I want to say sorry for the long wait. I have been trying to write for my other story and although I know where I want it to go, it's being stubborn. Maybe Joslyn is just needing a break after giving birth? Katie keeps bugging me though haha. Anyway I hope you enjoy the update.
Chapter 11
I woke up warmer than normal. I usually wake up and burrow further in the blankets to get warm. When I open my eyes I see a man's chest and then I remember climbing into Daryl's bed last night and why. I left my head to see if I can see light coming in, but I can't see anything.
"It's still early. Ya can probably sneak back to your cell without anyone noticing," Daryl says. My god his gruff morning voice is the best thing I've ever heard. I close my eyes and savor it for a moment. Then I realize what he said. I snap my eyes open.
"Why would I sneak back to my cell," I ask tilting my head back to look him in the face. His eyes are barely open. He shrugs.
"Thought ya were trying to sneak off," he says finally clearing the sleep from his voice, damn shame too.
"No. I don't sneak. We're together now. So I'm sure I'll be spending nights in your cell and you in mine. Unless you have a problem with that," I ask unsure all of a sudden. He grunts and tightens his arms around me.
"Told you last night that you can sleep in my bed anytime you want," he says. His eyes are still half closed and he's smiling slightly now.
"Good," I nod and snuggle deeper into him. He chuckles, but pulls me closer to him.
"Ya remind me of a damn cat kneading pillows before it lays down," he says. I lean my head back to look at him again.
"They do that to sharpen their claws not to get comfortable," I say.
"Then should I be worried about getting scratched," he says. Then immediately blushes at the double meaning. I laugh and shrug.
"We'll see," I put my head back against his chest. "Honestly, if I knew how much heat you threw out I would have been in here the first day we met." He laughs. "I'm serious! You're like my own personal heater. I'm always cold," I pout. He kisses my forehead.
"You're welcome to it anytime, but I have to get up now," he says not moving. I groan.
"Can't we just stay here all day," I half jokingly whine.
"You've got no idea how much I want to, but we've got jobs to do. Ya can stay in bed a little longer though," he says gently pushing my hair behind my ear. I start getting nervous about him leaving. I bite my lip. "What? What's wrong," he asks looking at me concerned. I decide to tell him.
"I lied about the bad dream. I woke up last night and Gracie wasn't there. So I went to check to see if she was with Beth and she was. When I went to go back to my cell though," I pause.
"What?" I sigh and decide to just bite the bullet.
"Kenny was there. He asked if I wanted to 'hang out' since Gracie was asleep. I said some other time and he left. I was half way to my cell when I realized he had no business being in this cell block that late at night. It made me uneasy. So I climbed in here with you." He stares at me for a while then sits up really fast.
"Why didn't you tell me about this last night," he says while jerkily pulling his pajamas off and changing. I forget what we were talking about momentarily. He turns around to look at me to see why I haven't answered. Then rolls his eyes. "Katie, why didn't you tell me last night," he grits out. I shake my head.
"Sorry if I got distracted by you undressing in front of me. Like you wouldn't do the same thing," I mutter.
"Katie," he nearly growls out, now fully dressed.
"Because I knew you would act like this. And I just wanted to sleep beside you and feel safe. I knew if I told you, you would storm off to either beat his ass or worse," I say.
"Damn right," he says. He goes to stand up and I sit up and grab his arm.
"Daryl," I say. He turns around to look at me. "Please don't. It might have been nothing," he scoffs, "Ok, I know that's a stupid thing to say, but I just wanted you to be aware. I don't want you to fight him. Maybe just try to see what he's getting at? At least talk to Rick before you do something," I beg. Daryl looks at me. Then looks down at the ground. He's nodding his head like he's going though all the options. Then looks at me his mind made up.
"I'll talk to Rick, but you have to promise me that ya won't be alone with him. Try to always be with someone. And no, Gracie doesn't count," he says quickly. I nod.
"I can do that," I say relieved. He sighs then puts his hand on my cheek, stroking his thumb.
"Get some more sleep. Ya can stay in here," he bends down and gives me a quick kiss. "Don't girl my shit up too much," he says. I laugh.
