Contagion Chapter One
Zac ran a hand through his hair as he stood outside of the cars on the side of some road somewhere. It had been two days now since they had left the CDC and they had decided to go to Fort Benning. Try out Shane's idea. He wasn't sure he liked it but it was what Kate wanted and he seemed to do everything Kate wanted.
Putting some of their stuff in the back of Carol's Cherokee he sighed. They were leaving behind two of the cars. The church van and Daryl's truck. Jessica had opted to ride with Carol,Sophia, Lori, Carl and Rick in the Cherokee while Mac would be riding with him, Kate, Taylor, Dale, Andrea, Shane and T-Dog in the RV.
Avery somehow had gotten on the back of Daryl's motorcycle. A move that shocked him mainly because he knew how Daryl was. He just hoped to God he didn't have another sister who was falling for a Dixon again. That was the last thing he needed.
"Zac?" Kate asked as she looked at her husband who seemed to be zoned out. "Are you alright?"
Turning to look at Kate, Zac gave her a nod, "Yeah, I'm fine," he said his tone going harsh. He had been distant with her ever since she risked her and their baby's life at the CDC. He didn't understand why she even wanted to stay behind and convince Taylor not to opt out as Jenner had put it. If Taylor had wanted that then Kate should have let him do it. She shouldn't have been stupid and risked her life.
Kate rolled her eyes when Zac replied to her harshly, "You still pissed over the whole CDC thing?" she asked as she kept her voice low so the others who were putting stuff away wouldn't hear her.
"What do you think?" Zac asked as he crossed his arms. "I can't believe you did something so dumb."
"It wasn't dumb," Kate told him as she shook her head. "I saved Taylor's life and you still have one more family member here," she sighed as she chewed on her lip. She wasn't going to apologize for what she had done. She had no reason too.
Zac laughed as he uncrossed his arms, "He wanted to die and you should have let him," he snapped at her before walking onto the RV. Everyone was almost done and they'd be leaving soon. Not to mention he didn't want to have this conversation anymore.
As Zac walked away Kate took a deep breath and turned around to pack the last remaining things away but when she did she froze as she came face to face with Taylor. From the look on his face he had heard everything. When he didn't say anything to her she frowned just watching as he shook his head and walked past her going onto the RV as well.
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Jessica sat in the back of the Cherokee with Carol and both of the kids. As Rick drove she looked out the window as her mind wandered. She knew it was wrong to be pessimistic but she was. She couldn't help but think that Fort Benning was just a pipe dream like the CDC had been. She couldn't help but think there was nowhere for them to go.
"Was just thinkin about our trip to the Grand Canyon with Carl," Lori spoke as she looked at Rick breaking the silence in the car.
Rick laughed as he looked at Lori briefly when she mentioned that trip.
"I don't remember that," Carl spoke from the backseat. When did they ever go to the Grand Canyon?
Lori shook her head, "No you wouldn't you were just a baby. Besides we never made it past Fort Worth," she said as she looked at Rick.
"You got sick," Rick told Carl as he remembered every detail like it was yesterday. "I never knew a baby could throw up so much."
Carl made a face at the last comment, "Ick," he muttered under his breath.
"Yeah ick," Lori laughed as she remembered that. "But the doctor in Texas said you'd live and we turned around and drove home."
"Well that sucks," Carl said honestly.
Lori shook her head no, "No it was a good trip."
"The best," Rick agreed as he smiled. It had been the best trip even with a sick Carl and not making it to the Grand Canyon.
"Can we go see it?" Carl asked getting excited at that prospect. "The Grand Canyon. I'd like too."
Sophia nodded, "I would too. Can we go?" she asked referring to her mother and herself.
"We'd never go without you and your mom," Rick told the girl as he turned to look back at Sophia. "That's a promise."
Looking over as Sophia smiled and rested her head on Carol's shoulder Jessica just shook her head. She knew a promise in this world didn't mean anything anymore. That had been proven when Zac had let Merle be handcuffed to the roof in Atlanta. Though she was no longer upset about it, it had made her less naive to how things worked. It had made her see the bigger picture.
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Taylor ran a hand through his hair as he sat in the floor of the RV. All he could do was keep replaying Zac's words in his mind. Kate should have let him die. She should have just left well enough alone at the CDC. It wasn't like he still really wanted to be here but he'd appease her.
