Megan Grimes, thirty two years old and pregnant with her first child. It should be a happy time for her but instead she's fighting to survive with her sister in law and nephew. What happens when Daryl becomes overly protective of the mother to be?
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Shane looked from Rick to Daryl to Megan. Even though he had a gun to his head and a knife to his throat he was still grinning like an idiot.
Andrea had rushed straight to Michonnes, happy to be reunited but not letting their guards down.
Michonne, Andrea and Glenn stood ready waiting, incase any of the Governors men appeared. The screams and shots from the main areas of Woodbury had died down.
"Now come on Rick. You wouldn't shoot me would you? I'm your best friend." Shane smirked.
Rick scoffed. "You stopped being my friend when you slept with my wife and tried to kill my sister."
"I think you're over reacting but okay. Fancy calling your little friends off?" He asked causing Merle to tighten his grip on Shane's throat.
"Give me one good reason not to slit your throat right this second." Merle hissed.
Shane chuckled but didn't reply instead he looked to Daryl who was practically steaming with anger, his crossbow pointed towards Shane's head and his finger on the trigger.
"All because of that whore, who'd have thought the tough old redneck would fall for-"
Daryl cut him off with a kick in the stomach. Shane and Merle plummeted to the floor. Merle never moved his knife wielding stump from Shane's throat.
Shane groaned. "Well that wasn't very nice."
"Daryl calm down..." Rick said trying to stop Daryl.
"You don't talk about her like that." Daryl growled.
Megan watched from a distance. The words Shane said didn't bother her, she had heard them many times over the years. She couldn't understand why they had angered Daryl so much. It just proved he didn't really know her, she felt like a whore all because of one stupid mistake she made, allowing Shane to get away with what he did for so long.
"Someone doesn't like hearing the truth." Shane chuckled. "I have to ask has she fucked you too? She's good ain't she, bet that's the only reason you're trying to save her."
Another kicked in the ribs caused Shane to groan but he still continued with his tormenting riling Daryl and Rick both up.
"Can't I just slit his throat?" Merle asked clearly bored by the whole "all talk, no action" bullshit.
"Shut it Merle." Rick and Daryl hissed.
"Hey Megan!" Shane shouted causing everyone to look over at her.
The distraction allowed Shane to roll away from Merle and get to his feet grabbing one of the guns Megan and Andrea had earlier placed on the ground. He pointed it directly at Megan.
Andrea gasped when he saw what was happening and she grabbed the last gun just in case.
"Now you come here." He said grinning towards Megan.
"Megan don't." Andrea warned.
She hesitated but when she saw his finger move to the trigger she began making her way towards him.
"Meg, don't." She heard Daryl plead as she passed him.
It wasn't that she wanted to but Shane had truly gone crazy although she had questioned his stability before the outbreak.
She stood before him and he turned her around. She was now facing the group who still had their weapons raised at Shane although hesitant to use them now Megan was in danger.
Shane wrapped his arm around her waist with his hand in her swollen stomach.
She squeezed her eyes shit feeling sick from the feeling.
"Imagine that Megan. This could have been our little baby couldn't it." He chuckled.
Megan allowed the tears to flow while everyone else listened confused.
"What do you mean?" Rick asked.
"Oh didn't your precious sister tell you?" Shane chuckled. "See Megan had a crush on me didn't you, now me, I wasn't interested in some silly lovey dovey relationship but she was handing it to me on a plate so... I thought I might as well take what's being given right?" He laughed.
Rick gripped his gun tighter and Daryl stepped closer. Shane tightened his grip causing Megan to whimper as he held the gun to her head.
"It was good fun wasn't it Megan?" He asked.
She let out a sob instead of answering. She couldn't bare to look at her brothers face so she kept her eyes firmly shut.
"Well it was at first but then she found that idiot Matthew, she didn't want me anymore did you?" He asked. "I shouldn't have minded of course, we were just friends with benefits but she was mine, all mine."
"She ain't a possession." Merle hissed.
"She is to me." He grinned as he brought his hand up to her breast, squeezing it. "This is mine, just like Lori is." He said looking directly at Rick, purposely riling him up.
"I'm going to kill you."
Shane smirked. "No, I'm going to kill you all first." He chuckled.
His finger went to the trigger.
Everyone watched as he pulled it, the sound of a gun shot echoed grouch out the area.
Daryl opened his eyes expecting to see Megan's lifeless body on the ground but she wasn't.
Shane was laying on the floor blood pooling from his head.
Daryl looked to the side of him. Rick had his gun still aimed at where Shane had stood.
"I'm sorry...it was a risk I had to take." Rick said before lowering his gun and walking towards Megan. He brought her into a hug and she began sobbing into his chest.
"Yay, family reunion now we really need to leave." Glenn said.
