AN:

So thank you to the people who commented,I wasn't planning on writing a second chapter unless I got some feedback so thanks and here's your second chapter!Hope you enjoy!

The heart monitor started to beep frantically as Carol's breathing intensified."Sophia,where..where is she?"Carol demanded,her calm and friendly persona quickly switching to a nervous and scared mouse.Of course,her mousey side was out more often than not.Living with an abusive husband had turned Carol to a quieter and even more demure person than Carol had already been-even she would admit that the change was vast.Her anxiety skyrocketed and her heart beat did so similarly.As Carol's heart rate increased,a pair of fast running steps sounded from the corridor and all of a sudden a tall,black woman ran into the room-her short hair messy and dark brown eyes full of worry.

Daryl stood up,too fast,and Carol couldn't help but flinch.For a moment,a split second,she was ready for the blow to land on her,for raising her voice too high.Edward Peletier had never treated Carol kindly,or at least not for a long,long while.And,though the instinct to move back,to try and lessen the blow,occurred,she couldn't help but forget about it just as quickly as it had entered her mind.Ed was a bastard.Plain and simple.He would beat Carol till she passed out but as long as her daughter was safe,Carol could cope.It was the same in any situation.But now...

Where was her daughter?

Did she make it out the fire?

Did she survive?

Through the storm of thoughts whirring around inside her head,Carol could make out Daryl apologising to the nurse multiple times and the nurse wafting his guilt away.The nurse messed around with some of the wires and tubes connected to Carol while muttering under her breath.Then,she ran to the other side of the hospital room,where multiple shelves and cupboards hung.The dark nurse pulled something out from a little white cupboard.A light yellow liquid.The nurse walked back,a needle filled with the liquid that neither Carol nor Daryl paid much attention to.The nurse leaned over and wiped an area of Carol's upper arm with a sanitised tissue which seemed to appear from nowhere.Then,she gave Carol the injection, wiping the spot over once more.

What felt like ages was actually a few minutes as slowly,Carol's breath slowed and her heart rate lowered until she was able to make out the nurse saying"Mrs Peletier?Your daughter is safe.Shes okay."

A warm sense of relief wrecked Carol's body, the good news making her sleepy as her nerves died down.Still,she needed to check as the more cautious side of her still nibbled her with worry.

"Sophia..She's safe?"

"Yes.One of the other nurses is taking care of her in the children's section."

Carol nodded numbly,looking down at her hands-now feeling embarrassed that she reacted so fiercely."Im sorry.."She mumbled,fidgeting with her hands as the nurse looked over her vitals."Nonsense.Any mother worries for her child."The nurse answered.

"When will I be able to see her?"Carol asked,looking up at the nurse."By mornin',you might even be let out with her tomorrow."The nurse replied,looking at Daryl,then back to Carol and once more at Daryl.

"I had to give Carol a small dose of Midazolam."

At Daryl's confused look,the nurse seemed to remember that not everybody can speak the sophisticated hospital language.

"Midazolam.It calms patients with anxiety or aggression down.She might be a little drowsy so don't keep her too long.Let her rest soon."

Daryl nodded and the nurse hastily left,leaving Daryl and Carol to each other's company once again.

With a guilty glance at Carol,Daryl took a seat once more."Im sorry 'bout that Carol,I-i didn't think 'bout what I was saying.Shit,I didn't mean ta-"

"It's fine."Carol said,giving a forced smile."I overreacted,you're not at fault."Daryl gave a mere nod,his mind drifting to when he was in his hospital room and Merle.Thats when he noticed that Carol had no other visitors but him.

"So,um..Its prob'ly not m'place ta ask but how come you've no visitors?"

Carol fidgeted with her hands again,her cheeks dusted a light pink as she answered

"Other than you,you mean?"

"Ya.Other than me."

"I suppose it's because-"

A knock at the door interrupted Carol from her sentence and Daryl looked up to see the blonde nurse from earlier.

Andrea.

"Daryl Dixon?Theres an officer here who wants to see you."

"An officer?S'in Police?What for?"Daryl questioned,standing up slowly-not sure if he really wanted to know.

"Dunno.Not really my place to say.Jacqui said she gave Carol some Midazolan so it's time for you to let her sleep some anyways."

