Avery held her stomach as she sat on the floor of her cell. It had been seven days now since Hershel's accident and he was slowly getting better and the group was slowly adjusting to the prison. They had even decided to move their vehicles into the prison as well instead of just leaving them on the road and maybe it was a good thing Daryl had left this morning for that because if he hadn't she would have just woke him up when she had gotten sick.
It seemed even having food wasn't helping her to not get sick and she was beginning to get worried because she had never had this happen before. Constantly getting sick, constantly losing whatever contents were on her stomach and she hated trying to fake like she was okay because if she didn't fake it then Daryl would worry and she didn't want to worry him.
Hearing the door to her cell open and the sheet move slightly, Avery turned her head to see Jessica coming inside and she raised an eyebrow, "Please tell me my getting sick didn't wake you up?" she asked knowing she'd feel bad if it had.
Jessica shook her head no, "No, I was up anyway but hearing you get sick today reminded me I had to give you something."
"Give me something?" Avery asked nervously as she watched her sister who had her hands behind her back.
"This," Jessica spoke as she held out the pregnancy test box to Avery who just looked at it confused. "I know you and Daryl have sex Avie...are you telling me there isn't a possibility?"
Avery just listened to Jessica and she sighed because she knew that yeah there was a possibility. All she had to do was think back to that night when they had been staying at the house and Daryl had came to her after his watch was up. They had, had sex after awhile of not being together and it had been unprotected and usually they had been so good about protection even if their first time had been unprotected too.
Standing up she reached out and took the box from Jessica's hand, "C..can you leave or turn around or something?" she asked not wanting her sister to watch as she took the test.
Jessica nodded and she turned her back doing her best to tune out what Avery was doing. Though when Avery said she could turn back around she did, only to find her sister sitting on the bottom bunk bed and holding the test in her hands.
Sitting down beside Avery, Jessica reached for her free hand, "You'll be okay," she whispered knowing Avery looked scared shitless.
"I'll be okay when I know this is negative," Avery frowned as she squeezed Jessica's hand. In all honesty though she had a sinking suspicion that this test wouldn't be negative. This one would be positive and the signs were all there. Her sickness and she was late, a fact she had just realized. Ever since her scare on the farm she had been on time but now. now she was late again.
When things went silent Avery sat there for a few more minutes before turning her hand that held the stick over and she took a deep breath before looking down at it.
"I..I..I'm pregnant," she whispered under her breath before turning to look at Jessica and feeling like she was probably paler than a ghost. "I'm pregnant with Daryl's baby....and holy fuck I'm pregnant." --------------------------------------------------------------
Zac stood outside in the courtyard, helping Glenn, Daryl, Rick, T-Dog and Carol move their cars into the prison, something they hadn't done yet though they should have days ago but things had still been touch and go with Hershel who seemed to be doing better and Zac swore Beth mentioned something about him wanting to try to walk today. First time since the accident but at least they had found him some crutches.
"Okay, let's get the other cars in," Rick spoke as he watched Carol drive off with the truck. "We'll park 'em in the west entry of the yard," he said as he turned to look at Daryl and Zac.
"Good," Daryl murmured at Rick's words. "Our vehicles camped out there, look like a giant vacancy sign," he mused and Zac had to chuckled to himself because that had been his thoughts as well.
Rick nodded at Daryl's words and looked around, "After that, we need to load up these corpses so we can burn them," he said as he looked over at corpses left over from when they had taken the prison.
"It's gonna be a long day," T-Dog sighed after Rick said what he said.
"Where's Taylor and Maggie?" Carol asked as she walked to the group after parking the truck.
"Up in the guard tower," Glenn answered.
Rick scrunched up his nose, "Guard tower? They were just up there last night."
At Rick's words Zac as well as everyone else looked up at the guard tower.
"Taylor! Maggie!" Daryl called out loud enough for them to hear him. After he had done so it didn't take long for the door to the guard tower to open and Taylor stepped out, looking down at everyone.
"Hey!" Taylor called out as he buttoned up his pants, a blush rising on his cheeks. "What's up guys?"
Zac couldn't help but laugh at the state of Taylor when he came out of guard tower, no shirt on and messing with his pants. He was sure it was apparent what they had been doing, especially since everybody else down on the ground was laughing at them.