Rick looked over at Michonne and Andrea. "Your coming with us too?" He asked.
The women looked at each other before nodding.
"Then let's leave." He replied.
The sounds of shouts and footsteps began getting closer as they headed back into the woods through the broken fence.
When they couldn't hear the shouts of the Woodbury guards Rick finally stopped. He turned to Megan looking angrily.
She was shaking and still crying from the ordeal.
"What did he mean Megan?" Rick asked through gritted teeth.
"I.i..Rick no! Let's just go."
"No!" He snapped. "I've just killed my best friend..you need to explain this now."
"Rick this really isn't the time " Andrea said calmly.
"No it isn't." Daryl snapped.
"What did he mean when he said that your baby could have been his too?" He asked. "Did you cheat on Matthew with..him?" He asked.
"No!" She shouted. "How dare you even ask that! I am not your wife!" She hissed.
"Then what did he mean?" Rick shouted.
"Back off officer not do friendly." Merle said stepping up.
Rick didn't take his eyes off Megan.
"When..when me and Shane..it was right before I met Matthew, it was the last time anything happened between us. He'd put something in my drink...we spent the entire weekend...I was barely conscious most of the time...I forgot to take my birth control..." She explained evasively although everyone got the gist of what she was trying to say.
Rick let out a shaky breath. "Did...oh Christ..did he..." He couldn't even finish his sentence.
"Some times I would wake up and he would already be..you know...others he would ask and I couldn't respond. I don't know what he did to me Rick honestly. I couldn't speak, I could barely move. He kept giving me what I thought was water but it couldn't have been." She began to cry once again.
"That's enough let's just get her back." Glenn said sternly.
Rick was still stunned at what he had found out. He turned away from the group and headed on without them.
The only sounds heard were the odd growl from Rick as he continued to repeat the information over and over in his head and the occasional sob from Megan as she tried to hold it back.
Andrea tried to comfort her while Michonne stood awkwardly to the side.
Glenn and Merle watched everyone's backs while Daryl kept his eyes solely focused on Megan.
"Where here now." Daryl said quietly looking over at Megan. She kept her eyes focused on the floor and nodded.
Everyone was awake at camp apart from Carl and Sophia.
"Megan! Holy..Andrea" T gasped when he saw them causing everyone to turn and look at the new arrivals.
She didn't even look up. She could feel everyone's eyes on her.
Megan didn't sleep last night, she stayed awake watching as Rick paced the entire camp over and over again. He would glance at her before shaking his head and looking away.
The next morning she finally took Rick to the side. She didn't want her brother to be ashamed of her.
"What do you want Megan?" He asked annoyed.
"I-I just wanted to say sorry." She stammered.
"For what exactly? Sleeping with my bestfriend?" He asked raising his eyebrows.
"I-I guess." She replied stunned that he was talking to her like that.
"How long was it going on for Megan?" Rick asked.
"It wasn't a constant thing-"
"How long?" He cut her off.
"F-five or six years, then I met Matthew and it stopped! It stopped the night he..."
"The night he took advantage of you." Rick finished. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked. He sounded hurt.
"He's your bestfriend..."
Rick laughed. "Some friend he was, wasn't he?"
"Rick.."
"No Megan just forget it. I'm not mad at you for what Shane did, I should have known, I saw they way he would flirt with you, touch you when he thought no one was looking but to me that was just Shane, he'd flirt with his own reflection!" He half chuckled. "But I never expected him to be sleeping with my sister." He said through gritted teeth. "And he got you pregnant..." He added sounding upset once again.
"I'm sorry." She said letting out a sob.
"W-what happened? To the baby I mean?" He asked.
She closed her eyes and looked away. "He didn't believe it was his." She said looking back at Rick. "I had an abortion." She gulped not knowing what his reaction would be.
"Oh Meg." He said in a softer voice. "I'm so sorry." He said pulling her into a hug. "If I had known I would have done something about it."
"Well I think me and Shane have both been punished don't you?" She asked pulling away.
"What's that mean?" He asked.
"Shane's dead..and I'm stuck with a baby, no husband and the dead are trying to eat me, I love my child already but I'd say this is a punishment for aborting..." She stopped. "Maybe that's why it took so long for me and Matthew to conceive.."
"Meg, you need to stop thinking this way. None of this is happening because of those years with Shane, for aborting a baby that wouldn't have been loved by that asshole. You need to stop feeling guilty about it, you have your baby now, yours and Matthews and even thought he isn't here physically to watch him or her grow, I still think he's somewhere around watching over you." Rick said softly.
She chuckled. "Yeah and we all know that's bullshit. Did you have a run in with some holy group or something while I was gone?"
"The dead have come back to eat us who knows what's real and what ain't." He chuckled as they walked back to camp with his arm wrapped around her shoulder.
