Chapter Three:

Tara managed to make it to the apartment doors just as the group had reach the doors. She held it open as they ran in just escaping the walkers stumbling towards them.

"Please, help us," a blonde girl pleaded from the group.

"I'm going to help you guys, don't worry. Do you have any weapons?"

All of them emptied their bags, pockets, holsters, and whatever else they had without hesitation, clearly not posing any threats. Tara led them up to her apartment. They all found a piece of furniture to sit on. Tara talked to all of them to try to know them. Around in a circle they said their names. The man in the sheriff's outfit went first, seeming like the leader to Tara.

"I'm Rick, this is my son, Carl." He put his arm around the teen in the sheriff's hat.

"Hey." said Tara as she waved and smiled.

"I'm Beth," said the blonde woman who looked about 20.

"I'm Michonne," said the woman with the katana and dread locks.

"I'm Abraham," said the tall, buff man with the red mustache. "and this is my girlfriend Rosita and my good friend Eugene. He's a scientist." Rosita and Eugene both waved at the sound of their names, and Tara waved back.

"I'm.. Glenn.." the man laying on the couch said lightly and barely audible. Glenn had been bit on the shoulder and was slowly growing more weak. The woman laying on the ground by Glenn crying said, "And I'm Maggie."

Maggie sniffled. Tara looked Maggie in her beautiful green eyes for a good thirty seconds. Tara liked Maggie instantly.

"I.. I'm sorry about Glenn. Is he your boyfriend?" asked Tara.

"He's my fiancé..." Maggie replied. Glenn had already began sweating, and coughing. He was going to turn very soon. And everyone knew.

"I..I love you, Maggie. And I just wanna say thank you to everyone for what you've done for me..." Glenn said to everyone around the room. Tara couldn't help but shed a tear or two when everyone else began to cry. Maggie wrapped her arms around Glenn for the last time. Glenn's eyes closed. He was gone. Maggie reached for her switchblade located on the side of her boot. She pulled it out and flipped the blade out. She sobbed and slowly jabbed the knife into her love's temple preventing him from turning.

Tara felt so bad for Maggie, just as everyone else did. Tara walked over to Maggie and hugged her. "Hey, you can sleep in my bed tonight, Maggie. I'll sleep on the couch." Maggie nodded in agreement.

Rick and Brian decided to remove Glenn's lifeless body from the apartment. While they were gone, and the others were mourning, Tara showed Maggie the room she'd be sleeping in.

"Thank you, for... ya know... bringing us in." said Maggie shakily.

"Yeah, no problem. I just wanna say again, I'm really sorry. If there's anything I ca-" Tara was cut off by Maggie hugging her. Tara was very surprised by this.

"What's your name?" Maggie asked Tara, her voice muffled because her head was buried in the crook of Tara's neck.

Tara let out a giggle, finding it funny how she forgot to mention her name to anyone. "I'm Tara. Tara Chambler."

"Thank you Tara."

"You're welcome, Maggie. I'm gunna let you try to rest up." Tara didn't want the hug to end. She was beginning to like Maggie even more, more than she wanted to.

Tara tiptoed out to the living room, where everyone was sleeping. She found an open space on the floor and laid down. She was finding it hard to fall asleep having so many people in her house. Eugene was snoring so loudly, Tara couldn't hear herself think, let alone sleep. She looked at her watch. It now said 3:30 AM. She decided to read her book, but she had left it in her bedroom, where Maggie was sleeping.

After laying there for another hour or so, she quietly got up, and silently walked to her room to get her book. The door creaked when she pushed on it. When she entered the room, she shut the door behind her. She looked at Maggie laying there, who even in her state of sadness, looked stunning. She had to stop herself from staring, and walked over to her night stand and grabbed her book. As she was walking away, she heard Maggie trying to speak.

"Tara?" she asked quietly. Tara silently said "shit" to herself as she realized she woke Maggie up. "I can't sleep, Tara." Tara was relieved to know she didn't wake her up. But she didn't know what to say back, so she stood there in silence. "Would you lay down with me?"

Tara was really confused by Maggie. She had just lost her soon to be husband, and now it almost seemed like she was flirting with Tara. But of course, Tara couldn't say no. She crawled into bed behind Maggie. Tara almost out of just instinct put her arm around her, but before she could, Maggie rolled over.

A/N||: Just wanna say thanks to everyone who has followed the story, sorry I haven't updated it in a while, but I plan on updated more frequently now. Next few chapters should be getting spicier. Please don't hesitate to drop a review