They are a mess of tangled limbs too content & recently satiated to move an inch. Ricks fingers trail down Daryl's' sweat slicked spine and back up again in a gentle caress. Usually he would flinch away from the touch however right now he is tired from the exertion his body endured. Staring where his fingers play, Rick is trying to remember how he ended up with this gorgeous hunter naked in his bed.
Mere hours ago, they were just two close friends who depended upon one another and trusted each other.
Somewhere a line was crossed between the two. It might have been the one time that Daryl caught Rick staring at him while they were showering. Perhaps it was when Rick rode on the back of the Triumph when they had to make an emergency run to town for supplies. As they sped off Rick's hands drifted lower on Daryl till they were just touching the waistband of his pants, thumbs hooked through his belt loops. Daryl turned his head to peer at Rick his striking blue eyes peering into Rick's own questioningly. Rick slid his hands up to safer territory not realizing his hands had drifted.
Or that night drinking a bottle of Black Label in the watch tower together and laughing over stories from their past lives. One such tale involved Shane leaving Rick a blowup doll in their patrol car. Daryl's hand gently combing through the other man's brown curls as his head somehow ends up in his lap. The crinkles around Rick's eyes appear as they smile at each other enjoying the easy companionship.
"Rick," Daryl whispers, peeking through his bangs.
"Hmmphh?" Rick hasn't stopped rubbing Daryl's back.
"Can we maybe not tell the rest of the group right away?"
Stretching his arms and yawning Rick replied,
"Whenever you're ready to, we'll tell them. Until then this is just between you and me."
He moved closer and kissed the hunter on the nose.
Daryl blushed, still not used to receiving affection from the other man. Burrowing in closer, Daryl snuggled against the former officer trying to get as close as he possibly could.
Rick just smirked against his neck loving the clingy hunter.