Archer POV

It had been a week since I last spoke to Daryl. I have not seen or heard from him. He wanted to reveal himself to Kenny but I couldn't allow it. A child that age should have a father in their life but not one that was a time bomb ready to blow. If Daryl decided to leave again I didn't want Kenny to get hurt.

The usual routine of the week was to take Kenny to preschool, go to work, pick up Kenny, and go home. It was a small routine that I have become accustomed to and I love every minute of it. I loved when Friday came around because I had the weekend off and I could spend my free time with my little man.

I was baking our homemade pizza with very little sauce and a ridiculous amount of cheese but that's what I get for letting Kenny do all the prepping. I was mixing cookie dough in a bowl when I heard a knock.

"I got it!" Kenny shouted as he ran to the door.

"Check who it is before you open it!" I yelled and shook my head. That's all I need is for him opening the door to strangers.

"Mommy! It's Daryl!" He ran into the kitchen to take his seat back on the counter while Daryl slowly came in the kitchen.

"Hey Daryl." I greeted with a small smile.

"Hey." He greeted back.

"What can I help you with?" He kinda stood there, I took the hint he didn't want Kenny to listen in. "Kenny why don't you go and clean up your room and I'll call you when dinner is ready."

He nodded and left the kitchen. Daryl watched as he left then looked back at me. "Didn't even have to threaten with the arrow in the ass."

I smirked. "Nope. That's reserved for you and your brother."

He smirked back. "When was the last time you went camping?"

I had to think about it. "Umm… I haven't been camping in forever. "

"How would you feel about going tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow?"

"Yeah. You, me, Kenny, and Merle."

"Gee I don't know. Kenny is still pretty young and hasn't been camping before."

"Oh come on. What's gonna happen? He has three adults around to keep an eye on him."

"I don't count Merle as an adult."

"Alright there are two of us but Merle will protect his own blood. Kenny is included in that."

I sighed. "It's up to Kenny. I won't take him into the woods if he isn't comfortable."

He raised a brow at me. "You want me to believe that our kid won't go into the woods?" He shook his head. "Ken! Come over here!"

Within a few minutes Kenny came scampering in. "Am I in trouble?"

"No baby but we want to ask you something." I told him and then nudged Daryl to speak.

"Umm…would you want to go camping tomorrow?"

"Like be outside?"

"That is the general idea of camping."

"Can we go mommy?" He looked over and me with pleading eyes.

I smile. "After dinner you shower and go to bed. We're gonna have to get up really early if you want to go.

He was practically dancing in his seat when I went to get the pizza out of the oven. I watched as Daryl was edging his way out.

"Daryl are you leaving?" Kenny asked.

"Yeah little man. I gotta get home." He replied.

I could see in Daryl's eyes that he wanted to stay and spend time with Kenny but I think he didn't want to push me. "Daryl, why don't you stay for dinner?"

Daryl POV

"Yeah! Will you stay?" Kenny begged.

I couldn't help the smile that formed on my face when I saw the look Kenny was giving me. "I guess I will."

Archer smiled at me as she started slicing the pizza up. She served Kenny first and gave him a glass of milk to drink. I served our slices while she grabbed beer for us. We sat around the table together and ate quietly.

"This pizza is good." I complimented. It wasn't bad but it was a little too much cheese for my taste.

"I made it!" Kenny smiled as he ate his slice happily.

"You did good kid."

He kept on smiling. Archer finished her slice pretty quick and then threw some cookies in the oven to bake.

"Mommy can we bring some cookies tomorrow?" Kenny asked her.

"I'm sure we can honey." Archer replied. "If you're finished eating, why don't you start packing a bag of clothes." He listened to her with no problem and threw his dishes in the sink and ran to his room.

"He's really well behaved." I commented.

"Should have seen him when he was two. He was a monster." She chuckled. "We have a good relationship. He's a good boy."

"Would him and I ever have a relationship like that?" I asked without thinking. I wouldn't openly say my feelings but with Archer it just slips.

She walked over and sat on my lap. "If you really mean well, which I know you do, anything is possible. Kenny has a big heart. Hell even has a soft spot for Merle from what I can see."

"He's going to think I'm shit. I wasn't there for the beginning of his life."

