You, Joel, and Baby Miller
You and Joel take on a new responsibility.
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Time skip - Four months later…
Of course you didn’t expect escaping the QZ to be a breeze. You and Joel had to be careful, that went without saying. What you didn’t expect was to see Marlene, and now be responsible for cargo. Cargo that came in the form of Ellie. All of a sudden, you and Joel are responsible for a twelve year old girl, who is deemed to be the cure for mankind. Joel was miffed at first, to say the least. His plan was clean cut. Get you and him to Jackson, where you can reunite with Tommy, and settle down with your little one on the way. But now, a new responsibility weighed upon you both. You were just as concerned as Joel, but you felt for Ellie. Hell, she’s a firecracker, but she’s only a child carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. You already felt maternal towards her. Now, the three of you are trekking to find a location for the night to rest your heads and weary bodies. It wasn’t far now to Jackson, but you needed rest in your condition. Somewhere along the way, Ellie found a joke book that’s she’s decided to entertain you both and herself with.
“I walked into my sister’s room and tripped on a bra, it was a booby trap!”, she cackles. You snort a laugh out yourself. “Stop Ellie, I’m gonna piss myself!”, you giggle, rubbing your new bump out of habit. “Baby, you best be taking notes for your dad jokes.”, you say as you take Joel’s hand into your own. He cracks a small smile, “No need for me t’take notes. Mine are gonna be a helluva’ lot better than that damn book, I’ll tell ya that much right now.”, he gruffly states.
“Come onnn, old man! You gotta admit there’s some bangers in here!”, Ellie objects. You giggle at the two of them squabbling, at Joel trying to maintain his gruff persona in front of Ellie. One thing you learned about Joel, especially in this post-outbreak world, is that he isn’t a grump. Not really. Deep down, he’s just afraid. Afraid that one day, his guard will slip and he’ll lose everything. But in these moments between him and Ellie, where he eases, it’s wonderful to see him smile. And it gets you thinking about the kind of father he’s gonna be. You nuzzle your face into his shoulder. He smiles and kisses the top of your head. “Like a damn cat, babydoll.”, he grumbles in faux-annoyance. “Ewwww! Get a room, you two!”, Ellie protests at the small PDA you and Joel inflicted her eyes with. “Shut up, squirt!”, he chuckles.
You guys manage to come across a cabin, and after Joel secures the perimeters, you’re able to relax. The cabin had the living room and kitchen as open plan, a small room with a bed, and an even smaller bathroom. Ellie dives straight for the couch. Joel inspects the bed before gently laying you down on it. “There you are, angel. You just relax now.”, he pecks your lips before taking off your shoes for you. He then sits on the edge of the bed, taking your feet and massaging them. He leaves the door open for now, so he can keep an eye on Ellie in the living room. This time, Ellie watches you both curiously. “What ya lookin at, kiddo?”, Joel inquires.
“How long have you two been together?”, she asks.
Joel smiles, a glimmer in his eye as he reminisces on his life with you. “Seventeen years and countin’.”
“Yeesh! You two are ancient!”
You both laugh, you roll your head back.
“Oi missy! We’re not that old!”, you playfully protest.
“Yeah, yeah…you would say that, both of you probably went to school with dinosaurs!”, she adds cheekily. She then gazes at Joel, watching his soft smile and his hand on your bump. “Careful old man, you’re goin’ all gooey-eyed.”, she teases. Joel simply rolls his eyes, not taking it personally. He leans down to kiss your bump. “How ya feelin’, sweetheart? Ya ain’t hurtin’ anywhere, are ya?”, he lets himself lie down next to you. He’s gonna be on guard tonight, but he will grant himself this small rest. “I’m okay baby, you rest. Have a lil nap, I’ll wake you up before I’m about to fall asleep.”, you assure him as you put a hand through his hair.
He is reluctant to sleep, but he knows he needs to have some rest if he wants to be at his best wits to protect you and Ellie. “Baby, you best wake me up before you fall asleep. I’m not letting you do an all-nighter.”, he speaks firmly, protective as ever. “Yes, yes, daddy-o. I know you won’t let me hear the end of it if I do.” You look over to see that Ellie is already fast asleep on the couch, Joel pulls you closer to him gently. You both look at each other tenderly, getting lost in one another’s eyes, as you have done over these past seventeen years. It never gets old. You place his hand on your small bump and smile. “Our baby’s in there… I still can’t believe it.”, you whisper.
