Trixie and Daryl were in the middle of the camp, he was wiping his arrows off as they waited and when Shane and Rick made their way into the middle of camp Trixie turned her eyes to them.

"Look…I I don't okay? I don't know Rick. So could you just…..could you throw me a bone here? Could you just tell me why? Why would you risk your life for a douche bag like Merle Dixon?" Trixie and Daryl both glared to Shane as he said this but Daryl spoke up first.

"Hey! Choose your words more carefully." Rick glared to Daryl and sort of smiled as he nodded once and held his hands to his side.

"No I did. Douche bag's what I meant. Merle Dixon. The guy that wouldn't give you a glass of water if you were dying of thirst."

"What he would or wouldnt do doesn't interest me. I can't let a man die of thirst….me." Trixie smiled as she tuned out the rest of Ricks talking to grip Daryls hand and get his attention.

"He seems good. He made a mistake. He'll do whats right."

"He damn well better girl." Trixie sighed, it was always girl or Trix with him and as she glared at him he shrugged.

"Just be easy on them."

"That's just great, now your going to risk three men!" Trixie and Daryl glanced up to see Rick and Shane arguing with Glenn behind them.

"Four." T-Dog walked over to Glenn and stood beside him as Daryl rolled his eyes and sighed.

"My day just gets better and better, don't it?"

"You see anybody else here stepping up to save your brothers cracker ass?"

"Why you?"

"Why not Daryl. Hush!" Trixie gripped his arm as T-Dog stared at him and shook his head.

"You wouldn't even begin to understand. You don't speak my language." Daryl glared at the guy before he turned to Trixie and shrugged. Rick smiled as he looked over to Glenn and then T-Dog.

"That's four than." Everyone turned to Dale before Shane got loud and looked to Rick.

"Its not just four. Youre putting every single one of us at risk. Just know that, Rick. Come on you saw that walker! It was here! In the camp! Theyre moving out of the cities. They come back, we need every able body weve got. We need 'em here! We need 'em to protect camp." Trixie suddenly felt bad, like sick bad as she thought that Shane was right. If Daryl left, with Glenn and T-Dog all that stood between her and Ed was Shane who was worried about Lori or Dale who could get killed as well. She glanced to Andrea quickly before she could sy something to Daryl and it seemed Andrea knew what she ws thinking as well and when Trixie begged her with her eyes to tell her it was going to be ok Andrea smiled and nodded.

"Dad I don't want you to go!"

"To hell with the guns. Shane is right. Merle Dixon? Hes not worth your lives, even with guns thrown in. Tell me. Make me understand." Trixie glanced back to Lori now as she pleaded with Rick for some reason as to why he felt the need to go back. She wanted to curse at her so bad, if it was her wild brother shed want him to go back. Shaking her head Trixie eyed Rick as he fussed with Lori about something but she wasn't paying attention. She was watching Daryl setting his crossbow up and once he got it done he stood. Holding his hand out to her Trixie took it and he helped her up as well, walking towards the cars after she was on her feet.

"You leaving now?"

"Got to stay in daylight girl. Why not?"

"I don't know, take a rest? We just got back from hunting."

"Yeah, and now im out tracking again thanks to assholes."

"Daryl!" he turned and glanced to her as she sighed and pushed her hair behind her ear.

"What?" She was blushing as they overheard some of the guys asking Dale for some bolt cutters behind them.

"I don't want you to get left as well." He stared her down for a second before grinning a bit and shaking his head.

"They wouldn't leave me, than no one would catch them dinner." He smirked to her as she shook her head and then glanced to the side. She eyed where Carol and Ed were standing and listing to Rick, Shane and Lori. Daryl followed her gaze and suddenly knew what she was talking about for real and frowned as he forgot about that. He was so worried about Merle that he forget if he left Trixie she would be around the man who hurt her.

"Just come back…soon…and safe please." Trixie looked back to Daryl who grinned to her again before wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her to him. She had dug her way under his skin, deep too, and as he held her close to him this time it didn't feel as weird as it did when she first started hugging him.

"I will. Hey Shane!"

"Yeah?"

"Come here." Shane glared at Daryl before he walked away from Rick, letting him go over to Dale and the others, before he stopped in front of Daryl and Trixie.

"While im out saving my brothers ass, you are gonna do something for me here."

"What makes you think I will do anything for you?"

"first, I bring back food. Second, its for her as well." Daryl glanced down to Trixie along with Shane as he nodded suddenly and looked confused at the same time.