"You comin?" Zac yelled up at his brother teasingly.
Taylor just looked back at Zac confused, "What?"
As everyone else laughed again Zac spoke through his laughter, "You comin? Come on, we could use a hand!"
Nodding as if realization hit him Taylor moved back towards the door where Maggie was now standing, "Yeah, we'll be right down."
Shaking his head Zac turned around with Carol, Rick, Daryl, and Glenn and they all began to walk towards the other cars but they stopped when they heard T-Dog.
"Hey Rick!" T-Dog called out trying to get Rick's attention.
Rick heard T-Dog and when he looked up, the smile he had on his face was gone when he saw Axel and Oscar approaching the group. "Come with me," he said to the group with him as they met the prisoners halfway. "That's close enough. We had an agreement," he warned Axel and Oscar.
"Please, mister," Axel pleaded as he eyed Rick almost desperate. "We know that we made a deal," he sighed as he saw two more group members join the ones already standing in front of them. "But you gotta understand! We can't live in that place another minute, you follow me? All the bodies, people we knew! Blood, brains everywhere! They're ghosts!"
"Why didn't you move the bodies out?" Daryl asked as he crossed his arms and looked at the two men.
"You should be burning them," Glenn added in after Daryl spoke.
Axel shook his head, "We tried! We did!"
"The fence is down on the far side of the prison. Every time we drag a body out, those things line up. So dump in a body and just running back inside," Oscar said trying to explain things better than Axel could.
"Look!" Axel started talking again as he looked at everyone around him. "We had nothing to do with Tomas and Andrew, nothing. You trying to prove a point? You proved it bro. We'll do whatever it takes to be a part of your group, just, please, please, don't make us live in that place!"
Rick shook his head no, "Our deal is not negotiable. You either live in your cell block or you leave."
Oscar looked over at a disappointed Axel, "I told you this was a waste of of time. They ain't no different than the pricks who shot up our boys," he said before turning to look at Rick's group. "You know how many friends' corpses we had to drag out this week? Just threw 'em out like...Those were good guys! Good guys who had our backs against the really bad dudes in the joint like Tomas and Andrew. Now we've all made mistakes to get in here, chief, and I'm not gonna pretend to be a saint, but believe me..we paid our due. Enough that we would rather hit that road, than to go back into that shithole."
After Oscar spoke Zac couldn't help but share a glance with Rick and with Daryl and both he and Rick saw Daryl shake his head no. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Taylor crossed his arms as he stood huddled with the group as Daryl locked the prisoners between the first two sets of gates, along with a car and as Daryl walked over to join them he heard Axel yelling out, obviously not liking what they had done but they had to do it, especially since it seemed they were gonna have a debate over this since T-Dog actually felt sympathetic for the prisoners,
"Are you serious?" Rick asked as he looked at T-Dog. "You want them living in a cell next to you? They'll just be waiting for a chance to grab our weapons, you want to go back to sleeping with one eye open?"
"I never stopped," T-Dog answered honestly as he held Rick's gaze. "Bring them into the fold. If we send them off packing, might as well execute them ourselves."
Glenn scrunched up his nose, "I don't know, Axel seems a little unstable."
"After all we've been through? We fought so hard for this, what if they decide to take it?" Carol questioned as she crossed her arms.
"It's just been us for so long..." Maggie mused out loud. "They're strangers. I don't...it feels weird all of a sudden to have these other people around."
"You brought us in," T-Dog argued as he looked at Maggie.
Maggie looked away from T-Dog's gaze, guilt written on her face, "Yeah, but you guys turned up with a shot boy in your arms, didn't give us a chance."
"They can't even kill walkers!" Taylor argued finally not sure if they were worth adding in for that fact alone.
"They're convicts, bottom line," Zac shrugged as if that should explain everything.
T-Dog sighed as it seemed he was getting nowhere, "Those two might actually have less blood on their hands than we do."
"I get guys like them," Daryl spoke as all eyes fell on him. "Hell, I grew up with them. They're degenerates, but they ain't psychos. I could have been with them just as easy as I'm with you guys."
"So you with me?" T-Dog asked curiously after Daryl finished speaking.
Daryl shook his head no, "Hell no! Let 'em take their chances out on the road, just like we did!"
"What I'm saying..." T-Dog started only to get stopped by Rick.
