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Layla had been in Daryl's tent plenty of times so the state of it wasn't a surprise to her. He had a cot on the right side of the tent. On the left side was all his clothes in bags. Some bags were open, others weren't. In one corner was his pile of dirty clothes. In the center of the tent were all the blankets he didn't need on his cot. That was usually where they had sex. By the opening of the tent, Daryl had stashed his weapons.

" You take the cot." He said as he walked over to it.

" I can sleep on the floor. My blankets are thick so it's fine." Layla said.

" You ain't sleepin on the floor when you're pregnant." He muttered.

He dropped her pillows and blankets on the ground. Layla moved to the left of the tent and set her bags down besides his. Even though she had been naked with him, been having sex with him, she felt very uncomfortable suddenly. The tent, which was a nice size tent, felt small and hot. They hadn't really spend to many nights together. They actually only spend one night together and that was because she had been to drunk to go to her own room.

Daryl looked over his shoulder at her as she hugged herself. He frowned and went back to making her bed. He took his pillow and blankets off the cot and replaced it with hers. He believed what she had said. Layla wasn't like other women. She didn't say things just to say them. She didn't do things to create drama either. If she said she was pregnant, he believed her. He wasn't sure how he felt about it yet, but he believed her.

" Cot's pretty comfortable. Be easy on your back. You'll fit better than I do." He muttered as he made up her bed.

" You don't have to do that. I can sleep on the floor." Layla said.

" Don't mind. On the ground I can stretch out. Can't do that on the cot." He said. When he faced her an awkward silence settle over them. They just stared at each other from across the tent. It was surprising, giving that she was carrying his baby and they had been naked together. Daryl cleared his throat and place his hand on the back of his neck where he started to rub it.

" I'm sorry, Daryl." She said. " I thought I couldn't get pregnant. I was told by doctors that I couldn't get pregnant. If I had known there could be a chance..." She shook her head and shrugged her shoulders as her voice trailed off.

" Don't matter now." He said. " It's late, should sleep."

Layla and Daryl were laying just a few feet from each other. Each were laying on their back, staring at the roof of the tent. His hands were under his head, hers were resting on her stomach. She was gently pushing down, trying to see if she noticed a difference. She still felt uncomfortable taking his bed but she knew better then to fight with Daryl Dixon. Once his mind was made it, that was it.

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In the morning, after everyone had gotten ready for the day, Daryl was standing on one side of Rick's car with Rick on the other. There was a map on the hood that they were looking at. Daryl was busying slipping his arms into a long sleeve flannel shirt when Layla walked pass Rick. Daryl's eyes went to her stomach right away. It didn't look any different to him then it had been. She was wearing a tight fitting black long sleeve shirt. It completely hugged her figure. He was staring hard at her stomach while she talked with Maggie.

" Daryl, are you listening?" Rick spoke up. Daryl squinted as he looked at him, buttoning the shirt up.

" Yeah." He said but his eyes went back to Layla almost right away. Rick smiled and looked over at her before looking back at Daryl.

" What's going on, Man?" He asked. Daryl shook his head and looked towards the map.

" Nothin." He said. Rick shook his head and pointed down to the spot he had been talking about.

" This is where that farmhouse is located. Hershel said the people that lived there are dead. He knows because they were in the barn out back. It has working wells and runs on a generator like this house. It has five bedrooms. If we can make it safe, some of us could live there. So I think..." Daryl's head stayed down but his eyes were on Layla's stomach again.

" How long it take before you see a woman's pregnant?" He asked without thinking. When Rick didn't answer him, Daryl looked to him. His face flushed as he stood up straight. " Ah..." Rick's eyes were wide. He looked back to Layla then at Daryl.

" Are you...what are you getting at? Why are you staring at Layla like that?" Daryl wasn't talking but he was breathing deep and that was answer enough. " Is Layla pregnant?" Daryl shut his mouth but nodded slowly. " Who's baby is it?" He asked, as if he didn't know.

" Mine." Daryl answered. Rick stood up straight.

" How long have you known?" He asked.

" She just told me last night. She found out the night before that." He answered.

" I didn't even know you two were a thing." Rick said.

" We ain't. We weren't." Daryl said.

" So is that why you moved her into your tent?" Rick asked. Daryl nodded.

" Figured I could protect her at night if she's near me." He said. Daryl looked back as Layla started making her way to him.

" Hey, I'm going up to the house, okay?" She called out. Rick refused to turn around. He didn't want Layla to see the shock he knew was on his face. Daryl looked at Rick then back at her. He nodded. " I'm going to talk to Hershel." They had decided that even though Hershel was a vet, she would ask him advice about the pregnancy.

" Sounds right." Daryl said as he nodded.

" You going to come up there soon?" Layla asked.

" Yeah. Be there in a bit." He said. She nodded then turned and walked over to Maggie. The two girls linked arms then started towards the house.

