One shot # 8
On The Road Again.
He wasn't exactly sure how they had decided this arrangement, sure it made sense for Rick, Hershel, Carol, Lori and Carl to pile into the green SUV when their other truck broke down, I mean if Lori went in labor she needed the Doc and Carol, the only other woman who'd given birth there. And he supposed that it made sense for Maggie and Glenn to crowd into the pickup truck with T-Dawg and their supplies. That left the shy quiet one shivering and clinging to his back on the back of the bike as they weaves around abandoned cars on the roads, looking for a spot to start over. So far they had only stopped at few houses that, sadly had been picked over, and a couple gas stations that had produced a few canned goods and surprisingly a few water cooler bottles filled with drinking water. Poor Beth had been in bed when they ran from the farm and all they hadn't found anything keep her warm. Daryl had given her a plaid shirt, not even a flannel, but it still had sleeves. Every night they stopped she'd curl up in a blanket and shiver herself to sleep trying to warm up, no one seemed to notice though. She never complained before stumbling on the back of the bike each morning and clinging to him for dear life as the rode on. Daryl felt her shivering and pulled to the side of the road. The wind was at their backs today, and winter was in the air, it had really started to cool off.
"I'm sorry I know I'm shaking." Beth said. "I know you said to try and be still."
"I know it's not your fault." Daryl said gruffly. "Get off the bike." Beth got off the bike and started to cry quietly. "Just for a minute I ain't leaving you on the side of the road." He added taking off his vest and pulling her closer so he could dress her like a child. Beth moved to climb back on the back of the bike but Daryl lifted her in front of him and sat her against his chest. "Alright keep your feet on top of my boots, don't reach up and grab my arms or the handlebars, you get scared or think your going to fall grab my pants here." He said placing her hands on his outer thighs were there happened to be side pockets. "Should be alright long as you lean back against me."
"Thank you." Beth said leaning so just her back was touching his chest. Daryl reached around her with one arm and tugged her fully back so her back side was resting against him too. He started the bike back up and was pleased when Beth immediately lifted her feet to his boots once he had them settled and they were moving along again. Every car had grabbed a cheap map and had agreed to met at some nature park if they got separated. Daryl was all for getting back into the woods but he hoped to run across a camping store or hardware store. He needed to get some actual shelter for them tonight. Some of them had the shelter of at least a car but Beth usually needed up with him in the bed of the pickup. He'd take watch for the first hour so Rick could sleep and he'd watch her shiver till he could curl up close to her to keep her warm, making sure to stay on top of her blanket and scowl at anyone in the morning that would smirk at him like he had gone soft.
"We'll find a good spot tonight. Start a fire to keep warm." Daryl said even though he knew that Rick would only start a fire to cook supper. He didn't want any people like Randall's stumbling across them when they were vulnerable. Beth nodded her head slightly and turned her head to the side and drifted off against him while they drove straight down the center line between all the cars. Daryl was sure he'd get to the park first, he didn't have to take detours or drive through ditches and back roads. He let one of his arms drift down adm circle her waist to hold her against him so she could rest, they'd be driving at least for another 10 minutes he guessed by the road signs before she'd have to wake up and hold on herself. He wanted to check out the next town quickly for supplies. Besides it not like it was bad having Beth cuddled up to him most of the day. They were about 9 days removed from the farm and she somehow still looked mostly clean and smelled good. Almost lemony sweet Daryl thought as he carefully veered off the highway exit ramp and pulled up the a gas station with a gift shop and restaurant attached to it.
"Daryl?" Beth questioned as he parked the bike and took in the busted out windows and doors.
"Just want to take a quick look for anything useful." He said kicking his kickstand and letting her climb off beside him. He handed her a handgun and knife and notched his bow, making sure the other handgun and his other knife were still on his belt. "Make sure you stay with me. Don't make any noise if you can help it, and we don't go into the bathrooms or back rooms without clearing them first." Beth nodded and followed behind him quietly.
"Can we clear a bathroom first? I have to go." She whispered softly. Daryl nodded and helped her through the broken window. He pulled a few sweaters that said Welcome to Georgia and had a peach on them from the rack and stuffed it in the bag. It'd be better than nothing if it got real cold. He watched as Beth grabbed some wool socks off the shelf and stuffed them in the waistband of her jeans so her hands would be free. Daryl carefully walked up to the bathroom and pushed the door open and let it swing shut. Hearing nothing from the inside he opened the door and looked around. It actually still looked pretty clean considering. It was a single stall bathroom and it was empty.
"I'll wait right outside the door." Daryl said quietly wanting to give Beth privacy. She nodded and took the bag they were sharing and pulled out a handful of those little wet naps you got at fast food places. Daryl smirked. He had finally found her secret for staying clean. He eyed the shelves closet to them and was pleased to see a few useful items, some rope, a utility knife with a can opener and a few pairs of work gloves and the other shelves looked like they had a few cans on them too. Beth quietly exited the restroom and stood beside him. "Give me a minute I got go to. You can wait outside the stall if you want." Daryl said pushing into the bathroom. Beth shook her head, but crouched down so no one would see her from the outside if they happened to be passing by. Daryl came out a few seconds later and pulled her back up and walked over and grabbed the rope and draped it across his body and shoved the gloves and utility knife in his bag. He walked up the next aisle and pointed to a pack of wet wipes and looked back. Beth nodded that she wanted it so he shoved it in too and moved along grabbing a stray bottle of rubbing alcohol someone had missed from the first aid section and a roll of gauze. They found another rack that had cheap book bags so Beth took one and strapped it to her back and then strapped another along her front.
"Maybe we can hang one over your handlebars?" Beth whispered as she dropped in a roll of toilet paper and a bottle of coke that were rolling at their feet. Daryl nodded and added cans of beans, peas and peaches to the bag on her back, only about 3 of each, but still better than nothing.
"We should come back with the group. We won't be able to take much on the bike." Daryl said grabbing a rolled up fleece blanket and shoving it in with the canned goods. Beth nodded and reached for a tube of Chapstick and ripping it open and smoothing it on her lips. She handed it to Daryl but he just turned from her and continued on to the next aisle. Beth blushed and shoved the lip balm in her pocket and rubbed her chapped lips together and relished the soothing balm Daryl reached for a little travel kit that had a travel toothbrush, paste, deodorant, mini soap and shampoo and lotion and looked back over his shoulder. Beth eyed the cheap products and felt so guilty that she wanted to take up some precious space for it. "You want it or not?" Daryl asked.
