My Baby Boy

A Walking Dead fanfic

Chapter 3: Zombies Led Me to You

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The camp was packing up their vehicles and moving out of the quarry that next morning. Since the walkers were coming up all the way in the mountain areas where their campsite was, that meant there was little food in the city, so they were no longer as safe here as they once were and now they have to move to another safer place to call home. Carl rode with his parents since his parents wouldn't allow him to ride on a motorcycle even if it was with an experienced adult like Daryl. Everyone besides T-Dog found it odd how Carl was clinging to Daryl's side all the time. They supposed he felt safer when around him, which they could understand since Daryl was the best out of them at surviving and defending. They all thought that Carl's closeness with Daryl was a brother-like bond, so they didn't overly focus on them and their closeness. They traveled in their vehicles for three hours and found nothing useful, so they all stopped their vehicles and took a much needed leg break.

While everyone was walking around the highway they stopped on, digging through abandon cars for more supplies, a walker horde starts coming slowly down the highway in search of food. The only one to notice this was Daryl since he decided to check around their surroundings. He quickly and quietly ran to his group and told them to get down under the cars to hide. As he went through everyone, making sure everyone was acting accordingly, he didn't spot Carl.

'No…damnit! Where is he?' He thought slightly frantic looking around him.

Daryl walked over to Carol who was finding a car to get under.

"Where's Carl, have you seen em?" Daryl asked them.

Carol turned worried eyes on him. "I saw him run in the woods. Some walkers were blocking his way to get to a car."

"Damnit…" Daryl then took off to the woods in search for his baby.

After a couple minutes in the forest to the side of the highway, something crashed into Daryl's side. He noticed it to be Carl who was clinging onto him for dear life.

"Dar, don't let them get me!" He said in fright, burying his face against Daryl's side.

Daryl wrapped his arms around him in relief. "Thank God you're okay. Are walkers chasing you?"

Carl nodded against him, his face now buried against Daryl's chest when Daryl turned towards him. Daryl then suddenly heard the soft moans of a couple walkers a few feet away from them that was headed straight for them. Those must've been the ones that chased him. Daryl wielded his crossbow with one hand and shot the walkers in the head. Carl was still out of breath and looked a little wobbly on his feet.

"Legs…so tired." He breathed out in exhaustion.

Daryl looked down at Carl in remorse. "Oh, baby…." Daryl bent over slightly to pick Carl up bridely and carried him back to the highway, waiting out the heard in the woods first before meeting back up with the others. When Lori and Rick spotted their baby boy in Daryl's arms, they ran over to him thinking something was wrong.

"Oh my God, is he okay?" Lori asked slightly frantic.

"Yeah, he's okay, just exhausted." Daryl assured.

Lori offered to take Carl and put him back in her's and Rick's car. Daryl handed him over while Rick filled him in on their group's status.

"Everyone is okay and we all got a few supplies from the abandon cars, some really helpful stuff even. We're all ready to move out."

Daryl nodded. "Okay, let's get goin' then."

Daryl got back on his motorcycle while everyone else got in their cars and they moved out, Daryl continuing to lead the way. After another three hours, they all stopped on a back road surrounded by forest and lounged on the side of the road around their vehicles for another leg break. This time Carl came up to Daryl and suggested they spend some time alone in the woods off to the side of the road, Daryl agreeing since they haven't had any chances to express their feelings for each other, not even holding hands or cuddling without someone right beside them. So they walked off in the woods together, no one even noticing where they went. When they were finally hidden behind trees and bushes, they locked their hands together. They walked over to a big, thick trunked tree and sat against it, Daryl's back resting against it and Carl cuddled up at his side resting his head on Daryl's chest, Daryl's arms around him.

Carl nuzzled his face against Daryl's chest, reveling in finally being able to do the mannerisms he wants to without fear of negative responses from the others. Carl sighs happily completely relaxed.

"So good to finally be able to do this." Carl stated softly.

Daryl smiled affectionately while running one of his hands soothingly on his back.

"Yeah, tell me about it. Ts'a damn challenge keeping myself from holding you like this….and especially this."

Daryl gently put a hand under Carl's head and turned it toward his own and leaned down, meeting their lips. Their kiss grows intense and passionate, Carl sitting up on his knees and wrapping his arms around Daryl's neck. They kiss for quite a while, Daryl moving between Carl's lips and his neck. A few feet from them a person stood hidden by a tree. It was Glenn staring with wide and shocked eyes. Rick told him to go retrieve Daryl and Carl since they wondered off, and the group were ready to get going. Glenn stopped in his tracks, though, when he caught Carl and Daryl making out. Glenn blinked in bewilderment and turned his eyes away from the site and waited for them to be done before he walks over to them. It turns out Glenn didn't have to walk to them since they started to get up and walk in his direction once they were done making out.

They came hand in hand, Carl leaning his head against Daryl's arm affectionately, not even noticing Glenn there yet. They finally did when Glenn came out from behind the tree he was hiding himself behind when they came nearer to his hiding spot. Daryl and Carl's eyes widen in shock to see someone in the area of forest they were in. Glenn still gazed at them in astonishment with wide eyes and slack jaw.

"When?" Glenn breathed out softly.

Carl blushed and hid his face against Daryl's side while Daryl just swallowed nervously.

"Whad a ya mean?" said Daryl trying to brush it off.

Glenn rose a brow. "Don't 'whad a ya mean' me, I saw you two kissing,"

Now, that made Daryl blush lightly and made Carl's intensify.

"Do Lori and Rick know?" Glenn asked them.

Carl shook his head while his face was still shielded against Daryl's side.

"Have you thought about telling them?" Glenn asked them again.

