A/N: Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard own The Walking Dead. Not me. I do own my OC, who you will meet within a few chapters. This is my latest story. If you read what I have posted already and are waiting for me to update it. I will as soon as I get the inspiration to write the chapter that needs to written. Have some faith in me please? And as always read and review please. Italics are thoughts. Underlines are flash backs/dreams.

Also I am making Beth a year older in this fic than she is in the show.

Also I have never had a baby so I don't know how labor works, other than the fact that labor for the first time can take forever before the baby is born.

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Chapter Two: Lil' Cherokee

Daryl moved quickly to Beth's side as soon as she said that she thought the baby was coming. "Come on, let's get you inside." Daryl said as he wrapped an arm around her back while placing one of her own around his shoulder. "Rick! I need your help!" Daryl shouted out to the group, causing everyone to look up and the sheriff to run to him.

"What's happening?" Rick asked as he took in the pained look of Beth's face and Daryl's concerned gaze to Beth before looking at Rick.

"Beth might have gone into labor. Get the door and get Herschel. He's the only one who can help her." Daryl grunted as Beth cried out in pain and grasped her stomach. Rick nodded his head and opened the door before shouting out to Herschel. Herschel came into the living room and moved quickly.

"Get her into her room and lay her down on the bed." Herschel ordered as he moved towards his office, calling for Patricia and Maggie that he would need their help.

"Daryl. Please, please don't leave me through this." Beth begged as Daryl led her down towards her room, pausing whenever she had asked so she could ride out the wave of pain she was feeling. Daryl helped her lay down on the bed before taking her hand into his and pressing his lips to it.

"I ain't leavin' yer side. I promise." Daryl told her as Herschel came in with Maggie and Patricia, both women carrying many towels as well as a couple of bowls of water.

"Daryl, you need to move and let us work." Maggie said as she went to go take Daryl's place at her sister's side. She frowned when Beth shook her head and squeezed Daryl's hand tightly as her face screwed up in pain and she let out a cry of pain.

"No. He's staying." Beth panted out as Herschel examined her, something they both didn't particularly enjoy at the moment but knew that it needed to be done.

"Bethy you are indeed in labor. Though it will be a while before you can start pushing, I'm afraid." Herschel stated as he looked at his youngest daughter as Jimmy came into the room.

"Get him out of here!" Beth shouted/ ordered as Daryl glared at the boy. Beth turned her head towards Daryl and squeezed his hand, causing him to look at her. "Make him leave… please… He doesn't deserve to be here."

"I have every right to be here Beth! It's my baby too!" Jimmy said as Rick grabbed him and pushed him towards the door.

"Just leave for now. Too much stress on Beth will not be good for her or her baby. You all can debate on parentage after." Rick said before he shoved the boy out of the room and closed the door.

"Thank you…" Beth groaned again as another contraction hit her. Daryl held her hand tight and whispered to her softly, saying gentle words.

"Do you remember what you said to me before I left to deal with Merle?" Daryl asked her as she looked over at him. Beth nodded her head and smiled some. "You said you had two names picked out, what are they?"

"Kenzie Rose for a girl. Damon Daryl for a boy." Beth said as she looked at Daryl's face, seeing the wonder and confusion in his eyes as she said the middle name she wanted if she had a son.

"Why Damon Daryl?" Daryl asked her as he rested his chin on his arm as he held her hand so that she could rest it on the bed. He was curious as to why she chose his name to be the middle name of her son should she have one. Beth smiled at him before crying out in pain as she was hit by another contraction. She took a deep breath and sighed as the wave of pain passed.

"Because I like the name Damon. I chose Daryl because of you. You were there for me when I first found out I was pregnant. You saw what was happening to me because of Jimmy and helped me. You helped me with my pregnancy before you left with Merle. You were there for me when I needed my family most. I can never thank you enough for that Daryl." Beth explained with a small smile as Daryl looked into her eyes with his ice-blue ones.

"You are one strange girl Beth Greene." Daryl said to her as he gave her a smile as he squeezed her hand gently. "Why don't you try to relax and get some sleep? Charge up on energy that you will need eventually." Beth nodded her head and closed her eyes falling asleep as she faced him.

Beth sat on the picnic bench outside and stared at the test that she had taken this morning. She couldn't believe it. What was she going to do now? She was going to be in college in the fall! She was suppose to go to Nashville! She can't do that now with a baby. Beth sighed and put the test in her bag just as someone sat down next to her. Beth didn't have to look over to know it was Daryl. She could smell the smoke from his cigarettes, the leather that he wore, even the grease that was on his hands from his job at the mechanic shop.

"What's wrong Greene?" Daryl asked her as Beth looked up at him finally. He saw tears in her eyes and frowned. "Did he hit you again?" Beth shook her head and pulled the positive pregnancy test out and gave it to Daryl. Daryl took the test and looked at it before looking up at Beth.

"Jimmy…. He…." Beth trailed off as she couldn't say that Jimmy had forced himself on her three months ago, making her about seven weeks pregnant.

"Did he force himself?" Daryl asked her, figuring out pretty quickly what might have happened to cause Beth's positive test. When Beth nodded Daryl growled some before putting the test down between them and pulling her close into a hug. While it was rare of him to show emotions or anything other than anger in general, Daryl could show how he felt to Beth and liked it. "Yer not alone Beth. I'll help ya the best I can."

