VPOV
I rode on my own horse behind Glenn and Maggie. We left a little bit later seeing as Maggie had to get my horse ready. It was beautiful, a black stallion. Her name, I couldn't remember, so I called her Shadow; not original, but I thought it suited her perfectly.
"You two okay?" Glenn asked, breaking the silence.
"We're fine." both Maggie and I answered at the same time. She turned to look at me and gave me a small smile before turning back around.
"I saw you back there." Glenn started, talking to Maggie. "The way you reacted when we killed the walker. Was that the first one you saw?"
I had wanted to ask her a similar question, and the fact Glenn was asking her made me feel better. This way if she didn't want to talk about it, I wouldn't ruin the friendship we had now.
She didn't answer, and Glenn took that as an invitation to keep talking. "I guess it's kinda a shock. You know being out on the road, we've seen a lot. Guess we've gotten a little numb to it."
She stopped the horse outside the pharmacy. "Guess so." she jumped off, Glenn following her.
"I'll keep watch out her. I'll yell if I see anything." I told them, staying on Shadow.
Maggie nodded as Glenn walked in. "Be careful, okay?"
"Don't worry about me." I smiled before she walked into the shop, leaving me outside by myself. And you know what? I was grateful for the alone time.
I sat on Shadow, petting her side and scratching her head. It was soothing, being able to just sit there and enjoy her company without having anything to worry about. I only ever really felt this relaxed when I was with Daryl...
Daryl Dixon. The redneck bad boy that I couldn't stop thinking about.
I wasn't stupid enough to think he felt the same way. As far as I was concerned he just stuck around me to make sure I was safe; after saving me so many times I guess we were friends now. I wanted more, but I didn't think it would happen.
We hadn't even talked about the kiss we shared after escaping the CDC. I wanted to. I wanted to know why he kissed me back. I wanted to know why we hadn't talked about it. I wanted to know if he felt anything. But asking him felt wrong. If he wanted to tell me, he would. It was none of my business otherwise.
"I guess you've got it easy girl." I mumbled to the horse as I slipped off of her. "No need to talk about your feelings. You just mate and move on... stupid human emotions." I kicked a near by rock.
...
On the way back to the farm I couldn't help but notice an awkwardness between Maggie and Glenn. He kept turning to Maggie with a look in his eyes like a school boy in love. While she looked at him like she had made a mistake... or at least that's what it looked like.
Whenever I tried to make conversation they just gave short one worded answers or ignored me all together. I looked to Maggie to see if she was okay, but she just mouthed that we'll talk later.
At that moment I guess I realised how important this friendship would be. Having another girl to talk to would help me out in more ways than I could think off. And vise versa. Now we could tell each other everything and not have to worry about being judged.
When we finally got back I jumped off the horse and handed Maggie the reins. "I'll see you inside later. I've just gotta get something first." I told her before moving towards my parents tent.
I went inside and quickly grabbed Carl's comic book he found while we were on the highway. I knew when he woke up he'd probably get bored easily, so I thought it would be nice to give it to him for something to do.
As I left the tent I bumped into someone who had been just standing there. Their hand grabbed my elbow to steady me. "You wanna tell me what's going on?"
I looked up to see Shane standing there. I tugged my arm away before stepping back. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"You and the farmer girl. You two seem awfully close... and she doesn't seem to like me. You tell her anything?"
I rolled my eyes then. "Back off Shane. What I do is none of your business... not anymore." I turned to walk away but he grabbed my arm and turned me back around.
"That's bull." he snapped, though kept his voice quiet. "You know I care about you. I love-"
"If you finish that sentence, I swear to god I will hurt you Shane. I don't care what I have to do, but I will make you regret it." I growled.
He just laughed. "You couldn't hurt me. Even if you tried." he stopped laughing then and looked down at me seriously, grabbing my wrist and pulling me closer. "And I don't want you going off anymore. You stick with the group. Stay where me and your dad know where you are."
"Shane let go of her 'fore I break your arm."
We both looked up to see Daryl walking over to us. Unlike Shane and I, he didn't try to keep his voice down, which got people to look over. With people watching, Shane let go of me and stepped back.
"Stop going off and leaving the group Vickie. You're stressing out your family, and they already have enough to deal with." Shane called as he walked off.
I turned to Daryl to see him looking at me with a slightly angry and surprised look. "You left?"
I rolled my eyes again and turned for the house, not bothering answering his question. In all honesty I didn't like disappointing him, so if I said nothing it would be fine. Well in theory...
Daryl caught up to me, walking by my side as I stormed off towards the house. "You left?" when I didn't answer, he grabbed my shoulder and stopped me before moving in front of me. "Why?"
"I went with Maggie and Glenn. I was fine." I tried to push past him.
He just kept a hold of me, not letting me move. "Are you crazy? What if something happened? What if you got hurt and there wasn't enough time to get you back? What if you were bitten by a walker? Did you ever think about what Rick and Lori would do? What about Carl? And me? God, I'd die if anything happened to you Vic. I swear." he snapped, his eyes holding more anger than surprise now. "I've already lost my brother. I don't want to lose you too!"
My eyes were wide as I watched him. "You really care that much?"
My question must have snapped him back to reality as the angry left his eyes and he realised what he said. He didn't say anything at first, just stood there looking at me, waiting to see if I'd laugh or something.
I guess he never expected me to smile. "I care about you too." I grabbed his hand. "I wanna show you something." I said before dragging him to the house.
