Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 108

Author's Note: So I found a timeline of the Walking Dead, which would have been handy before, but oh well. So between the two Governor attacks, it's 177 days. So, Jewel will be about five and half months pregnant. So, review please.

Joey and Summer's POV:

Summer walked out of the prison to where Joey sat on a picnic table where he was smoking a cigarette. "Give me one."

"Excuse me?" Joey questioned as he looked at her.

"A cigarette, give me one," Summer repeated.

Joey gave a laugh. "Yeah, not happening."

"Do you want me to punch you again?" Summer asked.

"I'm more afraid of an arrow in the ass from your Uncle then I am with you punching me. Not to mention you got an over protective stepfather. So, what happened Princess to make you want to piss off your parents?" Joey asked.

Summer crossed her arms. "Nothing," she answered.

"Yeah, right. Summer Dixon just comes up to me and asks me for a cigarette. Yeah, I know the signs of a teenager trying to piss off there parents, it's how I started. But these are few and precious now a days and I'm not gonna waist one on someone whose trying to piss off there parents. So, aint gonna happen Princess. So why don't you take a load off and tell me what's got you so pissed off," Joey offered.

"You mean besides you callin' me Princess? Dad knocked up my mom," Summer said as she sat down. "I mean how irresponsible can they be? How can they do that to me and Carl?"

Joey looked at her. "Do that to you? You think they did this to piss you the hell off? That's a little bit selfish of you don't you think?"

Summer looked at him. "Selfish of me? I cut out Judith from her mom, Carl had to put her down. You would think that they'd think about what this would do to us."

Joey laughed. "Princess, you're pretty lucky you know that?"

"Excuse me?" Summer asked.

"You got your two uncles, you got your mom, you got a stepfather, a step brother, and a baby sister. Now you're getting a new sibling. And all you can think of is how selfish they are being?" Joey asked. "You know what I got? Nothing. Don't know if my brother and his fiancée or the kid they were expecting are alive or dead. I shot my mother and sister. My father was a scared weak son of a bitch. I'd jump at the chance if my mother got a chance to live. That's what your parents' are doing, Summer, they are living. You know I used to be jealous of you."

"Jealous?" Summer asked as she looked at him.

"Yeah, jealous. The way your mom used to look at you when she picked you up, like you were her world. The world ends, and your mom meets this good guy, and he thinks of you as his own. Believe me, they didn't plan this, Summer and they sure the hell didn't say 'what can we do to piss off our teenage daughter.' You being upset, well it's probably upsetting your mom. And even though you are pissed off right now, cause your scared, they are too. I know you don't want to make this harder on her. She's gonna need you Summer, and I know you are to good of a person not to be there for her," Joey told her.

"You don't know what kind of person I am, not anymore," Summer said softly.

"You didn't let your step brother kill me, you would have stopped him from shooting Jody if you could have. That isn't the type of person that can be mad at having a brother or sister, no matter how hard you try," Joey said as he playfully hit her arm.

"Never thought you'd be the sentimental type," Summer told him.

Joey looked at her. "Like you ever gave me a minute to know you. You punched me for calling you cute. And you still got a wicked punch."

"Don't you forget it either," Summer teased him.

Mar Carol and Jewel's POV:

Mar sat down next to Jewel in the infirmary. "You ok? Daryl and I overheard Summer yelling at you and Rick."

"She's upset, Carl…he didn't say anything. I think he's to stunned. Daryl mad?" Jewel asked.

"No, he's worried about you. You're going to be OK. You know that, right?"

"It's not guaranteed, you can't say it is," Jewel told her.

Mar looked at Carol then at Jewel. "Hey, Jewel, it wasn't guaranteed before this. I shouldn't have lived through Peter's birth, the only reason I'm here because God wanted me to be. Him coming early, well that was a blessing in a way."

Carol squeezed Jewel's hand. "You have all of us, and we'll do anything to make sure you and this baby are alright. You just have to worry about that little one in there, let us worry about everything else."

Jewel smiled. "I think I was a lot calmer before everyone was finding out."

"Well if Merle wasn't such an ass and made you throw up then maybe you could have kept the secret a little longer," Carol told her.

Mar tried not to laugh. "You have met Merle right? I think the man was born a natural ass."

