As with all things that start out good, something bad almost always happens. Daryl, Marie and Aaron had some trouble on their first run together, but they made it back also bringing back with them a man named Morgan who turns out knew Rick. However, when they got back there was chaos and they witnessed Rick shoot and kill a man named Pete who was the community doctor and husband of Jessie, the woman who cut Rick's hair.

That wasn't the only bad thing. Rick and Morgan found a quarry full of Walkers that were going to break out any time. It was blocked only by a few semi trucks and there were at least a thousand Walkers in it, all herded together. Good thing was Rick already had come up with a plan: they would lead the Walkers away from Alexandria, taking them at least 20 miles away should they do this right.

Marie stood leaning against the wall next to Daryl who sat on the window sill. They were all gathered in Deanna's house, listening as Rick told them all of what he had found and of his plan was to deal with this problem. Only thing that made her nervous was that Rick just said that Daryl was going to be the one to lead them away on his bike.

"I'm riding with him." She spoke up to Rick the moment she got the chance, making sure to be just stern enough in her tone. "No way am I letting him do this without me being there to watch his back."

Rick nodded like he expected her to say that, like he knew she would.

Marie glanced at Daryl and saw the look he was giving her, a look that said he didn't want her to come because he didn't want her in danger but that he also appreciated her volunteering to watch his back. She gave him as small encouraging smile as she heard Sasha and Abraham also volunteer to ride beside them in the car Aaron usually drives.

Later that night, Daryl and Marie stood in their house talking about what had transpired that day.

"I don't want you out there Marie, its gonna be way too dangerous." Said Daryl, preferring she stay behind.

"I don't care, I'm not letting you do this without me. You're not gonna have any protection on your bike, you need someone with you that can watch your back in case something goes wrong." Said Marie.

"Sasha and Abraham will be in a car next to me." Said Daryl.

"Not the whole time! You're gonna have a herd of Walkers on your ass, you need someone riding behind you to make sure none of them get too close." Argued Marie. She wasn't stepping down from this.

Daryl heaved a sigh before walking over to the couch and sitting down, chewing nervously on his thumb.

Marie walked over and kneeled down in front of her best friend.

"Look, I know you wanna protect me Dar, that you want me safe and I get it, but I want you safe too. I wanna protect you same as you wanna protect me. I don't wanna lose you again, I can't. You and Cas are all I have left. Don't make me stay here and worry whether or not something has happened to you." Said Marie, her hands gently placed on his knees.

Daryl looked at her thoughtfully. On the one hand, he wanted to stay behind where she was safe, on the other he would feel a hell of a lot better if he had her riding on the bike behind him, watching his back.

Marie watched Daryl silently, seeing him fighting with himself over whether to let her tag along or not, she could tell by the look he had on his face right now. She stayed silent, letting him make the decision on his own. She had made her argument.

"Alright, but if you're coming you do as I say." Said Daryl.

Marie couldn't help but smile.

"Yes sir Mr. Dixon, no questions asked." She said, giving him a quick peck on the cheek, sitting down next to him.

"Stop." Daryl told her.

"What? I'm just saying that I will do as you say out there. And I won't argue either, even if I don't agree. I'll be a good girl." Said Marie.

Daryl snorted.

"What? I'm a freakin' angel honey." Said Marie, pretending to be offended by Daryl's snort of laughter.

Daryl snorted again, a little harder this time, a small grin ghosting on his lips. He loved giving her a hard time.

Marie gave him a playful shove, but she was smiling. She loved when he was playful with her, he showed that he had another side to him that he didn't show everyone else. It was almost like he saved it for her.

Just then, Cassie came storming through the door, anger clearly set on her features. Marie and Daryl stood up rather quickly as she slammed the door closed.

"What do you think you're doing?" She spit venomously at her sister.

"What're you talking about?" Asked Marie, confused.

"I just heard from Eric. You're going out there? You're gonna help lead that herd? Are you insane?!" Yelled Cassie.

"It'll be fine Cas, we'll lead them away from Alexandria and..." Began Marie.

