Clapping and singing were shared between the McKinney siblings, two glasses of scotch were sat on the table in between them. They were waiting on RickAye, itve had a night like this,Try four years,t had alcohol in quite a few years thanks to having to keep to a strict programme in the army.

Malachy stated and they heard a sudden knocking sound, making the forty year old man get up from the floor swiftly, but in the process stumbled and fell into the couch with a thud. Katherine fell into a fit of laughter, knowing it was only the group. She got up from the floor, listening to Malachy mutter away in Gaelic as she pushed the door open to the office and lifted up the hatch, looking down to see Rick grinning up at her.

Katherine put on a faux Southern accent and an innocent look to her doe like eyes. He chuckled away, and she took his hand, helping him up the last step on the hatch, his little boy following behind him, Daryl, presumably Rick's pregnant wife and a few more others.

s alright?Pft, its fine. Go straight through, put your bags up by JC and we can get introduced,Think you

t lettin He pointed at her with a smile and she laughed lightly, joining him and drinking the scotch that was in his glass then replacing it back in his hand, Malachy frowning down at the empty cup.

Rick pointed out with a smile from across the room and Katherine poked her tongue out childishly before approaching the group, grinning at Glenn and T-Dog.

She grinned wickedly at the two and T-Dog gave an admiring observation.

t believe Rick when he said it was you, you,I mean that in the friendliest way possible,Yeah right,How Katherine asked the shorter Korean and the girl smirked from his side.

Katherine and Malachy observed the group, seeing that there was a quite a few of them and soon enough they invited them to take a seat on the couches, make themselves at home and have a glass of whiskey if they Chevy was. Katherine noticed a few of the people she met wasnt mention it.

They told them about the room situations and the beds while they were given something small to eat, and they were going to talk about giving jobs in the morning, but for now they were just simmering down.

Malachy asked, glass sitting in his hand after Hershel, the vet doctor, had told them about them all staying at the farm and the herd that had passed by them. Thankfully nothing like that had happened to the church yet.

Carol told him with a warm smile, and the siblings pregnant wife, who wasnThank you so much for taking us in. We heard about you,I thought we were going to keep it a secret!I needed to get to Fort Benning as soon as possible, I doubt this guy would survive without me,Fort Benning? How was it over there?Nasty, we had a small group, but shit things got bad. It was completely overrun, we barely made it out alive,Itve had some decent people come through,"

Rick agreed, and grabbed his glass of wine scotch and raised it. The group whined, but then began to genuinely laugh, something none of them had done in a while.

The others joined in and the siblings smiled happily with them, taking a drink.

Malachy started up and then turned back to his sister with inquiring eyes. Rick smirked, looking at Katherine with a defensive shrug.

He asked and she chuckled.

She replied with a smirk, gulping down the scorching liquor and leaned forward dramatically.

re going to tell it, tell it properly,Alright then Officer, why don Katherine countered back sassily.

say missy, he might handcuff ya T-Dog joked and Rick rolled his eyes.

tell it or what?Fine, I

Dermott great, Katherine and her uncle, Dermot lost a few people a couple of weeks back, but they made the choice. t-He is,Sergeant Malachy McKinney is alive and he

m just saying,s outfit walking around with rope in his hands.

ll be damned,Hey, Officer!Hey, no need to pull a hissy fit, but if you

He admitted sheepishly, taking his hand away from the holster and they lowered their guns. t want any trouble-Hey dude, we don Katherine chuckled, approaching him slowly. re just looking for gas but the fact yous a horse right there, It have any either,No, sorry,We need to get to Atlanta, just for supplies. I

Dermot broke into a smile.

ll give you supplies, whatever you need, just let me ride with you,My name is Katherine; this is my uncle Dermot,Rick Grimes,If youll take them,Ive got my gun and knife, but be back before sundown, I don Dermot told her, as she embraced him for a tight hug and joined Rick at the fence gate.

Katherine questioned as she slowly clicked her snake like tongue for the horse to come over to her, it was thin and she could see the bones through its neck, assuring it quietly.

Rick told her, patting the horse and they opened the gate for the horse to walk out slightly. m looking for my wife and son, she took picture albums with her, and I know they

m looking for my brother; hes taken me a long time to get here, I Katherine stated, grabbing a saddle that sat on the fence and throwing it over the horse, strapping it on. She had a lot of experience with horses back in Ireland. He went to get up, but stumbled a little and she smirked at the freshly shaven man.

She replied with a smile, once he was up steadily and she also hoisted herself up, wrapping her arms around his waist.

t done this in a long time,After that we rode into Atlanta, got stuck in the tank and met Glenn, who then took us to the mall building,But it Katherine smiled, getting up from the couch and cracking her back. ll take watch, just settle yourselves in and take a lay in tomorrow,I Malachy went to stand up, but fell back into the couch aimlessly, making the others laugh quietly.

ll take watch, get some sleep guys,d see him again, especially when he threatened to rape her.

Katherine rummaged through her back of a morphine injection, but she couldnAhem,Would you like something?Not that I love having a man watch me half dressed,I He replied, watching as Katherine reached for her cigarettes, placing one in her mouth and then offering Daryl one. He reluctantly took it.

She shrugged, snipping the thread and grabbed her last batch of sterile gaze.

Katherine chuckled to herself, sighing the smoke out her nose. like,Hurms gaze burning through his ass.

Yeah, she could get used to some company.

Daryl sat up in the perch, looking out the open circular window with his crossbow in his hands, thinking about the young woman who had taken them in and the fact he saw her stitching herself up. She seemed so open to him, to all of them and she had even flirted with him. Nobody flirted with Daryl Dixon.

It was getting to seven oWhere Malachy questioned, not even looking up at Daryl from the ground as he headed over to the kitchen compartment, grabbing a duffle bag that revealed to be full of guns. t make me come and get you!t quick enough to answer him, he banged on the door, probably waking everyone else up. The door opened to reveal Katherine, wearing the same outfit that she wore yesterday and her hair was up in a tight pony tail, she glared at her brother.

She groaned, brushing past him and she began to set up in the kitchen, yawning away.

ll go and do a sweep, make sure the wires are stable, you stay here,Don She questioned Daryl, looking up at him from the ground with a sheepish smile. t use my bow and arrow steadily without getting the shakes,Have you ever used a crossbow?No, I thought the kickback was worse,Nah, not if you do it right,t surprised that she caught on quite fast. Rick told them that both siblings were in the army for the majority of their lives. s useful, quiet,Could you show me?I mean if you dons fine, I

Daryl mumbled, going over a grabbing his leather vest from the JC statue and slipped it on.

Katherine smirked.

ll tell you,I don Daryl chuckled and she gave a scoff.

re going for nicknames, you could have picked a better one than princess, redneck,How He retorted.

Katherine flashed her perfectly straight teeth to the older man standing in front of her, and Daryl couldnt some lousy, girly woman suffering through an apocalypse, Katherine was a woman who knew what she wanted and bring out the fists and guns to get it. Is that why he felt so relaxed with her? Maybe. Since they left the farm, Daryl had been more laid back, he was Rickt full of anger anymore, he was just tired of losing people, and wanted to protect them.

They shook hands.