Jewel laughed. "Oh, that's an understatement of the year, of the decade. But he was pretty decent, after he made me throw up."

"Well, I would hope so, I mean he did make you dig in deer guts," Carol teased.

"Yeah, that's a hell of way to get someone to admit to being pregnant. I'll admit that's a new one, not sure anyone but Merle would come up with that," Mar said.

"He talked to Rick," Jewel said.

"Have you seen Rick since?" Mar asked.

"I mean, it's a fair question," Carol said.

Jewel laughed. "Yeah, that would have been a fair question, before. But yes, I have seen Rick. We did tell Carl and Summer."

"Was morning sickness this bad with Summer?" Carol asked.

Jewel laughed. "I don't think that's a fair question Carol. I mean the whole decaying flesh outside our gates, that's something I didn't have the privilege of experiencing before. Kinda wish I wasn't having that lovely experience now, I think I could live without it. Merle said that was a big problem when momma was pregnant with me. Funny thing is Merle hardly ever talks about our parents, it was kind of odd to hear him talking about her."

"Pregnant woman bring out people's softer sides," Mar told her. "Now if that's a way to keep Merle off your back, then we may have to see about keeping you knocked up," she teased.

"Yeah not," Jewel said with a laugh.

"Don't worry about the shifts on the fence, we got it," Carol said.

"Carol, Rick already wouldn't let me go on a run today, I'm not going shriek anymore responsibility," Jewel told them.

"You're responsibility is cooking that little turkey," Mar said.

"And that's not something we can do, we can do the rest of it," Carol told her.

Rick and Summer's POV:

Summer took a breath as she walked up to the gate. "Dad? Got a minute?"

Rick looked over at Carl. "You got this?" he asked as he nodded to the walkers.

"Yeah, not a lot," Carl answered.

Rick handed him the weapon he was using. "Alright, what's up?" he asked as he walked away with her.

"I'm sorry…I mean about my reaction," Summer said.

"You said that to your mom yet?" Rick asked as he sat down at the picnic table.

"No…." Summer admitted.

Rick took a breath. "Look Summer, I know that you and Carl are worried, you have every right to be worried. I'm worried, I won't say I'm not. But the way you talked to your mom, it's not right. I don't care how upset you are, it's not right. The only reason I didn't come after you was your mom stopped me. And right now, my concern and my only concern is your mother and that baby's health. She needs to hear that you are sorry, she needs to know that you care. I can't make you apologize to her Summer, but I'm not gonna have you upset her. And I know that both of your Uncles would be skinning your hide if they heard you talk like that."

"I know…." Summer said. "Do you know where she is?"

"Infirmary. The smells were bothering her," Rick told her.

"I am scared, but part of me is excited. I'm sure Carl is too," Summer admitted.

Rick kissed the top of her head. "Yeah, so am I," he said. "Go on, then come help us out on the gate. Count that as you being grounded for the way you spoke to your mother."

"Yes sir," Summer said as she turned to go inside. She took a breath as she went to the infirmary. "Hey Dr. S, dad said my mom was in here?"

"In the back, doing supply check list," the man answered.

"Thanks," Summer said as she went in the back. "So, if we had a bar of soap to waste, I'd wash my mouth out with it," she said as she leaned against the door.

Jewel tried not to smile as she turned. "Jane did that, I just used your full name," she reminded her.

Summer ran to her and hugged her. "I'm really sorry, I mean super sorry," she said.

Jewel hugged her. "Shh. I can't be mad at you for your reaction baby."

"Yeah you can, I'm mad at myself," Summer admitted. "Just the image of Lori…."

"Hey look at me," Jewel said. "Each pregnant woman is different. Each pregnancy is different. You were a lot nicer to me with smells then your baby brother or sister is being. I'm just hoping that I can talk him or her to being nice sooner or later," she admitted. "Just because what happened with Lori happened, it does not mean it's going to happen with me. We've got a doctor, and I will be staying by Hershel, Mar or Dr. S's side when it's time. The best things in this world are unplanned. Look at you, you were as unplanned as they come. But you were also the best thing to happen to me. I can't regret this baby, Summer, anymore then I can regret you. Was it something Rick and I ever discussed? No. Were we careful? Yes. But things happen. You are old enough to realize that," Jewel told her.