"So I can girl it up a little," I tease. He sighs dramatically and looks up like he's asking God for patience.
"If ya must," he says. He turns to leave.
"Daryl," I says. He turns raising his eyebrows in question. "I…thank you." He smiles and nods.
"Anytime," he says.
When he walks out I drop back down on the bed with a huff. I can't believe what I almost said.. It's way too early to be saying that or feeling that, right? I turn and pull his pillow over my face and scream into it. This is why I didn't date. Feelings are so confusing.
Daryl's pov
I find Rick out in the yard talking to Herschel, more than likely discussing plans for the crops.
"We need that yard cleared as well. We could put a green house over there, or even build a barn for any livestock we get," I hear Herschel saying. Rick's nodding along.
"We'll need to fix the fence over there before that," Rick says turning his head and catching sight of me. He nods his head.
"I need to talk to you about Kenny," I say not tiptoeing around the situation. Rick looks shocked with my tone, even Hershel raises an eyebrow. I quickly tell him everything Katie told me about the night before.
Rick is rubbing his chin thoughtfully. Herschel looks concerned.
"Katie's ok right," Herschel asks. I nod.
"If ya call being afraid to sleep in your own cell ok, than yeah," I say. Rick looks at me. We stare at each other for a bit. Then he nods his head.
"We'll keep an eye on him. If he does anything we don't like, he's gone," Rick says. I take a deep breath.
"Next time he makes her uncomfortable, he's done. There won't be a third time," I say. Rick looks me an the eyes. I don't blink. He nods his head.
"Understood," he says. I nod my head, than bring up the other yard and fixing the fence. We come up with a plan on how to fix it, but we're going to need help.
Katie's pov
I didn't go back to sleep. I just laid there for another thirty minutes or so. When I started hearing life going on in the lobby area, I decided to get up.
I exit Daryl's cell and immediately lock eyes with Glenn who's at the bottom of the stairs. He looks confused for a minute. He looks at me then towards Daryl's cell. Then slowly the most evil looking smile I had ever seen on anyone graces his face. Shit. He winks at me, then turns towards our designated lobby whistling a tune I never heard. I shake my head and go to my cell.
I quickly change and as I'm buttoning my pants Gracie walks in. She comes over and hugs me, hair still messed up from sleep. I bend down and kiss her head. I get her dressed and brush her hair into pigtails. One thing Woodbury had was clothes for Gracie. They were nice enough to give some to me.
We sit down at the table and eat the oatmeal Carol has made. Gracie and I are sitting across from Maggie and Glenn. Glenn is eating a piece of bread, but he's smiling real big the whole time he's chewing and staring directly at me. I ignore him and continue eating. Gracie is eating and after every bite is shaking her head from side-to-side making her pigtails bounce and humming.
"So, Katie how did you sleep last night," Glenn asks still smiling. Maggie looks at him oddly, but doesn't say anything. He started earlier than I thought. I put my spoon down and interlace my fingers resting my chin on them, resting my elbows on the table. I look him in the eye.
"I slept fine Glenn. How about you?" Maggie is looking between us not really getting what's going on. Glenn just smiles bigger.
"You sure? You seem tired is all. Like you were kept up late. Maybe you need a good, hard nights sleep," he says. I narrow my eyes at him.
"Actually, Glenn, I slept really good last night. Trust me if I wasn't sleeping you would know," I bluff, but that bluff pays off. His smile drops. I smirk in triumph and pick up my spoon and continue eating. Then Daryl walks in and I see that evil glint enter Glenn's eyes again.
"Hey, Daryl, have you ever heard that saying 'paybacks a bitch'," he says. Daryl stops raises an eyebrow.
"Yeah. Whatcha getting at," he says. Glenn looks up thoughtfully.
"Oh, I forgot where I was going with this. Don't worry though. It will come to me soon." I swear he thinks his puns are so great. Maggie squeaks. She quickly covers her mouth, but I know she's finally caught on. I roll my eyes.
