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This is the 4th chapter and I cannot wait for you all to read it and find out what you all think. This is going to start as Daryl's POV for a change. I like to switch it up every now and again :p

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Home Is With You: Chapter 4

Daryl
I drove the car through the awaiting gates of the prison and as we drove up towards the cell block, everyone started coming out to greet us. I noticed that Hershel and Maggie were the first ones to come over to the car as I brought it to a stop. I saw Beth smile at them sadly as she got out of the car, Maggie threw her arms around her little sister and Beth returned the embrace for a minute before handing Maggie her rucksack and walking off and into the cell block. Maggie looked at me with a face full of concern for her sister; it wasn't like Beth to be this sad, hell she's normally the one cheering everyone up.

"We saw a kid walker, she's a bit upset," I told them.

"Did she put the walker down?" Maggie asked.

"Nah," I answered quickly "I wouldn't 'ave let her do that," I answered.

"Sorry you had to do that, it couldn't have been easy," Hershel said "But thank you for sparing her of that," He added.

"I'm gonna go talk t' her." I stated.

Beth was in her room and lying down on her bed with her hands rested on her stomach, she looked over at me and gave me a small smile and I smiled back at her and I really noticed how sad she looked. I know it broke her heart to see that walker boy and I know it's going to play on her mind for a little while, I sat down on the side of her bed next to her and grabbed hold of her hand.

"You 'kay?" I asked her.

"No... not really," She answered

"You shouldn't 'ave had t' see that," I told her.

"Why? If it was Maggie or Carol or anyone else... they would've dealt with it. I'm weak and I know it," She said.

"Don't talk stupid," I stated "Beth, yer one of the strongest people I know, I remember you on the farm... you ain't that girl no more. Yer still 'ere and survivin'. How can you be weak?" I asked her and sighed "I mean it," I added.

"I know you're just tryin' to make me feel better but-"

"Yer just gonna lay here feelin' sorry f'r yerself?" I asked her.

"I'm sad Daryl," She stated "When people are sad, they like to just be alone for a little while and I think that's what I want right now. I just wanna be alone." She told me and I nodded and let go of her hand knowing there was no point in arguing with her when she was like this.

I placed a small kiss on the top of her head and left her cell, closing the door over for her to give her some privacy. I'm supposed to be on watch tonight and Beth knows that, maybe she'll come and see me or maybe she won't, I don't know. Maybe it's just best for me to leave her to calm down and when she's ready, let her come to me. I don't want to push her or make her more upset, I'm just happy to know that she has come so far since the farm. She's not that girl anymore. She's a woman now, and I'm proud to call her my woman.

Maggie saw me as I went back outside and I just shook my head at her, she turned back to Glenn, hopefully Maggie will get the message and leave Beth alone for a little while. She needs time to get over what she's seen today. Beth hasn't been outside the prison since we got here so I think she's forgotten what it's like out there a little bit, I think she's forgot just how shit the world really us now.

It breaks my heart to see her so sad but this is why I wasn't really wanting her to come on the run with me, I know she's a little sensitive to some things and that's ok... I just want to protect her from the world. That's my job as her boyfriend, my role in the group was a protector but if it came to me choosing between one of them and Beth, she'd win every single time without fail. I'm going to tell her that I didn't want her coming out there no more, I want to keep her safe and I want to keep her away from all of those horrible things. I only asked her in the first place because I wanted to spend a bit of one on one time with her, away from the prison and everyone here. We don't get that chance very often.

Cause no one knows about us it's just so damn hard to find real time for us to spend together properly. I hate sneaking around with her like some dirty little secret but I'm not ready for everyone to know about us, I don't think Beth is either, we like our relationship being our own and not having the interference from anyone else. I know as soon as Maggie finds out about us, she'll be all over it like a rash. She is such an over protective sister and she'll want every last detail about everything. I know that one day she will find out about us but I just want some more time with Beth before it all comes out, just me and her to enjoy what we have.

I put out the cigarette I was smoking and flicked the butt off the side of the watch tower; I looked up at the sky and saw it was a clear night, no storms coming. I heard the cell block door open and looked down to see Beth come out, she started walking towards the watch tower and I smiled to myself when I saw her. I wasn't sure if she was going to come and join me tonight or nigh, she was still upset about the walker kid and his mom... well we think it was his mom... I thought she would enjoy her own company and being by herself tonight.

"Hey," She said softly as she came and stood behind me

"Hi," I replied.

"Sorry for being a moody bitch earlier," She said and hugged me.

