Thank you all for the great response from the previous chapter. In this one I will be explaining a little about the OCs. Their past a little bit. I hope you will like it. Please enjoy the chapter a d leave a review.

Chapter 4: Present and the Past

Past

"Dr. Robinson there has been a trauma call. There was a huge accident on the freeway, they will be here in 5." A petite nurse said and Jolene nodded willing her aching bones to move. This was her 11th hour on this shift and it looks like she will not be home anytime soon. Jolene put her sandwich down and ran to the ER to get ready to take care of the patients. That night was one of the hardest in her career. she had lost 9 people that she was treating, they just died on the table. Jolene really tried not to feel like a failure but it was hard especially after losing so many people but that was the way of the world. People needed to die so new ones could be born.

Jolene took a cab home and after a quick shower she fell onto the bed and fell asleep. Jolene woke up to the sound of opening and closing of her door. She looked at the clock and saw that she slept for almost 15 hours but she felt tired. So tired and sore. All she craved right now was a massage and more sleep.

"I know you are awake Jolene, so get out here and stop stalling cause we are still doing it." Jolene heard her best friend and son to be sister in law call her from downstairs. Jolene got up from the bed and sighed, she knew she was not getting anymore rest now. She went downstairs to see her life long best friend Valerie standing in the kitchen making coffee and it smelt devine.

"My secret blend, here you go." Valerie put the coffee in front of Jolene and she smied taking a sip. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head as she tasted the magnificent liquid.

"You are allowed coffee right?" Valerie asked and Jolene looked at her with narrow eyes.

"Val i am not sure i am pregnant yet and even if i was i can drink coffee." Jolene grumbled into her cup taking another sip.

"I can't believe that my best friend and brother are having a baby. I'm gonna be an auntie." Valerie said clapping her hands with a big smile on her face making Jolene shake her head.

"Yeah i don't think that it will be a good idea to have a baby right now. Not when there is the talk about the new virus that the military are trying to use against the enemy. I don't like this, the talk of biological weapon. I am scared Jake will get hurt because of this. I'm scared we all are going to get hurt." Jolene said taking another sip and shaking her head and letting out a worried sigh.

"Jolene, you heard my brother it was just talk, it is a rumour nothing more. Besides my brother did not survive two tours in Afghanistan and Iraq just to get hurt when he is in the country. My brother is a tough son of a bitch and so are you. You will make it work somehow. The baby will only make you both happy, besides you are getting married in 3 moths time. I is perfect timing." Valerie said and Jolene smiled looking at her big brown eyes and her massive smile.

"Did you realise you just called your mother a bitch." Jolene said and laughed making Valerie hit in her in the shoulder.

"Hey watch it i might be pregnant." Jolene said both of the girls laughing.

"Well then go on, take the damn test." Valerie said and Jolene made her way to the bathroom.

Time seemed to stop as they waited for the timer to go off. On the counter laid a pregnancy test.

"Why does it have to take so long!" Valerie said and Jolene chuckled.

"It seemed that i should be the one panicking and not you as i will be the one carrying the child." Jolene said and Valerie looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"I am never going to carry a child so i am living this through you." Valerie said and Jolene shook her head.

"There are ways for you to carry a child Velerie and you know it. Did you talk to Thea that you want a child with her." Jolene said and Valerie shook her head.

"Exactly, you need to talk to her, tell her how you feel. She loves you and you know she would do anything for you. Besides you are not getting any younger." Jolene said and Valerie smacked her once again on the shoulder.

The timer went of and Jolene jumped from the bath edge to look at the pregnancy. There in front of her clear as day were two pink lines staring back at her. She could feel Valerie looking over her shoulder and squilling in the back. Jolene looked at herself in the mirror and saw blue eyes filled with tears of joy. She closed her eyes and touched her flat stomach were life grew inside of her. She promised she will be a better mother than her mother ever was to her.

Just then the door smacked and both women went to check what was that. In there stood Jacob, Valerie's brother and Jolene's fiancé. He was in his uniform and he had a worried look on his face. Jolene's stomach dropped at the sight of his face.

"What is going on Jake?" Valerie asked her brother.

"We need to grab Theo and get out of the city, there is a military refuge camp two hours away from here and we need to go now. Our parents and Liam are in the car already. Quickly pack." Jacob said with a tremor in his voice. Jolene went to him and touched his face watching his eyes close.

"What happened baby? What is going on?" Jolene said as Jacob opened his eyes and there was nothing in there but devastation.

"They are using it, they are using the biological weapon." Jacob said and it seemed that Jolene's heart dropped. She touched her stomach again and closed her eyes. This was not a time for a baby.