"Glenn seen me leaving your cell this morning," I say ruining Glenn's fun. He frowns at me, but I smile at him. Daryl looks at me then back at Glenn, but before he could say anything Rick and Herschel walk in.
"Glenn you up for a run," Rick asks.
"Sure," Glenn says without hesitation. I smile. He's always willing to help and for that I could ignore his annoying brother antics.
"I need you to go to that construction site we found last week and get those metal sheets we seen. Take whoever you feel comfortable with. Tom said he wanted to go cause he might see materials you wouldn't think of," Rick says. Glenn nods. He's serious now.
"I'll ask Michonne," he looks over at Daryl. Daryl nods. "Daryl, Tom, Maggie and me. Possibly Michonne," he says counting on his fingers.
"Possibly Michonne what," Michonne says coming in from outside.
"Do you want to go out to that construction site? We need the sheet metal," Glenn asks.
"I'm in," she say with a shrug.
"That's five. I think we need a few more. That metal makes a lot of noise when moved. I would feel better if we had at least eight. Four people watching our backs and four moving the metal. How many pieces do we need," Glenn asks looking at Rick. Rick scratches the back of his neck.
"Honestly, as many as you can. We can always use it for something, but we figured four pieces for sure," Rick says. Glenn nods and stands up.
"I'm going to ask around. I really want at least three more people," he says.
Glenn got his eight people. It was Glenn, Daryl, Maggie, Tom, Michonne, Oscar, Ty and, to my unease, Kenny. I was standing by Daryl while everyone was getting ready and loading up.
"Daryl be careful. I don't trust him," I say turning to face him. He was leaning against a low wall and had his arm resting on the wall behind me. He shrugs.
"I'm more worried about Glenn to be honest. I can beat the hell outta Kenny if I need ta, but I like Glenn and Maggie would kill me if I hurt him," he says biting his thumb. I put my hand on his pulling it away from his mouth and then let go.
"Yeah, about that. What was Glenn talking about with that whole payback thing," I say. Daryl blushes slightly and scratches his cheek.
"Uh, let's just say when he and Maggie first got together I may or may not have giving him a hard time," he says.
"Ah, I see. So you totally deserve this," I say leaning back against the wall. Daryl looks at me sharply.
"I thought you were supposed to take my side on things," he says. I tilt my head to the side in thought, then shake it.
"Nope. Cause if situations were reversed you would want your revenge," I say.
"Well, hell yeah I would," he says with a half smile. I smile and nod.
"See. So, let him have his fun." I feel Daryl's hand messing with the hem of my shirt. He's looking out towards the gates.
"Honestly, I'm happy Kenny will be out there with me and not here with ya. It's a big relief," he says. I stare at him and I want to kiss him so bad. Then a thought comes to me. I can. So I reach up on my tiptoes and give him a quick peck. I don't stay there long enough for him to even respond. He looks down at me surprised.
"Hey, lover boy. We're ready," I hear Glenn call out. Michonne and Maggie laugh. I turn to look at them, but instead catch the look on Kenny's face. He's glaring at Daryl. I look back at Daryl and he's glaring right back. When I turn back around Kenny has already got in the truck. Daryl places a quick kiss to the crown of my head and runs off.
"Be safe," I yell at him.
"You too," he hollers back.
Sasha comes up to me after they drive off. She bumps my shoulder.
"Hey, don't worry about him. Its Daryl Dixon," she says with a smile. I smile back still feeling uneasy, but trying not to dwell on it.
"You're right," I say. "Hey, let's get Gracie and go play in the field."
"Sure, as soon as I catch a few hours of sleep. I had Glenn's watch last night. Remember," she says smiling. I smile back and look out to where the cars disappeared to. Daryl better come back in the same condition he left or so help me, there will be hell to pay.
Authors note: I'm so sorry it's been awhile. I've just been caught up in family and work stuff. I hope you like this chapter. Don't worry there should be some action in the next few chapters, not between the sheets action get your head out the gutters. Haha jk. I'm hoping Katie goes on a run soon, but these characters are kind of doing their own thing. So, we will see. Thank you everyone for the reviews. I love for them!