"I was waiting," he says, his mouth dry. "Waiting for what?" "You," there's no use denying it any longer. She knows, she has to. When Daryl finds Beth, he has to let go of his demons, even if that means letting go of her.

There may be no safe place left on earth, but that does not mean they cannot live. Sequel to Between the Fire and the Sky.

After getting drunk on moonshine and burning down the shack, Beth and Daryl run together into the night.

Written as if Beth and Daryl had never been interrupted by walkers at the door that night in the kitchen, they're alone and surviving together, all the while their chemistry builds as they grow closer and fall in love. Content warning: graphic/explicit sex later on in the story

"There?" he whispers in her ear and, sure enough, he feels her grip tighten. - COMPLETE! -