Chapter two

Safe Haven

Author note: Big thanks to my readers, the favorites and followers. This story is still fairly new so I appreciate everyone of you!

If I had thought that when I got to leave the RV I would get to meet the rest of the group, I would have been sadly mistaken.

I stood between Glenn and Jacqui as everyone else exited their vehicles, which would have been a great time to get glimpses of them but my eyes were glued to a decaying corpse that was not even ten feet away from me.

"Oh god," I mumbled placing my hand over my mouth in an attempt not to gag or breathe in the horrid smell.

"Don't look sweetie," Jacqui advised as Glenn stepped between me and the now dead bodies laying on the sandbags and pavement. It didn't stop my eyes from roaming over the numerous corpses though, my stomach heaved as I tried to repress my gag reflex.

I knew it was useless when I rushed over to the curb and lost what water I had consumed earlier. "You alright?" Dale's voice filtered over the buzzing that was happening between my ears.

I was sure I looked green when I glanced over my shoulder after wiping my mouth with the back of my hand, "perfect," I grumbled before stumbling back towards him, I could feel my knees shaking.

This time my eyes stayed on the building in front of us, not the ground or the sandbags that I knew were littered with bodies. Subconsciously I knew there must have been over a hundred of them, some I knew were military others were civilians.

"It's alright, seeing your first dead body it can't be easy." Dale stated patting my shoulder lightly in a reassuring way.

"Yeah just wait until you see the ones still walking." Glenn joked as I furrowed my eyebrows,

"can't be grosser then that." I stated pointing in the direction of one of the bodies laying on the sandbag.

"umm actually picture that still walking around and trying to eat you." Glenn stated before Dale grimaced

"Don't scare the poor girl." He scolded him, glancing over at me Dale looked remorseful as he continued "hopefully we'll find something here, and won't have to see any more of those." He didn't have to say it, walkers, dead corpses, whichever I got the idea loud and clear.

I nodded, even if I had yet to see a walker. A dead body ten feet away rotting and admitted a smell strong enough that I wanted to gag, again, well that was more than enough for me.

I recognized Rick as he stepped past me, holding a shotgun, I couldn't help but swallow thickly at the thought of him needing to use it on something or someone. It scared the hell out of me. All I had was a butter knife, and that was before now I was standing here with my hope and fear as my line of defense which compared to what he was armed with, it wasn't enough.

I hadn't noticed the shotgun Glenn was wielding until that point, or the one Dale had but sure enough I found them one either side of me as I covered my nose and mouth with my hand. Rick and who Dale had informed me was Shane had taken the lead in the trek to the building, something I was grateful for.

Even if I didn't like the thought of being surrounded by death, at least I had two guns in front of me and one on either side and no telling how many were behind me in the crowd of people.

Shane fell back whispering, "everyone keep moving," I could hear him say as I past by without meeting his gaze even Dale was starting to fall back leaving me with Glenn, and Jacqui at my back. My eyes caught on a corpse that was barely recognizable as a woman, as a chocking sound caught in my throat I squeezed my eyes closed.

"Come on sweetie, keep moving." Jacqui whispered steering me forward so I wouldn't be bumped into. "Told you not to look." She stated a moment later when I had gotten a hold of myself and opened up my eyes again, I glanced back at her catching a glimpse of the man holding a shotgun and a crossbow briefly,

"sorry," I whispered "it's hard to look away."

Jacqui nodded "because it's so terrifying," she stated sounding understanding and sympathetic.

"No," I shook my head "because its everywhere." I could look away from an ugly sight, I did it before in the house I had woken up in but there was too much carnage here to find someplace safe to look.

It was getting harder to breathe through the smell of rotting flesh, as I buried my face in my elbow like many others were doing and coughing into it. Rick glanced back telling everyone to keep moving, as my lips firmed into a grimace not liking the idea of this safe haven anymore.

When we reached the doors that had their shutters drawn Shane attempted to open them, but they didn't budge. Doubts filled my mind and fear started to ebb its way into my mind, maybe this was a mistake.

"There's nobody here," A man's voice stated from somewhere behind me.

"Then why are these shutters down?" Rick asked glancing backwards, when someone else shouted walkers my blood ran cold as the mental image Glenn had so generously provided me with a little while ago came to the forefront of my mind.