Daryl nodded at Carol in a farewell and she said goodbye,asking if he'd visit again shyly.He agreed and followed Andrea out.

~FOE~

Daryl breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that is was officer friendly-more formerly known as Rick Grimes.He and Rick knew each other both from school and work,not many but a few fires have been caused by Arson so the two of them had worked briefly together before.

Rick greeted Daryl,handing him a cup of coffee that he got from one of the costa vending machines.Rick took a sip before speaking."Look Daryl,lemme be straight with you.That fire?Arson written all over it."Daryl nodded,he had expected something as such,mainly because the fire had barely reached the kitchen when he was in there.That crossed out the idea that a cooker had been left on and he saw the boiler was in the upstairs hallway which the fire had also barely reached.So it wasn't a gas fire.

"Rick,before ya say any other shit that I already know?I saw a guy literally fucking runnin' from the house when the truck pulled up."

Rick nodded"I thought as much.I need to talk to Carol Peletier but the doctor said I should leave her to rest.I need a statement from her.."Rick mumbled the last part to himself and Daryl took a sip of his coffee.He spit it out straight away."Ugh.Sugar,and milk?Really dude?You know I like mine plain."

"That explains why this one's bitter."

Rick chuckled but Daryl shook his head,putting his cup on a little wooden table in the waiting area."

That's when they heard it.

"The fuck is my wife?Let me see my damn wife!"

"Sir you need to calm down-"

"Don't fucking tell me to calm down!"

Rick and Daryl rushed over to the reception to see the receptionist and a tall but skinny male nurse trying to calm down a tall,lumpy man.The man got up in the nurses face and Daryl could just make out the man growling "Listen here nigger-"

"Sir we'll need to call secur-"

The man saw Rick and stopped trying to get through."Officer!They won't let me see mah wife!"

"Not suprising if you're being so aggressive.Let the receptionist sort everything out and maybe then you can speak to her."

The man grumbled something rude under his breath and glanced at Daryl,shooting him an evil look.

"Surname?"asked the receptionist.

"Peletier."

"Ah...Yes.Your wife is here.Noah can you ask her?"The receptionist asked the male nurse but before he could reply an alarm went off in the corridor

Urgent.All nurses make your way to C12.Urgent.

Sorry Claire..."Noah replied,jogging off down the hall to a corridor labelled C.

The receptionist sighed and looked over at Daryl and Rick."Officer can you or your friend go ask if she wants a visitor?Its up to her."

Rick glanced at Daryl and Daryl muttered a "sure."

As Daryl made his way back to Carol's hospital room,he heard her husband pissing off about how she will of course say she wants to see him.

~FOE~

Daryl was surprised by the reaction in Carol.

Her eyes were gleaming happily ,though tiredly,when she saw him."Hey Daryl!"She greeted with a smile but the moment she heard the word "Husband" her eyes clouded over with fear."E-Ed?My husband?"She stuttered.Daryl instantly recognised the look in her eyes.It was the same look his mother had when she got the phone call from his daddy's favourite bar,saying that he's comin' home.The same look she had when he'd get outta bed in the morning when Daryl and Merle were eating breakfast.The same damn look of horror.He knew it.But he wouldn't say it outright.He didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

"The nurses want to know if you'll allow him to visit you.."

Carol looked at her bed,lost in thought.She sat like that for a few minutes until he finally noticed tears were trailing down her cheeks.

"Oh fuck.Dont cry."

Daryl came over and sat next to her bed."Shit,if I knew you were gonna star' tearing up.."

Carol shook her head and wiped her eyes,"I,I guess you need to let him in."

"No."

Carol looked up at his stern voice,her eyes full of confusion and worry."If you don' want him to visit.Say no.He doesn't need ta be let in."

After a few moments of looking into his eyes,she seemed to understand."I-I won't have anywhere t-to go.."

Daryl thought for a moment,clicking his figures when he got an idea."At work,there's a girl,her name's Amy-she takes the calls and she lives with her older sister.Why don' ya stay with 'er?"

Carol blinked.

"Why are you doing this?"

"I know what it's like.To have nowhere to go."

"Don't let him in."