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Opening Up

Zoey sat in her chair in the cabin, watching out of the window at the bright sun, and she soaked it up. Every since she was a kid, she'd been a sun worshipper, and today was no exception. Of course, no birds sang in the trees, they were all Infected or dead, but the day had a nice summery feel to it; so much so, that Danny had gone off to play with Millie and Steven, who was 3, in Steven' and his aunt, Louise's cabin.

Zoey enjoyed the alone-time, but she was neurotic without Danny. Every time someone walked past, she thought it was to bring news that he had been hurt... or worse... he'd run off, and managed to get out.

However the alone-time didn't do any good for her memories. Without the distraction of Danny, Zoey's mind was forced to concentrate on her past, and flashes were brought to her head, the most prominent being Cole and Jeremy's leering faces.

"What's the matter, Princess? Not enjoying it?"

"I thought you like us, Sugar. You were acting real friendly to us earlier..."

"We not your type? Is that it, Love?"

"No, no no!" Zoey cried, as she slammed her fists against the side of her head. "Stop!" She sobbed. "Please, stop!" She fell to the floor, and curled into a ball, her tears flowing freely, her cries resonating throughout the hut.

It only took her half an hour to cry out her tears, and when she felt as if her eyes were completely dried up, and her throat was hoarse from crying, she made the split second decision to go and see Kayla. With the exception of Sam and Dean, Kayla had really taken Zoey and Danny under her wing, becoming as close to Zoey as a sister. It had been 2 weeks since Sam and Dean's rescue, and Zoey had really taken to Kayla's jokes, and she was always there when she needed someone.

She knocked on her door, and waited, but didn't get a reply. Worried, Zoey pushed the door open, to reveal Sam and Kayla in an embrace, tenderly kissing each other. Zoey had been at the camp long enough to learnt most of the patrol patterns, and knowing that Sam's patrol was about to start, combined with the sweetness of the kiss, she figured it was a goodbye. Sam broke away, and saw Zoey standing at the door.

"Oh!" Zoey panicked, as she slammed the door shut, and screwed her eyes up tight. "I'm so sorry!" She called through the door. She heard Sam open the door, and she walked in, clapping her hand across her eyes. "I swear, I didn't see anything!"Kayla laughed softly, and took Zoey's hand off her face.

"It's OK. You can look." She said, a little sadly. "I guess the cat's out of the bag now." She sighed.

"What?" Zoey asked in confusion. "I wouldn't tell anyone." She looked at both of their faces, and the relief that was so evident upon them. "I promise."

"Oh, Zoey!" Kayla cried as she threw her arms around Zoey's neck. "Thank you."

"I..." Sam started.

"Oh God!" Kayla muttered as she pulled away. "You have to go on patrol now." Sam nodded, and kissed Kayla's head gently. "Be safe." She whispered, tears in her eyes.

"I always am." Sam chuckled in return. "I'll see you in a few hours." He nodded to Zoey, and quickly walked out of the room.

"How long…" Zoey started.

"3 weeks, and 2 days." Kayla interrupted. "But that's not important right now." She said, spotting Zoey's bloodshot eyes. "What's the matter, honey?" She took Zoey's hand and pulled her onto the blankets on the floor.

"I…" Zoey's lip began to tremble. "It's stupid." She attempted to laugh.

"No, it's not." Kayla said softly. "Your face is telling me that it's not stupid, it's breaking your heart, isn't it?" Zoey nodded, and threw her arms around Kayla.

"I don't know what to do!" She cried into her shoulder. "I don't know who to turn to!"

"Hey, hey." Kayla comforted. "It's OK."

"No, it's not!" Zoey insisted. "I… I did something so wrong… I let them do it… I just lay there…and let them touch me!" She wailed, and Kayla froze, and pushed Zoey away. She held her face up, and pushed Zoey's hair out of her face.

"Who? Zoey, who touched you?" She demanded.

"These…these two guys…" She hiccupped. "Me and …and Danny… we were staying in a s…shop. They, said that it was me or Danny and… and… and…" She struggled to get the words out. "And, I couldn't let them… I… I did the right thing, didn't I? P…please tell me I did?!" She wailed again as she threw herself onto Kayla.

"Oh my God." Kayla whispered as she rocked her friend. "It's going to be OK." She soothed. "It's all going to be OK."


