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One thing could be said about Daryl Dixon. When he was pissed, he paced. When he was nervous, he paced. Winter expected that as she sat on their bed. She expected him to scream and yell. What she didn't expect was the slow way he came into their room and leaned against the dresser. He took his cross bow off without meeting her eyes. He set it on top of the dresser then crossed his arms over his chest. His head was down as he started taking deep breaths.

" I didn't sleep with him." Winter said. " I don't know what Carol thinks she heard but that wasn't it." When he raised his head to look at her, his eyes were filled with something she hadn't seen in him since Merle went missing. He was in pain.

" Why were you in his room?" He asked quietly. Winter swallowed hard and exhaled slowly. She had meant to tell him but they had been busy. Her mouth had be busy with his lips, his tongue, his skin, and his cock. She hadn't had time to tell him in between every time he made her cum. It had been the farthest thing from her mind.

" I felt like I needed to talk to someone about my brother and dad and he..."

" Couldn't have came to me?" Daryl snapped.

" I tried to talk to you about how you felt when I didn't come to you at the CDC, remember? You couldn't even talk to me about that. I didn't think you could talk to me about them. You know you're not good with other people's emotions and talking about feelings. I didn't think you wanted to hear it." She said, standing up.

" So you went to the one man you know I wanted you to stay away from?" Daryl asked.

" I know, it was stupid. I just needed to talk so bad." She moved to him and placed her hands on his chest. Daryl twitched away from her quickly, making Winter jump back.

" Then talk to T-Dog, or Hershel, or Rick, if you ain't gonna talk to me!" He yelled. He stood up and the pacing began. Winter backed up until the bed hit the back of her knees, forcing her to sit down again. "You know how dumb that makes me look! My own woman can't come to me when she's upset! She has to go to some other man we don't even know!"

" I know, Daryl. I'm so sorry." She said.

" So you didn't have that headache! You lied to me, didn't you!" He yelled. " You said you were here all mornin but you weren't! You were with him!" Winter's throat closed up as it filled with tears.

" I was." She said, nodding while she stared at the floor. " I wanted to tell you but we..."

" Fuckin shit!" He yelled as he interrupted her, his hands in tight fists at his side. " You fuckin lied to me!" A few tears were making their way down her face as she looked up at him. He was frowning and his pain was written all over his face.

" I didn't sleep with him. I just needed someone to talk to. He seemed like he could understand what I was going through." She said as she cried.

" And I can't! I thought I lost my fuckin brother!" He yelled.

" But you won't talk. You're so socially..." She stopped herself at the same time he stopped walking and stared at her.

" I'm what?" He spit out. Winter shook her head and forced herself to swallow. Daryl moved to her and placed his hands on either side of her on the bed. " Say it." He dropped his voice so it was dangerously low. Slowly Winter shook her head again. " I'm socially what? Stupid? That what you're thinkin?"

" No." She whispered. Awkward, that was what she had been thinking but didn't want to say. They stared at each other for a few minutes. His eyes were narrowed and he was breathing hard. She could see he was struggling with himself to keep his emotions in check. She was openly crying. " I just needed to talk." She whispered, her voice overcome with the tears.

" Did it feel good, Winter?" He asked softly. His voice was filled with bitter tears. " Does he make you cum good?"

" I didn't sleep with him, Daryl, I swear." She said.

" You're a lyin bitch!" Daryl yelled as he pushed away from her. " Carol heard you moanin!" He thrust his hands into his hair and started pacing again. " I give you everythin in me!"

" I didn't fuck him!" Winter cried as she stood up. She went to him and grabbed his arm but Daryl pushed away from her.

" Leave me be!" He yelled, starting towards the door. " Merle was right! Women ain't nothin but stupid bitches!" He yelled as he reached the door.

" Daryl, wait!" Winter yelled. She started towards him at the same time he opened the door. He plowed out into the hallway, stopping as his group looked up at him. He frowned harder before he turned and went back into their room, brushing past her. " Wait, please!" She begged.

" I said leave me be!" Daryl snapped. He snatched his cross bow up and moved to the hallway again.

" Where are you going?" Winter asked in a panic.

" Somwhere you ain't." Daryl said. He squinted at the group. " What the hell you starin at?" He snapped as he pushed past them.

