Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This

Chapter 24

Author's Note: Merle is convincing Jewel he's redeeming himself, but man you did he have to go after Glenn? That's my boy! If Summer was a couple years older! Poor Morgan! And Andrea!

56 followers and 27 people have made this story a favorite, thank you! And 63 reviews! LOVE! How about a bit of smut for this chapter as a reward? Jewel and Rick aren't going to go all the way yet, I have a specific time for them for that but floor play and getting to know each other is good.

"Don't you find that a terribly romantic idea? Love stealing in to overtake two people who'd believe they were merely friends?- Cecelia Grant"

Jewel stopped at the door and watched quietly as Rick removed his uniform shirt and badge and put it in the drawer. She met his gaze through the mirror and silently closed the door and walked over to him and put her arms around him from the back as she kissed his shoulder. "Do you want to be alone?" she asked quietly.

Rick shook his head as he lifted his arms to take off his undershirt.

Jewel lifted it over his head and folded it. "Got to say, I'm gonna miss the uniform, Sheriff," she told him as she handed him the shirt.

Rick gave a small smile as he put it in the drawer and put his hands up to her face, there lips meeting each other, both tongues demanding for dominance. Rick had to give a small chuckle when he heard Jewel give a soft moan as she ran her hand down his chest. Rick ran his hands down her back before both of them landed on her but. She was taken off guard when he easily lifted her and put her legs around him and walked over to the bed laying her down. "Nothing's going to happen, not tonight," Rick told her as he kissed her.

"Could have fooled me…" Jewel answered breathless as he laid down beside her.

"You aren't ready, neither am I," Rick told her as he kissed her neck.

Jewel gave a small sound of pleasure as she rubbed his face. "So this is what?" she asked.

Rick smiled as he ran his hand over her side. "Getting to know each other without the whole camp watching? Relaxing so that we are comfortable with kissing each other in front of people? Carl knows, he brought it up."

"Guess I need to talk to Summer," Jewel told him.

"She's a smart girl, pretty sure she knows something's going on," Rick told her as he ran his hand over her stomach through her shirt.

"Maybe she can tell me then," Jewel responded as she kissed him. "I'm not sure I know myself," she told him as she ran her hand down his chest.

"What happened with Shane today?" Rick asked as he returned the kiss.

Jewel rolled her eyes. "Well if you had any chance of getting' lucky tonight, you just ruined it."

Rick gave a small chuckle as he kissed her ear. "I need to know, not only because of the safety of the group but because I care for you. Those beautiful eyes that speak volumes told me that something had you scared," he told her as he moved her hair out of her face.

Jewel sighed. "He said you were endangering the group by splitting us up and searchin' for Luke. He grabbed my arm, said that he was the better man, that Lori saw it," she said as she rubbed down his arms. "I took care of it, but because I respect you and your authority over the group, I let you know something was up."

Rick sighed as he kissed her. "You should have told me right away," he said.

"What would that have done Rick? So the two of you could get into some kind of fist fight? We don't need to split the group any more then it is," Jewel told him as she rolled on her side and looked at him. "If Lori or Carl had a problem with this, with us, I wouldn' even be entertainin' the idea of us."

Rick caressed her face. "Still can't believe you are related to Merle Dixon."

Jewel shook her head. "You really don't have practice in pillow talk do you? First Shane, then my asshole oldest brother. Seriously, not romantic," she told him as she kissed his chest.

Rick made a small sound of pleasure. "Is that a tattoo?" he asked as he barley ran a finger over the top of her breast, which had been exposed when her tank top moved down slightly when she turned over.

Jewel laughed. "Yes, I have a few," she admitted.

"Now I'm curious," Rick admitted as he rolled over on his side to face her.

Jewel laughed. "Oh are you now?" she asked as she kissed him.

"Yes, very much so," Rick admitted with a small smile.

Jewel laughed as she kissed him as she ran her hand down his chest. She lowered the tank top slightly showing a Betty Boop tattoo with a halo and a devil horn.

"Mm, sexy," Rick said as he kissed it softly.

Jewel grinned. "Got a couple more, one you don't get to see, just yet," she teased as she touched his face. "What did Jenner tell you at the CDC?" she asked growing serious.

"Now whose ruining the mood?" Rick asked.

Jewel gave a small smile as she kissed his neck. "Sorry, but I know that he told you something. You shouldn't have to carry the burden alone. I get why you don't trust Shane. Hell, I can't see how the two of you were ever friends."

Rick looked at her. "I just don't want to worry anyone else."

"I'm asking to share the burden with you. You aren' puttin' it on me, I'm askin'," she told him as she kissed his shoulder. "You can't hold everyone up Rick, you can't keep everythin' bottled up or it'll drive you insane. I'm givin' whatever this is a chance, but it's gonna be, no it needs, to be more then just sex. You need someone that will tell you honestly that you are out of your whacked mind when you have a seriously insane idea. Or tell you when you are right. I'm not gonna tell you what you want you to hear just because we are…well whatever we are," Jewel warned. "If you want that, then I suggest you find someone else. Oh wait, you did, her name is Lori," she teased.

Rick laughed as he kissed her. "I didn't expect you would."

"What did Jenner tell you at the CDC?" she asked again as she touched his face.

Rick sighed and rolled on his back. "That we were all infected."

Jewel looked at him. "What?" she asked.

"Whatever this is…that turns us into one of the Walkers, we all carry it. When we die, weather we are bit or scratched, we're gonna turn into one of those things," he told her.

Jewel took a breath and let out a short whistle. "Hell's bells."

"That was about my reaction," Rick admitted as he kissed her shoulder.

"Truth is….I kinda always wondered. I mean…plaques all over the world, there has been carriers," she answered honestly as she sat up. "You know how they say be careful what you wish for? Yeah this is one of those times," she said as she ran a hand through her hair. "I get why you don't tell everyone….but at some point you might have too."

Rick nodded as he sat up and kissed her shoulder. "I know," he said as he ran a finger down her back and moved her hair to kiss her neck. "I spot another one of those tattoos."

Jewel laughed. "Yeah that one isn't one I'm hiding," she said as she tensed as he touched the top of a scar on her back.

"Jewel? What is this?" Rick asked as he kissed it softly.

Jewel sighed. "Product of a drunk and abusive father. All us Dixon sibling's share the same road map of abuse. Don't mention anything' to Daryl, he's very sensitive about his scars. Me, hell I had a kid at 15, kinda makes the whole bein' embarrassed about things go out the window."

"God, you amaze me, you know that? Overcomin' everything that you did. Merle obviously didn't fair that well. Daryl seems to be kind of alright," he told her as he kissed her.

"He's good with out Merle. Me, I never bought into the whole Big Brother is always here for you act he tried to sell," Jewel said with a laugh. "Seems like I've been fightin' with Merle since as far back as I can remember," she told him. "I was actually a little relieved when you didn't find him. Of course, if you ever say that to Daryl, I'll deny it."

Rick laughed. "Trust me I'm not goin' to be telling Daryl anything we say in the bedroom. I don't care if we're having sex or not," he said as he kissed her.

Jewel laughed. "Pretty good idea," she told him as she turned her head to the door as she heard a scream. "That's Summer…"

"Rick!" Shane yelled.

Jewel threw him a shirt as she went to the door.

YEP I'm leaving you on a cliff hanger. Eringoesrawr probably knows what is coming since it was her idea. She just didn't know how I was going to work it in!