Carl shook his head once again. Glenn looked at Daryl, wanting him to give him an answer for once. Daryl noticed that he was staring at him expectantly, so he finally spoke on the matter.

"He's scared. It's also a pretty hard subject to talk about considering."

"Well, yeah, I can see that…...but you're gonna have to tell them sometime, they're Carl's parents. And I'm pretty sure you don't want them chancing on walking in on that of which I walked in on, so the sooner the better,"

Daryl knew he was right, he's thought the same thing a time or two. He sighed. Glenn looked back down at their clasped hands in thought.

"So how long?" Glenn asked again hoping one of them would answer this time.

Daryl mumbled the answer. Thankfully Glenn caught it. "A week."

Glenn was amazed by that considering him and the group were always around them 24/7.

"Wow….I can't believe this has gone over all of our heads for that long." Glenn stated softly.

Carl finally turned his head from Daryl's side and looked up at Glenn.

"Do you hate us now?" He mumbled unsurely.

Glenn gazed down at him gently. "Oh, Carl, of course not. A bit weirded out, but I don't have any negative feelings toward you guys. Who's to say anything negative about it? The rules that were are no more anyway. Even if they weren't, I still wouldn't, not that kind of person," He said then smiled.

Carl smiled back gratefully, Daryl giving a slight smile as well.

"We're ready to leave, so you guys need to come back." Glenn stated before turning around and beginning to walk away.

Daryl unexpectedly spoke up again. "…Hey, Korea!"

Glenn turned his head back to them.

"Thanks." Daryl continued.

Glenn smiled. "No problem. I mean it, ya know. Tell Lori and Rick…or I will."

Daryl sighed. Looks like they're gonna have to tell Rick and Lori sooner than they thought. When they found the CDC and got accepted in and were picking out their rooms a few hours later, Daryl located Carl and convinced him to collect all his courage since they were telling his parents about them today. Daryl and Carl walked over to Lori and Rick's room which they shared with Carl also and Daryl knocked on the open door. Lori and Rick were finishing up moving in their room. She and Rick looked up and smiled at seeing Carl and Daryl.

"Hey, bud, Daryl. What's up?" said Rick.

"Hey….can we come in a moment?" Daryl asked.

Lori and Rick agreed, so Daryl closed their room door so they'd have privacy from the others.

"Something wrong?" Lori asked Daryl.

"No, no, Carl and I just need to talk to you about something for a moment."

Lori and Rick looked surprised by that. "Sure…'bout what?" Rick asked.

Daryl shifted nervously, not sure how to say this. Luckily Carl helped him out.

"I'm in a relationship."

That took Lori and Rick by pleasant surprise. "Oh, honey, that's wonderful! Who's the lucky girl? Eliza? Maddie?" Lori asked curiously.

Carl shook his head and met their eyes nervously. "It's not a girl."

Lori and Rick were silent for a second before Rick spoke up. "Oh…." Rick said getting the idea.

"Okay….who's the lucky boy then." She corrected.

Carl then gazed at the floor. "Right here." He mumbled before he slowly reached his hand over to Daryl's and locked their hands together.

That shocked Lori and Rick. They looked at their now clasped hands and looked up at Daryl in disbelief.

"What?" Rick voiced in confusion.

"Is that true, Daryl?" Lori asked.

Daryl met their shocked eyes. "Yeah, it's true."

Rick let out a breath of air and ran his hand over the top of his head.

"When you say…in a relationship, you mean….?" Lori trailed off.

"An intimate one, yes." Daryl confirmed.

Lori shook her head and crossed her arms in utter shock. "Wow…." She said softly.

"Have you done anything? Kissed?" Rick asked having the need to know.

"Yeah." Carl answered.

Rick hesitated asking the next question, nervous about the answer he'd receive.

"Sex?" He asked.

"No." Daryl answered.

Rick and Lori sighed in relief, thankful their son hasn't lost his virginity yet.

"We had no idea you were into…boys, hon." Lori said to Carl.

"So you two are together, huh?" Rick asked wanting more validation.

"Yes." Daryl answered.

"I love him daddy, mom. And he loves me, right?" Carl looked up at Daryl.

"I do," Daryl said as he met Carl's eyes. He then looked over at Lori and Rick.

"I love him dearly." He continued.

Rick and Lori were silent for a bit. They looked at their clasped hands then met each other's eyes and seemed to reach a mutual conclusion. Rick turned back towards the two.

"Okay." Rick stated.

That blindsided Carl and Daryl. "What?" They both asked in unison.

"This world we have now doesn't allow anyone to control anything. Even life is scarce to come by, and love is even more scarce, so if you two found love in each other then that's a gift that should be treasured since you may not find it again with the world narrowing so drastically."

A huge grin spread on Carl's face. Then he ran over to them to give them a hug. Daryl smiled as well.

"Thank you! I love you guys!" Carl exclaimed.

Lori and Rick laughed. "Love you too, sweetie."

Rick met Daryl's eyes again. "Take care of our boy for us, Daryl."

Daryl gave him an assuring gaze. "Have and always will."

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That night before everyone went to bed, Lori and Rick allowed Carl to have 5 minutes of alone time with Daryl to bid goodnight to each other. They wouldn't allow Carl to sleep in Daryl's room with him, not that night anyway. So Daryl and Carl were in one of the bathrooms hugging and kissing goodnight.

"So glad mom and dad accept us. It's so exciting." Carl said happily.

Daryl hummed in agreement and touched Carl's nose with his. "It is."

"Love you." Carl said as he nuzzled Daryl's nose.

"Love you too, babe." He said then leaned down to give him a kiss before they left the bathroom and went to bed.

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~End~

And that's the end! Hope you enjoyed. If so leave me a review. Thanks for reading. Till next story. ^ - '