Winter came and gone, we have been settled down for a few months. We got the gate fixed, and now we have this contraption that keeps the walkers from getting inside. These two metal door push the walkers coming towards the gate and get pushed into wooden stakes.

Everyone got into routine. Some would go out on runs, others would help with chores and all that. Daryl and I finally got a room. We found offices and cleared it out. While on a run, Daryl found a bed frame, a mattress, and blankets. Colt's crib was in the corner and we had other belongs throughout the room. Jamie doesn't sleep with us, for the past few months he's been following Carl around, so he sleeps in the same cell as him. The two kids wake up early and help Rick with his farming.

That's right. Rick. He gave up the leader role and took over as the farmer. We now have a council with Daryl, Hershel, Glenn, Maggie, Michonne, Carol, Sasha, and Tyreese on it.

Colt's gotten bigger, and so has Judith. They're about four months old now. Jamie plays with them, and Beth and I usually watch over the two, sometimes Carol. We now have a lot of kids around. Mostly under the age of fourteen. But it was nice to see that there was kids that survived the zombie apocalypse.

So far we haven't seen any sign of the Governor. Like he just disappeared. If we're lucky, he's gone for good. But when are we ever? Michonne was always out looking for him all over Georgia. During the winter, people started showing up, and we'd take them in. We had a lot of people come in, we cleared out cell blocks B, D, and E. A was cleared out, but we used it for stuff other than a place for people to live in.

I was on my way to help with the walker problem on the fence when I saw Carol and Daryl talking.

"About today, I don't know if we'll be able to spare a lot of people for the run." Carol said.

"Our place is good to go, if we could get a move on." Daryl replied.

"Yeah. The thing is we had a pretty big build up overnight. Dozens more towards three. It's getting as bad as last month, they don't spread out anymore."

"The people in the center draw more of 'em out. Get enough of those damn fence clingers, they started to herd up." Daryl responded.

"They're pushing against the fences again. It's manageable but unless we get ahead of it, not for long. Sorry, pookie." Carol replied.

Daryl nudged her with his elbow before leaving. Pookie? Daryl doesn't even let me call him things like that. If I do, he tells me to stop and I do. But he doesn't tell Carol? Just gives her a small nudge and leaves? He hates little pet names like that.

I sighed quietly before going up to the fence and grabbing a crowbar and going down to the fence to kill the walkers. About ten minutes later I heard footsteps walking up behind me.

"I'm goin' now. I'll be back before sunset." Daryl said.

"Okay." I replied, killing another walker.

"You alrigh'?" He asked, spinning me around.

I nodded, "Yeah, Daryl. I'm just fine."

"Okay." Daryl responded before leaning down and trying to kiss me.

Trying.

I stepped back and smiled tightly, "I have guts all over me, babe."

"Don't call me that. You know I don't like being called things like that." Daryl replied.

I gave him a small glare and scoffed before turning back to the fence full of walkers and stabbed one through the eye. I heard him sigh before leaving. After a few hours of clearing the walkers up, I went to go check on Colt. Jamie was at story time with the other kids, so I didn't have to find him. I cleaned up and grabbed Colt from his crib,

"Hey, sweetheart."

He made some baby sounds and I bounced him slightly before setting him on the floor and putting his toys around him. I let him play while I got his breakfast ready. He and Judith are starting to eat solid food, but still mostly milk. After feeding him I walked around, saying hi to some people I knew.

I found Maggie and the three of us went outside to enjoy the fresh air. We gossiped, I told her about the pet name thing with Daryl, and we played with Colt for a bit. When it started getting dark we went to get dinner. I fed Colt some applesauce and we walked back to our room. I gave Colt a bath before putting him in his crib and went to find Jamie.

When I found the five year old, I made sure he ate and had him go take a bath before walking him to his cell. I left him with Carl and went to my room to get ready to go to sleep. After I got dressed in short shorts and a hoodie I realized Daryl wasn't back yet. He said he would be back by sun set, didn't he?

I laid down on the bed, waiting for him to come back. I eventually doze off but woke again when the door opened. I heard Daryl sigh before the sound of clothes shuffling around and the other side of the bed dipped under his weight.

"Sorry I was late. We ran into a problem at the place we went to. Roof collapsed and there was dozens of walkers on it. They rained down on us. We were lucky nobody died. Bob got a little hurt, though. His foot got pinned under a shelf."

I didn't answer and he sighed again, "Look, I obviously did somethin' and you're mad about it. But, I have no idea what I did."

Again, I didn't answer and he groaned in frustration before laying down beside me and we both fell asleep. I was woken up the next morning by Colt who was crying and a flash.

"I got 'im." Daryl whispered in my ear before he left the bed and I was cold.

Colt stopped crying and I rolled over with a groan and opened my eyes and saw Daryl feeding him one of those fruit cups. I checked the alarm clock next to me and saw that it was around seven. I grabbed a pair of skinny jeans and a t-shirt before changing and putting my boots on. After Daryl was done he handed me Colt,

"I gotta go find Carol." He said.

"Yeah. Okay." I replied before grabbing Colt's clothes and changing him.

Daryl left and I walked outside with Colt and saw Jamie with Carl and Rick, helping with the pigs. I smiled before going back to my room. I set Colt on the floor and started playing with him. It wasn't long until I heard screaming and I opened the door.

"Stay here!" Rick yelled at me before running down the corridor.

"What's happening?!"

"Walkers in D!" He answered.

I shut the door and locked it and grabbed Colt before hugging him to me and sitting on the bed. About a half hour later I heard a knock on the door, "Vi?"

Daryl? What's going on?" I asked, reaching for the door knob.

"Don't open the door. It's a sickness. I was exposed, Vi. Can't be around Colt or Jamie or you. I'll ask Carl or someone to send 'im up here. Just... make sure no one comes in. I can't have you three getting sick. We don't have medicine, Vi. You could die." Daryl answered.

"Daryl I can't just stay in here." I replied.

"I can't have the kids leavin' though. It's possibly airborne. At least, that's what Hershel told us." He said.

"I know." I whispered before throwing the door open and hugging him.

"Vi, I could have it. You shouldn't be touching me." Daryl replied, hugging me back.

"Be careful."

"Always am."

So I accidentally skipped a chapter. Please go back and read chapter 28.