"When I was a rookie, I arrested this kid. Nineteen years old, wanted for stabbing his girlfriend," Rick explained as he started his story. "The kid blubbered like a baby during the interrogation, during the trial, suckered the jury. He was acquitted due to insufficient evidence, and in two weeks later shot another girl. We’ve been through too much. Our deal with them stands."
Taylor couldn't help swallow hard at Rick's final words and how much he meant them, because even as much as he didn't want them in the group the thought of sending them off sort of did unsettle him some. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lucy raised an eyebrow as she walked with Michonne towards the vehicles the Governor's men had brought in recently and she sighed. Lucy really wasn't sure how many days she had been here now, she had started to lose count but she hadn't really adjusted to it or gave anyone the chance.
The only other people she had even let semi close was Andrea and Michonne but more so Michonne because Michonne was like her, Michonne distrusted Woodbury and the Governor as much as she did.
When they made it to the vehicles Lucy slowed down, looking at the bullet holes on the side of them as Michonne ran her finger over one of the holes. Staying silent still though, she watched as Michonne went on top of one of the vehicles and she stayed on the ground.
After Michonne messed with some sort of weapon like thing at the top Lucy watched as Michonne bent down and wiped her hand on something and as Lucy moved in to get a closer look she scrunched up her face seeing that it was blood. It had to be semi fresh blood though because it had been able to be wiped up.
As Michonne got down they both rounded the corner but came to a stop as they came face to face with the Governor.
"Pretty amazing," the Governor said as he looked at both Lucy and Michonne. "If we had more ammo, we could cut down a whole pack of biters. I hear you girls are leaving today. That’s a shame, we could use a soldiers like you two," he nodded as he walked a bit closer to Lucy and Michonne.
"You seem like you're holding your own," Lucy shrugged as she did her best to keep her emotions in check. "Even the National Guard was overran."
The Governor looked at Lucy as he edged in closer to her, "No amount of training can prepare you for the world today."
"You'd think one soldier would drive away, especially against something so slow," Michonne reasoned which took the Governor off of Lucy's case.
"Those men were heroes," the Governor smiled. "Not the kind to leave anyone behind. If only we'd gotten there sooner, and you two were with us..."
"Lots of bullet holes," Michonne continued as she locked eyes with the Governor. "You think biters figured out how to use weapons."
The Governor laughed at that, "They must have encountered bandits weeks ago. It's ugly out there, but then you two know that better than anyone."
"It's too bad what happened to Wells," Lucy replied as she felt the Governor look away from Michonne and back at her. She hated the way it felt as if he was seizing her up.
"It is," the Governor agreed. "Doctor Stevens couldn't revive him. Merle put a bullet in his brain."
"And no funeral?" Lucy questioned as she ran a hand through her hair.
The Governor shook his head no, "We cremated him, quietly. These people have been through so much, I figured, thank God, at least no one knew him."
"Thank God," Michonne replied back sarcastically as she walked away from the Govenor and Lucy followed behind. As they walked away Lucy couldn't help but feel like she wanted to just bolt and run now but she knew they couldn't. -----------------------------------------------------------------
"Move the cars to the upper yard. Point them facing out. They'll be out of the way but ready to go if we ever need to bail," Rick spoke to his group as they continued to try to clean up the yard. Turning to T-Dog he sighed, "We'll give the prisoners a week's worth of supplies for the road."
"Might not last a week," T-Dog added in not liking the idea of sending them off.
"Their choice," Rick shot back.
T-Dog shook his head at that, "Did they really have one?"
"Hey! Hey," Rick said as he came to a stop in front of T-Dog. "Whose blood would you rather have on your hands? Maggie's, Taylor's or theirs?"
"Neither," T-Dog said honestly as he walked off.
Zac who had been walking behind Daryl, got on the back of the bike that Daryl soon climbed on and started up.
"Twin cylinder, is that a triumph?" Axel asked curiously as he looked at the two men.
"Don't even look at it," Daryl grunted out not even looking up at Axel.
"Didn't want it it bored out?" Axel asked as Daryl continued to mess with the bike. "Sounds like it could use a tune up!" he yelled over the sound once Daryl had got it started and he watched the man on the back put his arms around Daryl's waist. "I'm pretty handy with a wrench! Heads are leakin'! I know my bikes!"
