Shawn rubbed the exhaustion from his eyes as he pulled onto the exit heading towards home. Merle's rambunctious laughter and Daryl's quiet scowl made him slightly regret inviting the brother's to stay with him while the finishing touches to their apartment renovation took place. According to Merle, the place was going to be fit for a pair of kings. The kind of apartment that matched their new certified rockstar status. Shawn almost shuddered at the kind of shenanigans that would take place in that apartment. The memories from the tour flashed across his brain and he was sure Merle would pull the same stuff if not even more in new apartment.

Shawn could see his apartment building and almost let out a sob of relief. All he wanted was to turn off his phone and disappear for a few weeks. This had been his first tour that his dad had entrusted him to oversee. It helped that the band was Walking Dead and they were already such a huge success. That took a ton of pressure off when it came to promoting the tour. Plus, most of the members in the band were his friends. Though, Shawn mused, the best part was that they played hard rock and none of that bohemian bullshit Maggie seemed to be pushing in the studio recently. His ears would be thankful for their reprieve from loud music every night. Managing a hard rock tour could seriously fuck with your ear drums.

He eased the truck into it's assigned parking space and closed his eyes grateful to be home. He was happy to be home even if he had dragged two fifths of the band home with him. A few days and he would be solo. Just him, a cold beer, and some quality time with the newest Madden game.

The elevator ride seemed to take forever as it rose to his penthouse suite. Shawn almost groaned in frustration when the key jammed in the door and wouldn't turn. It finally started turning, but Shawn paused when he heard guitar floating through the air of his penthouse.

He didn't have a significant other who would have access. The only people with keys would be his sisters and he was sure Maggie was managing another tour and Beth was out of the country on some hipster road trip with that super douche she was dating. He pushed the door further open. Worst case scenario it was some rabid fan had broken into his home and in that case he would shove Merle in their direction. He was as he often self proclaimed the friendliest of the bunch.

"Damn Greene, you ain't told us about no one waiting at home for ya?" Merle Dixon grinned as he heard soft female singing coming from the apartment.

"Ain't got nobody Dixon" Shawn mumbled. He was not about to have this conversation about security with Merle Dixon of all people. Especially not with Daryl glowering at him about this possible security breach in his personal space.

He always thought it was ironic how opposite the two brothers. Though, even with their celebrity and rockstar status they still prided themselves on their privacy and keeping tight security.

Once he was fully in the home he realized worst case scenario happened and it wasn't a rabid fan that had broken in. It took him less than a second to realize he was fucked. There standing in his living room was his baby sister wearing what looked like a one piece blush pink negligee with black lace detailing that he had bought for Amy before they parted ways as friends. His baby sister was wearing just that and her acoustic guitar. Her eyes were closed but he could see her phone nearby recording which meant she was in a writing session or had been recently inspired. Her voice brought him out of his stupor as she continued singing not realizing there were others in the penthouse.

But I know our filthy hands can wash one another's

And not one speck will remain

And I do believe it's true

That there are roads left in both of our shoes

But if the silence takes you

Then I hope it takes me too

So brown eyes I hold you near

Cause you're the only song I want to hear

A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere

Beth stopped singing once Merle let out a cat call. She looked startled to see the three men in the doorway.

"Double damn Greene, if she ain't your lady I hope you don't mind me taking a shot" Merle joked as his eyes soaked in Beth's appearance.

Shawn felt his fist tightening at Merle's words but Daryl beat him to saying something.

"Shut the fuck up Merle" Daryl growled.

Once Beth had whirled around and was fully facing them Shawn had to use all of his self control to not scream. It looked like there was a cut on her right cheek and the right side of her face healing from a nasty bruise.

"What in the hell happened Beth?" Shawn was trying to reign in his big brother instincts but it was difficult.

"It's nothing Shawn. Just a minor car accident in Germany but I'm alright. I didn't mean to crash here, but daddy didn't know about the wreck or the breakup and I needed space to finish some songs for the studio" Beth explained.

Shawn had thought he was exhausted in the truck, but the fury ignited a new energy that seemed to consume all of his exhaustion.

"You didn't tell me about no car wreck and you still haven't told your Dad about that fuck stick?" Daryl asked.

Beth looked a little embarrassed by Daryl's question and Shawn was trying to figure out how Daryl knew about things going on in his sister's life before him.

"I haven't. Have you told Shawn or your brother about your secret tour girlfriend you snuck off to see all the time?" Beth snapped back.

"Tour girlfriend" Shawn and Merle exclaimed at the same time.

"Ain't ever a good time to tell your friend you're dating his baby sister" Daryl shrugged.

Shawn felt his world narrowing at Daryl's words and Merle's congratulations to Daryl. His best friend was dating his baby sister and all he could ask is how the fuck did this happen?

"You're going to tell me everything" Shawn rubbed his face while he sank onto the couch.

"And you're gonna fill me in on the car wreck" Daryl added.

Beth fiddled with the strap of her acoustic guitar before setting it down and grabbing a blanket and sitting on the recliner.

"Zach started cheating on me with that girl he did a duet with" Beth paused in her story because of the powerful scowls from both Shawn and Daryl.

It didn't help that Daryl muttered dumb ass when she mentioned Zach.

"I kind of wandered since I'm supposed to be working on songs for my sophomore album and that's when I ran into Daryl. We just clicked" Beth shrugged.

"Just clicked ain't an answer" Shawn wanted to roll his eyes at her non-answer.

"I don't know what to say. We just ran into a little coffee shop and hit it off and then we kept meeting and it just evolved from there, but quite frankly it's no one's damn business" Beth said firmly.

"That isn't telling us about the car wreck Beth" Daryl interjected.

Beth looked a little uncomfortable before nodding her head.

"Zach had some of my journals that had songs in them that I was working on and he had a show in Germany. Anyways, he was driving me back to the place he was staying at so I could get my journal and we had an argument because I told him I didn't want to get back together. He lost control of the car and we hit a median." Beth tried to write off the wreck like it wasn't as serious as it was.

"And you didn't think to fucking call me?" Daryl looked pissed which impressed Shawn. Beth was his baby sister, but she could be such a little trouble maker. She needed someone who was going to be over protective for her. He just might approve this relationship.

"It was right before your performance at Madison Square Garden. It was your biggest performance yet. I wasn't going to interrupt that when I wasn't even injured that bad." Beth explained quietly.

Daryl stood up and walked over to where Beth was sitting paying no mind to the brothers watching in a mix of confusion and awe at those two.

"I know you're used to other's putting their career first, but you come first for me. Call me next time" Daryl kissed Beth deeply.

Shawn shifted awkwardly. The speech proved Daryl Dixon was the best kind of man for his sister, but that didn't mean he wanted to watch them making out.

He looked over at Merle who looked confused too.

"Guess baby brother has some moves after all" Merle joked.

A/N: Thank you to Christy and Jazzy for encouraging me to post this story. My current game plan is to update Monochrome every Friday and this story every Saturday. I hope you guys enjoyed. Let me know what you guys think and anything you might want to see in this little universe.