Chapter 19: The Mommy, Daddy Situation and The Princess Gets Served.

Ally never thought the wailing sound of the baby would make her so happy. Mary had been in labor all night, her screams echoing around. Everyone had retreated to their cells and waited, then the cries of a baby could be heard. Ally smiled and Austin look over at her. She was spread out on his chest, her head raising with his breathing. Soon that would be her, she was deciding to put the negativity behind her and focus on the positive things. Her pregnancy might be successful and she should just focus on that.

"I'M A DAD!" Elliot's voice cheered loudly and everyone in their cells erupted into laughter.

"You better be like that when the baby comes out," Ally giggled.

"How about I create the Lion King moment?" He suggested and she laughed.

"That would be great," She snickered.

The morning sun rays shined through the windows and Ally sighed, taking in the beautiful sight. Things were going well, and Ally wasn't going to think about the worst. She wanted to cherish everything and mornings like this were ones she'd remember in the bad.

"Austin, do you want a boy or a girl?" Ally asked.

"A boy," He replied. "Boy first, then a girl second-"

"Whoa, Robin Hood slow down. Lets just focus on the one first," Ally patted his chest and he frowned.

"Do you not want other children?" He asked.

"No, it's not that. It's just what if-"

"Don't say it," He replied firmly, a slight scowl on his face.

"Austin, I love you," She turned so she was on her stomach and she hovered over his face. "I'm so happy that I'm pregnant...It's just I'm worried."

"I'm not going to let anything happen to you," He remarked.

"I know," She whispered and then she laughed.

"What?" Austin asked.

"It's just so funny," She giggled, holding her hand to her mouth.

"I don't understand?" Austin raised his eyebrow.

"I remember before all the world went to hell. I was planing on going to college, finding the person I was going to be with, not even thinking about having children. I assumed that I knew what love was, but comparing that to you, its nothing like I thought and I find it funny that if I saw you in the street and if you saw me in the street in the normal world, you'd never take a second glance my way."

"What are you getting at?"

"I guess, I'm kind of glad that the Apocalypse happened and that I met you...I don't think you understand how much you've helped me become who I am today. If it wasn't for you, I would've been quiet, not very opinionated and not to mention still a virgin...So, thank you," She placed her hand on his heart and he started laughing.

"Are you thanking me for taking your virginity?" He scoffed, continuing to laugh and she thumped his chest.

"I didn't mean it like that!" She snapped, frowning at him.

"I know," He said. "I know you didn't," He ran a hand through her hair and then brought her mouth to his. She sunk into his body and stroked his chest.

"Don't mean to ruin your moment, but we need to have a meeting," Ally and Austin separated from one another and looked over at Lucas who was standing in the doorway holding Erica.

"Okay," Austin groaned and Lucas walked off. Austin and Ally both got up and slipped on their clothes. Austin took in the sight of her getting change and he smirked. There was no doubt that pregnancy was changing her body, but it made him want her more, new curves and places to explore on her body, it made everything more enjoyable and he was loving every second of it.

Ally looked over her shoulder at him and picked up his shirt and threw it at him.

"Stop looking," She scolded and he stepped forward, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her into his body.

"Beautiful," He whispered huskily and crashed his lips against her. He buried his hands into her hair and nibbled on her lip. She pulled away smiling up at him and tapped his chest.

"C'mon Goldilocks we've got a meeting to get too," She ordered and he chuckled, slipping his shirt on and they both made their way out of the cell and down into the main room and sat down at one of the tables.

"We need to go on a supply run," Lucas announced and everyone, excluding Mary, Elliot, Cal and Sarah were there. "With the new arrival of the baby we need more supplies and with another on the way, it will be best to get it sorted now."

"Okay," Austin said. "I'll come."

"I will too," Ronny stood up and Roxana sent a worried glance in his direction.

"Count me in too," Dean said.

"Actually, Dean can you stay," Ally looked over at him and he raised an eyebrow. "I need to talk to you."

"Can I go?" Julie squeaked and everyone turned to her. "I just want to get out, its been a while."

"Yeah, okay," Lucas replied and she smiled.

"Thank you," Julie stood up and straightened her shirt.

"Harriet and Grace would you make a list of baby things that we're going to need and Tess could you and Ally make a list of things everyone else needs?" Lucas asked and they all nodded their heads.

"Austin," Ally whispered and he looked over at her. "Be careful."

"I will," He whispered back and he kissed her forehead.

"I love you," She said and he smiled.

