Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 109

Author's Note: I keep trying to convince myself that this promotion is worth it, but my head is going NO it's not! I think I'm going to be detoxing over the weekend with a good book! Anyway, we're still in a couple days after everyone finding out Jewel's pregnant. I've just got a lot of people to touch upon in the five weeks since the governor's attacks. We'll do a time skip in a bit. Not to much, we don't want Mr. Mean Governor back yet! But you guys aren't complaining are you? Didn't think so! Review please.

Daryl, Mar and Merle's POV:

Merle glanced over at Mar and Daryl and shook his head. "You know I'm waiting for you two to tell me that I'm gonna be an Uncle times two."

Mar rolled her eyes. "Yeah, keep waiting for that Merle."

"Like I told lil' sister, aint no sure fire way to not have kids unless you aint doing anything," Merle said.

"Shut it Merle," Daryl warned.

"Oh come on Daryl, the way you were with Summer, and that baby Jewel's raising, and that kid Mitch, you can't tell me it aint been on your mind," Merle said.

"Merle, I'm warning you," Daryl told her.

Mar put her hand on Daryl's chest. "Hey you don't got to protect me. Merle, Daryl and I don't have to worry about because if you must know, and obviously you must, I can't have anymore kids. Haven't been able to since after Peter was born. So, now do you feel better that once again you made an ass out of yourself? And since we're disclosing here, I don't even know if my son is alive or not. He was visiting his father in Boston. I try not to think about it, I mean Mitch is as much as my son as if he was born to me," Mar said. "Do you want to know anything else personal Jackass?"

"Mar, calm down," Daryl told her.

"Don't tell me to calm down Daryl. Not when it comes to him. I'm real glad that you didn't have to lose a brother, I'm real glad that he's stepping up in the big brother department, but he still has to learn some manners," Mar told him. "So do you want to sleep up on the perch tonight or you going to let me handle this?"

Daryl held up his hands. "Be my guest," he told her as he gave in.

"Mar…I didn't know, really, wouldn't have said anything if I did," Merle offered.

"I really don't give a shit, Merle. This, between Daryl and me, it's just that, between us. It's not any of your damn business, Merle. Neither is Rick and Jewel. Once again there business. You're here now, we're accepting it, maybe even forgiven you for some of the things that happened. I also appreciate that you'd hurt anyone that would hurt Daryl or Jewel. But Rick and I aren't going to hurt them. So, I'm telling' you, especially now with Jewel and Rick, you need to stop being a smart ass. You need to stop making comments that you know absolutely positively nothing about. It's going to get you hurt, by me. How about you concentrating with your love life and leave your siblings' alone?" Mar asked.

"What love life?" Merle asked.

"My point exactly," she said as she turned to leave. "I'm checking on Mitch, he was hanging out with some of the other kids."

"I'll be around in a bit," Daryl told her as she left. "I think you may be a little bit scared of Mar."

Merle glared at him. "You could have said something' you know."

"Yeah, I tried to stop you," Daryl said as he laughed. "Have to admit, she was channeling Jane there for a minute."

"Exactly what I need, another Jane," Merle huffed.

"She kept you in line. Speaking of women who keep you in line, haven't seen Jes in a couple days," Daryl told him.

Merle looked at him. "I aint her keeper. She hasn't been in a talking mood with me since I punched her."

"Ever thinking of saying I'm sorry?" Daryl asked.

Merle laughed. "Yeah the day I say I'm sorry for hitting anyone is gonna be the day that you might as well go dig a grave. I aint gonna be puss whipped baby brother. I mean maybe it's fine for you, and fine for Officer Friendly, kinda like seeing him doing anything our sister would ask, she deserves that.But I think two out of three Dixon's finding love at the end of the world is pushin' the limits enough."

"You know what I think big brother?" Daryl asked.

Merle sighed. "No, but I'm sure that you're gonna tell me anyway. I kinda miss the days when only one sibling felt free to spout out of there mouth at me."

"Those days are over, big brother. I think you're afraid to admit that someone's got under your skin. You haven't said one racist remark about her, or called her some degrading name. So that tells me you care more then you want to admit," Daryl says as he stood up. "Now I need to go talk to Mar, cause, well you pissed her off."

Merle sighed. "She's out scouting areas, her and Michonne. One went one direction, the other one went the other way. They want to get the Governor."

"And you said you didn't know," Daryl teased as he left Merle shaking his head.

Some group POV:

Mitch, Mika, and Axel sat down at the table with Carol and Jewel for breakfast.

