Beth entered the bathroom and let out a little gasp as she sat down her new clothes. This bathroom looked nothing that anything she had ever seen before. She still didn't think all of this was real, that Daryl and Maggie were right outside the shut door behind her. Just this morning she was out in the woods, with Morgan. She shut her eyes as she turned slowly in front of the mirror, mentally trying to prepare herself for what she was going to see. She had not seen the two scars original scars that Dawn gave her since the hospital and she had not seen the last one at all. Morgan was always the one that would clean it and bandage it back up. As she slowly opened her eyes, she gasped at the sight of herself. She knew she was dirty, but this was an understatement. She had dried stuff all over her, not knowing anymore if it was mud, dirt, or blood.

As she slowly raised her hand to the scar on her cheek and the one on her forehead, she winced remembering when Morgan took them out for her. He tried to be so careful, but they had nothing for the pain and they had both been tender. She had held it together though, only letting one stray tear betray her. She gently took her fingers toward the tape holding the small piece of gauze that was covering her one of her newest wounds and sucked in a breath before she pulled it away. She let the breath out when she saw that it seemed to be healing fine, as did the exit wound, even though she could barely make it out herself. She would have to see if Daryl or Maggie would clean it for her after her shower. As she looked at herself in the mirror, she gripped the front of the sink as she let her appearance sink into her. Did she look like a monster now? Would people look at her differently because of them, or would they be scared of her? As she looked at herself and all of these thoughts came to her, other thoughts did as well. What if her family was scared of her now? What if Judith didn't want to be near her because of the scars? What if Daryl didn't want to look at her because of the scars? She tried to shake those thoughts off. She knew, just by the little time since she entered the gates and she saw him that he didn't look at her any less, in fact he was looking at her more. There was something in his eyes, that same something she started to see that night in the funeral home but now more intense. Butterflies started flying in her stomach at the thought of those eyes and how he looked at her. She tried shaking those thoughts away, tried shaking the hope that Daryl cared more about her than just a member of the family out of her head as she sighed and started taking off her disgusting clothes. She threw them in a muddy pile in the middle of the floor and entered the shower. The feel of the water alone made Beth squeal but then the hot water came on and she swore she had never felt anything more amazing, except for maybe being in Daryl's arms. She smiled as she thought about those arms and started cleaning all of the mud and dirt and blood off of her body, also cleansing her soul just a little.

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"How is she?" Daryl asked as he walked up the stairs and found Maggie sitting on the floor in front of the bathroom door. Maggie looked up at him and smiled, tears streaming down her face.

"Is this real Daryl? Is she really here? I just can't….I mean I can't believe…" Maggie started as the tears came flowing more down her face. Daryl moved to the wall across from her and slid down to be sitting as well. As he caught her eye, he shook his head.

"I don't know" he replied with a shrug "She's tough" he added as he smirked a little at Maggie and looked toward the bathroom door.

"Yeah, yeah she is" Maggie said with a smile then turned as they both heard the front door open.

"I'll go, you stay with 'er. But tell 'er where I am" Daryl said as he stood. Maggie nodded as she watched him walk off, knowing that whatever this was between her sister and the quiet redneck was something she was ok with. She also knew that she would spend her last days trying to repay Daryl Dixon for everything he did for her sister.

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Beth opened the bathroom door feeling 10 pounds lighter and so damn clean, to find Maggie sitting on the floor in front of the door. She had to admit she was a little let down that Daryl was not out there with her, but she tried to shrug it off.

"He just walked downstairs" Maggie said as she saw the expression on her sister's face. 'Guess I didn't hide it as well as I thought I did' Beth thought to herself.

"Oh ok. Do you think you could help me with my bandage?" Beth asked softly to her sister, holding out some gauze and tape she found. Maggie jumped up immediately and took it from her hand, walking back into the bathroom with her.

"These clothes fit really good, who's did you say they were again?" Beth asked as her sister started to place some antibiotic cream on the two wounds, causing her to wince just a little bit.

