A few weeks later - Maggie and Beth ended up talking and making up. Maggie was willing to give Merle a chance and try and be nice. She didn't make promises though.

They were all slowly getting along, and making the best of Alexandria. One of Meredith's students - came to her and told her that her dad was abusing her, it started after her mom died a year ago. Rick ended up overhearing and getting into a fight with the dad and killing him. Meredith was off with Diana talking about what to do with the dad, and her student. Diane wanted him arrested, not killed. Michonne came to Rick's defense during the meeting in city hall along with the Greene's and the other Atlanta group defended Rick. Diane eventually came to the agreement that he did the right thing. Hershel and Meredith took the young girl in - She was 6 years younger than Beth and her name was Sam. They got her settled in and apart of the family.

Maggie came up to Meredith one night on the porch. "Can we walk and talk?"

"Sure sweetie." Meredith smiled finishing Sam's hair. "How bout you go see what the boys are up too?" Sam nodded and she went to go find them. Meredith walked around with Maggie. "What's going on sweetie?"

Maggie was walking to the infirmary with her. "I think I'm pregnant." she sighed softly. "Would explain a lot of my mood swings lately."

"Not necessarily sweetie." Meredith said smiling slightly, walked inside with her. "What are you feeling?"

"Mama!" Maggie sighed, and walking inside and telling her all the symptoms she was having.

"Well.. Let's do a pregnancy test." She said going into the office and grabbing two. She hadn't kept any at the house in a few months. She took one also for the heck of it. She read hers and it was negative. She sighed. "Lets see yours." Meredith smiled and looked at Maggie's.

"It's.. Positive." Meredith smiled slightly. Maggie smiled a bit, and started crying. Meredith got up and hugged her, rubbing her back. She knew that Maggie and Glenn had been trying for a long time.

Hershel walked in and saw them hugging. "Everything okay? "He asked worried.

"Daddy.. You're going to be a Grandpa." Maggie smiled and cried.

He looked at Meredith, and then at Maggie. "Really?" He smiled slightly.

Maggie nodded. "Yes."

Hershel walked over and hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead.

Maggie told Glenn a day or so later, and everyone else a week later.

Meredith was awoken by Glenn in the middle of the night a month later. Hershel was a few houses over and helping someone deliver their baby.

"She's bleeding a lot." Glenn said frantic. "In a lot of pain."

Meredith slid on her shoes, she slept in her jeans and shirts a lot now. She got up and ran upstairs to their bedroom "Maggie?"

Maggie was crying out in pain laying on the floor in the bathroom and holding onto her stomach. She was bleeding a lot it was all over the floor.

Meredith went over and helped her up."Glenn. Get the car going." She said getting help taking her out of the house and to the car with Glenn helping. "Almost their honey" She was trying to comfort her while getting her into the car. "Drive." She told Glenn.

"Where?" He asked driving.

"Hilltop." Meredith said. She was one of the few that have been there. She got to know Dr. Carson while visiting.

Rick was doing watch and saw them pull up to the gate. "Whats going on?"

"Maggie's not doing good. Going to Hilltop let Hershel know." Meredith said holding Maggie in the backseat. "Please watch the kids for me." She asked gently.

Rick nodded opened the gate, and shut it after them.

Glenn drove, focusing on the road.

Meredith was in back, holding Maggie as she laid down with her head in her lap. "Breathe honey. I know it hurts." She said softly, putting a hand on her stomach, praying to herself.

Maggie cried and curled up tightly, against Meredith. She tried calming down and breathing but couldn't help it. "Why does this have to happen.." She cried more.

"I don't know honey." She said gently, rubbing her back more and keeping a hand on her belly. "God, help her." She prayed to herself.

Maggie just cried more She had a towel in between her legs holding it against her to control the bleeding.

They arrived at hilltop a while later. Glenn pulled in shut off the car and ran to where Carson stayed at. Meredith got Maggie out and carried her inside the infirmary with Glenn. "She's been bleeding. Close to a pint of blood loss." She said talking to Dr Carson.. "She's not passed out." She helped get Maggie up on the bed. "She's at least 11 weeks."

Harlan nodded as he started examining Maggie, he removed the towel and did an internal, along with an ultrasound. He watched the monitor, and kept his face straight. Meredith watched the monitor and frowned. Harlan looked at the young couple. "I'm sorry. It looks like the baby passed about a week ago." He showed them everything on the monitor. He talked to them a while about what they could do, and what to do for future pregnancies. Maggie just cried holding Glenn close and holding Meredith's hands. Harlan started her on medication to help make things go along quickly and gave her pain relief she could take. He wanted to keep her for a day or two to make sure she was okay. He also told Maggie, Glenn and Meredith what to watch out for during the next few weeks also to come back if she hadn't had a real period in about a 6 to 7 weeks.

Meredith got Maggie to finally take something to fall asleep. Glenn stayed with her, and slept in the chiar Meredith contacted Hershel on the radio and told him what happened, and they would be back in a few days.

A few days later they were home, and Maggie was resting in bed, and being taken care of by them all.

Three months later, she was still mourning, and feeling horrible about it all. She cried as Meredith held her close and comforted her her about her loss Hershel also talked to her and stayed with her too.

"How did you do it." She said leaning against Meredith while her dad rubbed her back. "It just hurts so much."

"Well.. Your dad and I took it hard each time. I know we cried a lot." Meredith answered softly. "I thought something was wrong with me or us since it kept happening - Early or later in the pregnancy" She sighed softly. "But nothing was wrong, doctors said things just happen." She stroked her hair softly. "I had your daddy to get through it all. He was - is - very understanding and knows how heartbreaking it is because he was just as heartbroken."

"We just took it day by day honey." Hershel said softly. "Some days were very hard - others, it went not as bad.. The hurt doesn't go away, but it dulls over time, you never forget, but you can celebrate that you did have a baby. That's why your Mama and I planted roses.. That was our way of remembering them. It also helps to make them even if you don't know the gender. It makes it more real - easier to talk about."

Maggie sniffed and sighed. "Glenn said he liked the name Jessie.." She looked down. Glenn had walked into the room. "I think we should name the baby that."

Glenn smiled slightly. "If you like it - we can go with that."

Maggie looked at him and hugged him. "I do.. I really like it." She pressed her forehead against his and closed her eyes. They had started apologizing the way her mama and daddy did to each other the whole family did it that way, pressing foreheads against each other and keeping quiet for a moment.

She had apologized so much for losing the baby, even if it wasn't her fault. "Jessie Rhee." She moved back, smiling slightly at Glenn, and looked at Meredith. "Can it be written down in the family bible?" Maggie was slowly loosing her faith, and felt tested constantly.

Meredith nodded and pulled it out, she opened it under Glenn and Maggie's little branch and wrote down the baby's name and date - under Meredith and Hershel's family part, they had all the kids names written and the date they were born or deceased.

Maggie hugged her Daddy and Mama tightly and Glenn, She laid back in bed and wanted to sleep.

Glenn walked them out. "Thank you both." He said softly, hugging them.

"Of course honey." Meredith said hugging him. "We are here for you too.. It's hard on both parents when they lose a baby, no matter what age they were.. We are here to talk if you need us."

"Come to us anytime son." Hershel said softly.

Glenn nodded and hugged Hershel. "I will." He slowly walked back inside and shut the door.

Meredith and Hershel sighed and walked home. They lived next door to them now.