Chapter 11

Daryl was in that state between sleep and being awake, slowly coming out of his dreams and not yet aware of his surroundings. Still, he noticed that something was very different than usual. His whole body was tingling pleasantly. He felt aroused and horny and the more seconds passed the more he became aware of the warmth spreading through his lower regions, causing the tingling to get stronger. He groaned when he felt a warm, soft hand cupping his balls and rolling them in its palm, that's when he finally became fully aware of what was happening.

"Good morning, baby." he heard the little grin in her voice and he moaned deeply when he felt her teeth nip at his earlobe, while her hand slid up and down his hard shaft with just the right amount of pressure.

"It definitely is." he sighed blissfully and kept his eyes closed, focusing solely on what her hands were doing and the wet, smacking sound the movement of her hand produced. She was using some kind of lube and it felt too fucking good to describe.

"Lay on your back." she whispered in his ear. They were in their usual morning position with her on her back and him on his side and her hands were starting to cramp a little from the awkward angle. Daryl did what he was told without hesitation and Teddy followed him without taking her hands off of him. Her movements just slowed a little bit while she maneuvered herself to sit between his spread legs, her legs resting on top of his, her feet resting on either side of his hips on the mattress. Daryl wrapped his fingers around her slim ankles and held on tight while she stroked him towards completion.

"Tell me if you want it faster or harder, baby." She breathed quietly. Her voice was still thick with sleep, giving it a bit of a raspy touch, which tugged all the right strings inside Daryl's groin.

"Nah, it's fucking perfect, babe." he groaned and rubbed his hands up and down her shins firmly. She was doing him so good, he never wanted it to end. She was rotating her hand a little around him on every upward stroke and she rubbed her thumb and sometimes her whole palm over the swollen head, slick with pre-cum and whatever lube she was using.

"You're beautiful, you know that? Never seen a dick as gorgeous as yours, honey."

"Fuck..." she was killing him talking to him like that. Nobody's ever called any part of him beautiful and it stroked his ego just the right way and not just his ego. She sped up her movements when she felt him jump and twitch in her hand and made him hiss in pleasure, when she tugged on his balls a little.

"Gonna cum for me?"

"Shit yeah! Little faster, Doc. Holy fuck yeah that's it!" Daryl pushed his head back into the pillow, his hands gripping her calves in an almost painful death grip while the pressure inside of him was building at lightning speed. His hips started undulating and moving up to push harder into her hand. Teddy picked up the movement and jerked him hard and fast while his whole body tensed up and he grew completely quiet and stopped breathing for a couple of seconds, before he erupted violently with a loud growl all over her hand and his stomach.

"Damn, that's so hot." Teddy moaned herself when she watched him orgasm and shoot his cum over his belly and her hand. She slowed down, grasp only tightening when she moved her fist from the base up to the tip to milk every last drop from him until Daryl grasped her wrist and pulled her to lay on top of him. His other hand held the back of her neck and pushed her down to meet his lips. His tongue slid into her mouth and tangled passionately with hers for a long moment, before they broke apart so he could suck more air into his lungs.

"I'll get you a coffee and your cigarettes, okay?" She smiled happily at his dreamy and content expression and kissed the tip of his nose before she tried to get up.

"Or you stay right the fuck where ya are and let me return that favor for once." he grinned and moved back in to kiss her.

"I'm good, I'm gonna use the opportunity of waking up earlier to take a shower AND wash my hair. That always takes up some time."

"I could come with ya,... wash it for ya..."

"Not today, okay? You just enjoy lounging around in bed for a while. If we shower together I might be late and I don't want to give my father more ammunition. You relax, I'll get you your breakfast." She quickly got out of bed and went to the kitchen to make him a cup of coffee. She came back just two minutes later with the steaming mug and his pack of smokes and lighter in her hands. "Here you go. Enjoy. I might be like half an hour."

"Fine." his mood was already darkening again. That weird feeling, that something was up, was back again. He drank his coffee and had his smoke, but he wasn't able to enjoy it. "Fuck this." he muttered to himself and got out of bed and kicked off his boxers that had hung loosely around the middle of his thighs. He needed a shower too and he didn't see why they wouldn't be able to take it together, even if she did have to wash her hair, which was a bullshit excuse in his book anyway. He walked into the bathroom and took a quick piss before he walked over to the shower stall. Teddy hadn't even noticed that he was in the bathroom, the sound of the water drowned out everything else, so she almost jumped as high as the ceiling in shock, when she felt Daryl's hands on her waist.