"Sorry!" Maggie exclaimed, Beth shaking her head that it was ok. "They are Rosita's. I thought you two would be around the same size" Maggie said as Beth looked down at the clothes. Maggie had gotten her a pair of short camo shorts and a brown tank top.

"She isn't going to mind?" Beth asked as she looked back up at her sister, catching the glint in her sisters green eyes.

"Not at all. When I told her what had happened and that they were for you, she was very willing. I think you will like the new people. Rosita is really strong and beautiful. Her boyfriend Abraham is a good guy, just a little gruff at times and Eugene is strange but sweet. There is also Tara, who is really friendly, we have gotten really close with them." Maggie said as she taped the small pieces of gauze to Beth's head and then moved her hair to cover up the exit wound.

"You look beautiful Bethy" Maggie said as she pulled her toward her and held her close. Beth gently patted her sisters back and then pulled away quickly, still not used to being touched so much.

"Come on, everybody is down stairs and cannot wait to see or meet you" Maggie exclaimed excitedly. Beth could feel the swirling emotions in her stomach. Yes she wanted to see her family, she had missed them all so much but also she didn't know how she was going to do in a room full of people. Just the thought was making her uneasy, but she put on a smile for Maggie and followed her out of the bathroom.

As she walked down the stairs and caught site of Daryl leaning up against the wall toward the porch, her fear started to leave. When he raised his head to look at her, the fear went away completely. His eyes scanned her up and down, taking in all of her. He wasn't sure if he should cuss Rosita or hug her for letting Beth wear those shorts of hers. Damn, her legs looked like they went on forever.

"Oh my god, I didn't want to believe it" Carol exclaimed, pulling him out of his thoughts and causing a blush to come across Beth's cheeks as she realized that they both had been staring. Carol came toward her as she hit the last step and pulled her close, holding her tight. "Are you ok?" Carol asked as she threw a knowing glance at Daryl.

"I'm fine, really. How are you doing? Did you heal completely?" Beth asked as she pulled away a little and looked at the older woman. Carol smiled a little and placed her hand on her cheek.

"I'm fine Sweetheart, thanks to you. I know you saved me in there" she said softly, causing Beth to shake her head.

"You saved yourself, I was just there" Beth said slowly, knowing that Carol didn't buy any of it. She felt hands on her shoulder and turned to see Glenn who embraced her strongly.

"Missed you too Brother – In –Law" she said with a giggle when he wouldn't let go of her. Next she hugged Sasha and softly told her how sorry she was about Ty and Bob. She felt Sasha gasp a little and cling to her a little harder before she let her go and turned away from the group. She then heard a clearing of the throat and turned to see Noah. She smiled brightly as she flung her arms around him and held onto him.

"I'm so sorry Beth, I am so sorry" he said over and over as they hugged each other. She looked up while she was hugging him, making eye contact with Daryl. When she did, she saw something that she didn't recognize cross his eyes before he turned away from her. She raised an eyebrow a little and then pulled away from Noah.

"You have nothing to be sorry for. None of that was your fault. I'm glad that you found them" she said as she rubbed his arm and then turned to Michonne, who pulled her into a tight embrace. As Beth held her, she noticed something was missing.

"Where is your sword?" she asked as she pulled away. Michonne tilted her head toward the mantle and sitting above it was her sword. Beth was about to say something about it when she heard a gurgle and a giggle that she would know anywhere. She turned to see the most beautiful bundle sitting in Rick's arms. She walked slowly over to her, worried that she might be scared of her scars or not remember her, but when Judith looked up at her, she automatically reached out for her. As she tried squirming out of Rick's arms to get to Beth, she grabbed her gingerly and held her in her arms. As the little girl wrapped her arms around Beth's neck and nuzzled close, the tears started flowing down Beth's face. She looked around at everybody, all the people she loved and the new people she had not been introduced to yet and she felt home. But she realized that somebody was missing.

"Where is Morgan?" she asked Rick as she choked back a sob.

"He is taking a shower in the downstairs bathroom. He should be out soon" Rick said with a smile as he took Judith back from Beth so she could meet the rest of the people.

