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Home Is With You: Chapter 18

Daryl
"Will Dixon wasn't yer old man," He blurted out.

"What?"

"I asked Will to take you on when you was born," He said "I made him promise me he would take better care o' you then what he did me. He promised me, you wouldn't be hurt an' he'd do what he could," He said.

"So... if Will Dixon isn't my dad... who the hell is?" I questioned.

"Me."

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked him "This isn't funny," I told him.

"I ain't jokin'," He replied.

"You? You're my real dad?" I questioned "No... this is some stupid nightmare I'm havin' and I'll wake up soon in bed next to Beth. This isn't real. I know it isn't real... I know that Will woulda told me, he wouldn't have been able to keep that to himself when he was drinkin'. He woulda blurted it out to me to upset and hurt me when I was a kid... this ain't true." I finished and started walking off towards where we left the car.

I heard footsteps behind me and knew Merle was following me but I didn't want to talk to him right now, I didn't want to deal with this. Merle was the person I depended on when I was a kid and he left me to be raised by this shit excuse for a person, knowing he was capable of beating kids. He left me there because it was easier for him, as always, Merle was looking out for Merle and what would make life easier for Merle... don't know why he didn't just drown my in the river if he didn't want me, it's not like my 'real' momma wanted me either, she just gave me away without looking back.

All I ever heard from Will Dixon was what a waste of space I was and how I was just another mouth to feed, I never felt wanted or loved and now I know why. I wasn't his. I wasn't Will Dixon's kid and he didn't care what happened to me or how I was raised, I got lost in the woods for 9 days when I was a kid and no one noticed, not even Merle noticed that I was gone. My whole life I've had to put but with all this bullshit and it's starting to make sense why.

"Daryl!" Merle called as we reached the car "Let me explain a couple things t' you," Merle pleaded with me but I got in the car in the driver's seat. Before I had the chance to lock the doors and drive away, Merle got in the passenger seat and closed the door.

"I don't wanna hear it," I told him.

"There's a lot you don't know," Merle said.

"I don't wanna hear it," I repeated as I started driving.

"I was a fifteen year old kind with a knocked up fifteen year old girlfriend. Her parents didn't wanna know, they wanted her to have an abortion. I managed to talk her out of it. She said she couldn't raise you, her parents wouldn't let her. We were both scared and didn't know what to do," He explained "I spoke to momma and dad and asked them, begged them, if they would look after you. I didn't want you going into the care system. I didn't want you to be raised by strangers... I wanted you to be raised by family," He added.

"Merle-"

"Let me finish," He stated "When you were born, your momma got to hold yer and she fell in love with you... she named you, she wanted to bring you home but if she did that her parents were gonna kick her out and that would mean you were gonna be on the streets, dad came to see you and said they would take you in and raise you as their son, on one condition... I never told you the truth," He said.

"Who is she?" I asked.

"Lorraine Grant,"

"What happened to her?" I questioned.

"When you came home with us, she came to see you every day for three months and then it went to weekly visits, then monthly visits. By the time you were three, she had stopped comin' all together and I know why. It killed her to know that she couldn't take you home, that you would never call her momma, that you wouldn't know who she was. She got real depressed and stopped leavin' her house, I got worried and brought you round there to show her you were doin' ok but her parents wouldn't let us in. They moved to another state and I never saw or spoke to her again," He explained.

"What state?"

"I don't know... her friends would never tell me, blamed me for her being the way she was... I guess it was my fault." He said.

I stopped the car and turned to look at Merle, really look at him, this was my real dad... the person who made me... the man I call 'brother' was really my old man.

"You said somethin' about a deal,"

"We made a contact of sorts for you... statin' that momma and dad would take care of you like their own kid, they would do everything to make sure you did ok. I made him swear he would never lay a finger on you... I didn't care what happened to me, as long as you were ok," He said.

"You lied to me, my whole life." I stated angrily.

We made it back to the prison with the res t of the car journey in an awkward silence. I still can't believe what I was hearing, Will Dixon was my granddaddy and Merle was my real dad... what stupid kind of fucked up world was I born into? Did he really think that Will Dixon wouldn't beat on me, Merle knew what he was capable of and still he left me there when he went to juvie, the army and prison. He didn't give a shit about me. It shouldn't surprise me because no one really gave a shit about me my whole life... until I met Beth.

