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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Daryl was sitting in his cell checking over his arrows before going out on another run.
He heard the footsteps approaching before his curtain was pulled back allowing Megan to entered the cell.
At least he thought it was Megan. She looked so clean, her dirty blond hair was free of dirt and blood and somehow she had curled it.
She was wearing make up too which he found odd. She had her hands on her hips as she approached him.
"What are you doing?" He asked shakily still surprised by her new look.
She just grinned and pushed him down on the bed throwing his arrows to the other side of the room.
"What did you do that for?" He gasped. "Why are you doing- oh my god!" He moaned as she began kissing and sucking his neck.
"Meg, why?" He asked breathlessly.
She grinned and looked directly into his eyes. "Why not?" She asked.
"Daryl! Daryl! Will you wake up?" Merle snapped as he entered Daryl's cell.
"Just when we get to the good part." He mumbled.
"What you talking about?" Merle asked.
Startled by Merles voice Daryl rolled off the bed and on to the floor. "Ouch! You mother-"
"No cussing Sophia's here!" Merle cut him off.
"What the..you cuss all the time." Daryl said as he hauled himself to his feet in an inelegant manor.
"Mamma won't let him anymore." Sophia chuckled.
"Wow, never thought i'd see the day when Merle Dixon took orders from a women." Daryl chuckled as did Sophia.
"Coming from the guy who's having sexy dreams about the new mama in the cell block." Merle whispered making Daryl blush all shades of red.
"You're blushing!" Sophia pointed out. "Whys he's blushing Merle?" Sophia asked.
Merle chuckled. "He's got a crush."
"No I ain't." Daryl denied as he picked up his crossbow.
"Oh Megan don't stop." Merle mocked.
Daryl blushed again before practically running from his cell.
"I'm going hunting." He called. He didn't wait for anyone to answer. Within seconds he was out of the door leaving Merle and Sophia chuckling.
Life at the prison had been going well. Megan's depression seemed to be subsiding and she was finally allowing herself to enjoy motherhood the best she could although she never expected to be raising her child in a prison.
Ever since Daryl had told her he "loved her as a friend" she had been keeping her distance. It was like the universe way playing another cruel trick on her. Every time she saw him she felt her heart ache just knowing they would be nothing but friends.
He still treat her the same, came to see Matthew even took him off her hands while she took a nap. What she didn't know was deep down it was hurting him too.
Daryl walked through the woods trying to clear his head from the fantasies that plagued his dreams. They had been a regular occurrence over the last week and he couldn't for the life of him figure out why and now Merle knew, which would make the entire experience ten times worse.
He was shook from his thoughts when he heard footsteps behind him. He wasn't at all surprised to see Merle following him but he was surprised to see Carol walking beside him.
"Oh no..." Daryl mumbled. "What do you two want?" He asked with a sigh as he continued walking.
"Going to teach Carol how to make some traps."
Daryl was pretty sure it was a lie but nodded anyway.
"Well I'm going to find some more squirrels so I'll see you back at the prison." He said as he quickened his pace.
"I though we could have a chat while we are out." Merle called after him.
"No thanks. I'm busy." He said once again practically running from view.
Daryl didn't arrive back at the prison until nightfall approached.
He found Megan waiting at the gates with Matthew bundled up in her arms
"Where the hell have you been? What happened? Are you bit?" She asked frantically as they walked towards the prison.
"Went out hunting and no I ain't bit." He replied.
"You've been gone all day I thought...I thought something bad had happened." She said stopping him in his tracks.
He turned to her. "You should be worrying about Matthew not me." He said before he began walking.
"I can worry about who I damn well like and today I've been worrying about you!" She snapped.
"Well I didn't ask you to did i!" He snapped back.
"And I didn't tell myself to just start worrying about you either! This was all you Daryl, making me care, making me get close to you and then..." She stopped and looked down embarrassed.
"Carry on." He ordered.
She shook her head and walked away leaving Daryl behind stunned.
Megan hid in her cell for most of the night. Andrea had come in and asked what had happened, Megan had told her it was nothing but Andrea continued. She knew the problem was Daryl making Megan wonder if everyone knew about their argument.