I swallowed, and against every instinct I had I turned with everyone else. A few oh my gods, and oh craps met my ears but my mouth went dry before I could express my own thoughts which were along the lines of 'Holly shit this can't be happening!'

I watched as the once soldier stumbled towards us, before the man with the crossbow took him out like he had done to the corpse of the man who I had tripped over in the woods.

I hadn't understood at the time that it was going to eat me, like Glenn said all I knew then was half of a man that looked as good as dead was in front of me. Now, now I wasn't afraid in the sense of 'oh god that's creepy,' it was more along the lines of 'it's going to eat me!'

"You led us into a trap!" The same man shouted bringing me back to reality as he stalked towards me with his crossbow raised in the air.

"He made a call!" Shane who brushed passed me stated getting between the man and Rick,

"It was the wrong damn call!" He snarled as I stepped away from the three man my eyes no longer watching for more walkers, or even the dead bodies but the heated argument that was happening around me.

"Shut up! You hear me? Shut up," Shane was in his face pushing the man back before turning to Rick "Rick, this is a dead end." He stated approaching Rick,

A woman somewhere behind me sobbed "where we were going to go?" as my head started to hurt.

"Do you hear me? No blame." Shane stated pointing at Rick

"she's right, we can't be this close to the city after dark." Lori stated making my stomach turn, the panic that was starting to settle in the group around me was rubbing off, was it really that bad? I started to feel sick as I started to back away from everyone, my head spun as I looked at the unfamiliar faces not really taking them in and then my eyes went back to the corpses.

So many dead bodies, something had killed these men and woman...my guess was walkers, but where did 'walkers' come from?

I realized I missed something when I heard Andrea speak, "on what? No food, no fuel it's a hundred miles."

"A hundred and twenty." Glenn corrected,

"Forget Fort Benning." Andrea snapped glaring at the Asian who clung to his shotgun.

"We need answers tonight, now!" Lori chimed in, my head was pounding as the panic got worse and Shane started telling everyone to get back to the cars.

I stood frozen of course, as the people started rushing away I couldn't help feel at a loss "come on Jane, we've got to go." Dale stated waving at me, blinking once, twice and I was off rushing to catch up with them.

"Wait, the camera, it moved." Rick shouted

"You imagined it." Dale retorted first as I paused beside him glancing back towards the camera,

"No...it moved." Rick stated as we walked back up to the shutters, followed by Shane. I watched as Shane tried to get Rick to walk away, telling him it was an automated device that was when Rick lost it.

He was pounding on the shutters and shouting at the camera, "I know you are in there, I know you can hear me." All while the woman were starting to panic and the children were crying, it was when he started to bag and plead that I started to feel for the man.

He was scared, I could see it he was afraid not only for himself but for the people that were here with him. Lori was on him in seconds, but the panic cry of walkers had my attention turning from Rick to the incoming walking dead.

My knees shook and I wrapped my arms around myself, glancing over as Shane dragged Rick away and Rick shouted you're killing us, over and over again.

It was probably a pathetic sight, and if I wasn't terrified it might have bothered me more then it upset me. But as it stood my lip was trembling. It was when I turned that I heard the screech of the steal shutters being pulled up and a blinding light fell on us that I realized two things, one it had got dark a lot faster than I had expected it to, and two was that someone was inside and we were going to be safe.

***This is where we do the switch to third person***

Everyone stood stunned as the bright light settled on them it was like god's opening gates, it only lasted a few seconds but in those moments everyone's shattered hopes were lifted, not restored but they were well on their way.

Rick led the way in to the building that promised them protection, while Shane stood beside the door reminding everyone to stay together as he kept a look out for any walkers wondering too close. Once everyone was inside Shane closed the glass doors at the same time that Rick was calling out a "Hello?!"

Everyone's eyes searched the open space around them, looking for the person who was responsible for allowing them access to the safe haven. Jane's head was pounding but she couldn't shake the feeling of excitement that was bordering on glee, for the first time since she awoke she felt as if she belonged here that everything that had happened, whatever it might have been was insignificant to her making it to the CDC.

That was until the sound of a gun being cocked was heard. The men turned weapons raised, the mothers held their children close, the other woman, the ones like Jane stood alone with no one to hold on to staring into a dark corner where a man stood with his own gun raised and trained on the group.