"Jeeesus, Daryl! You almost gave me a heart attack." she gasped and turned around, facing him now, to rinse the shampoo from her long hair.

"Sorry." he didn't sound sorry at all though as his intense blue gaze took in her naked, wet body.

"Daryl..." she said when she saw the look he was giving her and it sounded like warning. "We don't have time for this."

"Yeah we do, it's early."

"No we don't. I got stuff to do. Seriously. I gotta put conditioner in and I need to shave and I need to dry my hair and that alone takes quite some time..."

"Woman, I just felt yer legs five minutes ago. Ain't no need fer shaving. Ain't nothin but a fucking tiny stubble. Whaddaya wanna do? Shave off the first skin layer? Chill the fuck out. Don't need perfect. Don't want fucking perfect, alright?" he said while he stepped closer and let his hands glide over her curves.

"I appreciate it, Daryl, but please let me do my thing. Here, wash up while I take care of my hair." she pushed a bottle of body wash into his hands and then grabbed the conditioner for her hair and went ahead and put it into her hair while he stared hard at her for a moment with narrowed eyes. She was turning him down again. What the fuck was wrong with her? Looks like they needed that talk after all, but not right now, not before work.

"Fine. Have it yer fucking way." he grumbled while he squirted the body wash into his hand and quickly washed himself. When he was done he got out and grabbed a towel to dry himself off. "You gonna be home right after work tonight?" he asked while he was rubbing down his arms.

"Yes, I guess I'll be home by five-thirty."

"Alright, I'll be here around five-thirty, then. Gonna get outta here now. Gotta go home and get clothes. Yer busy anyway with yer hair and shit..."

"Okay. Want me to get something to eat from one of the restaurants?"

"Nah, I'll cook. Can't order shit every night, woman. Now c'mere." He waved her closer with two fingers and Teddy stuck her head out of the shower to get a goodbye kiss.

"See you tonight." she smiled happily and Daryl took one last longing look at her naked body before he left.

"Yeah. See ya."

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He felt like shit when he entered his tiny, ratty apartment he used to share with Merle. It really was amazing how fast people could get used to nice things as opposed to how long it took them to get adjusted to shitty situations. Being with Teddy in her nice apartment almost made him feel like he was a whole new person, but being back here, he quickly realized that he was just the same old Daryl Dixon and he didn't like it. If it were up to him, Teddy would just need to say the word and he would leave this shit-hole behind without thinking twice about it. The only things he would take would be his clothes and his hunting gear, everything else didn't matter to him, there was nothing of value. Also he hated being alone. It had been nice to be a whole day without Merle, but during the second day he'd already felt himself getting anxious, bored and lonely. He might be a loner, but he was a loner that needed people around, as weird as that sounded. He was getting used to being with Teddy all the time when he wasn't at work and even spending an hour alone in his apartment by himself was almost too much to bear.

He went to his bedroom and got out a clean pair of underwear and a clean t-shirt and got changed. He pondered whether he should get his duffel bag and put a change of clothes in there to take over to Teddy's later. He really didn't want to spend any more time in his own apartment than he had to and this way he would save himself the trip of getting clean clothes every morning. On the other hand it would look kind of presumptuous to just take a bag with clothes over there. Maybe he should ask first, but then again he'd feel stupid for asking. He could just leave it in the truck and in case he spent the night again he would just go down and grab it real quick. That wouldn't look too bad, right?

"Right." he decided and got on his knees in front of his bed and pulled the duffel bag out from underneath and put it on his bed. He tossed a couple pairs of boxer shorts in there, as well as socks a pair of pants and a couple of t-shirts.

"Toothbrush." he muttered after having ventured into his bathroom to brush his teeth. "Nah, I'll just get a new one at the store later." That reminded him that he had forgotten to ask her about her dislikes where food was concerned. He didn't wanna end up making something she didn't like. When he had brushed his teeth he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and sent her a text.

To: Doc

Anything you don't like? Food I mean.

He pressed send and stuffed the phone back into his pocket and grabbed his bag. It was time for him to go to work and he didn't want to come back here after to get his bag. He would just take his time with shopping and then wait in front of her apartment until she showed up. He went to work and during his lunch break he read the message Teddy had sent him during the morning.

