A/N: I am so sorry this took so long. Life is crazy, thank you for hanging in with me and let me know what you think.

He opened the hotel room door and they both came through the door like the place was on fire. They couldn't get in there fast enough. Before he even shut the door he was pulling his shirt off and so was she. Then she was stepping out of her skirt and heading to the bathroom.

He shucked off his pants and stood there in his boxers watching her. He would never get tired of watching her. She was beautiful from her head to her toes and he was one lucky bastard.

She took off her bra tossing it over at him and it hit him in the side of the face. This was why he loved her so much, he never knew what she was going to do.

She turned in the door way and looked back at him giving him a little smile. "You coming or what."

Carol winked at him and walked in the bathroom, he was behind her in an instant with all his clothes off and his hands were roaming over her stomach. He pulled her back against him and she could feel how hard he was already.

"How's this." He said squeezing her against himself and lifting the hair off her neck to kiss behind her ear.

She wiggled out of his grasp and opened the shower door to turn on the water. Once it was hot enough she stepped inside under the water and let out a hum of pleasure. He stepped in behind her and got under the spray, wrapping his arms around her.

Daryl pulled her against him, both of them just enjoying the feel of the water on their bodies. They stayed like that a while and then her was kissing her neck.

He knew that she loved that he reached for the soap and lathered up his hands then handed the soap to her. He settled his hands on her belly and ran them over her slick skin, his mouth was still on her neck and she could feel his breath on her.

She never wanted to go back, if it wasn't for Sophia she wouldn't. Daryl was her life now and she wouldn't be without him.

"Sweetheart." He said as his hands were traveling down her body. "I want you to close your eyes and relax into me."

She allowed her head to fall back into him and rest against his shoulder.

"I can tell you're thinking and I don't want you thinking right now, just feeling." He whispered as his tongue made its way down her neck. She let out a sigh of complete and utter pleasure. "Just think about me and you. For just a little while longer."

His hands traveled lower and he smiled against her ear as her breath hitched. Between his voice and being in the shower with him. She was on fire and he was moving his hands slow on purpose, she knew it.

"Daryl, stop teasing me." She said knowing he would have her beg, he got off on it.

"Tell me what you want Carol. "He whispered to her while running his tongue over the shell of her ear.

She squirmed trying to move his hand lower where she wanted it.

"Tell me. Carol and I'll give it to you." He sucked on her ear. "Do you wanna come?"

She nodded, her breath coming out in bursts now. She took his hand in hers moving it lower. He swiped his fingers over her and she sucked in her breath. His other hand found her breast and was gently squeezing her.

"That what you want." He said biting lightly on her earlobe. "You wanna come Carol."

"Yes." She moaned. "Please."

He swiped his fingers over her again and then stopped. Her shoulders slumped down in disappointment. He was such a tease sometimes but she had learned that it made it so much better.

Sometimes he would tease her to the point where she was practically crying from frustration and then boom. He'd give her a mind blower of and orgasm, she trusted him and liked when he controlled her like this.

"Say it Carol." He licked from the back of her ear down her neck.

It was so much for her, the feeling of his soapy hands on her breasts now rubbing her nipples. In the short time they had been together he had totally learned her as if it was his life's work.

He knew how far to push and when to pull back until she was out of her mind. Then he would whisper dirty things to her and make her say them to him.

She leaned back and kissed him. "I want it, make me come, then give me your cock."

She smiled when she heard him grunt out loud at her words. Then He reached down holding her snug against his strong body. One hand across her chest not leaving her and with the other he lifted her leg to rest her foot on the bathtub.

Her legs were spread and in an instant he was down between her legs and licking her until she cried out loud. She fell back against the wall unable to hold herself up. He picked her up and held her around her knees and entered her letting out a groan.

Carol never had sex in a shower before, he was young and strong and he held her up without any effort at all. Twenty six made her the happiest woman on earth and she thought again how she almost didn't see him again.

She had taken a chance for the first time in her life and it changed her. Everything about her.

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They stood out on the balcony as Daryl smoked a cigarette later on that night. It was getting dark out and she was thinking about what happened next. They had to leave tomorrow afternoon and go back to the real world and she knew it was time to do something.

They had known each other three months.

"I'm going to call Andrea's friend."

He looked up, the cigarette dangling from his lips. "Really?"

"I can't do it anymore, I want to be free." She said. "I like being out with you, like real couples do. Going out with you and not being afraid."

He took the cigarette out of his mouth and stamped it out under his foot.

"Carol, I swear we can do this, you just tell me what you need."

"I'm going to call Andrea's friend on Monday and make an appointment."

He nodded.

"I think Sophia will be ok. I really do." She went into his arms. "You'll love us both, I know you will and you won't hurt us."

He rubbed his hands over her back.

"I have to get her away from him before he explodes. I know he wants to hurt me, maybe he suspects, I don't know and I don't want to find out."

"Carol, I promise to keep both of you safe."

/

Tuesday afternoon at one pm Carol sat down in front of the Mahogany desk of Michonne Williams. She told her the story and what her situation was. She paid a retainer of 2500.00 that Daryl had given her and now she was on her way to a divorce.

Michonne advised her to stay in the house if she could, but not to put herself or Sophia in danger. They could go to Andrea's if they needed to Andrea had said as much the night before.

She had a plan now and it felt good and as she drove to Sophia's school to pick her up she smiled for the first time in a long while.