"Anyone infected?" he asked eyeing the group.

"One of our group was," Rick paused "he didn't make it."

"Why are you here? What do you want?" The man asked taking a few steps in to the room counting the number of people with his eyes, each face men, woman, children, seemed to blur into the next they all looked tired and like they had been traveling for awhile.

"A chance," Rick answered honestly.

Jane shifted on her feet trying to resist the urge to bounce in place, he wouldn't send them away, he couldn't send them away she assured herself it wouldn't be right. If she had stopped to take in how everyone was either on guard or looked nervous as hell, she'd probably feel the same.

"That's asking an awful lot these days," the man stated keeping his eyes fixated on Rick.

"I know," Rick stated nodding his head slightly.

The man took another step forward looking from face to face for the second time, "you all submit to a blood test. That's the price of admission." He stated

"We can do that," Rick stated speaking for everyone.

"You have stuff to bring in, you do it now. Once these doors close they stay closed." He stated.

With that Glenn, Rick, Shane and Daryl went to grab a few bags while TDog and Dale armed the door.

Once everyone was back inside the building Jenner sealed off the main entrance, and led the group into an elevator. It was an eerie silence Jane decided as she wrapped her arm across her chest standing in front of Glenn and beside the little Sophia.

"Doctors always go around packing heat like that?" Daryl asked eyeing the assault rifle with something a kin to desire, he wouldn't trade up his crossbow for one but he wouldn't mind trying the weapon out either.

"There were plenty left lying around. I familiarized myself, but you all look harmless enough." Dr. Jenner stated sending a quick glance around until his eyes stopped on Carl, with a small smile he nodded at Carl and stated "except you, I'll have to keep my eye on you."

The mothers shared a brief smile before the elevator doors opened, Jenner led the group down a hallway. Jane glanced at the pale white walls, it was unsettling at best the way the place seemed so familiar yet foreign at the same time.

"Are we underground?" Carol asked as she walked holding on to her daughters hand.

"Are you claustrophobic?" Jenner asked half turning back to look at the woman.

"A little," she admitted closing her eyes briefly.

"Try not to think about it." was his great solution and response, something Jane couldn't help but to roll her eyes at. If problems went away just because you didn't think about them then she'd know who she was and wouldn't had to have looked at a bunch of rotting corpses just minutes ago.

"Vi, bring up the lights in the big room." A moment later the lights started turning on one by one, revealing what Jane could only describe as a computer room with metal walls, floors railings and if she looked up the ceiling would probably look the same. "Welcome to zone five." Jenner told the group as they entered the room.

"Where is everybody?" Rick questioned as he finished glancing around, "the other doctors, the staff?" sure enough as everyone followed him in they noticed the same. The room, zone five, was completely deserted with the exception of Jenner and their group.

Jenner was standing in the middle of the circle of computers when he turned as everyone walked further into the room, "I'm it." he paused "it's just me here." Jane hadn't been around people long, but in the short time she had she was learning quickly who was a friend and who wasn't even more she was learning how to read people, and the thing she was picking up on sounded like defeat to her ears.

"What about the person you were speaking with?" Lori asked "Vi?"

"Vi, say hello to our guests." Jenner stated glancing up at the ceiling, "tell them...welcome."

"Hello, guests. Welcome." A computers automated voice welcomed them, stunning everyone into a further silence.

"I'm all that's left." Jenner stated with a hint of sadness, "I'm sorry."

Jane bit her lip, did it matter that he was alone? She wasn't really sure, just because he was alone didn't mean he couldn't offer them what the needed. Safety, food, answers. Wasn't that what really mattered?

Having her blood taken wasn't as bad as Jane had thought it would be, to be honest she hadn't really thought much of it until he stuck her with the needle.

"Can I ask you something?" Jane whispered causing the man to glance up at her and give a subtle nod, everyone else was engaged in quiet whispers and she had started to feel left out so why not talk to the Doctor that was responsible for saving their lives? Her life.

"Can't promise I'll have the answer," he whispered back just as quietly in an attempt to amuse the young woman.

"Do you think there's any female-ish clothes laying around?" Jane asked as her cheeks warmed before gesturing to her current clothing, Amy's clothing. "This is kind of all I have, and it's on loan." Again her blush deepened with the thought of not having anything to wear.