From: Doc

I don't like:

Eggplant

Asparagus

Zucchini

Caraway

Rutabaga

Fish (only if it still has those nasty bones that get stuck in my throat, otherwise I like it)

Rice

Turkey

Cabbage

Oranges

Plums

Arugula

Collard Greens

Green Olives (Love black olives, allergic to olive oil for whatever reason)

Pumpkin

Peanut Butter

Mustard

Kale

Coconut

Artichoke

Caper

Lentil

Okra

Tofu

Celeriac

Fennel

Peaches

Apricots

Pineapple

Pretty much every fruit except for apples, strawberries and cherries

Not big on pasta, but it's okay every once in a while

Anything that's been marinated

Buttermilk

Dark chocolate

Hazelnuts

I think that's everything for now. If I come up with anything else I'll let you know.

Xoxo Teddy

Daryl was at a loss as he scrolled further and further down. Was she kidding? Maybe he should have asked what she actually liked, that list had to be a whole lot shorter than this. What in the world did she eat every day? The same stuff over and over again?

"You okay?" Billy asked when he noticed Daryl's frown and the incredulous shake of his head.

"Your sister a picky eater by any chance?" Daryl asked darkly and Billy scoffed out a laugh.

"You have no idea. She's not only a horrible cook, she is also horrible to cook for if you don't know her. There's a ton she doesn't like.

"Probably why she's such a shitty cook. Doesn't know how it's s'pposed ta taste. So what the fuck does she like?"

"You taking over the kitchen?" Billy asked, trying to keep the smirk out of his face.

"Yeah."

"Smart move, brother. Smart move. Let's see, she likes chicken, she likes steaks with potatoes and sour cream or with roasted potatoes and onions. When you wanna do vegetables broccoli and cauliflower is the way to go. Or carrots and peas. Sometimes she eats the most disgusting things. One of her favorites is a burger , just the bun and the patty topped with a lot of blue cheese. Disgusting. She also loves BBQ sauce. She likes basic things, meat, veggies and potatoes, nothing frilly really and she really doesn't mind eating some things over and over again. Just go with steak. Oh, she loves salmon, but you gotta make really sure that it's boneless. When we was little she got a fish bone stuck in her throat and it really tore her up, she was coughing blood and everything, so she won't go near anything that's not boneless. That goes for everything, really. She loves chicken, but she hates chicken wings, because of the bones."

"Jesus." Daryl sighed deeply. Getting her used to the haute cuisine the woods had to offer would certainly be a challenge. Good thing he didn't back down from challenges. "At least it's something ta go on. Thanks, man."

"Anytime. I'm here for you, man. I'm a walking and talking handbook on Teddy 101. Whatever you need, I'm your guy." Billy offered with a wink and got a nod of gratitude in return.

Daryl started biting his lip. There were so many questions he had, but they were the kind he couldn't ask her brother of all people. Billy would have his balls on a silver platter if he'd ask any sex-related questions.

"What is it?" Billy asked smilingly when he noticed the turmoil within Daryl.

"Nothin'. Forget it."

"Sure? I won't tell her you asked..." Billy coaxed him. Daryl knew for sure that he'd never ask Billy about sex stuff, but there was one thing he could ask that might give him a clue as to what was going on with Teddy.

"She uhm... she said she had a shitty boyfriend once? Said she knew the difference between an accident and getting hurt on purpose?"

"Oh yeah... Josh. Real jerk. Went to Seattle and smashed his face in once. Why you askin' about him?"

"Dunno. Just wondered... something bad happen with him?"

"He definitely had mental problems. Got upset over everything and slapped her around, gave her bruises. She fought back every time, got some good hits in, but he was a huge guy, he was just stronger. She broke up with him the first time it ever happened, but he kept following her around until she got a restraining order. Took forever to get that, they just like to wait until somebody gets killed. I went there and stayed with her for a week, took her everywhere she needed to go until that whole thing was taken care of. She had a huge shiner after he'd waited for her in front of her building. When I saw that I saw red. When he followed us and she told me it was him I went Rambo on that guy, didn't care that he was as tall as a skyscraper, he was on the ground faster than he could blink. Asshole."

"He ever do anything else?"

"Like what?" Billy frowned at Daryl, not sure what he meant.