" Who else knows?" Rick asked quietly.

" Maggie got her the test the other day. She told Dale and now she goin to talk to Hershel." Daryl said.

" When are you going to tell the group?" Rick asked.

" Don't know. I ain't ever thought I'd have to deal with this shit. Not sure how I'm supposed to handle it right now." Rick sighed.

" I hear ya."

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Layla was sitting on the bed Daryl had been laid up in when he had been injured. Hershel was checking her blood pressure. Only him, her and Maggie were in the room. He had been understanding when Layla and Maggie had went to him. Layla explained her past problems with no being able to get pregnant and her surprise at the current pregnancy.

" Why don't you lay down and let me check your stomach." Hershel said. Layla nodded and moved to lay down on the mattress. She pulled her shirt up slightly, baring her stomach but keeping her breasts covered. A knock on the door made Hershel call out to see who it was.

" It's Daryl." He called from the other side of the door. Maggie opened the door and Daryl and Rick stepped in. " What are you doin?" He asked with a frown. Layla was pulling her shirt down as she sat up.

" Maybe Maggie and Rick should step out." Hershel said. " That way the three of us could talk."

" You okay with that?" Maggie asked Layla.

" Yeah, it's okay." Layla reassured her. With a smile, Maggie and Rick stepped out, closing the door behind them. Layla laid back down and pulled her shirt up slightly. Daryl crossed his arms over his chest and started shifting back and forth. Hershel put his hands on her stomach and started to push.

" You need to tell me if anywhere I push is sore, alright?" He asked.

" Okay." She said as she stared up at him. Daryl moved so he could watch what Hershel was doing. Hershel's hands slipped over to her right side. He pushed down and looked at her. When she shook her head, his hands moved to her middle. No pain. He moved to the left. No pain.

" What are you doin?" Daryl spoke up.

" Well, there is no way for us to be able to check her womb. We have no way of knowing if the fetus is implanted in her uterus. If she had any pain on either side of her, I would be worried that it was in one of her fallopian tubes. I want to check you once a week." He said. Layla nodded as he pulled her shirt down. He took her left hand and pulled her up. " Rick said you guys are going to town today." Hershel said to Daryl.

" Planned on it."

" I'm going too. I know where the health clinic there is. I want to our Layla some things. She needs some vitamins to help ensure the baby can develop right. We should also be able to grab one of the home sugar tests. Later in the pregnancy we are going to need to check your sugar levels." Hershel said. He was looking from Layla to Daryl. " Now we need to talk about what's going to happen during this pregnancy."

" What do you mean?" She asked. Hershel sat down beside her while Daryl leaned his back against the wall.

" I think you are going to be due around April, based on your last period. But without an ultrasound, we won't know for sure. As we get close to April, you need to be here with me so I can help you through the delivery. I want you to take it easy. It's not like we can take you to the hospital if you start to have problems. In town we need to find her some bigger clothes. She's small so I expect the pregnancy to show it's self soon. We need to start getting all the baby things we can find." Hershel said. " Does Rick know about this?" Daryl nodded as he bit into his thumb nail on his right hand.

" Told him." He said, making Layla look at him. She couldn't get mad. She had told Maggie and Dale without telling Daryl first.

" I'm going to make a list of everything we need to be on the lookout for. We might want to think about going through some of the houses in town too. Did Rick tell you about the farmhouse up the road?" Daryl nodded again but dropped his hand from his mouth.

" Told me." He said in his low, rough voice. He re-crossed his arms over his chest. " But I think Layla and I should stay here cuz of you." Hershel nodded.

" I think that's the best. I want to keep an eye on her." Hershel smiled at Layla then patted her leg. " I'm going to make that list and hand it over to Rick." He pushed himself up and walked over to the door. He grabbed the door knob with neither Layla or Daryl looking at each other. When he walked out, he shut the door and again Layla felt like the walls were closing in on her. She closed her eyes and sighed.

" You alright?" Daryl asked as he watched her.

" Yeah." She said. She opened her eyes and looked at him. " Are you?"

" Reckon so."

" You know, you're being pretty cool and calm about this. I didn't really expect this to go over so easy with you." Daryl's hands moved so they were behind his back. He crossed his legs at his ankles as he stretched them out in front of him.

" Ain't no reason to be mad." He said. " I know it's mine. I know you ain't been sneakin off with anyone else." And he knew because he paid a lot of attention to her when she wasn't looking.

" But aren't you worried because I'll be honest, I'm scared out of my mind right now." Daryl just shrugged.

" You ain't the first woman to give birth in a bed at a house instead of the hospital." She nodded and dropped her eyes to the floor. They didn't say anything for a few minutes.

" Yeah, I guess you're right about that." She said softly. Daryl pushed himself away from the wall.

" Guess I better see if Rick's ready to hit the town." He said. Layla look up at him but he had dropped his eyes.

" Be careful." She said. Daryl nodded then turned and left the room.