Shadows of the Forgotten

Chapter 25 - Day Off

Warning:

Slight filler chapter . Don't kill me... There's smut tho~

With everything that was going on and our front gate busted down, everyone was told to stay in the prison with the exception of watch duty. Rick had pretty much volunteered himself for most of it, so that left the rest of the group with little to nothing to do aside from worrying about what was going to happen. I wasn't about to succumb myself to it though, nor was I in the mood to just sit around, so when Beth asked if I could watch Little Asskicker for a while I was more than happy to say yes. She'd even been fed already and changed so it made my life that much easier.

"Just can't wait, can you?"

Aleah snickered at her own teasing and I sent her a playful glare. I should have figured this was coming.

"Isn't there something you should be doing?" I asked. "Cleaning? Watch duty? Sticking your tongue down Nate's throat?"

The last one earned a deep blush across her cheeks and she returned my earlier glare. "Don't be jealous."

With a snicker, I leaned back against the table and readjusted the baby in my arms. "Jealous of you or him?"

A cocky grin graced her lips as she answered my question as if it were the most obvious answer in the world. "Him obviously."

We both fell into a fit of laughter and I was just thankful Lil' Asskicker didn't start crying from being disturbed. If I did end up having this baby, I could only hope that he or she would be this well behaved.

"Alright, so whatever that was wasn't why I came over here," she told me, suddenly looking distracted. "Nathan was supposed to be here too, but I don't know wh-"

"What? You lost me already?" Nate came walking into the room from the door behind Aleah, a smile immediately on her lips. "It's not like I'm moving around that quickly."

True to his words, he was walking with a slight limp, but for the most part, he looked a lot better than before. There was still some bruising, but the swelling had gone down and he wasn't wearing as much gauze and bandage as before.

"I'm just thankful you're moving in general," I teased.

He sent me a grin and stopped at Aleah's side. Now that I took in the situation, it felt like something was up. I have no idea what... But they were up to something.

"Soooo, why was it that you came over here?"

A grin made its way to Aleah's lips. "Because we have something for you."

My brow raised instantly and I could only watch curiously as she whistled. The way she did it was the exact same whistle I used to call Thor, so when he rounded the corner I wasn't surprised. What did surprise me though, was the crossbow strung over his back.

"Happy birthday, Riley."

My eyes widened and I'm sure my jaw was hanging slack. Honestly, I had no idea what month it was, let alone the date, plus the fact that no one celebrated birthdays anymore, so saying I was a little surprised was an understatement. So was saying that the sight of a crossbow got me excited was too.

"How did you- Where did you- Holy crap, you guys are awesome!"

Being careful of the baby, I ran forward and gave each of them a hug. They were both laughing at my surprise and excitement, but I didn't care. I had a new crossbow.

"Where did you find it?"

Aleah took Lil' Asskicker from me, allowing me to walk over to Thor and pick up the crossbow. It was a nice one too. Lightweight, good make, I was in heaven just looking at it.

"It was in one of the supply bags," she finally answered. "It was supposed to be a replacement for Daryl's, but he got one from Woodbury."

I nodded my understanding, then looked up at her curiously. "Where is he anyways? I haven't seen him all morning."

Aleah gave me a shrug, clearly trying to look nonchalant, but I knew she knew something. "Last I heard, he was looking through the warden's office. I believe he had something for you as well."

If I was happy before, I was ecstatic now. "Where's that?"

My excitement was pretty transparent, but neither chose to tease me about it. "Down that hall. Keep going until you see a door that says 'warden's office'."

My mouth twitched to give her a witty response related to her obvious instructions, but before I knew it, I was out the door and around the corner. With all the shit that's been happening, I was more than eager to keep the good things happening. Receiving something from Daryl was definitely something good.

Finally reaching the room, I stepped in, finding Daryl searching through some drawers. As soon as he noticed me, he gave me his full attention. The only part that concerned me was the uneasy look on his face.

"So, what'cha doing in here?" I asked curiously.

