Carlos knew he wasn't going to get much sleep that night. Albeit, he was tired, he just had too much stuff on his mind; too many thoughts to sort through. He was beginning to get a headache by how much he was over thinking things. Sarah's snores caught his attention though, and he was thankful that his little girl was able to finally fall asleep. After all, she probably had a lot on her mind too. He really couldn't even believe that she was still acting like her normal self after all the stuff they had been through already. Maybe he should have cut his daughter a little slack... But still, he didn't want her knowing about all the dangers in this horrible world.

Carlos then got up quietly, careful not to disturb Sarah after she had fallen asleep so soon. He wanted her to get as much sleep as possible, because tomorrow was probably going to be a rather long day. They needed to rest up while they had the time, and while they had a nice warm bed to sleep in. He was thankful that they didn't have to sleep in the car again tonight. That was the problem with Carlos though; he was always restless, and more so now that all of this chaotic mess happened. He knew that until this was over, he may never have another good night's sleep ever again. Hell, even if it was over, the nightmares from this hectic tragedy still might haunt him forever.

Deciding he needed to get some fresh air, Carlos left the room very quietly so he wouldn't wake Sarah up. Hopefully she wouldn't wake up and wonder where he was. She'd be so scared if she were ever in that situation. But he didn't want to wake up anyone else in the house either for that matter, so he tip toed outside of the tiny house to sit on the front porch to get some air. Maybe he could sort his thoughts if he was alone. However, much to his surprise, when he stepped out of the house and onto the porch, Nikki was standing out there as well, leaning against one of the railings.

"Can't sleep?" Carlos asked quietly, his hispanic accent shining through just a little bit.

Nikki shook her head, "You?" She asked in return.

"Not since all of this started." Carlos replied.

"It would be about the same for me." Nikki said.

"It's probably about the same for everyone." Carlos answered with a sigh and leaned against the railing of the front porch. It was nice to have this house so secluded in the woods like this. There were none of those things around, or walkers, or whatever the hell they were... And it was nice if you needed to clear your head. That especially applied to Carlos right now, because he couldn't get his wife out of his head. If only he hadn't been so stupid, she might still be here with him and Sarah at this very moment, and they could have all been safe together.

"Your girl go to sleep?" Nikki questioned, pulling the man out of his thoughts.

"Yeah." Carlos nodded, "She was exhausted."

"So was Trevor." She replied nonchalantly. "I'm just glad he actually feels safe now, and that we're around people we trust. We don't have to worry about being attacked by those things." She trailed off, looking over at Carlos. "He can go to sleep and not have to worry about all that stuff."

"You trust me?" Carlos asked, raising a thick eyebrow. After all, these two had only met.

"A bad man couldn't raise a girl like Sarah, she's too soft hearted." Nikki answered.

Carlos chuckled, "And that would be my fault. I spoil her like crazy."

"Trevor's always been a momma's boy too, you know, with not having a father in his life." She replied. Carlos nodded to let her know that he was listening to what she had to say, but after that, it was silent between the two adults. The only sound was the occasional chirp of a cricket or two. In that moment though, Carlos decided that Nikki was an okay person, and he didn't mind if Sarah was around her. After all, the two were somewhat in the same situation with raising their kids and whatnot, so he decided that this wasn't bad at all.

He then cleared his throat, "So how long do you think all of this is going to go on?" Carlos asked. "I'm not even really sure what to call it... Apocalypse?" He chuckled, "But that just sounds silly."

Nikki shrugged, "Who knows?" She sighed. "You think the military or government would have done something about this shit already... I mean, it's been a week. What else is going to happen?"

Suddenly, the two adult's conversation was interrupted when Carlos heard a voice. "Daddy?" It was Sarah, and she was probably looking for him. "Where are you daddy?" She said again. Her voice sounded a little whimperish, so Carlos hoped that she wasn't crying or anything like that.

"I'm right here Sarah." Carlos said as he headed back into the house. "What's the matter?" He asked as he bent down to her eye level. She was rubbing her eyes from sleepiness, and they were bloodshot as well, so she was probably in fact crying.

"I had a bad dream and you weren't there when I woke up." She sniffled.

"I'm sorry sweetie." He answered. "I had to get some fresh air. Are you okay?" He comforted her.

"Can you just come back to bed with me?" She asked quietly.

Carlos nodded. "Yeah, let's go." He then picked his daughter up and carried her back to their bedroom that they were staying in. He laid Sarah back down in the big bed, and then laid down beside her. "I'm not going anywhere, okay? So you just go ahead and go back to sleep."

"I love you daddy." Sarah said and wrapped her arms around her father.

"I love you too Sarah." Carlos replied.