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Finding Each Other

Chapter 4: A Dixon Reunion

Chapter 4: A Dixon Reunion
Carl’s POV
The fact that I have no fucking clue what the hell is going on is actually driving me nuts. Daryl is married with a kid, actually kids based on what Mattie told me. Not in a million years did I ever think Daryl Dixon would be the one to have a wife and kids. Why in the hell didn’t he tell anyone?
I watched them hug. Daryl’s entire badass demeanor just completely changed in my eyes. I’m not saying he just got soft because I know he can still kill anyone within a matter of seconds. I’m just seriously confused by this entire situation. At least now I know where Mattie gets it from.
They finally stopped hugging and Daryl looked at me. Raising an eyebrow, I continued to stand there completely shocked.
“Carl, I’d like you to meet my wife McKayla and our daughter Mattie.”
“Nice to meet you McKayla. And Mattie and I already met.”
“I figured as much.” We stood there for a few minutes in complete silence. Then Daryl told us that we should probably start heading out. Mattie and McKayla started walking towards the front but Daryl stopped me.
“Carl, I know you have a lot of questions. Just I don’t know how to answer them right now. And I know everyone back home will have a lot of questions as well. So just wait.” I nod and we both started walking up front. I grabbed my cart full of supplies and I watched Daryl grab both of his. When we walked out of the store, we all went our separate ways to load our vehicles with the supplies we found.
By the time we were finished, they weren’t even close. But it seemed like their vehicle was stock piled full of supplies. I wonder how long they’ve been on the road together. I kept looking over at Mattie and from inside of the store I didn’t fully realize just how beautiful she actually was.
Of course I knew she was blonde and had brown eyes even under the faint light inside. But in the sun light, her blonde hair glowed. She almost looked like an angel standing over there loading the truck.
“Carl?”
“Huh ya?”
“What happened to your neck?” I reached up and it was wet. Pulling my hand away, there was some blood. I walked to the outside mirrors to look and I saw a small incision on my neck. Holy shit, Mattie actually cut me and I didn’t even realize it. I started laughing.
“What’s so funny?”
“Nothing.”
“How’d you do that?” I explained to him that Mattie held her knife to my neck twice since we met. Daryl started laughing and told me that she’s a Dixon. It could’ve been a lot worse. We both laughed again and then we heard the trunk of their truck close followed by giggling. What the hell was that?

Daryl’s POV
I heard the giggling but it didn’t sound like it came from McKayla or Mattie. It sounded a lot younger. McKayla was on the passenger side door opening it. From where I was standing, I couldn’t see anything but then McKayla came around the corner of the truck holding hands with a little boy. He had dark brown hair and big blue eyes that seemed like they were almost too big for his face.
They walked over to us but Mattie was still standing over by the truck. McKayla had a half smile as they reached us. As they got closer, I realized that the boy had to be at least four years old.
“Daryl, I’d like you to meet DJ. Your son.” McKayla told me.
“Wait what?”
“Daryl, the day you left, I was going to Atlanta for a doctor’s appointment. I found out a few days before hand that I was pregnant but I didn’t want to get either of our hopes up.” I understood why she said that. Since Mattie, we had issues. There were a lot of complications during Mattie’s birth that ended up giving McKayla and I complications with conceiving afterwards. The doctor had a few ideas on what could be wrong but she was never certain.
I kneeled down to become face to face with the little blue eyed boy. He was shy and scooted behind McKayla. I looked back up at her and smiled.
“Hey buddy. I’m not going to hurt you. I’m your dad.” The little boy smiled and moved closer to put his hand on my face.
“I know. Mommy has a picture of you. She lets me look at it.” Then he wrapped his arms around my neck and it was almost instant. This little boy already has me wrapped around his finger, just like his sister. Then I heard a faint dog bark. Mattie opened the back door and out came a dog with white fur.
“Koda!” I said and the dog was on top of me, licking me. I heard my family laughing and Koda was whimpering in excitement. I can’t believe he’s still alive. He’s a strong dog that was able to keep my family safe this entire time. That’s a family dog for you.
“I guess someone else missed you.” I heard McKayla say. Koda finally calmed down and ran off to probably find a bathroom due to all of the excitement. I stood up and looked at McKayla.
“This has to be the best day of my life since the turn.” I pulled McKayla into another embrace. Once we were finished. I looked at her and asked her if they have a camp. She shakes her head no and told her to follow me and Carl.
It seemed like she was going to say she couldn’t. Then she smiled and told me okay. I watched her get DJ back into the car along with Koda. Mattie walked over to me and gave me another quick hug before getting into the car herself. Then McKayla walked back over to me and gave me a kiss on the lips.
“McKayla, I need to warn you. Rick, he’ll ask you guy’s questions. He’ll ask how many walkers have you killed, how many people have you killed and why. Just don’t get defensive.” She nods and I pull her in for another quick kiss before we leave. I really hope this all goes smoothly.