"I'm sorry." Zoey sniffed when she had done crying, and she just lay, hugging Kayla, taking comfort in the feeling of someone holding her.

"You listen to me, Zoey Bennet," Kayla said as she sat up. "Don't you ever be sorry for what they did to you. You did what was right for Danny, and so many people wouldn't have the courage that you showed, so don't you dare be sorry!" She instructed, so passionately, that Zoey wouldn't defy her.

"Thank you." She mumbled weakly. "I… I just feel that you, Danny and Millie are all I have." Kayla smiled sadly.

"That's not true. You have Sam and Dean, and they've both taken to you. I know they'd do anything to help." Zoey shuddered, and tried to hide it, but Kayla saw. "That's why you won't let them touch you, isn't it?" She asked softly, and Zoey nodded, wrapping her arms around her body. "They wouldn't hurt you. I promise that. I know they look scary, but they're kinda teddy bears, really." She laughed. "And I've never seen Dean look at a girl like he's looked at you. And that's saying something; he's the biggest man whore in the camp!" She giggled, and Zoey laughed as well.

"I… I don' think it would work." Zoey shrugged.

"Erm, why the hell not?!" Kayla asked. "He likes you, and you can tell me you don't like him, til the cows come home, but that look in your eyes whenever he talks to you, or whenever you suddenly go quiet when he is mentioned, tells me otherwise."

"Kayla," Zoey mumbled. "I'm damaged goods. Why," Her tears started to fall again, and she fought every fiber of her body to keep her composure. "Why would a guy like Dean, want a girl like me?" She looked away.

"I am going to kill the bastards who did this to you." Kayla threatened. "You, are an amazing person, this won't matter to Dean. He's not the sort of person to ditch a girl because of this. He really is a good guy." She assured.

"I'm just…" Zoey shrugged. "I'm just not ready yet." Kayla nodded in understanding, and brushed hair out of Zoey's eyes.

"OK, sweetie." She smiled, sadly. "I'm always here for you."

"I know." Zoey returned the smile, and decided to change the subject. "So, you and Sam?"

"Yeah." Kayla grinned, sensing that Zoey didn't want to talk about it anymore. "We don't want Dean to know, especially."

"How come?" Zoey asked.

"Sam's scared that he's going to be angry, because he's supposed to be concentrating on other things… and to be honest…. I'm worried that Dean won't approve of me." Kayla looked down and began to play with the frayed bits of cotton on the blanket.

"Kayla…" Zoey started.

"I know, I know, it's stupid, Sam keeps telling me. But, I just can't help it." She sighed sadly.

"So have you slept with him yet?" Zoey asked, genuinely curious as to exactly how close they could get to normal life in the camp.

"No," Kayla replied, sadly. "We thought it wasn't a good idea. I mean, we can hardly find food for the whole camp, let alone protection, and the last thing we need is for me to get pregnant. It wouldn't be fair to the baby, and to the rest of the camp. Life's hard enough as it is." Zoey nodded in understanding.

"Does Millie know?" She asked and Kayla narrowed her eyes.

"We are talking about my daughter, Millie, right? The Millie who tells everyone about every little thing, including when I was on my period?" Zoey laughed at the memory when Millie had announced this at breakfast to the majority of the camp.

"You may have a point there." She resigned, smiling.

"Damn right, I have a point." Kayla laughed. Zoey was about to ask another question, when Millie came charging in, and threw herself at her mother.

"Momma!" She cried. "I missed you!" She buried her head into Kayla's neck, and Danny came up to Zoey and hugged her as well.

"You OK kiddo?" Zoey asked. "Have fun?"

"Yeah!" Danny beamed. "Even if Steven is only 3"

"Good." Zoey smiled. "Right, say bye to Millie and Auntie Kayla." Danny kissed Kayla on the cheek, and shyly waved to Millie. Millie ran up, and placed a short kiss on his cheek, and Daniel went bright red. "C'mon Romeo." Zoey laughed, shaking her head as they walked out. "Bye Kayla! Bye Millie!" She called out.

They were interrupted by a screeching alarm, and Danny and Millie both cowered in fear.

"What the Hell is that?!" Zoey yelled over the noise, but her smiled faded, when she saw Kayla's terrified face. She pulled Millie closer to her.

"They're attacking." Kayla replied, her face completely pale.

"What? Who?!" Zoey hollered as Danny held onto her legs.

"The Infected. They're attacking..."


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