"Love you too."

...

Austin stood next to Ronny and they were both checking the guns that were in the box in the back of the truck. Austin noticed that Ronny couldn't stop smiling and he glanced over at his beaming face, rolling his eyes.

"Dude, you look like you slept with a hook in your mouth," Austin pointed out and he laughed.

"I'm just happy, that's all," Ronny patted Austin on the back and he slipped a gun into his belt.

"Why?" Austin asked.

"Roxana," He sighed in delight.

"Did it happen?"

"Oh, boy yes it did," He chuckled in response. "I thought I was doing the good thing of holding back and not telling her how I feel, but she blew her lid and started shouting at me last night in the guard tower, then we kissed."

"I'm happy for you dude," Austin replied and slipped a knife into the back of his belt.

"Ally's got you whipped, huh?" Ronny chuckled.

"Fuck off, no she hasn't," Austin snapped back defensively.

"Dude, I've heard the stories from Dez, you used to be a mean bastard, but now I beg to differ," Ronny smirked and he rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, well Ally has a way of changing people," Austin murmured.

"Well, I'm glad you aren't a mean bastard now," Ronny replied and then a squeak came from behind them.

"Jess?" Austin said and Jess stood there with dirt on her face and clothes. She was holding an envelope in her hands and looking around nervously.

"You okay, girl?" Ronny asked and she nodded.

"I wanted to give you this," She held out the envelope to Austin, not looking at his face, keeping her eyes glued to the ground. Austin went to open it, but she let out a squeal. "Don't open it yet, wait till you go!" She yelled and he raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay, I'm going to go," With that she ran away and back inside.

"What the fuck was that all about?" Ronny asked and Austin shrugged his shoulders, putting the envelope in his back pocket.

The door opened nearby and Lucas and Julie came out. They both grabbed guns and knives from the truck. Julie was carrying the lists in her hands and she passed them to Austin and he nodded at her. Then the four of them got into the truck and drove off.

...

Ally looked down at the newborn baby in her arms. Mary had been taken to one of the cells for a well deserved rest. Elliot was sat in the infirmary, gazing at the baby in Ally's arms. Sarah was sat on the bed, Dean hovering by her. The baby cooed in her arms and she rocked him gently. Mary had, had a beautiful baby boy, a small patch of brown hair on his head and green eyes.

"Have you thought of a name?" Ally asked and Elliot smiled over at her.

"Tom Frederick Brown," Elliot replied and Ally smiled, knowing that Frederick will feel blessed to be in the baby's name.

"He's taken your last name," Ally said and Elliot nodded his head.

"Yeah," He stepped forward and bundled Tom from her arms and he walked off bouncing Tom in his arms.

"He's going to be a great dad," Ally announced and Sarah smiled.

"I know...I can't believe I'm an Aunt," She beamed and Ally smiled at her.

"Congratulations," She placed a hand on her shoulder. Ally looked over at Dean, who was rubbing the back of his neck and staring at Sarah. "Dean, come with me."

Dean looked at her, then at Sarah. She didn't even look over at him, she just stared blankly at the wall, to happy to even notice him. Dean looked back at Ally and she nodded towards the door and he followed after her.

"Why didn't you want me to go on the run?" He asked and she looked over at him.

"I'm in a good mood," She chirped.

"I can see that," He retorted.

"So, that means I want to help everyone else out," She beamed over at him.

"So?"

"I'm gonna' help you get Sarah," She took off ahead of him and Dean stopped, smiling after her, then he came to his senses and chased off after her.

...

Harriet and Tess were in the kitchen, both of them preparing food. Harriet wiped her forehead and chopped away at the vegetables. Tess was keeping a close eye on Jess, Jasmine, Daniel, Nevil and Billy through the window. The five of them were playing an old board game they'd found on a run awhile back. Billy was bouncing in his seat next to Jess, smiling in excitement, because he was able to move around.

Harriet looked over at Tess, and frowned at the joy on her face. She could see the happiness and pride she had watching her two children and their friends. She once had that expression, but she never bared it anymore, not after losing Lizzy. She couldn't bring herself to do it.

Tess looked away from the children and over at Harriet, who quickly looked away. Tess sighed tilting her head to the side. She'd overheard Julie and Harriet's conversations many times, both of the grieving mothers wanting their children, she felt bad that she had what they didn't, and she couldn't imagine what they were going through right now, but she wished that they'd both stop resenting her and Grace, because both of them haven't done anything wrong and they both seemed like nice ladies.

