready, with cushions and blankets all laid out.

I walked with Aaron over to Jerry's to get the kids. Jerry's three had their little back packs, cuddly toys and a bag of snacks to share with everyone. We went to Aaron's so Gracie could grab her pjs and a few bits.

We headed back over to our house and Dog came from no where jumping all over us like he hadn't seen us for days. I loved Alexandria because we could just let her roam the whole community because everyone knew her and she helped cheer up the elderly residents.

When we got to the house the radio was going off, it was max. I left the kids and the dog to play in the garden whilst I spoke with Max.

"You haven't left yet?" she asked.

"Oh shit sorry I forgot to tell you we are staying a few extra days" I said.

"We were worried sick" she snapped.

"I'm so sorry babe, Its been a madness here and I completely forgot" I sighed.

"Any way we have 5 candidates for the job and was wondering when you would like them to come over and do the interviews" she said changing the subject.

"Tomorrow if that's possible as we are coming home Wednesday, so they can travel back with us" I said.

"Okay will they have anywhere to sleep?" she asked.

"Yes of course, they will need an over night bag and I'd prefer if they had a vehicle and bring an extra one to bring Nabila and her kids back because they only have a cart and I've got the truck haven't I" I said.

"Yes we can sort that" she said.

"And anything else happened?" I asked.

"No just the usual shit Mrs Carlton moaning about the kids playing within 20 ft of her house." she laughed.

"Oh the joys" I sighed.

"So I will be seeing you on Wednesday" she said.

"Yes about that if you have time could you organise a family meal for Thursday evening?" I asked.

"Yeah sure thing, when you say family, you mean the usual?" she asked.

"Yeah of course I want the kids there as well, I've got a few announcements I would like to make you see"

"Okay what time shall I say? 7?" she asked.

"Perfect, you pick the food and what have you."

"Okay boss" she laughed, knowing full well that pissed me off when she said it.

We chatted for a little while and then we hung up.

I called the kids in, made them wash their hands and we began making pizzas and cookies.

We had the best night, and the scavenger hunt was the best, all the kids absolutely loved every minute of it. We all settled down to watch the movie eating our popcorn, when I heard shouting outside. I jumped up and went out on the porch to see what was going on. I could see a few people running and I heard them shout the gate was open.

I ran in the house and said to the kids that I was just popping out and to lock the door behind me, and not to let anyone in unless it was me.

"Is everything okay?" Judith asked.

"Yes I just forgot to tell Aaron something that's all" I lied. I grabbed my gun and my knife that I kept in the cupboard on the porch and slipped on my shoes. Judith locked the door and went back to watching the movie. I legged it over towards the main entrance and saw a group of people.

"What the hell is going on?" I asked.

"Someone left the gate open and walkers got in" Someone shouted back.

"How many?" I yelled.

"Not sure, we got a few but we don't know how long the gate has been open."

"You need to get everyone you possibly can to do a sweep and leave no stone unturned, get a group to knock on all doors as well and tell everyone to stay indoors until we know it's safe" I said.

"Yes Ma'am someone replied, as I went running back towards my house. I checked my surroundings and looked around the perimeter of my house. It looked clear, so I headed over to Jerry's. Jerry grabbed his weapons straight away and told Nabz to lock the door to keep her and the baby safe.

"What do you want me to do Boss?" he asked.

"Just search for any walkers and tell everyone to stay indoors until its safe" I said "I will alert Aaron and then I will stay in between yours and mine to keep an eye on the kids and Nabz"

"Thank you" he nodded and headed up the street.

I ran across the road and banged down Aaron's door.

He looked at me when I opened the door and he knew straight away there was something wrong.

"There's been a breech. Don't know how many but we need to sweep the whole place and make sure everyone stays in doors unless they are helping. The kids are safe and I am doing the patrol between mine and Jerry's" Aaron ran inside and came out a few seconds later with Tom, both tooled up and ready. They then ran up the street the same way that Jerry did a few minutes before.

I headed back down the street checking around Jerry's and it was secure. I heard screaming from the direction of my house, I ran as fast as I could. I saw there was a walker on the porch trying to get in to the house.

I ran behind it booted it to the back of the knee, it went down and I stabbed it in the head. I told the kids to go upstairs and take the DVD player to watch the film in my bedroom. I made them close all the curtains and blinds and under no circumstances were they to open the door to anyone but me and to stay upstairs. They all did and once they were up there I dragged the corpse off the porch down the steps and onto the grass. I didn't have much time to compose myself because I heard shouts from up the road. This would happen when Daryl wasn't there.