Teen Mom
Chapter 6 - Second Chances
Beth Greene

I sat down next to Daryl and I rested my head on his shoulder and I wrapped my arms around his arm to let him know I was here. I could feel him start to relax from my touch, I breathed in Daryl's scent and I felt calmed by it. He always makes me feel calmer and more relaxed "Daryl?" I questioned.

"Yeah?" He questioned.

"You really are my knight in shining armour" I told him and placed a kiss on the side of his cheek.

Daryl turned to face me and the two of us sat there just staring at each other for a few seconds. Those few seconds felt like a life time. Our faces were so close together and I decided to take the plunge, I leaned forward and placed my lips on Daryl's. I didn't move just in case he pulled away and didn't want this. After Daryl didn't pull away for a few seconds I started kissing him and he kissed me back, I put hands on the side of his face and his hands went around me and pulled me closer to him.

Our kiss intensified and Daryl started laying back on the sofa and he took me with him. I was laying on top of him with my legs either side of him, we didn't once break our kiss. I moved my hands down Daryl's arms and went to the hem of his shirt, I started pushing his shirt up and Daryl grabbed his shirt and took it off himself. He started making a move for my top and just as I lifted it over my head I heard Hunter through the monitor fussing. Daryl and I stopped what we were doing and waited for a moment to see if Hunter would settle but he didn't.

I got off Daryl and put my top back on and made my way upstairs. I saw Hunter sitting up in his cot and crying, I picked him up and he put his head on my chest and he started calming down instantly. I heard footsteps and turned to see Daryl coming into the bedroom with his shirt back on. I gave him a small smile and turned to look at Hunter who had gone back to sleep. I gently laid him back down and left the room with Daryl, we went back downstairs and sat down on the sofa again.

"What is it about this sofa?" I asked Daryl.

"It's our place" He replied.

"Do you think it's a good idea?" I asked him "Us, I mean" I clarified.

"I know I want us to be together and raise Hunter as a real family. If you don't want that then that's ok but I want you to tell me. I don't wanna drag this out if we don't have to" He told me.

"I want this too but I don't wanna rush things and then mess Hunter's head up. If we do this then we make it work, we don't quit when it gets tough. I want Hunter to have a real family as well but I don't want us to split up again in a few months or a few years… if we get back together, it's for life" I explained to him.

I want to Daryl to understand that I'm serious about this. I don't want Hunter to come from a broken home but I would rather me and Daryl not get back together if we're just gonna go back to how we were and then split up again, it will just mess up Hunter's head and he won't know if he's coming or going. I know I'm only 17 years old and settling down is normally the last thing on a teenagers mind but I have other priorities. I just want what is best for my son.

"I want this and I promise, things will be different this time" He said to me.

"We need to take it slow. I don't think moving back in together straight away will be good. We need to do maybe just sleepovers once a week or something and then gradually we'll stay more and more. I want things to work Daryl" I said to him.

"I do too" He replied and he wrapped his arms around me.

I wrapped my arms around Daryl too and placed a kiss on his lips "We're gonna prove everyone wrong and we're going to make this work" I told him and kissed him again.

Daryl and I shared his bed last night but nothing happened between us, we kissed and cuddled but that was as far as we took it. It was nice being back in Daryl's arms once again, I missed it and it really did feel like home. Daryl was home and we were going to be a family together with our gorgeous son. I was going to start living the dream and I couldn't wait. I've always wanted to have my own family and although it was happening earlier then I thought it would I am still so excited to get the life I always wanted.

I turned in the bed to see Daryl but saw his side of the bed was empty so I looked towards Hunter's crib and saw that he wasn't there either. Daryl must have got up with him, it's strange that I didn't hear Hunter fussing when he woke up. I always hear him… maybe I was more tired then I thought I was. I sat up in bed and gathered my bearings before getting out of bed and found a t-shirt belonging to Daryl and I made my way downstairs.

When I got downstairs I saw Daryl trying to feed Hunter some breakfast in the high chair he had sitting in front of him whilst he sat on the sofa. Hunter was in the playing mood and I could see that Daryl was getting frustrated but he was keeping his cool and staying patient "Having some trouble?" I asked Daryl as I took a seat down next to him.

He sighed "Just a little" He replied "Is he like this at your house?" He asked.

"Sometimes, the best thing to do is pretend it's a game. Do the aeroplane thing and pretend you're gonna eat it if he don't… that normally works. If it doesn't then just wait for him to cry for it because he will" I told him.

Eventually between the two of us we got Hunter to finish his breakfast and Daryl was exhausted after the whole thing "He's normally so good here and eats whatever I give him without any fuss" He said to me as I cleaned up Hunter.

"He's just having one of his naughty days. What time did he get up?" I asked.

"5:30" He answered.

"Told you… he's having a naughty day" I told him.

As the morning went on the three of us enjoyed out time as a family but I knew I was going to have to go back home and tell my daddy everything that happened. He was not going to be all that happy with that and I know he is not going to be happy that Daryl and I have decided to give things another go. I still don't think he's forgiven Daryl for getting his teenage daughter pregnant. I get his point, I don't think I would be happy if someone got my 16 daughter pregnant.

Daryl didn't want Hunter and I to leave and I know he would rather me move back in now that we're back together but as I explained to him, we need to start slow and learn to trust each other and not mess up Hunter's head. I think Daryl thought now we're back together I was going to jump back into everything and I was going to move in with Hunter and the three of us will live happily ever after.

Hello! I am finally back after my short break. I am really sorry that this isn't a short chapter but I do promise it gets better.
Thank you for being so patient and amazing X