Ally came walking in, wearing Wayne's sheriff's hat on her head. Dean was behind her and she looked over at the children. She walked over and Billy sprung to his feet and hugged her.

"Hi, mommy," He whispered squeezing her tight.

"Hi, Billy. You feelin' okay?" She asked and he nodded his head, running back to his seat. Ally looked over at Nevil who was glaring daggers at Billy. Jess hit his arm and he glared at her and they both began whispering things to each other, which Ally couldn't hear. She sighed and walked into the kitchen, with Dean following her.

"Hi Harriet, Tess," Ally nodded her head at them and they both returned it. "I don't suppose there's any candles anywhere?"

"Candles?" Harriet asked and Dean groaned.

"Candles, Ally I'm not a romantic," He hissed and she smirked.

"Well, you're now sunshine," She retorted and Dean snatched Wayne's hat from her head and she gasped trying to reach for it.

"Children, quick messing around," Harriet joked and Dean held it high above his head so Ally couldn't reach it.

"Dean, it's not funny give it back, otherwise I won't help you and you can continue mopping around like a lost sheep!" She stomped her foot on the ground, placing her hands on her hips. Dean placed the hat back on her head and snickered.

"Now, you really do look like Wayne," He remarked and Ally rolled her eyes.

"I think there's some candles in the boxes over there," Tess said, pointing to the boxes in the corner of the kitchen.

"Okay, thank you," Ally replied and she walked over and began rummaging through the boxes.

She tried to ignore the slight pain in her heart. She knew Dean was only messing around, but she didn't like other people touching Wayne's hat. It was the only thing left that she had of him and she felt like she was the only one who could look after it properly. She knew she was being a bit childish, but she felt like he was always next to her whenever she wore it, urging her on to fight for what's right.

...

Austin sat in the bed of the truck. A few boxes were packed at the far end, after they'd just came from a small pharmacy so they'd collected all the things they needed and now they'd moved onto a clothes store, to search for baby clothes. Lucas, Julie and Ronny had gone inside and he'd stayed outside to keep watch.

He flipped the envelope in his hands, around for the eleventh time. He wondered what was inside. His fingers ripped at the paper and he carefully pulled out the paper inside, he unfolded it and stared down at the mess of scribbles on the page, making it obvious that Jess had written it.

I'm not very good at talking to you. You're a SCARY man. But Nevil said that I have to do this, because he was going to do the same with Ally. I was wondering...No, me and Nevil were wondering...Would you be our daddy? Because we both don't have one and Billy asked Ally to be his mommy and she said yes...Nevil's going to ask Ally. He's going to do it in person...but you scare me...

Austin began laughing and he looked over to see Ronny, Lucas and Julie walking out of the clothes store with boxes in their hands. Lucas looked over and raised an eyebrow.

"What's so funny?" He asked.

"I think I just became a daddy to two children," He chuckled.

"Well I wasn't expecting that," Lucas replied.

"Neither was I," Austin continued to stare down at the letter. "Hey, Lucas be honest with me am I scary?"

"Yes," Ronny howled and Lucas laughed nodding his head in agreement. He looked to Julie for an answer and she smiled.

"Austin, you scared the hell outta' the lot us back at the farm, but now I don't think so, you're to soft," She reached over and ruffled his hair and he batted her hands away. "I'm just going to go back inside and see if there's something we've missed," Julie grabbed another box and headed back inside. Lucas and Ronny hopped into the bed of the truck and organized the boxes.

"So, what was the letter about?" Ronny asked.

"I just got asked to be Jess and Nevil's dad," He explained as if it was nothing and Ronny froze raising an eyebrow at him. "What?"

"And your okay with that?" Ronny asked.

"I'm gonna' be a dad anyway, might as well inherit two other children," He shrugged his shoulders and Lucas patted his back.

"It's a tough job, Erica may be a baby, but she's tough work. I think it took me about three months to master diaper changing," He chuckled.

"I-I thought Ally was going to be doing that," He stammered and Lucas cackled.

"She's gonna' be on bed rest for a while, you're going to be doing everything." He explained.

"Oh."

"Help!" Two people came stumbling out of the house on the opposite side of the street. A young woman was supporting a bloody man and she looked over at them. The three of them got off the truck and ran over. "He fell down the stairs and landed on his knife."

"Okay," Lucas and Austin took him from her arms and wrapped his arms over their shoulders, taking him over to the truck, they lay him down and Austin looked over at Ronny.