McKayla’s POV
I heard his warning about Rick but I didn’t know how to comprehend it. The question about the walkers I understood but the people. What was up with that? Why did he need to know how many people we’ve killed?
I got into the car and started it up, waiting for Daryl to start driving. As he pulled away, I almost hesitated but then I put the truck in drive and started following him. Mattie has her head rested up against the window with a slight grin on her face. That’s the first time I’ve seen her smile in a long time. It nearly broke my heart.
Those questions were imprinted in my mind. How are we supposed to answer the people question? I hadn’t killed any people but Mattie did. That’s something that she has to live with for the rest of her life but I don’t want them to know. I don’t want her father to know.
“Mattie?”
“Ya mom?”
“When we get to the place where your dad is camped out at. There’s a man there that will be asking questions. One of them is how many people have you killed.” I watched her tense up. Then in the corner of my eye, I saw her looking at me.
“Mom, what are we going to do?”
“You didn’t kill those men. I did. Okay? No one needs to know.”
“Mom, I can’t have you lie for me.”
“I’m your mother Mattie, I’ll lie for you to keep you safe.” She says okay and that was the end of the conversation.
We continued to follow Daryl closely through the winding country side. There’s already snow on some of the mountain tops which doesn’t surprise me. Wind turbines are scattered around the hillside which is always a plus. Then off in the distance I could see a large size home that has a turbine a few yards from it. People are outside moving around and at the pace they’re going, I know that they’re not dead.
Mattie shifts in her seat and points. I tell her that I see it and I reach over to squeeze her hand. This is our new start, hopefully. We’ll ride out this winter together as a family. We found a warm place to stay and it seems like they might actually have power. In this day and age, power is a high luxury.
I watch Daryl turn down the path that leads to the home and I follow. The people start making their way out of the house and it looks like they get a little ambitious when they see us. It’s a kind of a large group. Definitely a lot larger than I’ve seen in a while. In the past year, we’ve seen groups of six maybe but we never felt safe. This group though and knowing Daryl is a part of them, makes me feel safe. I just hope my feelings aren’t being clouded.

Notes

Surprise! Three chapters in one week!
Hope you all enjoy the new chapter.

Comments

@Heartlove689
Looking forward to both!

Grimesgirl63 Grimesgirl63
9/27/16

@Grimesgirl63
Hello and thank you for the feedback. I'm working on posting new chapters for both stories shortly, I promise. My muse and I are arguing at the moment. Finding Each Other only has a few more chapters left until it completes. Bonded by Pain on the otherhand, I'm not sure how many chapters it will be yet.

Heartlove689 Heartlove689
9/26/16

Hey there, discovered your story the other day and have now read both stories, Bonded by Pain and Finding Each Other. Loved them both, and how you have written Finding Each Other from all these different points of view, the different story streams and then bringing them all together. I hope you plan on updating this one soon. On a personal note, I do hope that things have settled in your life and I am praying for you.

Grimesgirl63 Grimesgirl63
9/25/16

CROSS BOW DWELLING?

Lolly Lolly
1/19/16

@Laurabites22
I won't leave for long at all. I'm just working on another project and sealing with some stuff. Leaving on a cliffhanger was part of the idea for when I went on a hiatus. Sorry!

Heartlove689 Heartlove689
7/28/15