Present

Jolene woke up to the rain beating against her window. The weather turned colder and colder everyday, thankfully the crops were taken care of a week ago. Jolene looked out of the window and sighed. She still could not believe that she was here, in Alexandria, living a semi-normal life. She spend nearly two years on the road with one eye always open. Always paying attention, always killing the walked, killing people. Killing people was always hard for her, she was a doctor, she was supposed to save lives not take them. Yet she would do anything to keep her family safe.

"You did not do a very good job did you." Jolene said and closed her eyes as she let a tear fall from her eyes. Jolene angrily wiped the tears and got up from the bed. She needs to focus on the future now. She can't change the past no matter how bad she wanted to. What's done is done. There is no need to dwell on it cause dwelling will get you killed.

After a quick shower Jolene looked at herself in the mirror. She changed, her body changed. Her brown hair is returning to its glow but her blue eyes are sad and hallow. They are empty. She is skinnier than she was before the world ended and she has more muscle tone from all the running and killing. Jolene touched her flat stomach and closed her eyes. No stop it. No ore dwelling. No more. Jolene said, she still was amazed how much hurt a person can take, how much pain they can carry with them. It amazed her cause she carried a ton of shit ad she's still here, trying to make a life for herself.

Jolene went downstairs to find Valerie sitting on the kitchen islands eating something from a bowl and humming to herself.

"What has you ll in a good mood." Jolene asked and Valerie looked at her with a small smile on her face.

"Nothing, i'm just in a good mood, that's all." Valerie said and Jolene shook her head.

"Yeah right and the fact that your on duty with Tara today has nothing to do with it." Jolene said and Valerie looked at her with narrowed eyes.

"She is a nice girl. Very funny." Valerie said and Jolene shook her head.

"Not to mention so cute. It is okay for you to move on Val. Thea died, she would not want you to mourn over all this time." Jolene said and Valerie sighed.

"I know she would not want that, i do but it is hard letting someone in." Valerie said and Jolene knew it.

"Don't i know it." she said and waved at Valerie and left her house to go to the infirmary.

She looked through the stock and see how much medicine they have left. They were good for now but they would need to make a run soon for more. They already planted plants and herbs that help if they ever ran out of medicine. Jolene knew a couple of places that they could take the medicine from but it would be hard to do so.

Just then people walked in the infirmary and Jolene saw that it was Glenn and Maggie coming for their check up. Maggie was 8 moths pregnant and the baby could come at any time right now. Maggie needed to be checked often now.

"Hi there, how is the happy couple." Jolene said as she saw Maggie waddle towards her with a tired look on her face.

"This little thing inside me is pushing on my bladder, prevents me from sleeping and is heavy. I want it out!" Maggie said and Jolene chuckled although it did not reach her eye.

"Well any day now, are you all prepared." Jolene said and Glen scoffed.

"We are more than prepared, just this one thinks nothing is done." Glenn said with annoyance in his voice. Maggie just starred daggers at him. Jolene tried not to smile at the tired and anoyed couple.

"Glenn what you must understand is that is normal for mothers. They were neting. They want everything to be perfec for their little one when it comes. Trust me when your son is here you will gave more than your share of work and you'll be glad that Maggie prepared it all." Jolene said and saw Glenn look down on the floor and Maggie grinning widly.

"I am glad at least you are on my side." Maggie said.

"Well men cannot even begin understand what is it like to carry a child." Jolene said Maggie nodded at her.

Jolene told Maggie to stand on the scale before she lid down and watched as Jolene measured Maggie's belly.

"Okay your weight is good and your belly is quiet big. I believe that the baby might be a little bigger than expected, closer to 4kg." Jolene said and Maggie's eyes shot open.

"4kg are you kidding me." Maggie exclaimed.

"Is tha bad?" Glenn asked and Maggie looked at him like he was stuoid which in her eyes he was now.

"You try squeezing 4kg out of a little hole. My God we have nothing for the pain." Maggie said scared.

"We can try a water birth, it should help with the pain. We can use one of the big tubs upstairs. Maggie women were giving birth without help for thousands of years, you will be fine." Jolene said and held Maggie's hand.

"I know i am just a little scared that's all." Maggie said and smiled as Glenn kissed her hand.

"I am here with you all the way Maggie." he said and Jolene smiled at the couple who were looking at each other with loving stares. Jolene felt a pang in her chest and left the couple to give them privacy.

When they were done Maggie asked Jolene.

"Hey i am having a little get together with a couple of people at my house, would you like to come along. Oh and bring Valerie with you." Jolene was a little shocked. She was here three moths and although she was friendly with most of the residents here they were not in the inner circle yet. She was surprised that she asked her but was not gonna say no to that opportunity.

"Sure, that would be great." Jolene said and Maggie smiled.

"Sure come by at 7." She said and left the infirmary. Jolene smiled as she begin to clean up.

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