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To most people, having sex on camera with a stranger in front of about ten different people would be a scenario taken out of one of their worst nightmares. To Beth, it was just another day at work. In her mind, a nightmare consisted of letting her son go hungry and not having a bed to sleep in at night. She had come a long way from being at that point and she planned on never going back to that ever again. It wasn't the most ideal job, by any means, but it was one of the only jobs that allowed her to be home with her son five days a week and still make a decent living.

In the two years she had been in the adult entertainment industry, she rarely ever questioned her choices, knowing she made them for the right reasons, but as she was leaning over the hood of that shiny car with some guy penetrating her, she caught a glimpse of the new security guy. It wasn't often that Beth felt attracted to anyone, probably due to having a child to think about and the obvious lack of romance in her life, but even she could admit that the newbie was ridiculously good looking. Their eyes connected for a second, he looked away before she did. He definitely wasn't like the others around here, not all cocky and not even close to be comfortable around the productions. As she stole another glance at him, she could tell by his body language that he was obviously embarrassed, whether it was for her or him, she couldn't tell. It was probably the first time she actually felt a little ashamed for what she was doing, but that shame quickly turned to confusion as she wondered what the hell was so special about Mr. Cutie that made her second guess her own life. She could acknowledge that he was nice to look at but she didn't know him, there was no magical pull towards each other, but for some reason he occupied her thoughts. She did her best to ignore him for the rest of the time he was in the studio, focusing on the 'task' at hand.

By the time she was leaving, he was no where to be found. For a second, she almost questioned Max about him as he walked her out to her car, but reminded herself that her curiosity didn't really matter. They were nothing to each other, and even if Beth did anything even close to dating, after the little show today, she knew he would not be interested.

After arriving at home, Beth paid Tara, the sitter, and made sure she would be able to come back tomorrow. She made her way back to Jackson's bedroom and saw that he was asleep in bed so she quietly shut the door and went into the kitchen to make some food. Sitting down at the small dining table, she ate the leftover casserole and flipped through a magazine marketed to woman Beth's age that she could never relate to. Her meal was interrupted by the tiny voice behind her. "Mommy?"

Beth put her spoon down and spun in her chair to face her sweet little boy holding his worn out bunny rabbit stuffed animal in the little kitchen. "Hi baby! How ya feelin'?" She could tell he wasn't feeling so hot by the look of his droopy eyelids and the shade of green that graced his skin.

He sounded just absolutely pitiful when he spoke again. "I don't feel so good." He made his point when he leaned forward to allow the contents of his stomach to reappear.

Beth internally groaned, feeling so bad for her little angel. She stood up, sidestepping the mess, and picked him up in her arms. The action reminded her that he would soon be too big to do this. "Come on, let's go get in the bath. Maybe that will help."

She walked towards the bathroom, placing the back of her hand on his forehead. Even without a thermometer, Beth could tell he was obviously running a fever by the heat radiating off of him and the sweat that dampened his body. She set him on the counter while she ran the bath, making sure the water was lukewarm, and then stripped his clothes and set him inside.

Beth sat on the toilet next to the tub watching him play with his bath toys. She noted his lethargy as he played with much less enthusiasm than normal and wished that there was something she could do to help him feel better. She knew it wasn't serious though, and she learned that the hard way. Early on, Beth would rush him to the ER at the first sign of a fever or a sniffle and no one would fault the poor teenage mother for that, but now she knew when it was serious and when it was just a bug.

When Jackson had finished up with his bath, Beth dressed him in a fresh pair of Transformers pajamas and took him into her room. She got him all set up in her bed and put Finding Nemo on the little television set for him to watch while she cleaned up the mess on the kitchen floor.

Beth was finally able to fall asleep with Jackson draped across her stomach but was woken up every couple hours to him getting sick again. She went through three sets of sheets that night before she finally just covered the bed in towels.

Tara arrived right on time the next morning, and Beth was relieved she wouldn't be late again, especially after the exhausting night she had. She got to set and waved to Tyreese as she made her way into the back to get ready for the film she would be shooting today.