"I do but maybe we should leave it till we come back? I don't want to take up all our space." Daryl looked at her and shoved the woman's version in her bag along with the male version. He grabbed a few toothbrushes too and Beth let a small smile come to her face.
"I'm pretty fucking sick of everyone stinking." Daryl said. "Well their breath anyway." He lifted Beth over the counter and pointed to the few stray smoke packs that were there. Beth stood on her tiptoes and managed to grab them and a few books of matches that had fallen to the floor. Daryl took one pack from her and opened it and quickly lit one.
"We got pretty lucky." Beth said as she hoisted herself over the counter and followed Daryl back to the bike.
"You fit everything you can into the side bags." Daryl said situating the heaviest bag around his handle bars. He pulled the sweater he had found for Beth out and handed it to her. "I'll take my shirt and vest back." Beth blushed and took the vest off and handed it back, Daryl eased it over his arm and watched while Beth turned and unbuttoned a few buttons and pulled the shirt off, exposing her bare back to him. "You could have told me you were nude. I'd have let you keep it a bit longer." Daryl said accepting the shirt and pulling it and the vest on after Beth handed it back over her shoulder.
"You must be cold with just your shirt, there's not even sleeves on it." Beth reasoned as she pulled the sweater on. "I threw my tank top out last time we stopped. It was falling apart and was rotting from the walker blood that got on it." Beth said waiting for him to climb on to the bike. Daryl climb on and stopped her from getting on in front of him.
"On the back for a little bit, you need to hold on, we're hitting the back roads." He said folding the map back up and sliding it in his pocket. Beth climbed on and wrapped her arms around him and laid her head against his shoulder. Daryl reached over his shoulder with a cheap pair of sunglasses. "Should keep the dust out of our eyes." He said sliding on a pair he had found for himself.
"Thank you." Beth said again settling against him. Daryl nodded and the bike roared to life and he pulled away, willing himself not to flinch at Beth curled against him. Seeing her naked back like that had just caused a million dirty images to pop right into his head and apparently his dick was interested in her spread out in front of him, head down, back arched and ass up. He didn't want her in front of him again till his hard on went away, and even the thought of Maggie shooting him with a shotgun didn't seem to get the message down there. Beth's little hand found it's way way between two buttons on his shirt and she absent mindedly stroked his stomach as he drove. "We should stop and eat something. My stomach's growling too." She whispered into his ear.
"I think we're almost to the park. Let's drive a bit further." Daryl said over his shoulder. Or you could sit her your face and eat her for lunch, the little voice in his head that sounded like Merle said. Daryl lifted his hand to hers and held it still. "Your hands cold or something?" He asked.
"You just seemed tense. I was trying comforting you." Beth said letting him pull her hand free. Slide it a bit lower, show her where you're really tense, the little voice whispered again. "Do you need a break? I could climb a tree again while you hunt if you need some alone time."
"Just keep your cold hands out of my clothes and I'll be fine." Daryl said resting her hand out of his shirt again. He felt Beth flinch and scoot back a bit and move her hands to his shoulders.
"Sorry." She whispered turning her cheek and pressing it against her hand. You make a girl cry she won't let you play with her fun parts, the voice mocked in Daryl's ear.
"Don't cry, I didn't mean it like that. They were just cold." Daryl said over his shoulder as he pulled over. Beth nodded against him and let him guide her hands back around his waist. He pulled back into the road and maneuvered around a stray body and started making his way down the bumpiest road in Georgia. He slowed down a bit and cursed under his breath. He could feel every bounce of her tits against his back. He'd be on the lookout for bras on his next run if they ever found a mall.
"Daryl look!" Beth said tapping his chest lightly. He saw a small entrance to the park they were looking for and pulled in. They stopped at a map that let them know where they were and Beth found the main entrance, they weren't far.
"Want to drive through the park or keep to the main roads?" Daryl asked.
"Let's go through the park. It'll let us know if it looks like a good place to stop." Beth said. Daryl stopped the bike and motioned for her to get in front. He didn't want something grabbing her off the back of the bike and if he had to speed off he didn't want to be the reason she flew off the bike.
"Get your gun out just in case." Daryl said opting to let her take the first shots while he parked if they had to stop. He had taught her to shoot and anything that'd she need to shoot would be close enough that she'd hit it. Beth settled the gun and her hands in her lap and Daryl slowly started through the park. There were a few tents that shook with movement when he roared past them. He knew that meant there were walkers inside, but they were just a few. He, Rick and Glenn could take care of them. They'd be too dangerous to leave. Beth trembled against him. "We'll take care of them later." He said pulling up to the information hut at the main entrance.
"How far back do you think the others are?" Beth asked as she got off the bike.
"Few hours most like." Daryl said kicking in the door to the hut and stepping back. Two walkers stumbled out and he quickly shot one and knifed the other. Beth let him led them into the hut and looked around. There were maps of the park, and firewood bundles for sale that they'd be able to use tonight. It was nice and dry. Even a little staffroom with a water cooler and uncomfortable looking couches.
"At least we'll be out of the wind tonight, even if it'll be on the floor." Beth said bending over to fluff up the couches. "Lori should get one, you think anyone would mind my dad getting the other?" Daryl shook his head and went out to drag the bodies away from the hut. He'd leave his arrow in it's head so they'd know who killed it.
"You should get some sleep till they get here." Daryl said sitting on the counter so he could see out if there was any trouble. "We could barricade the door, both get a little shut eye." Beth nodded her head. "I'm gonna pull the bike in here." Beth followed and held the door open and started to unload a few things, their blankets, a can of seasoned green beans and their toiletry bags. Her stomach growled loudly and she blushed.
"I'm pretty hungry." She said sheepishly. Daryl pulled a bag of cheese crackers from the bag and a can of soup.
"Let's have this instead, a bit more fillings save the veggies. I saw lots of squirrels, we'll have veggies with some meat once I get the chance to hunt." Beth smiled and walked over to the cupboard in the room and found a few coffee mugs and a small copper pot. She pulled a metal trash can over and took out the plastic bag and started tearing up papers from the table and tossing them straight into the can for kindling.
"I'll go get a few small twigs and a log." Daryl said walking to the front of the hut. He propped open the window slightly so the smoke would escape and finished building the fire for Beth. She placed the metal rack from the useless toaster oven over the can so they'd have a burner and poured the soup and a can of water into the pot and stirred it up with a ruler before placing it on to heat up.