"Ok than what?"

"Keep that perverted bastard Ed away from her." Shane stared shocked at Daryl then Trixie before he glanced over to Ed and narrowed his eyes.

"So it wasn't a walker?" Trixie hid her face as Daryl shook his head and Shane only nodded before walking away. Trixie was scared now, what if Ed found out and came after her.

"Stay with Blondie and I will be back soon."

"You better." Daryl nodded to her as she looked up to him and frowned.

"I will." He smirked again as she glanced away but before she could walk away Daryl did something way out of character for him. And he didn't feel weird about it either. Things had gotten a bit tense between them in the woods after she had kissed him, but it was because he didn't know how to act around her, didn't know what it was between him and her, but being here now…not knowing if hed have a brother after today or whether or not if hed still have her at the camp with the walkers getting closer he felt as if the time couldnt be better to just let go of the worry and just go with it. He tilted her head back up to him quickly and gently before he leaned down and captured her lips with his, making her gasp a bit but smile as well as she ran her hands up his arms. He grinned too when he felt her giving into him and as he deepened the kiss a bit he wrapped his arm around her waist. When he finally leaned up, he smiled to her as she just stared in shock.

"After that you better come back damn it." He smirked as he reached into the van that they were taking and honked the horn.

"Come on! Lets go!" He smiled to Trixie as the guys looked to him.

"Promise?" Daryl looked down to her and nodded as Glenn and T-Dog get in the van.

"You driving?"

"Yall know where he is, you drive." Daryl glared to T-Dog as he went to climb in back but instead of leaving him to go Trixie leaned in the front seat and glared to Glenn and T-Dog.

"You two better come back as well you hear me! We don't need to loose anyone else, and the day is still early so don't take too long."

"In and out ma'am, we understand." Trixie rolled her eyes to Glenn as Ric tapped her shoulder. She climbed back and smiled as she watched them taking off into the distance. She was worried of course but Daryl could take care of himself if need be, yet she still wondered why she was so worried then.

The girls were washing clothes in the water again, Jacqui was with them and so was Carol as Trixie handed her a shirt of Daryls and smiled at Shane not to far from them. He was taking his promise to Daryl pretty deep, when she mentioned to Lori about washing clothes with Carol about three hours after the guys left Shane made an excuse to get Carl down there so he could be around. So far she could tell that Andrea didn't say anything to Carol about what Ed had done.

"Could someone explain to me hot the women wound up doing all the Hattie McDaniel work?"

"The world ended, didn't you get the memo?' everyone laughed at Jacqui and Andrea as Shane talked to Carl about catching the frogs in the water. Carol looked back over to Ed, he was watching them from the car he parked near the quarry after the others left and she frowned a bit.

"Oh its just the way it is."

"No its not. I never did this much work at home."

"Ive always done it. But it wasnt because of a man, I never had to clean up after one before other than my dad. For the past six years I was only cleaning my stuff." Carol smiled to Trixie for taking Amys comment off of the table when she replied the way she did but now it opened a whole new door for her to be ripped on.

"I bet you never thought either that the first guys laundry youd be doing would be by hand and to top it off would be Daryl Dixon's!" The girls laughed as Trixie surged before she dunked one of Daryls once white shirts into the water.

"Eh, not perfect. Would like a washing machine but its fine to me. At least we have clothes. Right now, I really miss my suitcase with all my good clothes that I fussed about having to lug around. Not so bad looking at rolling it down the road with me now."

"Girl I miss my Maytag!" Carol smiled as Trixie nodded to her. Andrea shrugged a bit before she nodded to them both.

"I miss my Benz, my sat nav."

"I miss my coffee maker with the dual-drip filter and built in grinder honey."

"My computer…and texting." Amy smiled to her sister and Jacqui as Trixie nodded and glanced to her side.

"I miss my phone too. Would be easier to know if everyone was okay." The girls glanced to Trixie and sighed, they were worried as well, and when Amy touched her leg she smiled to her.

"Yeah, but they are okay. Dixon's can't die easy and Glenn is a fast little fucker."

"Amy!"

"Not that way!" The girls laughed again before Andrea nodded to her sister and smiled.

"I do miss that though. I miss my vibrator." All of them now stared at Andrea as if she had lost her mind before laughing loudly and nodding to each other.

"OH!"

"Oh my god sis!"

"Me too." They turned to Carol and a whole new bunch of laughing started as she blushed a bit while handing some other dirty clothes to Trixie to pass over to Andrea. Ed is watching form a distance and when he sees Carol and Trixie smiling to each other he gets angry, they were supposed to be working, so he walked down to them and heard them still laughing.

