Baby Mine, Don't you Cry

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

Everything was coming apart. Wynonna knew that the baby would never be safe. The crazy firemen frat boys wanted her. The Revenants wanted her. The window sisters admitted that their zombie husband wanted to feed on her. Even Doc's girl friend wanted her. She would be hunted forever. Wynonna had lost Willa and Daddy to this, she wasn't loosing the baby. She had managed to get Alice out of Shortys and was holding her while sitting on the steps in homestead.

She knew it was Doc that was coming. She could hear his voice outside, but even still she used one hand to hold Alice closer and the other lift Peacemaker. When Doc came in she waited for the door to shut before lowering her weapon. "Doc," Waverly was trying to get here but there was a lot happening. She was trying to find out what Bobo was up too, and help Jeremy find the old dead sheriff. So she'd been waiting for Doc. Waiting for her last hope of keeping Alice from harm.

When Doc was close enough she set Peacemaker down and reached for him. She needed his strength now. Needed both for herself and him. Because in this moment she would not only say goodbye to her daughter, but to the man she loved.

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Doc had been told that she was alright. That both Wynonna and Alice were alright. The birth had gone well, and Wynonna had managed to get to the Homestead. The threat of Revenants still upon them, but at least the Homestead would be a safe space for them. A protected place until they figured out what the next step was. Doc felt his heart pounding in his chest as he neared the door, pushing it open, the sound of it clicking not even registering for his eyes fixed on the small bundle that Wynonna held so dearly.

Their daughter. He slowly approached, not even able to identify whatever emotions were coursing through him right now. He took off his hat, setting it on the table as he passed by it, and once he was close enough to Wynonna, crouched down in front of her as she reached out to him. He couldn't take his eyes off their precious girl -- as he was told. "May I?" He asked quietly, voice thick with emotion as he asked if he could hold their daughter for the first time.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

She didn't want to give up the baby, but she knew she had to be fair to let him hold her. She knew that soon enough she'd have to say goodbye, to them both. And she knew she might never be ready. Letting him take their daughter, Wynonna watched them, committing the look of them together in her memory. Reaching for her phone, she did something she so rarely did and used it to take a photo of the moment. Doc unguarded, and Alice looking up at her father. This picture would be what got her through the hard months and years that could be ahead of her. Because they couldn't come back until this was done.

Still tired from the birth, and running. She rested her head on the wall for a moment. Giving Doc his first few moments with her daughter untouched by the news she had to give him. They needed this. She needed to just watch it. "Waverly took her to the border. She'd yours." Something she wasn't ready to talk about. He hadn't ever treated her badly because the baby might not be his, but she knew it hurt him. Now he could known for sure. In his heart, since he already had proclaimed the baby his in his mind. "I'm glad."

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Doc carefully took the baby into his arms, unable to describe the feelings of holding this bundle of . . . joy. Yes. She was that. A bundle of joy indeed. Despite all the circumstances around them, the dark events of recent days. She was a glimmer of hope, to a brighter future. He had been so captivated that he almost didn't hear her words, but the impact of them had him break his gaze from their daughter and look at the one who had brought her into this world.

Part of him felt relieved, the other part of him felt . . . as if it perhaps wouldn't have mattered. Dolls words rung clear in his mind; that they needed Doc to be the father. Yes, perhaps she would be better off but he was certain of one thing: no other man could love her as much as a father should, than him. "I suppose . . . " He paused for a moment, looking back at their daughter. "I always saw her as such." As his. From the moment she had told him -- or technically, showed him. "She is beautiful," he said with a small smile, taking in every detail of her perfect features.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

Yes. He had always seen her that way, and Wynonna loved him for that. There had been no judgment for her just being her He'd never made her feel anything but supported and she was the one who torn that down. He was a good guy, which is why out of everyone in her life, he would be the one she asked this of.

"She'd also not safe." From the world here. "Everyone is after her, and no one is going to stop coming for her. Every minute of every day." And night. For a moment she saw it again in her head. Willa being taken through the window. Daddy shot int he bad by her own hand. The picture of him strung up upside down. Willa in the cult. Willa dying. "The Earp curse will never let her go." Not unless Wynonna broke it.

She would do it. She would break the cruse, and end this. For Alice. For Daddy. For Willa. But she couldn't do it while protecting her daughter too. "She'd not safe here."

