Quinn, Commonwealth

Wedding afterparty

Now that all the kids were taken home to sleep and Carol returned we could start the afterparty. Only adults. Most of them already tipsy. This is going to be fun.

When we finished slow dancing with Negan in the garden he kissed me gently. I slipped my hand on the back of his neck. He was so handsome and so hot with that little bit unbuttoned shirt. And he was all mine. Officially. I swear I wanted to have sex with him right at that moment in the garden, but I wasn't cool enough to not care about all the others who could suddenly come outside for a breath of fresh air. And they usually came outside. So I had to compose myself but with that kiss it was hard. I think Negan noticed this or suspected something because when he backed away he shot such a seductive glance at me that I thought I was going to faint. He turned around and walked back inside, taking my hand and pulling me with him. So I followed him. I would follow him anywhere. Without questions.

When we got inside I saw Daryl was still wearing the necktie around his forehead, hanging on the left side of his head. I couldn't help but chuckle. Carol was sitting at the counter sipping on wine, holding her head in her hand staring at Daryl. Eugene was drunk as fuck. He was sitting with Jesus and Aaron talking. Suddenly Eugene raised his voice.

"I have an announcement!" he said confidently which was unusual of him. Everyone stared at him waiting. "I am not a virgin anymore!"

Jesus and Aaron started laughing so hard they almost fell off the chair. Negan too. Daryl was smiling widely. Carol giggled into her glass of wine.

"Oh… my… god," said Negan. "I can't believe I lived to witness this day."

"Yeah… it's a bigger event than your weddin'," said Eugene drunk as shit. I couldn't stop laughing. It wasn't even what he was saying so funny but the way he was saying it and how all the others were dying from laughter.

"I'm proud of you, Eugene," said Aaron patting his back strongly. Eugene looked at him confused.

"And what about Dixon? Still a virgin?" asked Negan mocking him. Daryl's smile faded away.

"Negan, don't," I said gently.

"Nah, he had a girlfriend once, no, Daryl?" said Jesus he was drunk too. All of them, except for me. Carol was a little tipsy.

"Okay, this conversation took a very wrong turn," I said, protecting both Daryl and Carol. I knew this was a sensitive topic for them. "Jesus, tell us about how you and Aaron got engaged," I asked him smiling kindly.

"Oh! Right!" said Jesus. It worked, Daryl's topic was dropped. Jesus' eyes lightened up and told the story enthusiastically. "So, Aaron asked me, of course…"

"Why is that so obvious?" asked Aaron.

"Because I'm too cool to do that," said Jesus.

"No, you're not," said Aaron.

"Anyway… Aaron asked me and I said yes," said Jesus.

"But circumstances or something?" I asked but they were already chuckling about something else. I guess I'll never find out.

"That is unbelievable," said Eugene completely lost like a child. I chuckled again. I saw Daryl slip to the garden and not so long after Carol followed him. I glanced Negan.

"You shouldn't have said that," I said gently.

"What? It was a joke," said Negan.

"Daryl is… quite reserved about things like these," I said.

"Right… sorry…" he said and headed to the counter and grabbed a bottle of whisky. I let out a sigh. This is not going to end well. All of them are drunk. Daryl might get aggressive. And in that case, Negan would stand up for himself too. I had to prevent anything from happening. So I kept an eye on Negan and on the door, to see if Daryl's coming back and in what mood.

I sat next to Jesus and Eugene listening to their stories about which one was the goriest way they ever killed a walker.

…

Daryl was standing with his hands in his pockets with his back towards the door, staring at the moon. Carol closed the door behind her. She let out a sigh. She didn't want to do this and she didn't want Daryl to think about Leah ever again. Of course, Leah wasn't the first but she was the latest. Daryl didn't want to think about her. But Carol had to do this now.

"You know Negan's a jerk, don't overthink it," said Carol gently.

"I didn't wanna remember her," said Daryl quietly. Carol stepped next to him.

"I know. And you don't have to. Just let it pass," said Carol. Daryl let out a sigh.

"You know… I wanted to…" he said but even though he was drunk he still couldn't find the confidence to talk about his feelings. "I wanted her to be you. She was a distraction from your… marriage… with Ezekiel. But… I wanted her to be you."

"Daryl…"

"No, it's the truth. I wanted to be with you forever. Since Atlanta. I wanted to ask you… so many times," he said with his emotions raising high but having difficulty forming the words. His voice changed to a higher pitch and seemed like he was close to crying. Carol's heart was pounding heavily in her chest listening to him. Daryl started pacing slowly. "I wanted to ask you if you felt like I felt… I wanted to ask if you would… take me more than just a friend. I wanted so many times… but so many other stuff came up. All that shit… The farm, the governor, Terminus, Negan, whisperers, all that kind of crap when I had to think about a whole bunch of people and not just me. I can never think about just me. I have people to protect. Kids to protect. And you had a boyfriend and then you were suddenly married… I did have sex with Leah but it was just a distraction. I wanted her to be you. I wanted you."

Daryl turned to face Carol finally and stepped close to her.

