Prompt: Daryl asking Hershel for Beth's hand.
May I?
Daryl fidgeted all through the council meeting. He paid attention as best as he could, but things were on his mind that were taking precedence over everything else. "Alright, so Daryl, Michonne, and Tyreese will go out on a run tomorrow, and Glenn and Rick will help with the training." Hershel nodded and looked at everyone. "Good meeting," he said dismissing everyone. Daryl didn't stand up and leave with everyone else. "Everything alright Daryl?"
Daryl grunted, clearing his throat and looked at him. "I uh, I need to talk to ya 'bout somethin'," he said nodding back to Hershel's chair.
Hershel sighed and sat down, folding his hands in front of him on the table. "What's troubling you son?"
He shook his head. "Nothin' I just gotta a question." He ran a hand through his hair and stared at the table as he talked. "You know I love Beth, right?"
"Course, that's about the only reason I let this situation go on."
Daryl chuckled a bit remembering the uproar it had caused when he and Beth had told everyone about their secret relationship. "Yeah, thanks for that, by the way." He sighed and reached into his pocket, pulling out a diamond ring he'd lifted from a jewelry shop a month ago. "I wanted to ask ya if it'd be alright if I married Beth."
Hershel looked between the ring and Daryl's face. He stood up and walked around the table, staring Daryl down. He was half ready for the old man to kick his ass. Hershel clasped his shoulder and smiled. "Son, I'd be honored if you married my baby girl."