"This is Rosita and Abraham" Maggie said as she led Beth over to a very tall redhead and a little tiny latin girl. She turned and cocked an eyebrow at Daryl, finally realizing how they were able to carry Daryl away from the car.

"It's nice to meet you Beth" Rosita said as she shook her hand. Beth smiled back at her and then smiled at Abraham as he extended his hand.

"Abraham Ford. It's a pleasure Miss Greene" he said kindly as he shook her hand.

"This is Eugene" Maggie said as she turned her toward a nerdy looking guy with a mullet. When he looked at her, she could see the blush form on his cheeks and then he looked down at the floor.

"It's nice to meet you Beth. And can I just say that all the flowers in the world pale in comparison to your beauty." He said as he shook her hand. She heard Daryl let out a low growl from behind her and she sweetly smiled at Eugene and pulled her hand away, not missing the elbow that Rosita passed him as she nodded toward Daryl. Eugene locked eyes with the hunter and then turned a shade of white that Beth didn't recognize. She turned to look at Daryl and felt a heat rise in her at his appearance. He had taken a stance, his fists clenched and his eyes boring holes into Eugene. His eyes locked on hers after a moment and she smiled. When she did, she could see the tension immediately leave him and he turned to walk outside.

"And this is Tara" Maggie said as she walked up beside Tara and slipped her arm around her waist. Beth watched the interaction for a moment, observing that both her sister and Tara were really close.

"It's great to meet you Beth. Maggie has told me so much about you. It's like you're my sister too" Tara said as she held out her fist. Beth looked at her for a moment and raised an eyebrow at Maggie but then fist bumped Tara. "Cool" Tara exclaimed as she pulled Beth in for a hug, causing Beth to tense up. Tara could feel it under her and let her go automatically.

"I'm so sorry Beth. Sometimes, I have boundary issues" Tara said, a look of sadness on her face.

"It's ok, I'm just gunna get some air really fast" Beth said, shooing her sisters hands away as she turned toward the door she saw Daryl walk out of. She needed just a little bit of air, it was getting to cramped inside. When she walked out, she took a few deep breaths and leaned up against the railing, looking out into the street.

"Ya al'right?" she heard his gruff voice ask her, causing her to jump just a little as she turned to find him sitting against the railing.

"Yeah, it just got a little too much, ya know?" she said as she sat down beside him and slowly leaned her head on his shoulder. When she didn't feel him tense up under her, she was able to relax herself.

"Daryl?" she asked after a few moments of them just sitting in silence.

"Mmm" he replied as he turned to look at her.

"Why was Maggie not in the hallway that day?" she asked softly

"You should ask her that" he mumbled. He did not want to be the one that told her that her sister didn't believe she was alive and had left, even after he had told her she was.

"I'm asking you. I trust you more than anybody in that room. Please tell me" she asked softly as she took his hand into hers. He sighed as he intertwined their fingers and started moving his thumb over her hand. Why did she have to say she trusted him more than anybody else. If he was being honest with himself, he would say the same thing about her. She knew more things about him than anybody ever did, even Merle.

"She had left with Abraham, Rosita, Tara, Eugene and Glenn to go to DC. Back then Eugene was telling everybody that he had the cure to all of this. But the damn mullet lied. But when I came back with Noah to come and save you and Carol, she was gone." Daryl said quietly as he continued to gently rub Beth's hand.

"Did you tell her I was alive?" she asked softly, already knowing the answer to the question but needing to voice it.

"Mmm. Told her you were taken but you were alive. But in her defense, she didn't know I had found you when she left" Daryl added, trying to ease the pain a little.

"Oh" she said softly as she wrapped her other hand around Daryl's arm and snuggled into him more. She was trying to see the bigger picture, but she was fuming right now at Maggie. She didn't want to go off right now though because she had just gotten back, so she clung to Daryl to try to give her strength, calm her nerves. It was helping until she heard her sister speak up from the door.

"Get your stuff so you can come home with us Bethy"