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'What are your plans?' Merle challenged Daryl who was sitting at the kitchen table. Merle was making coffee. Rick was somewhere in the house with Joey. Carol was still asleep he thought.
'Dunno, just jumped in my truck and drove here!' Daryl stated. He had heard about Joey, packed his gear and left and drove till he got there. Then everything went nuts last night, she was with Merle and Rick. No one was happy to see him, they wouldn't even let him touch his kid. He guess he would be like that if someone showed up 4years down the track wanting to have a part of what they never been apart of. He just didn't know what was happening here really.
'What do you want?' Merle asked him, staring at Daryl. Wondering what was going on in Daryl's mind about all this. The last thing they wanted was Daryl to do or say something to anyone that would make Carol look bad.
'I didn't know he existed, don't judge me!' Daryl growled at Merle.
'I'm fucken judging ya alright, you just walked out! You left her!' Merle growled back at Daryl. He was fuming mad that Daryl walked in like he owned the place and assumed he would be welcome. He wasn't welcome, Merle didn't want him there, Rick didn't want him there. It wasn't up to them, if Carol took him in at the end of the day it was something she decided, not them.
'I didn't want to become hi,!' Daryl muttered looking at the table putting his head in his hands, Merle knew who him was. Merle didn't want to become him either, which is why he been taking parenting classes so he could be a be a better uncle to Joey. Merle stood there nodding.
'No one wants to be him Daryl. So ya walked out on a pregnant girl?' Merle stated.
'I didn't know, you know I didn't know... That's not fair!' Daryl muttered.
'Left her with a broken heart and pregnant. You deserve more than that cut on ya head,' Merle growled at him, looking at the door way Rick appeared dressed in his police uniform. Merle handed him a cup of coffee. 'He asleep?' Rick nodded.
'Fuck off Merle, got nothing to do with you,' Daryl growled at him.
'Yes it fucken does, I was here, you left, ya can't come back thinking ya can just have them back,' Merle stated laying down law. Rick was keeping out of it. This was Merle and Daryl's fight. Rick had said his piece this morning. Daryl needed to suck it up. They didn't want him here.
'He's my kid!" Daryl stated looking at Merle.
'He's got a fucken name!' Merle growled at him.
'I know! I'm sorry, I didn't know he was here,' Daryl groaned flopping onto the table crossing his arms putting his head on the table.
'Cos you just fucked off without looking back,' Merle told him.
'I didn't want to become him,' Daryl said looking up at Merle and Rick.
'Who?' Rick finally broke into the conversation. Till now he been watching the brothers argue. His loyalties lay with Merle but he was still interested in what Daryl had to say. He didn't know what Daryl was talking about. He was standing beside Merle leaning against the counter with his uniform on. He kept checking his watch he still had time, but he didn't want it to get away on him.
'The old man! We had a argument I punched a wall, I freaked out and ran, I just never come back, I meant to but I didn't,' Daryl stated.
'Ya meant too, isn't good enough,' Rick told him. He was mad, Merle was mad and Daryl was broken, not understanding it all that Carol had moved on. He seemed to think him coming back Carol would be happy to see him. So far she wasn't to impressed to see him apart from telling him Joey was his, and she was with Merle and Rick now.
'Morning!' Carol walked into the kitchen looking around the scene in front of her, she had showered and was dressed in jeans and a shirt. She looked from man to man. Taking in the body language of Merle. He was wild, holding it together just, the fact Rick was standing close didn't surprise Carol. They would deny it if asked but there was a bond between them, and they considered each other family.
'Mornin Sugar,' Merle held his arm's out for a hug, Carol went into them quickly hugging him back, she moved onto Rick and gave him a hug, turned to look at Daryl she stood there looking at him.
'Where's Joey?' Daryl finally asked after starring at them for a moment.
'Rick's put him to bed... Morning Daryl'
'Mornin'
'Merle, keep an eye on things, see you all tonight, bye babe,' Rick leaned over catching her lips and kissed her quickly. Looked around and picked up his keys.
'Be careful,' Carol told him.
'Always,'
'I really don't want to do this Merle, Joey's sick, we are tired take him away, go down to the garage or something,' Carol told Merle, Daryl was annoying her watching her move around. She was tired and couldn't thing. Her body was reacting to his and she needed to get her head together.
'You still like him, don't ya?' Merle asked, he looked confused they were standing in his room. Carol sat down on the bed, sighing Merle sat beside her. Carol sat and bit her lip deciding to be honest.
'I can't help it, I look at him, I'm still mad at him. I love you, I not leaving you for him,' Carol told him. She held his eyes. 'I'm not giving you up, or Rick. Not for Daryl! I don't know if I can even forgive him! He's Joey's bio Dad! We can't change that!'
'He didn't want him, we do,' Merle was getting upset.
'You know he didn't know! I'm not telling Joey who he is, we will tell him he's another Uncle,' Carol told Merle. Merle nodded.
'I'll take him to the garage, fuck he still own's half of it... Been putting his share of money aside for years,' Merle told her. She knew this, she knew that money was back up for Joey and her in case anything went wrong with Rick or Merle.
'Thank you. I will make dinner and I need to think. Merle do me a favour,' Carol looked at him, he nodded. 'Don't get drunk... Don't drink because your mad or anything,'
Merle looked at her, he knew that she knew if he started drinking he wouldn't stop, his mood was wild. They lay down on the bed together for a while, kissing and cuddling. Keeping an ear out for Joey. When they heard him Merle was the first one off the bed to go get him.
He looked a little better from his nap. Merle picked up up from his bed holding him tight in his arms. He knew Carol would bring Daryl in with them. Rick knew that she would bring him in. Carol just hadn't realized it yet. He walked down the hall walking into the lounge. Carol was sitting in the lounge.
'Joey's feeling better Mama,' Merle dropped him over the couch were Carol was. He giggled as he landed on her. Snuggling into her as he had Rick this morning. Daryl watched from the doorway. Merle headed out of the room to get ready to go get his truck.
'Joey, look there's Uncle Daryl,' Carol told him, Joey looked at Daryl and stuck his finger in his mouth leaning against Carol watching Daryl come into the room.
'Hi Joey,' Daryl come near, held his hand out. Joey turned away from him looking at him from Carol's chest, he fiddled with the top of Carol's top, sucking his then reached out and touched Daryl's hand. 'Hey buddy, you feeling better?'
'Juice,' Joey told him, Daryl nodded and stood up heading to the kitchen. Carol called instructions for him to get the juice just the way Joey liked it. Daryl moved about finding the special I am sick I want a sipper cup cup and managed to get it all together, bringing it back giving it to Joey. He bent in giving it to Joey, then he surprised Carol by kissing Joey on the head. She was even more surprised when he snagged her lips as he was passing.
Carol stared up at him, he bent down and kissed her again. She pulled back. 'You can't do this,' She hissed at him.
'Why, I'm sorry Carol, I should have come back, I never should have left...What can I do to get you to forgive me?' Daryl asked.
' I'm with M-E-R-L-E and R-I-C-K I don't need you,' Carol told him.
'You know and I know your going to take me in too, I talked to Merle and Rick, I goggled it, you tell me the rules I want in, I don't care, I want Y-O-U,' Daryl told her.
'What makes you think I still want Y-O-U?' She asked. Daryl stood up to follow Merle who walked into the room indicating they were going out.
'Oh you do,' Daryl looked at her. Merle had a face on him that could kill. Carol rolled her eyes, ended up spending the morning cuddling Joey, watching tv and both of them dozing on the couch.