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"Hey, Natalie" I heard and I slowly opened my eyes and saw Carl staring at me. Perhaps it was the heat of the moment but right now he looked like an angel.

"Hi" I mumbled and yawned as I sat up.

"I'm going on a run. Do you want to come with me?" He said. I smiled and nodded. I swung my legs over the side of the couch and untied my messy ponytail.

"God" I muttered as it fell down to my shoulders in tangles "I'm going to cut it"

"Don't" He said suddenly and tied his shoelaces.

"Why not?" I asked curiously and adjusted my sweatshirt. .

"It looks nice like it is" he said slowly and I felt a smile creep up on my face. Then since I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing and he looked up at me immediately. He rushed over to me and clamped a hand on my mouth.

"God damn Nat. You want to attract walkers or what?" He said.

"Sorry, I just" I said through his fingers and he put his hand down.

"You should cover yourself more" he said looking down at my cargo pants.

"What? I'm burning up Carl. I'm feeling so hot right now. I need to get new clothes" I said.

"Yeah, and from where?" He asked.

"There's a clothes shop down the road" I said and lifted myself up from the couch "I need new shoes too. These boots are killing me"

"So why are you wearing them? And since you are feeling so hot, why do you have your sweatshirt on?" He said and looked at me mater-of-factly.

I grumbled and lifted my hands up to take of my sweatshirt. With it, of course, my tank top also lifted a little bit and when I got the sweatshirt over my head Carl was staring at me.

"Oh, whatever. Smartass." I groaned and pulled my tank top down.

"Let's go" He said after some time. I grabbed a knife and we went out of the house.

"What time is it?" I asked him as it was very dark outside.

"3 AM" He replied.

"What?!" I almost screamed but restrained myself. He glared at me and said "Forget it"

I walked with him but I could still see him from the corner of my eye.

He flashed his light at the store and I said "That's clever. I can't laugh but you can shine lights at corpses to tell them there's free food here"

"That was a very bad joke" Carl said and stared at me.

"It wasn't a joke" I said slowly and he smiled. Well, that's when all my annoyance at him disappeared. I guess smiling does erase your worries though that never happened when Tom smiled. I guess it was just Carl.

We arrived at the store and he led me inside "Why were you going on a run?" I asked him.

"To get more food and since you want clothes, we'll get those too"

"Don't say it like that, it makes me feel so whiny and girly" I said and made a face.

"You are a girl, aren't you?" He said and smirked.

"Clearly you've had a change of mind since when you hit me and climbed on top of me yesterday" I said through my teeth. He didn't reply but I could see him blush a little bit.

"Where's your section?" He asked me.

"Right down the aisle" I said. I took the lead and then I suddenly felt a hand on my arm. I whizzed around and Carl said "Gosh, damn it. Stay close to me Nat. Don't wander off"

"Jeez, I'm right here next to you, okay?" I said and smiled sarcastically.

"Come on, let's just go get these shorts and get out of here" He said. I nodded and he shined the flashlight on the different clothing departments.

"And why couldn't we do this in the morning?" I asked.

"I couldn't sleep" Carl simply replied and I felt like punching him. I thought there really was a legitimate reason as to why we were here.

"There" I said and perked up as I saw a pair of denim blue shorts and grabbed them.

"Come on, try them on" Carl said.

"Excuse me?"

"What if they don't fit you? I'm not coming back here again" He argued and I huffed.

"Turn around then" I said.

"Then how am I supposed to watch for walkers?" He asked.

"Gosh, Carl. You want to do it for me?" I asked irritatingly and he turned around. I slipped off my cargo pants and put on my shorts. I buttoned them and said "All done. Let's go"

We left the store in a hurry since we could hear a few groans. I was walking in front of Carl and for some reason I really think he was staring…somewhere he should not be.

"Are you checking me out?" I asked him and he suddenly snapped back into his senses as if and said "What? What are you talking about?"

"Nothing" I said and shrugged.

"You're so weird" He muttered and we went back into the house. I grinned at him.

"Dibs on the bed" I cried and raced up the flight of stairs, Carl just behind me. I burst open the door and there in front of me was the grand bedroom. I ran to it and jumped on it which was a very bad decision since the next moment he did too.

"Ouch" I cried as he toppled me on the mattress.

"Sorry" He said and rolled off.

"What is it with you and getting on top of me?" I said and he turned crimson red. I groaned and spread my arms out. I heard Carl sigh and then I turned around to face him. I propped myself up with an elbow and said "So, we never got food for the run"

"Well, I lied about that" He said and looked up at the ceiling.

"Why?" I asked.

"I couldn't sleep and I wanted to get out of the house" He said.

"Then why did you-?" I started to ask but he interrupted me by saying "And I wanted to spend time with you"

"Oh" I said and slid an arm under my pillow. He turned to face me too sideways and said "It's so strange. It's like you haven't changed at all yet you have completely changed"

"That's not possible" I said and squinted at him.

"Well, you're still the same person but you hardly look like the Natalie I used to know. It's weird being around you when you're so pretty" He explained.

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" I asked.

"Good" He replied almost immediately.

"Well then Carl. You've changed too and you're definitely not the same person you were before. You used to be more fun" I revealed "Your dad was right about you. You've forgot how to be a normal guy. But the good thing is that you've gotten way, way more cuter and trust me when I say way is an understatement" He smiled at that and I continued "And that makes me tolerate you"

He laughed and said "Yeah, sure. Night, Nat" I nodded and just before sleeping, I kissed his cheek and laid back down again.

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