Hey guys. Me again… obviously, lol. Well I got my first review, so thanks for that! I was super excited about it that I wrote another chapter for you. Keep reviewing and reading and I'll keep writing! Well I'll keep writing anyways but hey, reviews and favorites are nice too! I hope this chapter gets you all those butterflies in your tummy that I'm going for. Enjoy ;)

It was warm, not too warm but enough to make you sweat a little. Daryl had been lying under a nicely shaded tree in someone's backyard for a while, a little too much apparently since the sun was already going down. When he realized he had been laying around too long he jumped up and strutted off in the direction of Aaron's house to see if he would invite him for dinner again. They seemed to be friends now or at least Daryl trusted him, somewhat.

When he made it to Aaron's house he gave the door a knock. Aaron's boyfriend opened the door.
"Hello, Daryl. How are you? Looking for Aaron?" He said with a smile.

"Yeah I guess you could say that…." Daryl said, trying to remember the guy's name but it wasn't coming to mind so he just shrugged and grunted.

"Why don't you come in, we were about to have dinner. You're welcome to join us." The man said as he stepped to the side and held the door open.

Daryl grunted again and gave a nod, thanking him before walking through the door and heading to the kitchen for dinner. He liked it when people made meals for him because he wasn't much of a cook, he's only ever cooked a few variety of rodents.

Carl was still sitting in his bed thinking about the dream he had about Daryl. He didn't realize the sun was going down until he heard the door shut downstairs. The sound made him jump a little, making him blink a few times and looking outside. He quickly got out of bed and opened his door, walking down stairs to see who had come home.

"Oh there you are, Judith and I went around town and said hi to the neighbors. What have you been doing?" Carol said, Judith in arm.

Carl cleared his throat and looked around the room anxiously before answering.
"I was… taking a nap," He said, feeling his heart starting to beat fast again from the thought.

Carol didn't see Carl's behavior, she was too busy putting Judith in her playpen.
"That's good, did you get any sleep?" She said, walking to the kitchen to start making dinner.

Carl just nodded and made a 'mmhmm' sound before walking towards the door.
"I'm going to take a walk before dinner, don't wait for me," He said quickly before closing the door behind him.

Daryl put a hand on his belly and leaned back on his chair. He moved his hand up, putting a finger in his mouth to pick the food out of his teeth, making some unpleasant sounds. It was making Aaron's boyfriend annoyed.
"Thank you for coming to dinner, Daryl but Eric and I are going to go to bed early tonight," Aaron said kindly, becoming aware that his boyfriend was getting irritable.

Ah! Eric, that was it, Daryl thought to himself. He nodded towards Aaron and Eric before standing.
"Thanks for the food, it was good. Later," He said and walked to the door, opening it and walking out. Aaron closed the door behind him and said goodnight as Daryl walked away. Daryl just gave a backwards wave and kept moving.

By this time, it was dark outside, not many lights on but some here and there. It was kind of relaxing to see house lights on. He decided he would check the perimeter before heading to his house for bed.

There was a nice breeze this night, the air was a little thick from the heat still but it was enjoyable. Carl was walking slowly, looking up at the stars as he walked. He didn't realize that Daryl was also walking in his direction. Carl felt the breeze on him and he closed his eyes to take in a deep breath of it, still walking as he did so. Daryl saw Carl walking with his eyes closed and just stopped, Carl bumped right into him, which made him open his eyes quickly. Daryl caught Carl when he almost fell over.

"Are you okay, kid?" Daryl said, looking down at the boy in his arms.

Carl looked up at the man who was holding him, hearing Daryl's voice and hoping it wasn't really him. He felt his face light up like a red Christmas light and he quickly stood up and turned away somewhat.

"I-… I'm alright, c-cya later!" Carl said with hurry in his voice and started to walk back to his house.

Daryl narrowed his eyes and grabbed Carl by the arm, pulling him back.
"What's the matter? Did something happen?" A hint of concern in his voice as he spoke rather sweetly to Carl.

Carl looked down at the ground as he stood in front of Daryl and started to tremble slightly.
"I… had a dream."

"Yeah what of it?" Daryl spoke bluntly, not understanding the situation at all.

Carl now felt his heart beating fast, face still bright red.
"I had a dream… that you…" He didn't know if he should tell him or not. He didn't want Daryl to be disgusted in him or ruin their friendship, "N-no, it's nothing. Just forget I said anything," Carl said and started to turn around to walk back to the house again.

Daryl grabbed him again, curious now about what Carl was trying to say he did in a dream. He put his finger under Carl's chin and lifted his head up so he could look him in the eyes.
"What? I did what in your dream?"

Carl felt as if his soul would leave him, he was not face to face with Daryl, their faces weren't super close to each other but it still made him nervous.
"I had a dream that… you almost kissed me," He couldn't believe that he had actually said it, and to Daryl!

Daryl's eyes widened, he was rarely taken aback by something. He stared into Carl's eyes and felt himself starting to blush as well. Did Carl have feelings for him? Daryl let Carl go and he took a few steps back and looked to the side as he tried to register what it was he just heard.

When Daryl let Carl go and step back, he felt his heart sink. Was he sickened by the thought of his dream? He couldn't take it. He didn't want to hear the answer. Carl quickly turned around and ran back to the house as fast as his feet could carry him.

He didn't know how he got home so fast and he didn't know if Daryl was behind him. When he got to the door he opened it and shut it quickly. Carl ran up the stairs and told Carol he wasn't hungry for dinner. He locked his bedroom door and fell face to pillow on the bed and closed his eyes.

"What have I done…." Carl said, angry at himself.

"Daryl, what are you doing? Get home and get some sleep," It was Rick's voice.

Daryl's head shifted towards the voice to see who it was, noticing it was Rick he quickly looked back at where Carl had been and was a little shocked he was no longer there. Where had he gone so fast? Maybe Rick hadn't seen the two of them, that would work out better for him if he hadn't.

"I was just walking back to my house now, goodnight," He said with a wave of his hand and then started walking slowly back to his house.

**Whelp! I don't know about you but this is getting a little steamy. I know I know, it's not going fast enough for you guys BUT that's how I want it. I don't want them to get all handsy and lovey dovey super fast. I want this to be believable people! Stay with me, it'll get good, I promise! Leave me a review to tell me what your thoughts are, thanks!