"Hot soup is going to be a treat." Beth said after sitting in silence for a few minutes. Daryl grunted and stirred the soup. Beth stretched her sweater over her knees and watched the fire, loving the warmth she had been missing.
"You warmer now?" Daryl asked leaning back against the wall. Beth nodded and lowered her head to her knees.
"I hope we get to rest for a day or two." She said softly. "Rick doesn't really let us stop."
"It's to stay safe." Daryl said feeling like he had to defend Rick even though he agreed with Beth. If he had a day or two to hunt, like he did when they were at the quarry or the farm each time they made camp he was sure he'd bring back enough meat to fill their tanks, not just one or two squirrels or that fucking owl he had eaten a few days past. "You need to stop pretending to be full and giving some to Lori. Rick's already giving her most of his food, you both need to bulk up. No wonder your cold."
"The baby needs food too." Beth said wrapping her hand in her sleeve and picking the pot up by the handle to pour some soup into the mugs. Daryl tossed her her spoon from the bag and smiled when she sprinkled the crackers into the mugs before handing him one. "You give yourself a bit more." Daryl said noticing the pot still had about a serving and a half left.
"I will if I'm still hungry when I finish." Beth said sitting next to him and showing him her mug was almost full. "They had instant coffee tea and cocoa, I bet there's another pot. Did you want me to put some water on to heat?"
"Wait till the others get here. It'll be a treat for whoever gets watch tonight." Daryl said tipping the mug back and slurping up some of the noodles and veggies. He reached forward and refilled his mug and dumped the rest into hers, smiling when she kept eating. Once they were done she took the cups and rinsed them with a bit of water and dried them clean with a napkin before putting them away. She found a slightly larger pot and filled it at the water cooler and put it on, it'd take a long time to boil she wanted it ready when her daddy got there. She settled next to him and pulled out a map of the park and pointed to an area labeled camping.
"Looks like there's only the one area for camping. Hopefully there aren't a lot more walkers lurking around." Daryl nodded and lifted himself up to the couch and leaned back. He patted the spot next to him and Beth settled beside him with the map. "There's fresh water springs here, even hot springs if we hike further in. Maybe if we stay for more than a day or two we could all head out to the hot springs and get clean. Girls first then the guys."
"Maybe. I know how much you girls and Glenn love washing your panties." Daryl said gruffly. Beth blushed and circled where the concession stands were. Snack food was still food. Maybe she'll let you rip those dirty panties off her the little voice said again. Daryl shook his head and rubbed his face.
"You alright?" Beth asked reaching for him and looking worried.
"Fine just a bit of a headache." Daryl lied. Tell her the voices in your head are telling you to fuck her long and hard before her daddy gets back the voice whispered again. Beth reached into one of the bags and pulled out a bottle of Advil. Daryl took two and smiled at her concern.
"If you want to rest I can go sit out front and keep watch. I'll come get you if I see anything."
"Let me put the fire out first." Daryl said placing a tray over the top so it had no air to feed it. Once it was smoldering it took his dirty rags from his back pocket to protect his hands and lifted the whole thing out if the hut. Last thing he needed was to start a fire. Beth held the door open and followed him back to the office. She placed their rolled up fleece blanket at one end for a pillow from him and waited till he was lying down to actually cover him like a child. "Go on girl, I'm fine." Daryl said so she'd stop fussing. Beth patted his foot on her way out front. "Leave the door open so I'll hear any trouble." Beth quietly settled at the desk and kept her eyes on the road, watching for anything. Daryl was right, she saw a few squirrels and even a small doe walk by. After a few hours she had to pee but she didn't want to leave the window unattended. She sat and squirmed for a few seconds before making her way back to the office. Daryl must have really been tired, he didn't wake up when she walked into the room.
"Daryl?" Beth said softly, leaning over him and gently patting his shoulder. She let out a little squawk when he reached up and grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her away. "Sorry. I just had to go to the bathroom?" She said rubbing away the handprints he had left when he released her. "You were sleeping so deep."
"Sorry girl, go on and have your piss. I'll be out front." Daryl said rising and pushing past her. He'd been having a vivid dirty dream and didn't want her to see the tent in his pants. He grabbed his bow and went outside and stepped up to some bushes and pointed his rock hard dick and pissed as best he could with a hard on that didn't seem to want to go away. He shook off and stuffed himself back in his pants and thought about heading into the woods a few steps to beat off but didn't want to leave Beth with no one close by.
"Daryl?" She said from the doorway. "You can go back to sleep if you want." She said stepping back so he could get past her.
"I got to take a dump." He lied and gestured to the woods. "You be ok till I get back."
"Daryl wait." Beth said turning back to the desk. Daryl groaned as she bent over and grabbed her bag. She handed him a roll of toilet paper and a map. "There's a few outhouses not far from here." She said smiling at him. Daryl grumbled out a thanks and took the papers from her and started off towards the closest rest area. You should have asked her to help you unload the little voice said.
"Jesus get it together Dixon." Daryl mumbled coming up to a stone building. He was pleasantly surprised to find it empty and that it somehow must run on spring water, he could flush the toilets and turn on the sink. The water pressure sucked but they did have a small water supply close by, they could refill their water jugs at least. He quickly pulled himself from his pants and started stroking his length slowly. He'd have to hurry, he really did have to shit too and didn't want Beth worrying about him and wandering to look for him.
Beth wrapped the blanket Daryl had been using around her and went back to the desk and waited patiently for him to make it back. She watched the woods like a hawk and every so often she'd check the road for any sign of movement. She blushed when she thought about how she had tried to get closer to Daryl, it had felt nice running her hands across his stomach, but he had thoroughly been horrified at her touching him. Probably would have driven them off the road if she hand let her hand drift any lower. She'd have to apologize and talk to him, confess her crush and promise not to make him uncomfortable anymore. She hoped she get the chance before everyone else showed up, but she knew they'd likely be here soon, unless they ran into trouble, and she didn't want to think about that. She looked up when she heard some rustling and took a deep breath to steady her nerves when she saw that Daryl was walking back through the woods. She had to smile when she saw that he had already had three squirrels with him.
"Hey." Daryl mumbled walking in and setting the squirrels down. "Just need a few more and we'll eat well tonight."
"Are you heading back out?" Beth asked. "I was hoping I could talk to you before everyone else got here."
"Why? What's wrong?" Daryl asked terrified that she somehow knew he got hard at the sounds she made as she slept or his dirty thoughts, maybe he had been talking in his sleep about her soft tongue or had ordered her on her knees or something.