As Daryl drove off, Zac rolled his eyes as he heard Axel holler out the last bit even as they got farther away from him.
"Man will you just stop?" Oscar warned as he looked at Axel. "Have some balls."
Axel shrugged as he looked down sheepishly, "Just sayin," he said as he watched the Korean man lock them back up between the two front gates again. -----------------------------------------------------------
Avery who had been sitting on the stairs with Carl allowed herself to get lost in her thoughts as they waited on Lori, Beth, and Jessica. She knew she shouldn't get lost in them but she couldn't help it, she was still trying to contemplate the fact that she was pregnant. She was pregnant with Daryl's baby.
She knew she had imagined it before months ago but she really hadn't really thought it would become a reality but Avery guessed that was what happened when you played with fire and had unprotected sex. You had an unexpected pregnancy and that thought terrified her because she wasn't even sure how to tell Daryl but she knew she'd have too because time was kind of running against her in that aspect.
Hearing footsteps she came out of her thoughts in time to see Lori, Beth, and Jessica heading towards Hershel's cell and Lori had a hold of the crutches.
Standing up she went to the cell as well, seeing that Hershel was still laying down but eventually he sat up with some difficulty at first and after he sat up, Lori showed him the crutches. Crutches he reached for immediately.
"Just take your time," Lori said as she looked down at Hershel who moved to get up.
Beth frowned as she watched her father and she instinctively bent down, "Daddy don't try to push yourself," she warned him.
"What else am I gonna do?" Hershel laughed as he finally got himself up and he threw both of his arms over either side of the crutches. "I can't stand looking at the bottom of that bunk," he said honestly as he wobbled some and he felt Jessica and Beth move to either side to help him. "Whoa!" he muttered as he managed to walk some after he got steady. "You know? I can go pretty steady."
"That's a good start," Lori smiled as she looked at Hershel. "Want to take a rest?"
Hershel looked at Lori as if she had two head, "Rest? Let's go for a stroll," he answered her as he slowly walked out of his cell, using his crutches, Jessica and Beth on either side of him. --------------------------------------------------------------
Kate leaned against a dresser in Andrea and Michonne's room. She and Lucy were in here as Michonne and Andrea discussed their plans but apparently it seemed that Andrea and Michonne were having as much disagreements over staying or leaving as she and Lucy had, so both her and Lucy opted to stay silent as the two women talked.
"If we leave soon, we’ll get a few hours on the road before dusk," Michonne said as she looked over at Andrea.
"Where are we headin?" Andrea asked curiously wondering if Michonne had any clue where they could go.
Michonne only contemplated Andrea's question briefly, "I'm thinking the coast. We have the water completely on one side, maybe we find a boat. Best thing we can do is find an island."
"And if the coast isn't safe?" Kate asked breaking her and Lucy's agreed upon silence which earned her a glare from both Lucy and Michonne.
"Keep moving," Michonne stated as if Kate should have known that.
"Let's say the coast is safe," Andrea spoke as Michonne looked at her again. "Then what do we do? Grow old, live off the sea… by ourselves?"
Michonne shrugged, "I’d rather take my chances out there than stay here," she admitted honestly.
"Because your gut tells you there’s something off about this place, about the Governor?" Andrea question still not sure she could see what was so wrong about this place or what would make Michonne feel like she did but she also knew that Lucy felt the same.
"It's kept us alive this long," Michonne reasoned knowing her gut had kept her and Andrea safe all winter.
Looking down Andrea had to agree there, "That's true." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taylor who held the keys in his hand locked the prisoners up in their courtyard again. They had given them supplies and once they got everything situated they planned on letting both men go.
"That's enough food in there to last you guys for a week," Taylor informed them as he finished locking the lock. "Cut you loose when we get back," he told them before turning to walk away.
"Thank you, bro," Axel said as he watched the blonde man walk away.
"Sit tight," Taylor sighed as he stopped in his step briefly at Axel's words but then kept on moving.
"Thank you bro?" Oscar asked sarcastically after Taylor was out of sight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taylor who had made it back to Rick, Daryl, and Zac slipped easily through the hole in the fence as they continued the work they were doing outside. Seeing a walker he reached for his gun as he looked at Rick, "Should I take her out?"
