Hi everyone this story is based on what i think will help when Carol and Daryl reunite in season 7. Please review let me knew what you think.

Disclaimer: I don't own the walking dead or any characters in anyway.

This is beta by untapdtreasure, you should check out her stories.

Happy reading :)


Chapter 1.

As Daryl knelt in front of Negan, listening and watching as he walked around with his bat in his hand and saying how he was going to beat the hell out of one them, he couldn't help but to think about how he and his had gotten to this point. He knew that going after Negan had been a bad idea, but it had to be done. They needed the Hilltop's help with supplies and medical care for Maggie now that she was pregnant, and Hilltop couldn't help until their dealings with Megan had ceased, especially after they'd taken out more of Negan's men when Carol and Maggie had been kidnapped.

As Daryl's thoughts went to Carol, he suddenly had all of these images going for through his mind; every moment he had spent with Carol, how happy he was to see her after Terminus. He knew that since getting to Alexandria that he and Carol had drifted apart a bit, and He hated it but didn't know how to help her as she had pushed him away. He thought that if he gave her time and space that she would come to him when she was ready to talk about what she was going through.

As he knelt there with all these images going through his mind, he suddenly realized that he was in love with her. He couldn't understand why it had taken so long to realize it. He knew that he cared for her and that they had shared a connection as Carol was the only person that he had felt comfortable with. Now that he realized he was in love with her, it suddenly dawned on him that he might never get the chance to tell her or even see her again, and that would be the one thing he regretted most of all.

As he looked around at his family and friends, he found comfort in the fact that she was not there to go through this; that she was safe back home. He might never see her again, but at least he knew she was safe away from all of this. Suddenly he heard Negan say if any one moves that he would cut the other boy's other eye out and feed to it his Dad. When he heard this, he looked up to see Negan standing in front of Maggie with his bat in the air. All the air left Daryl's body, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. This guy was going to kill Maggie, a woman who was pregnant. Daryl wanted to say something to stop it, but he suddenly remembered Negan's words, and he know he couldn't let anything happen to Carl. Daryl had never felt so powerless in his life; all he could do was watch as Negan brought the bat down onto Maggie's head. Daryl closed his eyes because he couldn't bear to look, but the sound of the bat hitting Maggie's head again and again, along with cries of Glenn, he knew that he would never be able to get that sound or image out his head for as long as he lived.

Negan was so sick and twisted that he could kill a pregnant woman without even flinching. Daryl couldn't take anymore so without thinking, he tried to move, but the pain in his shoulder and loss of blood from the gunshot wound made him slower and weaker. Gritting his teeth, he slowly tried to get up. As he moved, he saw Negan standing in front of him.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?"

Daryl found his voice. "You're really sick, Negan. Maggie that woman was pregnant, and when I find the strength to get up of this ground, I'm going to kill you!"

"Oh really? " Negan laughed "what makes you think you're ever getting off the ground? Maybe I should do you next."

Daryl didn't have any fight left in him, so when he looked at Negan waiting for him to respond, he said to himself, 'Carol, I love you.'

But Negan just stood there laughing at him. "Think I have something in mind for you. Dwight come here and take this asshole away and lock him up."

Daryl felt himself being pulled up from the ground and dragged away. He took one last look around him. He could see Glenn sobbing and calling out for Maggie. He could see Rick who looked so lost and devastated, but the last thing he saw was Maggie's battered body before he was pushed back into the van and into darkness. The image of Maggie stayed with him. He knew he'd never be able to get that image out of his head. He could feel his body growing heavy from the blood loss.

Daryl's eyes closed as the fight left him. His final thoughts were of his family and how this was all his fault. If he hadn't gone after Dwight, none of this would have happened.

Daryl didn't have anything left in him to even try and move. He was emotionally and physically drained. As his eyes closed, the last thing Daryl saw was Maggie's lifeless body before his entire world faded to black.