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Chapter Text

'Follow me,' Lori told them looking at her phone beginning to lead them into the huge crowds of the park, it was easier to follow Merle who was pushing an empty pram they headed towards some trees a wee way away from the sound stage that had tables and chairs set up with a rope to keep them separated from the rest of the crowd.

It was a section being kept fenced off by Rick who looked really good in his dress uniform, he was keeping people away from what looked like the best seats in the house. He waved and kissed Lori as they all moved past the ropes.

'Ok, saved it all, I've got to walk the park will stop by soon, Abe left a cooler of drinks and food over there for us and the families of the police officers ok.;' Rick smiled and left, everyone pulled out seats, Carol looked around unsure if she was meant to be there. Lori reached out her hand for hers and tugged her into a seat.

'Don't be silly, your with Daryl,' Lori told her looking at her face.

'How did you know what I'm thinking?' Carol asked her.

'The panic is written all over your face, and even if you weren't your here, with me, relax and we can talk about babies and things. The others don't like all the baby talk,' Lori jestered around the mixed group. Carol looked everyone was a mix match and she wasn't sure how many of them were fitted into the police, she assumed many of the large group drifting in was just friends rather than family.

'Seriously no one wants to listen to Maggie talking about shoes or stuff, yet when I talk about Carl trying to roll over everyone tells me to stop talking.' Lori told her.

'Not bad really? Surely?' Carol asked.

'Oh I'm kinda kidding but when you don't have a baby you don't know how all the little things are exciting,' Lori told her and Carol nodded smiling, it was all rewarding, even more so having someone to talk about those small steps with.

'I never really had a friend since I had Sophia, I didn't go to any of the parenting classes or anything, ummm you know he wouldn't let me, so I guess I'm flying by the seat of my pants,' Carol told Lori.

'You seem to be doing fine, Sophia's happy, Andrea checked her out right?' Lori asked. She looked into the pram Carl was still sound asleep.

Carol nodded, Andrea was checking her out almost every other day keeping an eye on things as well as Carol's emotional state. Pretending she wasn't, Carol knew she was and she was thankful for that. She knew more about babies than Carol did. Carol had the what goes in must come out concept on things. So far Sophia was starting to smile and look around and let her know what she wanted. Most of the time it was access to her boobs.

Merle passed her a can to drink out of and nodded for her to drink. Carol had taken off her wrap and fixed her dress and Sophia was in her arms over her shoulders.

'I can take her for a bit if you want?' Merle asked taking the baby before she could say yes or no. Carol thought he might be a little smitten with Sophia and wanted to cuddle her. He come across rough and ready, Carol knew different because anytime he had Sophia he was as gentle as anything holding her.

He wandered off to the edge of the group holding her over his shoulders talking with Glenn watching the live band. They were a good distance away that it wasn't going to be damaging to their ears. He was moving with her over his shoulder talking to new people that were joining the group all the time rocking to the music talking with Glenn watching the stage.

Carol sat back and relaxed for the first time in ages watching the stage chatting quietly about babies with Lori. Andrea come across and sat with Carol looking at Merle and Sophia.

'I wish you said no, he's going to want one soon,' Andrea told Carol.

'Want a baby?'

'Yeah he's been wanting to start a family for a while, I just don't now how it would work with me working and stuff, I don't know,' Andrea muttered looking around waving at a few people.

'You would take some time off? Work part time?' Lori suggested.

'Its alright for you, you can afford to stay at home, I don't know if I can or what we should do, its not like we even have parents to take a baby even if I worked part time and there not really any day care in town.' Andrea told them.

'Surely you could work something out? I mean Jo Greene offered to look after Sophia if I had to go to work, or you could have some friends to look after a baby of something? Work it out so you could take care of another baby, if you had set hours sorted. Merle own's his own place right, if you worked like three mornings a week he could look after a baby? There always a way right?' Carol looked around them.

'I mean, I'm going to have to find a job, and go to work, I'm going to have to see if she will look after her,' Carol said again looking between the women, both were looking at her. 'What?'

'Honey, chances of you Having to work isn't likely, unless you want to work,' Lori stated.

'I will, I mean, not right now but soon I won't have a choice, I have some money but it won't last for long.' Carol told them they looked at her and smirked a little. 'WHAT?'

'Carol, you think Daryl's going to let you put her in day care or something so you go work busing tables or working nights or something?' Lori asked.

'Its not really up to him how I support her, I need to pay my way,' Carol told them, 'Food and stuff. I need to buy food, and pay for power and clothes for Sophia.'

'Ok then, I thought you were dating Daryl?' Lori asked.

'I kinda am, its new, I've only known him a few weeks, I only just got away from Sophia's dad, even though we really were not together,' Carol told her, Lori looked interested, 'Its too confusing, yes I guess we are dating, kinda. Nothing serious, like we are not having sex or anything.'

Andrea snorted looking at Carol, and Lori flat out laughed.

'Yes not sex but she's been eye fucked well and truly!' Andrea giggled. 'Boom pregnant! She's had the Dixon undress a girl stare.'

'Not the Dixon stare, I nearly got pregnant from that at high school,' Lori giggled looking at Carol. 'Girl grab him with two hands before someone else does.'