"Nothing, forget I asked. Gotta get back to work. Break's over." Daryl quickly left the break room before Billy could ask any more questions. Obviously the ex wasn't the problem with the whole sex stuff. It was a stupid road to go down anyway. Teddy didn't seem to have a problem with having sex in general, she was just being weird when it came to him returning sexual favors. Looked like he really wasn't getting out of that talk and he did not look forward to that.

He was done with work just a couple of hours later and drove down to the local Walmart to get things for dinner and a new toothbrush to keep at Teddy's. He also got some snacks and chocolate, Teddy didn't have that stuff around and Daryl kinda liked to have something to snack on during TV time. A six-pack of his favorite beer completed his shopping cart and then he was off to pay for his stuff. It wasn't even five when he parked in front of Teddy's apartment building and he was surprised to see her get out of her car just when he pulled into the parking spot.

"Hey, yer home early." he greeted her when she came over to his truck.

"Yeah... finished early." she smiled and rubbed his bare arm gently and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She looked past him into the truck when he grabbed the shopping bags and smiled when she saw the duffel bag. "Brought some clothes?"

Daryl straightened abruptly, a faint blush appearing on his cheeks. He hadn't meant for her to see the bag. "Yeah..."

"Good idea. I wanted to tell you this morning to bring some, but I forgot about it."

"Bought a toothbrush, too." he said, not even knowing why, it didn't really matter.

"Good thinking, baby. Gimme those bags, you don't have to carry everything." she smiled and held out her hands.

"It's fine, I don't mind. Go ahead, open the door." he nodded towards the front door while he grabbed all the bags himself.

"Alright." Teddy didn't see the need to argue over a couple of shopping bags. It was his way of being a gentleman.

Daryl took everything into her kitchen and had her show him where she kept her knives and bowls and other cooking utensils.

"What are you making?" Teddy asked while she snooped through the bags curiously.

"Chicken breasts with broccoli and mashed potatoes. Nothing big."

"Sounds good. Mind if I get changed? I can put your clothes in my closet while I'm at it if you'd like."

"Sure." he shrugged nonchalantly, but on the inside he felt giddy that she would even want his stuff mixed in with hers.

"Good. I'll be right back." They shared a sweet, little kiss before Teddy grabbed his duffel bag and the toothbrush and took it with her into the bedroom. She took off her work clothes and changed into her favorite hot pants and her old Batman t-shirt, then she rearranged some things in her closet to make room for Daryl's clothes. She put his socks and underwear in a drawer next to hers and then his new toothbrush found its new place next to hers in the bathroom. When everything was done she padded back into the kitchen on bare feet. She stopped in the doorway and watched him with a big grin on her face. He was moving the pan around on the stove and taking a sip from his beer bottle at the same time.

"Now that's a sight I could get used to." she smiled at Daryl when he looked over his shoulder. "A hot, sexy guy standing in my kitchen and cooking for me."

"Gonna have ta, if we don't wanna starve." he chuckled.

"We wouldn't be starving, we just wouldn't be eating anything good." she corrected him while she walked over and wrapped her arms around him. "Can I watch."

"Too late for that, woman. All it's gotta do now is cook and boil while we wait."

"Oh, okay. Well, I was productive, too. Your pants and shirts are in my closet, your socks and boxers in my underwear drawer and your toothbrush is in the bathroom. No more early morning trips to your apartment when you could have breakfast with me."

"Sounds good. Wanna beer?"

"Sure, why not. How was work today?" she asked, while he opened a bottle of beer for her.

"Good, I guess. Same old. How 'bout you?"

"Same."

"Yer daddy still ain't talking to ya?"

"Nope. But I try to see the positive side of things. I have a lot of free time now instead of doing stupid artwork projects."

"Guess that is positive."

"It is, because I get to spend it with you." She smiled and buried her nose in his chest. "Shit, I love the way you smell after work."

"What?" he looked at her surprised. He was sweaty and probably reeked of motor oil and grease and all that stuff.

"I love it. It's so masculine, like getting hit with a testosterone sledgehammer, but in a good way."

"You're crazy."

"You said that before." she said grinning.

"Yeah, I meant it." he grinned right back and lowered his head to kiss her on the lips with a loud smacking noise.