Feeling a body next to him he turned to see Kate, "I kind of wanted to be left alone," he told her as he looked into her eyes. She looked tired and almost run down.
"I figured as much but I just wanted to apologize for what Zac said earlier," Kate shrugged as she scrunched up her nose. "He didn't mean it. He's just angry at me."
Taylor shook his head because he knew Zac did mean it. Zac didn't care if he was dead. Zac would have been fine with it because it was his choice. "He meant it," he told Kate as he gave her a sad smile. "He meant it and I don't blame him for even saying it."
Before Kate could say anything else to him Taylor heard Dale mutter oh geeze and he stood up some looking out the window to see a traffic packed highway full of deserted cars.
"Oh no," Glenn muttered to himself as he looked in front of him as Dale's RV slowed down slightly. Looking down at the map in his hand's he heard Daryl's motorcycle as it came back towards the RV. Hopefully he had found a way through the mess for them since he had been leading their caravan.
Dale looked out the window of his RV as Daryl rode up to him with Avery on the back of the motorcycle. "See a way through?" he asked getting a nod from the man before he took off to circle around the RV and the Cherokee.
"Maybe we should just go back," Glenn spoke as Daryl came back around to the front of the caravan. "There is an interstate bypass."
"We can't spare the fuel," Dale said shooting down Glenn's idea. Driving ahead he stayed close to Daryl.
Taylor chewed on his lip as he had moved to the front standing beside Shane as they both looked out the window. He hated to say but it was creepy driving through this mess of deserted cars. Some toppled over. Others moved sideways. Obviously either people had died here or escaped but it was still like driving through a graveyard of sorts.
Making a face as the RV started sputtering and smoke came out of the front of it Taylor sighed and ran a hand down his face. This was just fucking great. Shaking his head he opened the RV door when it came to a stop and he got out. They were now stuck in the middle of a traffic jammed highway.
"I said it. Didn't I say it?" Dale asked after he had walked off of the RV heading to the front. "A thousand times dead in the water."
Shane who walked behind Dale sighed, "Problem Dale?" he asked sarcastically at the man's words.
"Oh just the small matter of being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no hope of.." Dale started put stopped as he turned to see the group and Daryl coming up the rest of them though instead of coming to them the man went to a station wagon whose back window was open and he began to rummage through it. "Okay that was dumb," he muttered feeling a little stupid at his earlier words.
"Can't find a radiator hose here?" Shane asked the older man.
Daryl who continued to rummage through the station wagon spoke up, "There's a whole bunch of stuff we can find."
"Siphon more fuel from these cars for a start," Mac suggested as he walked past Dale and Shane.
"Maybe some water," Carol added in softly which was followed by Glenn saying food.
Kate shook her head at these people talking about stealing things, "This is a graveyard," she said honestly having seen dead bodies in some of these cars. When everyone turned to give her looks she sighed. "I don't know how I feel about this."
"Come on ya'll," Shane said wanting to get everyone looking for stuff they needed. Even if Kate didn't feel right that didn't mean they still weren't going to take things. "Just look around. Gather what you can."
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Avery sighed as she looked through the cars making a face at some of the dead bodies. Opening up the door to one of the cars to get some things she reached in and took out a suitcase. Laying the suitcase down on the ground she opened it and reached out pulling out clothes. Seeing that most of them were maternity clothes she kept them, throwing each of them over her arms. She knew soon that Kate would need maternity clothes and she knew they had none. These would do her when the time came.
"You plan on having a baby anytime soon?" Daryl asked his tone harsh as he read one of the tags on the top shirt slung over Avery's arms. "I mean I'm sure Shane would love to have a baby by you."
Rolling her eyes Avery shook her head, "They are for Kate," she told him as she finished going through the suitcase. "And I thought you didn't care who I fucked?" she asked still feeling stung by his harsh tone. She knew she had been riding in his truck then on his motorcycle but she should have figured he was still pissed over seeing her with Shane though she didn't understand why. It's not like he liked her even if she was falling for him.
"I don't," Daryl replied as he shifted uncomfortably away from her. "Just don't think you havin his baby is a smart move."
Avery laughed at that, "I don't think having a baby period is a smart move," she shrugged before walking away from Daryl. As she did she couldn't help but want to vomit at the thought of being pregnant much less with Shane's baby...but it wasn't like they had used protection either time. Hopefully fate would be on her side. One pregnant woman in this group was enough.