"No," Rick answered as he shook his head. "If that armory hadn't been picked clean, we could spare the ammo."
"Zac and I will start making runs," Daryl spoke after Rick said what he did. "The sooner, the better."
After Daryl said what he did Rick looked around, "We'll throw as much wood as we can in the dog run."
"Won't the fire attract walkers?" Zac asked at Rick's words. "Maybe we should bury 'em."
"We're behind a fence. It's worth a one-time risk to get rid of the bodies for good," Rick said as he looked at Zac. "I don't want to be planting crops in walker-rotted soil." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Walking out into the main courtyard Jessica stayed one side of Hershel while Beth was on the other. Lori, Avery, and Carl were all following behind them and so far for what it was worth Hershel was doing good.
"I got you here if you need it," Jessica said as she opened the door and walked with Hershel slowly down the stairs.
Beth looked at her dad, keeping an eye on him, "Just take your time on those steps," she told him trying to sound brave though she was scared.
Hershel ignored Beth's worry and looked around the prison as they walked farther, "You cleared all those bodies out?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow. "It's startin to look like a place we could really live in."
"Hey, you watch your step," Lori scolded from where she walked behind Hershel. "Last thing we need is you falling," she told him as they finally walked out into the open, her hand going to rest on her pregnant belly as they walked. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Holding the hole in the gate open so that Zac, Taylor, and Rick could get through the fence, Daryl looked up at the main courtyard where he saw Hershel walking about on his crutches with Jessica and Beth on one side of him and Lori, Avery and Carl behind him.
"Looky here," he said to get the other guys attentions so they could see Hershel walking.
Taylor who had made it through the hole in the gate first laid the wood he had been carrying down, "He is one tough son of a bitch," he stated feeling proud of the man. "Alright Hershel!" he called out.
"Shh..keep your cheers down," Zac warned as he laid the wood in his hands down and when Taylor turned to look at him, Zac pointed out the walkers that were coming towards the prison, near the hole which Daryl was closing up.
"Oh, man, can't we have one good day?" Taylor asked as he scrunched up his nose defiantly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"You're doing great Daddy," Beth smiled as she watched her dad continue to walk.
"Ready to race, Hershel?" Carl asked teasing as he looked up at the older man.
Hershel laughed at Carl's words, "You give me another day, I'll take you on," he said before he came to a stop.
As they came to a stop Avery looked around at the courtyard, watching Maggie, Carol, T-Dog and Glenn get out of cars that were parked near them and watch Hershel. Maggie just laughed slightly and everyone else who seemed to be watching seemed to be in good spirits too and so Avery without even thinking put a hand on her stomach softly.
Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to have a baby now. They were slowly adjusting and making this place home. It wasn't long after that thought though that both she and Carl heard that all too familiar moaning sound that walkers made and soon they both turned slightly and Avery nearly froze as she watched the walkers heading her way.
It was only when she heard Carl yell it out to the others that she reached for the gun she kept in the pocket of her jeans and she raised it as she started shooting, trying to get as many of them down as possible. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Zac who was running frantically behind Rick watched as the man yelled out for his wife to get out of there but Zac wasn't even sure if Lori heard him and Zac himself almost wanted to yell out and tell Beth the same things because god forbid he lose another woman he loved. He just refused to do that.
But he didn't yell, instead he just kept running behind Rick, trying to get to their people as fast as he could. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jessica who had her gun raised, shot at a few of the incoming walkers and she looked around, seeing everyone scattered off in the courtyard, trying to take care of the situation but she wasn't sure how much they could do on their own, there just seemed to be so many coming in towards them.
Avery who had been shooting moved from where she was as Glenn pushed her away from a walker who had gotten too close and the both of them ran behind Beth as they ran up stairs towards a caged in area that had a door. Making it in she felt her heart catch in her throat as she saw a walker coming up the stairs, close to Hershel who was the last one they needed to get inside of here.
"Daddy, behind you," Beth warned and after she did so her dad turned around, pushing the walker with one of his crutches before finally making it to safety in the caged area with Avery, Glenn, and Beth who was now shutting the door before any walkers could get to them. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taylor who was running as fast as he could was still behind everyone else and as they made it to the door that would lead to the courtyard, Taylor held onto the keys tightly knowing they couldn't get in without them so he ran faster so they could hurry up and get inside.
