The moment we're back I take my gun to… Ah, what's her name…Oh well, Peach. I take it to Peach. Daryl comes with me.
"Mrs Dixon, I mean, Gwen. You're back, did you get anything?" Peach asks as we walk in.
I sigh sadly "Daryl let me take point and I missed, twice." I look back at Daryl with an apologetic look "Sorry, baby"
Daryl shrugs "It happens, don' beat yoursel' up about it" I smile, my baby can lie.
Peach smiles "Oh, well. Next time"
I nod "Yeah, next time" I hold out my guns "Will I just give these to you or do you want me to take them back myself, Peach?"
She takes them quickly with a grin, like she's trying to impress me "No, no, I got it. You've got better things to do than this"
I smile kindly "Thanks, Peach. Catch you later"
Daryl and I leave and I take his hand. Walking down the street hand in hand. I like this too.
"You're a good liar" Daryl whispers in my ear.
I grin and push him back playfully "ain't I just. I don't make a habit of it though. I don't like it but needs must. You too by the way"
Daryl nods "I'm the same, don' do it unless I gotta"
I nudge him "You lie to me all the time"
He looks at me confused and I say "You tell me you're fine"
Later on Daryl comes into the kitchen where Nessa is trying to teach me to make the simplest food, pasta.
"Angel, I'm goin' out. I'm gonna go for a proper hunt" He says walking in, he didn't notice Nessa until he finished his sentence.
Nessa frowns "Proper hunt? I thought you went hunting earlier?"
I shake my hand from side to side "Kinda, Daryl was teaching me how to track mostly."
Nessa nods "Ohhh, I see"
I go over to Daryl and look at him concerned "Are you sure you want to go alone?"
He nods "Yeah, I'm sure"
I lean up and kiss him "Be safe and I want you back before nightfall"
He kisses me once more before saying "I'll be back before nightfall"
I nod "Thank you, it's all I ask"
He leaves and I turn to Nessa "He's not taking this well huh?"
I shake my head "No, but he's getting there, I got him to shower and I got that vest off him long enough for Carol to wash it!"
Nessa high fives me "Nice and what did you have to do to get him to take off said vest and shower?"
I smirk "Just using my influence as his wife, best friend and confidant"
"Sooo, you shagged him?" She says
I nod "Pretty much"
Maggie comes in then "There you are, come back to Deanna's for a bit"
I nod "See you later" I say to Nessa and follow Maggie.
"Get anything?" She asks
I shake my head "Nah, Daryl ended up just trying to teach me how to track and getting impatient about it"
Maggie giggles. At Deanna's, I find Rick and Michonne there, decked out in their uniforms, Rick was in his earlier but it's weird seeing Michonne with it on.
"Looking good Michonne" I say sitting at Deanna's dining table next to Maggie.
She smiles "Thanks"
Deanna watches the interaction before turning to the new Sherriff's in town "You protect and serve. You patrol, walk the wall, watch out for the kids. If there's a conflict, you solve it. And people will listen to you."
"Because we're wearing windbreakers?" Michonne asks
"Because they believe in this. Because I'm telling them to. A police officer used to live here. So we had these jackets and I wanted to make it official. So it's official. There's gonna be a government here one day. That's why I want Maggie and Gwen working with me. There's gonna be a police force. That's why I want you two to start it. I see a vibrant community here with industry, commerce, civilization. Real lives. It might be horses and mills, but- what?" She trails off after seeing Rick look off into the distance "Does that sound like pie in the sky?"
"No." Maggie says first
"No" I say with a smile at Deanna
"No." Michonne says
Deanna looks at Rick curiously "No." He says "Can we talk security?"
"Yes, we can" Deanna says
"Let's take a walk" Rick says.
We head outside and walk the length of the wall as Rick talks "We need a constant patrol along the walls. Not just looking for damage, but signs that anyone climbed in from outside. You can move right up the supports. That's what I'd do. People are the real threat now."
"Rick, I know you think that we should all be armed within the walls. I- I can't do that." Deanna says
Rick nods "That's fine. You make these changes, we won't need to."
"Excuse me." Sasha comes towards us "I want to volunteer to be one of the lookouts in the clock tower."
"There are no lookouts in the clock tower." Deanna says and my eyes widen, who's manning the wall?
"What?" Rick snaps
"We saw someone up there earlier." Michonne says, shocked
"That was an empty rifle my son Spencer put up there. He mans it sometimes, but not often. Look, there hasn't been the need." Deanna says
"We need a lookout in that tower right now, 24/7." Rick says firmly
"It's the only way we'll be able to see if someone's coming at us." Michonne says
"Okay, okay, we'll make shifts." Deanna agrees
"I'll take those shifts, as many as possible." Sasha says
"Why?" Deanna asks her curiously
"Sasha's one of our best shots. She can do it." Maggie says
"I'm gonna put Spencer up there today. I'll consider you being our primary lookout, but I want something in return." Deanna says. "Tonight I'm hosting a welcome for all of you at my home. I want you to be there."
"Why?" Sasha asks
"Come tonight. Then we'll talk about it." Deanna says
Sasha walks off as does Michonne and Rick to do patrols. I turn to Deanna "What kind of party?"
"The kind where I want to see how pretty you can get" She says
Maggie giggles "That is pretty damn beautiful I imagine"
"Imagine?" Deanna asks as we head back towards the houses.
"I've never seen Gwen wear make-up before. The first time I saw her wear a dress was here" Maggie says
"Same for you, I've never seen you all fancy either" I say to Maggie.
Deanna looks between us with a smile "Well tonight is the night"