"I just wanted to apologize for earlier on the bike? I didn't mean to make it weird between us." Beth said blushing and looking down. "See I kinda have feelings for you, have for awhile. Kinda a crush, well more than a crush.." She stammered out. "Anyway I won't do anything like that again."
"It's not weird between us." Daryl mumbled. "You're too smart to waste your time crushing on an old redneck."
"I was raised on rednecks Daryl. Don't you dare try to convince me you aren't worth crushing over. I know better." Beth said poking him in the chest. "Apocalypse or not you are a good guy and you'd make any woman happy." It was Daryl's turn to blush, his ears turned bright red and he looked away first.
"You don't know me." He said. "You don't know what I did or thought about doing. Everyone thinks I'm a good guy you every think I just don't want to be on my own out here?"
"No one does. You could have broke free with Randall and joined their group if all you wanted was to survive, I know you're a good guy. You busted your ass trying to find Sophia and you have kept us all of alive. If you just didn't want to be alone you wouldn't mind losing one or two of us. You went back for me on the farm."
"Wasn't going to be the one telling your daddy you didn't make it out." Daryl mumbled stepping back when Beth got closer.
"And I know now you have feelings for me too, but you think it's wrong. It's not." Beth added reaching up and touching his cheek. Daryl let her hand linger and Beth took that as a good sign, she walked forward and wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him close, resting her head against his chest. Daryl let the hug continue and let himself sniff her hair, that musty lemon smell drifting from her scalp filling his nose. "I say we tell them we are going hunting tomorrow and check out that hot spring." Beth said softly. "I bet there's lots you can teach me." Daryl looked down at her and nodded before pushing her softly away when he faintly heard motors in the distance.
"About time they fucking showed up." Daryl said walking to the window and waving. Beth couldn't be disappointed they had been interrupted, she was just too glad to see Maggie and her daddy. "We found a few things at a gas station. We got a few problems too." Daryl said explaining the tent situation.
"I think we should go take care of those walkers right now. They ripped through Dale some easy, I bet they can rip through those tents." Rick said quietly not wanting to upset or scare anyone. Daryl nodded and handed one of his guns to Beth again. Hershel and Maggie both had shotguns and Carl still had his gun with a silencer, that would be enough protection while they drove quickly through the park. "Carol do you mind staying with Lori?" Carol nodded her head and Beth showed them the back room with the couches.
"You sure you don't mind giving up the couch?" Lori asked as she settled down. She still wasn't really showing yet, but everyone acted like she was about to burst. Beth nodded.
"I found coffee and tea, do you want me to heat some water? Daryl's already shot 3 squirrels, he's going try for a few more for supper."
"You guys were busy waiting for us." Carol said looking through the supplies they had found. "Should last us a few days, especially if Daryl can find us some meat." Carol added. "Be nice to rest here." Beth nodded her head again. "What's wrong sweetie? Daryl didn't scare you did he?"
"No, he's not scary." Beth said. "I'm just a little tired. We didn't even see a walker when we stopped at the gas station. Have only seen two so far here. He killed them before they even got within 10 feet of me." Beth said pulling out a slightly larger sweater than the one she was wearing. "He found a bigger shirt for you, once you start to grow." Beth added handing the sweater to Lori. Beth ripped open the pack of socks she had found and frowned when she realized how huge they were. She kicked off her boots and pulled them on and giggled when they went all the way up, almost over her knees.
"You look cute like that Beth, almost like you're wearing leg warmers." Lori said giggling. "Like an 80's workout diva!" Beth let a smile creep to her face.
"I'm hoping they help keep me warm! I don't think we get to be too fashion conscious anymore." She added. "At least the grunge look was making a comeback. This is the longest I've ever gone without a bath or washing my hair. I feel so dirty and gross."
"We all feel that way. Might be a long time before we can clean up too." Carol added.
"There's hot springs here. Daryl already said he'd take us and stand guard if we wanted to get clean. We found these too." She added pulling out the kits. "I know it's not much, but we found enough for everyone to have a toothbrush, we'll have to share the soap, shampoo and deodorant. I grabbed a pack of those horrible orange razors too. I remember hating them so much, but I was tickled pink to find them."
"You might not have time to shave." Carol said softly. "A quick rinse would even be risky."
"I just need to shave my underarms, I had started using one of those at home lasers about 2 years ago, Maggie too. Our legs and, uh bikini line are pretty much taken care had just started our under arms though."
"Lucky girls." Carol said with a laugh. Lori nodded. "You'll have to share those razors with the rest of us." Beth nodded, she had a 12pk and she'd have shared even if she only had 3.
"Carl is going to have to start shaving soon. He gets so dirty is peach fuzz looks like a full beard. I try to get him to wash or at least rinse but he does what he wants now." Lori said sadly. "He hates me."
"You're his mom. No one hates their mom." Beth said shifting to her feet. "I'm going to go start that hot water." She added patting Lori on the hand. She went outside and grabbed the garbage can and rack and moved it over by where her Daddy and Maggie were keeping watch. Carl had been boosted up to the roof and was on lookout, Beth ignored his waving and got to work building a fire and hoisted one of their bigger pots on so they'd have lots of hot water for beverages.
"Bethie what are you up to?" Hershel asked quietly. He wandered over and helped her with the fire, feeding a few more dense twigs in, they'd burn longer.
"I found instant coffee, tea bags and cocoa. I thought hot drinks would be nice once everyone got back." Beth said softly. "I know I've been so cold lately, and Daryl and I had a can of soup and we got to heat it up and it was, Daddy it was heavenly!"
"When we give thanks tonight we need to remember to thank The Lord for warm food. He's providing for us again." Hershel said. Beth nodded her head and smiled. "I would have saved you some soup but we were both so hungry. Daryl practically promised hot meat tonight. Said we could heat some of our veggies and have a feast to refuel."
"He's a smart man. If we have a chance to rest we should take it. A good meal would do us all good." Maggie agreed and reached into her pocket and pulled out a few hair ties.
"We stopped at a trailer park. It looked like it had been hit hard by a hurricane, didn't find much but I found some of these. Figured you'd need them riding in the wind like that."
"Thank you Maggie. You keep half though. You'll have long hair soon too. Daryl and I found a few things, after I get cleaned up maybe you can get my hair in French braids? That'd keep it out of my face."
"You plan on getting cleaned up?" Maggie asked. "Awfully cold for a cold dip in a creek."
"There's hot springs. I can't be the only one that wants to get clean, I mean if I am we don't have to even try, but I just don't want to miss the opportunity."