'Its not like that, its nothing yet, we really haven't even talked about it.' Carol said, 'Last night week made up from a fight and sleep beside each other, we haven't really even kissed.'

'You slept beside him and nothing happened? Nothing? Like Nothing?' Lori asked, 'I wish I could sleep beside Rick and he would want Nothing to happen.'

'Shhhhhh they are coming,' Andrea said as Shane and Daryl with Rick following behind all in jean's and tee shirts come through the crowds towards the group. Daryl gave Carol a nod as he stopped to talk to Merle who still had Sophia. He was talking with Shane about something pointing around the park, he reached out to Merle and took Sophia kissing her and holding her to his chest and kept talking to the group of men about something. Sophia was sound asleep and just went with it.

Carol was pretending not to watch but from behind her sunglasses he was showing her off to his friends as they gathered in to look at the little baby, Rick was shaking a little foot to see if she was really asleep. All the men went quiet as she stretched and moved snuggling closer to Daryl they all laughed as she was screwed up like a frog. She couldn't hear what they were saying but she wasn't stupid not to know they were not talking about her.

'Ya fucked Dixon,' Rick told him.

'What?' Daryl asked

'You fell in love with that little girl, what you going to do if things don't work out?' Rick asked him quietly, Daryl just shook his head.

'Its gona work out,' Daryl told him.

'If it doesn't?' Rick probed,

'I'm not going to let that happen, I want them, you know it will sound dumb, like I was sposed to find them ya know?' Daryl told him.

'Well technology they found you.' Rick said.

'I know, but its like karma, or something, they are meant to be with me. Its dumb I know, but I could have had anyone and I don't want nobody else,' Daryl stated. Merle slapped his hand on Daryl's shoulder looking at Sophia.

'Take it slow brother, take it slow let her come to you, let her drive this thing, my only advice for you, like a frighten filly that one. Like Andrea was, remember?' Merle said, Daryl nodded watching Sophia sleeping in his arm's he accepted a can of drink, it was a dry park event so it was coke and lemonade all around. Daryl drank his back in one go, he was dry, he had Sophia in the crook of his arm, he moved around with her to get another drinks he gave Carol a smile and moved back to where Merle was.

'So what should I do?' Daryl asked Merle. 'I never done this shit before, like you know, dating shit.'

'Well wait for her to make a move,' Rick offered coming over to the conversation, 'That's how I got with Lori, by taking it easy and making her come to me, it was her that asked me too the prom.'

'Like hold her hand and that shit, but don't feel her up,' Merle muttered, 'PG stuff, like let her know your interested but let her lead the way.'

'Don't kiss her,' Shane stuck his head into the conversation, 'Like kiss her cheek and that stuff, but like unless she kisses you don't kiss her.'

'I don't know if that's going to work,' Daryl said, 'Shane what do you know about taking things slow anyway? You try get into their panties the first night.'

'Trust me, don't rush it, its already going fast. Be her friend and boyfriend, but take it slow,' Merle stated again.

'Ok, I was going to try my hand tonight I will try it your way ok.' Daryl agreed to take it slow and try keep it PG so he didn't spook Carol.

Carol was watching the men, 'What do you think they are talking about?' Carol asked.

'Us, you sex probably,' Andrea took a glance at them. 'Merles got that look of deep thought, they probably giving Daryl some move to get into your panties tonight.'

'Rick always trying to be honest I'm so tired by the time I get to bed that its not on the cards often at the moment anyway,' Lori told them. 'He doesn't get it, that getting up and feeding and having someone attached to your boob all day then he wants to touch them at night, ugh.'

'I haven't had sex like since I got pregnant with Sophia, a few weeks after maybe, its been a while,' Carol said.

'Maybe just sit back and let Daryl lead, he's a man and he can take the lead with the physical part of a relationship,' Andrea suggested.

'I really don't know, I'm a bit unsure about that, I know I never made the first move, I've only been with like 4 men, like ever, I mean like from like 14 I kissed a boy, that's including him, I really don't know anything.' Carol told them she was surprised she was blurting out information not many knew. 'Like I kissed him on a school camp on a dare and then a college boy, and one in my early twenties I had sex with a few times, then Sophia's Dad.'

'I've only slept with Shane and Rick,' Lori offered, 'Rick's only been with me.'

'I've had a few, not going to go into details, but I've slept with my share, my advice is sit back and let Daryl drive this thing, if you want to be with him, like step this into a relationship.' Andrea said.

'I want to be with him, its not a flip flop thing, I want to be with him.' Carol told them. 'Ok, I'll let Daryl drive, I'll follow his lead.'

'Yeah, just sit back and I mean, guys know how to do this stuff,' Lori said. Looking over at the men noticing that Daryl was heading over with a crying Sophia in his arm's.

'I think she's ummmm got a present for you,' Daryl told Carol.

'Lucky me,' Carol took Sophia and lay her into her pram to change her, Daryl hovered around asking if she was having a nice time, and did she want to go for a walk around to get something to eat from one of the market stalls, Carol nodded, he picked up Sophia is his arm's Carol put her wee hat on and fixed her dress and used a muslin cloth over her legs to keep the sun off, Daryl reached out with his hand and took Carol's in his as they left the group to walk around hand in hand looking for something good to eat, he was going to do this PG stuff until it killed her.