"Hey…He's not going to hate you. I don't think hate is in his vocabulary. He's pretty excited about camping tomorrow. You can show him how to use his bow and arrow."

"Does he have one?"

"He does but we haven't practiced in a while."

"I think I can handle it."

"Great." She smiled. "It's good to have you back Daryl."

"I'm glad to be back." I smirked.

We stared into each other's eyes and as if our bodies knew before our minds, we were leaning in towards each other. Right as are lips were about to touch we could hear Kenny coming back and Archer jumped off my lap before he saw.

I cleared my throat and looked up at Kenny as he held his bow and arrow. "Can I take this with us?"

"I'd be mad if you didn't." I smirked. "Do you know how to use it?"

"I forgot."

"You should convince your ma to take you out more often."

"Do you know how?"

"Yeah. When your ma and I were kids we would shoot arrows almost every day."

"Really?"

"Yeah." He pulled up the chair next to me and started telling me in detail about how he would shoot down Indians and pirates with his arrows while we ate our dessert. Archer went to pack her bag and stuff and came back in when it was time for Kenny to go to bed.

"Alright Kenny. You can tell Daryl more about your stories tomorrow. It's bed time."

"Aww…ok." He whined sadly. He got off the chair and started to walk off but he quickly came back and jumped on my lap to give me a hug. I was stunned. All I did was gently pat his back as he released me and went to get ready for bed. I waited for Archer to help him brush his teeth and then tuck him in. I moved from the kitchen and went into her living room.

"He has a crazy imagination." She said as she approached me.

"He's just like you. Always running their mouth."

She shoved me playfully. "Last time I checked you were always running your mouth at me."

"You deserved it."

"Whatever. I need to go to bed and mentally prepare myself for Merle. God only knows what he'll do in the woods."

I chuckled. "I'll try to be sure he leaves the drugs. Don't need that side of Merle around Kenny."

"I would appreciate that."

She walked me over the front door and held it open. "I'll see you in the morning?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I'll come around 6 and we'll take the truck."

"Good night Daryl." She leaned in and gently kissed my cheek.

"Night." I walked away as quickly as I could to prevent her from seeing me blush.

In the morning I came over in my truck with Merle behind me on his bike. I got out and knocked on the door. Archer answered it within a few minutes. "Hey Daryl."

"Hey. You ready?" I asked.

"Just about." She left the door open as she went to the living room to check the bags that they had. She was wearing a flannel shirt with shorts and combat boots. I couldn't help myself as I stared at her ass. That was something I think I always admired about her, she was in shape and had a great looking ass.

Kenny came running out of his room with his arrows on his back and his bow in hand. He greeted me then went outside to greet Merle.

Archer grabbed her camping bag and Kenny's and I grabbed the cooler she prepared, her tent, and her bow and arrows as well. We both walked outside and threw it all in the bed of the truck.

I looked over at Merle and Kenny messing around and it surprised me. Merle was never a kind man but I saw a different side to him as he interacted with Kenny. He would high five him and try to tickle him after he pretended he was wounded when Kenny would fake shoot him.

I looked over to Archer who was smiling at the scene and then looked at me. We both smiled at each other before Archer called Kenny to get in the truck.

Merle looked Archer up and down. "Damn hot momma. Why don't you take a ride with old Merle now? I'll let you drive and I'll cling on to you and we can…"

"Stop right there before I give you a nice black eye. Clearly you didn't learn from the first time." Archer cut him off.

"I always like a girl to play hard to get." He winked and seductively bit his lip.

Archer rolled her eyes before getting into the truck after Kenny. Merle chuckled after I punched him in the arm and told him to cool it. I went into the truck and buckled myself in.

I turned over to Kenny. "You ready to go kid?" I asked.

"Ready freddy!" He beamed.

I ruffled his hair a bit before I took off driving.

~Hey everyone so I hope you guys are enjoying it. So I want to know what you guys would want to see them do when they go camping? Reviews are appreciated. You do not need to have an account to leave a review. I also have an idea for a sequel which will set 10 years later into the Walking Dead. So is that something people would be interested in? I won't start until I finish this story unless you guys want me to start this story and go into the other one. I want to know what you guys think~