Seeing Avery walking towards where she stood Jessica raised an eyebrow, "What was with the tension between you and Daryl?" she asked as she finished going through the stuff in the car she had been raiding. So far she had found a bottle of pink vitamin water and that was it but it was something.
"Just Daryl being Daryl," Avery told Jessica as she came to a stop beside her sister. "He's a prick who is lashing out at me for being with Shane."
Jessica shook her head at those words. Her sister had been with Shane again. A thought that made her stomach churn worse than knowing she had been with Merle even if she thought she had maybe cared for him at the time. Before she could open her mouth to scold her sister though she turned her head when she heard Rick telling Lori and Carol to get under the cars.
Feeling her panic raising she grabbed Avery and pulled her down under a van not to far from where they stood. As they got under it she could spot Carol and Lori from where she lay and also Carl and Sophia. Turning her head to look down she was relieved to see that Mac and Zac were under a car not far from them. Hopefully Taylor and Kate were safe as well.
After being pushed under the car by Jessica, Avery looked up as she held onto the clothes on her arm with a death grip. Coming down the highway was a herd of walkers. Swallowing hard she laid her head down on the pavement and counted in her head. Counting would keep her mind off the fact that they were just mere inches from death. If any one them made a move or a sound they would be dead.
Hearing the moans louder now as the herd reached where she was hidden with Jessica under the car Avery continued to count though even that didn't help. Instead her mind conjured up an image of Daryl. An image of Daryl holding a baby. It was a funny thought but one Avery found she wasn't opposed too, especially when she thought of the baby being their baby even if it was just a fucking image. They'd never have a baby mainly because Daryl would never be with her. He just wasn't like that.
When the moans and the shuffling of feet died down Avery finally looked up shaking the thought of babies with Daryl out of her mind and she felt the panic inside of her die down some. It seemed the herd had went away and everyone was safe. They had made it out of that close call alive. Thought it was the moment she thought that, that she heard Sophia scream and she turned to look under the car where the girl was hiding.
A walker had startled her and her scream had gotten it's attention because it was now bent down and trying to grab at her. Watching in horror as the walker kept going after her and the frightened child kept going back farther and farther away she felt her heart race. She really didn't want to see another child die again.
Turning to look at her sister who was beside of her as Sophia moved out from under the car and headed off into the woods she sighed. The initial walker who had heard Sophia's screams was following her but so was another walker. The poor scared child was being chased by two walkers into the woods.
Jessica just looked at Avery feeling shocked at the scene they had witnessed. Moving out from under the car she stood up and ran behind everyone else. She could hear her heartbreaking when Carol said what everyone knew. That there were two walkers after her baby.
"At least Rick went after her," Avery whispered to Jessica feeling like Sophia was in good hands with Rick going after the girl and the walkers.
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Kate paced the highway back and forth. It had felt like hours now since Sophia and Rick had went into the woods though she doubted it was really that long. The thought of Sophia out there in the woods though made Kate feel for Carol, especially more so now that she was pregnant and it seemed was gonna carry this baby to term.
Turning to look at Zac who was leaning against a car she caught him looking at her giving her a pained expression but when he noticed her looking at him he looked away. Frowning she chewed on her lip. He was already opposed to her being pregnant and this just had to make it worse. Another reminder that the world wasn't safe for kids but Kate knew once Sophia and Rick returned that would help things and maybe show Zac the world wasn't all bad, even if it still didn't get him to forgive her yet for her actions at the CDC.
Hearing Rick call out for Lori, Kate turned her head in the direction of his voice.
Hearing Rick call her name Lori moved from the car she had been sitting on, "We're here," she called back moving towards the guard rail at the side of the highway. Seeing Rick returning she felt relief though that didn't last long when she saw he had no Sophia with him.
Coming over the guard rail after running back through the woods Rick stopped to catch his breath and he looked around at the group in front of him. "Where's Sophia?" he asked seeing the looks of confusion he was getting and Carol breaking into tears. "She's not back?"
At Rick's words Carol felt more tears on her cheeks and she fell to the ground where she was comforted by Lori, Kate and Andrea who had bent down beside her.
Kate closed her eyes as she bent down beside Carol. So much for hoping that Sophia coming back with Rick would change Zac's mind. Sophia was missing and she figured this would just make Zac worse. This was going to make everyone worse, Kate could just feel it in her bones as she surveyed the faces of the people around her. A child was missing out in the woods. Woods that were sure to have more walkers.