About twenty minutes later they sat down at her kitchen table and ate in companionable silence. The only exception being made when Teddy complimented him on the food. It was simple, but it really was delicious and the fact that Daryl had made it for her made it taste even better.

"This was really good. Thank you, honey." She leaned down and kissed him after having gotten up to clear the table.

"No problem." he smiled and watched her walk over to the sink in those damn tiny shorts of hers. "Ready for dessert?"

"Uh, there's dessert? What are we gonna have?" she asked while she rinsed their plates and didn't notice when he stepped up behind her.

"I dunno bout you,... but I'm gonna have a bit'a this." he murmured into her ear while his hand slipped inside the front of her shorts, gently stroking over her curls before moving lower to slide his fingertips over her slit.

Teddy gasped, her eyelids fluttering. "Or we could just go out for a walk and get some ice-cream."

"Ya wanna go out and get ice-cream instead of getting this?" he asked and pressed his fingers against her clit for emphasis. His temper started to flare at her trying to turn him down again. "Why?"

"You had a long day. You worked and you went shopping and you cooked for us,... I don't want you to feel obligated to do that for me."

"That's your excuse right now. What about this morning? Oh right, ya wanted ta wash yer hair and shave what didn't need shavin' at fucking all. What about Tuesday night?" he asked angrily.

"What about Tuesday night? We had sex that night, so what about it?"

"Something's goin' on here and yer gon' tell me what, 'cause I can't figure it out! You have no problem fucking me or doin' stuff ta me, but as soon as I wanna do it fer you, you fucking make up excuses or distract me. What's up with that?"

"It's like I said. I don't want you to feel obligated to reciprocate. I love doing it for you, I wanna make you happy. I know guys don't really like reciprocating anyway and especially not with me, so it's cool..."

"Not with you? Now what the fuck is that s'pposed ta mean, huh?"

"I have a hard time getting an orgasm, okay? It takes forever, I guess I might have a bit of a control issue or something, but the fact is, it's not easy and guys got tired of it and most of the time everything just went downhill from there on out and I don't want the same happening with you." she explained and watched his expression change. She really didn't know what to make of it, though.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" he narrowed his eyes at her. "That's it?"

"Uhm,... y-yeah?" she really didn't know how to read his expression right now.

"You for real here? That's the whole fucking problem? That's why ya acted weird?" Daryl shook his head and stemmed his hands against his hips. "Woman... I could just fucking shake ya right now... You got any idea what kinda shit went through ma head?" he started pacing back and forth in front of her, throwing his arms up in the air in exasperation. "For fucks sakes! Ya have a hard time cummin'? That's fucking it? So what? That ain't even a problem! Jesus Christ, what is wrong with ya? I thought something was seriously fucked up here!"

"I'm sorry. I should have just told you right from the start, but I don't know, I guess I lost myself a little bit there, because I wanted to do everything to make you happy and I didn't want things to turn to shit too soon. I overthink things and can't let go, I guess and I didn't want you to think that I wasn't trusting you enough to, well, just let go... Sex has never been that good for me, but I still appreciate it for what it is and-"

"Hold on! Ya sayin' the sex we had ain't been any good for ya? So ya fuckin' lied? 'Cause ya said ya liked it!" he looked at her suspiciously, his voice getting dangerously quiet.

"No, I did not lie to you. I did like it a lot. That's why it's so different with you. I like what we do and to be honest, I feel a little weird about it." she admitted carefully, knowing that it had to sound horrible to his ears. She watched him rub his face hard in his hands before he pointed over to the chair at the kitchen table.

"Sit. This might take a while, I reckon." He took several deep breaths to calm himself. It took a lot for him not to explode and unleash his anger, that was caused by the whole confusion. He grabbed another beer from the fridge before he sat down himself.

"And what the fuck do ya mean by that? Fucking me is weird, now? The hell, Doc?" Daryl felt his control slipping and Teddy raised her hands in a defensive manner.

"Please, I don't mean it like that. I know it sounds horrible. Let me try to explain. I've told you a couple of times before that I never liked the whole 'rough sex' thing. I didn't like my partners going there at all, because it always felt like it was just an act, like they overdid it, you know? I don't really know why I have a hard time getting off. Maybe I was afraid to loose control and... give myself over, whatever you wanna call it, maybe I didn't want to give up control over my body. I just can't explain everything, because even I don't know everything that's going on in my head where that stuff is concerned, but I'm trying here." Teddy was completely red in the face, this was a talk that didn't come easy to her at all and she stopped for a moment to try to find the right words. Daryl staring at her like he was steaming mad wasn't helping her thought process.

