Here We Go Again

Chapter 14

A/N: I am not going to lie. That last chapter was my favorite to write, like oh my god! I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did haha! Now, what will happen? Why did Carol do that? Was it the alcohol, was it a mistake? Will things become awkward? Who knows...
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Carol was woken up by the sound of her cell phone. She groaned and reached over to grab it. "Hello?"

"Oh thank god! Carol, I thought you were dead or something! Why didn't you answer the phone last night when I called you? I called like, ten times!" Lori shouted into the phone. Carol held it away from her ears. She had a slight headache, from all the alcohol she had last night. She didn't remember much, but she remembered having another dream like the one she had a while back. This time, she was in the hotel room with Daryl, and things had definately gotten heated.

"Well, I answered the phone, so I'm obviously not dead." Carol laid her head back on the pillow. She figured Daryl must've hauled her up to the room after too many drinks.

"Where did you disappear to last night? Rick said he saw you and Daryl leave the bar, and then we never heard from either of you since!" Carol found that very strange. That's exactly what happened in her dream.

"I had too much to drink and he brought me back to the room to rest. Nothing big." Carol shrugged.

"Well, we have to be back on the road in half an hour, so hurry up! We'll all meet in the lobby." Lori said and hung up the phone. Carol placed the phone on the bedside table and pulled the covers closer to her. She looked down at the floor, and saw her shirt, along with her other clothes. Carol's eyes widened. It wasn't a dream. She glanced nervously at Daryl. He was awake. Did he regret what happened? Was their friendship ruined?

"Daryl?" She asked quietly. He turned around to face her. He didn't seem awkward about anything, and he didn't reveal any regret. She sighed, she had to make sure. "Last night..."

"You were drunk, right? Didn't mean to do it, alcohol got the better of ya?" Carol could see a slight pain in Daryl's eyes as he spoke. He figured she thought it was a mistake.

"Daryl, I wasn't drunk. I knew what I was doing..." Carol looked him in the eyes. She didn't regret it. She had wanted it. "I don't regret anything..." She whispered. "But I understand if you do..."

Daryl just shook his head. "If I didn't wanna do it, I wouldn't of done it."

Carol was relieved to hear that. But now she wondered, what would their relationship become? "So... What does this mean for us?"

"Don't know." Daryl shrugged. He really didn't know what they had become. He was perfectly fine with being in a relationship with her, seeing as it was what he wanted since highschool. But he didn't want anyone to know, especially Merle. "What do you think?"

"I don't know Daryl... You want the truth?" Carol asked. Daryl nodded. "I..." Carol sighed, she still felt very awkward saying this. "I want more than a friendship. But... I don't want to put it out there yet. I want to keep it between us." Carol didn't want to tell anyone, because she didn't want to hear Lori scream that she was right all along. She didn't need to hear that.

Daryl breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to tell anyone, he didn't care about the reason. "Alright."

Carol gave him a smile. Her dream of being with him was finally coming true. She reached for her phone to look at the time. "Woah! We have fifteen minutes to get ready, pack up everything, and get to the lobby!" Carol quickly grabbed her clothes. Daryl just groaned, and started putting his clothes on.

"Okay, do we have everything?" Carol asked, looking around the hotel room for anything left behind.

"Yes. For the hundredth time." Daryl rolled his eyes. He had one suitcase, and she had hers, plus 2 other bags. There was nothing left in the room except what was there before.

"Oh shush." Carol nudged him. She checked her phone. They had five minutes to get down to the lobby. "Okay, we can't let anyone, especially Lori, know what happened last night."

"Agreed." Daryl nodded. Carol smiled up at him and set her bags down. She rested her arms on his shoulders. She gently pressed her lips against his, only for a quick moment before picking her bags up.

"Let's go." She smiled.

"They're alive!" Lori called out to them as they walked out of the elevator.

"I told you over the phone that I didn't die!" Carol rolled her eyes. "Let's just go." All of them headed out of the lobby, and into the parking lot. Shane popped the trunk, and they all tried to fit their bags in. "If you guys hadn't have bought so much stuff we'd have enough room!" Carol crossed her arms as Rick and Shane struggled with the bags.

"We didn't buy that much Carol!" Andrea glared at her.

"You might as well have took the whole store with you!" Carol shot back at Andrea.

Andrea hit Carol in the shoulder twice. "Thats for yesterday. And the second one is for what you just said!" Carol stuck her tongue out at Andrea and hopped in the back seat with Daryl. The rest of the group got in the van, and they started their journey back home.

"So, what was everyone's favorite part about Vegas?" Lori asked, trying to start a conversation.

"The shopping!" Andrea looked back with a grin.

"Oh mine too!" Lori smiled. "What about you Carol?"

Carol glanced at Daryl, who was trying to hide a smirk. "The hotel." She said. That wouldn't give anything way. "It was fun." It was more than fun, actually.

"Yeah, the hotel was pretty cool." Lori nodded, and went on to start a new conversation. Carol moved her gaze out the window, and just half listened to everyone's small chat. She was busy thinking about all that had happened. She started off wanted two separate beds in their hotel room, and by the end of the trip, she was more than glad to be sharing a bed with Daryl Dixon. She wasn't sure if this new relationship with him would work or not, but she hoped it would. She didn't want to be with anyone else. Daryl was very sweet, and he treated her right. Sure, he had a tough exterior and may come off as violent, but that wasn't who he really was. Inside, deep down, he was a very caring man, who was more like an insecure child. She loved that about him. He wouldn't really talk to anyone, except her. And she was so happy she could call him hers, even if it was only for a week, she would be happy.

Carol crawled out of the van and went around to the trunk. They had finally arrived back home, and she couldn't be happier. It was quite late, and she was exhausted. She grabbed her bags, and was about to close the trunk, when Daryl reached in and grabbed his bag. "What are you doing? I thought you'd be going home." Carol questioned.

"I was plannin' on it, but I don't wanna go with them anymore..." Daryl whispered. Carol just laughed and had to agree. Lori and Andrea sure could be chatty. She couldn't remember a time when they didn't talk.

"Alright, I'll drive you home." Carol smiled, and headed to her door. She unlocked the door, and walked inside. "Oh, my house has never been so wonderful!" She did a little twirl and set her bags on the floor. "Come on, I'll take you back now." Carol grabbed his hand and walked towards her car. They got in, and she backed out of the driveway. They were silent the entire ride there, it wasn't until they arrived at his little house that they spoke. "Well, thanks for coming on the trip."

"No problem. I had fun." Carol noticed his little smile, and she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Oh really? Well, I did too." Carol gave him a smile. "Hope to see you again soon."

"Yeah. I'll uh, call ya tomorrow or somethin'." Daryl still didn't know what to do with this relationship. Was he supposed to call her everyday or something? Were they supposed to show a lot of affection? He wasn't really good with that sort of thing.

"Okay." Carol smiled. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "See you later." She waved as he got out of her car. She backed out of his driveway, a smile spread across her face. She didn't expect them to be like Lori and Rick, showing affection almost everytime they saw each other. If she could just be near him, that was enough for her. She didn't need chocolates or fancy presents, they didn't even have to go out. All she needed was to talk to him. Nothing more. She hoped that he understood that. He didn't have to impress her, because she was already impressed with him. She loved him, but it was way too soon to tell him that. In time, she'd say it, but for now, their relationship would seem like it hadn't changed at all, and she was perfectly fine with that.

A/N: This chapter may seem, meh. Thats only because my big idea has been finished cause of the last chapter, and now I'm just out of ideas. Oh well, R&R lovelies!
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