The last thing Andrea said really stuck in Megan's mind though.
"Daryl's not like other men. He won't make the first move."
It had confused her at first, why would Daryl make the first move. Then she realised that everyone must know about her childish crush which just made her even more embarrassed.
But If Daryl won't make the first move did that mean she had too? But he had said they were just friends.
"This is going to be so embarrassing if this goes wrong." She mutters to herself as she goes in search for Carol and Merle.
She finds them in their cell with Sophia.
"Carol could I ask a favour?" Megan said as she stand son the doorway.
"Want me to watch Mathew?" She asked with a smirk.
"Yeah please just for an hour or-"
"The entire night." Merle winked over at Megan who blushed.
"No, maybe, probably not." She stammers as she hands Matthew over to Carol.
"Awe, he's so cute." Sophia cooed.
Carol looked over at Megan. "Don't worry he's in good hands. Go get your man." She smirked making Merle chuckle.
"Now it's Megan blushing." Sophia commented.
Megan groaned and walked away. "Does everyone know about this stupid crush?" She asked out loud. She never expected to hear a round of "yes" coming from around the cell block followed by laughing.
"Daryl's in the watch tower." Andrea grinned as Megan entered the seating area.
"Thank you." Megan mumbled.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't." Maggie called jokingly.
"That's a short list then." Megan replied making everyone laugh.
Megan made sure she had her gun and knife before heading out of the prison.
"What you doing out?" Daryl called down to here from the watch tower as she approached.
It was dark out and she could just see the outline of him under the moonlight.
"Need to talk." She said as she headed inside and began climbing up.
She met Daryl on the outer part of the watch tower. He was leant against the railing facing her as she approached.
"Everything okay? Where Matthew?" He asked.
"Everything is fine and Mathew is with Merle and Carol."
He nodded. "What do you want to talk about then?"
"Well I didn't come here to talk exactly more.."
"Huh?" He asked not understanding.
She walked over to him until she was just a step away.
"I need you to promise me something."
"Okay..what?" He asked.
"Don't freak out and don't get angry. Okay?" She asked.
"Well that dep-" He was cut off when her lips connected with his own.
He tensed and didn't dare move a muscle. He wasn't even sure if it was real or not.
Megan took this as a big no, no and pulled away abruptly.
She just nodded her head and began walking away.
"Meg-" He began but again was cut off only this time it was the sound of a ear piercing alarm coming from inside the prison.
"Walkers in the prison." They heard someone shout. It was barely audible but they heard it. They both ran down the steps and up to the courtyard.
Otis, T and Carol were killing walkers that had gotten their.
"Where's Matthew?" Megan shouted.
"With Sophia and Beth!" Carol called back.
"Go and get him." Daryl said just as they heard a scream. It was Otis.
Megan watched in horror as the blood poured from his shoulder before making her way to the prison entrance, she stabbed a walker blocking her at before opening the door.
More walkers poured out and into the courtyard.
She grabbed one by the hair and stabbed in in the head, the blood splattering all over. She pushed the dead walker against the others causing them to step back slightly as she took some others down.
Her knife got stuck in the head of a walker. She gave up and took out her gun and began shooting the closest ones. An arrow flew past her head and into a walker that was attempting to reach for her.
Megan briefly turned back. The sight was horrific. Dead walkers lay on the ground along with Otis and Ts hunched up bodies. Carol was no where to be seen leaving just Daryl and Megan to fight of the walkers that were still pouting into the courtyard.
Thankfully Rick, Glenn and Merle appeared from the opposite doorway and began helping them take down the walkers just as the alarm stop blaring.
By the time the last walker fell to the floor the group was barely recognisable under all the blood and guts that covered them. Everyone was panting heavily.
"Guys." Megan said with tears streaming down her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Daryl asked.
She pulled up her sleeve and revealed the bite mark on her arm.
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Do you hate me?
Cliffhanger!
Will Daryl every be able to admit how he feels or is it too late?
Thank you for reading.
Frankie.