"I don't see why you care, it's not the rest of us smell any better." Maggie said. "We all smell like sweaty beasts."
"Sweat can cause bacterial infections. Bethie is right, we need to take better care of ourselves." Hershel said.
"Good luck talking Daryl into a bath. He almost threw a fit when we cleaned him up on the farm." Maggie said.
"He's the one that grabbed the supplies. Maybe I smell pretty bad on the bike." Beth said. "I've been using those wet naps to clean up, not sure how effective they are though."
"Don't worry about things like that darling." Hershel said. "We all will just do our best." Beth nodded and continued to feed papers and twigs into her fire, making sure to keep it going till the water was boiling. Maggie came over with a ladle from their supplies and Carol brought out tray mike mugs filled with tea bags, a scoop of hot cocoa or instant coffee.
"I'll keep the water hot I don't want to make up the drinks for Glenn, Rick, T-Dawg or Daryl. It'll be cold before they get to drink it. Daddy what would you like?" Beth asked lifting a ladle full of hot water out.
"I'll have a coffee dear." Hershel answered before quickly raising his shotgun and aiming at some movement in the forest. Beth stared towards where her father aimed and let out a sigh of relief when Daryl and rest made their way back. "Bethie is taking drink orders, is everything all right out there?" Daryl nodded but still started setting up a perimeter of alarms just just case.
"I'll take a coffee. I got a nap earlier, Beth let me sleep. I got first watch." Daryl said. "I got to skiing the meat as soon as this is done."
"You napped?" Carol exclaimed taking a tea for herself and a hot cocoa for Lori.
"For like 2 hours." Daryl said. "Why?"
"There wasn't anyone here to keep watch, 'cept Beth." Carol said. "No offense." Beth looked down and her lip trembled a bit as she filled a cocoa for Carl and the last two mugs of tea.
"She did fine. In fact I'm taking her with me for watch tonight and tomorrow her and I are heading back for a run. She's a lot fucking more quiet than any of you. Not heavy fucking footed either, I shot 3 squirrels with her like ten feet away." Daryl said defending her. "Might take her hunting. We saw a doe, she'd be quiet enough so I could catch it and she could have my back while I carried it back for you guys. She ain't fucking useless Carol." Daryl spat out not noticing the way everyone was looking at him. "What?" He spat out grabbing his squirrels and hacking their heads off.
"Daryl's right, but time we started treating Beth like an adult." Rick said. "He's willing to teach her a few things, is that alright with you Hershel?"
"Of course it is. She's a smart girl she'll be a quick learner. Just keep each other safe." Hershel stated.
"Ain't gonna let anything happen, so long as she keeps minding what I tell her she'll be fine." Daryl grumbled as he worked on the meat.
"I guess if she's going to be out there with anyone it's best it's you." Maggie said. "I still say it's safest for her to stay back though."
"And if she gets separated from us? How she goins find her way back?" Daryl said lifting the hot pot off the burner with his rags and laying the meat over the grill. He tossed the bones in the pot with the water, figuring they'd make soup.
"I'm not saying it won't be beneficial, I just don't like it." Maggie said. "Glenn agrees with me."
"Umm no I think it's best for Beth to learn from Daryl." Glenn said. "Especially since she's the only one that doesn't annoy him." Maggie glared at him and Glenn shifted uncomfortably.
"Look I have no problem with it." Rick said. "Could be a good idea to have pairs take watch anyway, this is a huge area and it's not secure. No one go off on their own, no one." He said glaring at Carl. He tossed three of the hiking sacks they had found when they took care if the walkers in the tent on the ground. "Found a few bags, I think it's mostly clothes. We can go through them for supplies while the food cooks." Beth stayed beside the grill and kept an eye on the meat, letting everyone else have first pick over the clothes. She had just gotten a new sweater and socks anyway, she didn't need much.
"Score! They pack like I used to." Carol said pulling out a new package of boxer briefs. "Medium, should fit Glenn, Daryl and Rick. Maybe Hershel and T-Dogg if they stretch. Shirts aren't bad either. Couple of t-shirts and another plaid. Looks a bit small, might be for Carl."
"Or Beth." Daryl said. "She ain't got nothing but that sweater. My shirts are way too big for her."
"Carl can have that one. We still have a two more bags to go through. I'm sure there will be something else." Beth said. "Besides Carl is filthy. He needs new clothes." Daryl grunted as he went back to work on getting the tops of two of their cans of peas. They'd have that with the squirrels, best meal in a while he thought.
"The pink bag might have some girl clothes anyway." Maggie said holding up one of the t-shirts and pulling it on over her tank. "I'll take this one."
In the end Beth had ended up with a small t-shirt, a pair of yoga pants, a brush and the empty pink bag. Nothing else would have fit her anyway, it was mostly guy clothing and the women's clothing was sparse and she ended up sharing it with Carl. She cleaned up from supper and grabbed her blankets and joined Daryl in the back of the pick up. He was sitting on the roof of the cab overlooking the park around them.
"You get enough to eat?" He asked as Beth settled beside him and wrapped a blanket over her shoulders.
"Plenty. I was still full from the soup." Beth said. "Was awesome to be able to brush my teeth too."
"Liar. No way you were full." Daryl said. "You need to fill up while we can, could have to be on the run for a day straight."
"Two solid meals today and tea. That there is the most I've eaten in 9 days. I was full." Beth said quietly. She reached for a bottle of water and took a sip. "I'm try to rehydrate though. I get pretty thirsty when we drive."
"Yeah the wind will do that." Daryl said pulling his smokes out and lighting one. "Last one for the night, got to make these last." Beth nodded and practiced loading and unloading one of the handguns, making sure to keep the other loaded one within hands reach. "You want to learn how to load and shoot the rifle or shotgun?"
"Can you teach me how to shoot your bow?" Beth asked. Daryl looked at her and stared. "You don't have to."
"I know I don't have to. Do you know how hard you gotta pull to draw it? It's a 150 pound resistance. Do you even weight that?"
"No." Beth answered honestly. "Is that how it shoots so far?" Daryl nodded and handed his bow over. He slide to the ground and motioned for Beth to slide down too.