"The lock! Hurry up, the lock!" Daryl called out as he, Zac, and Rick finally made it to the gate which was locked and of course Taylor had the keys.
"Keys!" Rick called out desperately.
Taylor finally made it close enough and he throw the keys to Daryl who threw them to Zac who finally threw them to Rick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"That gate is open," T-Dog exclaimed as he looked at an open gate where the walkers were clearly getting in at. Keeping his gun raised, he kept shooting as he ran over to close the gate.
Watching T-Dog run off Jessica went with Maggie to open one of the doors to the prison as they looked at Lori and Carl who they needed to get to safety.
"Lori!" Maggie called out, seeing Lori looking at her. "Here!" she motioned as she watched both Lori and Carl run to her and Jessica.
Once Carl was inside the gate Jessica took off running after him, soon seeing Lori and Maggie following her as they ran towards the inside of the prison. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rick who was working with the lock on the gate got a little agitated when he couldn't get it open, "Come on," he growled out as he glared down at the lock.
All he knew was regardless of this lock he had to get to his family. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Running inside the prison behind Maggie who was in lead now, Jessica kept an eye on Carl who was in front of her while also trying to keep an eye on Lori who was behind her.
As they walked or well power walked to their main cell block they came to an abrupt stop when a herd of walkers approached them and Maggie turned around quickly ushering them down towards another way to go.
"This way," Maggie spoke as she lead the group with her down the dark corridor as she shut the gate behind them, effectively cutting off the walker herd that had been following them but now their only concern was getting to safety in the same corridors where her own dad had been bit at. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Avery who stood in the cage with the others watched as T-Dog worked on trying to fix the open gate and she felt her hands go to her mouth automatically as she watched a walker approaching T-Dog from behind.
Carol who had been shooting off walkers looked over at T-Dog when she heard him scream out and as she did so, she watched as he took a bite right to the arm. It was then that both she and Avery let out yells but at least Avery was safe. She and T-Dog weren't.
As T-Dog punched the walker who bit him Carol ran over and opened a door to the prison, watching as T-Dog put down the walker who bit him and then he followed her inside of the prison. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kate stood with Andrea as she watched the blonde hand Merle a map. It was a map they had found and they had both circled points where the group had been months ago.
"I circled where you can find that farm we were staying at with Daryl," Andrea spoke as she handed Merle the map.
Merle looked over the map intently, "Ah, yeah, you were right off route nine right before it becomes Dahlonega Highway. And you're saying that the farmhouse is only about a day's walk from there?"
"Giver or take," Kate answered as she pointed to a spot on the map. "That is where we looked for Sophia."
"Even made it up around here," Andra said as she moved her finger slightly.
Merle looked at Andrea curiously, "How come we never hooked up?"
"You called me a whore and a rug muncher," Andrea reminded him as she crinkled her nose. "Not to mention you had Jessica."
At the mention of Jessica, Merle went silent for a bit but then laughed, "Got a way with words, don't I?"
"Yeah," both Kate and Andrea spoke in unison.
Merle looked at both women after a bit, "Why are you two doing this?"
"Because if that were my family out there I'd want to know," Kate admitted though to be quite fair she wasn't sure if she would, except maybe if there was a possibility of Zac being alive. "Andrea feels the same."
"Sure you don't want to come with me?" Merle asked both women. "You ain't curious about the old gang?" he asked seeing both women stiffen. "Oh you two really was cut loose weren't ya?"
Kate looked down silently at Merle's words because she didn't see it like that. She saw it as more or less them being dead. That was why they had never came looking.
"I'm sure they came back," Andrea spoke in Kate's silence knowing the other woman thought differently. "I didn't stick around to find out."
"Ain't that all a big old pig sack?" Merle asked as he kept watching both women. "We got somethin in common, ladies. We got left behind by the same people, and saved by another."
Swallowing at Merle's words Kate looked up, "Have you ever thought about leaving this place?"
Merle shook his head no, "Never had a reason to."
"So the Governor's a..a good man?" Andrea asked as she looked at Merle hoping he answered honestly.
"Let me just put it this way. I wasn't in the best shape when he found me. He should have just kept on going," Merle spoke as he shrugged. "Yeah, he's a good man," he answered before walking off.