Zac ran a hand through his hair as he stood outside of the cars on the side of some road somewhere. It had been two days now since they had left the CDC and they had decided to go to Fort Benning. Try out Shane's idea. He wasn't sure he liked it but it was what Kate wanted and he seemed to do everything Kate wanted.
Putting some of their stuff in the back of Carol's Cherokee he sighed. They were leaving behind two of the cars. The church van and Daryl's truck. Jessica had opted to ride with Carol,Sophia, Lori, Carl and Rick in the Cherokee while Mac would be riding with him, Kate, Taylor, Dale, Andrea, Shane and T-Dog in the RV.
Avery somehow had gotten on the back of Daryl's motorcycle. A move that shocked him mainly because he knew how Daryl was. He just hoped to God he didn't have another sister who was falling for a Dixon again. That was the last thing he needed.
"Zac?" Kate asked as she looked at her husband who seemed to be zoned out. "Are you alright?"
Turning to look at Kate, Zac gave her a nod, "Yeah, I'm fine," he said his tone going harsh. He had been distant with her ever since she risked her and their baby's life at the CDC. He didn't understand why she even wanted to stay behind and convince Taylor not to opt out as Jenner had put it. If Taylor had wanted that then Kate should have let him do it. She shouldn't have been stupid and risked her life.
Kate rolled her eyes when Zac replied to her harshly, "You still pissed over the whole CDC thing?" she asked as she kept her voice low so the others who were putting stuff away wouldn't hear her.
"What do you think?" Zac asked as he crossed his arms. "I can't believe you did something so dumb."
"It wasn't dumb," Kate told him as she shook her head. "I saved Taylor's life and you still have one more family member here," she sighed as she chewed on her lip. She wasn't going to apologize for what she had done. She had no reason too.
Zac laughed as he uncrossed his arms, "He wanted to die and you should have let him," he snapped at her before walking onto the RV. Everyone was almost done and they'd be leaving soon. Not to mention he didn't want to have this conversation anymore.
As Zac walked away Kate took a deep breath and turned around to pack the last remaining things away but when she did she froze as she came face to face with Taylor. From the look on his face he had heard everything. When he didn't say anything to her she frowned just watching as he shook his head and walked past her going onto the RV as well.
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Jessica sat in the back of the Cherokee with Carol and both of the kids. As Rick drove she looked out the window as her mind wandered. She knew it was wrong to be pessimistic but she was. She couldn't help but think that Fort Benning was just a pipe dream like the CDC had been. She couldn't help but think there was nowhere for them to go.
"Was just thinkin about our trip to the Grand Canyon with Carl," Lori spoke as she looked at Rick breaking the silence in the car.
Rick laughed as he looked at Lori briefly when she mentioned that trip.
"I don't remember that," Carl spoke from the backseat. When did they ever go to the Grand Canyon?
Lori shook her head, "No you wouldn't you were just a baby. Besides we never made it past Fort Worth," she said as she looked at Rick.
"You got sick," Rick told Carl as he remembered every detail like it was yesterday. "I never knew a baby could throw up so much."
Carl made a face at the last comment, "Ick," he muttered under his breath.
"Yeah ick," Lori laughed as she remembered that. "But the doctor in Texas said you'd live and we turned around and drove home."
"Well that sucks," Carl said honestly.
Lori shook her head no, "No it was a good trip."
"The best," Rick agreed as he smiled. It had been the best trip even with a sick Carl and not making it to the Grand Canyon.
"Can we go see it?" Carl asked getting excited at that prospect. "The Grand Canyon. I'd like too."
Sophia nodded, "I would too. Can we go?" she asked referring to her mother and herself.
"We'd never go without you and your mom," Rick told the girl as he turned to look back at Sophia. "That's a promise."
Looking over as Sophia smiled and rested her head on Carol's shoulder Jessica just shook her head. She knew a promise in this world didn't mean anything anymore. That had been proven when Zac had let Merle be handcuffed to the roof in Atlanta. Though she was no longer upset about it, it had made her less naive to how things worked. It had made her see the bigger picture.
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Taylor ran a hand through his hair as he sat in the floor of the RV. All he could do was keep replaying Zac's words in his mind. Kate should have let him die. She should have just left well enough alone at the CDC. It wasn't like he still really wanted to be here but he'd appease her.
Feeling a body next to him he turned to see Kate, "I kind of wanted to be left alone," he told her as he looked into her eyes. She looked tired and almost run down.
