Merle had recovered nicely, using a prosthetic leg now. Beth was getting closer and closer to him everyday.
She loved being with him.
Dixie was huge, and had three weeks to go until her due date. She sat down on the edge of the bed, sighing.
"...Jerry bring you, some fruit, along with some veggies, cheese, and crackers.." Zeke smiled kissing her softly. "He's going to be posted outside your room.."
"Good lord Zeke. I'm not that delicate that I can't walk around.." She smiled kissing him softly, and sighed. "Thank you though." She was being pretty bitchy lately. "I'm sorry..." She sighed again.
"I know, but it wouldn't hurt to be hanging out inside, it's deathly hot outside." He kissed her again, and place his hand on her stomach." You look amazing."
"Oh stop. I'm so huge. I feel like a beached whale." She smiled slightly.
"A beautiful one." he teased kissing her again, then kissed her stomach. "If you get to bored. I'll be in the throne room around noon. If you'd like to come hang out."
"Alright. I might try taking a nap for a while. Haven't been sleeping so great for the past year.." She sighed softly, shifting back, kidding.
"I'm sorry." He frowned laughing slightly and kissed her again.
"It's okay." She smiled slightly. "Go tend to your duties." She hugged him again, and went to the table to eat some.
"Alright hon." He kissed her again, then headed out the door, shutting it behind him.
Dixie ate some, nothing sat right on her stomach,she threw it back up, and brushed her teeth. She sighed and tired sleeping for a while. She woke up after an hour, and got dressed, then walked down to the throne room where Zeke was. She had Jerry walk her. She walked in and sat down next to him. She was in a red maternity dress, and flats, she did her hair also and had her feathers in her hair that Zeke gave her.
Zeke smiled seeing her, sitting back, listening to one of the men speaking. "Continue." He cleared his throat, and looked at them both.
Dixie sat there listening, to them group of men's plans, and how they wanted to extend the property, to make it bigger.
"What do you think, my queen?" Zeke asked glancing over at her.
Dixie was listening, while rubbing her side slightly. "I think it'd be a good idea." She smiled, she was having a few contractions all morning but nothing consistent. She sat back more in the chair and stroked Shiva's head, as she nuzzled with her very large stomach..
Zeke smiled and nodded. He agreed with the plan, and gave permission for it.
After a while of listening to other people, they both went for a walk outside, around the courtyard. Rick and the rest of them moved back to Alexandria, being at he kingdom was too painful for them, and their loss. Someday's it was really painful for Dixie to be there, but she remained with Zeke, she owed that to him.
The only one who stayed behind was Beth and Merle, whom where getting very serious. The others did visit once in a while, but mainly spoke over radio, or Dixie and Zeke visited with them.
Dixie walked back with Zeke to their room, and got ready for bed, after supper. She put on her nightgown, and robe, she slid off her slippers, and crawled into bed.
"You look exhausted." Zeke muttered kissing her softly, and rubbed her face softly.
She smiled and kissed him back. "So do you." She relaxed and cuddled up with him.
Zeke held her close, and rubbed her shoulders for a moment, then moved down to her arms, and settled his hand on her stomach and softly rubbed it. "Nervous?"
"Very much so." She sighed softly and rested her head on his shoulder. "You?"
He let out a soft chuckled and nodded. "Slightly."
"Glad I'm not the only one." She smiled up at him and kissed him on his jaw.
Zeke let out a soft groan and tilted his head to the side as she kissed him again. "Of course you're not the only one." He smiled more and pulled her closer kissing her back on her neck..
Dixie moved and straddled him and let him continue kissing her neck, she groaned softly.
Zeke continued kissing her more, and moved his hands to her waist, slowly pulling up her nightgown, and taking her robe off her.
A week later, In the middle of the night.
Dixie shifted in bed, and curled up with Zeke as he slept. She drifted back off to sleep after finally getting comfortable. Zeke woke up watching her and rubbed her back, until she fell asleep, then he drifted back to sleep himself.
Chloe woke up and got out of her twin sized bed, walked into Zeke and Dixie's room, and crawled into bed with them. Dixie woke up and smiled holding her close, with Zeke. She hummed softly, until the little girl fell back asleep, and snuggled with her. Dixie shifted the sleeping girl off her onto the bed, got up and walked to the bathroom.
Dixie rubbed her stomach, "Really kicking and shifting around tonight baby." She smiled and walked back to the bedroom, went through the door to check on Chloe whom was still asleep. She then crawled back into bed and tried sleeping.
The following morning, Dixie was dressed in a maternity dress, and slid on some comfortable converse. She did her hair into a braid and walked with Zeke to the truck. They had a two knights go with them. They sat in the back and talked, while they went to go visit Alexandria.
