Chapter 9
The next morning Beth felt sore.
Daryl patted her shoulder consolingly.
"You were very brave yesterday. It will be easier next time", he said.
Beth nodded with a smile. Then they ate breakfast together. They both were silent, but this silence was pleasant.
After the breakfast Daryl made on inventory of their supplies.
"We need more food. I'll do a little hunting trip now. Let's drive forward after that. And let's try to look through a couple of supermarkets on the way too", he planned.
"In the near future I'll teach you how to use knives to defend yourself. Let's get couple of those for you soon", he suggested.
"I'll also teach you how to drive this car, so that you won't be helpless with it. It's big and there is a manual gearbox, but it's not rocket science."
Beth nodded.
She was eager to learn more about the knives. She was already a pretty good shooter, but with firearms the ammo was always limited. She needed more ways to defend herself. She thought about Ben and shuddered.
Before he left Daryl parked the car between dense trees so that it was hard to see from the direction of the main road.
"I'll camouflage the door against the walkers with Ben's tarpaulin before I go. While I'm gone…", the hunter started.
"I'll stay inside, keep the door shut and curtains down. I will not open the door to anyone and I'll keep my gun close all the time. And I will not get drunk, I promise", Beth listed smoothly.
The hunter grinned.
"Good girl", he noted.
It was hard to see him go, but this time Beth didn't protest. She understood now that Daryl left her for hours because he had to, not because he wanted to. It was a necessity.
Beth Greene was truly becoming an adult.
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Daryl returned in the late afternoon carrying a young deer on his shoulders. He had to work a couple of hours more to get it skinned and cut in pieces, so they decided not to drive forward until the next day.
"Tonight we will celebrate with fresh fillet of deer", Daryl suggested and Beth nodded.
While working Daryl couldn't help but to think about the previous night.
Sleeping with Beth.
He was still stunned by the pleasure. It had been the most enjoyable sexual experience of his life. Beth was so beautiful, so perfect. But it was more than that. One moment she was incredibly brave, the next so delicate and sensitive. Daryl loved her laugh, the sparkle in her blue eyes, her little sharp-sighted jokes.
She is way out of my league, the hunter thought. This is kind of like that old fairytale - the princess and the swineherd - he figured with a smile.
The end of the world truly and literally makes strange bedfellows, he concluded.
Daryl realized something else too. His own principle - to protect Beth, not to sleep with her - seemed distant now. Actually all he could think about was making love to her again. He felt pressure in his crotch just by thinking about it.
If she wants to do it again, I will not be strong enough to say no.
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After the dinner Beth looked at Daryl with serious face.
"Guess what? I'm not that sore anymore. I'd like you to teach me more", she said frankly.
Daryl coughed.
"Really?"
"I don't know how many chances I have left. This is the apocalypse, remember?" Beth said and stood up. She stepped to Daryl and put her hand in his crotch boldly.
"It seems to me that you'd like it too", she joked when she felt his body reacting to her touch.
"You're an incredible girl, Beth", Daryl said looking at her astonished.
"Please don't call me that, Daryl. I'm a woman now", Beth said and started to open the buttons of her blouse slowly.
The hunter stepped to her and kissed her exposing skin greedily.
Soon they both were naked. Daryl took Beth on his arms and carried her to bed. Beth giggled a bit when he laid her on the bed and kissed her belly button playfully.
Then he kneeled on the bed between her legs.
"I'll show you something new now. Open yourself", he commanded hoarsely.
Beth hesitated.
"It's ok, you'll see", Daryl encouraged her.
"You're still a bit sore, so we will have to get ya as open and wet as possible. This is the best way to do it, trust me", he whispered.
Finally Beth obeyed a bit reluctantly and spread her legs. This felt more intimate than anything they did the night before. Daryl glanced at her face soothingly and bent his head down. He parted her outer lips gently and licked her swollen clit powerfully, tasting her salty flavour for the very first time.
Beth cried out.
The pleasure was so immediate, so strong. It was hard to stay still. Daryl didn't give her mercy. He swirled his tongue rapidly over her clit, again and again until Beth felt that she couldn't take it no more.
She whined, but Daryl kept torturing the most sensitive parts of her body deliciously. He kept it going until Beth climaxed strongly arching her back, pushing her lower body downwards to meet his mouth.
Only after that Daryl raised his head and smiled at her triumphantly. At that moment he seemed incredibly beautiful and wild in Beth's eyes.
Then Daryl stopped for a moment just to put the condom on.
Meanwhile Beth was wide open in front of him. The strange thing was that she felt no shame, no need to press her knees together. She wanted him to look at her.
When Daryl finally entered her, her strongest feeling was pure joy.
He was relieved to see that they were a much better match this time. Beth was still tight, but so wet and swollen now that he could thrust into her with ease. Her tightness was enjoyable, not hampering anymore.
They moved together beautifully - in a rhythm that was as old as the human species.
When Daryl quickened his pace towards the end Beth started to feel orgiastic vibration in her crotch and her belly.
Daryl felt that too.
He knew now that she was close. Just a few thrusts more, and they came together with joy.
At the very last moment Beth cried out his name.
She was so sated that this time it was her turn to fell asleep first. She curled against his side and closed her beautiful eyes. Soon she was breathing steadily, a hint of a smile still lingering on her lips.
In her sleep she looked so young and frail that Daryl felt guilty.
What am I doing? he wondered.
Loving her with all I have, he answered to himself.
It's because I can't stay away from her.
I just … can't.