"I'm sure I could find you something," Jenner promised with a small smile and amusement laced in his words.

Jane smiled back, "Thanks."

Nodding Jenner removed the needle, "no problem. Next." he stated a little louder so whoever was next could hear him.

Next up was Andrea, she was the last one to have her blood taken. "What's the point? If we were infected, we'd all have fevers." Andrea pointed out taking her seat.

Jenner glanced up at her tiredly, "I've already broken every rule in the book letting you in here. Let me just at least, ne thorough." He paused "All done."

Andrea stood and swayed, Jacqui was there to help the blonde keep her balance "are you ok?" Jenner asked eyeing the woman.

"She hasn't eaten in days," Jacqui confessed "none of us have."

Jenner was quiet for a moment as his eyes roamed the group, "well we'll just have to fix that wont we? Everyone." He paused gaining the rooms attention, "follow me."

"Everything's either boxed, frozen or nearing the expiration date." Jenner stated as they entered the kitchen, turning he looked at the group "now who're the cookers here, because personally I burn water." His statement brought a smile to nearly every face, as majority of the woman stepped up excluding Jane.

The feast as it was, was prepared by Lori, Jacqui, Carol and surprising TDog apparently the man was a mean cook. Who knew?

Awkwardly Jane sat she didn't help with the meal, mainly because she wasn't sure she knew how to and with three woman running around including TDog frying the meat she didn't want to get in the way. "Jane," Dale pulled the woman from her thoughts "why don't you help Glenn and I set the table?"

A small smile graced her lips as she nodded and got up to help the two, apparently they were going all out with a table cloth and fancy wine glasses. Jane's eyes glanced over towards the liquor cabinet where Shane, Rick and Daryl stood sorting through it, as she placed the last plate down.

Sooner rather than later dinner was finished and placed around the table, where majority of everyone sat. When everyone had finished eating the real talking and drinking began, something Jane even though was mostly excluded from, enjoyed.

The way she figured it this gave her time to see how everyone interacted, it would let her decide if she felt safe and comfortable around these people who were mostly still strangers to her.

"You know in Italy, children have a little bit of wine with dinner." Dale stated filling Lori's wine glass and handing it back, "and in France."

"Well when Carl is in Italy or France," Lori stated placing her hand over his cup "he can have some then."

"What's it going to hurt?" Rick asked, and honestly Jane couldn't help but agree I mean there were worse things out there...like walkers. "Come on, come on." Rick smiled at his wife, Lori finally smiled removed her hand and shrugged.

The room erupted into laugher as Carl took a sip and made a disgusted face, "Ewe, yuck. Gross...that tastes nasty." Even Jane couldn't hide the smile that formed as she watched the boy who sat across the table from her.

After Lori's praise Shane chimed in "Why don't you stick to soda pop there bud?"

"Not you Glenn," Daryl stated turning in his walk around the table to eye Glenn who sat beside Jane, something the two younger adults exchanged amused expressions over.

"What?" Glenn asked looking back at Daryl with a confused smile,

"Keep drinking little man, I want to see how red your face can get." A few laughs went around the circle before Glenn leaned in to bump his shoulder against Jane's.

"If I'm drinking, so are you." He beamed in an attempt to brighten her spirits, which he could tell weren't on the same level as everyone else's.

"I shouldn't," Jane whispered shaking her head causing her hair to sway around her face as her eyes found a not so interesting pattern on the table cloth, but she stared at it anyway.

"Why not? I'll cut you off when you've had enough." Glenn smiled trying to catch her eye, she was shy he figured, she barely knew anyone he could remember when that was him a few months back. Dale had broken him out of that shell, and if he was determined to do anything that would be to make her feel more comfortable.

"I don't know if I've..." Jane confessed but cut herself off starting to feel a little silly, sure she couldn't remember if she had ever drank wine before or if she had ever been drunk in her life, but chances were a girl in her early twenty had done it at least once, and if Carl could attempt it why couldn't she?

"Alright, fill me up." Jane stated with a smile surprising Glenn,

"Alright! Dale pass the wine!" Glenn shouted loudly, causing a few smiles to filter through the group as they watched Glenn pour Jane a glass that was probably fuller then it should have been.

