Chapter 46
I was not upset but I was not as happy as I should have been. I was happy, but I was also scared. I started to shake and Daryl took my hands.
"It's gonna be okay! We're gonna get through it together!"
We were interrupted by a loud bang on the door.
"Prue or Daryl you open this door! I don't give a damn if you don't want to see me! I heard you shout!" Chris said.
Daryl looked back at me. I jumped up and yanked the door open and rushed past Chris.
"LORI!"
I ran into the room she shared with Rick and she sat up.
"Prue?"
I threw myself into her arms and sobbed. This made Rick sit up.
"Prue what's wrong?"
"I'm pregnant!" I cried.
Lori wrapped her arms around me and rubbed my back.
"Shhh-hh! It's alright honey. You and Daryl will have no problem protecting your child." She said softly.
I pulled away and looked at her.
"Protecting my child is not my concern. I know not how to be a mother." I said.
"Oh Prue you do! I've seen the way you are with Carl and Sophia. You'll be a great mother. And I'm sure Daryl will be an amazing father." Rick said.
"Right. You will be an amazing mother Prue. And we'll all be with you." Lori said.
I smiled small and they smiled back. I hugged them both and then left. I walked outside to my tent. I picked up my sword and held it in my hands. I walked outside under the moon.
"Never before had I truly appreciated the skills you gave me. Ever I thought they were meant only to help the fallen. How wrong I was. I thought I could not bear children, now I know and it makes my will to fight for life stronger then ever. Daryl cannot protect us both alone. He shall not have to. I swear it now…..I shall not stop. I shall always protect the living and above all my family. Not only Daryl and my child…..this group. They are my family. I vow to never let them see harm. I shall fight until the last breath. I swear on the Goddess of the Moon and on the graves of my sisters." I said.
With those last words I drew my sword and held it high. The moon reflected off it and I smiled. As I lowered my arm and held the sword at my side I felt something move inside me. I smiled and placed my free hand over my stomach. This child would never see harm whilst I lived. Nor would her father…and uncle.