"Jesus, I don't know how to say it. How to explain it in a good way. Do you remember when we did it in the woods? At the end, when you had your hand around my throat?" Teddy looked at him carefully, her face turning an even darker shade of red.

"Yeah."

"When you did that, I wasn't scared or panicked or anything. I liked it. God how do I describe this?" Teddy got frustrated because she didn't know how to put it in words what she felt that night. She startled herself when she suddenly got emotional and tears sprung to her eyes when she recalled that moment. Daryl's eyes widened and his tense posture relaxed when he saw her tearing up and he reached over to grab her hands.

"Babe,..."

"I'm sorry,... I'm sorry. It was just really intense and this is gonna sound so goddamn cheesy, but... when you did that, I felt at home. I felt warm and protected. I felt so small, but in a really good way. I felt like you were gonna take care of me, you know? I felt incredibly content and happy. Satisfied, like a cat that's purring while it's rolling around in the sunshine. I know that sounds stupid and what I'm about to say will sound even more stupid and I'm sorry for going there, I know men are not into that bullshit, but it's the only words that come to mind. Thinking about somebody else putting their hands on my throat, that frightens me to death, but when you did that, I seriously felt like a missing piece of that mess of a puzzle that is me, has finally slipped home. I never ever wanted you to let go. The same goes for the rest. The rough sex, the bits of pain here and there. I enjoy it, I enjoy feeling you that way and... it weirds me out, because I keep thinking that I am not supposed to enjoy that. I'm not supposed to like a guy going all alpha male on me and bite me and all that stuff, right?" Teddy's tears had run down her cheeks by now and she looked at him with a look of confusion and desperation that broke his heart.

"Who says ya ain't s'pposed ta like that? Ya like what ya like, ain't nothing wrong about it. Wanna know what I think? You have no clue what ya like in bed. Yer startin' ta figure it out now, but before we fucked, ya didn't have an inkling about what the fuck would get ya off right. Ya thought ya didn't like rough, but darlin' you do. Ya like a bit of pain ta go with yer pleasure. Probably always wanted it that way. Ya only started getting loud'n wet when I started bitin' on ya, so what? Millions of other chicks sure do too. But like ya said, the guys ya dated before didn't give it ta you right. Not the way ya wanted and needed it. And now yer scared because everything ya thought to be true about yer sex life got turned upside down." It suddenly all made sense in Daryl's head and he would be lying if he said that the whole thing didn't give him a huge ego and confidence boost. He was the one she needed and who would be able to give her what she secretly craved. For once there was no doubt in his mind, she had described it perfectly. He was her missing piece and vice versa. That's exactly how he had felt that morning when he'd fucked her on the table and it had scared him shitless. He got where she was coming from.

Teddy stared at him in surprise. Not only was he right, but it also had to be the most he'd ever talked to her in one go. She soon realized that she was just staring at him and quickly wiped away her tears and cleared her throat. "I think you might be very right about that."

"Damn right, I am. You were right, too. I'm gon' take care'a ya. No more of that overthinking. No more worryin' bout what you're s'pposed ta like." Daryl tugged on her hands and made her get up. He pulled her down to sit sideways on his lap and kissed her deeply. "When we fuck, I'll do the thinking. You just lay back and lemme take care'a ya, understood? I wanna make ya feel good and if it takes a goddamn hour of eatin' you out to make ya cum, I'll fuckin eat ya out for an hour. Don't want you thinking bout that shit. You seriously think I won't enjoy that?"

Teddy shrugged shyly. "Nobody else ever did."

"Think we accomplished that this thing with us is different, right? I ain't like those fuckers, ya know that. They didn't stand a chance anyway." Daryl started grinning. "Bet it won't take me long ta get ya there. Got ya goin' in no time the last time we did it. Until ya distracted me. Which reminds me, no more of that bullshit. Got it? Ya wanna make me happy? Then let me make ya happy in return and that's the last Imma say bout this."

"Okay. Got it." She kissed him hard, until a giggle erupted from her mouth. "You know, you can be quite the chatty Cathy, who knew?

