Daryl had been in the barn all day and was happy to be in the shower. He liked his farm but being the only one got lonely and he missed having Shane and Lori here. Carl's laugh always put a smile on his face. He would kill to have a kid of his own. He just wanted a good woman.
He was caught in the middle of his siblings. He had Merle who had a different girl in his bed every night and was the most "well known" bacheler in Grat County. Then he had his sister Lori who had settled down with a man named Shane and had a kid and was pregnant with another.
They used to live with Daryl but when Shane got an amazing job offer in Atlanta they had to go. It was only 3 hours away but Daryl still missed his nephews laugh. Lori was due in about 4 weeks with a bay girl. Daryl already had her room ready. She wouldn't be spending the night in it until she was about 5 but he liked to shop at the baby store in town. That's how he met single mothers.
Daryl really wanted to be a dad. But, he didn't want to be married. If he loves someone enough to have a family with them then he didn't need a piece of paper to remind him of it.
Daryl put on his version of pj's. It was just sweatpants and a no shirt. It was about 7:30 and the sun wouldn't go down for about another hour or two.
It was gonna start getting cold here. It is mid September and the leaves were about to change and pumpkins would be picked and things would just get better here in Georgia. Especially if you had someone to share it with.
Daryl decided he would go out and work on his bike before the sun went down. He wouldn't get too dirty. Just more grease stains on his already stained pants.
He walked outside and started to work when he heard a car pulling into his driveway. He looked and saw a small red Ford truck pulling into his drive.
When the car stopped he watched as a woman and small child got out and they got out what looked like cookies. Daryl's heart stopped. The girl couldn't have been more then 7 and she wore sunglasses and long sleeves. It was 75 degrees. Her mom was the same way but had a scarf too. He remembered that was what his mom always wore out. They were being beaten.
"Hello sir. I'm Sophia and this is my mommy Carol. Would you buy some girl scout cookies?" the little girl asked she was shy and shaking, she was scared.
"Hello Sophia. I'm Daryl Dixon and I would love to buy some cookies. Why don't you two come inside. I just made dinner and I would love people to share it with." Daryl asked calmly.
He knew that maybe if she got comfortable with him she would listen to his advice.
"Please mommy I'm hungry and daddy didn't let me eat." Sophia asked her mother.
Daryl's stomach turned. Not allowing your child to eat was a worse crime then murder.
"No honey daddy wouldn't like it" The woman responded. He didn't quite catch her name but, even though he couldn't see her face he could tell she was beautiful.
"I can keep a secret if you can" Daryl spoke to her. He heard her stomach growl and knew she had to eat with him. "Come on" Daryl talking Carol by the arm and leading her into his home.
He didn't know why but he had to save her and Sophia.