Existing Hearts

Chapter 19

Hey guys! I have decided to write a little filler chapter about something a little special (: so please enjoy. Please review, favourite and follow it would mean a lot to me and they keep me motivated! Love you all, Vmk-xx.

I've been lying alone in mine and Daryl's cell for about two hours now, the tears have finally stopped by my head is still going crazy. I know Daryl's tried to get up here to ask me whats wrong, so has daddy and Carl. But thankfully Michonne and Hershel have told them to leave me alone. I can't believe it I'm pregnant. With Daryl's baby. You may think me selfish for not wanting to tell him. But what am I meant to say? I don't even know how I feel about it yet. I'm going to have a baby, it's all a little surreal. Oh, I can hear footsteps, shit someones coming. I watch as Hershel walks into the cell with a sympathetic smile on his face.

''How are you feeling dear?'' He asks.

I invite him to sit down and he does on the edge at the end of the mattress, I help him get comfortable and then smile at him. ''I'm feeling a little better, I just can't get my head around it. I mean what if I have the same problem as my mum and can't give birth to my baby?'' I ask him holding back tears that begin to gather in my eyes.

Hershel sighs. ''Your hips are a lot wider than your mothers, I'm sure the babies head will be able to fit through your pelvis.'' He says.

I look at him with shock. ''That's why my mum had to have Cesarean? Because her pelvis wasn't wide enough? I thought it was a blockage in the birthing canal.'' I say the blush on my cheeks showing my embarrassment.

Hershel lets out a chuckle. ''Oh Layla honey is that why you were crying?'' He asks me.

I laugh too. ''Yeah, oh God I'm so embarrassed. I feel a lot better now.'' I say relief clear in my voice.

Hershel then looks at me seriously. ''Now me and Michonne have managed to keep everyone away from you by telling them that you aren't feeling well. However, you need to tell everyone soon dear, we are about to go to war with the governor. You especially need to tell Daryl as the father he needs to know that you are carrying his child.'' He says sternly.

I nod my head. ''I know.'' I whisper. ''Hershel can you go and get Daryl? If I don't tell him now I will never tell him.'' I say coming to a quick decision. Hershel was right he's this baby's daddy; he deserves to know that I'm pregnant.

Hershel smiles. ''Of course Layla.'' He says.

I then help Hershel off the bed and I watch as he hops away. I mentally prepare myself, sitting up straight and trying to picture his reaction in my head. Oh, I hope he's not angry, we've been through so much since I'd been back, I don't think I could take another argument with him. It hurt me enough the first time to shout at him and to watch him shout back. I can hear footsteps again, here we go.

I watch as Daryl walks in with a glare plastered on his face, he takes off his crossbow, sits beside me, and offers me a small smile.

''Hershel said you need to talk to me, what's up?'' He asks me gruffly.

I smile and take hold of his hands, he looks at me confused. ''You know how I've been feeling sick and food has smelt off?'' I say phrasing it as a question.

He nods his head. ''Yeah and you went on a run to get tablets and haven't come out of the cell since.'' He says.

I duck my head. ''Yeah because I couldn't face anyone.'' I say.

He glares at me. ''Why?'' He asks.

I sigh readying myself to throw a bomb on the man I love. ''I've been feeling sick and foods been smelling off because I'm...I'm ha-having a b-b-baby... Your baby.'' I stutter out watching his face change from a glare to an unreadable expression.

I try to keep a hold of Daryl's hands but he pulls them away and I try to hold back my tears. ''You're pregnant?'' He asks drilling his eyes into my own.

I nod. ''Yes... Not far gone though.'' I say.

He shakes his head and then stands up and punches our cell door. ''How could we have been so stupid little lady? How could I have been so stupid? I should have gotten some condoms!'' He exclaims.

I stand up quickly and put my hands on either side of his face, knowing it calms him down. ''Listen to me Daryl, this is all going to be okay, we're going to be okay.'' I say trying to assure him.

He pulls my hands off his face. ''This isn't going to be okay, we're about to go into a war with some crazy one-eyed dick head and now you're having a baby!'' He exclaims.

I slap my hand over his mouth. ''Will you be quiet! I don't want anyone else to know yet!'' I snap through gritted teeth.

He glares at me but then nods. ''Sorry.'' He grumbles.

I sigh and guide him back onto the bed. ''How do you feel about this?'' I ask him feeling my palms begin to sweat.

I watch as Daryl's facial expressions change and then suddenly he grabs my hand. ''We're having a baby?'' He whispers looking straight into my eyes.

I nod slowly letting a couple of tears slip from my eyes. ''Yeah we're having a baby.'' I say squeezing his hands.

Surprisingly Daryl puts his hands on my stomach. ''I need to get my head around this but I'm going to protect you both. This governor guy ain't gonna get anywhere near you.'' He says looking at my stomach the whole time.

I smile at him. ''So you're ok with this?'' I asks him.

Daryl gives me his signature small smile and kisses me lightly on the lips. ''I don't know yet little lady. It's not ideal but we can do this.'' He says.

I smile. ''Yeah we can.'' I say standing up and Daryl follows.

Daryl kisses my head and then whispers in my ear. ''I love you.''

I smile up at him. ''No one else can know yet, this stays between you, me, Michonne and Hershel until its right. This is the last thing my dad needs right now.'' I whisper.

Daryl kisses my head again. ''I know beautiful. This baby will be announced once the governor and all his sheep are dead.'' He whispers.

I cuddle into him and we walk down the stairs towards the common area. Well that went a lot better than I thought it would. I guess love really has changed the man who used to be so conflicted with his emotions. He really is my Daryl, he and I together will protect this baby. This is the one thing that is apart of the both of us, I may have only known for a couple of hours but I'm not going to lose this baby. Baby Dixon will be inside me until it is time for them to come out. But I know Daryl may seem ok with me carrying his baby, but I know it will take him a while to process it. Just like it did when I told him I loved him and when I told him he took my virginity.

Little did Layla know that her secret would not stay between four people for long as in the cell next door one woman was listening to her's and Daryl's whole conversation. Moreover, she's the last woman that she would want to know that she is carrying Daryl's baby.

Here you go people just a quick filler (: I hope you liked Daryl's reaction to baby Dixon! Please let me know what you thought and keep the reviews, follows and favourites coming they really do mean a lot too me. Lots of love and hugs, Vmk-xx.