A/N Thanks for the love you've given this story, you guys are the best. Let's find out what happened after poor Daryl fainted :-)
Daryl was still pissed at Beth, well he hadn't told her he was, but dammit, he was. Why did she tell Merle he'd fainted? He'd taken endless shit from his brother all week, and she just thought it was the cutest, funniest thing ever. He was sure they had some unholy alliance and he was their target.
Just to make his life really miserable she'd announced they were going to the farm together tomorrow to tell her Daddy and Mama she was pregnant. Why the hell did she need him there? Well, okay, maybe that was only fair, but still. How was her old man gonna take it when he found out that his sweet little 24 year old daughter was pregnant by a 36 year old redneck? There was no way this wasn't going to go badly for Daryl; he knew the old man owned guns. Shit.
Beth had talked to her Mama and they'd be having Sunday dinner at the farm, so that was the bright side, at least his last meal would be sumthin' good.
Everything was goin' just fine and then over dessert she had just blurted it right out, without even warning him, "Daryl and I have some really exciting news, guess what? We're having a baby!" Holy Mother of God!
That's when he discovered Hershel Greene had super powers, cuz the old man's eyes shot death rays at him and he was sure he felt himself wither in place.
He was sure everyone in the room, including him, was holding their breath, then the old man says, outta the blue, "The wedding will be here next Saturday. I'll get Reverend Wright over to perform the ceremony and Annette, please organize the food and the guest list," and then he looked right at Daryl and said, "sounds good, doesn't it son?" And all Daryl could come up with was, "Uh, yeah, uh sounds great." He could see Maggie and Glenn trying to hold in the laughter, but Beth and her mama were just beaming. Damn.
It wasn't like he didn't love Beth, hell she was everything to him since the minute he'd seen her. He'd walked into the small bar, not really his type of joint but he just wanted a quick beer on his way home. When she took the stage he knew instantly he was never gonna want to be without her. She must have felt the same cuz she'd gone home with him that night a year and a half ago, and she hadn't left yet. He wasn't complaining.
But he'd never really thought about getting married, well shit, he'd never thought about ever having a steady woman, much less having a kid. Course it didn't seem like he had to do any thinking, they were doin' his thinking for him. Probably just as well.
She was so excited on the drive home, "Oh Daryl I'm so happy, I love you so much, aren't you happy?" "You know I am baby," and he wasn't even lying. Wow.
Beth was fluttering around all week getting stuff ready for the wedding. She'd been picking out what she was wearing, picking out what he was wearing, helping her mama and her sister get everything just right at the farm. Well, except in the mornings when she spent an hour or so throwing up. He was gettin' ready to call an exorcist about that.
No one asked him any questions about what he'd like or what he thought, which was a good thing. Shit, he'd never even been to a wedding. They didn't even want him to pick out a ring, she was gonna wear her grandmas. Well, he did do something, bought her a little something, cuz damn, he wasn't a complete dumbass. Sheesh.
He only had the one guest to invite, Merle, and he'd thought twice about lettin' him come, the asshole was still ridin' him about his fainting spell. But since he planned to ask him to be best man he thought he should probably have him there. When he told his brother what had happened Merle just slapped him on the back, laughed hard and said, "well little brother, she already owns yer balls mi's well give her the resta a yerself." And Merle was right. Crap.
Beth had spent the night at the farm cuz she didn't want him to see her before the wedding. He hated sleeping without her, well hell, he'd hardly slept, he needed her there beside him. Damn.
He put on the black jeans and white dress shirt she'd picked out for him, along with his black motorcycle boots and his black leather vest with the angel wings. Shit, he wore that same damn thing every time they went out, you mean she liked it? You mean he'd done something right?
When Daryl and Merle got to the farm he was amazed at what they'd done to the place. There were picnic tables set-up with white, yellow and pink cloths and lots of flowers. There was some long white cloth laid on the ground that led up to an arbor that was also covered with flowers. Hershel and Annettes neighbors, Patricia and her husband Otis were setting up all kinds of food on long table under an awning. Impressive.