“Me neither. Beautiful, so beautiful, my angels.”, he leans down to kiss your bump again. He is just as obsessed as you are.
It’s been a few hours now, Joel eventually and reluctantly slipped into slumber. You’ve been playing with his hair absentmindedly. It was an action that simultaneously soothed him and yourself. You don’t want to wake him up, but you promised him you would as soon as you felt yourself slipping into the same state as he is in right now. He is so beautiful when he is sleeping, nothing plaguing his mind. You wake him up with gentle kisses to his face. He stirs awake with a chuckle, enjoying the sensation your kisses left on his face. “Ya kept yer promise, baby.”, his voice heavy with sleep. “Mhm”, you reply, as you mischievously straddle him. “Whatcha up to, sugar?”, he drawls with an amused smirk. “Nothin’”, you smile cheekily. Your hormones have been all over the place lately. Yesterday, you were “Little Miss Grumpy”, as Joel had named you. Today, however, you were very needy for him. You just can’t get enough of him. You rut on his groin, causing him to take in a sharp breath. He teasingly tuts at you, “Dirty girl, getting needy for me again, huh? You’re relentless, baby.”, he leans up, kissing from your neck up to your jaw. “Joelll”, you whine. “Shhh, baby, I’m gonna take care of ya. I always do, don’t I, babydoll?”, kissing you gently. You nod against his lips, as he starts to gently take off your clothes. Once you’re bare upon him, he revels in your beauty. “Fuckin’ hell baby, always takin’ my breath away.” He closes the door to ensure privacy, not wanting to accidentally traumatise Ellie. He takes off his own shirt while gazing at your form, so divine to him. He shakes his head admiringly. Now it’s your turn to ogle him. Your hands worship his bare torso. “You’re so fuckin hot, baby”, you appraise him. His body was toned to perfection. He was a contractor before the outbreak, so he was already in fit form. But these years in survival mode, have really honed in on his physicality. His biceps really did it for you. He chuckles at your obvious appreciation of him, god, you give him the confidence and ego of a self righteous king. He gives you a show, slowly unbuckling his belt. You try to ease the tension oozing from in between your thighs, clamping them together. “Please, Joel!”, your begging catching him off guard. You really were desperate for him. “Shhh baby, don’t need t’beg for me.”, he rubs you down.
Once he is finally stripped down as you are, you ravish him. Kissing and touching him all over. Your tongue feels him out, he pushes you away gently so that he can give you the pleasure you need. “If it gets too much, you change your mind and wanna stop, tell me baby. You’re in control, my girl.”, he always tells you this every time and you always reply with, “I will, baby. Now stuff me up!”. He chuckles, “Greedy girl.”, he faux-chastises. He enters you slowly and carefully, the stretch making you both moan. “Always so warm and ready for me”, he groans in satisfaction. The sounds coming from in between you are unholy. He slowly and deeply makes love to you, touching and kissing you in all the right places. You both liked it slower between you nowadays, you could really feel every sensation. Inside, you feel so full. You have to nuzzle yourself into his neck to muffle your moans of pleasure. Once he can tell that you’re nearing your peak, he quickens his pace slightly. “Come on baby, give it t’me, gorgeous girl. Always a good girl f’me.”, he moans as you clamp down on him. “That’s it baby, you did so well for me. Beautiful girl.”, he kisses you deeply as he fills you with his spend.
You’re a whimpering and tearful mess, he has always been able to make you emotional with intense pleasure. “I got ya, baby. I always got ya, honey. Lean on me.”, his thick arms securing you in his embrace.
He lovingly cleans you up the best he can with what he has got in the cabin. As always, he takes care of you first before he takes care of himself. Carefully dressing you, not wanting to jostle you too much in your sensitivity. You watch him, completely in love. “I love you so much, Joel. With every bit of me.”, you cup the side of his face with your right hand. He smiles, leaning in to your touch, kissing your palm. “I love you just as much, if not more, babydoll.”
You’re about to relax, when you look past his shoulder at the small window of the cabin. You let out a harrowing scream. Your heart plummets to your stomach. Joel instantly with no hesitation, shields you, and holds his gun to the direction your gaze was pointed.
A man was peering in to your cabin.
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