"Had ta make a point. Don't want ya ashamed, cause ya like it kinky."

"Daryl!" Teddy laughed and hid her blushing face in the crook of his neck.

"Cut it out, woman. I like it kinky, too. We match perfectly." he smiled and pulled on her hair to get her to face him again.

"You're right. Match made in kinky heaven." she giggled.

"Exactly. That's why we're gonna have dessert now. And it ain't gon' be no fucking ice cream."

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She was naked on her bed faster than she could blink. Daryl was a man on a mission and this time he wouldn't be stopped by anything or anyone. Daryl stood in front of the bed and undressed himself, just keeping his boxers on while his eyes swept along her naked curves. He crawled up on the bed on all fours until he was towering over her lithe form.

"Ya can touch my head, but nothing else. Got it? This is MY playtime now. Better put them above yer head." he murmured in a low voice against her skin while he nuzzled her cheek. Teddy obediently lifted her arms and rested her hands underneath her head.

"Good girl." Daryl rasped with a crooked grin that would have made Teddy go weak in the knees had she stood upright. He proceeded to trails his lips down her body, alternating between licking thin, wet stripes with the tip of his tongue, pressing hot, sensual open-mouthed kisses against her skin with his soft lips and giving her a few sharp nips with his teeth here and there. He paused to lavish attention upon her wonderful tits. Letting the weight fill his palm, caressing them gently with his fingers while his teeth tugged on her hardened nipples. Teddy's hands came down, her fingers threading into his hair to press him against her firmly.

"Remember, girl... head only." he warned before he switched over to her left breast to repeat his ministrations her other tit had received previously. Soon he continued on his downward descent to his true destination and Teddy spread her legs to accommodate him. She yelped when he unexpectedly bit into the soft flesh of her inner thigh, his stubble rubbing ever so lightly against her core.

"Holy shit..." she moaned when he started sucking, the movement of his jaw creating just a little bit of friction against the soft skin of her pussy lips. Daryl continued until he felt her hips starting to move and she was squirming against him, trying to press him against her harder. Only then did he move his lips towards her center until his face was level with the object of his desire. Teddy's first instinct was to clamp her legs shut when he looked at her openly, but Daryl quickly looped his arms around her thighs and stopped her from doing so.

"No you don't." he said firmly, but his voice was soft and laced with lust. "Fucking beautiful." he groaned quietly and rubbed the tip of his nose through her trimmed, dark curls, a deep growl escaping him. Her scent pushed the animal inside of him back to the front and he gripped her legs tightly, like that would help him hold on to his control. His tongue darted out of his mouth and he pressed it flat against her slit and traced it from bottom to the top in one long stroke with a loud groan. It made Teddy shiver hard from lust, arousal was spreading through every fiber of her being. He let her feel that he really wanted to do this, that he was actually turned on by doing it and it not only made her wet, it made her relax as well. It had been forever since anyone had done this for her, it must have been about six or seven years, if not longer and she had forgotten how good it felt.

"Oh God, Daryl..." Pretty much all thoughts were wiped from her head when his tongue found her clit. It felt crazy good when he gave it little licks with just the tip of his tongue, her hips bucked up against his mouth uncontrollably with every little touch. Daryl chuckled against her and let her move against him for a moment, while he played around with her, but as soon as her movements became more erratic he pressed his big, strong hand down on her abdomen and held her in place. Two of his fingers sought out her opening and thrust in deeply once they'd found it and his lips closed around her swollen, little bundle of nerves. Teddy moaned his name and arched her back, her fingers were tugging hard at his hair, making him growl against her. He suckled on her clit, letting his tongue trace little lines and circles, his fingers thrusting and twisting rhythmically, already feeling her fluttering a little around them. His hand on her abdomen slid up her body and cradled her right breast, pinching her nipple hard between thumb and forefinger, grinning a little around her when he felt her jerk and clamp down on his fingers harder.

"Yes baby, so good. Don't stop." she moaned and gripped his hair even tighter in his hands and ground herself against his face now that she was free to do so again. Daryl had no intention of stopping, he kept going and going. He knew she had to be close, he could feel it, but she just didn't go over, like there was an invisible barrier.

"Don't think!" he warned after taking his mouth off of her. "Yer holdin' it in. I can feel it, girl."

"I'm trying, baby." she panted and opened her eyes to look at him when she felt him kneel.