"Set your foot there." He said handing the bow over. It was a lot heavier than it looked. "Lean it against your other leg and pull the wire back." Beth tugged the wire a few inches and frowned. She stepped closer and put more of her weight down and managed to move it a bit closer. Daryl stood behind her and placed his hands over hers and helped her snap it into place. "You got to get stronger before you can use a crossbow. Maybe we'll find you a compound bow. You won't be able to shoot it as far at first, but it'd be a quiet weapon for yah." He said helping her lift the bow up and aim at a tree. "Keep both eyes open." He said guiding her finger to the trigger. Beth pulled and hit the ground a few feet in front of the tree. Daryl re notched his bow and loaded it with another of his homemade arrows. "One more try in the dark, you can try again in daylight." Daryl said lifting it again and fixing her arms so they were higher. Beth took a deep breath and didn't notice the Daryl was looking over her shoulder and helping as she aimed by lightly adjusting her stance and posture. She pulled the trigger and though it didn't hit the center of the tree, she did hit it.
"You want me to go get the arrows?" She asked as Daryl swung the bow back to his shoulder. He shook his head and aimed towards the woods. Beth turned and sure enough a walked made it's way to the wire he had strung up and get tangled. Daryl quickly shot it through the head before it could make more noise.
"I'll go get the arrows, you come with me but stay back about 10 feet. You cover me." Daryl said loading his bow again and quickly grabbing the arrow from the ground before making his way to the tree. Beth's hands shook as she held the gun and pointed it at the ground, she didn't want to accidentally shoot Daryl. He got the arrows back and led her back to the truck and lifted her up. "I only heard one. Let's sit up here where we can see a bit better." Daryl said picking her blanket up from the bed of the truck and wrapping it around her as she settled on the roof of the cab again. He sat beside her and kept his bow in his hands.
"Do you want me to go wake up Rick or Glenn?" Beth asked quietly. Daryl shook his head and kept his gaze on the trees, looking for any movement.
"You're just as good back up as them." Daryl said. "Sides help will come as soon as we fire off a gun." Beth nodded and tried to be as calm as Daryl was. He looked at her slyly and noticed her hands were still trembling a bit. He couldn't tell if she was cold or afraid. He laid his arm tentatively over her shoulder and let her slide a bit closer. "You cold or afraid?"
"Both. Not terrified, just nervous." Beth admitted. "Scared is good though right? Keeps you alive?"
"Scared's not a bad thing." Daryl admitted. They sat in silence till Rick and T-Dogg came out to relieve them. "You go on inside and get some sleep. I want to talk to Rick a minute." Daryl said handing her down her blankets and taking his gun back from her. "You got your knife right?" Beth yawned and nodded on her way into the hut.
"Trouble?" Rick asked rubbing his beard. Daryl explained about the single walker and pointed to where the body was. "We can move it in daylight. Go get some rest." Rick said patting him on the shoulder. Beth came back out with their thermos of hot water, two mugs and the jar of instant coffee. "Thank you Beth." Rick said setting them down on the tailgate." Beth smiled and followed Daryl back into the hut. He watched while she pushed her way to the desk and slide under it.
"You find a good spot?" He asked as he stretched out on top of it.
"I think I found someone's secret hiding spot." Beth said quietly. Daryl dropped down to see what she was talking about and found a lighter, some smokes and a few packs of candy. He noticed that Beth had managed to snag a pillow. "You can sleep under here too if you want. And have the smokes and lighter." She said handing them over. Daryl added them to the little tin case he kept in his pocket. "I'm cold and Rick put out the trash can fires." Daryl chewed his lip before sliding in next to her and adjusting the pillow. He laid on his side and extended his arm so she could rest against his bicep. "You want some of the blankets?" Beth asked as she pulled the fleece over herself. Daryl shook his head. "We don't got to share. We don't gotta lie on the lie on the sleeping bag."
"Nah it's more comfortable than the floor. I'm not cold." Daryl said. Beth settled with her back against him and Daryl knew she was starting to drift off as he listened to her breathing. If he wasn't this close to her, he'd think she was dead, she was a pretty quiet sleeper. He threw his other hand over his eyes and drifted beside her for a bit, his body finally relaxing. When he finally woke as the sun started to rise he had his hand up under her sweater and he was cupping her breast. He started to slowly withdraw it, hoping she'd stay asleep, but Beth was already awake. She quickly pulled his hand back and squeezed so he cupped her more firmly.
"Sleep a little longer. Maggie and Glenn just went out to relieve Rick and T-Dogg. Lori and Carol are making breakfast." Beth whispered. Daryl realized she had covered him at some point during the night and they were mostly covered, so no one was going to see him groping her.
"Just for a minute." He said rolling on his side and spooning her. She still felt cold. "You haven't warmed up at all." Beth nodded and snuggled back.
"I'm looking forward to the hot springs. I need a hot bath to get the chill out of my bones." Beth whispered back.
"You need a coat and hat to wear during the day and we need to stop sleeping out at night." Daryl answered back. "Bath will help though." Beth nodded as Daryl drifted behind her for a little longer. "Alright I gotta piss." Daryl said tucking the blankets around her as he got out from under the desk. "You try and sleep a bit longer. We're going to go check this place out today." Beth nodded from her cocoon of blankets. Daryl headed outside and nodded at everyone as they gathered around their makeshift grill, he made his way over to the edge of the woods and let out a grumble as he pissed.
"You think we ought to move on?" Rick asked as he walked up beside him and unzipped to piss too.
"I think we should stay a few days. We need a rest. We'll keep the cars mostly packed and be ready if we have to run, but let's refuel." Rick nodded as Daryl shook off and zipped up. "Me and Beth are gonna take one of the cars and drive around, hunt a little. She wants to wash some of her clothes. Tell everyone else. I'm sure we could wash a few things, bring back to dry here." Rick nodded.
"Take the truck, it held most of the bedding, if you catch anything you can load it in the back." Rick said handing him the keys. "You want me to come along too?" Daryl shrugged his shoulders. He didn't really care if Rick came or not.
"Might be helpful if someone helped me keep watch while Beth cleaned up." Daryl said. "She asked if I thought it'd be okay if she cleaned up in the hot springs. She got a chill. Were going to head there last."
"I'll pack the towels we found. I'd bring Carl, he needs a good scrub down, but I don't want to embarrass him or Beth. Kid already spends too much time staring at her." Daryl nodded. "I can ride in the back of the truck, maybe we ask Carol or Maggie to come too. They'll want to get clean. If the hot springs are safe I'll come back with the rest of them."
"Beth and I could go check them out, come back and get the rest of you, I say we get clean fast. Just cause it's safe right now don't mean it will be later." Rick nodded and followed Daryl back to the group. Beth was sitting beside Hershel and he had his arm around her and was rubbing her arms.
