She knew her words wouldn't give much comfort but she didn't want Maggie to feel like she was alone. After a few minutes, Maggie sighed and sat up. She looked out the window and frowned "it's raining…" she said softly, watching the rain slide down the window. Tara watched Maggie and sighed "means we should stay here until it's dryer…." She said standing up. She walked to the fireplace that was in the room and tossed in what wood was left by it. After getting a fire started, she turned to Maggie and walked over, sitting next to her.
"I was gonna see about heating up some of the cans of food in here…looks like mostly canned soup and fruit but…it's better than nothing" she said softly. Maggie nodded looking at Tara "Sounds good" she said almost in a whisper "T…thank you Tara…I wouldn't be able to handle everything if you weren't here". Tara smiled and wrapped her arms around the other woman, her smile widening as Maggie laid her head on her shoulder. "Don't mention it Mags….I promised that I would take care of ya if anything happened remember…you're my best friend…I wouldn't leave ya even if I had to" she told Maggie, kissing the top of her head.
Smiling, Maggie looked up at Tara. Her eyes studying the younger woman's face for a moment. She was still upset about Glenn's death but somehow, having Tara with her eased the pain. Sitting back up, Maggie gave Tara a smile "So…about those cans" she said with a small laugh. Tara giggled and stood up walking to the shelf on the wall "doesn't look like anyone has been here in a while so…doubt they'll mind us taking these" she said grabbing a few cans. Turning to Maggie, Tara held up the cans "We got beans, chili and canned peaches…sound alright to you" she asked. Maggie nodded "hey sounds like a four course me to me…" she said standing up. She walked to the window and looked out at the pouring rain. Her thoughts ran wild as she watched the dark clouds move through the grey sky.
Tara poured some of the chilli in a pot and hung it above the fire. Walking over to Maggie, Tara gently layed a hand on her shoulder "You ok" she asked. She was worried about Maggie. Even though she had lost everyone in her family as well, she hadn't witnessed it happen. The pain Maggie must have been experiencing…Tara couldn't imagine it. Maggie jumped at the contact of Tara's hand, she had become lost in her thoughts. "Yeah I'm fine…sorry.." Maggie told the other woman, shrugging and walking back to the bed, sitting down. After a moment of silence, Maggie looked up at Tara "How are you so strong" she asked. Tara frowned not understanding what Maggie meant, she wasn't all that strong "What do you mean" she asked. Maggie sighed "You lost your dad, your sis and niece…how…how is it that you're able to keep going after everything that's happened to you".
Walking over to the bed, Tara sat down and took Maggie's hand into her own "Maggie…I'm not strong…I'm afraid every day, I hurt over the loss of my family every day…but…I know I gotta keep control of it because of the shitty world we live in now…don't have the time to lose it" she answered honestly. Maggie stared at Tara before nodding and leaning her head on her shoulder "you're still strong….you don't let it get to you" she said closing her eyes. Tara smiled and allowed her head to lean gently against Maggie's "Well how about this" she started "how about I be strong for the both of us". Maggie laughed softly and nodded "sounds good" she admit. Tara wrapped her arm around Maggie, pulling her close. Maggie hadn't realized that her arms had instinctively wrapped around the other woman's waist until she felt Tara's body jump slightly at the contact. Pulling back quickly Maggie cleared her throat and looked towards the fire "So you think the food is done" she asked. Tara sighed and shook her head standing up *Get ahold of yourself Chambler* she told herself as she walked to the flames "Looks like it" she replied as she opened the cupboard.
After finding two bowls, Tara filled them and handed one to Maggie "No spoons so…gotta just use forks for it I guess" she told her handing her a fork before picking up her on bowl and sitting on the bed by Maggie. Maggie thanked her as she took the bowl "Hey it works" she said softly. Setting her bowl on the table beside her, Maggie looked at Tara "Thank you Tara" she said smiling. Tara nodded "Hey it's nothn…we gotta eat" she said setting her bowl down to cool. Maggie laughed and shook her head "Well yes thanks for the meal but…I was thanking you for everything" she said softly "After everything that has happened you've been nothing but kind to me…I know we haven't really talked much but…I want you to know that I really appreciate everything you do for me". Tara smiled and looked at Maggie "You're welcome, although you don't gotta say thank you for that" she laughing softly "I care about you…you're pretty much the only family I have…the rest of the group doesn't really get me..they all…they don't know what it's like to..be alone ya know…to be the only surviving member of your family..not like we do at least". Maggie nodded "I know what you mean" she said "They are all able to have some sort of connection…after Beth…I know I started to drift way..and Glenn…" she paused taking a deep breath "Glenn was amazing and I love him but…I felt like even my connection with him was starting to fade…things weren't the same anymore" .
Tara reached out and gently took Maggie's hand into her own. She wasn't sure what to say so she simply held Maggie's hand, giving it a reasurring squeeze. Maggie smiled and used her other hand to wipe the tears from her eyes "I know" she said knowing Tara had meant it would be ok "And you are family Tara…so you're not alone…you got me ok..". Tara laughed "Yeah" she said smiling "And same goes for you…I'm here to stay…I promise". Letting go of Maggie's hand, Tara grabbed her bowl and took a bite. Maggie smiled and picked up her bowl. She missed Glenn, but she felt like the fact that she had Tara…and the rest of the group if they were alive, it made things better. The rest of the meal was eaten in silence. After they'd finished, Maggie and Tara decided to go out in the back of the cabin. It had been too dark the night before but since they hadn't heard any walkers, they figured it was safe. Tara held up her knife as she slowly opened the door to the back of the cabin. She sighed and turned around nodding to Maggie that it was safe and the pair walked into the back. "Looks like a storage room" she said looking at the shelves "or whats left of one". Tara picked up a can of peaches and nodded "Good for us" she said grabbing cans off the shelves. Maggie smiled as she came across a shelf with medical supplies on it "very good for us" she said looking at Tara. "Why don't we stay here for a bit..its secure enough and I saw a barbed wire fence outside..just needs to be set up again" she said walking over to Tara. Tara smiled setting the can back down "Yeah, you don't want to go find the others" she asked. Maggie shook her head "No…well…at least not right away…they won't go far until we're back with them…trust me so…I..well…I think maybe we should take some time"she said. Although she wasn't fully sure why she was saying it. "I mean it's like you said….they don't know how hard thins are for us…so just a day or two…then we get back out and look for them..enough time to rest up and make sure we have all these supplies packed up" Maggie added looking at Tara. Walking over to Maggie, Tara smiled "Ok…if that's ehat you want to do" she told the other woman. Maggie smiled grabbing a can of peaches from Tara's hand "That's what I want to do" she said "So let's go sit down, and eat these peaches because they look amazing". Tara laughed and nodded as she followed Maggie to the front. No matter how hard she tried, Tara couldn't stop the feelings for Maggie from growing. She was falling for her. And that is what scared her.