Safe Haven

Chapter 21

It was dark by the time all the walkers cleared out. Shane and Eve crawled out from underneath the ambulance. They still had plenty of areas to go through before they would be ready to head back. She wondered what everyone at camp was thinking. She hated that they hadn't made it back before dark. She wondered if Daryl was worried about her. Even more so, she hoped Daryl would understand why she hadn't told him about wanting to get supplies.

"Look, it's getting late, we might as well call it a night and start early tomorrow. We aren't going to make it back tonight anyhow." Shane told Eve.

As much as Eve hated to admit it to herself, Shane was right. They were both tired and by the time they finished packing everything they could in his car it would be even later. Neither one of them needed to be driving tired.

"Fine, I suppose you're right." Eve replied.

Shane started to walk towards a broken down van that was left in her camp. "Come on, we can sleep in here, there should be enough room for both of us."

Eve paused, she really didn't like the idea of sharing a sleeping space with Shane but there really wasn't anywhere else that was secure enough. She didn't feel safe in a tent and there certainly wasn't enough room in his car unless she wanted to sleep sitting up. All the other areas in her camp were occupied by her dead camp members.

Shane made sure the doors were locked before he laid down next to Eve in the back of the van. She had already turned to her side so her back would be towards him. Shane removed his shirt and laid down.

"I'd prefer you remain clothed" Eve said sternly without turning to look at him.

"Relax, I'm just taking my shirt off to get more comfortable. It wouldn't hurt for you to loosen up a little. I think you'd like me if you took the time to get to know me." Shane told her. "I mean hell, you like Daryl Dixon, everyone else is a step up from that!" Shane smirked.

Eve whipped her head around towards him and gave him a stern glare. "Oh yeah smart man, that's the way to get me on your good side." she turned back away from him "And I thought your girlfriend was the idiot."

Eve sighed shaking her head, she couldn't wait until morning. She longed to be sleeping next to Daryl. All she wanted to feel were his arms around her. She closed her eyes in hopes morning would come fast.

Daryl finally stopped pacing on the roof of the RV. His head was starting to ache. He sat down in Dale's lawn chair with his crossbow on his lap. He kept repeating Rick's statement in his head. He knew he shouldn't be but he couldn't help but be angry that Eve hadn't told him she needed to go back to her camp. He completely understood why, because she didn't want him to stop in his search for Sophia but no matter how reasonable it was, he was still angry. He hated the thought of her being alone with Shane. Hell he hated the thought of her being alone with any other man. He knew it was stupid to be jealous. He knew she cared for him. She was always up front and straight forward so he never questioned her feelings for him even if he didn't understand wy she had them. He was just afraid if she spent time around another man alone that she would see someone better than him and be done with him. He didn't want to be without her. She was the first woman he felt that way about and the feelings scared him. The more he thought about it the more angry he felt. He felt stupid for feeling scared and that in turn made him angry.

Daryl anxiously awaited morning. He wondered if he should go look for them when the sun came up or if he should wait. If everything was fine and they just got hung up or ran out of gas and he showed up Eve would probably be mad that he came looking for them and wasn't looking for Sophia. He didn't want that either. He had wanted to tell her the news of finding the house. In fact, he wanted to take her there and show her. If he could just find Sophia he wouldn't have to worry about all this stuff. He would be there if she needed him for something and Sophia would be safe. He started to beat himself up inside for not already finding her. Daryl just sat there staring out into the darkness….waiting for dawn.