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Daryl was back to working at the fence in the morning. He moved one of her flower pots she kept on the porch. It was his way of saying good morning to her. He went to the camp and ate breakfast with everyone, trying not to notice that the women and Glenn were watching him. Daryl didn't say a word to anyone as he quickly ate. He pretended like he forgot something at his tent and jogged over to it before he had to work on the fence again. He was camped across the field, completely away from everyone. No one said anything to him about being that far away. They remembered what he had been like when Merle disappeared. He unzipped his tent and walked in. There was a single acorn sitting on his cot. That was her good morning to him. He picked it up and slipped it into his pocket with a grin.

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Shane walked into one of the barns, later that day, and grinned. He did a quick look around and saw that he was alone with Saint. She was facing him but looking down into a box. He had seen her walk into the barn and made an excuse to leave the fence area he had been working at with Daryl. He strolled towards her quickly.

" So, " His voice caused her jump. Saint looked at him, her face paled. She placed her hands in her hips. " was it Daryl that left you or did you wise up and leave him?"

" That's none of your business." She bit out. Shane laughed.

" You're right. I really don't care about the details." He said.

" What do you want?" Saint asked as Shane started circling her. She turned so he was never at her back.

" Well, I saw what he said to you and let me say, I don't believe him one bit. I saw you two, a couple of times, actually. I know you don't just lay there during sex. I know how you move around. Dirty, dumb redneck shouldn't have said that about you." He said.

" So you did see us." She stated.

" Yeah, I did. I saw him on top of you, you on top of him, him behind you. I even saw him eating you out, you do anything but lay still." Shane said. " And let me say, when you get lonely, and you're going to get lonely, I will glad be to bury my face between your legs."

" You are disgusting." Saint said, they were still walking in a slow circle. Shane laughed again.

" What's disgusting about it? You sure liked it enough when his tongue was lapping you up and I can promise you that if I'm licking you, you'll cum so hard you'll fly off the mattress."

Rick reached out and gripped Daryl's arm to keep him from running into the barn. He and Daryl were crouched around their walkie talkie, listening to the conversation. She had the other end in her back pocket, her shirt covering it. They had duct taped the talk button down before she walked into the barn alone. Rick and Daryl were by the fence where Shane had left Daryl.

" And after that, you are going to put my dick down your throat and suck me off like I saw you do to him." He laughed again when her face flushed. " Yeah, I saw that too. I saw him sitting in one of your chairs with you on your knees between his legs. And I got to tell you, I could see his face, he was enjoying himself. You know what you're doing. You guys are freaks. Do you always like to watch each other mouth fuck the other? Every time I saw you either he was sitting down with you sucking him off or you were sitting on the edge of the bed watching while he ate you out."

" I am not doing anything with you." She snapped. Shane laughed.

" You should think about it. I'm good at what I do, ask Andrea and Lori. Speaking of Andrea, I'm going to suggest her to Daryl and he will take me up on it. You know how I know, because he used to watch her. Before you, he watched her and now that you are out of the picture, there is nothing stopping him from fucking her if she comes on to him." He said.

" Daryl won't do anything with her." She said softly.

" He will and she will do it just to please me. I'm just saying, Saint. Just think about it." He said. " I'll see you around, okay?"

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Rick strolled up to Shane and Daryl around lunch time. Daryl and Shane were still stringing the fence up and it was taking everything in Daryl not to drill Shane in the mouth. He was keeping his eyes downcast the entire time they were working together. The only thing that was keeping him straight was knowing Rick heard Shane admit that he had been watching them. Now they just had to convince Rick Shane had attacked her.

" Hey, ah, Saint and I are taking the horses and riding into town for a few supplies." Daryl's head shot up, that was not in the plan. She was not supposed to go into town without him. Rick meant his eyes. " I think it will help clear her mind." Daryl looked down and started pulling the fence again. He understood what Rick wasn't saying. She was shook up by the talk with Shane.

" Be careful, man." Shane said. Daryl squinted his eyes and frowned. It should be him comforting her, not Rick.

" Alright. We should be back in a few hours." Rick said before he walked away.

" Can you believe that shit?" Shane said as Rick walked away.

" What?" Daryl tried not to growl out.

" She's trying to move in on Rick. You guys been broke up less than 24 hours ago and she's moving on. You know I was right about Dale wanting her. You said yourself that you walked in on them. Only be a matter of time before she moves through every member of the group." Shane said.

" Fuckin bitch." Daryl muttered, directing it completely at Shane who took it to be directed to Saint.

" That's the way to look at it, man!" He said as he slapped Daryl on the back. " Stupid, fucking bitch!"

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Rick and Saint were riding side by side towards the town. She was gripping the reins of the horse and hadn't said a thing since Rick asked her to go for a ride with him. There was no doubt in Rick's mind what they were saying was true. Shane had attacked her and now Rick was forced to deal with a side of his best friend that he never saw or had even thought was there before.

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Saint was walking around the side of her cabin after her ride with Rick when she noticed her flower pot was moved again. She took a deep breath and sighed. She walked over to the cabin and unlocked the door. Daryl had been there and just knowing that made her feel better about the entire day. She walked in and shut the door. There was a flower sitting on her bed. She smiled and hurried over to it. He had a key to her place so she knew it had come from him. Sitting under the flower was a note.

' Angel, thought of you when I saw this.'

His handwriting was small and sloppy but she loved it. She smiled and held the note to her chest. A knock at her door made Saint jump. She grabbed the flower and the put it and the note in the draw of her bed stand. She hurried to the door and looked out the window before answering it. She was surprised to see Lori standing there. She and Lori hardly ever talked. She opened the door slowly and leaned against it.

" Ah, hi. Can I come in for a minute?" Lori asked. " I think we need to talk," She looked around quickly then back at Saint and dropped her voice. " about Shane."

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" Hey Daryl, can I talk to you a second?" Rick asked when he walked up to Daryl and Shane.

" Fucking shit, man! We are never going to get this fence done if Daryl has to keep leaving!" Shane explained.

" Five minutes, Shane. That's all I need him for. I need his help with something." Rick said.

" Yeah, I'm comin." Daryl said as he stood up from the ground.

He took off his gloves and followed Rick in the direction of the barn. He slipped the gloves into his back pocket then took the shop rag out of his right pocket and swept it over his face to collect the sweat on his forehead. Daryl followed Rick into the barn. They stood just inside the barn so they could hear if anyone, Shane, snuck up on them.

" I found something out about Shane that has upset me." Rick started.

" Oh yeah, what's that?" Daryl asked as he put his hands on his hips.

" Lori neglected to tell me he attacked her when we were at the CDC." Rick said.

" Attacked how?" Daryl asked.

" As in he tried to rape her. Got me thinking, if he's willingly to try and rape my wife, someone he knew and had been friends with his whole life, what's stopping him from attacking someone he doesn't know." Rick said.

" Like Saint." Daryl said. Rick nodded.

" Like Saint." Rick confirmed.

" So you believe us now."

" It's not that I didn't believe you before. It was hard to accept, yes." Rick said.

" Ain't hard to accept." Daryl said.

" Listen, Shane's my best friend, been my best friend for as long as I can remember. I just..." Rick paused and looked away for a minute. " I just needed time to think."