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Chapter 10

"Do you remember the call I got?" he asked looking at her, begging her to understand as he got lost in.

Daryl walked into the kitchen and answered the phone without looking at the number, "Yeah?"

"Well if it isn't Darleen." came the sneering voice from the phone.

Daryl had to hold back a gasp, he was shocked and not in a good way. "Merle?" he asked trying to keep his voice as cold as possible.

"Well well well," sneered Merle. "I heard you got yourself a bitch."

Daryl tried hardly not to yell at him. "She ain't a bitch." he growled out.

"Ohhh Darlene what will we do of you huh? I tried my hardest to make a man of you little brother and this is what I get?" said Merle with his mocking voice.

Daryl tried not to react to his mockery, he knew his brother, he knew that all he wanted was to rile him up. He knew that is what was in plan but he still played along, just like always.

"Shut up." he said his voice strong and cold.

Merle laughed, "You shut up. Now how's that bitch of yours? Any good? See I was thinking you'd give your good brother a try; let you know if she's good enough for Darlene."

"Screw you!" yelled Daryl his blood boiling with anger. "You stay away from her you understand? Don't you fucking dare touching her!"

He heard laughing from the line, "Oh look at this Darlene is in love. All my work wasted ain't it? I must meet that bitch of yours, must be good. Where ya at brother?"

"Stay the fuck away Merle!" said Daryl getting scared. "I'm serious here, stay away."

Merle yelled back, "Ain't gonna do that! I get whatever I want and at the moment I want that bitch of yours."

Daryl punched the wall in front of him, "What do you want from me?!"

"You're nothing but a freak to her. Redneck trash." sneered Merle over the phone letting out a chuckle in the end. "That's all you are."

Daryl didn't say anything, knowing that's not true knowing that she loves him with all she is and that she'd do anything for him but still hearing that reminded him of when he was a kid, reminded him of all the time he had to listen to it again and again and again.

"Now you listen to me. Ain't nobody ever gonna care about you except me, little brother." said Merle his voice serious for once. "Aye nobody ever will."

"What the fuck do you want from me?" said Daryl sick of listening to him. "You want money? Fine I will send it to you but leave me the fuck alone."

Merle laughed, "She ain't your kin, your blood and you choosing her over me?"

"Merle…" started Daryl but was interrupted.

"Listen to me carefully now brother." started Merle angrily. "You leave the little bitch and get your ass home or I'll get there and believe me brother you ain't gonna like what I'll do with her."

Daryl's blood turned to ice as he heard that, he knew a promise when he heard one and he knew that his brother wouldn't give up until he got what he wanted.

"See you." he murmured in the phone defeated.

Merle laughed, "That's it Darlene crawl home like a little bitch you are."

Daryl ended the call and let himself fall on the chair. This wasn't what he expected, this wasn't what he wanted but fuck it was what he had to do. He knew that leaving will crush her and he knew that he should explain before he left but he couldn't, there was nothing left to do, he had to go.

Daryl looked at Carol as he was done describing what happened and saw she had tears running down her cheeks. "I'm sorry." he whispered shaking his head. "So sorry."

"Daryl," said Carol squeezing his hand. "I don't know what to say, I…I always thought…"

"I know." murmured Daryl sadly. "That's what I'm sorry for too, not explaining. Look what I did, I left you alone thinking you aren't good enough, I left my daughter, my own daughter without a father and because of me you married that piece of shit and he hurt you, it's all my fault."

"Stop it." said Carol pulling at his arms until he looked at her. "You know about Sophia?"

Daryl nodded a tear falling down his cheek, "She told me."

"I'm sorry for not telling you." said Carol crying as well. "I didn't know, not yet."

Daryl shook his head, "It's my fault shouldn't have left."

"Daryl would you believe me if I told you it's not your fault?" asked Carol hoping he will let go of some guilt, if only a little bit. She could see it was eating him on the inside and it hurt her.

Daryl looked at her his eyes misty with tears, "I…I."

"Oh Daryl." murmured Carol sad for the pain he was in. She had her fair share of it but she was used to it, so was Daryl but seeing him hurt like this, it killed her. "I'm not gonna say it didn't hurt Daryl because that would be a lie and I think that we need to get it all out on the clear if we want to deal with this. But Daryl it's not your fault that I thought what I did, it's not your fault that I married Ed and even more it is not your fault that he hurt me."

Daryl was looking at her kind of surprised; he forgot how amazing she really was. And she knew him so well, she still did after all the years apart, it seemed as if they just talked yesterday not and 13 years ago. "How bad was it?" he asked fearing her answer.

Carol chuckled at that, "It doesn't matter Daryl. It's in the past and we are here now aren't we?"

Daryl knew then that it was bad, so bad she didn't want to tell him about it. "How did you deal with it all?"

"Well not all that well at the beginning to tell you the truth. But then I found out about Sophia." she explained softly. "It was hard but she was my rock."

Daryl nodded and offered her a smile, "She cares about you very much."

Carol smiled, "I know and she cares about you just as much."

Daryl looked at her shocked when she said that.

"All she talked about since I got back is you." said Carol smiling. "Daryl this, Daryl that. Even told me of your stories, I didn't disappoint her telling her I know them already."

Daryl chuckled at that, his Carol was still there, he saw her just now. And his little girl liked him. It is some sort of a miracle, he thought to himself.

"Carol…" he started looking at her somehow full of hope. "Do you think we could give us a second chance?"

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