"Whats so funny?" Carol and Trixie glare at him as Andrea looked him up and down.

"Just swapping war stories Ed."

"Yeah."

"Problem Ed?" Ed walked closer to the girls, eyeing Andrea up and down before he looked to Carol and glared.

"Nothing that concerns you, and you ought to focus on your work. This aint no comedy club."

"Ed tell ya what. You don't like the way your laundry is done you are welcomed to pitch in and do it yourself. Here." Andrea tosses a shirt to Ed, making him grab it out of the air and stare right at her before throwing to to Trixie and hitting her in the face.

"Hey!"

"It aint my job missy."

"Andrea don't!" Andrea glanced from Trixie to Carol and shook her head. She was furious now and as she started tot urn towards Ed Trixie jumped in fornt of her.

"Andrea please.

"No! No what id your job Ed? Sitting on your ass smoking?"

"Well it sure as hell aint listing to some uppity smart-mouthed bitch. Tell you what…com on lets go." Ed motioned for Carol to leave with him ad when she glanced to the girls Trixie frowned. He was mad, he was bout to take it out on Carol and she was scared for her. Oh what a time for Merle and Daryl to be gone.

"I don't think she needs to go anywhere with you Ed."

"And I said its none of your business. Come on now. You heard me." Trixie glanced from Andrea to Carol as she went to get up and Trixie had had enough. She walked over to Carol and stopped her by grabbing her arm and shaking her head.

"Carol no. Don't go."

"Trixie please. It doesn't matter."

"Yes it does, ive been with guys like him. It does matter, you matter. Don't go."

"Hey don't think I wont knock you on your ass just cause youre some slutty hooker all right! Now you come on now or your gonna regret it later."

"So she can show up later with fresh bruises later Ed? Yeah weve all seen."

"Or so she can be treated like Trixie? Yeah I know." Ed glanced from Jacqui to Andrea before glaring at Trixie and Carol.

"This aint none of yall business, you don't want to keep prodding the bull here okay? Now im done talking, come on!" Ed grips Carol by her arm this time and when he went to pull her away Trixie grabbed her other arm and glared at Ed. Andrea and Amy went to help while hollering at Ed and all Trixie could do what think if Carol went with him that shed be dead.

"Carol you don't have…."

"You don't tell me what! I tell you what!" Ed yelled at Trixie as she tried to talk Carol into staying with them and when he reached back he slapped Trixie across her face, sending her to the ground before turning to Carol.

"ED!"

"You think you can…." Ed doesn't even finish his sentence before he smacked Carol this time, sending her to the ground and charging after her like a bull. The girls are yelling at Ed to stop, to leave Carol alone and as Trixie gets up and grabs Eds arm he glares at her. She tries to help the others pull him off of Carol but when he turned to hit Trixie again Shane stepped in and gripped his hand, throwing it away from Trixie and then grabbing his shirt and dragging him away from the girls. Ed starts to protest to Shane when he gets him far enough away but Shane glares at him as he throws him to the ground and lands on his knees beside him.

"Shane!" Shane was beating Ed now, punching him in the face, blow after blow, and not letting up when Carol started to cry and save her husband. Andrea and Amy were looking to each other as Shane continued, untouched by anyone. When Eds face starts to look like mashed meat Amy goes to stop him and looks to her sister for help but Andrea just shook her head.

"He raped Trixie, let him get what he deserves." Trixie eyed Andrea as she put her arms around her and glared to Ed and Shane. Carol was trying to get Shane of off Ed before she heard what Andrea had siad and stopped to glanced back to them both.

"Ed?"

"Yeah ed! Not a walker! Ed!" Amy freezes in her attempts to stop Shane as he punched Ed one more time then turned to the girls. He glared right at Ed as he pulled him up close to him and bitterly snarled into his ear.

"You put your hands on your wife, your little girl, Trixie or anybody else in this camp one more time, I will not stop next time. Do you hear me! Do you hear me!"

"Yes." Ed was bloodied and his eyes were half closed as Shane shoved him back on the ground and gets up to see Carol crying near her husband and Trixie shaking in Andreas arms.

"I will beat you to death, Ed." Shane glances once more to Trixie before walking off and leaving the girls there to watch Carol cry over her husband but she wasn't touching him much. She was worried but she was also angry and when she turned to Trixie she couldn't even look Carol in her eyes.