[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

And there it was. The inevitable conversation. One that he knew was coming, but didn't want to hear. The safety of their daughter. Doc wished he could promise, swear to protect her. But . . . he knew he couldn't. The threats too many and too powerful for him to make such a promise, for he would never forgive himself if he broke it. He wanted to tell Wynonna that everything would be ok, that they could do this, that they could protect their daughter.

But . . . the reality was too harsh, and too dark. Their daughter would not be safe until the cures was broken. Even still, that made none of this easier to hear. Time was seldom on their side, though he longed to just remain here and enjoy the first few moments of Alice's life, together. But the clock was ticking. And with the way Wynonna spoke, the tone of her voice . . . he knew her well enough to recognize that she already had something in mind. "What do you propose we do?" He asked her, his eyes still upon the beautiful miracle they had created together.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

Nothing easy. Nothing they'd like but at this point they needed to think like parents and not like selfish idiots. She wanted Alice here. She wanted to be with Alice. To leave with Alice. To stay with Alice. SHe would have followed Alice to the end of the world. Followed Doc to the end of the world.

But she had to stay and make sure nothing followed them. She had to end this so Alice would be safe in 27 years. "Take her far from here." She said, purposely not making it sound like only he would be doing it. "She can't stay here, so it needs to be somewhere far from here. Where they can't touch her."

Being an Earp was hell. This curse never let her go. It made her get preggo. It made her have to stay here. It made her have to kill her father and sister. It would always bring something new to break her. But if he and Alice was away. Their perfect daughter. If she was away, then she could do this knowing Doc would never let anyone or anything hurt her. She trusted no one like she did Doc with Alice.

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Doc knew it was coming and at the same time, didn't want to hear it. How he so desperately wished that there was another way to protect their baby. But if nothing else, this gave them more motivation than ever to break the curse. So that Alice would never have to. And yet . . . despite the logic and rational reasoning, Doc didn't want to let her go.

"This ain't easy," he said speaking aloud what he knew they both were feeling. "I know that we have to but . . . " To hold her now . . . nothing compared to that feeling. To these emotions. "It just ain't easy," he reiterated. Emotion was getting the better of him and he knew that as hard as this was for him, it had to be that much harder for Wynonna. Tearing his gaze away from their baby, he looked at the Earp heir. "To whom can we trust her with?" He asked, wondering who was willing to take her out of town, that wasn't needed here.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

Who could they trust? Waverly. But Wynonna needed Wav. Not int he same way she needed Doc, but in a sister way. Besides, if Waverly left then Haught would leave too, and they couldn't afford to lose that many people here. No. There was only one choice. She'd been thinking about this for a while. Hadn't wanted to bring it up to spear a lot of people heart break while this was coming.

"She'd the most perfect and precious thing there is to me in this world." Wynonna told him, knowing he felt the same. "There is no one I trust more with her then you." Her father. The man she knew would protect her with every last breath in his body, and then still keep fighting for her. She needed to know that Alice was safe and she knew he'd keep her safe. "Besides, she should be with family."

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[Doc Holliday]

Tag: Earp, Wynonna Earp

darlin'

I'M EVERYBODY'S TYPE

Yes. He agreed. She was by far the more precious thing, to both of them which was why they needed to figure out a plan. And as hard as it was to say goodbye to her . . . they would have to. But every possibility in his mind froze, numbed when Wynonna said what she did. He turned to look at her, trying to determine whether he was just hearing things.

If there was any way he could have misunderstood what she was telling him. No. Surely she would not ask this of him. Surely she would not send them both away. His place -- as he had learned many years ago -- was with the Earps. Always with the Earps. "I would do anything for you Wynonna. Anything and everything." He loved her, and would fight with every last breath for her. "But please, do not ask this of me." His voice pleading, practically begging her.

[Earp, Wynonna Earp]

if i'm a danger to myself Just think what I could do to you tagged Doc Holliday

She knew. He would do anything for her. She knew he loved her and that he had loved her all along. That asking this of him would hurt them both. But she would bare that pain if it meant that he and Alice were safe. And she knew that with her Daddy there to protect her that Alice would be safe. That Alice would not be raised in this war zone were anything would happen to her. Wynonna had been raised in it. And look at screwed up she was.

She wanted more for Alice. She wanted her to live in safety, and not be this twisted person who drank every night to ease the crazy inside of her. And as much as she loved Doc, even thought she never said it allowed, she would force herself to let him go too. He was mortal now. She could protect them both this want. Tears fell over her cheeks and she reached out to touch him. Moving so her fingers could linger over his cheek. "I need to know she is safe. That you both are."

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