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Daryl was taken by Rick and Glenn for a little talk as we cleaned up, Jesus was giving me that look as he tried to judge my emotions and right now so many are busting through it was chaos. "You need me to stay? You know I will." his tone low making the conversation float between only us.

With a sigh my answer is simple, "No, he ain't going to be an issue and if it gets bad he can stay at my dad's until I issue him an apartment, which will probably happen tomorrow." I was very unsure of how to proceed with this, with his return. I was still very much in love with him and wanted us to work out, but time may have changed his mind.

Jesus and Aaron are the very last to leave, Michonne just gave Daryl a side eye as she held Andie in her arms. Andie was my newest little sister, 2 months old with a light chocolate brown skin, lighter by far than her mamas, her eyes a stunning blue she was so small and precious. Daryl, he just hugged her as she passed him. "You watch it boy, that is my baby right there." she was fierce about those she loved, a trait her and I shared, it could be a flaw at times.

My six brothers are at the hotel here, before they leave in the morning we're supposed to meet for breakfast before I head into work, and little D into the care center. Little D was in my arms as I watched the last guest leave my home, at least they stayed to clean leaving me with one, no, two tasks, first was to give little D a bath before bed, second was talking to my ex and his father.

"I am going to go give my son a bath and brush his teeth, its close to his bed time." not sure if I was talking to him or saying things out loud to fix the odd silence that had taken over.

He just looked at me, "Can I stay, or you want me to go?"

I just turned back to him, "It don't matter none, do what you want. It is what you do, you don't take the one you love into account."

I left him staring taking the right hall to little D's room, with his little bathroom. I just grabbed a few things as the tub filled and little D removed his clothes, he was such a good boy sticking them in the small hamper. "Come on, we need to get you tucked in," his little hand in mine as we walked into the tub. He just played while I brushed his teeth, soon after I was staring down at him as he fiddled with the arrow, it looked harmful but really wasn't. His eyes turned up to my own, "You sleep well? Mama is going to go finish cleaning your bathroom and then go talk to my friend."

"He my daddy, like Unca Glenn to Rhee?" he understood just fine.

"Yes, my little bulldog, he is your daddy." he just smiled playing with his arrow while his eyes dropped once, then twice as I walked away to tidy up his bath toys. Once I walked back into his room he was sleeping with his father watching from the open door, I just walked passed him heading to the front room so that we could talk. Talking was going to lead to so many emotions, emotions I have tried to hide and deny, but now was not the time for either of those.

I heard the soft click of my son's door closing then the heavy steps he was taking behind me. I just sit in the lounge chair as he looked for a closer seat but found none, so he just pulled the end table to sit in front of me, I wanted him a few feet away as why I took this damn chair.

He spoke first, his voice low and gruff. "Cameron, I really messed up and can never tell you how stupid I was for doing it. I wanted to find myself, but all I found was the man who was the same after time passed, all I lost was you. I thought it be easier on you and me, if I just left without you having to see me. I was selfish, I couldn't look at you cry and just leave, so I just vanished. I was always who I made out to be, I just felt you didn't need me now."

His eyes turning down, his hair was a tad longer now his features a little older as well. "I needed you, not because I was having our son but because you were my other half. This adjustment to the new world was hard on you, but you were needed we found a job for you. Hunting down a few escaped unsavory people, some don't want to come here and be treated but if they don't we could have another small outbreak. Now, we have sent others due to your leaving and they have not been as successful as you could have been. I needed you to love me, our son needs you now, you need to be his father. I can authorize you an apartment near Carl as he and Enid have their own too." his body was up, and he was glaring down at me with some emotion moving across his face.

He snapped, which was new he never talked to me in that tone or in that way. "I will be staying in our home, we got this one together. We can raise our son together end of story." he was not backing down, but if push came to shove Rick would escort him out to avoid a fight.

But his face changed "You found someone?"

"No, have not dated or tried. I still love you, but the fact you stayed gone for so long has changed things."

That was all the encouragement he needed, "Then I ain't going to go live alone, we are going to be a damn family. I can work on my mistakes as long as I know I have you and now our son."

I snapped back. "What if I don't want you here?! You think of that, you just packed up and left the girl you love after everything we have been though. While you were gone, I had a son, Michonne had a daughter, same with Maggie. Carol married Ezekiel, all our friends are so happy, and I was stuck hating you for hurting me. I never was angry you left little Daryl because you never knew, but you knew me, you loved me but, in the end, you still left. YOU LEFT ME, AND I HATE YOU FOR IT!" my voice getting higher and higher as my anger flared, but he just wrapped me in his arms holding me close, not letting me move with good right since I was going to punch him.

He whispered, "Hate me, love me, just please let us work this out."