You really hadn't been expecting or planning to get pregnant. But well... it happened.

The nausea, the tenderness. It was all setting in along with the panic. Raising a baby in a post-apocalyptic world, even in the safety of Jackson, there was still danger out there. And the fact Joel was significantly older than you also made you worry. Would he even be around for much longer? No. You had to push these thoughts away.

When it came down to telling Joel... you were a nervous wreck. You cried as he listened. Staying so silent for a while it scared you. You wished he'd say something, be happy, be angry, show any emotion other than silence.

But then he broke it.

"You know after Sarah I..." He trailed off. "I just- I love you." His gaze met yours, he looked like he was on the verge of tears. "I do, more than anything." He got up, walking closer to you and dropped to his knees in front of you, the old bones cracking. He pressed a kiss to your stomach.

"And I love you too."