"I think we need to put on a pot of hot water. Have some more tea this morning." Hershel said. "Might be time to keep a fire going while we sleep too." Rick nodded and started in on their plans for the the day. They'd wait here and Beth and Daryl would head out on the bike and scout out to the hot springs and back and they would check the concession stands for anything edible. The they would all head back and get cleaned up, give their clothing a good scrubbing and they'd hang it to dry and light up a pretty decent sized fire the get them all nice and warm. They'd stay here for another day or two to rest up if they could before moving on, the area wasn't secure enough to stay.
"What will make a place be secure enough?" Carl asked.
"Ideally walls or fences. Close to a town for supplies, but close to the woods so we can trap meat." Rick said. "We'll find something soon. I know it." He added as he started to spoon the oatmeal into mugs and hand them around. Beth was grateful for a warm breakfast and quietly, watching while Daryl unloaded a few things from the pick up.
"Come girl. Let's go. I want to make it into the woods before noon." Daryl said handing his dirty mug to Carol and waited while Beth handed over her dishes too. "You can bring your tea with you." He said when he noticed she took a big gulp. Beth followed him to the truck. "Were going to go check out this little loop." Daryl said pointing to a map. "It'll cover a small concession stand, a little restaurant and the hot springs. If it looks good we come back and get everyone to go get clean."
"Alright." Beth said rolling her window up. "I was hoping not have to bathe in front of everyone, but I'll manage." Daryl turned and looked at her. "I don't care if you're there, I know you won't look unless you have too. Carl's a peeper."
"He won't peep with all of us there." Daryl said. He'd make sure of it. "I'll let you get in first and out last if you want." Beth nodded again and rubbed her eyes. Daryl pulled away and they made their way down the dirt road. He stopped in front of the small concession stand and tapped the door with his knife. He heard rustling from the inside, but not a single groan. "I bet some critter got in." He said quietly. Beth waited while he broke the locks and pulled the door open. Daryl shot a possum that tried to scurry away and waited to see if anything else was lurking before letting Beth in. He took the salt and pepper shakers and was pleased to find an unopened bag of salt. They could cure some meat if they had enough salt and it'd last longer, if they ever found a place to stay. Beth took the powdered coffee whitener and sugar packs and dropped them in her bag. The possum had gotten into quite a of the snack food but Beth smiled when she found bottles of oil and popcorn kernels.
"This while be a nice treat." She said adding it to the pack. "Unless it'll be too loud?" She asked.
"Should be alright. We can use some of the kernels to lure some ducks and birds close. Be nice to have something besides squirrels and rabbits."
"I hope the restaurant has some more supplies. Even if we can't stay, it'd be nice to have a few days worth of supplies." Daryl nodded as they loaded back into the truck and followed the road to their next stop. The restaurant had glass windows they let them see there were about 8 walkers loitering about. Beth looked at Daryl.
"We can let them out one at a time. You up for it?" He asked. Beth nodded and watched while Daryl screwed a silencer on one of their handguns. "I'm going to let them out one at a time, you shoot them with this. It's nice and quiet, hopefully it won't make them rush the door." Beth nodded and took the gun. Daryl handed her another clip just incase it took her more than one shot to hit them. As they walked up one walker pressed against the door and snapped its teeth at them. Daryl pulled the door open and it lunged out at Beth, but she stood her ground and shot it through the eye. The other walkers started to make their way over and Daryl was careful to only let one out at a time. By the time Beth had to reload, the last 3 had made their way over. "I'm going to have to let them all out. You shoot them as fast as you can." Beth took a few steps back and took a deep breath.
"I'm ready." She said firmly. Daryl pulled the door wide and hide behind hit, luckily the first two walkers tripped over each other and Beth was able to shot the third while the other two struggled to pull themselves towards her. It was easy to shot them in the head while they were down.
"You be careful inside. Same rules, we stick together and no back rooms or bathrooms without clearing them first." Bet,he nodded and followed him into the restaurant. The smell of the rotting fresh food was quite powerful and Beth scrunched her nose up. Daryl tapped on the glass to the swinging doors that would lead them to the kitchen and was relieved to be met with silence. They found a few dry goods, more oats, rice and pasta. Beth found a kit to make some kind of potato bake that contained dehydrated sliced potatoes and a mix you just added water too. You were supposed to layer the potatoes slices in a pan, pour the water mixture on top and bake it.
"Too bad we don't have an oven." Beth whispered. "I bet we could make a pretty good potato soup out of it though." Daryl nodded and grabbed a bag of powdered milk and a few metal baking pans and led her back out to the truck. Everything else in their had been rotting. "Should we check the bathrooms?"
"Nah, we got enough. I want to move on before our luck runs out." Daryl said. He lifted Beth's bag into the back of the truck and guided her to the passenger side. He opened her door for her and waited to close it once she was in.
"Thank you." Beth said smiling at his manners. She was sure everyone thought he was rough and uncouth but Daryl Dixon was pretty considerate, even though he could cuss you out at the drop of the hat. Daryl didn't bother answering her he just started time truck back up and consulted the map and headed in the direction of the hot springs. "Oh it's beautiful!" Beth said as they pulled up. Someone at some point, had in closed the area around the hot springs with a small wooden fence, Daryl guessed it was to keep wandering little kids from drowning and to keep critters out. There were stone benches inside of the fence and you could see the steam coming off the water.
"You should go in now." Daryl said. "I packed you kit and the towels." Beth turned to look at him. "Seriously. I'll keep watch." Beth bolted from the truck and grabbed the towels and her bag from the back. Daryl had even packed her new yoga pants and t-shirt, she wouldn't have to change back into her dirty clothes. She waited by the fence while he checked the area over. "It's fine." He said turning his back to the water and settling on the bench. "Let me know when your in." Beth quickly stripped down, making sure she kept her sweater on the bench. She tossed her jeans and panties close to the water and tucked her socks into the boots. She was relieved to be able to see the bottom of the springs, no walkers underneath the surface to grab her. The water was almost over her head so she set her soap, razor, shampoo and lotion she planned to use as conditioner with her dirty clothes.
"I'm in." Beth said as she threaded water. "It's like a hot tub in here." She added turning her back and looking over her shoulder. Daryl was sitting side was on the bench with his crossbow in his lap, keeping watch in all directions, she tilted her head back and got her hair soaked and quickly washed up. It felt like she had washed off years of grime and dirt. She loaded the lotion in her hair from the ears down and piled it on her head. "I'm going to walk out to where is a bit shallower to wash up." She warned before walking towards Daryl and exposing herself. There was a boulder that she could sit on while she soaped herself up, almost again like someone had rolled it there just for that purpose. She quickly soaped up and rinsed twice before running the razor over her pits. She dunked under again and rinsed. "Are you going to wash up now?" Beth asked as she treaded water.