Maggie pounced right on him, telling where to stand, what to do, what to say, while Merle just grinned from ear to ear, "You gonna be there ta tell him what ta do on the honeymoon too Sugar?" Daryl thought he'd kill him right then, but Maggie just smiled and said, "I would, but judging by my little sisters delicate condition I'm guessing that's something he figured out all on his own." Then she and Merle just laughed and laughed. Fuck.
Then the old man came over and politely told Merle and Maggie he'd like to have a private talk with his new son. Oh Sweet Baby Jesus, help me please!
"I'm not too pleased about the circumstances of this wedding son, but my Beth seems happy and very much in love, so I'm going to make the best of things. Now, tell me, how do you plan to make my daughter happy?" There it was. "Well, um, I do whatever the hell she wants me to and that seems to make her happy most of the time," that was all he could come up with, and the old man just laughed. "Well that's a good start. Now I hear your place is in the woods, tell me about that," this wasn't gonna end soon.
"Well, I bought 15 acres of land and for the most part built the cabin myself. There was just me back then, so it ain't real big, two bedrooms, but I think it's pretty nice, and she says she does too. And it's secluded and all, but it ain't so remote I can't get to town easy enough for work and for whatever Beth needs," well damn, he'd done okay with that.
"Well, if you bought yourself that much ground and built a place, you must have a little money, what is it exactly that you do? Beth says it has something to do with jets," Daryl was hoping this was the last of the questions, he was sweating bullets and he hadn't even seen Beth yet. Shit.
"Yessir, I went to airline mechanic and maintenance school right outta high school. Two year program, I specialize in jet engines. I work for an outfit that builds private jets for companies and rich people. Been in this line of work about 16 years now. We're just finishing up a big order for a Japanese corporation," he felt kinda proud.
"That sounds pretty good son, I just don't ever want my sweet little Bethy to go without," the old man stated. "Yeah, I don't want that either sir," Daryl said. Gee, maybe the old boy didn't hate him too much. Cool.
After he'd been thoroughly vetted, he got to meet Beth's brother, Shawn. He and his fiancé had come up from the University of Georgia just for the wedding. Nice.
Everyone seemed like good people, but he really couldn't remember anything anyone said cuz by now he's a wreck. He just wants to see Beth, get this deal done, and get back to the woods with her.
Finally Maggie tells him and Merle they need to get in their places. The brothers might be dumbasses, but they realize it's probably not a good idea for them to walk on that white cloth, they'll surely fuck something up, so they carefully walk beside it and up to the arbor. The reverend is standing in the center, and they're too his left. Okay, so where's Beth? I need her.
Suddenly he hears the music start and Maggie begins a slow and methodical walk down the white cloth toward him and Merle, then he sees her. Damn, she knows he loves her in pink and she's wearing a pretty little sundress with a white background and pink flowers on it, her boots are white and come to just below her knees, and she's wearing her hair just the way he loves it, just down and curly. She has a little crown of pink, yellow and white flowers on her head. He's captivated. He's always known she's the most beautiful woman in the world, but right now, he's stunned, she's prettier than ever. Merle lightly touches his shoulder and softly says, "Ya got ya a true beauty right there baby brother." Merle said that? Wow.
When she reaches him, he just wants to take her in his arms and hang on tight, but he figures someone would kill him for that, probably Maggie, so he just stands there staring at her, and hoping to God he doesn't faint again.
He repeats what the reverend tells him to repeat, but he can't really think too much about the words, he can't think about anything but her. Then the preacher tells him to place the ring on her finger and he starts to feel a little woozy, that's when he feels Merle's hand on his back again, "ya got this baby brother, c'mon now," and he takes a deep breath and recovers. Merle was nice to him twice in one day?! What?!
When the reverend says he can kiss her he doesn't hesitate, in fact he gets a little carried away and the reverend starts loudly clearing his throat. Oops!
They start to walk back up the cloth together, holding tight to each others' hands, and the guests are clapping loudly. When they get to the end he hands her the little box he's been carrying in his pocket and says, "I love you Beth Dixon, love you so much, ya got my heart forever." She opens the little box and it's a gold heart shaped locket, on the back it's inscribed with their names and the date. She throws her arms around his neck and they start the serious kissing. Soon he feels a taps on his shoulder, it's Hershel and he says, "son that's the kind of behavior that got you in trouble in the first place." Daryl likes her old man.
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