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Daryl stayed back by their room for a few minutes. He couldn't walk around with his raging hard on so he waited until he calmed down a bit. When he finally made it to the front of the mansion, the whole group was gathered. His eyes found her right away and he felt his anger come up. She was standing with her hands behind her back while Jack was in front of her, talking to her. Daryl noted how Jack's eyes were roaming over her.
" So how did you hook up with a guy like that?" Daryl heard Jack asking her as he started to come up to them.
" What do you mean ' a guy like that'?" She asked. Jack laughed slightly.
" Come on, Jillian. You can tell he was a redneck before the outbreak. Look at how he dresses." Jack said, making Daryl falter back in his steps. Jillian shrugged her shoulders.
" I don't care if he was a redneck or a stock broker. He's an amazing man. I have never met anyone like him before. I love who he is, no matter what. You shouldn't judge him because of the way he dresses. I mean, I love his sleeveless shirts, his arms look so hot in them." She finished with a sigh. Daryl smiled as he came up to them. She jumped when he touched her lower back.
" I miss anythin?" He asked. She smiled up at him.
" No, we are actually waiting for Rick to get here." She said.
" So we didn't get to be officially introduced." Jack said. " I'm Jackson, or Jack, whatever you want to call me." He held out his hand. Daryl's eyes narrowed slightly but he took the guy's hand.
" Daryl." He said. Jack laughed.
" That figures." He said as he turned away.
" What the hell does that mean?" Daryl snapped. Jillian put her hands on Daryl's chest and pushed him slightly.
" Come on, Dixon, here comes Rick." She said. Daryl didn't take his eyes from Jack. " Dixon, look at me." She said. When he didn't, she reached up and took a gentle hold of his jaw. She forced his head down to look at her. " Look, Jack's is a dick. That's partly why him and I broke up. Fuck him. Don't worry about what he thinks. I love and adore you." She said.
" If he's such a dick than you callin him Jacks instead of Jack? That was your pet nickname for him, right?" Daryl snapped. Jillian frowned slightly as she dropped her hand from his face.
" What the hell are you mad at me for?" She asked. " It's not my fault one of my exs lives in the house we are staying at. I didn't plan this." She said.
" Stop callin him by Jacks. He said his name is Jack or Jackson. And don't hug him anymore. I didn't appreciate that." He snapped. She stepped away from him.
" And I don't appreciate your tone. You want me to stop doing something than you ask me, you don't command me. I am with you because I want to be, because I want you, not because you own me so fucking knock off this jealousy." She snapped.
" Alright everyone," Edward called from the stairs. Jillian was frowning and she crossed her arms over her chest as she turned away from him. " Let's start the tour outside."
" Jill," Daryl started as she started to follow everyone to the back of the mansion. He reached out and took her arm. " Jillian, look at me...please." Her shoulders sagged as she looked back at him. He pulled her to him then slipped one arm around her waist. " I'm sorry. I told you before, I ain't used to havin a girl like you want me. I'm just waitin for you to decided you're too good for me." She put a hand on the back of his neck and brought his forehead to hers.
" It's not going to happen so stop expecting it." She said softly.
" Please don't call him by that nickname and please don't hug him. It made me feel bad and it pissed me off." He admitted.
" I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I'm sorry. I was just excited to see someone else I knew."
" Did ya love him?" Daryl asked.
" No, I never fell in love with him." She said as she shook her head.
" You ain't just tellin me that?" He asked. She smiled.
" I won't do that."
" How is it you were with him for almost two years and you didn't fall in love with him?" Daryl asked as they took hands. They stayed at the back of group, talking quietly together.
" I just didn't. That was the other reason we broke up. He told me he loved me but I just never felt the same." She said.
" So you have known me for under a year and you think you're in love with me? How does that work?" Daryl asked.
" I don't know, you tell me. You feel the same." She said.
" I can't say why. I just do." He said. She was bring her other hand up to hold his arm. She moved closer to him and rested her head against his shoulder.
" When it's the right person, it's the right person. Do you think you're in love with me?" She asked.
" I ain't got to think it. I know it." He said. She started rubbing his arm.
" I feel the same. I don't think I'm in love with you, I know I am." He glanced down at her as they walked outside. She continued rubbing his arm while she squeezed his hand with her other hand. He sighed as he looked away. He took his hand from her. He slipped his arm around her shoulders. Jillian smiled and put her arm around his waist as she leaned her head against his chest.
They continued walking around the grounds of the mansion with everyone else but neither one paid attention. He kept his head bent low and they talked quietly together. She kept a tight hold of his waist while her other hand played with the buttons on his shirt. A few times he'd take her hand and bring it to his mouth, brushing a kiss against either her open palm or her fingers while he listened to her talk. He'd put it back on his chest when it was his turn to talk.
Jack hung back, his eyes on Jillian and Daryl. Sometimes Daryl would say something to her that made her smile brightly up at him or she'd laugh softly which made Daryl grin down at her. Other times, they just kept their heads together, barely paying attention to what was going on around them. Jack shook his head at the scene. Daryl was completely different from him. Jack knew he was the American Eagle type of guy and Daryl was a find some clothes in the dumpster kind of guy. Jack couldn't understand how she went from him to that. He didn't like the way she looked at Daryl either, like he was only man in the world. She had never looked at Jack like that and he was pissed. There was no reason she should be with Daryl and not him.
