A/N: Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard own The Walking Dead. Not me. I do own my OC, Kenzie Rose. This is my latest story. If you read what I have posted already and are waiting for me to update it. I will as soon as I get the inspiration to write the chapter that needs to written. Have some faith in me please? And as always read and review please. Italics are thoughts. Underlines are flash backs/dreams.

Also I am making Beth a year older in this fic than she is in the show.

Chapter Four: You Really Care for Him, Don't You

Daryl entered his tent and grabbed his bag, digging around until he found a small black box. Smirking, Daryl pulled the box out of his bag before leaving the tent and going back up to the house. Once he was on the porch, Beth came outside with a small smile on her face.

"I was thinking." Beth said softly as she sat on the porch swing, Daryl sitting next to her.

"'Bout what?" Daryl asked her as he placed the black box in Beth's hands as she looked at it before opening it. The box revealed a ring with a white rose, a Cherokee Rose to be exact.

"The time I told you that I had feelings for you before you left to hang with Merle. You said that you would come back after I turned eighteen and we would be together." Beth said with a smile as she took the ring out and noticed that it was on a chain already. Daryl nodded his head as he helped Beth put the necklace on.

"I remember that. Got this for ya when I was with Merle. He gave me shit for it, but it was the one time I didn't listen to him." Daryl said as he cupped Beth's cheek and ran his thumb over it gently. "I still remember that day Beth." Daryl gave her a soft smile as Beth leaned into his hand some.

"I still mean it. I still have feelings for you Daryl. I love you." Beth told him while watching his face. Daryl leaned forward and kissed her softly, pouring his feelings into the kiss.

"I'm no good for ya Beth Greene. No good with feelings either." Daryl said when he finally ended the kiss. Beth smiled and leaned forward, kissing him again. Once the kiss ended she smiled at him and cupped his cheek with one hand.

"I know. You saying that Kenzie is your daughter tells me that you love me. You saying that you would come back when I turned eighteen and we could be together told me you loved me. You saying that you would help me when I first found out that I was pregnant told me that you loved me. Everything you did for me since I found out I was pregnant told me that you loved me." Beth said as she watched Daryl's eyes with her own. "The law no longer matters. I'm still seventeen. I will be eighteen in a few months. But that no longer matters. We can be together now Daryl." Daryl gave her a week smile before pressing his lips to hers gently.

"We can, but others still have their morals from the way the world used to be. As much as I hate it, we may have to be very private with our relationship." Daryl said as he pulled away from the kiss, but pressed his forehead to hers. "I have to go back to my tent. Gotta get some sleep. Going out tomorrow again to look for Sophia." Daryl pressed his lips to Beth's once more. "Ya should get some sleep while Lil' Cherokee is too. She may wake you up all night."

"Yeah she will. Good night Daryl." Beth said as she stood up with Daryl before heading back to the doorway to enter the house. Beth stopped in the doorway and turned back around. "I love you. You are the best thing, besides Kenzie, that has ever happened in my life."

"Night Beth. You and Kenzie are the best things that have happened to me and I don't want to ever lose that." Daryl said to her before they both went their separate ways for the night.
The next morning came quickly and found Daryl standing around Carol's Cherokee looking over a map over where Sophia could possibly be hiding. Rick pointed out the house that Daryl found on the map and looked over at him.

"This is the house right?" Rick asked him as Shane mentioned how the house doesn't scream that Sophia was there. "Shane, we have to try." Rick pointed out to his friend before turning his attention back to Daryl.

"Yeah that's the house. Walsh the person who slept in that closet could only be yea high." Daryl stated showing about to his waist, the same height as Sophia, where the person who stayed in that closet could be in height. "I'm going to take a horse out and go up on this ridge to get a bird's eye view. If she's up there, I'll find her." Daryl heard a soft cooing sound and looked up to see Beth coming over to them with Kenzie in her arms. Herschel, who had been standing with the group, looked like he was unhappy that Beth was up and walking around. "Hey. Ya sleep good?"

"Yes we did. Only cried a couple of times last night. She's quiet for a new born." Beth said as Daryl took Kenzie out of her arms. "Are you going out searching again?"

"Yeah. Going to go up to a ridge and look around." Daryl replied before he pressed a soft kiss to Kenzie's forehead. "Mornin' Lil' Cherokee. You be good for mommy okay sweetheart?" Daryl whispered softly as he held the baby close, ignoring Shane's glare and Rick's smirk. Daryl pressed one more kiss to Kenzie's forehead before giving her back to Beth.

"Are you taking a horse?" Beth asked as she took Kenzie back and rocked her slightly as the infant whimpered some as if to know she was out of Daryl's arms. When Daryl nodded his head Beth motioned for him to follow her. "I'll show you which horse to take. That way you won't take Nelly. She may throw you." Beth explained as she led Daryl to the barn and pointed to a horse for Daryl to use. "That's Thunder. He's a pretty sound horse. You should be just fine using him.

"Will you be okay with me being gone all day?" Daryl asked Beth as he led the horse out and quickly brushed him down before putting the tack on him.

"I will be. I may just be around your group all day. I don't want to be around Maggie or Jimmy at the moment." Beth said as Daryl cupped her face with his free hand.

"What did Maggie do now?" Daryl asked softly, not wanting to hurt Beth more that she probably already has been.

"She doesn't like that I'm bringing Kenzie around you, that I'm letting you hold her so much." Beth replied as she looked up at Daryl with her sapphire hues, staring directly into his ice-blue hues. "I told her that Kenzie is my daughter not hers and I can let who ever I want hold her and bring her around who ever I want. Also mentioned that Kenzie was your daughter as well."

"Damn straight she is." Daryl growled as he leaned down and pressed his lips to Beth's softly. "Just like yer my girl. Maggie has no clue what she's talking about. Ignore her. Why don't you bring Kenzie around Carol, Sophia's mother. She may want a distraction from her worrying about Sophia."

"Okay. Stay safe please?" Beth asked him as she gave him a smile. She loved that he called her his girl. "Your girl huh?" Beth had to tease him as Daryl nodded his head and kissed her again.

"Yep. My girl and my daughter. Just like I told you before I left when you were seventeen weeks. When you turned eighteen, though it doesn't matter now, I would show the world how much I cared bout ya." Daryl told her as he ended the kiss with a smile, something that he only reserved for Beth and now Kenzie. "Not a single person will take ya or our little girl away from me."

"I know." Beth said as Daryl mounted the horse and rode out. Beth sighed before going over to the tents that the group was using and sat down next to Carol. "Carol, would you like to hold Kenzie?" Beth asked the older woman as Kenzie yawned some.

"Sure. I haven't held a baby since my daughter was an infant." Carol said as she took Kenzie into her arms. "She is so beautiful. Looks just like her mommy." Carol smiled as Kenzie opened up her eyes to show blue hues that were almost the exact shade as Daryl's. "Daryl really loves Kenzie."

"Yeah. She's his daughter. He told me that when I turned eighteen, he would date me and claim Kenzie as his own. Daryl really doesn't like Jimmy for what he did to me." Beth said as she started to fold laundry that Carol was doing before she came over. Carol smiled softly as she looked at Beth.

"You really care for him don't you?" Carol asked softly as Beth looked up from folding one of Daryl's shirts.

"Yeah I do. He was there for me when I needed someone most. My daddy doesn't believe me when I say that Jimmy raped me. It took Maggie till I was five months to believe me when I said that he had raped me." Beth explained as she looked at Carol and smiled. "Daryl means a lot for me. If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't even be as sane as I am right now."