Just a reminder that this is Katherine's signature jacket, she doesn't have it zipped though.

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~Katherine's Pov~About a day later~

Rick and Shane had this plan to take the kid away from the farm and just drop him off somewhere. Although they did leave, they came back with the kid still with them. The thing is; they broke out into a fight. They both came back with cuts and bruises so a fight obviously broke out. Right now, Daryl was interrogating the kid. "So what're you gonna do.?" Lori asked pouring herself and Carl some water. "We'd all feel better if we knew the plan." She said standing up straight. "Is there a plan.?" Andrea asked. "We gonna keep him here.?" Glenn asked. "We'll know soon enough." Rick said and looked over, We looked over too and saw Daryl walking back to us.

His knuckles were all bloody. "Nice chat huh?" I asked looking at his hand. He nodded a bit, "Boy there's got a gang. 30 men." he said reaching us. We all looked at him, "Got heavy artillery and they ain't lookin' to make friends. They roll through here; our boys are dead. And our women, they're gonna- they're gonna wish they were." He said, I crossed my arms and looked at him. He looked at me too. "..Great." i said and looked at Rick. "What did you do?" Carol asked. "We had a little chat." Daryl said. "No one goes near this guy." Rick said, I looked away from him. "Well if he wasn't a threat before, he is now." i said looking over at the house.

"Rick, what are you gonna do.?" Lori asked. "We have no choice, He's a threat." Rick said, I looked back at him. "We have to eliminate the threat." He said. I nodded a bit, "You're just gonna kill him.?" Dale asked. "It's settled, i'll do it today." Rick said and walked away fro the camp and so did Daryl going to his little site away from the camp and the farm. Everyone started leaving the camp doing their own thing.

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"What's with the rope?" I asked looking at Rick walking. He looked back at me than back down at the rope. "Is that for the kid?" I asked walking up to him. "I think so, Don't know what to do with him." he said waiting for me. I reached him, "Why didn't you leave him when you went to go do it?" I asked as we walked again. He didn't answer, I grabbed his arm a bit and stopped walking. He stopped too and looked at me. "It have anything to do with those cuts on your face?" i asked letting go of his arm. "We got into it." He said. "About what? Somethings off with you two." I said. He looked away then back at me, "I kept your secret about your girl, now i'm asking you to keep mine." He said. I nodded a bit, "Alright," i said looking at him. "Shane killed Otis," he said.

I shook my head, ".. I know," i said. He kept looking at me confused. "His story didn't add up when he was telling it, His body language was off. His eyes were- weird. Dark. He changed, he's just- it's a knife fight whenever you two speak. I don't think that's it though. You're leaving out something else." I said. He looked down at the rope again not speaking. "I won't say anything.." I said softly as i looked at him. He looked back, "Hey," He said. I looked over to see Carl. "Hey," he said walking up to us. "What's up sheriff?" i asked tipping his hat down. "What're you guys doing?" he asked looking back up, fixing his hat.

"Stay here," Rick said and kept walking, I followed him and we went to the barn heading up to the second floor. "Shane and Lori. I don't think the baby is mine." He said as we looked out the window down to Carl. "It is." i said looking at him. He looked back at me. "Biologically no.. but the kid is gonna be yours no mater what." I said shaking my head. "Let me tell you something else," i said leaning against the wall. "Luna isn't- ...she wasn't mine.. biologically. I adopted her when she was a baby." I said softly. He kept looking at me. "I didn't give birth to her, my older sister did." i said nodding a bit. "I took care of her the minute she was out of the hospital. I changed- every diaper. Soothed every fever, nightmare and tantrum she had. And you're gonna do the same to that baby, no matter what that baby is yours. She'll call you dad and not him even if he is the father.. Once you see that baby." i said smiling a bit. "None of it will matter.." i whispered.

He just kept his eyes on me, I shrugged a bit. "It wont, and- if you need help with it, i'll help you." I said. He nodded a bit, "I didn't know that, about Luna.." He said. I nodded. "I don't tell anyone because she's my daughter even if i didn't give her life you know? She was mine either way." I said. He nodded and got down in a squat, he started tying the rope. "You're a good parent," he said. I looked down at him and shook my head a bit. "Luna would've been alive if i were, so.. i'm not." I said. He looked up at me. "You are." He said. "Um- you really wanna hang him.?" i asked changing the subject quickly. He looked back down the rope. "Faster way is to just- shoot him.." I said. We heard foot steps and we looked over to see Lori. He stood back up, I put my hand on his back and walked back to the ladder.

"Hey," i said to Lori, "Hey," She said giving me a soft smile. "Katherine," Rick said, I turned back to him. "We're doing this tonight. I need you with me." he said. I nodded, "I'll be there," i said. He gave me a small nod, I returned it and headed back outside.