I thought I would do another flash back in the beginning of this. Let me know if you like those or not.
"So Beth. Did she know how you felt about her?" Aaron asked Daryl one day while he was working on the motor of the bike. Aaron saw Daryl instantly freeze and he started to regret asking him anything about the dead Greene sister.
"Naw, she didn't know" Daryl mumbled as he kept working on the motor, his head down toward the ground.
"What did you like best about her?" he asked, curious as to what the girl that captured Daryl Dixon's heart was like.
"I liked e'thing about 'er. She sang like an angel. Took care of Asskicker like she was her own. She was stubborn and headstrong but also had faith. Faith that there was still good people out there" he said just above a whisper. Aaron watched him as he continued to work, never looking up. He could just tell how much his friend loved this girl and his heart ached for him. He couldn't even think about losing Eric, just how scared he was when he had hurt his ankle was enough for him.
"She's the reason you didn't get an arrow through yer eyes when you showed up" Daryl whispered, a smirk playing on his lips as he finally moved his eyes up to look at his friend.
"Is that right?" Aaron asked, a smile starting to form on his lips as well.
"Yeah, she said there was still good people out there, and I believed 'er" he said as the smirk disappeared and he looked back down at the motor.
"I'm grateful she did. Wish I could thank her" Aaron replied heartfully.
"I wish you could too" Daryl whispered, but still loud enough for him to hear.
"So tell me about this job of yours?" Beth asked as they started walking back toward the house. She felt ok again after Daryl brought her to his special spot and told her that she was beautiful. He had even whispered that she was perfect. She knew he was a man of few words and that everything he said was important, so when he said those things to her, she took them to heart. She still didn't know what she did to deserve a friend like Daryl. But heck, who was she kidding? He was more than a friend to her, at least she felt like he was. She just didn't know if he felt the same way.
"Aaron asked if I would do some recruitin' with 'em after I got the bike fixed up." He said as they continued to walk slowly down the sidewalk.
"That's a good job for you. You're a good judge of character" she said sweetly as she watched him shrug in protest.
"I don't know 'bout that but I get a bike outa the deal, so it can't be all bad" he said with a chuckle. She smiled back up at him and then he watched her smile fall a little and she turned her gaze to the ground.
"That means your gunna leave" she mumbled out, all of a sudden a rush of fear over taking her at the thought of him leaving, not being beside her. Instead being out there where anything could happen. She knew he could handle himself, heck he was Daryl Dixon. But she just got him back and she wanted to be a little selfish. He stopped and turned at her words.
"Beth" he said as he grasped her hands in his, causing her to move her eyes up to meet his. Her bright blue eyes met his and she could see the confidence in then as he spoke to her.
"I'm not goin' anywhere till you are healed, that's the first thing you need to know. And if you decide that you still need me beside you after you are healed and feel safer here, I will stay. They can find somebody else to do it. I'll just hunt and supply them with food" he said as he squeezed her hands. She smiled softly as she looked into those beautiful ocean eyes.
"I will always feel safer with you beside me Daryl." She said softly as she ran her hand over his knuckles. She heard him take a breath in and tremble just a little as she continued. "And I'm not going to lie and say that the thought of you going out there doesn't terrify me, or the fact that I would be in here by myself doesn't either. But you are the best person for this job. It will only be for a few days at a time and I will have Rick, Michonne, Carol….I will be fine. It's not your job to look after me 24/7" she said with a small chuckle. As she did though she felt his hands grip her tighter and a low growl escaped his throat.
"I will always look after you. Never leaving you again, Greene" he said, his eyes shining with determination, anger and grit. She smiled back up at him again and gently rose on her toes, kissing him softly on his cheek. She saw his ears and neck flush red as she placed herself back on her feet. She was about to say something else when she heard their names being called from up the street.
"Hey Daryl, Hey Beth. How are you settling in Sunshine? Daryl treating you right?" Aaron asked as he looked from his friend to the pretty blond standing beside him. He had seen the quick, cheek kiss and could still see the last of the blush on Daryl's neck but decided to ignore it. He was happy for his friend and would not pester him about it, yet anyway.
"Of course he is" she said as she smiled up at Daryl and then looked back at Aaron "It's going ok. Got done with my interview a few hours ago and then Daryl and I have just been walking. How are things with you?" she asked sweetly
"Well they are great, thank you for asking. Actually I was looking for both of you" he said, a smile still spread across his face.
"Why's 'hat?" Daryl asked with his eyebrow raised.
"Eric is cooking spaghetti tonight. He knows how much you liked it and he is super excited to meet Beth. That is, if you two don't have any plans?" he finished, looking a little worried. Daryl watched his friend for a moment as a smirk started to form on his lips. He knew just from Aaron's expression that Eric had sent him out and told him to make sure he got them to come.
"What do you think? How do you feel about spaghetti?" Daryl asked as he looked over at Beth, his eyebrow raised and a small smile on his lips. Beth looked between Daryl and Aaron and smiled. She didn't really know what it was, but she felt comfortable with Aaron. Maybe it was the fact that she could tell that Daryl trusted him and he seemed to be one of the only friends Daryl had made in the safe zone. She got over the shock fast that they even had spaghetti and answered.
"I love spaghetti and would be honored to come over for dinner. I would love to meet Eric as well" she said sweetly. "Anybody that Daryl likes I'm sure will be amazing" she continued as she took Daryl's hand back in hers and squeezed. She felt him tense for just a moment and then relax under her grip.
"He is incredible" Aaron breathed out as he thought about his love, causing Beth to smile brighter at him. "6 o'clock them?" he asked as he looked between the two. Beth looked over at Daryl and he nodded back to her. Aaron had to smile at their unspoken connection.
"We will be there, thank you again for asking me" Beth answered sweetly. She saw something flash in Aaron's eyes that she couldn't make out as he took her hand.
"No Beth, thank you. " he said sincerely and as she was about to ask what he was thanking her for, he turned and waved to them saying he would see them at 6 and then he was gone.
"I really like him" Beth said as they watched him walk away.
"He's al'right" Daryl drawled out, causing Beth to giggle
"Wonder what he was thanking me for" she asked as they started walking toward the house again.
"Mmmhmmm" Daryl shrugged, not being able to actually speak because he had a good idea Aaron was thanking her for.
