AN:

So last chapter... I may write an epilogue someday but for now I'm gonna say this is complete.

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Chapter 15

"You did what?"

His heart was standing still, a thread of disbelief coursing through him. She had to be joking. Gripping her biceps he had to remind himself not to grip to tightly. "You did what?" He whispered again letting his tears fall.

Her hands came up and cupped her face. "I'm sorry...when I thought you were gone, I lost my mind, momentarily. Violet slapped me when she found out what I had done, then she cried and her and Peter sat with me while we waited. She kept saying; how dare you loose faith in him. She believed... I lost faith. I'm sorry." She was pressing kisses all over his face as she their tears mixed together on their cheeks.

"Why, .." Daryl croaked he could barely speak.

"I'm no good at this..." Carol pressed her face against his cheek. "But when I thought you were gone, it was like I couldn't breathe. I just poured myself into my work. I need you and it scares me." She was straddling him now, her head on his shoulder. " i thought you were gone and I never told you..."

"Never told me what?"

"I...never told you, that I need you, that this thing that is between us, it's... it's.."

Carol paused as the door swung open.

"It's LOVE you idiot!" Violet said her hands on her hips.

"Vi...come on...let's give them some space." Peter said grabbing her hand.

"No Peter... I love these two more than anything, but they are both so obtuse I'm gonna go insane. You love each other! That's what this" Violet said gesturing her finger back and forth at Daryl and Carol. "Is!...and if you screw these up, I swear I'm gonna go momma bear on both you're asses." Violet said rolling up her sleeves.

"Alright Tiger, come on" Peter said leading her out the door.

They were silent for a moment staring at the door after it shut with a click.

"Never thought I would see the day where I had a cool step dad." Daryl murmured.

Carol snorted, as the two of them dissolved into giggles. Her hands twisted into his hair. Suddenly the laughter turned to tears. "She's right... I love you." She whispered into his neck.

He pulled her back to look at him. "I love you too, but if you ever risk your life like that again, I will spank that ass I love so much."

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9 months later

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"Daryl come quick it's time."

Daryl turned, looking over at Peter who was out of breath. He'd been on duty out at the fence, he'd needed some air. Anything to pass the time.

"Which one?"

Leave it to Carol and Violet to get pregnant within a week of one another.

"It's both of them...Come on son." Peter said with a grin as they sprinted towards the medical centre.

"Cut the crap with that son shit I'm older than you man." Daryl grunted, sliding around the corner almost wiping out on his ass. He knew he shouldn't have taken this shift, all this waiting had him climbing the walls. Carol had known him. Known what he had needed.

The birthing suit was one large room, seperated by a curtain thank the lord, he had no desire to see his brother or sister enter the world thank you very much. But he did stop to momentarily kiss his momma's forehead as he made his way to Carol.

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Lying on the bed he marvelled at the little human being who lay between him and Carol.

"Are you sure you're ok?" She asked, touching the bruise on his head.

"I'm fine, just hit my head as I fell." He grumbled. As his daughter was making her way into the world Daryl had made the mistake of glancing down, and had woken up, in bed next to Carol, his daughter Sophia snuggled into his chest and a worried Carol at his side.

"I ain't never fainted before." He grunted embarrassed his cheeks flushing.

"First time for everything." She murmurs with a cheeky grinned.

"I dunno. It's the second time I've fallen in love at first sight." He murmured then grinned as Carol's eyes teared up.

"Knock, Knock.."

"It's a curtain Peter." Daryl growled.

"I know just being polite son." He said with a grin as Daryl flipped him off. " Thought you might want to meet your brother." Peter pulled back the curtain to show his momma standing there with a baby. "Meet your brother, little Shane Walsh."

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The end

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