Chatper 7: You're Going to Need it.

"Well," Nicole started as she watched the men fickle with the RV's engine. "that didn't last very long.

"Get used to it, girl." Andrea shook her head, smiling.

Darkness was about to fall when Dale's RV broke down. Watching them bicker over who was right couldn't have been more entertaining.

Daryl walked over from his motorcycle and wiped off the excess sweat from his brow. He then unbuttoned one more button from his sleeveless flannel shirt to air himself out.

Well, ok. There may have been one more thing she could've found more entertaining.

"It's a blown head gasket." She stated, her eyes still on Daryl. When he gave her his attention, she stood her ground.

"I told you." Glenn mumbled.

"Man, shut up!" Shane snapped.

Nicole refused to look away. She wasn't sure what came over her, but it was possible that those three shots of Turkey 101 were hitting her. As the bickering continued, the two stood on opposite sides of the war, having a stare down. His mouth opened slightly, as if he wanted to stay something, but it closed again.

"Might as well set up camp here," Lori drawled. "those boys are not going to fix this tonight."

"So how much further to Philadelphia?" Nicole smirked, still staring at Daryl. She heard Andrea and Lori giggle before leaving her be.

She tilted her head slightly and smiled at him. Daryl looked around to make sure they weren't putting on a show before setting his gaze back at her.

She started to walk away, looping her thumb around the strap of her bag. "I'm going to go look around for some supplies we may need."

"Are you sure that's the bes-" Lori started but was interrupted by Andrea's halting hand.

The two women watched Nicole walked away...Daryl close behind.

"Are you ready?" Nicole asked.

"I was born ready, girl."

The two kept their gaze on each other until Nicole finally yelled, "GO!"

Daryl threw his head back with the bottle of whiskey emptying down his throat. He took five full gulps before giving up and wiping his mouth.

"Almost half," Nicole commented. "I'm impressed."

"If we were at an actual bar, I would drink you under the table." Daryl slurred a little.

"Is that a promise?" she asked softly, with undertones of amusement. Nicole started circling her finger around the opening of the bottle. The both sat across from each other as she leaned against a tree.

"You wouldn't last an hour where I'm from, girl." he said. "You may be all (hiccup) rough and shit out here, but the guys I knew would eat you up."

"You're drunk."

"You're sexy."

She started giggling at how ridiculous they both sounded. As she caught her breath, she noticed Daryl was dead quiet. She was worried for a millisecond that he heard walkers headed their way.

"How much is left?" he asked, sounding as sober as he did before she poured alcohol down his throat.

She leaned forward, a bit closer to him, and looked down between her legs where she rest the bottle. "There should be about one more shot left."

"D'ya want it?" He asked.

"Oh, I've had enough." she shook her head. "It's all yours."

He reached between her legs and slowly pulled the bottle out. One of his hands rested on her knee. He started stroking it with his thumb and he leaned in closely. "Are you sure?" he whispered.

Nicole could smell the whiskey from his breath. It was intoxicating.

Literally.

She put her hand to his cheek and reveled the feeling of his stubble under her fingers. Daryl suddenly turned his head and softly kissed the palm of her hand. He continued to kiss up to her wrist and trailed his tongue to the inside of her forearm. With unexpected force, he pulled her in and began kissing and nibbling at her neck.

Nicole held him close, her fingers tangled in his mussed up hair. Uncrossing her legs, she started wrapping them around his waist. He welcomed the invitation and held her close. She manipulated their bodies so that she was on top. Before their lips could meet, he rolled her over again, keeping the bottle of whiskey still in tact.

She looked up at him, confused. He straddled her, his eyes somehow darker, overcome with drunken lust. Daryl started kissing her chest. He slid her tank top up to expose her entire abdomen. He started making little circles with the tip of his tongue. He felt her take a deep breath as he kept teasing her, kissing along the waistband of her jeans.

Taking the bottle of whiskey in his hand, he slowly started pouring it on her stomach, amused at her reaction to the liquid. He started lapping it all up, slowly, awakening every single muscle in her body. She grabbed his hair, begging him to stop teasing.

"Come here." she commanded.

"I'm not done." he mumbled. He kissed right below her belly button before handing her half a shot. "Drink this." He requested.

Nicole sat up with her elbows as she took the bottle from him, still feeling a little shaky.

"You're going to need it." he smirked before she felt the button of her jeans come undone.

A/N: I'm sorry for the delay, but college and adult life has been keeping me busy. ...Being a grown-up is stupid. On the bright side...PLEASE don't lose respect for me as I mutate into a fan girl. LISTEN TO MY STORY:

Norman Reedus has followed me on twitter.Now I know he's been doing that to some of his fans lately, so I just thought "Cool, he took the time to click "follow" next to my name". But alas, Norman continued to amaze me. I tweeted shortly before he followed me: "Late thursday night means Guiness and Boondock Saints. When I grow up and become Irish, I want to be Boondock Saint."

HE MESSAGED ME BACK REPLYING: we could use more saints.

Me (after initial shock...which lasted about 2 hours): but i'm not irish.

Norman: you can stay in the getaway car.

ME: fair enough.

...JESUS. CHRIST. I feel like the biggest dork in the world. Of course it happened at work where all my co-workers made fun of me. Did I mention I work as a bartender at a comedy club? I'm surrounded by men. No one would understand!

But this is the event that transpired me to write another chapter. It's short, but I hope worth your read. I also hope you all review and tell me what you think about the intimacy that's been introduced between the two. =)