A few days later. On the bridge.

We were working on the bridge.

Aaron "So, I go in after her nap and pick her up, and the diaper just explodes all over me. "

Daryl "Sounds like good times. "

Aaron "Oh, the best. You'll see."

My eyes widened.

Daryl shot him a look before hammering the nail into the wood.

Aaron asked amused "What? You'd be a great dad. "

My jaw dropped.

Daryl nodded, amused " Yeah."

Suddenly i saw Henry hitting Justin in the leg so he dropped to the ground with the can of water.

Henry walked away.

Justin stood up pissed off and tried to come at Henry but Daryl held him back.

Daryl "Hey. Kid's just doing his job. Get back to work. "

Justin "I don't need your people telling me what to do. You're not my babysitter anymore. "

Daryl grabbed him again and Justin went to punch him but Daryl moved to the side and punched Justin.

Justin fell against the sand which he grabbed and threw it in Daryl's eyes.

Then he threw him to the ground.

They started to fight each other.

Some of us started to cheer them on.

Suddenly Dad rushed to us "Hey! Hey! Break it up! Break it up right now! "

Then he grabbed Justin and pulled him back "Hey! I said enough! "

He threw Justin over to Potter who held him back while Dad held Daryl back.

Dad "I said enough. Enough. "

Everyone went quiet.

Daryl spit out blood and walked away.

Dad "Go back to work. "

In my tent.

Daryl "So, that asshole just gets a free pass? Is that it? "

Dad "It's just a few more days. I don't like it, either, but we're in a rush to get that work done. He's strong. The Saviors are over half the workforce, and we've had too many walk off already."

Daryl " Yeah. 'Cause that's who they are. Some of them ain't ever gonna fall in line just 'cause you say so. "

I nodded " Daryl's right. "

Dad shot me a look.

Me "These people have never had to live together. And we can't expect them to just forget what's happened. "

Dad "It hasn't been easy. I know. It won't be, not for a while, but it's not about forgetting. It's about moving ahead, all of us, together. We keep doing that, they'll see we're all on the same side. "

Daryl "Are we, though? "

We looked at him.

Daryl " Are we on the same side, Rick?"

Dad " Well, you tell me. "

Daryl "Thing is, man, I've been tryin' to. But you don't seem to want to hear it. "

Then he walked out.

Dad " Daryl. "

He sighed " It's complicated. It's been different since Gregory, maybe since before that. "

Me "You should talk to him. "

Dad " And say what? "

Me " I get what you're trying to do here. But maybe for some of them, they're just not ready for it. "

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Aaron, Daryl, some other dudes and i were cutting some wood away from the bridge.

I noticed that the horses were getting nervous.

Then i heard walkers.

I grabbed a sharp branch and rammed it into the walker's head.

Daryl killed the other one and called out "A herd's comin'! Bug out now! "

More walkers were showing up.

Then i saw that Aaron had gotten stuck underneath a tree branch.

Me "damn it"

Daryl "Get them mules out of here! You... get over here right now! Aah! "

The guys tried to help Aaron.

I grabbed Daryl's saw and started to cut open some heads.

Then i looked at Aaron's arm.

Daryl grabbed Aaron's healthy arm and put his around his shoulder to support him.

Suddenly dad and the others showed up and helped us with the herd.

Dad " We've got this. Get him back to camp. "

Daryl nodded "On it. "

At the camp. Medical tend.

Daryl put Aaron down "Where's Siddiq? "

Enid "He's gone. It's just me."

Daryl " It's just you, then. "

Enid looked at the wound " I have to amputate."

Aaron " What? "

Daryl "There ain't no other way? "

Enid "The only way to stop the bleeding is to amputate and cauterize the wound. "

Aaron "What? "

Enid handed me a belt "Here. "

I wrapped it around Aaron's biceps.

Aaron groaned in pain " Wait."

Daryl "You got something for the pain?"

Enid " It wouldn't kick in fast enough. We have to do this now."

Daryl "Oh, sorry, man. "

Enid walked to us with a saw "I need you to hold him down for me. "

Daryl put a hand on Aaron's chest to hold him down.

I grabbed his legs to hold him down.

Enid grabbed the saw and froze.

Aaron nodded " You can do it. Do it! "

Enid started cutting through the bone.

Aaron cried out in pain.

-

Daryl grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the tend.

I grimaced "Daryl"

Daryl "Who was supposed to turn that herd? "

I sighed "Daryl, i don-"

Daryl growled "Bullshit. who was it, princess?"

Me "Justin"

Daryl nodded before storming into Justin's tend.

I followed him "Daryl!"

Justin "Hey, the walkie wasn't charged. "

Daryl "Bullshit. It's a solar walkie. You didn't think to check it?"

Justin " It's not my fault the radio's a piece of shit. "

Daryl punched him in the face and Justin fell out of the tent.

He and i walked out .

Justin stood up but Daryl punched him again.

Then he grabbed a frying pan and hit Justin in the face with it.

Justin groaned out and fell to the ground.

Me " Daryl! "

Daryl grabbed Justin and started to punch him.

Me "Daryl!"

I grabbed his arm "I said stop. We'll deal with him, but not like this. "

Daryl "There's only way to deal with these assholes. "

Then he walked away.

Night.

Justin walked past me "Hey, you need to keep your dog on his leash."

I turned to him " Excuse me? "

Justin "You heard me. "

Me "I better not, for your sake"

Justin "That bitch of yours damn near killed me over nothing. "

Me "Honey, i know you. my ex boyfriend was just like you. always trying to blame someone else for their own damn problems. "

Justin shook his head " I don't need to listen to this. "

Me "Wrong. You're gonna stand there and listen to every word. Now, I gave you the benefit of the doubt. That is done. Now, you pack your shit and get out of here first thing in the morning. If I see your face again, it'll meet my self made Lucille and then the deformed faces of these walkers will be nothing compared to your face"

Justin "Wouldn't stay if you begged me. I'm not waiting till morning, either. "

I nodded "good."

Then i walked into the medical tent.

Aaron was sleeping. Enid and Daryl were here.

Me "He's gonna be all right? "

Enid nodded "Yeah. If we can keep the wound from getting infected. But he's still in a lot of pain. "

Daryl "He's holding on, though. "

Aaron rasped out "Damn right I am. "

I smiled.