"Get Julie," Austin ordered and Ronny walked off.

"What's your name, girl?" Lucas asked.

"Kira," She replied.

"Okay Kira, he's going to be fine, why don't you get in the truck, we'll take you back to our home," Lucas explained and she nodded. The door to the clothes store flung open and Ronny came running out, whipping his head around like he was searching for someone.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked.

"She's gone, Julie's gone.

...

Julie scanned the shelves, her eyes gazing over the nice clothes, which she knew she couldn't have, they could only have what they needed, not what they wanted. They'd already took most of the baby clothes, but one thing they'd missed was a small purple cardigan with a red rose on it. Julie thought it looked beautiful and it would be something she'd put on Lexi.

She reached out and picked it up, brushing the soft fabric with her fingers. It was killing her, everything. Seeing Grace with Erica everyday and Tess with Daniel and Jasmine, now Mary had a baby and Ally's is on they way. She knew she needed to put her demons to rest, but it was hard, only Harriet understood.

A clanging sound caught her attention, it was coming from outback. She looked around and slowly pulled out her knife, stuffing the cardigan into her jacket pocket. She slowly stepped around the clothes railings.

"Hello?" She called out and the sound happened again. "Who's there?" She heard the groan and then felt the sickening touch. She spun around and pushed the creeper away from her and then she charged forward, stabbing her knife into its skull. She dropped the body to the floor and pulled her knife out. She looked over her shoulder to check if there was another one, but lucky there wasn't. She sighed and stared down at the corpse.

"Waaaa!" The loud shrill of a baby's cry filled her ears and she froze. "Dada!" The baby cried again. In a blink of an eye Julie was gone, sprinting out the back door as quick as her legs could carry her.

...

Ally sat in what used to be the staff room. Comfy chairs were scattered around and a kitchen rested in the far corner. Ally was leaving a trail of matches behind her, lighting each individual candle and then blowing the match out. Dean stood in the center of the room, with his arms folded watching the scene in front of him.

"I still don't get it?" He said and Ally rolled her eyes.

"You want to be with Sarah?" She quizzed and she moved onto the next candle and lit a match.

"Of course," He retorted.

"Then, this is perfect. I'm a girl and I can relate to Sarah. The candles are just for romantic lighting, plus there's no electricity, it gets really dark this deep in the prison," She explained.

"But, what am I meant to do?"

"Be honest, tell her how you feel, especially tell her how she makes you feel," She said and she crouched down and lit another candle.

"I'm not good at expressing how I feel," He admitted.

"Pretend I'm her," She suggested and she fell on her bottom, her knee's becoming to weak to support her weight.

"Er, okay," He said, unsure of what to say next. "God...Ally I don't know how to start."

"How about...Sarah, I care about you a lot."

"Okay...Sarah, I care about you a lot...I know that you don't think you're beautiful, but you're in every way shape and form. I don't see your missing hand as a flaw, it makes you more beautiful, because it shows how strong you're and how powerful you can be. That's why I love you, because I do I really love you and I hate seeing you act this way. I want things to go back to how they were at the farm, I just want to have you back in my arms like old times, I know we never got to take things all the way, but I want to, because I love you."

"Wow...you should really think about doing speech's more often," Ally wiped a tear from her face. "Sorry, my damn hormones."

"How about a big Dean bear hug?" Dean outstretched his arms and she struggled to her feet and stepped into his arms.

"I'm sure everything will be fine, you'll have her back."

...

Ally sat down at the table in the main room. Her chin rested in her hands and she clicked her tongue. She'd seen Dean leading Sarah off to the staff room and excitement was burning in her gut. She had been waiting for them two to get together for ever and she was really excited.

Nevil came running out of the cellblock and bounced over to her. He sat down opposite her and he bared a grin that was huge. Ally raised an eyebrow and he giggled.

"Now, what's got you smiling?" Ally asked.

"I have a question," He tapped his fingers against the table.

"Okay," Ally said.

"You know how Billy asked you to be your mommy...well me and Jess were wondering if you'd be ours too," He chirped and Ally was taken aback for a second, then she smiled.

"And why would you want me to be your mommy?" She asked.

"Well, you're the nicest person we know and you're already like a mommy to us and we just want to be able to call it you, just like Billy," He explained.

"I'm flattered-"

"Is that a yes, because Jess wrote Austin a letter asking him to be our daddy-"

"She wrote Austin a letter?"

