Babies

"Ready to start pushing?" Harlan smiled. Melanie handed the baby to Harlan.

Melanie groaned. "I just had a baby. Ask me again later."

"One more left, hon." Harlan laughed slightly, checking over the baby.

"You have this one." She looked at Harlan, and breathed. She was exhausted. "Baby shop is closed after this."

Negan let out a chuckle, and took over at the bottom.

"Whoa, Just because you play doctor. Doesn't mean you are one mister and you shouldn't be delivering a baby.." Melanie breathed, she was just messing with him. He did great helping her with Ford.

"Well. You didn't see to mind it when we did play it.." Negan rolled his eyes. "That's how we ended up with Charity."

Rick wasn't thrilled with this conversation. He glanced over at Negan, then at Melanie.

Melanie groaned. "Just help me." She sighed. "You shove this one out of your vagina."

Negan let out a laugh. "Want me to or not? You're sending me mixed messages.." He leaned over and kissed her.

Melanie looked at him. "Keep laughing. I'll give you a vasectomy myself. Yes. Help me damn it." She breathed, and kissed him slightly. "Him too." She shot a look at Harlan. She groaned, gave in and pushed.

Harlan shook his head and laughed. "Sure you will." He held her hand.

Negan tried to not laugh again, he smiled slightly and watched, he watched as the baby's butt came out. "Breech.." He kept his hands off it, and watched as the baby's body came out, coaching her, holding onto the baby's torso. " Gotta Stop." He looked up at her. "Breathe. It's alright."

Melanie kept pushing, she was having a harder time this round. She was drenched in sweat, and shaking, as she stopped pushing.

"Baby, you're almost done. The baby is right there." Negan told her, watching. "Breathe sweetness."

Harlan was holding the baby boy and watched, while holding her hand.

Rick nodded. "Doing good." He sat down holding her hand more. He was nervous every time a birth was about to happen. Michonne also told him she was pregnant before he left today.

Melanie smiled slightly, nodding, breathing.

"Breathe." Negan said watching more.

Melanie panted, and looked worried.

"She's okay." Harlan smiled, then leaned down and kissed her.

Negan tried to ignore him kissing her - That really bothered him..

Negan smiled and watched as the baby came. "Shit... Sweetness...She's beautiful." He smiled big and worked on getting her crying.

Melanie cried laying back, panting as the baby was placed on her chest. Melanie smiled and held the baby close. She was shaking hard, and sweating like crazy. "T..they okay?" she said laying back asking hoarse.

"He's perfect.." Harlan smiled. "I'll look her over in a few...You did great hon." He smiled and kissed her more.

Melanie nodded catching her breath and held them both close, she took her shirt off more, She cried holding them both close and let Harlan take the baby girl to check her. Negan smiled watching her, he leaned over and kissed her more. "Shit. That was amazing." He smiled looking them over.

The afterbirth was delivered later - that was more painful than the actual babies being born. Melanie got a pad placed under her. Harlan checked her every so often for bleeding.

She held the babies close and smiled down at them. She closed her eyes. "Thank god." She smiled listening to Negan. "Thank you." She wiped her face and tried calming down. Negan leaned over and kissed her more.

Rick smiled and hugged her. "Did amazing honey." He kissed her forehead. "Gonna go let the kids know."

She nodded, and smiled. "Bring them in, in a while?"

"Of course." Rick smiled and slid out of the room.

"Names?" Negan said softly looking them both over.

Melanie smiled. "Liam.." She nodded, she could tell the more she looked at the little boy, that he was defiantly Harlan's. She and Harlan had actually talked about that name for the babies before. "Lucy.." She was looking at the little girl, over more she looked like Charity, she loved that name for a baby girl - her and Negan where going to call Charity that, but changed their minds.

She smiled and laid her head back, cuddling them both close.

"Those are good names." Negan sat next to her, watching the babies.

Harlan cleaned up the mess, along with Negan. Negan leaned against the wall, "Well doc. You did good."

"So did you." He smiled, and stood with him. "Melanie did amazing."

"She always does." Negan took out a bottle of jack, opened it and took a sip. He handed it to the doctor. "Take a shot." He said. "Earned it."

The kids came in later along with Rick and Maggie, to meet the babies.

"What they name mama?" Sarah asked climbing on the bed.

Melanie held back a groan. "Carson…. And Lucy." She smiled softly letting them look the babies over.

"Pwitty." Ford smiled kissing them, looking at the babies. Sarah hugged them and kissed them softly. Charity gave them a dirty look and cuddled with her mom, trying to intimidate the new babies. Hershel Jr looked, and then cuddled with his mom.

After a while Rick was exploring the kitchen pantry, and found something to throw together for dinner. Maggie was helping, and keeping the kids entertained.

Harlan and Negan where both holding the babies, looking them over.

"She looks a hella lot like Mel." Negan smiled.

Harlan looked Carson over, both kids looked a lot like Melanie. "So does Liam" He smiled.

They continued talking, and taking care of the babies.

Harlan checked on Melanie's bleeding to make sure it was normal.

Negan was in the living room talking with Rick and Maggie.

"We can make sure you're able to be around for the babies.." Maggie said gently. "You... have seemed to have come a long way.." She smiled a bit.

Rick nodded, he wasn't sure. "You can start by working with me." He said watching Negan. "You still have to earn my trust."

Negan nodded, sitting down holding Sarah and Ford. "Deal."

The following morning, they loaded up, and headed back home..