I placed the crossbow against the wall by the door and walked over to him. He was still against the back wall, so I chose to stop halfway and sit on the desk. He followed almost instantly and positioned himself between my legs. One of his hands moved to my waist, but I couldn't help but notice that his other one was in his pocket, fiddling with something.

"Thought I could find somethin' useful in here," he answered. "Found a pistol, but other than that, s'just paperwork."

I nodded, my attention moving to his lips as he finished talking. He seemed to catch my train of thought and was quick to kiss me. He still only had one hand on me, so very reluctantly, I parted from his lips and gave him a questioning look. It only made him look flustered though.

"Are you alright, Daryl?"

He looked away for a moment, then back to me with a deep breath. "Aleah told me it was your birthday today, so I wanted to get you something..."

I stayed quiet as he spoke, letting my hands run along the back of his head, hoping to make him more comfortable. It seemed to help, because he continued.

"Ain't that big on marriages and from what she told me, you're not either..."

My eyes widened at the implication and my body froze. How the hell had I gotten Daryl Dixon to think about getting married? I mean, yeah, Aleah was right that I wasn't exactly a fan of getting married for myself, but just the fact that he had considered it and brought it up with Aleah was surprising in and of itself.

My shocked look didn't seem to help his nerves and he opened his mouth and closed it a few times, not knowing how to continue. I wouldn't tell him how adorable it was, worried that he might shut down completely.

When I finally got my own composure together, I leaned forward once more and gave him a quick kiss. When we parted this time, he released a long breath and held out an opened hand to me, a silver ring sitting on his palm.

"Never felt the need to buy any girl jewelry before, not even my ma," he explained. "Not like I bought this either, but uh... Went looking for it for you. Probably won't fit either... But, uh... Figured you deserved somethin' nice..."

A huge smile pulled on my lips as I nearly tackled him from my sitting position. He didn't fall over of course, being as strong as he was, and he held me closely.

"Thank you Daryl, I love it."

He finally seemed to calm down at my words and he breathed a sigh of relief. Taking my hand, he put the ring on my finger. It was a little bit loose, but thankfully, it wasn't going to fall off.

"I know I've messed up once or twice-" He paused, noticing the look I was giving him and he returned it with a playful glare. "Coming from the woman who runs into hordes of geeks on her own." My look stayed put and I jabbed him in the side lightly, drawing a chuckle from his lips. "Alright, alright, a bunch of times, but I promise I won't leave you again." His mood dropped at the last bit and he lowered his gaze to his hands. "My word probably means nothin' anymore though..."

I wanted so badly to ease his doubts and make him feel better, but I wasn't going to say 'atleast you came back'. Sure, I was happy he did, but leaving in the first place hurt me too much.

Slipping my hand from his, I brought it to his cheek and guided his face up to look at me. "Your word means everything to me and if you say you won't leave, then I know you'll do your best to follow through with it."

The way he was looking at me, I could only describe it as awe. It only lasted for a few seconds though, before he leaned forward and kissed me. It wasn't like any of our regular kisses though. Instead, it was a lot more passionate. More like when I had first made it into the prison. There were no complaints on my end though and I returned the kiss without a second thought.

I don't know what it was about him, but whenever he kissed me like this, I couldn't help but want more- need more. My body was craving him and the way he was pressed up between my legs only made the craving stronger- impossible to ignore.

"Guess we're adding- warden's office- to our list," I got out between kisses.

His lips curled up into a smirk. "Aleah said you wouldn' want sex during the first trimeter or whatever."

I felt his hands run along my sides under my shirt and his lips traveled to my neck, but I couldn't help but raise a brow at his statement. "Trimester...?"

His lips found a certain spot on my skin and a moan escaped my lips. "Mmm, yeah, that."

It was getting hard to focus, so I just took what he said and didn't question it. Aleah knew more about this kind of stuff than I did anyways. I'm just glad I still had my sex drive.

"Well, clearly that isn't the case..."