Just then Rick started to tap on his glass with his silverware, "seems to me we haven't thanked our host properly." Rick stated standing up.

"He is more than just our host." TDog stated as a course of 'here, here's started as everyone raised their glasses.

"Booyah!" Daryl cheers, everyone followed his example with a smile.

"Cheers." Glenn nudged Jane as he clanked their glasses, something she couldn't help but smile about even if he was just being nice or because he was drunk Jane couldn't help but like the feeling of having a friend by her side. So she took a sip, and it wasn't as bad as she had imagined it defiantly wasn't something she'd be drinking often, but for a night she just wanted to have a little fun.

"So," Shane interrupted the celebration "when are you going to tell us what the hell happened here, Doc?"

Jane blinked a few times glancing over at the dark haired man at the end of the table, thinking something along the same lines as everyone else. "All the other doctors," Shane continued "the ones supposed to be figuring out what happened. Where are they?"

"We're celebrating, Shane." Rick scolded taking his seat, "we don't need to do this now."

"Oh, wait a second. This is why we're here, right?" Shane paused "This was your move, supposed to find all the answers. Instead, we find him." He stated pointing at Jenner, "we found one man. Why?"

Jane couldn't fight that he had a point, but his timing sucked and he seriously lacked tact in her opinion. She glanced from Shane to Jenner, who almost looked mortified.

"Well," The Doctor began "when things got bad, people just left. Went off to be with their families. Then when things got worse, when the military cordon got overrun the rest bolted." Jenner explained.

What Jane could only describe as cocky arrogance filtered over Shane's face as he leaned back in his chair, "every last one?"

"No, many couldn't face walking out the door." Jenner stated, as Jane brought the cup back up to her lips, if this was going where she thought it was she wanted the drink. "They," he paused "opted out. There was a rash of suicides. That was a bad time."

Jane grimaced, she couldn't imagine everyone she knew and cared for killing themselves around her and being the last one standing, mainly because the only people did know she had just met. So even if she could picture it, she couldn't begin to feel what the man telling his story must have felt.

"You didn't leave." Andrea stated and then asked, "why?"

Jenner lowered his gaze, a look Jane couldn't place clouded his eyes. "I just kept working, hoping to do some good." He answered.

It went silent for a second, the mood it the room had changed drastically from what it had been to the depressing one it now was. "Dude, you are such a buzzkill, man." Glenn spoke up from beside Jane causing her eyes to shift towards him, she agreed.

"Most of the facilities powered down, including housing so you'll have to make do here." Jenner informed everyone as they followed him down yet another hallway, "The couches are comfortable, but they are cots in storage if you like."

"There is a rec room down the hall that you kids might enjoy," Jenner stated turning around, "just don't plug in the video games. Ok?" He asked bending down to look the children in the eye, they both nodded with a smile.

"Or anything that draws power," Jenner stated straightening back up to his normal 6 foot height, "Same rules apply. If you shower, go easy on the hot water." He stated wagging his finger back and forth.

Glenn turned with a grin eyeing everyone behind him, including Jane who was a few feet back "hot water?" He asked sounding like a kid in a candy store.

"That's what the man said." TDog confirmed with his own grin to match Glenn's.

After that everyone split off, finding their own rooms pulling out cots and taking hot showers. Jane picked out a room and set up the cot like everyone else, but sat chewing on her lip.

She wanted to take a shower, but she had nothing to wear afterwards, and even though she was sure the men wouldn't mind her walking around in the nude she wasn't so sure the woman, children or that she was very comfortable with the idea.

So instead she wondered, and wondered.

"Ma'am?" Jenner called out to her causing her to turn, "you shouldn't wonder to far, a lot of the facilities are closed off. I wouldn't want you getting lost." He stated eyeing her

Jane nodded slowly about to turn back the way she came but he stopped her, "why aren't you having a good time with your friends?"

Jane raised her eyebrow at the question and then laughed lightly, "actually I just met them a little before you did." She stated "plus, everyone's showering and I-" she cut herself off again waving downwards gesturing to her clothing once more.

"Right," Jenner nodded "I almost forgot. Give me a minute." He stated before going back into what she could only assume was his room. A few seconds later he stepped back out with folded clothes in hand, "here, had these laying around. They're not really my size." He stated with a sad smile, handing the clothing over.

