Chapter 19
With my arms still wrapped around her, Ansley and I walked back to the others. Ansley was smiling up at me as I locked eyes with Glenn. He was holding Lilah, talking to her in a little baby voice. He smiled at me, using Lilah's little hand to wave at us. I giggle and wave at them. Ansley hugged me once more before going to see Dale. I shot Dale a smile.
I glanced around, noticing that the others were sorting supplies. I don't see Carl, Sophia, and Lori, so I assume that they searching more cars. I walk up to Glenn and Lilah, smiling brightly. He leaned down and kissed me, smiling the whole time.
"Hello, honey." He cooed, wrapping his free arm around my shoulders.
I smiled at Lilah, poking her little belly. "How is she doing? I assume that you didn't allow Dale to put her down for a nap." I whispered, leaning into his embrace.
He whispered, "She is doing well, enjoying all of the attention she is getting. She got a glimpse of me and started to whine. She only stopped, when Dale put her into my arms."
I laugh, "She loves being the center of attention, don't you Lilah? And she loves her daddy."
She squealed, giggling loudly. Glenn and I looked at each other, trying not to laugh. "I am taking that as a yes." Dale laughed, walking up with Ansley.
Ansley was beaming, "Isn't she cute, grandpa?"
He looked down at her, smiling warmly. "Not as cute as you were, Ans."
She gasped, placing a hand on her chest. "And I'm not cute now?"
Glenn and I laughed, watching Dale's shocked face. "Yo-ou are still cute, Ans." He stuttered.
Ansley was going to say something, but was stopped by Carl's scream. Glenn passed me Lilah as he and Dale took off to see what was going on. Ansley looked up at me with panic in her eyes. I ushered her to the RV, trying to keep her and Lilah safe. I moved them to the back of the RV, to put a lot of space between us and the door. I laid Lilah in Ansley's arms, so that I could pull out my knife.
The others were yelling about something that I couldn't make out. The RV door flung open and Glenn stepped in. His eyes were panicked.
"Sophia is missing." His voice was raspy and worried.
I gasped, my free hand coming up to cover my mouth. "What happened?"
He fixed his ball cap. "Carl and Sophia had gone too far and ran into some stray walkers. Carl took off towards us and Sophia headed back to the woods. The walkers went after her, completely ignoring Carl. Rick and Daryl went after her, but there is a large time gap. They don't know if it is too late or not."
I dropped my knife and sat down on the bed. I looked up at Glenn and said, "I gave her a knife. When I found her after the herd came and a couple scared her off. She killed a walker that was on top of me."
He moved to squat down in front of me. He gripped my hands. "Then she is protected and safe. She can defend herself. You gave her something that could save her life."
I clung to him, never wanting to him to leave. "We gotta find her. I promised to protect her."
He nodded against my neck. "I know. We will, Iv. I promise."
I gave him one last squeeze before pulling away. I turned and looked at Ansley, who was tearing up and clutching Lilah to her chest. She looked at me with big doe eyes and asked, "You are gonna find her, right? Like you did before?"
Brushing a tear away, I looked at her and nodded. "I will do everything in my power to bring her back. To Carol, you, Carl, and the rest of the group."
She nodded, holding Lilah a little closer. I stood up and turned around to face Glenn. He nodded and intertwined our fingers. He led me outside and over to the group. I noticed Carol crying and begging for the men to do something. To look for her baby. Lori was standing next to her, looking guilty. Lori avoiding looking at Shane, who was staring at her with hard eyes. I frowned, glaring at the two of them.
I glanced around, noticing that Rick, Isis, and Daryl were missing. I sighed, before stepping into the center of the circle. "Carl, go to the RV with Ansley." He went to protest, but I stopped him. "I need you to help protect Lilah." His eyes got serious and nodded. I waited until he was in the RV with the door shut, before I turned to the group. "What the fuck happened?" I hissed, my eyes locked on Lori.
She jumped and looked at me. "On-one minute they were lo-ooking through a ca-ar and the ne-ext, Carl was-was scre-aming," She stuttered, still avoiding Shane's gaze.
I narrowed my eyes. "Bullshit."
She squeaked, "What?"
I stumped up to her. "You were fucking Shane and forgot about the kids! So, I am calling bullshit!"
Her eyes widened as she tried to step away from me. I laughed darkly as I grabbed her shirt. "Whoa!" Shane launched himself forward and grabbed ahold of me. His big hand wrapped itself around my arm tightly, so tight that I could feel the bruises forming on it. He pulled me away from her and threw me to the ground.
I had tried to stop myself from hitting my head on the ground, but the force was to great and I only had time to bring my arms up and brace myself. As I hit the ground, I heard a snap then I felt a shock wave of pain raced up my arm. I screamed out in pain, rolling on my back so that I could clutch my arm. Glenn raced to my side, trying to see if I was okay.
All I could do was bite my lip and shake my head.
"What the hell is going on here?"
~A/N
Hey!
It hasn't been that long since I updated you guys, but it has been a couple of weeks. I've been wanting to update but I've been so busy with classes that I haven't been able to write much. I'm taking six classes and they all require projects, presentations, and papers. I feel like I am slowly losing my mind. It is spring break and I thought I'd update. I have been kid of sick this week, so the updates haven't been posted when I wanted them too.
What do think of Ivy's motherly kind side? And Glenn's fatherly side? Do you think that Shane and Lori were actually going at it or was he forcing himself on her again? Will Sophia be saved again or will she die? Who knows?!
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