Maggie was too blinded by her birth to even realize that Negan was at Hill-Top, Carson was by her side for every second of it. So was much of her original pack, Daryl held her hand knowing very well what it was like. Every second of birth was rough but the outcome was spectacular, his own pup kicked softly while she screamed.

"You've got it Maggie, don't stop pushing."

"I-If Glenn w-wasn't already d-dead I would kil-kill him right now." She screamed and she tightened her grip on Daryl's hand. Daryl lowered his eyes softly.

"I know, I know. I'll let you get in a few good punches later." Daryl promised as he squeezed her hand back. Rick and some of the other males were prowling outside the room she was giving birth, the women and Daryl inside with her.

"She going to be okay?" Carl asked, Negan was holding Judith while Rick prowled.

"Don't know kid, but Carson is a damn good doctor, I am sure she will be just fine."

Carl sighed and sat on the stairs while Rick and Jesus stood guard outside her door. Her screams were calling in walkers, but the pack and some of their new pack mates were taking care of them outside the walls.

Negan listened, having never been around during the birth of a pup and wondered if Daryl would scream like that, or if he did while birthing Judith and the child that never was.

"I- Is the screaming normal?" Negan asked finally.

Rick and Jesus looked up. "It is. When Lori had Carl she screamed like a Banshee, threw her pillow at me too."

Negan looked Rick over. "What about when Daryl ha-."

"I wasn't with Daryl, he was locked in a room on his own... I'm sure he yelled though, wouldn't have heard him over the alarms though.." Rick replied sharply before going back to pacing. Negan's mouth rounded into an O, remembering their past conversation. He wanted to pretend Daryl had a normal birth too but that was not reality.

"Sorry.."

"Don't worry, he will throw something at you when he has our next one. I'm sure of it, may even claw you up, if he had the twins in any other circumstance, might have been better he didn't see me... I might have lost a hand."

Carl snickered but then lowered his good eye, he wished he still had his hand.

Negan cleared his throat. "I- I uhmm.. Carl, are they making you a mechanical one?"

"They're working on it, just trying to make it work right."

Negan nodded, he squeezed the bridge of his nose.

He really had messed up.

Rick looked him over, he could smell Negan's frustration. Rick chuckled a bit, at least he was seeing how big of an idiot he was. Negan bounced Judith, listening to Maggie's screams was upsetting the young pup. "I'm going to go take her to see the horses, maybe that will calm her down."

"You do that." Rick remarked, Rick looked towards Carl with a soft smile. "Carl, go with your father."

All of them froze. "I knew the venom bond was changing you, you like me after all."

"Shut up." Rick snapped. "Carl go with Negan."

Carl nodded doing as he was told, Carl was wide eyed. He had never expected his dad to say that, not about Negan.

He had called him his dad. Rick's face was deep red, frustration and embarrassment filling him. "Father?" Jesus asked with a raised brow.

"It's the goddamn venom bond, I hate sharing my family."

"You said it." Jesus chuckled, shaking his head. The two of them whipped their heads back as the screaming ceased, the rest of Rick's male pack members started to grow closer to the building. Daryl opened the door to the room after a few more moments of silence, as the door opened they could hear the wailing of a puppy.

"There is it.." Rick sighed. "Can we come in?"

"Come on then, where is Carl and Jude?"

"By the horses..."

"Go get Carl will you? Maggie wants him too."

He nodded softly, rushing off to find his son. Daryl returned to Maggie's side, she was holding a small bundle in her arms. Once Rick and Carl were inside she smiled softly. "Meet Hershel Rhee."

Rick rumbled in pride as the pup snuggled into his mother, no longer crying out. "Hershel is a perfect name... Your father would be so proud of what you've done." Rick squeezed her shoulder tightly. Maggie smiled softly nuzzling into his hand while holding her newborn close. Daryl smiled, Carl was wide eyed watching the pup wiggle.

"He is beautiful." Daryl smiled. "You've got a good one."

Maggie smiled at him, blinking softly. "You'll help care for him?"

"You know I will, I would never claim your pup as my own, but I will happily help you with him. I- Maggie I'm sorry for everything you've gone through, but you're strong and we can get through this as a pack."

Maggie cried some, but it was a mix of sadness and happiness. She was devastated Glenn would never hold their son, but so happy her son was here and breathing. "You said I could get some punches in?"

Daryl smiled. "I did, and I will help, once my leg is all healed I'll kick him where it hurts for you. He deserves it."

"I want a few good punches," Maggie said softly, "if you aren't going to kill him, I want to at least hurt him."

Daryl nodded softly, he couldn't help himself from crying with her. His emotions were out of whack but he blamed himself for Glenn's death. Maggie didn't agree with Negan living, but she also knew he had to at least live until Daryl gave birth to their pup, and then after that it would have been to long where he was a productive member of their groups to kill him off, she didn't agree but she also didn't have much of a choice.

Negan bounced Judith, wondering if there was even anything he could do to make it up to them in any capacity, dying wasn't really on the table but he also knew that would only solve at least half the people's problem with him. He also knew Daryl didn't want him dead, but that was also likely the venom bond talking.

Negan was half tempted to venom bond Rick and just call it a day, at least then Rick would see him as top dog, but he wasn't in a bad position at that moment. He would let fate steer him for now, after all what else was he supposed to do?

He held Judith while she watched the horses and wondered what would have happened if he would have never swung his bat.