Ch.46

We're halfway there when a bullet ricochets in front of me on the ground. "Mae! Woah, you all right?" Rick asks trying not to run over me. I ignore him as I shout out to Carol. "What the hell, Carol?!" I shout staring at her on top the tower with Daryl.

"Sorry." I faintly hear Carol say to me. "Yeah. I bet." I softly say grumbling to myself. "Come on. Let's get this over with." Rick grabs my arm pulling me forward before a walker could get too close. I hadn't noticed the walker coming up on us. I was too focused on Carol shooting at me.

When we get to the gate, Rick kicks the walker back that was standing in the gateway. I quickly clip the door to the fence containing the walkers, then turn around to shoot at the walker behind me.

"Quick. In here." Rick shouts opening a metal door and closing it behind him. As we make our way up the tower, I hear Daryl yell. "Wooh! That's my girl! Light it up!" he hollers to everyone to shoot up all the walkers that's left.

"Wooh! We did it!" I shout high-fiving Rick after the yard is cleared. "We are amazing." I twirl around on the tower as Rick laughs at me. It feels so good to finally have a home again.

I notice Daryl staring in my direction from across the courtyard. I pause for a second, then continue dancing hoping to rile him up. I blow a kiss at him as I finish my happy dance.

"I am such a tease." I say to myself watching him watch me. He hasn't turned away since I started dancing. I can't see his face clearly, but I know he's smirking at me. He knows I do this on purpose. I like to tease.

"Oh! We haven't had this much space since we left the farm." Carol says walking up to us giddy. "I know, right?" I laugh spinning around in the open space. "Hey. Sorry about earlier. Still getting used to it." Carol says rubbing her neck and shoulder. "It's okay. But maybe you should practice more." I shrug walking ahead.

"Enjoy the show earlier?" I ask Daryl walking up to him and tracing his muscles. "You know it. Could be better, though." he says grinning at me. I open my mouth in awe at his comment.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask Daryl slapping his shoulder. He shrugs at me without answering leaving me to ponder my own question. "Daryl! You're really not gonna answer me?" I shriek picking up the pace. "Yep. Figure it out." he grins looking ahead.

That night we sit around a campfire while eating dinner. Daryl's on watch duty while Rick does a security sweep around the prison. I don't know what's gotten into Rick or why he's so paranoid. This is his third time around.

"I think I'll give Daryl some food. He hasn't eaten yet and he's probably starving." I say licking my fingers to put my plate to the side. "Oh, no. I'll do it. You finish eating." Carol says grabbing the plate that's for Daryl.

"Are you sure? I can finish when I get back." I ask shrugging my shoulders. "Yeah. I got this. Don't let your food get too cold." Carol says nodding at me and rushing off to Daryl. "Okay. Thank you I guess." I say to myself after picking my plate back up to continue eating.

I'm not sure if I fully trust Carol being around Daryl alone. She's been acting kinda chummy with him lately. It's probably just my imagination, though. I mean, who can blame her.

Daryl is quite the catch if I do say so myself. He's hot, sexy, good with his hands. I laugh at the last comment thinking dirty thoughts. I meant that he is good with aiming and using a crossbow, and he knows how to handle a knife. Plus he can hunt and track.

If it weren't for Daryl, we would probably be eating less. "Oh, how do I love that man." I repeat in my head. I look back over in Daryl's direction to see him rubbing Carol's shoulder.

Instant jealousy starts in the pit of my stomach. It must be from the rifle, though. Carol's been complaining about her shoulder hurting all evening. Afterall, the rifle does have a kickback to it.

I try not to get jealous too often, but I can't help it at times. Sometimes I get these moments of pure jealousy at everything. I just don't want to see Daryl touch or flirt with another woman. And this time is one of those moments.

I can't tell Carol to stay away from my man. We count on everyone to keep each other safe. We need each other. I'm just afraid I'm not good enough sometimes. Like he's going to find someone better than me.

I stare into the fire pit trying to rid of this horrible feeling. The fire is so mesmerizing that all my troubles are slowly going away. When I look back up, Daryl is on his way back to the group with Carol.

I can't let Daryl know that I'm jealous, so I have to keep it together for when he comes back. At least I get to sleep with him at night. I am his girlfriend. I know he loves me. He's told me several times and I believe him. I just love him so much that I don't want to lose him.

"Hey, babe." Daryl calls to me before bending down to kiss my forehead. I pout at him for not giving me a kiss on the lips. I was really needing that right now. "Hey." I put on a smile for him.

I listen to Beth and Maggie sing their song together as I stare into the flames once again. "That was beautiful, girls." I say to them crossing my arms over my knees to rest my head.

I let out a yawn in the middle of Rick giving us a pep talk about pushing our limits at the prison. Because we have an infirmary, armory, and other useful equipment, we are going to have to defend more.

Nowadays, people just take what they want. So we are going to have to fight to keep this place. Rick said he'd take watch tonight while we rest for tomorrow. It's gonna be a big day.

Lori and Rick still aren't talking to each other and the baby's about to be here. I don't know what their problem is, but they need to get over it for the baby's sake. It needs both parents to work out.