"Mom you are not having the sex talk with me right now! No, so not doing this with you," Summer told her. "Like there's anyone that I'd be having sex with."

Jewel looked at her. "The name Joey London comes to mind."

"Joey? Oh mom…yeah no," Summer told her. "Did Uncle Daryl tell you that I thought he was cute? I am so going to hurt him!"

Jewel burst out laughing. "No, you just did," she said.

"Mom you tricked me. SO not fair," Summer told her. "Hey little brother or sister, make mommy sick for a week, you got my permission!"

Jewel laughed. "Now that's just mean. Seriously mean. You're almost seventeen Summer. You're a beautiful young woman, and Joey..well he is nineteen, almost twenty. And, well, things happen. Though with your Uncles and Rick's help, I could hide the body and no one would be the wiser. That may be something worth thinking about."

Summer looked at her. "Dad gave me punishment with helping on walker duty. I better go before he comes looking for me."

"Chicken!" Jewel told her daughter.

Summer grinned. "I'd say come follow me to finish the conversation, but little sister or brother is helping me out on that department."

Jewel picked up a roll of bandages and threw it at her. "Pain in the butt!"

Rick and Jewel's POV:

Jewel had excused herself early and went up to bed. Summer had volunteered to take Judy and she didn't argue. She had sent Rick to take a shower, she swore that she could smell the walkers on him. She had her back to the door and was almost asleep and didn't hear the door when he came in.

Rick smiled as he kissed her shoulder. "Feeling better?"

"Mm…you smell better, so yeah," Jewel answered. "Think I can stuff something up my nose for a couple months and breath through my mouth?" she asked as she pulled his arm around her.

Rick tried not to laugh. "I don't think that would work. I can say sorry, hold your hair back?" he offered.

Jewel laughed. "Well Mr. Grimes, I may take you up on your offer to hold my hair back but don't you ever say sorry about this baby."

"You're amazing you know that Mrs. Grimes? You could be freaking out….you should be freaking out," Rick told her.

Jewel turned and looked at him. "Is that gonna change this baby being here? No it's not Rick. I didn't freak out when I was pregnant with Summer and I was fifteen. Maybe it don't make any sense, maybe I can't explain it. But I know what it's like not to be wanted in this world, to be made felt like I was a mistake. The first moment I knew about Summer…I made a promise to myself that she wouldn't feel that way. It's the same with this baby. This baby is starting out three steps ahead. It's got you as a father, and an older brother and two sisters to take care of him or her. Plus everyone in this prison, at least our core group. I know that if something happens, this baby is going to be alright," she said as she kissed him. "Plus, you know there is a benefit with me being pregnant."

"Oh?" Rick asked as he ran his hand down her side.

"I'm already pregnant, we don't have to use condoms. Save them for Maggie and Glenn," she teased.

"Oh the benefit," Rick chuckled as he ran his hand over her stomach. "Summer talk to you?"

"Yeah," Jewel said as she touched his hand. "Funny how much things change in two days huh?"

Rick smiled. "I think that was about five weeks ago, things changed."

"I talked with Summer, well tried to, about sex. She used me not being able to stand smells as a reason to high tale it out of there," Jewel told him.

"Is it bad that I'm really hoping this baby is a boy because I'm not sure if I survive that long I can handle two teen age girls close in age as Judy and this baby. Do I need to kill Joey?" Rick asked.

Jewel laughed. "Well according to Summer, she's not interested. At all."

"Did you tell her she's a horrible liar?" Rick asked. "I guess I need to have a talk with Joey. Can I just let Carl shoot him?"

Jewel laughed and hit his arm. "Sorry, can't get rid of teenage boys that easy."

"He's a man. Hell, when I was his age, Carl was on his way," Rick said. "Oh hell, I guess I'm taking Joey hunting tomorrow."

"You don't hunt, that's my brothers'," Jewel reminded him.

Rick sighed. "When I have to have a talk with a smart ass male sniffing around my underage teenage daughter, I'm hunting."

Jewel kissed him. "You're turning me on being all protective."

"Oh really?" Rick asked as he kissed her. "I'm going to give him a talking too," Rick teased as he kissed her shoulder.