Daryl arrived for work and was assigned patrol, which basically meant he walked around the outside of the property all day. It would probably be the best part of this job because it would allow him to be outside.

By the time lunch rolled around, he had lost count of how many laps around he had done. He sat down on a concrete ledge near the back entrance and lit up a smoke. About halfway through the cigarette, the blonde girl from yesterday, Beth, came out through the back in a short little robe. The girl wasn't very observant as she stood about five feet from Daryl and didn't notice as she lit up her own cigarette, her phone in her hand. He cleared his throat and she turned around to look at him. For the second time, Daryl thought to himself how pretty she was, but especially without all that make up painted on her face. This time, however, she was done up in pink. Pink gloss slathered on her lips, pink eye shadow with sparkles caked on her lids, and she had pigtails in her hair tied with pink satin ribbon.

"Shit, I didn't see you there."

Daryl snuffed out his cigarette on the ledge beside him and put his hands up. "I's just leavin'."

Beth took a step forward, shaking her hands at him. "No, no, it's okay really. Just startled me is all." He decided to stay where he was, considering there was still twenty five minutes left in his break. She inhaled a large puff and blew it out, drawing his attention back to her mouth. "I'm sorry...about yesterday by the way. I was pretty rude to you."

Daryl shrugged. "No problem. I get it. Everyone has bad days."

Beth shook her head. "It wasn't okay, you were just trying to do your job." There was silence for a few seconds. "Maybe we could just start over."

"Okay."

"Generally that's when you would introduce yourself." Beth smiled at his lack of social skills. It was almost cute. "I'm Beth."

"Daryl."

"Nice to meet you, Daryl."

"Yeah, you too." Beth laughed at the awkward tone of the conversation. She decided he might be more comfortable if she just went back to enjoying her smoke. She was almost finished with it when he surprised her by speaking up. "That's a nice getup you're wearin'."

She could almost feel the heat radiating off his flushed chicks as he spoke. "Oh yes, it's the haute couture of naughty babysitters. Real crowd pleaser." It must have been just a little too inappropriate because he snorted lightly but didn't respond. Beth wondered herself how one would respond to that in a civilized manner.

About to head back inside, Beth was stopped by her phone ringing and by the specific ringtone she could tell it was Jackson so she picked up. "Hey baby!" Daryl couldn't help but overhear as she was still only a few feet away. "I'm gonna be home at around eight." Daryl strained his ears to see if he could pick up the voice on the other end of the conversation. "Okay, I love you. Bye baby." By the things she had said, Daryl could only assume that Beth had a boyfriend waiting for her at home. It didn't surprise him at all, she was a sweet girl and an absolute stunner, but for some reason it left him with a sour taste in his mouth. Even if he was interested, and she was available, he didn't stand a chance anyways. Beth said goodbye to Daryl, leaving him sitting on the ledge as she went back to work.

A few hours before she was set to head home, Beth ended up getting sick. It was just her luck that she would catch whatever ailment that had set up camp in Jackson's body, but it didn't surprise her considering she spent most of the night covered in his bodily fluids. Her boss wasn't happy with her, as the filming had to be put on hold which meant money lost, but there wasn't much she could do. Since it was already dark outside, Max called Daryl over to make sure Beth got to her car safe and sound.

He walked a couple feet away from her, but still close enough to admire her features, even if she was clammy and had huge dark circles under her eyes. Even in this condition, she was beautiful to him. If Merle could read his mind right now, Daryl would surely be chewed out for thinking like such a pussy.

As he watched Beth get into her car, he called out to her. "Hey." She looked up at him, seeing him standing a couple yards away. "You gonna make it home okay?" She just smiled softly and nodded. Daryl stood there and watched her drive away, the red lights on the back of her car getting smaller and smaller before heading back to his patrol. Even after his first day he knew this job wouldn't be so bad, but now he actually felt himself looking forward to next weekend if it meant getting a chance to see Beth again, even just to admire from a distance.

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