"Thanks," Jane nodded, Jenner nodded back and sighed "I've got work to do. Have to go do the blood work, I'll be in zone five. If anyone needs me." He stated brushing past her and walking down the hall.

After looking through the clothing Jane realized he had given her two outfits, plus a nightgown. A sad smile found its way onto her lips as she tried to not think of who the clothes had belonged to and picked up the nightwear and made her way to the showers.

The shower was amazing! But as requested she wasn't in there long, after scrubbing herself clean of blood and grim she washed out her hair and then got out to get dressed in the light violet nightgown.

Jane sighed exiting the bathrooms, if this was the way she spent the rest of her life then she wouldn't be complaining anytime soon. With that thought she made her way down the hall, "Jane! Janie! Come here!" Glenn shouted catching the woman's attention as she stopped midstride in front of what looked to be a small rec room.

So she did what anyone would do, she poked her head it "hey!" Glenn beamed when he saw her come back into view, Glenn was laying on his back across the couch with his head dangling off one end looking in her direction.

He wasn't alone either, Jane realized as she spotted TDog sitting on a loveseat and Daryl straddling the back of a metal chair. All eyes fell on her, with a mixture of looks as they took in the short nightgown.

"What's up Glenn?" Jane asked averting her gaze back to the man who had called her in, who was obviously drunk, only proving that after they left dinner Daryl had continued to push alcohol on the kid.

"Janie, I...I ha-have ta know." Glenn slurred his words slightly with a frown "are you psychic or sum thin?" he asked screwing his eyebrows together, T and Daryl shared an amused look before glancing back over to Jane, or Janie as Glenn kept calling her.

"Umm no, why?" she asked with a small smile leaning on the door frame.

"Be-because, we were just talking a-about you. I was-hey come here." He attempted to wave his hand but it dropped pathetically down over his head to hang off the couch arm, much like his head was.

She smiled and shook her head but took a few steps into the room, keeping in mind that the gown was shorter then she would have liked she kept a few feet away from Glenn's dangling head. Not that she thought he'd look up it, but better safe than sorry, right?

"Tha's better, now sit down." He beamed at her as Jane raised an eyebrow and glanced around, the only spot available was the one beside TDog who had his feet up on the coffee table. Catching her gaze he smiled and gave her a short nod.

So she walked around the table, past Daryl and took the seat. Glenn shifted only enough so that he was laying on his side on the couch with his head now on the cushion instead of hanging off the arm. "Now, where was I?" He asked lowering his eyebrows.

Jane pulled her feet up and tucked her legs underneath herself, "ya were spillen yer guts to the girl." Daryl stated resting his chin on his arm that was drabbed over the back of his chair as he brought his Southern Comfort back to his lips.

"I was?" Glenn pondered for a moment before his eyes flickered over towards Jane, "I know what I was saying," he stated sounding proud as he beamed "I was telling T and Daryl h-here we outta get to, to know you better."

Jane bit her lip, she wanted to get to know herself better too but that wasn't going to happen. "Not much to tell," she stated with a shrug.

Her comment seemed to put a lull in the mood, "shit," she cursed causing everyone to raise their eyebrow at her "I just pulled a Shane didn't I?" that comment had them chuckling and TDog nodding with a smirk playing on his lips.

"Ain't your fault." He stated with a smile, "so you really don't remember anything?" he asked looking down at the woman seated next to him.

Jane shrugged as they watched her, "just some guy sticking me with a needle, and then I woke up alone."

TDog nodded resting a hand on her shoulder "That's alright, Janie." He sent a grin towards Glenn who at this point was obliviously staring up at the ceiling. "Alright, I think I'm done for the night." T stated getting up and sending a nod to Daryl and a smile down to Jane.

"Wha-come on man!" Glenn wined as TDog walked by him.

"See you in the morning." T stated exiting the room.

Glenn pouted glancing over towards Jane, "he left." he stated causing her to smile and nod.

"Daryl, I think I'm drunk." Glenn slurred glancing up towards the man, who smirked back,

"Not yet little man, take another." He nodded towards the bottles that littered the table and floor between the couch and table.

