Daryl came and gave Carol her dinner like he did every night since Carol decided to stay in bed. She would sometimes get up and walk around but always felt herself go back to that bed. She had gotten used to him hanging around each day and each day he would stay a little longer sometimes even eating his dinner with her instead of by himself. She liked that, it felt nice to have company even though they hardly talked. They have gotten comfortable with each other's presences that they both didn't mind not talking. Carol felt better than usual that night so she decided to go for a walk. She found herself walking towards Daryl's campsite outside the Greene home.

"What are you doing?" Carol turned around to see Daryl looking at her he didn't seem very happy.

"I came here to keep an eye on you" she said looking at the ground, "I'm not going to let you pull away, you've earned your place."

Daryl was angry, "if you spent half your time getting into your daughter business instead of sticking your nose inside everyone else's, she'd still be alive!"

Carol was hurt by Daryl's words but she told him to let it out. She was so used to Ed screaming about how worthless she was that yelling didn't really bother her, she was more scared about what it could escalate into.


Daryl was angry how could Carol walk right into his area and ask him to stop pulling away? He thought about all the times he went out to look for Sophia when Shane didn't want to. He took an arrow and a bullet for her. He didn't need anyone and he certainly didn't need this group. "Just GO, I don't want you here! You got no husband, no daughter. Ya don't know what to do with yourself and ya ain't my problem! SOPHIA WASN'T MINE! All ya had to do is keep an eye on her!" He was getting angrier at Carol as he was yelling, he saw her flinch. Wait, he thought, he knew what that tiny flinch meant. Abuse. Daryl could recognize that flinch because his father abused him after his mother died. He calmed down a little bit after realizing that. Was it her mother? father? He thought then it hit him Ed. That's why she went all crazy smashin' his head in back at the Atlanta camp site. He could take it anymore and walked away.

Later the next day Carol felt much better distracting herself with chores like cooking, cleaning, and washing clothes. She didn't see Daryl until Rick called a meeting in the Greene house about Randal. As she listened to Rick she saw Daryl enter the house he gave her a nod and she gave a small smile at him, Like saying thanks. After Rick was done talking everyone dispersed leaving Daryl and carol in the room.

"Uh, I'm sorry 'bout last night" Daryl let out, "I was just mad is all, I mean tried so hard ta find her when everyone else just gave up" Carol could tell he was thinking hard he never felt bad about yelling at someone, so this was a first.

"Daryl its okay" Carol whispered, she bent over and kissed Daryl she felt him tense and she put her lips to his cheek, it made her smile. She got up to leave but before leaving she turned to him and said, "thank you"


Daryl's face was red. He was so surprised when Carol kissed him, he didn't know how to respond so he froze, as he watched her leave the house. Dammit Daryl he thought why you putting so much thought into a little kiss on the cheek? Daryl never really had a real relationship before with anyone, no friends, and certainly no girlfriends. only his brother Merle that was now gone, Daryl wasn't even sure he was alive but then again only Merle can kill Merle so unless he did something really stupid he most likely wasn't dead.

That evening Rick, Shane, Glenn, and Daryl went out in search for Randal. Lori was worried so Carol put her arm on Lori's shoulder. "hey, don't worry they will be back soon."

Lori looked over at Carol with worry on her face, "thank you Carol, i'm glad you're back."

"it's good to be back." Carol nodded. She looked off in the distance to see Glenn and Daryl heading back to the farm. "Glenn and Daryl are back!" she called out to the rest of the group inside the house. Lori looked panicked she ran over to them and asked where Rick was, but before they could answer her they heard a gun shot. And not soon after that they saw the herd.

Carol grabbed as much stuff as she could before getting the others out. There were walkers everywhere! "Wheres Carl?" Lori yelled over to Carol, Carol just shrugged and pulled her to the side.

"Lori we have to go! I'm sure Rick has Carl they will be safe! Hurry!" Lori gave up and decided to head to the cars with Carol, Beth and Patricia. Gun shots could be heard all around everyone was panicking. Carol soon got separated from Lori and the others. Walkers closing in on her, she thought about dying to be with Sophia but not like this. Being torn apart by walkers, eating until Almost nothing was left, then coming back as one of them? She didn't want that. That's when Andrea came out of nowhere killing two walkers that were dangerously close to carol saving her. Carol had to get out of there. She ran and ran but walkers were everywhere she was getting cornered again no guns or knives no weapons at all! That's when he showed up. Daryl, with his motorcycle could hear Carols pleads for help.

"Carol! Get on!" He yelled as she ran over to him holding on tight. Daryl Dixon just saved me she thought as she was hugging his waist


As soon as the herd was closing in Daryl packed everything up and hopped on his brother's motorcycle he hoped everyone got out okay seeing everyone evacuating. The caught a glimpse of the barn that caught fire. I gotta get out of here; He thought he was just a couple meters down the road when he heard her. Carols screams. She needed help and Daryl wasn't going to let her die. He turned around dodging walkers everywhere when he reached her the look on her face made him smile. Carol of all people he knew he could trust she didn't judge, she listened and didn't complain about half the stuff Lori complained about. He liked having her as company in the RV he couldn't let her slip away.