"Leo?" Dixie rolled her eyes at that name selection. "What about Atticus?"
"Sure, if he's going to be a lawyer in the 1950's.." Zeke smiled letting out a chuckle. "Perhaps for the next one?"
"The next one?" She smiled slightly. She hadn't really though about having another baby anytime soon.
"Do you not want anymore?" He asked raising a brow.
"I….I think we should focus on this one first." She smiled looking down, playing with her hands. She wasn't sure. "Still young enough to wait a while."
"True... But I'm not..." Zeke let out a soft sigh. "What about Jordan?"
"Hmm." Dixie nodded. "Could be for a girl also...How about… Bowie?"
"Bowie? Like David Bowie?"
Dixie shot him a look. "Sure." She rolled her eyes.
"Bowie would be nice." Zeke said watching her. "Matthias?"
""I'ma call him Mattie for short…...Harley?" She said sitting back popping her feet up on his lap.
"Sounds like a dog's name.." Zeke retorted as he rubbed her legs.
"Shiva?"
Zeke smiled hearing that, and laughed. "Shivonna?" He teased.
"That cat is loved." Dixie giggled slightly. "What about…Rain for a girl?"
"Oh. I do love that name...Heaven Rain?"
"That's so pretty.." Dixie laid her head back. "I love it….Or….Rayne Bowie?"
"That would be pretty.." He said unsure. "Rain Bowie?"
"I really like that too. Guess we will decide later.." She smiled kissing him on the cheek.
"Austin?"
"Good one for a boy." She smiled. "Richard?"
"Matthias Richard?" He said going back to the name Matthias..
"Or Richard Austin." She smiled slightly.
"Both are good." Zeke smiled slightly. "Travis?"
Dixie bit her lip slightly. "Travis James?"
They were still discussing names when they arrived.
"We are here." Beth smiled as they pulled up to the gate, and they went inside. Beth and Merle got out, then Dixie and Zeke got out. Merle went around back and opened the trunk, and started unloading things - cheese, bread, other food supplies and medical supplies.
"Dixie!" Carl smiled and ran over, hugging her.
Dixie smiled hugging him. "Hey little brother." She smiled, and pulled back. "Whoa. You are tall." She watched him for a second he was taller than her now.
"And eat's nonstop." Rick smiled walking over with Judith, hugging her.
Dixie smiled hugging him back. "Hi Daddy."
"Good to see you honey." Rick smiled looking her over. "Anytime now?"
"2 weeks left." She sighed softly.
"Exhausted?"
"Always." Dixie laughed slightly.
Rick looked over everything and smiled. "You didn't have to.."
"We wanted to." She said cutting him off, and smiled. "We are doing pretty well.." She saw Michonne come over and look at the stuff. "Good to see you Michonne."
Michonne gave a nod, and smiled slightly, it was rare to see her smile, but when you did you did not forget what it looked like. "Looking good" She said walking over and hugging her slightly.
Dixie hugged back also.
They walked around and talked for a while, Just Dixie and Michonne, they where getting to know each other. Michonne was living with her dad now, and they where in a relationship with each other. Dixie was slightly hesitant, about it because her mom just died about 3 months ago. She didn't say anything. "That's good." she smiled and sat down on the bench.
Beth and Merle where talking with Hershel. Dixie watched him, and saw Beth give Hershel a hug, and kissed his cheek. Then Hershel hugged Merle.
"You doing okay?" Michonne asked watching Dixie keep quiet, who had her eyes closed rubbing her side.
"Just been contracting on and off all week." She sighed.
"What'd the doctor say?"
"No change, still dilated to 4...about 80% effaced." Dixie looked at her stomach and sighed. "Dropped like crazy over the past week."
"That's good." Michonne smiled. "Baby will be here soon."
"Hope so." Dixie smiled back. She was tired of being pregnant. "Last month seems to last forever."
Michonne let out a soft laugh. "It does." She wrapped an arm around her and hugged her softly. Dixie smiled and leaned in.
They stayed for a few days, to make their visit longer.
Dixie gave her family a hug.
She was glad she also got to see Carol and Daryl also, and hang out with them, along with everyone else - including meeting the new people.
Merle and Beth smiled as they got in the front after hugging Hershel, Maggie and Glenn.
"We got hitched." Merle smiled at Dixie. "Her daddy officiated it."
"That's wonderful." Dixie smiled back, and hugged them both. Beth was bushing, and hugged her back. "Congratulations."
Zeke also congratulated them, and hugged them both.
They loaded up and headed back to the kingdom.