DPOV
I couldn't believe what just happened. I don't know what shocked me more, the fact I told her or the fact she didn't laugh and walk away.
She dragged me into the house and then paused. "I have to give Carl something. I'll be right back." she smiled before walking off.
I thought about leaving. Just going back to my tent and leaving her to do whatever she wanted. It's not like she actually felt the same way. Sure she said she did, but I never told her how I really feel... I didn't even know how I really felt.
She came back and grabbed my hand, smiling, walking us to the room she had been staying in. This morning she had asked Hershel if he wanted her to be with the rest of our group, but he had said no. She was to stay in the house until she was healed.
She closed the door before moving to the drawers by the bed, and pulled something out.
"I'm not sure if you do smoke, but I found these. I know T-Dog does, and I'm sure there are others who'd want to share. But I wanted to give them to you. So, you know, you could relax or something. I don't know?" she mumbled, handing me a small box.
I looked down and grinned. "Smokes?"
She just shrugged. "It's the thought that counts."
I just shook my head and pulled my bag off of my shoulder before digging around the inside. When I felt what I was looking for I pulled it out and handed it to her. Her eyes lit up as she smiled.
"I noticed how you always brushed you hair at night and in the morning. Your brush was left at the CDC, so when I saw this on the highway I thought you might like it. I know it's somebody elses, and I don't know if it's clean... but it still works good." I shrugged, biting my thumb nail.
She looked up at me then, her smile gone. "Do you ever think about that kiss?"
VPOV
I watched Daryl as he looked at me, his eyes wide. I had obviously caught him off guard with the question, but I wanted to know and I was tired of waiting for him to speak first.
"I think about it... a lot. I think about you a lot too. And I'm tired Daryl. I'm tired of pretending that I'm okay. Because I'm not. But when I'm with you, at least I feel a little better." I shrugged looking away, my back facing him.
Suddenly he turned me around and pulled me to him, his lips crashing on to mine.
I gasped at the sudden contact but soon enough fell into the kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck as my stomach started to feel light, full of butterflies. My head spun, and I found my legs turning to jelly. His hands grasped my thighs before pulling my legs so they wrapped around his waist, pushing my body against his.
I pulled back to breathe, his lips moving to my jaw. I moaned, my hands running through his hair. His kisses started to get rougher as he sucked and nibbled on my skin, moving to my neck.
"You trying to mark me or something?" I moaned, holding his head closer to me.
He sucked harder and I knew that would leave a mark for later. "You're skins like silk. So soft." he mumbled against me.
I groaned at the sound of his voice, my hips starting to move against him. I could feel the bulge in his pants, growing with each second that went by. The feel of his excitement against me turning me on even more.
Suddenly I was pressed up against the wall, his hands massaging my thighs as he ground himself against me. I pulled his head back before pressing my lips against his.
His tongue slid over my lips and I couldn't resist giving him full access. I opened my mouth enough for his tongue to enter before it slid in my mouth running along the edges. I moaned once more, my tongue joining the dance.
He groaned this time and that was enough to push me over. I ripped his shirt open, sliding it off as my hands ran over his arms and chest. When I went to reach his back he pulled away.
"No."
I paused, my heart sinking. "I'm sorry." I looked away, putting my legs down.
He just grabbed me and pulled me back up. "That's not what I meant. I don't want to stop, you just can't touch my back."
I didn't think of asking questions, even though I wanted to. Instead he pressed his lips against mine once more.
I felt his hand reaching between us, flicking the button of my shorts undone. His lips moved away when he noticed I had frozen. "You okay?" he asked, his hand resting on my stomach.
"I-I'm a virgin." I mumbled, hiding my face in the crook of his neck.
His hand moved away then, moving to rest on my thigh. "We can stop. You don't owe me nothin'."
I nodded, still holding him. "I want to, I'm just nervous." I shrugged.
He grabbed my chin and lifted my head so I'd look at him. "I'll be gentle." he murmured, kissing the corner of my mouth. "But we don't have to do anything if you don't want to."
I nodded once more, pressing my lips against his, but this time, instead of the hungry desire filled kiss, this one was gentle and sweet.
He placed me down and I handed him his shirt that was lying by the ground. He nodded, putting it back on, but not stepping back. I helped him do the buttons up, my hands running along his chest.
He leaned down kissing my neck. I smiled, lifting my head to kiss him back. With the fire gone we were left with sweet gentle kisses that gave me goosebumps.
There was a knock on the door and suddenly Maggie walked in.
"Oh, god. I'm sorry." she mumbled, turning away before walking back out.
I grinned, looking up at Daryl who was looking at the door with an unreadable expression.
"She knows about Shane. About what happened at the CDC." I told him, my grin falling. "I told her after she noticed the way I spoke to him. She didn't want me to stay here with him if she was gone and so were you. So I went with her on a supply run because I thought I'd be safer."
He turned back to me though I still couldn't read his expression, so I went on. "I needed to tell someone, and a part of me knew I could trust her. So I told her everything." I shrugged, his hand cupping my cheek. "Daryl, I trust you with my life, and my family's too. But I can't tell them. And I guess telling Maggie helps, you know?"
He nodded, placing a kiss on my forehead. I had never really seen this part of Daryl. I mean I've seen him care about me and worry all the time. I knew he wasn't like this with anyone else, and I guess I knew that before. But it's like, after what just happened between us, everything was clearer.
"Come on." he stepped back, grabbing my hand. "Better go get some dinner."
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