A/N: This was going to be a one shot, but hey. I really never know what will happen when I write anyway. I write on the fly, wherever my mind leads me.

Merle followed Daryl through the house as he changed out of his work cloths and headed for the shower. They had driven home in silence because Merle had made Daryl mad earlier at lunch by giving his opinion on what Daryl was set to do tonight.

It had been over a month since they had both gone home with Maggie and Carol. Merle and Maggie were seeing each other now and Carol went back to Atlanta.

Not to be heard from again, until today when she texted Daryl.

What are you doing tonight?

You, if I'm a lucky man.

I'll be there by seven

Merle was incredulous when Daryl told him she had texted asking to see him and had been stewing all day about it. The girl had a lot of nerve after a month texting him to say she was coming down to fuck him again. Just like that and his brother was supposed to jump through her hoop.

And he was going to let her use him too, Merle was pissed at her and Daryl.

"You just gonna jump now, if she calls and ask how high?" Merle was saying as he followed Daryl right into the bathroom as he stripped off his pants and got in the shower.

"Merle what is your problem?" He said.

"She said she was coming here to fuck you again?" He said. "After a month with no contact."

"Pretty much." He said closing the curtain to the shower. "She does live with someone you know."

"And you're just going to take that, she can call you up when she feels like getting laid?" Merle was not sure if he was angry or jealous. That kind of sounded like the best relationship possible. He adored Maggie, but she was hard work sometimes. She was worth it, but still, maybe his brother hit pay dirt with this girl.

How did his little brother step in shit all the time anyway?

"Yeah Merle, I am." Daryl said. "Stop worrying over my virtue ok?"

No strings sex, wasn't that every guys dream. To Merle it sounded sleazy. He thought about Maggie doing something like that and he got even madder. He used to like the sleazy himself, until he met her.

"Do I look stupid to you, of course I'm going to go for it, so would you, now get out of here, stay at Maggie's tonight, she'll be here in an hour." Daryl yelled from behind the curtain.

"You going to come to the bar later."

"I doubt it." Daryl said washing his hair.

"What about Maggie, don't she wanna see her?"

"She didn't say, Merle. All she said was she wanted to come over tonight." Daryl said. "And I said what time? Cause like I said, I aint stupid."

Merle shook his head and walked out to the kitchen to his phone. He picked it up from the table and sat down. He dialed Maggie and she answered right away.

"Hey Babe." Maggie answered happily.

"Hey." Merle said. "Look I'm just gonna cut to the chase here Maggie, did you know your little friend called my brother to do the horizontal mambo again?"

"Yeah, she told me." Maggie replied laughing, because yes, it was funny.

"What the fuck Maggie, she just gonna call him every time she gets an itch or what."

"I dunno, she had a free weekend, Ed's at a conference."

"So she makes a booty call, nice friend you got there Mags."

"Shut up Merle, you and me both know this is like any guys fantasy, probably yours too and certainly Daryl's since he sure as hell cancelled his plans with Rick tonight pretty quick."

"Well, yeah, they was just going to the shooting range anyway." Merle said in defeat. He was annoyed but clearly Daryl wanted it. So he would keep his mouth shut.

Of course he did. Merle turned towards the hall way that led to the bathroom. He could swear he heard his brother singing 'Wasted Years' By Iron Maiden in the shower.

"Ok Mags, I'll pick you up at seven and we'll go to that Italian joint you been wanting to try ok?" Merle said into the phone. "I'll quit bitching about your friend who only comes around when she wants dick."

"You take that back Merle or you and I are going to have a lousy time tonight."

"Ok, fine." Merle said. "I'm sorry I called her a…"

Maggie hung up the phone. He called her right back and she wouldn't pick up.

"Oh dammittt." Merle said as he got up, grabbed his phone and went out the door. He was going to spend the rest of the night trying to get on Maggie's good side again. He should have quit while he was ahead. Whatever those two assholes were doing he was staying out of it now.

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Carol drove down to King County with her back pack in the back seat. She had texted him out of the blue that morning when she found out she got the PTO she requested from the hospital that weekend. She hadn't thought about him since that night. Not that much anyway.

Ed was going away to a conference in New York and she had the weekend off. So she took a chance and texted Daryl. Half hoping he would tell her to fuck off.

He should because she was being a jerk right now.

She couldn't help it though, it had been the hottest night of her life. She wanted more and her good sense got over powered by some other part of her body that was in charge right now.

She thought about that night as she drove.

Then the next morning when they weren't as drunk. She felt her whole body flushing when she thought of that.

Of course she wanted one more time. Then she would go stay at Maggie's for the rest of the weekend and avoid him.

But tonight she was going to knock on this guy's door looking to get laid. She couldn't believe herself really. She asked him, she actually texted him after making such a big deal about not seeing him again.

She had told him it was a onetime thing. Then she texted him anyway.

And he said yes because, he was a guy and that's what they do.

So her gps was leading her South now to what she knew was going to be a repeat of the last time only without the booze and Merle's big mouth.

Which meant it could only be better this time and that was the thought that made her text him.

She pulled into the drive way of a small house, where the gps had led her. There was a pickup truck there so she parked behind it.

No Daryl in sight or Merle, she took a deep breath.

She got out of the car and looked at the front door, she shouldn't do this.

She walked up the stairs still looking at the front door, she really had no shame at all.

He pulled the door open and she about died from embarrassment. He wore a black T-shirt and a pair of jeans that were hanging so low on his hips it was obscene. His shoulders and arms although covered made her swallow the lump in her throat, she'd had since she texted him.

He was magnificent, how had she not noticed him in school?

He looked at her for a beat and she at him then he was reaching his hand out to her.

"Ge in here." He said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her inside.

He slammed the door and backed her up against the door. He had both hands over her head.

"How ya been Carol?" He said brining his lips to her ear. "Anything I can help you with?"

She looked up at him, he was smiling at her like he was getting ready to devour her alive.

"Tell me what you need." He whispered hotly into her ear.

"You know what Daryl." She said getting pissed off at his cocky attitude. "If you don't know then I'm just going to go right back to Atlanta. Because ….."

She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence or her thought because he crashed his mouth down on to hers, throwing his body against hers and she could feel him against her, hard as a rock.

A soft moan escaped her lips and he laughed softly.

"Yeah that's what I thought." He said, his breath hot on her lips.

And he leaned down and kissed her again.

A/N: Thank you for reading and more to come. I really thought this was going to be a one shot. PTO means paid time off, it is a common term in the medical profession and many more I am sure.