"We brought you an apple, it doesn't smell," Mika said as she handed her the apple.

Jewel smiled. "Thank you, Mika that's very thoughtful of you. Why don't I just keep this for later when little one calms down?"

Mika smiled. "Axel said there's a prison library, and that it needs a good cleaning. It may be safe from smells."

Mitch nodded. "Mar said that the smell of walkers' were bothering you and it may be a bit until they don't. So, since everyone says we have to have an adult watching us, we thought you'd like to help us."

"What about Axel?" Carol asked.

"Oh I'll be there, but I've been elected to move things," Axel assured them.

"Well I know you'll be Summer's best friend for clearing out the library. I'll be glad to help, gives me something to do," Jewel said.

"Daryl said you aren't one to like to be sittin' on your ass," Mitch said.

"Mitch, language," Jewel warned him. "I am going to have to talk to my brother about watching his language. He knows better," she told him.

"Sorry," Mitch said.

"Maybe we can get Tyreese to help too?" Mika asked. "We don't want you to move anything and it may take two guys to move some stuff."

"And I asked Sasha to look out for books on her runs," Mitch said.

"You two thought a lot about this," Carol said.

"We had to clean the library out from walkers before we even thought about getting in there and doing a good cleaning. They came to me yesterday after the news started going around about Jewel being pregnant to see if I thought it was something she could help with," Axel explained.

"What about Lizzie? Do you think she'll want to help?" Carol asked Mika.

"No, it's not really Lizzie's thing," Mika said.

Jewel smiled at the younger girl. She was glad that Mitch had someone around his age to be friends with. "Well I know it's Summer's thing, and I know if she isn't on watch duty, she'd love to help."

"We having a group meeting no one told me about?" Rick asked as he sat down and handed Jewel a peach. "Doesn't smell," he said as he kissed her.

Mika laughed. "Now you have an apple and a peach for later."

"I have a feeling that I'm going to have a nice collection of non smelling food going on soon," Jewel said as she laughed. "Mika and Mitch were just filling me in on the plan to clean out the library. I've been asked to be chaperone while they clean."

"You're not going to be lifting anything," Rick informed her.

"We've got Axel and we're going to ask Tyreese. She won't be lifting anything, we'll watch out for her," Mika assured him.

"Thank you Mika, that makes me feel better," Rick told the girl with a smile.

"We're going on a run later, everyone's making a list," Maggie said.

"Peanut butter, if this baby gives her cravings' like Summer did for peanut butter, I'd suggest start huntin' now," Daryl said as he grabbed breakfast.

"It wasn't that bad," Jewel said as she bit her lip.

"You threw a can of jelly at my head because I finished all the peanut butter," Daryl reminded her.

"Alright, we'll be looking for peanut butter, we'll spread the word," Maggie said with a laugh.

"Where's Summer?" Rick asked.

"Sasha and her have guard duty," Maggie answered.

"I'm going to take this to Mar," Daryl said. "I'll meet you guys at the truck," he told Maggie.

"Beth's got Judy, and Carl took my shift at the gate. He offered, I didn't ask," Jewel said as she kissed Rick. "I'm ready for a nap already."

"Go nap," Maggie, Mitch, Mika and Rick all said.

"We'll wait on the library til you get up," Carol assured her.

"You guys are making me feel awful lazy already," Jewel pointed out.

"You're pregnant, you're supposed to be taking it easy. You're the nurse, you know that already," Carol told her.

"Fine," Jewel said as she got up and laughed.

"I'll walk you half way up, want to stop at Joey's cell. Remind me why he's in C block and not D block like most of Woodbury people?" Rick asked.

"He knew Jes, we had room in C block, he was alone. There a problem Rick?" Hershel asked as he heard the question.

"Yeah, he's interested in my teen daughter," Rick huffed as he got up.

Maggie tried not to laugh as Hershel nodded. "The first one is always the hardest. Like I told Glenn, no boy is ever good enough for a man's daughter, until he is. You'll get through this Rick. Won't be easy, but you will," Hershel told him.

"I haven't had a whole life time to prepare myself for the whole guy interested in a teenage daughter thing Hershel. I'd like another thirty years," Rick said as he went with Jewel.

"You're bad," Jewel told him.

"You love it," Rick told her as he kissed her. "Take it easy if you need it alright? I'll be back by dark."

"Alright," Jewel said with a smile as she went up the steps.

TBC (Just a lot of people I need to check in with!)