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I hope everyone that was reading my stories has followed me because as of today my stories are only going to be available to my followers. It kind of stinks because anyone who hasn't followed me won't be able to see the newest updated chapters but I'm doing this for the good of me and the good of you guys. It protects me from some people stealing my stories (Which has happened in the past) I'm sorry if this seems mean or harsh to anybody. I have also blocked friends of this person because I feel like all they're doing is spying seeing as they didn't even have accounts until today. Again I'm sorry, but I work so hard on my stories whether "Daryl" and "Norman" are my original characters or not (they aren't but I wish they were) it's a fanfic I get that but people write them all the time. But I work so hard on mine and I feel grateful for the all support I have gotten through mine that to have someone rip it out from under me and claim it as "theirs" isn't fair to me or you guys and it really pisses me off. Anyway, I am refusing to talk to anyone about so don't bother asking me about it because I won't give you any "dirty details" or the name of the person so you can hunt them down. I am starting a clean slate when it comes to "Drama" right now. If you cause any of it I won't even respond to you and I will automatically block you. My other readers don't need to see it and I don't want to deal with it. I just want to bring happiness to my readers through my writing and I want to do what I enjoy! So I hope we can all get along because I don't want to have to block anybody else.

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I hope this chapter makes up for it!

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Here's the next chapter, Nords!

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Norman, Mingus, and I had ended up spending the rest of the day picking out items for the baby's room before heading home. We had picked out a pale yellow for the walls which Norman and Mingus had set to start painting once we had gotten home.

They refused to let me join them in painting the full room because they were afraid that the fumes from the paint would hurt the baby. I was okay with it though because I could actually cook dinner tonight instead of Norman. I had missed cooking and tonight I was craving steak.

About an hour into making dinner I heard light footsteps coming through the apartment and knew it was Norman. "What's this?" he asked as his arms wrapped around my waist and around my protruding stomach. I leaned back into his a little and sighed.

"Steak and potatoes," I said while mixing it around a little to make sure it wouldn't burn. "Are you guys almost done in there?" I asked him. He ran his hands over my stomach softly before kissing my cheek. I felt something cool and wet when he pulled back.

"Yeah, Mingus is cleaning up a little bit," I flipped off the stove and turned around in his arms. I wiped my cheek and smiled a little when I saw some yellow paint on my finger. I rubbed a little and looked up to see that Norman had some on his nose and cheek.

"What's this?" I asked him wiping some off his cheek. Norman chuckled. "Mingus decided he would be funny and decided to play a little trick on me," he said. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "And did you get him back?" I asked him. He smirked down at me.

"Oh, you know I did," he said. As if on cue Mingus walked into the kitchen. His face was covered in paint and there were specks of it in my hair. I started laughing and I felt the baby moving around. I placed my hand on my stomach and gasped softly.

"What?" Mingus asked staring at me. He was practically eye level with me now. "The baby, she kicked," I said in a near whisper. It still shocked me when I felt it sometimes. "Come here," I said to Mingus. He had never felt the baby kicking before.

He got down on his knee in front of me. He slowly put a hand on my belly. I knew she had stopped moving and he wasn't feeling anything. He shook his head. "Say something," I urged. Mingus arched an eyebrow at me like I was completely crazy but I smiled.

"Uh, hey sis, You gonna kick for-," he stopped short, his eyes getting wide. "Wow," he said quietly. Norman placed his hand on my stomach too and rubbed it gently. "What are you doing in there?" Norman asked, his voice was cracking and he smiled when it kicked again.

I saw tears in his eyes, and it made me tear up too. "She knows who both of you are and likes your voices," I said. Mingus still looked like he was in shock and I chuckled while ruffling his hair a little. I could feel the paint in his hair and when I pulled my hand back it had paint on it.

I sighed and grabbed a rag to wipe my hand off before throwing it at Mingus. "Clean yourself up before you sit at our new table," I said Mingus sighed but started scrubbing his face. Norman stuck his tongue out at Mingus and I rolled my eyes.

"Don't think you're getting away so easily, mister. You too," I said while gesturing towards the rag that Mingus was done using. Norman sighed but took the rag from Mingus and started cleaning his face. I chuckled before grabbing the pan from the stove and placing it on the table.

Mingus sat across from me and Norman sat at the end of the table. We all dug in. "The paint has to dry overnight but we can get up in the morning and continue to decorate everything," Norman said. I smiled over at him and nodded before digging into my own food.

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When I woke up the next morning I think I was more excited than usual and I seemed to have a lot more energy than what I usually had. When I rolled over though I noticed the bed empty beside me meaning that Norman was already up and moving.