"Yer not supposed ta try, jus' feel and let go. C'mon, turn around and get on yer knees." Teddy moved on all fours with Daryl kneeling behind her and gripping her hips, roughly pulling her back against him. He pressed his hard cock inside of her, deeper and deeper until her ass was snugly nestled against his groin. He didn't give her time to adjust, he started pounding her hard right away, not able to stop himself from doing it. His right hand reached around her, picking up where his tongue had left off, rubbing her clit in tight little circles, making her chant his name like a prayer. When he felt her being close again his left hand shot out, his fingers wrapping around the front of her throat, like he'd done in the woods, and pulled her up til his lips were pressed against her ear.

"Feel that?" he asked while his breath came out of him in shallow pants. He applied just a little bit of pressure to her throat for emphasis, before he went back to just holding it in his hand. "I got ya, girl. I'm taking care of ya. Just. Let. Go." he growled and emphasized his last words with deep, hard thrusts and then he felt it. Teddy suddenly stilled completely, her breath hitching in her throat and then her body came undone. She clawed at his arms desperately, leaving thick red welts on his skin as her orgasm tore through her. The first one she hadn't been responsible for herself in ages. Her hips stuttered and jerked against him, her muscles clenching around him rhythmically with an iron grip, while she whimpered out her release.

"Fuck, Doc. That's ma girl..." he groaned, his eyes slamming shut when his balls drew up. Just a couple thrusts more was all he needed to reach the point of no return himself, spilling himself inside her, his groans muffled against her shoulder. Teddy sank back against him weakly a moment later, spent from her climax. Daryl withdrew his hand from between her legs and wrapped that arm around her midsection instead, holding her tightly. He kissed along her shoulder and up to her ear. "Good girl,... such a good girl." he murmured into it while his breathing slowed back to normal.

They soon fell down onto the mattress in a spooning position. Daryl maneuvered the covers over their cooling bodies and kept kissing her shoulder gently.

"You did it." he grinned against her skin quietly.

"No, YOU did it." she giggled.

"Told ya I could do it." yeah, he was being a bit cocky, but he deserved it. He was incredibly proud, the grin he was wearing was almost splitting his face in half.

"You did. It was amazing." she muttered, her speech becoming a bit slurred from being lulled into sleep.

"It was. Tired already?"

"Hell yeah. My body isn't used to this anymore."

"It will be again soon. Promise."

"I believe you." She smiled. It was still pretty early, but she felt herself fading into sleep fast. "I'm so tired. I'm sorry. Good night, my love." she muttered sleepily.

"It's okay. Sleep tight." he pressed another kiss against the naked skin of her shoulder before he rolled on his back so that they were in their usual position, but this time he kept his hand on her butt, rubbing it gently until he fell asleep himself.

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The next week went by in a blur. They went to work, then they went home, Daryl cooked for them most of the time, then they sometimes went for a walk to get some ice-cream or they went grocery shopping and the remaining time they pretty much screwed their brains out, like every other new couple. It was Friday and Teddy was looking forward to the weekend. Daryl wanted to take her out to the woods and teach her how to shoot a gun, then they would hunt something for dinner and he would show her how to skin and gut whatever they'd be able to get. He was sure she would have no problem picking up that skill, she had seen worse in the operating room at the hospital during her training.

It was almost six when her last patient had left. Only her and Judy were still in the offices and Teddy was just finishing up on some paperwork when Judy came in.

"I'm about to head out. Here, your father wanted me to give this to you." Judy handed Teddy a white envelope.

"Oh okay, thanks. Have a nice weekend, Judy."

"You, too. See you on Monday, bright and early." Judy gave a little wave and left. Teddy put the envelope aside for a moment so she could finish with the notes she was writing down in one of the patient files. After a couple of minutes she was done and she put it on top of the stack of files sitting on her desk. She grabbed the envelope from her father and tore it open unceremoniously. She had never been big on letter openers. She took out the letter and unfolded it and started reading.

"This letter confirms your dismissal from Robertson Family Doctors for poor performance, effective immediately..."

Teddy's mouth dropped open in shock as she re-read the line and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Son of a bitch! He's firing me."

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AN: Thank you so much for your support my lovely readers! You amaze me, I am humbled by your response to my little story. Hope you enjoy this chapter and it will start your weekend out right:)