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This one is probably going to be a bit rough, but take it as it is. Hope you enjoy. ***

It had only happened once. But once was all it took. To take her mind and totally possess her. Thoughts, emotions, dreams and even her attitude. Beth had always been so mature and yet innocent. But not after what she deemed 'the incident'. Even just thinking about the phrase made her cheeks flush and her skin feel fevered.

She was in the middle of helping Carl pick soy beans when she zoned out. The memory coming to her in the way all embarrassing ones do. She'd seen Daryl almost naked. It had been a mistake of course, but it had left such a…scar. In the worst and best ways.

Beth had been going to shower after a day taking care of Judith. The baby was getting big so her back was sore from toting her around and lifting her all day. As soon as Rick had come to get the child she'd practically ran to the showers. It was late so nobody was down there…well wasn't supposed to be.

Without paying any mind to nothing, Beth had just walked in. Her shirt had been half raised above her head when she seen the expanse of skin. She'd stopped dead in her tracks. The sight still made her heart sink into her stomach.

Daryl had his back to her, jeans hanging precariously low. The first thing that had caught her attention was his skin. The sheer exposure of it. Nobody ever seen him without a shirt. The scars were horrifying yet beautiful. Her blue eyes had only seconds to take in his tattoo when he turned and froze.

His blue eyes had pinned her to her spot. Daryl's shoulders had tensed and his arms stopped drying his chest off. She noted with unfamiliar curiosity how amazing his jeans looked. They were slightly wet where he'd not dried properly. The denim was unbuttoned and unzipped, hanging open. The subtle trail of hair had made her blanch.

She heard him say something but she'd turned around and ran away, yelling apologies behind her as she'd went. Never had she been so…unnerved yet stunned. Now she couldn't be in the same room with him without ducking out or turning red.

"Beth!" Carl snapped at her, making her jump. He was glaring at her and she mumbled an apology and hurried to catch up with him. After they had gotten done, she took over with the baby for the rest of the evening until Rick got her tonight.

It had been a week since she'd walked in on Daryl. A week of feeling more self aware of herself and the man. It was like she'd become hyper sensitive to his presence. Beth's mind drifted on and off so often her sister was starting to worry.

At dinner Maggie finally confronted her about it. "What is up with you? You have barely touched your food." Her sisters penetrating gaze made her shift Judith in her lap. She was about to shrug it off when Daryl and Michonne came in to eat. She froze when his skimming eyes found her. He had stopped briefly, nodded and went on.

Maggies eyes followed Beths and she pinched her. "What happened?"

Beth blushed furiously and leaned to her sister. "I walked in on him while he was getting dressed a week ago…" Her heart beat quickened and she sighed, rubbing her face.

And without warning Maggie burst out laughing. Beth gawked at her sister's audacity to openly laugh at her. After a few seconds Maggie sobered up and took a drink of her water.

"I'm sorry! But…c'mon. It's not that big of a deal."

Beth turned her attention to Judith as she put a little smudge of gravy on her finger tip and rubbed it on the child's lips. Mechanically she praised the baby for trying something new. Beth was trying to figure out how to respond to Maggie.

"I can't stop thinking about it. I'm embarrassed as much as I am curious…" The blondes voice was a whisper as she confided in her older sister. Maggie wasn't laughing now. Instead, she looked like she was hashing over what to say. Beth figured she was about to hear a lecture.

"That's…normal. You're not a child anymore, unfortunately. He's a man. Your waking up to the physical side of attraction. I know you've kissed Jimmy and Zach…but have you ever done more?"

Beth's eyes went wide and she didn't hesitate to shout her answer. "NO!" Her cheeks flushed again and she wanted to sink into the floor when everyone eating, including her father and Daryl, paused to look at her. Maggie cleared her throat and everyone went back to their small talk. Except they were trying to be quiet to pick up in what had Beth so worked up.

"I want to know everything! When Rick gets Judith come and get me. We'll go for a walk and talk about this okay?" Maggie kissed her head and got up to go wash her plate. Beth grudgingly started eating again. Her fork seemed to mock her as her stomach twisted itself inside out.

When she was able to dump her plate and make off with an excuse about getting the baby ready for bed, she finally took a deep breath. In her cell she calmed down and hummed to Judith until she burped after her bottle and lazily drifted off. With the baby securely sleeping on Beth's bed, she stood and looked at herself in the mirror.

Her pale skin was almost translucent because of staying inside most of the day. To her, she hadn't changed much at all. She still looked the same as she always had. Petite, small breasts and long lanky legs. But she knew for sure she was changing on the inside. Her mind kept buzzing around Daryl.

Later when Rick came and got Judith for the night, she bee lined for the cell Maggie and Glenn shared. He was on watch so the sisters quickly snuck out to have the past due conversation. Sure Beth knew all about sex and hormones, but she'd never felt this way towards Jimmy or Zach.

Maggie grinned and told her it wad her body's way of telling her that it was ready. Beth gave her two cents on the matter, saying she didn't know what to do. Maggie nodded and began telling her stories that would send their father into hysterics.

"So you felt like this before your first time?" Beth asked curiously, never imagining her beautiful and strong sister unsure of herself.

"Oh yeah. It's scary. Being like that with someone…letting them see a part of yourself only you and God have seen…its terrifying." She paused and continued. "That's why it's so important to care about someone before you let them see you so exposed. Your body ain't the only naked thing they touch when you have sex."

They walked in silence for a bit as Beth mulled it all over. It made sense.

"Thanks for this. Thought I was startin' to go crazy." She looked ahead of them up the drive way and seen Glenn huddled up with Daryl. Maggie pulled her along, only to feel Beth plant her feet. She turned around and gave Beth a mischievous look.

"Ya know, if you stop avoiding him and acting like you're gonna explode around him…it won't be as awkward and you'll get over it quicker." She sighed at the youngest Greene's paling face. "Okay, either you come along or I'm going to scream all the naughty dreams you've had about him!"

And with that Maggie started running towards the men, laughing and trying to avoid her younger sister. Beth finally caught her and pinched her side. When they were greeted, she politely nodded and tried not to meet the hunters eyes.

She felt as if every thought was openly displayed on her face. In bold print. Italics even.

She stood there quietly and let them talk about random things. She tugged at the belt loops on her jeans, finding a very weird spot where it had been double stitched. When she did chance a look at Daryl, he was facing away from her..pointing at something with the fence.

His gruff voice washed over her in torrents. It was almost ambient noise. She was too busy looking at the way his dark hair just laid perfect. It framed his face naturally. She'd went to school with guys who would have killed to have his hair. Then Beth thought about how she preferred his hair wet. It was black when he showered. It hung down into his eyes. Water drops highlighting the tips…falling onto his nose and lips..

"Well?" The question was emphasized by a hip bump from Maggie.

"Well what?" She asked with a little attitude, aggravated she'd dazed off again. And worse, caught doing it. Maggie knew it too.

"I said maybe you should let Daryl show you how we run Watch."

Instantaneously she let her mouth gape before she cleared her throat. Man up, Beth. As casually as she could, she put her hands into her pockets and nodded.

"Sure. When?"

"Preferably tonight while I feel up ta it. Kinda tired but still got a few hours to go till Tyreese comes ta take over till mornin." His voice was impassive and slightly sharp with annoyance. Must have been Maggie's idea. Conniving wench.

After remaining quiet, Maggie and Glenn left them to it. Beth wanted to run away and never look back.

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