"Don't gotta apologise," I told her and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"I have something to ask you," She started as she pulled away from the embrace "I want to go out tomorrow," She told me.

"Out?" I questioned.

"Out the gates," She clarified "I think I was so upset because I've maybe forgotten what it's like out there. I've been in here so long that I'm beginning to forget the horrors that wait outside the gates. I don't want to be unprepared like that again. I want to go out the gates and kill some walkers," She explained.

"Nah," I stated.

"Excuse me?"

"Nah. You ain't goin' out there again. I want yer t' stay here, yer safe here. I don't want yer t' have t' see that kinda shit again... not if I can help it," I told her.

"I'm being polite in asking," She argued "If you don't take me, I'll just ask someone else to take me," She added.

"Stop actin' like a brat," I said.

"A brat?" She questioned.

"Yeah a brat... yer actin' like one right now. I want yer to be safe and stayin' here is the safest thing. Jus' listen t' me f'r once," I argued.

"I'll make yer a deal," She started and I looked at her in surprise "You take me out the gates tomorrow for three hours, if something goes wrong or happens that one of us don't comfortable, we come back straight away and I'll never ask you to take me out there again," She added.

"Counter deal," I started "We got out there f'r an hour. Nothin' more," I told her sternly.

"Fine." She agreed and sat down on the blanket laid out on the floor.

I went and sat next to her and wrapped my arm around her, she leaned into me and laid her head on my chest and laid her arm across my stomach, we sat there in silence. Beth has gone past the grieving stage of what happened today, now she's pissed and she don't wanna be unprepared for something again and I get it but I just wanna keep her safe. I don't want to lose her or even put her in a situation where I could risk losing her, I'm hoping tomorrow when we go out the gates, and she will understand my reasons for protecting her.

Beth
I know Daryl is just trying to look out for me and I love him and appreciate him for it but he has to understand that I don't want to have to rely on other people for my whole life. I need to be able to tackle these things myself; Maggie and Carol would have been able to handle it, what happened today. What if Daryl wasn't with me? What if for some reason I'm out there on my own one day? I have to be able to do it on my own. I'm also sick and tired of being protected and sheltered so much, even before the turn, my family protected me from everything and I had no sense of the real world. Everyone thought I was dumb and everyone thinks that I should be dead by now; they all know that I wouldn't have made it on my own.

I do feel slightly bad about how I just spoke to Daryl. He didn't deserve it. He thinks that it's his job to look after me and protect me; I think that his job is to just make me happy and he does that. I think he doubts himself sometimes but he shouldn't because he is such a special man and he has made me so happy. He has made living in this shitty world a little more bearable and I can never thank him enough for it.

To show him some appreciation, my arm that was resting around him started slowly moving down towards his belt buckle and I started undoing it with one hand, I had gotten much better at it since the first time.

"Whatcha doin'?" He asked in shock.

"Shh,"

"Beth-"

"I said shh."

Very M Rated!

I pulled his trousers around his ankles and he kicked them off and then I done the same with his boxers, I smiled as I saw his erection, already standing to attention for me, like a good soldier. I placed a single kiss on Daryl's lips before taking hold of his shaft in one hand and pumping my hand up and down. I watched his face as the pleasure took over him. He closed his eyes and started breathing more heavily and quickly, he bit his bottom lip and I loved that I gave him such pleasure.

I repositioned myself so that I was kneeling in between his legs and he opened his eyes to see what I was doing. I smiled up at him through my lashes before placing my lips on his tip, his body stiffened and I saw him watching me. I wrapped my lips around his shaft and used my hand as a guide as I went up and down on him, his hand gripped onto my hair and he started thrusting his hips to match my speed, he was getting close to his release.

"Beth," He moaned and I picked up my pace "Ah Beth... I'm gonna... in your mouth... damn," He released himself into my mouth, it was salty and thick, I quickly swallowed the load and kneeled up looking at Daryl as he released my hair from his death grip "What was that f'r?" He asked through deep breaths.

"To say I love you and I'm sorry for being rude, I know you're just looking out for me," I told him.

"Well, let me show yer how much I love yer." He grinned and wrapped his arms around me and pulled me on top of him, I couldn't stop the giggle that escaped my lips.

Thank you for reading this chapter, I hope you all enjoyed it! I have big plans for the next chapter, introducing The Governor! Things are going to play out a bit differently to what they did in the show with that storyline; I can't wait for you to see what I have planned. Some of it will be completely different and other parts will be similar but using different people for it... you will see.

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