"I won't let anythin' stand between you and me. Never again," he said.

Carol was listening closely while frowning her eyebrows concerned. She didn't know what to say. Daryl reached into his pocket and held up a ring in front of Carol's eyes.

"I know it's lame to ask someone at someone else's weddin' and I know I won't go down on one knee and all that bullshit. I won't be brave enough to do this other time. I know I'm drunk... Just… please say somethin'," said Daryl.

Carol's eyes widened when she saw the ring. She gasped for air. She didn't picture his proposal like this. Actually, she never thought he would do such a thing. She composed herself and finally replied:

"Yes, you are drunk. But so am I. And of course, my answer is yes, but… I would love you to do this once again when we are both sober…" she said gently smiling sweetly at him taking his hand and putting the ring back into his pocket. Daryl smiled.

"You said yes," he said.

"Yes," said Carol smiling at him. Daryl chuckled and leaned really close to her.

"I wanna' take you to bed tonigh'… I know I'm drunk… but I'll remember. I'll remember this," he said.

"Thought you would never ask," said Carol playfully. Daryl scoffed and kissed her. They were making out for a long time under the moonlight.

…

I was wondering what Carol and Daryl were doing outside for so long. I was hoping Daryl didn't get his feelings hurt so much. I was still laughing at Jesus, Aaron, and Eugene while Negan drank half a bottle of whiskey, listening to us.

"I think I'm gonna be sick…" said Eugene and rushed outside. Carol and Daryl stopped kissing when Eugene stormed out and threw up under a tree. Carol did a facepalm.

"You okay, dude?" asked Daryl chuckling softly. They came back inside, leaving Eugene to do what he had to. Carol smiled at me happily and I knew there wasn't anything bad going on. Daryl seemed much calmer too. He sat next to Negan, threw a killer glance at him, and snatched the whisky from his hand.

"Hey, that's mine," said Negan offended but smiling.

"Fuck that," said Daryl and drank from the bottle. Negan chuckled and Daryl smiled. Jesus and Aaron decided to take Eugene home so they all said goodbye. I hugged them one by one, except for Eugene. He just threw up I didn't want to…

"Eugene, you'll get a hug next time, okay?" I said carefully.

"Aha…" he said and the three men left. Only Carol, Daryl, Negan, and I remained. Carol shut the gramophone.

"We should probably go too," she suggested.

"Yeah, we should," I said as I glanced at Negan. He was the hottest creature I've ever seen. And I was sober.

We grabbed our stuff, Carol and I did a little bit of cleaning up, Carol locked the doors and then we left the restaurant. The cold air hit me and it felt so refreshing. On the way back home out of the blue Negan started singing. My eyes widened. I've never heard him sing before. He wasn't good, but not terrible either, something in between. I thought he was cute. I exchanged glances with Carol, chuckling.

"Shut up, you're bad," said Daryl grumpily.

"Yeah, I know I'm bad… but you know what, Dixon? Let me tell you somethin'… women just loooooove bad guys," he said. I couldn't stop smiling at his drunk lesson.

"I was talkin' about your singin'…" said Daryl.

"No, listen… You see, I'm the bad guy and Quinn is falling for me, because I'm the bad guy… and she is not falling for you anymore because good guys are booooooring."

"What? No!" I said. "I don't… fall for you because of that. You are saying it all wrong. I'm falling for you because you became a good guy! And because I knew you were a good guy all along and the bad boy image was just an act."

"Agreed," said Carol. Negan frowned his eyebrows at me.

"And I'm not falling for Daryl for different reasons," I stated strictly.

"That don't matter anymore," said Daryl waving it off.

"Yeah, I agree. So you're wrong, Negan. Just like you're always wrong," said Carol. Daryl kissed her cheek.

"Maybe… but I'm not wrong about one thing…" said Negan and pointed right at me.

"Alright, you're right about choosing Quinn," admitted Carol.

"Hell yeah I am," said Negan and took my hand. We walked home in this drunk mood and I just couldn't wait for this night to be over. I was so tired but at the same time… I wanted to get on top of Negan…

We said goodbye by our doors. Carol hushed Daryl so the kids won't wake up. As soon as I locked the front door and kicked my shoes off I turned to Negan. His hair was messy, his shirt unbuttoned to the middle of his chest and he was still drunk a little bit.

"Can you help me with my dress?" I asked trying to be seductive which I have never done before, not in my entire life. Seemed like I got it right. Negan stepped close to me and kissed me. He helped me with the back of my dress and I let it drop to the floor. I stepped out of the gown. I was wearing a strapless bra and panties. Negan looked me up and down his mouth hanging half open. I stepped close to him this time and my favorite part finally came. I could unbutton his shirt all the way down. I put my hands on his chest and his body and kissed him. I pushed him towards the bedroom. He was a little bit unsteady, but the more I liked it, because I could take control once again. He wasn't so wasted to not be able to do anything, he was completely aware and couldn't stop touching and kissing me. He was wild. And I was wild. Perfect way to seal our marriage.

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Author's notes: Listen to "Nobody does it like you" by Selena Gomez. ❤

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