Beth woke up a couple of hours later to see Daryl resting his head on his arm. His eyes were closed and his face was turned towards her. Beth couldn't help but smile some as she reached over with her free hand and touched his face, causing him to wake up. "Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up."

"It's alright. Did you have a good nap?" Daryl asked as he looked at her, squeezing her hand as she winced slightly. Beth hadn't noticed the pain she was feeling while she was asleep and now that she was awake, it was at the fore-front of her mind.

"Yeah… Dreamt of when I told you about the baby." Beth said softly as Daryl looked at her, his eyes soft as he remembered the day as well.

"I still mean what I said. I'll help ya any way that I can." Daryl told her softly as she smiled at him as Herschel came into the room.

"Let's see how far along you are Bethy." Herschel stated simply as he did his job. "You're nearly there. I would say within the next hour or two, you will be ready to push." Beth nodded her head at her father's before she groaned at the fact that she was in labor for so long.

"Why did you choose the name Kenzie Rose if you have a girl?" Daryl asked Beth to distract her from the fact she was in labor for so long, having been for the past five hours and he had distracted her the whole time.

"I always liked the name Kenzie. Rose is from the Cherokee Rose. Like the story that you told me." Beth told him as she smiled, seeing his face go confused as she mentioned that the middle name she chose for a girl was tied to him just like the middle name she chose for a boy.

"Ya remember the story?" Daryl asked her as he brushed her hair back, wiping sweat off of her forehead as he did. Beth nodded her head and smiled as Daryl started to tell it to her still. She knew he was trying to distract her and she was grateful for it. Finally after four hours, Beth was able to push.

"AH!" Beth screamed in pain as she pushed with all her might. She had been pushing for a half hour now and was growing tired from it. She leaned back against Daryl, him having moved so she could lean against him and grip on to his jeans when Herschel said she could push finally.

"Yer doing good Beth. Doin' good." Daryl said to her softly, trying to comfort her and encourage her to keep going at it. As sweet as it was to hear Beth still glared as best as she could at Daryl, causing him to laugh, before she started to push again as her father instructed her.

"The head is out. One more big push Beth and that will get the shoulders out and then I can pull the baby out." Herschel said as he cradled his grandchild's head in his hand gently.

"Hear that Beth? Soon you will be able to hold your baby." Daryl said to her as he pressed a kiss to her sweaty temple when Herschel wasn't looking.

"Our…" Beth started to say to Daryl when she groaned and started to push as told. Soon Herschel was holding the baby in his arms and suctioning the fluid out of the baby's mouth, nose, and lungs. The baby let out a high pitched cry as soon as it could, letting everyone in the room know the dislike it had for the cold air around its still wet skin.

"It's a girl." Herschel said as he cut the umbilical cord before wrapping the infant in a blanket and handing her to Beth.

"Kenzie Rose." Beth whispered softly as she held the baby to her chest. Daryl kissed Beth's temple again as he stared down at the infant that was Beth's daughter.

"She's beautiful. Just like her mama." Daryl said to Beth softly as Kenzie opened up her eyes to show that they were exactly like Beth's. Beth smiled at the words Daryl said as she looked up at Daryl with a tired smile. Herschel took his granddaughter away and handed her to Maggie to be cleaned and made sure she was okay. Then he instructed Beth through how to deliver the afterbirth that would be burned later.

"She's healthy." Maggie said when Kenzie was all wrapped up again, clean and clothed. "What did you name her Bethy?"

"Kenzie Rose." Beth said as she took her daughter back and held her. Daryl shifted slightly as he kept his eyes on Beth.

"Should go tell the others that yer okay and had a girl." Daryl said as Maggie helped Beth stay sitting as Daryl moved and then leaned her back against the wall and pillows.

"Will you come back?" Beth asked him as she looked up at him. Daryl nodded his head and pressed a kiss to her hair before leaving the room and heading outside.

"Daryl, how is she?" Rick asked as he noticed the hunter come outside to the porch where everyone of their group was sitting.

"Beth's fine. She had a baby girl. Both of them are okay and healthy." Daryl said as he looked at everyone before turning to go back in the house. "She may not mind visitors, but I would wait a while if you want to see her." With that said, Daryl went back into the house and up to Beth. Daryl leaned against the doorframe as he looked at Beth hold her daughter, the blonde staring down at the little bundle with a small smile. "Ya did good Beth. Lil' Cherokee is healthy."

"Lil' Cherokee?" Beth asked as she looked up at Daryl as he pushed off the door frame and walked over to her. Daryl nodded his head and sat down on the edge of the bed near her. Beth chuckled softly as she looked down at Kenzie again before looking back up at him. "Do you want to hold her?"

"She's going to be brave like one. Not to mention her middle name comes from a Native American story," Daryl said as he slowly took Kenzie into his arms. He looked down at the infant as she stirred from her slumber and opened her eyes and looked up at him before yawning and falling back asleep. "Lil' Cherokee is perfect." Daryl told Beth as he looked over at her with a soft smile. "I can watch her for ya if ya want to take a nap." Beth thanked him before she laid down and fell asleep, a smile on her face at the sight of Daryl holding her daughter.