"I figured as much but I just wanted to apologize for what Zac said earlier," Kate shrugged as she scrunched up her nose. "He didn't mean it. He's just angry at me."
Taylor shook his head because he knew Zac did mean it. Zac didn't care if he was dead. Zac would have been fine with it because it was his choice. "He meant it," he told Kate as he gave her a sad smile. "He meant it and I don't blame him for even saying it."
Before Kate could say anything else to him Taylor heard Dale mutter oh geeze and he stood up some looking out the window to see a traffic packed highway full of deserted cars.
"Oh no," Glenn muttered to himself as he looked in front of him as Dale's RV slowed down slightly. Looking down at the map in his hand's he heard Daryl's motorcycle as it came back towards the RV. Hopefully he had found a way through the mess for them since he had been leading their caravan.
Dale looked out the window of his RV as Daryl rode up to him with Avery on the back of the motorcycle. "See a way through?" he asked getting a nod from the man before he took off to circle around the RV and the Cherokee.
"Maybe we should just go back," Glenn spoke as Daryl came back around to the front of the caravan. "There is an interstate bypass."
"We can't spare the fuel," Dale said shooting down Glenn's idea. Driving ahead he stayed close to Daryl.
Taylor chewed on his lip as he had moved to the front standing beside Shane as they both looked out the window. He hated to say but it was creepy driving through this mess of deserted cars. Some toppled over. Others moved sideways. Obviously either people had died here or escaped but it was still like driving through a graveyard of sorts.
Making a face as the RV started sputtering and smoke came out of the front of it Taylor sighed and ran a hand down his face. This was just fucking great. Shaking his head he opened the RV door when it came to a stop and he got out. They were now stuck in the middle of a traffic jammed highway.
"I said it. Didn't I say it?" Dale asked after he had walked off of the RV heading to the front. "A thousand times dead in the water."
Shane who walked behind Dale sighed, "Problem Dale?" he asked sarcastically at the man's words.
"Oh just the small matter of being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no hope of.." Dale started put stopped as he turned to see the group and Daryl coming up the rest of them though instead of coming to them the man went to a station wagon whose back window was open and he began to rummage through it. "Okay that was dumb," he muttered feeling a little stupid at his earlier words.
"Can't find a radiator hose here?" Shane asked the older man.
Daryl who continued to rummage through the station wagon spoke up, "There's a whole bunch of stuff we can find."
"Siphon more fuel from these cars for a start," Mac suggested as he walked past Dale and Shane.
"Maybe some water," Carol added in softly which was followed by Glenn saying food.
Kate shook her head at these people talking about stealing things, "This is a graveyard," she said honestly having seen dead bodies in some of these cars. When everyone turned to give her looks she sighed. "I don't know how I feel about this."
"Come on ya'll," Shane said wanting to get everyone looking for stuff they needed. Even if Kate didn't feel right that didn't mean they still weren't going to take things. "Just look around. Gather what you can."
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Avery sighed as she looked through the cars making a face at some of the dead bodies. Opening up the door to one of the cars to get some things she reached in and took out a suitcase. Laying the suitcase down on the ground she opened it and reached out pulling out clothes. Seeing that most of them were maternity clothes she kept them, throwing each of them over her arms. She knew soon that Kate would need maternity clothes and she knew they had none. These would do her when the time came.
"You plan on having a baby anytime soon?" Daryl asked his tone harsh as he read one of the tags on the top shirt slung over Avery's arms. "I mean I'm sure Shane would love to have a baby by you."
Rolling her eyes Avery shook her head, "They are for Kate," she told him as she finished going through the suitcase. "And I thought you didn't care who I fucked?" she asked still feeling stung by his harsh tone. She knew she had been riding in his truck then on his motorcycle but she should have figured he was still pissed over seeing her with Shane though she didn't understand why. It's not like he liked her even if she was falling for him.
"I don't," Daryl replied as he shifted uncomfortably away from her. "Just don't think you havin his baby is a smart move."
Avery laughed at that, "I don't think having a baby period is a smart move," she shrugged before walking away from Daryl. As she did she couldn't help but want to vomit at the thought of being pregnant much less with Shane's baby...but it wasn't like they had used protection either time. Hopefully fate would be on her side. One pregnant woman in this group was enough.