His lips returned to mine once more, distracting me as he unclasped my bra from under my shirt. It wasn't long after that he parted to tug off my shirt, then the bra with ease, his mouth quickly claiming a nipple. God, this man could work wonders with his lips.

I couldn't help my hips from rocking up against him, this time the moan coming from him. He didn't change his tactics though and continued taking his time drawing out various sounds of pleasure from me.

I was growing impatient though and within the limited space between us, I started unbuttoning his shirt. We didn't have to separate for me to slip off his vest and shirt though, so he took full advantage, making it nearly impossible for me to focus on the task. Once I got it off though, I let my hands roam free, tracing the contours of his muscles and scars. It wasn't until I reached the thin trail of hair over his lower abdomen that he lifted his mouth from my chest and pushed me back onto the desk with a groan.

"Not yet..." he whispered huskily. "You'll have to beg for it first..."

I felt a violent shiver course through me at his tone and I bit my lip as he looked down at me hungrily. Just from that look alone, I felt my legs get weak and my core burned for him. Chances were, there was going to be a lot of begging.

A smirk graced his lips and he reached down to undo my belt and jeans. I had lowered a hand to help him, but he quickly caught it and pinned it to my side. The look he gave me told me to stay put and I couldn't help but submit as he pulled my jeans down my legs, taking my panties with them.

I felt myself squirm as he looked down at me before lowering himself and blowing air directly on my pussy. I gasped instantly, feeling a mixture of both shock and pleasure, but I didn't get to dwell on it. Anything after that was lost by the feeling of his finger pushing inside me. I nearly cried out when his tongue joined in on my clit and he started pumping his finger in and out of my slick entrance.

My hips rocked towards him, but he held me down with his free hand and continued finger fucking me as he sucked and licked at my clit. My moans were getting louder and more frequent and when his finger starting hitting my g spot, I had to bite down on my arm as my body shook with an orgasm.

He didn't stop what he was doing, continuing to pleasure me through my orgasm before my body went lax against the desk.

"Oh god... Daryl..."

Looking past my heaving chest, I caught his eyes with my own as he licked his lips.

"Daryl... Please..."

He gave me a sly smirk and ran his hands along my thighs slowly. "Please what?"

The sound that left my lips could only be described as a whimper. "You know what..."

His hands got painfully close to where I wanted them, but he would stop and bring them back down my legs.

"I don't think I do."

I bit my lip, fully aware of what game he was playing, but I wasn't going to play along that easily. He must have understood that because his hands left my legs and moved to remove his pants and briefs. I figured he was going to give in, but instead he just rubbed his hard cock over my clit and along my soaked pussy.

The contact was just enough to rile me up, but not enough for what I wanted.

"Tell me what you want, Riley..."

I moaned at the sensation, but it wasn't enough. I wanted more. I needed more.

"Just fuck me, Daryl. Please!"

A smirk was instantly on his lips and with a quick thrust, his cock was inside me, his hips pushing to meet mine and drawing a moan from both of us. I barely had a second before he was thrusting into me with need. Both of his hands were on my waist, pulling me towards him with every thrust. I could feel the coil of pleasure building up once more as he continued his onslaught. He was moving fast and hard as he fucked me, only slowing down for a moment to collect himself.

When he started again, I felt this thumb rubbing against my clit and my walls tightened around him. He groaned loudly and drove his cock into me without restraint.

"Ohhh- Daryl, I'm gonna cu- ahhhh."

The next orgasm was three times as good as the first one and lasted even longer as he kept fucking me. As I neared the end, his own orgasm finally hit him and he moaned out my name before letting his body rest over top of me.

I could feel my eyes already drooping as I tried to catch my breath. My legs felt like jello too and I knew I wasn't moving anywhere anytime soon, but I was more than content with laying here with him.

With everything that was going on, I had a feeling it was going to be the last time we could for a while.

Footnote:

Oh filler chapters, you so great. With everything that was happening, I just wanted a happy, kinda fluffy, smutty chapter where no one dies.

Same deal for next week though, pretty sure Monday's chapter is 100% going to happen, but after that it's iffy.