When I walked into the kitchen he wasn't there but there was Mingus's coffee cup sitting on the counter meaning he was up too. I tied my hair up in a messy bun as I walked through the apartment. I found both Mingus and Norman sitting in the floor of the baby's room working on the crib.

I couldn't help the smile that was forming on my face. Norman was reading the directions while Mingus was putting it together. I knew Norman actually didn't have the patience to put all the pieces together whereas Mingus definitely did. It seemed like they were doing pretty good so far.

"Good morning, Beautiful," Norman said while looking up from the instructions. Mingus turned around and gave me a small smile before turning his attention back to the crib. "Why don't you have a seat," Norman said. I looked in the corner of the room and gasped.

There was a rocker glider sitting in the corner next to the changing table. I walked into the room and sat down in the chair. I sighed as I propped my feet up on the foot rest. "How long have you two been up?" I asked them. Norman looked up at me with a smile as I rocked back and forth.

"About an hour or less," I nodded and let the two of them work. "So what's your idea for decorating?" Norman asked me. I ran my hands over my stomach lightly seeing if the baby was awake. "Well if you two don't mind getting a little dirty I think I have a pretty good idea," I said.

Mingus looked up at me. "What is it?" he asked. I smiled at him. "Well I was thinking that we could put the crib over there," I said pointing to the area behind him. "And I was thinking that we could do something kind of family oriented above her crib," I said.

Norman tuned in now. "What do you have in mind?" he asked now seeming intrigued. "Well, I was thinking that we could do your hand prints in a light blue, mine under yours in a light purple, Mingus's under mine in a light green, and then when the baby is born and old enough we'll do her hand prints under Mingus's in a pink."

Norman smiled. "Brynlee," he said. I chuckled. "Right Brynlee," I said. Norman smiled wider with his teeth. Mingus sat the crib up and I smiled. "I love you," Norman mouthed at me. I bit my lip. "I love you," I mouthed back. Norman stood up and came over to me.

He offered me his hands and I took them. He gently pulled me up and wrapped an arm around my waist. Mingus came back in with the stencils and the paint. Norman set to stenciling out Brynlee's name on the wall. I watched as he wrote it out.

B-R-Y-N-L

Norman stopped. "What's wrong?" I asked him. He turned around and looked at me with a slightly concerned look. "We didn't think of a middle name," he said. I chuckled thinking that it was something really serious. Norman glared playfully at me.

"We'll think of one," I told him. Norman sighed. "Mandy, Dad," we looked to see Mingus leaning against the crib slightly. "What's up, bud?" I asked him. He quickly averted his eyes and looked at the ground. I looked over at Norman as my eyebrows pulled together in confusion.

"Ming, what is it?" Norman asked him. Mingus looked back up. "I w-was uh thinking," he was getting nervous. "About what?" I asked him. Mingus looked at me. "About the baby's middle name," he said. I looked back over at Norman again who had a small smile.

"Do you have an idea for a middle name?" Norman asked. Mingus nodded and I smiled. "Well lay it on us," I told him. Mingus looked up at me with a little more confidence. "Belle," he said. Norman and I looked at each other. Norman cocked an eyebrow as if asking me.

"Brynlee Belle Reedus," I said softly. My eyes were still trained on Norman's as his face broke out into a huge grin. "Brynlee Belle Reedus," I said just a tad louder. I looked over at Mingus who had a slight smile on his face and looked a little proud of himself.

I walked over to him and pulled him into a hug. "I love it," I told him. Mingus wrapped his arms around me as I kissed his forehead and ran my hand lightly through his hair. When I turned back around Norman was already finishing off her name.

E-E B-E-L-L-E

Norman grabbed a paint brush and started tracing the stenciled letters in white. By the time he was finished with her name it was outlined in white and colored in with a light gray. Mingus and I had already laid the paint out to dip our hands in. We cleaned our hand of the excess paint.

Norman pressed his hands underneath Brynlee's name. He held it there for a few seconds before stepping back. It looked perfect. I followed right behind him and did the same. Mingus followed behind me. All three of us stepped back to look at it.

"It looks awesome," Norman said. I smiled and looked at the two of them. I was sandwiched between them. "Yeah, it does," Mingus said. It really did look awesome though. All it was missing was Brynlee's hand prints right underneath Mingus's.

I could feel the smile growing on my face as we stood there in silence just staring at it. I was so happy that Norman was excited and I was so happy that Mingus was accepting of having another sibling. Our little family was perfect. Suddenly Mingus and Norman ran their paint covered hands down my cheeks. Perfect?....well almost.

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So Mingus picked out the Brynlee's middle name! Brynlee Belle Reedus! Do you like it? How about the design of the room? Try to imagine it!! Awe, how about Norman and Mingus putting everything together and getting prepared for Brynlee's arrival?

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