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Chapter 9
THAT MAN
It'd only been forty-eight hours since Carol had left with the group for the prison. HE missed seeing her around. Her hot ass silver pixie cut. The way she smiled at the kids. Hell...the way she smiled at him. It warmed his heart, and his hadn't been since the beginning of this hell. That made Carol special to him, and making her special made him willing to fight for her.
HE had seen the way that the redneck had looked at Carol before they left. Hell, Dixon had the never to send him a "fuck you". Normally, he'd bounded over there and dealt with him, but he knew Carol wouldn't have liked that, so he bit his tongue and tried to ignore him.
HE wasn't happy that she would be spending so much time with Daryl, but HE had no claim on her. Not that he didn't want to claim her. Hell, he'd give anything too, but he didn't want to push Carol. He knew most of her history with men. She'd went from one man who treated her like his property, to deeply caring for another man, who not only seemed to use her to give himself an ego boost, but then openly bonded with an eighteen year old girl who Daryl was willing to play house with forever...at least that was what Beth had told HIM. That and Daryl had sided with Rick on her banishment. Not even arguing with him about it...not even rushing out to find her. Fucking pathetic. Carol deserved a man who would fight for her. Not a man always wrapped up with himself and his man pain. Asshole needed to grow a pair if you asked HIM.
All HE knew was that there were some fucked up hypocritical relationships in this group. These people said they cared about it other, that they were family, but a lot of seemed to be conditional, and that just didn't fly with him. Either you're loyal or you're not. HE had zero respect for Daryl who had would allow his "brother" to leave Carol, or any woman who he cared about, on a road in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Obviously, neither had Carol, because she seemed to no longer see, whatever it was, that made Daryl Dixon special to her. Yeah, he knew a lot about Daryl Dixon and Carol's relationship. Some came from just observing. Some came from nonchalant questions. However, most of it came from Beth and Rick.
Over the last few weeks, Daryl seemed to be coming around to his mistake. He'd seen Daryl looking at Carol. The man's eyes were always searching her out, and double checking whether or not she was safe. Suddenly, it seemed that Daryl knew the chance he had missed out on...the chance he had never took.
What Daryl didn't know, was that when HE and Carol had been having sex, HE'd known the whole time Daryl was there...watching. At first, HE almost stopped, but then he thought if Daryl was gonna watch, then he'd give him a little show. Let the guy know he had some competition. Now, HE regretted it like hell...would have been easier to slide in under the Dixon radar.
HE was planning on going on run, in a few hours, to search the local town for basic medical needs. Band-aids, gauze, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol...things like that. Rick had come and personally asked him. He had been getting to know the man, but knowing what he had done to Carol made him not trust the guy.
Over the last few weeks, Rick often asked him go on watch at the entrance of Terminus. In the beginning, it was mainly because of HIS physique. HE wasn't a small guy by any means. Taller than most men, and having a naturally larger build, he often intimidated men. In walker world, that was an advantage when you are trying to keep others (marauders, murderers, rapists, thieves) who would try taking what was theirs...what they had worked so hard for and spilt blood for...
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Early on, when Rick noticed that HE was interested in Carol, he had pulled him to the side. Rick had given him the run down on Carol. Not because Rick was worried about him. He was concerned about him hurting Carol. Rick admitted that some of his friends and family had been the ones to judge and even withdraw from her. Rick himself had abandoned her. Something Rick had told him he'd regret forever. Still they had all hurt her, and though they were sorry...it didn't take all the pain away. The least Rick could do was watch out for her. Even if she didn't want it or know about it.
Yeah, relationships around here were an fucking mess. No wonder Carol felt the way she did.
This woman had been through hell and back. Some had experienced similar losses, but none had handled it as graciously and strongly as Carol did. He'd learned that she always managed to think of others even when she was worrying about something personal. That's the kind of woman he wanted in his life.
So, his plan was that once she got back...sweep her the hell of her feet. Yeah, they had great sex together...and he was looking forward to more of it, but he had to show her he would be someone who would fight for her, stand by her and move the world, if he had to, to make her happy. Essentially, he had to do everything that Daryl Dixon had never done for her. Outwardly love her and support her. Let her know she was worth more to him than anything else or anyone else, because Carol Peletier deserved that...
Look out Daryl, you're about to be fucking replaced.
To be continued...