"Didn't find nothing?" Rick asked when we saw we were empty handed.

"I found somethin' alright." I muttered as I pushed past him and towards where I knew Beth would be... the library.

It didn't take me long to get to the library, I was so angry that I was walking quicker and taking longer strides. I pushed the door to the library open and saw Beth curled up on the floor in the corner reading something but she looked up when she heard me.

"I thought you were staying out overnight?" She questioned.

"Not with that piece of shit," I told her as I sat down on the floor opposite her.

"What happened?" She asked and started looking over me for injuries.

"He's never cared 'bout anyone but himself," I stated and Beth reached out a hand and grabbed mine "I was lied t' my whole life and everyone knew but me... the one person who shoulda known!" I shouted.

"Daryl, calm down... tell me what happened from the beginning. You're not making any sense," She said and shuffled closer to me.

"Merle," I started and she looked pissed that it was Merle who was upsetting me like this "He lied, Will Dixon weren't my ol' man... Merle is," I told her and it was as if someone had slapped her in the face "When he was fifteen he got his girlfriend knocked up with me," I added.

"Merle is your dad?" She questioned "And no one ever told you?" She asked in disbelief "What a piece of shit!" She exclaimed.

"My life is so fucked up." I said and she wrapped her arms around me.

Beth
Since Merle told Daryl the truth about being his real father, Daryl has not been the same; he's been moody, distant and angry at everybody. The smallest thing sets him off and everyone is on edge around him and he's been avoiding Merle like a walker. I've told Daryl he can't get over this until he speaks to Merle on a father-to-son level not brother-to-brother but he won't listen to me and Merle hasn't exactly made a lot of effort to reach out to Daryl and try to make this right and I have had enough of Daryl taking this out on me so by the end of the day the two of them will have some kind of discussion and as I know Daryl won't make the first step, I'm going to go and see Merle.

Daryl was going on a perimeter check with Rick today so it would give me a couple of hours to talk to Merle and maybe get him to try and see sense. I'm also going to tell Merle exactly what I think of him, me and him are going to hash out our issues today too, you know I was more than willing to give him a chance for Daryl's sake but then he was just so rude to me and I know he doesn't think I've heard but the way he talks about me to Daryl pisses me off, thankfully Daryl does fight my corner with him. When he was so rude I decided that I was going to treat him the way he treats me and I know he doesn't like it, he hates it, but serves him right.

It does upset me that it upsets Daryl so much and I know that it sometimes puts him in an awkward position with us slagging each other off and complaining about each other to him all the time, last night he really snapped at me and told me to stop being 'pathetic' 'childish' and 'stupid'. I argued that he lets Merle speak about me and to me the same way and we argued, he did apologise and said he didn't mean to call me those names and I don't think he did, he's just stressed but that's why I want to fix it today.

"Hi," Daryl said softly from the doorway looking down.

"Hi," I replied.

"I'm goin' to do the perimeter check now," He stated.

"Ok... good luck I guess," I said.

"I'll be back in a couple hours." He said and walked away.

It was real awkward this morning because of our argument last night, yes he apologised and I offered him the chance to stay with me last night but he said he didn't want to, he wanted to be on his own. It crushed me because since coming clean about our relationship we've spent every night together. It was horrible not having him there last night and when he left my room last night he didn't even kiss me or tell me he loved me, he just left.

I put my shoes on and went looking for Merle, it didn't take long. He was sitting in his room, next to Daryl's, reading the bible of all things.

"Me and you have gotta talk." I stated seriously with my hands on my hips.

Beth is not a happy camper is she? She is really annoyed at Merle and frustrated at Daryl as well. Do you think that she should try and solve the issues between Daryl and Merle or do you think she should just let them sort it out themselves?

Will Beth make the situation better?
Will Beth make the situation worse?
Will Merle listen to what Beth has got to say?
How will Daryl react to Beth getting involved?

Stay tuned and find out next Sunday!

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