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When Daryl told her lived in a trailer that he owned on land he had bought, her face had fallen, making his stomach dropped. He hadn't wanted to tell her but she just didn't understand why she couldn't come to his house for him to pack up a bag. She looked sad as she crossed her arms over her chest and shook her head. He expected her to turn and walk away from him. He knew what people, girls, thought about other who lived in trailers.

" Of course." She muttered.

" What?" Daryl was mad right away. Anger was what protected him from really feeling anything.

" Well, you own a piece of land, you own a trailer, a truck and a bike. All I have is my apartment that I rent and a car that I don't even own. I mean, I will own it but not for four more years. You have all this stuff and I have nothing." Daryl frowned in shock.

" What the hell you talkin about? I live in a trailer with my brother who is drunk of drugged up most of the time." He said.

" But you OWN it. You OWN the land it sits on. You OWN your truck, you OWN your bike. It doesn't matter if it's a trailer, don't you see that? It's something you own, personally." Sage said. Daryl's arm shot out and went around her waist. He yanked her towards him hard and kissed her.

" You're fuckin amazin." He muttered against her lips.

As they drove to his trailer, Daryl was getting more and more nervous. She seemed impressed that he owned the trailer but to Daryl, it was just a trailer. He had bought it for 2000 dollars and had been fixing it up himself but it was still just a trailer. When he pulled into the dirt parking spot he used, he noticed Merle's truck and knew he was home. He shut off his truck and sighed, placing his hands on the steeling wheel.

" Look, do me a favor. Just stay here. I'll be five minutes, just gonna grab my shit and be out." He said as he looked at her.

" Daryl, I don't care that it's a trailer. I don't care what it looks like inside." Sage said.

" It ain't...it ain't like that." He started. Sage tilted her head as she waited for him to continued. " It's my brother. He's...he ain't nice, that's all." Sage could tell how uncomfortable he was.

" I will be right here." She said. Daryl's shoulders fell as the tension left him.

" 5 minutes." He said.

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Thankfully, Merle was passed out on the couch with beer cans laying on all over the floor. He frowned and quickly went to the back of the trailer to his room. He grabbed a pair of work pants and a button down shirt before he moved to his laundry basket. He yanked up a pair of socks and boxers then went to the bathroom. He grabbed his toothbrush. He looked at himself in the mirror and actually smiled.

" Perk up, man. You just had good sex and got a hot girl outside waitin for you. You're goin back to her place for the night and gonna fuck her good again. Perk up." He said. He laughed before he walked out of the bathroom.

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Carefully and quietly the men moved through the complex. They all had their weapons up and ready. They were looking around, listening to every sound they could hear. They moved as one unit up the stairs and found Mike's office quickly. Daryl's stomach was warning him. Things were moving along to easily. He was on edge and waiting for the other shoe to drop.

T-Dog searched the desk while the other men stayed on watch. The key was located inside the top drawer. Daryl narrowed his eyes as T-Dog picked it up. It was almost like the key was placed there. Something was not right. His mouth tightened but he slowly moved his bottom jaw back and forth, something he did when he was nervous. They started down the stairs again. He wanted to get to Sage and get her out of the jail.

They ran quickly down the hallway towards the cell again. Daryl took the key from T-Dog and unlocked the cell. Sage rushed him as soon as the door was open. His arms went around her waist while hers went around his neck. Daryl picked her and held her tightly. Sage closed her eyes to enjoy him more. She never thought she'd have him hold her again.

" You gonna be alright now." He whispered.

" I never thought I'd see you again." Sage whispered. Slowly he started to set her down. They pulled away enough to look at each other. They were pressed firmly together.

" You gonna bring the girl with us?" He whispered.

" Yeah, we just need to grab our back packs." She whispered.

' Tell her. Tell you love her, dummy.' His mind screamed at him. She could see the wrestle going on behind his eyes. ' Swallow your stupid, fuckin pride.'

" I hate to break this hallmark moment up, but we need to move." Shane hissed.

' I love you.' Daryl mouthed quickly. Sage closed her eyes as a lump went into her throat. She nodded and fought her tears.

" I love you too." She whispered. Daryl patted her lower back.

" Get your bags and the girl. Shane's right. We gotta go." He said. Sage looked at him before she pulled away.

" Come on, Sammie." She said as she faced the young girl who was shaking her head.

" We can't leave. They will find us, you know they will." Sammie said. Sage moved to her quickly. She put her hands on either side of the girl's face and stared hard into her eyes.

" We have something we didn't have before. These men aren't like Mike's men. We are going to go with them and be safe. I promise you. I have been where they are taking us. No one is going hurt us there." Sage reassured her.

Sammie looked uncertain but did as Sage asked. They grabbed their backpacks then faced the group. Daryl held his hand out to Sage who smiled. She moved to him and slipped her hand into his. Her other hand gripped Sammie's. Shane and Rick took the lead. Daryl, Sage, and Sammie were next. T-Dog followed behind to watch their backs. Almost home free.

Daryl had plans for him and Sage when they got back to camp. He wanted to lay with her, wanted to take her hard and fast but knew they had things to talk about first. Things needed to be said and heard from both of them. He wanted her to understand what had happen at the strip club. He needed to tell her how sorry he was for letting her leave and most of all, she needed to know how much he loved her still. That hadn't changed in their time apart. There had not been a moment where she had left his thoughts. When the world had fallen apart she had been what he worried about. He hadn't cared about the group or Merle, not really. He cared about what had happen to her. He had prayed she had found safety, it had been the only thing in the world he had ever prayed for. He realized all his anger and aggression had come from his worry for her.