Protecting Love Chapter 6, a walking dead fanfic

AN: Thanks for the reviews and i hope you enjoy this chapter. Hopefully it will be a little longer. Trying to get together with two possible betas yay anyway ENJOY

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Ch 6

The drive to the hospital was quiet as Beth played with the bracelets on her wrists. Daryl kept looking at her in the corner of his eye as she bit her lip in nervousness. After dinner she had come to him and asked if he could drive her to the hospital she was done putting it off. Now she was either playing with her bracelets or her necklace when she had gone back to playing with her bracelets Daryl placed one of his hands on hers to still it. He rubbed his thumb on her wrists. " Its going to be okay. If you need to you can cry in my shoulder." he said. Beth nodded her head in thanks as she swallowed as her mouth was suddenly dry. They pulled into the parking lot and walked slowly to Hershel Greene's room. Daryl had his hand on the small of Beth's back as they had walked rubbing small circles trying to soothe her slightly. She grabbed his other hand before walking into Hershel's room. Hershel smiled sadly at Beth as she walked in and took a seat next to him. Daryl moved behind her and leaned against the wall offering his presences to Beth. Hershel held his hand up for Beth to take which she did.

" I'm glad you're okay Beth." Hershel said. " How are Daryl and his brother treating you?" he asked.

"Okay. They give me space when I need it." She said. " Actually I think Daryl and I may be coming friends." she said with a little laugh as she looked toward Daryl.

"No, we already are. " Daryl said with a small smile toward her. She smiled back at him before turning back to her father holding back her tears.

"That's good." He said as he closed his eyes briefly before making eye contact with Beth again. "Sing for me Bethy please?" he asked. Beth leaned over and kissed her father's cheek

"You don't have to ask daddy." she said as she closed her eyes and thought of a song before she started singing.

Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always some reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memories seep from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

in the arms of the angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lies
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
this glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

She looked back at her father who was smiling slightly with tears in his eyes."Thank you Bethy." He said " Why don't you go on home now, come see me tomorrow, When I'm not in so much pain." He said.

" OK good night Daddy." says Beth before kissing his cheek again and let Daryl lead her out as a nurse came in to give Hershel a shot of morphine. They were halfway to the elevator when they saw several nurses and doctors rush to Hershel's room. Daryl had to grab Beth around the waist to stop her from running to her father's room as they brought a crash cart into the room. The entire time as he is holding her back she is screaming. He finally saw all of them leave the room with their heads bowed as Beth finally breaks from his arms to run past them and Daryl hot on her heels to see Hershel laying peacefully on the bed before they pull the sheet over his head. Beth turns to Daryl and cries into his chest as they say time of death. Beth collapses to her knees crying as Daryl is trying to comfort her. He sees the nurse that came in earlier smiling as she turned the corner. Daryl takes note of what she looks like before leading Beth to the closest chair and sitting her there.

"Beth I'm coming right back just sit here OK, I'm going to talk to the doctor." He said in her hair before he placed a kiss to her forehead as she cried. Daryl walked up to the Doctor as he writes the time of death on Hershel's chart. " Hey doc, could the morphine have done it?" he asked softly. The doctor looked up at him in surprise.

"Mr Dixon, Mr. Greene wasn't scheduled for another morphine shot for another hour. Do you know who came in with the needle of morphine?" the doctor asked. Daryl nodded.

"On her scrubs it said Lerner." he said. " Dark hair in a tight bun, blueish green eyes." Daryl described.

"Alert your officers. Mr. Dixon. That woman was fired last week. Her name is Dawn Lerner." The doctor said as he went to the nearest nurses station to call security. "Hopefully she's not out of the building." the doctor added before he was put on with the head of security.

Dawn Lerner slipped into the emergency exit stairwell and ran down the several flights before she hit the underground parking lot. There she ran until she ran into the form of Milton. " Is it done?" Milton asked. Dawn nodded as she panted. "Good." he said before grabbing her around the neck and sticking her with a needle filled with the same liquid as what he gave Andrea. She gasped in pain as the blood came from her nose and eyes.

"Why Milton? I thought-" she started

"What? That I loved you? You were only using me to get to the Governor. " he said. " I saw the pictures Dawn. I should have known a woman like you always goes for the man with power not the man assistant to power." he said sadly as he watched her drop to her knees as she place a hand around her neck as the air was cut off. They heard the sirens going off for lock down in the hospital. " Seems you weren't as careful as you thought Dawn. " he said as he continued to watch her struggle to breathe before she finally collapsed dead at his feet. He walked back to his car and drove off just as the gates in the parking lot locked everyone else inside. He pulled a cellphone from his pocket and made a call. "It's done. Both targets are dead." he said.

"Good."

Daryl was sitting with Beth in his arms as she was now just sniffling as Officers took statements from him and the doctor as he rest locked for Dawn. Daryl looked up when Merle got off the elevator and sat on the other side of Beth and placed a hand on her back causing her to turn her gaze to him. Her eyes were now red and puffy from crying and Merle felt her forehead as he combed a few strands of hair from her face. " You okay Songbird?" he asked. She nodded then shook her head. "You do feel hot. Do you have a headache.?" he asked. She nodded. she swallowed a couple of times.

"I always do when I cry." she said in a watery voice. Merle nodded before looking over to Daryl.

"We'll get you home OK. We can do all this tomorrow or when you're feeling a little better."" he said before getting up and talking to the nearest officer. After a few minutes of Talking Merle came back over . "Go on and take her home little brother. Then meet me at the station. Carol and Sophia will stay with Beth til we get back." he said. Daryl saw in Merle's eyes that they found something but did not want to upset Beth even more than she already was. He placed an arm around Beth's middle and let her lean on him as he walked her out of the hospital to his vehicle. When they arrived at the apartment Daryl carried Beth inside since she had fallen asleep against his shoulder since he let her cling to him once they got inside the truck. He saw Carol in the kitchen making tea and Sophia watching cartoons. He quickly place Beth on her bed before turning to Carol in the doorway.

"We'll watch her while you're gone. I'll give her some tea and soup once she wakes. " Carole said. " Merle already old me not to open the apartment to anyone unless they give me the password and knock." She added when she saw Daryl 's worried look.

"And what is the password?" he asked dreading the word that Merle and Carol could have picked which judging by her expression was something he wasn't going to like.

"Pookie."

Daryl walked into the morgue and saw Merle, Rick and the coroner Bob Stookey standing by two bodies. His heart dropped when he saw that one of he bodies was looked at Rick to ask a silent question to know if Shane knew, which Rick shook his head to. He turned to the other body and was surprised to see the nurse they were looking for was on the other table. " So Bob, now that Daryl is here what can you tell us? " Rick asked.

not as long as i had hoped but there it is. R&R plz and i hoped you enjoyed this chapter. I promise more to come!