"Probably should. You going to get out and keep watch?" Daryl asked. Beth hesitated before nodding. "Doesn't matter, turn around I'll be in out." Daryl said setting his bow down and taking off his vest. He put it in the truck and came back with a clean shirt and socks. "I don't got clean pants with me." Daryl mumbled keeping his eye on Beth to make sure she was completely turned around. He stripped and waded into the water, pleased that it immediately covered his back. "Alright I'm in too, give me the soap." Beth kept one hand over her chest and her eyes on Daryl's face as she floated over and handed him the bar. "You were right, this is pretty nice." Daryl said dunking his head. Beth started to reach for the shampoo, but stopped when Daryl just lathered up his hands and ran them through his hair. Beth floated around while Daryl soaped up and did her best not to sneak peeks at his arms and chest. She was pretty excited about having her first grown up bath with a man but was playing it cool, like skinny dipping was something she did all the time.
"Do we have to head back now?" Beth asked when he tossed the bar of soap over. Daryl shook his head.
"Won't hurt to stay in a bit longer." Daryl said slouching so his shoulders were under the water. He reached out and grabbed Beth by the arm and pulled her closer. "You feel better?" Daryl asked as Beth settled beside him and leaned back against the rocky side of the springs.
"I feel a lot better." Beth said. "You?" Daryl nodded and fidgeted, chewing on his thumb and keeping his eyes on the horizon. "You sure you weren't just looking for a way to get me wet, naked and alone?" Beth teased. Daryl rolled his eyes at her giggles and pushed her under the water. Beth sputtered as she surfaced.
"Don't be saying stuff like that." Daryl said. "I'd never trick you into anything."
"Oh Daryl I know that." Beth said swimming back over. "I was just teasing you." Daryl nodded and continued to chew his thumb. Beth grabbed his hand and kissed it. "You got to stop worrying about every little thing, we got enough to worry about. Don't add things on." Beth said kissing him softly on the lips.
"Come on, we better get back." Daryl said licking his lips. "Turn around and give me about 3 minutes." Daryl said waiting for her to listen. Beth smiled at him and floated closer to the end of the springs when the water was shallower. "Come Beth, we need to go!" Daryl said. Beth kept eye contact and slowly stood up in the water, it barely covered her the very top of her slit. He eyes her tits and decided he'd get another handful later on. She turned away from Daryl and he could see the dimples over her lower back and some of her ass.
"Well come on then Mr. Dixon. It's cold out of the water." Beth said sweetly. Daryl hauled himself out of the deep end and kept his eyes on Beth but his ears open for any trouble. He grabbed one of their towels and quickly dried off and pulled on his new shirt and dirty jeans leaving them undone.
"Alright, I'm covered." Daryl said turning to pull on his socks and shove his feet into his shoes. He heard Beth climbing out behind him he handed her a towel over his shoulder and waited while she pulled on her clothes. "You covered?" Daryl asked.
"Almost." Beth said. "I'm just drying my hair before I put on my shirt." Daryl waited a few more minutes. "Alright, I'm done." He turned around just in time to see Beth pulling her sweater back on.
"Let's drive the same way back. I set a few snares. Maybe we got lucky." Beth smiled and took his hand as they walked back to the truck. Daryl kept trying to pull his hand free, but Beth would just pick it back up. "Get in." Daryl said opening her door.
"Thanks for today." Beth said kissing him on the check before she climbed in.
"You're worse than a damn romance novel." Daryl muttered on his way to the driver's side. "What are you doing now?" he asked sliding in. Beth was settling in the middle seat.
"Nothing." She said sweetly, waiting for him to start the truck. Once he pulled away from the springs Beth settled against him and cuddled in.
"Nothing my ass." Daryl muttered as Beth hummed and smiled next to him. He had only managed to snare one rabbit in his traps, but he wasn't too disappointed. They had only been set for about an hour. Once they arrived back at the site he showed Rick what they had discovered. Beth hummed as she ran her new brush through her hair and went on and on to Maggie about how wonderful the springs were. Maggie pushed her down and braided her hair back for her.
"So I can use your shampoo right?" She asked. Beth nodded and handed her over her little kit and the men's kit.
"I can stay behind and start supper." Beth said. "We found a the fixings for pasta!" Beth exclaimed.
"Sounds delicious Beth, but I don't feel safe leaving you here while we all head out." Hershel said.
"I'm going to stay behind and keep guard over camp." Rick said. Beth looked up at him. "We can't risk losing this spot for the night."
"You need to get clean Officer Friendly. You smell like a sweaty pig in shit." Daryl said coming out of the office in his new blanks pants. "I already cleaned up. I'll stay behind."
"You sure you guys will be alright?" Rick asked.
"We were alone all morning and afternoon. Got everything but our laundry done." Daryl said.
"I don't mind washing your stuff too." Carol said taking the milk crate Beth had used to stuff the dirty clothes in. "You too Pookey." Daryl gave her a look but handed over his pants and shirts. Beth started to get the pot on to heat enough water for the pasta and ran over and handed her daddy the towels they had used.
"They're almost completely dry." She said smiling. She frowned when she saw Daryl carrying her make shift stove inside the hut. "Bye guys, have fun!" Beth said waving as they drove off. "What are you doing?" Beth asked as Daryl set up the fire under the open window. He ignored her and got the fire burning low and set the pot on to boil. "Daryl why are you cooking inside? Why is he flame so low?" Daryl continued to ignore her as he set another pan on the burger and opened the can of tomatoes and added some of the spices. Once everything was to his liking he turned towards Beth and started advancing towards her slowly.
"We're cooking inside so no one walks up on us. The flame is low so nothing burns." He said grabbing her and lifting her so she was sitting on the desk. He grabbed her with both hands behind her ears and kissed her softly. Beth smiled against his mouth and Daryl took advantage and slide his tongue into her mouth and kissed her deeper. "We ain't going further than this. If this is going to work we got to move slow." Daryl said between kisses.
"As long as we're working slow together." Beth said sweetly.
"You're lucky I like cheesy lines." Daryl grumbled before kissing her giggles away.
Ok this one shot got a little out of control! Sorry about the length!