"Guys I think we should leave. Those people back at that town might still be looking for us." Daryl warned.
"I agree. Everyone pack up." Rick ordered.
Megan watched Daryl curiously. He had barely said a word to her since she came back and he wouldn't look her in the eye.
"He's angry."
She jumped when she heard the voice. She turned around to see Merle stood behind her.
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"He's angry he couldn't keep you safe, angry at Shane for what happened in the past and recently and he's angry at himself, his feelings."
"I don't understand." Megan said confused.
"That's for him to explain." Merle said before heading off to pack his belongings leaving her confused but brushed it off. Merle was always saying random crap no one could make sense of.
As they headed back to the cars which were parked on the dirt road Lori spoke up, once again annoying the group by her questioning.
"So was Shane there or not?" She asked. No one had informed the group if exactly what ha; happened. Only Megan, Rick, Daryl, Glenn, Andrea and Michonne knew what had happened.
Megan turned to her quickly looking directly into her eyes. "He's dead, he got everything he deserved." Megan said through gritted teeth.
"You killed him?"Lori asked disgusted.
"No I did." Rick spoke up.
"And he did what was right Lori. Why are you still sticking up for him? Defending all the shitty things he has done?" Andrea asked.
"Oh don't you start again." Lori snapped.
"Stop with the girly drama and get going. You're all giving me a headache." Daryl grumbled.
Megan found herself jumping at every snap of a twig or unfamiliar noise. She found her self practically glued to Andreas side, Andrea didn't mind though she had seen and heard what Megan had been through. The pair had gotten on before Andrea was left behind and seemed to have started what they left off. Michonne was still unsure about the group but she seemed to trust Andreas opinion.
When they got to their next stop for the night - an old house - Megan stayed away from all windows and doors and squashed herself into a corner of the room making sure she could see all the exits and kept her gun and knife firmly in her hands.
Everyone was asleep apart from herself, Daryl and Michonne.
Michonne was on watch outside, she still seemed unsure about the group and some of the group were unsure about her but Andrea had convinced most of them that she was good. After all she saved Andrea when she needed it and helped her Megan back.
Daryl was sat by the window watching through a crack in the boards.
Megan stood from her spot in the corner of the room and walked over to Daryl. He briefly looked back to see who was approaching him before tuning back to the window.
She sat down beside him, he didn't even look at her.
"Thank you."
"What for?" He asked quietly.
"Not giving up...looking for me."
He shrugged. "Whatever."
She rolled her eyes.
She was ready to leave when Daryl spoke up.
"Still wearing my shirt?" He asked nodding at the shirt she was wearing
She grinned and nodded. "Yeah, doesn't smell like you anymore though."
She slapped herself on the forehead realising what she had said.
"Ignore that." She muttered embarrassed.
He chuckled. "Fuckin' weirdo."
"Hey!" She said poking him on the arm. "It was the only thing giving me comfort...I-I missed you...all off you even Lori." She chuckled.
"Man, was it that bad?" He asked.
"At first it wasn't. He was nice, the Governor that is and the residence but then I found out they use people fighting walkers as entertainment, he even had walker heads in fish tanks. He caught me looking at them and locked me up."
Daryl looked angry but not at her. "He needs the same treatment Shane got."
"I agree..." She said.
"You should get some sleep..." He commented a few moments later.
She nodded and stood up.
Daryl looked up at her and stood too.
"Just stay where I can see you." He said sternly.
"Don't worry, I ain't going to take any more risks." She said truthfully.
He nodded and looked down at his hands. "I'm sorry for..for allowing Shane to take you."
"It's not your fault Daryl!" She said immediately.
"Feels like it. Maybe if I'd have gone on watch with you or not allowed you at all this wouldn't have happened."
"Shane was looking for us. He was using me to get to Lori and the group. It could have happened at any time. Let's just forget about it now.."
He nodded.
She hesitated slightly and he wondered why. She shifted from foot to foot before standing on her tip toes and kissing him on the cheek. He tensed and she pulled away.
"I'm sorry." She said and began walking away. .
He watched her unsure what to say.
He eventually just chuckled to himself and shook his head. "Goodnight." He called.
"Night." She called back although it was muffled. He looked over and could see she had her head buried in her hands making him chuckle again.
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Probably not the death scene you were expecting, it was pretty shit in my opinion but I couldn't seem to write it any better.
So we also found out more about why Megan hates Shane so much.
Ricks kind of an ass in this too. Didn't mean to make him that way it just kind off happened. Oops..
Also a little moment between Daryl and Megan.
Next chapter they will find the prison. It will be earlier than in the show because Megan is further along in her pregnancy. If they stayed on the road all winter she would have her baby in some cabin or in the middle of the .
Does that all make sense? I hope so.
Let me know what you think?
Bad or good?
Thank you for reading.
Frankie.