"Fine?! It is not gonna be fine! You're risking your life when you don't need to, just so you can attempt to keep him safe!" Cassie shouted, cutting off her sister, pointing at Daryl as she finished.

"It's not just about keeping him safe Cas. He's risking his life to help keep all of us safe, so I'm gonna risk mine to keep him safe so we can make sure that we are all safe. If that herd gets out and makes it here, we could all die and I don't wanna see that happen." Stated Marie, trying to get her sister to see reason.

"And what if something happens to you out there? What am I supposed to do? I don't know any of these people, how am I going to trust them to keep me safe if you aren't here?" Asked Cassie.

"Cas, I know no one here would let anything happen to you while I'm gone. And I am coming back. You know that Daryl would never let anything happen to me." Marie told her sister calmly.

Cassie scoffed than stalked off to her room, closing the door hard.

Marie couldn't stop the sigh that left her. She hated when her sister was mad her, even if it wasn't very often. She looked over at Daryl and noticed the look of guilt.

"Dar, please don't. It's not your fault. It was my choice, she'll understand eventually." She told him.

Daryl just nodded, trying to hide the guilt he felt. He felt like he was driving a wedge between the sisters. And that was something that he did not want to do. He felt like this once before, when they were younger. It had seemed to him that the more time she spent with him, the more distance she put between her and Cassie. And here he felt like history was repeating. He also knew they didn't exactly have time to discuss it with her.

"Hopefully while we're gone, she'll cool down and I can talk to her when we get back." Said Marie.

"What if we don't?" Asked Daryl.

"Don't what? Don't come back?" Asked Marie and she watched Daryl nod. "We will, gonna take more than a herd of Walkers to convince me otherwise."

Daryl made note of how confident Marie sounded, yet deep down in her voice he also caught a hint of how nervous she was about tomorrow.

"Hey." He spoke up, getting her attention. "I ain't gonna let nothin' happen to ya. You're gonna make it back here, we're all gonna make it back. You hear me?" He spoke softly but firmly.

Marie nodded, managing a small smile before she walked over and gently wrapped her arms around his waist, noting how he tensed but then quickly relaxed, placing his arms loosely around her.

"What would I do without you?" Marie asked him with slight humor.

"Surprised you made it this far without me." Teased Daryl, which only got him a slap on the chest from Marie but she was smiling at him.

Just then, they were interrupted by a knock at the door. It sounded urgent. Daryl walked over to the door and opened it. On the other side stood Eric and Aaron.

"Hey, what're you guys doing here?" Asked Marie as Daryl stepped aside to allow the two men to enter than shutting the door behind them.

"Marie, I just wanted to say that I am so sorry that I told, I didn't mean to." Said Eric quickly.

"Eric, slow down. It's alright, you did nothing wrong." Said Marie.

"So, what, your sister isn't pissed?" Asked Aaron.

"Oh no, she's plenty pissed. Locked herself in her room. But she would have reacted the same regardless of who told her." Said Marie.

"Is there anything we can do? Maybe I could talk to her?" Eric asked her.

"She's gotta calm down on her own time, it's no good trying to talk to her 'til then." Said Marie. She paused, a thought occurring to her. "But there is one thing you guys could do for me."

"Name it." Spoke Eric.

"Keep an eye on her while I'm gone, make sure she stays safe." Marie requested. She knew it was asking a lot but she also knew it'd make her feel better and less inclined to worry about her sister when she needed to be focused on what her and Daryl needed to do.

"What the ones from your group that're staying?" Asked Aaron.

"Carol is gonna have her hands full with Carl and Lil Asskicker." Daryl told them.

"And Maggie will have her hands full with Deanna, and I don't trust Father Gabriel. Plus Rosita is gonna be keeping herself busy teaching some of the people how to defend themselves. I'd trust no one else with her safety." Said Marie.

Aaron and Eric looked at one another, shared a look than looked back at Marie with smiles.

"We'd be happy to look out for her for you." Said Eric.

"Thank you." Said Marie, breathing a sigh knowing her sister would be safe while she was away.

After finishing talking, Aaron and Eric went home while Marie and Daryl decided to get some rest.