The ride out of Utah was long and tiring for Daisy, Tig was kind enough to give her his helmet until they found one that fit her properly, the last thing they wanted was her to fall off the bike and crack her head open. Daisy held onto Tig for dear life, terrified that she would lose her grip and off his bike. Her hold was almost like a python, as it crushed it's prey, Tig had asked a few times that he couldn't breath and asked her to let up.

They had stopped only a few times to rest or to fill up their bikes, Daisy would keep a look out for any of the undead that may be heading their way. Chibs and Tig were kind enough to her, they never laid a hand on her or tried anything funny. Although Tig had started to flirt up a storm, causing her to roll her eyes and asking him to stop. Daisy was never used to that kind of attention, men rarely noticed she existed unless they wanted something. Daisy after turning thirty realised that she had enough of men, she had her heart broken too many times and couldn't deal with another. Finally on her thirty second birthday she decided to take a trip to America, it was spur of the moment and it was the perfect time for her to take a break from work.

Her mother had encouraged her to do it, they had a close bond, Daisy had spent her whole life looking after her mother as she went from man to man. Her mother never had the best luck when it came to relationships, especially after marrying twice, the apple never fell far from the tree Daisy would tell herself. She often felt like a parent, always making sure her mother felt better about herself and massaging her ego. Daisy needed a break, to find herself and to get away from her life back home. What she didn't plan for was her adventure to turn into shit, the dead coming back to life and people trying to kill her; leaving her for dead.

They stopped outside of Denver when Chibs and Tig decided that they needed to stop for the night, they decided to hold up in a run down motel near the highway. The coast appeared to be clear, there didn't seem to be anything else in sight apart from the large white motel. It was all one level, with only one floor, there were no cars or any sign that there was anyone else around. Stopping outside the main reception building, Daisy remains seated on the bike as Tig cuts out the engine.

'We should check that no else is here' Chibs stated as he switched off his engine before pushing out his kickstand with his foot.

'Daisy you need to stay here' Tig tells her as he too pushes out his kickstand and starts climbing off his bike, he walks a few feet away trying to get a scope on what might be inside.

'Why do I need to stay behind?'

'We need someone to watch our backs' Chibs answers her as he gets off his bike, making his way over to the pair.

'What a croc of shit?'

'You both know I can protect myself, I have killed a few of those things now. Surely I can help'

'What about back at the garage?'

'They hit me from behind, that doesn't count' she replies as she tries to unbuckle the clip on her helmet, she is becoming frustrated when it doesn't budge. Tig chuckles as he watches Daisy fight with his helmet, he moves forward and unclips it in one switch movement. He smirks at her backing away, she gives him the finger and turns to face Chibs.

'You need to be aware of your surroundings, what if something like that happens again huh? Tig, me we might not be around to help you. Most of all they may not be as helpful as we were, or the person who left you for dead. They could be worse'

'Okay, fine. You win, but you are going to have to show me how to protect myself sooner or later. Like you said you and Tig might not be around, I need to protect myself and you two. If you hadn't found me when you did, I would be dead by now, I owe you' she tells them as she looks at Chibs for a moment, then turning to look at Tig.

'Next time we hold up, you can come with us. You do as we say and you do it, got it?' Tig tells her firmly, Daisy relaxes and as she is happy that she has made some sort of progress with her new friends.

'Deal'

'Good, now stay outside. We'll clear inside and whole up in one of the rooms for the night' Chibs warns her as he walks over to her, placing a gun into a hand 'Just in case'

Chibs pats her on the shoulder before walking away with Tig, she does as she is told and stays by the motorcycles. Daisy unsteadily moves off the bike and looks out towards the highway, the only sign of life she could see was the birds on the road feeding from the carcass of a dead animal. Her face crinkled in disgust as she turned away, instead turning to face the motel once again and letting out a deep sigh. She wanted to prove that she wasn't weak and not a burden, Daisy wanted to show that she wasn't weak. Daisy soons finds herself pacing near the motorcycles, the gun ready in her hand just on the safe side. Several shots resonated from inside of the building, it was hard to stay where she was as she wondered if they were in danger. However previously they had shown they could manage on their own, but they had only had a run in with small groups of the undead. They had yet to come across with anything larger, they tried to stay on the much smaller roads to avoid larger towns, knowing that the risk was greater.

'Hurry up' Daisy muttered, the heat was starting to get to her, making her long brown hair stick to her sweaty neck. She couldn't wait for the summer to end and for winter to start, she hated the heat. Daisy wipes away the sweat from her brow with the sleeve of her plaid shirt, a familiar groan grabs her attention, turning her head she finds a lone walker coming towards her from behind the motel.

Taking aim, as Tig and Chibs had recently shown her, she takes a deep breath and presses the trigger of her gun. The first shot hits it in the shoulder, she fires again, her second shot hitting the creature in the throat.

'Fuck!'

Her third and final shot hits it directly between the eyes, stopping it dead in its tracks, she lets out a sigh of relief as it collapses to its knees and then onto its side on the dirt ground.

'Daisy!' she hears her name called, she follows the voice and finds Tig rushing back outside towards her 'Are you okay? We heard shots?'

'I'm fine'

'Were you bit?'

'No, I told you I was fine' she answered, but he ignored her, placing his thumb and forefinger on her chin as he turned her head side to side looking for bites, his looks at her neck for anything he might have missed 'Tig what the hell?'

He pulls up the sleeves of her shirt as he checks her arms next, ignoring the pissed off look that Daisy was giving in him. When he is finally done Daisy pulls her arms out of his grasp, pulling down the sleeves as she covers her arms once again.

'What?' he asks her as their eyes meet.

'Why can't you just trust me?'

'Until you know how to you use that gun, you have only practiced a few times'

'I know, I just prefer my bat. It was you and chibs who insisted that I learn to use this thing' she tells him as she raises the gun in front of her.

'It's not just the undead that you have to worry about Daisy, we'd feel a lot better that you have that with you. People aren't what they used to be anymore and don't have the best intentions'

'Tig…'

'Please, just do as I say'

His pale blue eyes looked right at her as she felt him looking right through her, she knew they just wanted her to feel safe and protected but sometimes it was a little overwhelming. It wasn't something that she was used to as she was always looking out for someone else other than herself.

'Okay, I promise to keep it on me…'

'At all times?'

'At all times'

'Come on let's get inside, we cleared it out. Chibs is waiting'

'What about the bikes? Someone might see them from the road'

'We'll wheel them into the room, no one will know' he replies, throwing his arm around her shoulder, leading her to the motel.