A/N: A proposal
Merle brought the ring to him the next weekend and he carried it around in his pocket for the next three weeks. Every time Merle called him or came to visit them and Andrea too now, he asked him. "Did you ask her yet?"
His reply was always no because he was driving himself crazy trying to think of something clever. He wanted her to be surprised. He wanted it to be special for her, something she wouldn't see coming. So he carried the ring around hoping for some kind of inspiration.
It wasn't coming and that ring was a weight in his pocket with each passing day. Reminding him that he had no imagination at all.
Glenn and Rick were no help, they suggested cheesy things like a hot air balloon or putting it in a glass of champagne and that wasn't them. He and Carol weren't those people, Rick could do that and Glenn could, but it wasn't them.
Merle said just fuckin ask her, so he was no help either.
So on one side he had Merle saying don't do anything special and then on the other side was hot air balloons and champagne.
He was lost. He was only doing this once and he needed to do it right.
None of the girls knew he had a ring for Carol, he made Glenn and Rick practically swear a blood oath not to tell anyone and they didn't.
They had known each other for twenty years. How could he put into words how he felt about her? Half the time he was still so surprised that this had happened between them.
They had shared every special moment in their lives, if any two people were soul mates he knew it was them.
He just knew and he always had really, even if at the time he thought soulmates were friends.
There was a time when he thought for sure they would always be just friends and he was ok with that. She had been by his side for his whole life.
He wanted forever.
It was April now and it stayed lighter out longer. It was a Saturday night and the group of them, plus Merle, who was now dating Andrea were walking to Donovan's. It had been four weeks since that first night they went home together.
School was almost done and everyone was laughing and having a great time walking down the side walk. Tara, Lori, Andrea, Michonne and Eugene walked all in a row, then came Rick, Shane, Merle, Maggie and Andrea.
Carol, walked alongside Rosita and Abe and Daryl, and Glenn were behind every one at the end. They were huge pack of kids just going out for a night on the town. There were various conversations going on between each group, and it was starting out as a good night.
Daryl stopped walking and he called to Carol, he was so overwhelmed with the feeling that his life was complete, and that it could never get any better than this moment.
They were on the side walk not too far from Donovan's.
So he called her name as everyone stopped and turned around, Merle winked at him when he saw his hand in his jacket pocket.
When Carol turned around he was down on one knee. She breathed out 'Oh my God." as she brought her hand up to her mouth and started to cry. He took his hand out of his pocket and she saw there was a ring box and she cried even more.
His hands were shaking as he took her hand which were also shaking.
"Carol, we've been together all our lives, I can't imagine a life without you. Would you make me the happiest man on earth and marry me?"
She couldn't speak at first but she nodded her. She finally found the words to say yes, as he was slipping the ring on her finger, both of their hands still shaking.
Then she was in his arms where she planned to stay for the rest of her days.
A/N: Ok I finished another one, I'm on a roll now. I know a lot of people thought there was more to tell in this story, but it feels right to end it here. Thank you so much to everyone who supported this story. It was my baby. The second story I ever started. The second one to be finished.