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Jillian stuck closer to Daryl then anyone else but she didn't have a problem with the group yet. She found Dale sweet, she liked the way he seemed to take care of Andrea. Glenn was a funny and sweet. Shane was watching her, she knew he was trying to figure her out. Rick kept asking questions about herself and she didn't want to answer them. She didn't know them and didn't want to share anything with them. She did seem to notice they stayed away from Daryl.
Later in the day, everyone was sitting around the fire after lunch when Rick started talking to her and asking her questions again. She wanted to snap at him, to be rude, but he had welcomed her into his group so she didn't feel like she could. She understood he needed to protect his people. She understood he needed to make sure she wasn't going to hurt them.
" So Daryl found you running in the woods?" Rick asked as he sat across from her by the fire.
" Yeah." She said. Daryl was sitting on the ground, leaning back against the log she was sitting on. He had one leg out straight in front of him, his other one was bend and he had his right arm resting on it.
" And where did you say you were from?" Rick asked. Jillian smiled slightly.
" I didn't." She said. Rick smiled and even laughed.
" Would you mind telling us where you were coming from?" He asked gently. Daryl glanced up at her.
" Fort Nichols." She said.
" Fort Nichols? We hadn't heard anything about that place." Shane said from his spot by Rick.
" Well, it has running water and power due to solar panels. It was a fort build to care for people in case of biological warfare. It is surrounded by a huge fence but some how the a section of the fence was brought done and it was overrun." Jillian said. Daryl looked back at the fire when she noticed him watching her.
" Do they still have supplies?" Dale asked. Jillian knew where this was going.
" Yes but it has been overrun. There's no telling how many walkers are there." She said. Rick and Shane looked at each other as a thought pass through them. They looked back at her at the same time.
" Do they have weapons?" Shane asked. Jillian nodded.
" Is it possible, do you think, we could handle all the walkers so we could move in there?" Rick asked. Jillian sighed.
" It's possible since I'm sure most of the walkers were running after me. I don't think anyone else made it out." She said.
" Would you be willingly to go back?" Rick asked. Jillian bit her bottom lip. Yeah she wanted to go back, all her shit was there and she wanted a shower. If they could repair the fence then they could live there. Plus, they didn't know their way around the fort, she could find her file and destroy it before they learned anything about her.
" Yeah." She said. " But you need people that are quick and quiet. There are three levels to the fort and we'd have to search all three levels and fix the fence." She said.
" Seems like something we could do. We won't take everyone though. We will clear out the walkers, fix the fence, then come back for everyone." Rick said. " I think Shane, myself, Daryl and Jillian should go."
" Why me?" Daryl asked.
" Your cross bow is the quietest weapon we have." Rick said. Daryl nodded and looked at the fire.
" We should leave as soon as possible." Shane said.
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The four of them got ready to leave quickly. Daryl and Jillian stood at the edge of the camp while Rick and Shane said their goodbyes. They made promises to be careful and hugged crying members of the group. Jillian crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes as she turned away. She caught Daryl's eyes and he smirked.
" Well come on already!" She said softly to him. " How many times do they have to hug?"
" I was thinkin the same thing." He said.
" Is it mean that I want to slap them and tell those women to man up?" She asked. He laughed as he ran his hand through his hair. Jillian smiled and looked away. " So you don't have any girls here that are going to miss you?" When he didn't answer her she looked at him. She was surprised that Daryl was staring down at her.
" Don't need anyone to miss me." He said.
" Everyone needs someone to miss them." Jillian said.
" You got someone to miss you?" Daryl asked. Jillian laughed and shifted her weight around as she looked away.
" Everyone needs someone to miss them except me." She said. Daryl actually laughed as Rick and Shane came up to them.
" We are ready." Rick said.
" Let's go then." Jillian said.
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The four of them stalking carefully through the woods, looking around and paying
attention to what was going on around them. The woods were quiet, only the sounds of birds were greeting them. The Fort was 2 miles away and it didn't take long for to reach it because they were walking so quickly. They all hid around some brushes to see if any walkers were outside.
" There's nothing out there." Shane said.
" It's possible they are inside." Rick said. He looked at her. " You ready to take the lead?" Rick asked as he handed Jillian a gun. Jillian laughed.
" Yeah, Officer Grimes I am. You better make sure you can keep up." She said.
