EPILOUGE

This is a little glimpse into the future as we say goodbye to these characters. Thank you to Arrowsandangles for the love and reviews and the kind messages throughout. I love hearing from you.

Let me know what you all think of this little tale. Much love!

Disclaimer- I do not own the walking dead or anything related to it. Aside from glassware with their faces on it. My Glenn cup is the best :)

Summary- Judith Grimes is separated from her older Brother Carl three years after the fall of Alexandria. Now with her new found friend Jack she must fight to survive and find her family again.

Judith's POV

Flashback

"You can do this Judith, just a little bit more." Beth cooed from between my legs as a contraction hit me hard and I pushed. The baby decided to come a little earlier than we expected but without the advances of medical care it was hard to really know. Fear gripped at my heart the moment the first pain shot through my midsection.

"Jack… Jack you have too… If I don't…"

"Judith babe you'll be okay don't think like that." Jack told me squeezing my hand tightly.

"Just promise me please." I panted. I remembered the stories of what had happened to my mom when I was born and how she had given up her life to save mine all those years ago.

"Alrigh' I promise." He said and I knew he was only appeasing me because of the state I am in. Another contraction hit and I could hear Beth urging me to push. I pushed as hard as I could, the burn between my legs was killing me and I wanted to pass out and throw up all at the same time. I fought that urge and kept on going.

So the burning stopped and Beth placed a squirming tiny little baby into my arms. "It's a girl." She said happily. I smiled down at my little girl, Jack stood next to me staring down at her. The rest of our family around us to celebrate.

"What's her name?" Daryl asked.

"Caroline Lori Michonne Dixon." I announced looking over to my now husband.

"Caroline?" Beth asked as she looked at our smiling faces.

"Yeah it was grandma's name."

"How did you know that?" Daryl asked Jack.

"Heard ya outside talking to a gravestone once. You said that name, later I went to see what the stone said and it said loving mother so I took a wild guess."

"Hmm."

"Is that okay?"

"More than okay son." Daryl approved.

"Welcome to the world Caroline." Beth sang.

End Flashback

"Caroline you look fantastic." I said to my daughter as she stood in a beautiful white dress in front of the full length mirror in her bedroom in our house on the beach. Six years ago when she was about 13 years old the dead ones were cleaned out and the world was starting to heal itself. The population is smaller but people began to return to normal lives. A government was soon formed and towns were rebuilt. People still fear other people and most keep to themselves but a few have built strong alliances.

"Thank you mom."

"When you were born I knew you and Alex would grow closer as you aged."

"Thank you for bringing them into our family, I wouldn't have any of this if you and dad had followed grandpa's instruction." Caroline said sweetly.

"Well your welcome." I laughed lightly.

A knock on the door brought us back to the reality of the day. My little angel is getting married. I opened the door to find my wonderful husband standing in a nice grey suit next to his father who was dressed the same but with a scowl of displeasure on his face. "Come in you too."

"Grandpa, please smile for me today you can change as soon as the ceremony is over." She sang.

"Alrigh' but jus' for you kid." He smirked. Soon Beth joined us in the room with a happy look on her aging face. The grey hairs were not as noticeable on her as they are on her husband but you could still tell that the years were taking their toll on her.

"Everything is ready downstairs… Oh my dear you look so amazing." She cooed.

"Thank you grandma." Caroline said trying not to cry and ruin the makeup she had on. "I am so blessed that you are all my family. I wish I had been able to know the wonderful people I am named after and the other people who were supposed to be in my life, I know they are all up there smiling down on us all today. We made it. We survived an ugly world and now we get to have the good stuff."

"Oh baby girl I love you so much." I replied hugging my little girl tightly to me. Soon the rest of our family joined in on the hug. Music started to play from the beach giving us our cue. We wiped our eyes and Beth and I ran down to take our places while Jack and Daryl walked her down the aisle. Something she had requested when Alex first asked her for her hand in marriage.

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The day went off without a hitch, everyone who had been invited had a blast at the reception as Beth called it. Her being the only one who has ever been to an actual wedding before the outbreak. Alex and Caroline danced the night away and soon retired to their bedroom in the attic of the house we all shared. Even after it was safe to go back to living as separate families we decided to stay together because that is what family did. Together is better than apart.

"She's married now Jude." Jack whispered to me in the quietness of our bedroom.

"I know, what do we do now?"

"Wait to be grandparents?" He said forming it as a question.

"Yeah let's hope they wait. I don't think your parents could handle the great grand thing yet." He laughed along with me as he wrapped his strong arms around me and held on tight. A peaceful sleep soon took over and happy dreams of our family members who had long since passed danced through my mind.

Alright, that is the end of Finding family. Thank you to those who have stuck by me from the very beginning and those that reviewed. I have loved hearing your thoughts on this story. The ending completely changed from when I had first thought the story up but I think it ended on a pretty good note.

Now back to some Bethyl writing!