Jane raised her eyebrows as Glenn sighed and slowly sat up picking another one off the table, "how much has he had?" She questioned glancing over at Daryl who eyed her back trying to make heads or tails of the woman.

"He'll be fine, what're you his mother?" he stated before chugging back some more from his bottle, to prevent her jaw from dropping she clenched it and then rolled her eyes.

"Come on Janie," Glenn pleaded eyeing her "have a beer with us. Please?" His pout had her sighing and extending her hand, wine for dinner beer as a nightcap. Why not.

Daryl eyed her as she attempted to twist off the cap, and smirked when she failed, Jane glared at the bottle as her palm began to throb. Apparently she wasn't good at this.

"Here," Daryl extended his hand with amusement, huffing Jane handed over the bottle to watch as he opened it with ease.

"You'll have to teach me how to do that." She stated eyeing the bottle as it was handed back to her, Daryl made a noise at the back of his throat that she couldn't figure out if it was a chuckle or a scoff. Either way she sent him a small smile, one that Daryl eyed.

"Guys..." Glenn mumbled breaking the silence as Jane sipped at the beer and cringed, "I think I'm'ma be sick."

Instantly Jane's eye went wide as they darted around the room and finally settled on the waste basket, it was amusing to say the least as Daryl watched her dart across the room like it was on fire to come back with it.

Jane dropped the basket it Glenn's lap, "I don't care if I am the only woman in this room," she stated eyeing him wearily "I don't do puke."

Daryl smirked shaking his head as Glenn dropped his head in the bucket and lost his dinner, Jane slowly backed away bumping into the table. Biting her lip she closed her eyes and exhaled through her nose before taking the seat next to Glenn and rubbing his back with a frown on her face. One that Daryl smirked at, his task of getting the Chinaman drunk was complete.

Jane sighed pinching the end of her nose when Glenn was done, slowly she got up and walked to the small bar and sink in the corner and rinsed out the bucket with a frown. When she was done she placed it at the end of the couch, glancing down to see Glenn had completely passed out.

"He's asleep." She stated glancing back over at Daryl who nodded tiredly.

"Ya should get some too," he stated getting up stretching and rolling his shoulders.

"Do we just leave him here?" She asked quietly keeping her eyes on Daryl, she couldn't get a read on Daryl one minute he was in Rick faces yelling and looking down right murderous and the next he was cheering 'booyah' in the kitchen, and now he seemed to be having a good time getting his friend drunk.

"What're ya lookin at?" He snapped her out of her thoughts with a scowl, shaking her head Jane glanced back over at the sleeping Glenn.

Sighing Daryl scratched the back of his neck, he didn't know this woman but she was definitely looking to him for something, no one looked to Daryl or maybe it was that everyone seemed to be doing it too often lately for his liking. Either way he had just snapped at her.

"I'll take care of 'im." Daryl stated avoiding her gaze when her eyes shifted back to him.

"Do you want help?" she asked

"Help, from you?" Daryl scoffed eyeing the girl "maybe ya haven't noticed but yer a damn twig. If ya tried to even lift half his weight ya'd probably break." It was an over exaggeration, but Daryl would be damned if he let some girl help him.

"Nah," Daryl stated shaken his head, "ya get off ta bed girly. I've got this."

Jane nodded, trying to brush off any irritation she initially felt at his words and tried to force a small smile. "Good night Daryl," she hadn't expected his reply as she started to the door.

"Night." Daryl mumbled as he watched her walk out of the room, his eyes trailing down the back of her head to her back, her hips, her ass and then her bare legs where his eyes stayed and his brow creased. He hadn't noticed the angry scaring that marked the lower half of her legs until then.

Chewing his thumb nail he stared at the space she had once been, he had similar scares and the story behind them wasn't a good one which had him wondering what her story would have been, if she could remember, would she tell him?

Probably not, he thought shaking his head glancing down at the wasted Asian passed out on the couch "ah shit." he mumbled with a sigh, he had told her he'd take care of it and he supposed now he had to.

Kneeling down he started to shake Glenn, "Com'on Chinaman, wake up..." he stated shaking him slightly harder, "get up, gatta get yer ass ta bed."

(Author note: so tell me what do you think of Jane and Daryl's interaction so far? How about the adorable drunk Glenn?)