A/N I am unsure of Philips wife name in The Walking Dead so for this story I have called her Samantha

"What the fuck have you done Peletier?" Philip was pacing up and down his living room, staring at the disgrace of a human being in front of him, regretting in every fibre of his being that he allowed him into his house. Why had he ever gotten involved with this man, was beyond him.

"She was asking for it" Oh god he thought, please not Carol, that sweet living woman did not deserve and hell that he now believed had rained down on her. Slamming Ed into the wall he placed his arm across his throat, his anger clear in his stormy eyes.

"I hope to god you do not mean Carol?" Ed's eyes confirmed his worst fears, almost cutting the man's circulation off, he finally dropped him to the floor, watching him gasp in air, what a pity he was still breathing.

"What the hell is it to you what the fuck I do to my woman Axel and..." he never got to say anymore a foot kicked him hard in the stomach.

"I pray for your sake my daughters teacher is alive Ed, because if not I will do to you what you did to that poor woman Jemma Dixon." seeing Ed look at him in surprise, he grinned back at him "Do you think I would ever let that go, what you did to that poor woman was despicable, how you left her dying, did you know they had a daughter?. Oh I can see by your face you didn't. Well that little girl has just started in my Penny's class and I will do anything in my power to make sure she never suffers again. Do you get my drift?. You see I have heard the rumours too, about Carol and Mr Dixon and if that makes his daughter happy, then I will pull every string know to man, for them to all be together." Ed tried to speak, but Philip wasn't having any of it.

"Now get the fuck out of my house" he helped him out throwing him into the dirt.

"They got Axel" Ed smirked, as he watched his boss's face pale

"Good hopefully he will squeal on the shit you have pushed on the street. You deserve everything you have coming to you Ed everything"

"He will take you down to"

"No he won't my wife has already done that" slamming the door too, Philip slipped down the door, head in his hands, it was all finally coming to an end.

"You ok?" looking up he saw Samantha, his wife of 20 years, she bent down to him her arm going around his shoulders.

"You brought me down" was all he said

"I had to Philip, Penny and I were losing the man we know and love. I had to do it because I love you so much" he let the tears flow as she held him, grateful that Penny was at friends for the evening, she need never know what had gone down tonight, what would happen to her daddy, yet no matter what they would stand together as a family.

Ed was in pain, pissed that The Governor had turned his back on him, hell it was a little fun to scare the bitch, so he hurt her, so fucking what. He was damn sure Dixon would kiss it all better, that man was a pain in his ass over the years. Him and his damn brother, he should have taken them both out, when he had the chance. Moving towards his car, he threw himself in, ignoring the blood seeping from him he gritted his teeth and hit the road, speaking to the men he had force to turn against Philip, he would get patched up, lay low for a while, make plans and make his move, This was far from over.

It was around 10, when Daryl finally made it to the hospital, he was stopped by Michonne asking how Carol was, then some more teachers came to him. The love they had for his woman was wonderful, no wonder she loved the school so much. He had even spoken with Beth for a while, who was still shocked and upset by what Carol had gone through, as Maggie had chosen not to leave any detail out. He promised he would get Carol to call her once she was up and able to see people, however when she came out of hospital she would staying with him for the foreseeable future, a little thing he had yet to put to Carol, but he as sure she wouldn't mind. Walking in to her room , he was happy to see her sat up in bed, the bruising more a blue/ purple and not the red/ purple from yesterday. They had given her some cream, to reduce the swelling.

"Hi darlin." he moved towards her, placing himself on the bed wrapping his arms around her, as she snuggled into his warmth, Her hands placed over his at her waist, she ran her fingers over his jacket

"I hurt Rick" spots of wet fell on his hand, as he held her tighter hating to see her this upset

"What do you mean sweetheart?" his lips grazing her ear, as she laid her head back onto his shoulders

"He tried to hug me and I froze. He's my best friend and I froze" she was getting angry at herself, at Ed, if she had fought harder. If she had not gone

"He understood Carol, he is a police office, if anyone understands its him" she moved to get away from him turning to him

"WHY THEN DO I FEEL SAFE IN YOUR ARMS AFTER A FEW DAYS AND MY BEST FRIEND SINCE HIGH SCHOOL I CAN'T BARE TO TOUCH ME?!" Her head bowed as her sobs racked her body, Daryl had no answer for her. He had no damn clue what to do, seeing her like this ripped him apart, trying to take her back in his arms, she brushed him off, curling up into a little ball her distress was getting worse. He called the nurse, she needed mediating, it was finally coming out, he knew she had accepted it quicker than most, but now the cracks were showing in her armour, she was slowly breaking down in front of him, The saddest part of it all was he had to watch her break, and there was not a damn thing he could do. He just prayed that when she hit rock bottom, which she would, they would come back up.

"Hi Daryl is it Carol?" The nurse from the night before came in, he couldn't remember her name, yet to him ,at the moment it really wasn't important.

"She's breaking, she needs something to calm her" was all he could get out as he walked back to her, careful not to frighten her, slowly sitting on the bed, he took her cold hand in his, trying to rub some warmth back into her, feeling helpless.

"Yes no problem we have some sedatives that we gave her when she first came in. You stay there talk to her, tell her how you feel about her. She needs time Daryl, what she went through is the worst thing a woman can go through. Just love her"

"I do" as all he said as Carol moved closer, her mind blank at the moment, all she knew was she needed this man, needed his warmth and support. The nurse came back and administered the drugs through the needle into her vein, ensuring it would hit her system fast, leaving as quietly as she came in, promising to check on Carol in around an hour.

"I love ya woman so fucking much, we will get through this all of us" he placed a soft kiss on her forehead, brushing her hair away from her face. Her tear filled eyes looked up to him, a smile starting to form on her lips

"I love you too" was all she said, as her eyes started to close, placing his shoes on the floor, he shrugged his jacket off as best he could with a sleeping woman in his arms. Resting his head back against her pillow he pulled her almost over him, his hand rubbing soothing circles on her back, like he would to Sophia.

"Rest sweetheart, I'm here ain't no one going to hurt ya now" he leaned his head back and shut his eyes.