Seeing Avery walking towards where she stood Jessica raised an eyebrow, "What was with the tension between you and Daryl?" she asked as she finished going through the stuff in the car she had been raiding. So far she had found a bottle of pink vitamin water and that was it but it was something.
"Just Daryl being Daryl," Avery told Jessica as she came to a stop beside her sister. "He's a prick who is lashing out at me for being with Shane."
Jessica shook her head at those words. Her sister had been with Shane again. A thought that made her stomach churn worse than knowing she had been with Merle even if she thought she had maybe cared for him at the time. Before she could open her mouth to scold her sister though she turned her head when she heard Rick telling Lori and Carol to get under the cars.
Feeling her panic raising she grabbed Avery and pulled her down under a van not to far from where they stood. As they got under it she could spot Carol and Lori from where she lay and also Carl and Sophia. Turning her head to look down she was relieved to see that Mac and Zac were under a car not far from them. Hopefully Taylor and Kate were safe as well.
After being pushed under the car by Jessica, Avery looked up as she held onto the clothes on her arm with a death grip. Coming down the highway was a herd of walkers. Swallowing hard she laid her head down on the pavement and counted in her head. Counting would keep her mind off the fact that they were just mere inches from death. If any one them made a move or a sound they would be dead.
Hearing the moans louder now as the herd reached where she was hidden with Jessica under the car Avery continued to count though even that didn't help. Instead her mind conjured up an image of Daryl. An image of Daryl holding a baby. It was a funny thought but one Avery found she wasn't opposed too, especially when she thought of the baby being their baby even if it was just a fucking image. They'd never have a baby mainly because Daryl would never be with her. He just wasn't like that.
When the moans and the shuffling of feet died down Avery finally looked up shaking the thought of babies with Daryl out of her mind and she felt the panic inside of her die down some. It seemed the herd had went away and everyone was safe. They had made it out of that close call alive. Thought it was the moment she thought that, that she heard Sophia scream and she turned to look under the car where the girl was hiding.
A walker had startled her and her scream had gotten it's attention because it was now bent down and trying to grab at her. Watching in horror as the walker kept going after her and the frightened child kept going back farther and farther away she felt her heart race. She really didn't want to see another child die again.
Turning to look at her sister who was beside of her as Sophia moved out from under the car and headed off into the woods she sighed. The initial walker who had heard Sophia's screams was following her but so was another walker. The poor scared child was being chased by two walkers into the woods.
Jessica just looked at Avery feeling shocked at the scene they had witnessed. Moving out from under the car she stood up and ran behind everyone else. She could hear her heartbreaking when Carol said what everyone knew. That there were two walkers after her baby.
"At least Rick went after her," Avery whispered to Jessica feeling like Sophia was in good hands with Rick going after the girl and the walkers.
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Kate paced the highway back and forth. It had felt like hours now since Sophia and Rick had went into the woods though she doubted it was really that long. The thought of Sophia out there in the woods though made Kate feel for Carol, especially more so now that she was pregnant and it seemed was gonna carry this baby to term.
Turning to look at Zac who was leaning against a car she caught him looking at her giving her a pained expression but when he noticed her looking at him he looked away. Frowning she chewed on her lip. He was already opposed to her being pregnant and this just had to make it worse. Another reminder that the world wasn't safe for kids but Kate knew once Sophia and Rick returned that would help things and maybe show Zac the world wasn't all bad, even if it still didn't get him to forgive her yet for her actions at the CDC.
Hearing Rick call out for Lori, Kate turned her head in the direction of his voice.
Hearing Rick call her name Lori moved from the car she had been sitting on, "We're here," she called back moving towards the guard rail at the side of the highway. Seeing Rick returning she felt relief though that didn't last long when she saw he had no Sophia with him.
Coming over the guard rail after running back through the woods Rick stopped to catch his breath and he looked around at the group in front of him. "Where's Sophia?" he asked seeing the looks of confusion he was getting and Carol breaking into tears. "She's not back?"
At Rick's words Carol felt more tears on her cheeks and she fell to the ground where she was comforted by Lori, Kate and Andrea who had bent down beside her.
Kate closed her eyes as she bent down beside Carol. So much for hoping that Sophia coming back with Rick would change Zac's mind. Sophia was missing and she figured this would just make Zac worse. This was going to make everyone worse, Kate could just feel it in her bones as she surveyed the faces of the people around her. A child was missing out in the woods. Woods that were sure to have more walkers.