"Yep, she was going to talk to him in person, but she was too scared," He explained.

"Yes," She said. "It will be a pleasure."

"Really!" He chirped beaming over at her.

"Of course," Nevil got up and ran around the table, wrapping his arms around her.

"Thank you...ever since my parents died, I've never had someone who reminds me of my mom and dad, but you do and so does Austin. I know Jess feels the same way too."

"Get Cal," Lucas and Austin raced through the doors carrying a lifeless man between them and a young woman came running in behind them. Ally sprung into action and Nevil grabbed her arm.

"I'll go," Nevil ran off and she smiled after him. Ally guided them over to the cellblock and guided them into an empty cell. They put the man down on the bed and Ally grabbed some sheets and placed them on the wound. She dropped to her knees and she looked over her shoulder at a blood covered Austin, making sure he was okay.

"Where's Ronny...Julie?" She asked.

"She disappeared, Ronny's lookin' for her," Lucas explained and her eyes fell to the young woman clinging onto Austin's arm. Her eyes becoming wide when she recognized who it was.

"Oh..." Kira said and she stared back blankly at her. "I thought you would've died at the very beginning of all this," As soon as the words fell from her lips, Austin pulled his arm away from her roughly, glaring daggers at her.

"Get her out," Ally spoke through gritted teeth. Lucas ushered her out of the room and she focused her attention back on the man.

"Do you know her?" Austin asked appearing at her side.

"Yes, but I'll tell you in a minute," She applied more pressure to the wound and she placed her hand on the man's forehead. "He's burnin' up."

Cal appeared in the doorway and Nevil was right behind him carrying a box of medical equipment in. He crouched down on the other side of her and he took the sheet away from his wound.

"Will you be able to handle it from here?" She asked and Cal nodded.

"Yeah, you two go get yourself cleaned up," Cal said, looking at their blood covered clothes and hands. Austin helped her to her feet and she smiled at him and they exited the cell.

Ally caught sight of Kira in the main room and she walked over. She was leaning in close to Steven giggling and wrapping her finger around her hair. She looked over and smiled.

"Alligator," She chirped, beaming at her.

"Don't call me that!" Ally snapped, pointing her finger at her.

"I really thought you'd died at the start, never thought you were a survivor. I always thought you were weak," She explained, checking her fingernails out.

"Hey!" Steven snapped.

"She ain't weak!" Steven and Austin shouted at the same time.

"Wow, you got yourself protection, haven't you. I bet you just stay here safe and sound, doing the cooking and cleaning," She remarked and Austin scoffed stepping in front of Ally.

"You don't know nothing about her!" Austin hissed.

"Aren't you cute," Kira reached out and placed her hand on his arm and he flinched at the contact. "If you ever want to have some fun-"

"You do realize that he's my-" Ally paused. Boyfriend? It didn't seem the right word to use.

"Your, what? Uncle?" Kira quizzed.

"Uncle?" Austin spat. "She's my goddamn girl, you cheeky bitch!"

"Excuse me!" She squealed.

"I think you better sit your scrawny ass down and shut the fuck up. This is our home and you're our guest show some goddamn respect!" Austin's voice boomed and Kira shrunk back and she stumbled back and sat down on the chair nearby.

Ally placed her hand on his arm and he looked over at her. She gave his arm a slight squeeze and smiled at him.

"Let's go clean up," She whispered and she pulled on his arm and guided him away.

It's fair to say that the princess just got served.

...

Ally stripped down to her bra and pants, placing her dirty clothes on the bench. Austin was sat down on the bench topless, his shoulders hunched over and his head buried in his hands. Ally wandered over and sat down in front of his legs, resting her chin against his knees, brushing her hands up and down his thighs.

"Are you okay?" Ally whispered and he pulled his head out of his hands and ran them through his hair. He stared into her eyes and she reached her hands up and grabbed the sides of his face, stroking his cheeks with her thumbs.

"Who does she think she is coming in and talking to you like that, who the fuck is she?" He asked, venom in his tone.

"Well, my high school life wasn't all boys and parties, I was your typical nerd, books were my thing and not people, I was a loner pretty much and Kira was your typical stuck up popular girl, who went out of her way to make my life a living hell...I almost killed myself, I've never told anyone before," She looked up at Austin with her big brown eyes, a glistening shine of tears resting on top of her brown eyes.

"You what?" He whispered, reaching out and gently grabbing her face, stroking her lovingly.

