Daryl watches with satisfaction as the lone walker symbolically falls to the cold ground on the other side of the fence. Without another glance, he turns back toward the cell block entrance and makes his way across the yard once more. Stopping just before the concrete, he kneels down and thrusts the blade into the dirt to remove any trace of where it had just been. With a quick swipe of the metal across his pant leg, he stands and reenters the prison closing the door behind him.
Once he is inside, he is alarmed by the screeching cry of a baby coming from inside Cell Block C and he takes off. "What is it?" he looks around at the group as they all stand huddled around the crying infant. Carl rocks his baby sister back and forth in his arms as he looks back to Daryl with panic in his eyes. "She won't stop crying" he blurts out as he continues to rock. "We've tried everything and she won't stop. I think there's something wrong with her" Maggie steps forward and lifts the baby from Carls arms and attempts to quiet her with a bottle. Daryl moves over to Maggie's side and watches anxiously as the bottle is greeted by yet another peircing cry. "Let me try" Daryl reaches out for the baby and all eyes in the room look over at him with mild surprise. "What" Daryl scowls as he lifts baby girl Grimes and lays her within his own arms. "Y'all think I can't handle no baby?" Maggie quickly extends the bottle to Daryl who shakes his head at everyone as he accepts it and looks down at the baby. "They're wrong. Ain't that right Little Ass Kicker? Uncle Daryl's got ya now. You can stop all that cryin" Carl moves over to Daryl and points to his baby sister. "Her name isn't little Ass Kicker" Daryl looks up with a raised brow "Ain't nobody come up with nothin different. So until they do, thats what I'm callin her." Carl's lips start to move but he hesitates when Beth steps forward and interrupts. "She's stopped crying" Everyone looks down at the now smiling baby and then back at Daryl. "See" Daryl smiles back at everyone "She likes the name" He presses the tip of the bottle to the infants lips who takes it hungrily.
"I tried feeding her" Carls brows crease with frustration. Glen walks over and pats Carl on the back consolingly. "Looks like Daryl just seems to have a way with the ladies" Daryl shakes his head and gives a slight roll of his eyes at Glenn but his attention returns to the small bundle in his arms. "Eat up Little Ass Kicker" The babys small hands move around the bottle as she feeds and Daryl looks over toward Herschel. "Has Rick come back yet?" Herschel who had been smiling as he watched the small child, shakes his head somberly "No. Not since he came by this morning to check on Carl"
Daryl walked over to Carl and gently handed his sister back to him. "You be quiet for you big brother girlie. Uncle Daryl is gonna go find your Daddy" Carl cradled his sister but his eyes widened. "I want to go too. I can help you find him" Maggie stood behind Carl and put her hand on Carl's shoulder as Daryl stood back up. "No. You stay here and keep an eye on Little ass...I mean your little sister" Carl looks down at his sister and nods. "Alright" he replies but the disappointment is barely hidden in his voice.
Daryl picks up his crossbow and walks toward the cell block gate. Herschel motions him over and in hushed tones he questions Daryls course of action. "Do you really think he'll come back with you?" Daryl looks over at Carl holding his little sister and looks back to Hershel. "He ain't got no choice. They need their Daddy" Without another word, Daryl walks out of the block, locking the gate behind him.
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