AN: hello again, so this is based on one of the USS Caryl prompts for The Difficult Decision prompts, but not an official entry as I am not on Tumblr. Second AN: to follow at the end. Let me know what you think:)

I do not own or Profit from The Walking Dead

In the Dark of Night

Daryl sat up in bed as something outside his cell startled him awake. Glancing into the darkness he gripped his knife at the side of his bed on reflex, but relaxed grinning slightly when he heard a muffled familiar voice muttering "Ouch, ouch, son of a bitch" quietly.

Getting up he walked to the door looking down the hallway, fuck it was dark as shit in here tonight. Must be a new moon, he thought. Glancing up the walkway he could just make her out.

"Ya alright?" Daryl whispered to her

Carol turned and smiled at him walking towards him on the walkway. Her image becoming more clear the closer she got to him.

Standing face to face with him, she looked up at him with a sweet smile

"I'm okay Pookie, just clumsy, stubbed my toe, it's so dark in here tonight."she said softly.

Daryl could feel the familiar sense of longing he'd grown accustomed to when Carol was within view. Fuck, when Carol was within reach. Lately things had changed for him, he wanted more than friendship from her. He wanted her so badly, he wanted to reach out and touch her, he wanted to hold her. He wanted to know what her skin felt like, tasted like, smelled like. The dissonance between his mind and his heart just kept holding him back. He couldn't seem to make the decision to just push past all his insecurities and self doubt. She turned then as if to go. He reached out grabbing her wrist

"Wait, I'll check your foot for you"

She cocked her head slightly to the side, looking at him in question before smiling and nodding quietly. She slid her hand slightly, pulling it down, intertwining her fingers with his. Squeezing his hand, she allowed him to lead her into his cell.

He settled Carol on the side of his bed. He groaned a little internally at the sight of her shorts sliding up her legs, revealing tantalizing views of her legs.

Pulling his chair up a few feet in front of her, he leaned over lighting the lantern on his bedside table. Reaching down he gently grabbed her injured foot, dropping it on his lap softly. Examining the toe, he saw that she had simply broken the skin, below the nail on her great toe. A small trickle of blood was oozing out of it. Nothing serious, no broken bones. Daryl grabbed the clean rag on his table, wiping the blood away, then opened the drawer of his table. He had one bandage left in there.

Covering the cut he glanced up at her a little startled to find her staring at him with a mischievous grin. Before he realized what he was doing, both of his thumbs were on the sole of her foot, stroking and rubbing it as one of his thumb nails lightly scratched down the arch of her foot. He could feel a slight shiver run threw her body. Feeling exhilarated Daryl stood up pushed the chair away, he knelt down in front of her. Firmly in between the v of her legs. He reached up and brushed her growing hair away from her eyes then trailed his fingers to her cheek, cupping it. Carol turned her cheek into his palm nuzzling it slightly, smiling at him sweetly. She lifted her own hand up, covering his.

His body, his soul, suddenly filled with courage.

"I love you Carol"

Her smile light up her face as she brought her arms up to his neck threading her fingers threw his hair.

"I love you too" she said softly before bringing her mouth to his.

The kiss was everything he'd ever dreamed their first kiss would be and more. He broke away gasping for breath. Smiling she grabbed the hem of the tank top she was wearing, pulling it over her head and throwing it over into a corner. Then lying back on the center of his bed she slipped her fingers into the waist band of her shorts she was wearing, pulling those off too. She lay naked looking up and him expectantly, he could barely breath.

Chest heaving he quickly she'd his own clothes and then settled himself beside her on his side. His hand reached out almost reverantly as he lightly touched her abdomen. He could feel her nerves endings ripple involuntarily below his touch. He trailed his hand up, his palm cupping over her breast. Her nipple pebbling at his touch. Carol arched her back and moaned when he replaced his hand with his mouth, licking and sucking at her nipple as he drifted his rough hand south, leaving a trail of soft goosebumps in his wake.

Daryl groaned into her skin when he slid his hand between her legs and he felt how ready she was for him already. She whimpered softly as he began to explore her further. He thumb softly circling her clit as he slid his fingers inside her.

"Please Daryl...now" she whispered

He grunted, positioning himself in between her legs. His swollen dick waiting at her entrance. He smiled down at her softly before joining them together

"I've never been this happy in my life" he said as he pushed inside of her.

"Me neither" she responded on a gasp.

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"Daryl, wake up Daryl,..."

Daryl lifted his head of his pillow with a start looking over at his doorway at a fully dressed Carol. He looked at his bed in confusion; how did she get over there? he thought.

Carol smirked slightly at him before continuing on

"You wanted a wake up call for watch remember?" He looked at her in silence, so she continued"Carl and I had this shift? You've got the next shift solo cause I quote- you don't need no fucking watch partner- " she said with a grin making air quotes with her fingers "Carl's waiting on you to relieve him...you okay Pookie?"

He nodded as he sat up at the side if his bed, noticing how bright the moon was tonight, illuminating the room with a bright light. Opening the drawer of his table he found his last remaining bandage.

His heart fell to the ground an shattered into what felt like a million pieces. It had all been a dream.

"Pookie?" She said again sounding more concerned.

He nodded looking down at the floor, unable to look her in the eye.

"I'm alright, just tired" he said softly

She hesitated as though she wanted to say something then changed her mind, smiling at him a moment later she responded

"Okay then, goodnight sleepyhead" before making her way down the hall.

AN: so this was obviously the Daryl and Carol get together prompt but it was all a dream. I also tried to use the word prompts dissonance, decision, and rough just for the heck of it. Let me know what you think:)