"The things she used to do to me...I blamed myself, because she was perfect and she made me feel worthless. I didn't have anyone to help me fight my battles and I was weak, I'm not now, but I used to be. I was in the bathroom, with a razor to my wrist, I pressed down hard and sliced my wrists, hoping it would get the vein...there was so much blood and then I realized I wasn't ready to die. I went straight to the hospital, it took a lot of persuasion for them not to tell my parents and that it was an accident, so they never knew. I spent almost a year wearing long-sleeved shirts, covering the scar, then I started wearing a lot of bracelets to cover it, make up also did the trick too. Look you can just about see it, it's faded, but when in the right light it's still there."

Austin's eyes fell to her wrist and he'd didn't know how he'd never seen it before, but it was definitely there if you looked hard enough. His eyes fell back on Ally's face and he felt a tear fall from his eyes.

He was crying.

"Austin," She wiped his tears away and she flashed him a weak smile.

"What if you'd died...What about me?"

"I didn't know you back then, but if I did, I definitely wouldn't have done it," She admitted.

"Your so goddamn beautiful, princess," He whispered and she choked back a sob. "Please don't ever leave me."

"I'm not going anywhere."

...

Julie ran full speed through the woods, branches cutting through her skin and ripping through her clothes. Her chest was heaving for air and she glanced over her shoulders and she could see the slimy sickening man still chasing after her.

She'd raced out of the clothes store and the sound of a baby crying had stopped, then the man appeared out of nowhere and tried to grab her, but she took off into the woods. Her legs were hurting and she shouted, gritting her teeth hard.

Julie ran out into a small clearing. She stumbled over a tree root and she began to fall forwards. She landed on the woodland ground hard and she hissed in pain. The man's heavy footsteps, crunched against the ground and she scurried to her feet, but the man had caught up with her and he grabbed her ankle and flipped her over onto her back.

He straddled her lap, pinning her arms above her head before she could grab her knife. She let out a whimper and stared into the eyes of the devil. He was snapping his teeth and she good smell his monstrous breath and she felt sick rise in the back of her throat. He looked like he'd been living in the woods for years. His hair was greasy and filled with leaves and dirt. His skin was covered in grime and cuts.

She bucked her legs, but his weight was to heavy for her to remove from her. She sobbed, knowing that she was helpless in the situation. She was scared. She closed her eyes and she felt the man's rough hands go under her shirt and move up her stomach.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING TO MY WIFE!" A voice boomed and for a second she thought she was imaging his voice, but she opened her eyes.

BANG!

A bullet pierced through the man's head and she pushed him to the side. She gazed up at the sky through the trees. She was too scared to look over in his direction, she was to scared that when she looked he'd disappear, only being a figment of her imagination. His face towered over her vision and a cry escaped from her lips.

Kyle fell to his knees and he towered over his wife's body. Julie reached out and pulled him down to her. She began shaking violently, wrapping her arms and legs around him, burying her face into his neck. Kyle's huge arms wrapped around her tiny frame and his tears began to soak through her shirt.

"Baby, I missed you," Kyle whispered and Julie clutched at the back of his shirt.

Julie's eyes were blurred from her hot tears. They kept refocusing on the scenery over his shoulder. She felt her heart drop to the ground and her body went limp in Kyle's arm. He pulled away and stared down at her and he followed her gaze and a smile appeared on his face.

"LEXI!" Julie sprinted from the ground in a flash. Lexi was sat down by the tree, a fluffy blanket wrapped around her frame. A rattle was in her hands and she was shaking it around, cooing loudly.

Julie collapsed to the ground in front of her. She reached out her shaking arms and she picked her up and held her to her chest.

"My baby," She whimpered and she looked back at Kyle. He stood up and made his way over, dropping to his knees and wrapping his arms around both of them. He kissed Lexi on her head and then Julie looked up at him, smiling from ear to ear, letting the tears of happiness fall. Kyle ducked his head down and did what he'd been dreaming about doing for months.

He kissed her.

AN: Hello, sorry about the wait for this one! So, Julie has Lexi and Kyle back! YAY! Also, I bet none of you were expecting that about Ally, it's a bit deep, but I felt like it needed to be put in there. Kira will not be a permanent character, just occasionally appearing throughout. I hope you all liked protective Austin, standing his ground when Kira was insulting Ally. I know a few of you were wanting to know who Mary was with and one of you did guess correctly, so CONGRATULATIONS! We'll find out next chapter about who she was with, because Ally's going to be paying Mary a visit.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I love hearing from you :)

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