" Daryl please!" Winter asked as she ran out of the room. Her eyes found Carol right away. " What is wrong with you! Why would you tell him you heard me moaning! That's a lie!" Carol moved away from Lori and came up to the other woman as Daryl disappeared out of the hallway.

" It was not a lie. I heard you. How could you do that to Daryl? How could hurt him like that? Wasn't he enough for you or did you just have to have someone else? Who's next? You going to go after Rick next? You sure stand up for him enough!" Carol yelled.

" You shut the fuck up!" Winter yelled. " You're a damn liar! I should fuck you up for this!"

" Babygirl, calm down." T-Dog said as he came forward.

" Calm down! I should calm down! She is lying!" Winter yelled with her hands in fists.

" I know what I heard." Carol defended.

" And you all believe her?" Winter asked, taking in all their faces. Almost no one could meet her eyes. Winter held her breath and started to back up. " Oh my God, you do." She said softly.

" Winter, just relax. Come and sit down. Talk to me." Rick said as he came forward. She had always had his back, always supported him so he wanted to do the same for her. He didn't really believe she would cheat on Daryl and he wanted to figure out once and for all what was going on. Plus they had to deal with what Carol said about The Governor raping her. Rick held his hands out to take a hold of Winter's arms. " Come in the room with me and we will talk." He said gently.

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Daryl was sitting on Merle's bed in his cell with his head in his hands and his elbows on his knees. He was squeezing his eyes shut while Merle cursed lowly. He was sitting beside Daryl. Daryl shook his head as thoughts flew through him. He didn't want to believe Carol. He didn't want to believe that Winter slept with The Governor but she had lied to him about what she had been doing.

" Fuckin women." Merle snarled. " That's why I always told you never to believe them. All they do is lie to you. Now you went and got your heart broken. Fuckin bitch." He slapped his hand on Daryl's shoulder. " Don't worry bout it none, brother. I'm gonna fix this. We gonna make that bitch pay. First thing first, we gonna get your dick wet. I'll get us some girls for tonight. You can even fuck one in my bed. I'll fuck on floor, I don't give a shit. Get you that blond with the big tits. She'll make you forget all bout that bitch." He said.

" I don't want to get fucked. I'm not in the mood, Bro." Daryl said roughly. The last thing he needed, or wanted, was to look at another woman.

" What! What man doesn't want to get fuck? You wait right here. Let old Merle fix you up." He said. Using Daryl's shoulder, Merle pushed himself up and started out of the cell.

Daryl sighed and laid down on the bed. He brought his legs up onto the bed and stared at the ceiling. She hadn't been able to talk to him because he was so embarrassed when it came to dealing with feelings. He didn't know how to deal with his own feelings let alone hers. He had pushed her to The Governor. This was his fault. He had waited too long to open up to her, waited too long to give her what she needed so she found it somewhere else. Daryl frowned and narrowed his eyes.

Fucking bitch.

This was not his fault. He had opened to her and she cheated on him. He had trusted her, cared about her, even told her he loved her and look what she did to him. He bet Winter and The Governor laughed together about how stupid he was. He bet they laid in his bed, laughing about what a stupid ass redneck he was. Then The Governor would roll on top of her. He'd feel her soft skin against his and she would have commented on how different Daryl was from him, about how fucked up Daryl's skin was. He squeezed his eyes shut as his mind took off. He covered his eyes with his hands.

Maybe they had sex with her on top. She'd ride him like she had done to Daryl. Her moans and whimpers started to replay in his mind. He could still feel the way her lips felt against his. He could almost feel her hands running through his hair, gliding up the back of his head then down his neck. He wanted to know if she let her fingertips gently touch The Governor's neck like she always did to his. Daryl's eyes started to sting and he quickly realized he was crying. His hands flattened out to cover his face. He had cried when he was twelve then nothing again until he found Merle's hand on the roof. Now his mouth was twitching down and he was crying again. Anger flew through him suddenly. He dropped his hands and jumped up.

" Fuckin bitch!" He screamed into the open prison. " Stupid, fuckin bitch!" The words echoed around, bouncing back to his face. He would never open up again. He would never trust anyone for as long as he lived. The crack she had blew open in him sealed it's self up and this time, he reinforced it with steel. No one would get through it again.