She had awoken to the sun peeking its head above the clouds into the window. She looked over at Daryl still sleeping. She smiled. She wonders to herself if he would stay for breakfast. Oh crap, his clothes are in the wash. I need to go get them up. He would have to stay for the looks of it.

She had gotten up from bed, he turned and moaned. Going down the stairs, she head to the wash room. Putting is clothes into the dyer. She walked into the kitchen from there, over to the fridge. Pulling out the bacon she had pulled out of the stalked freeze the people before her had. Cut it open, then went and got out a pan. I hope he just wants bacon. She put it on the stove and turns it on. Letting it warm up she walked over to the stalked pantry the people had before her. Pulled out some coffee, then turn to start it.

As she was cooking the bacon, she began to think of how she found this place. Looking all over it before finally going in. Look everywhere, no one was home. Looked like no one had been home in a while. So she decides to drop her stuff and get a lay out of the grounds. She had walked back outside, and seen a fence. She decides to start there. Following the fence line she noticed a walker eating something. Well she couldn't have it close to the house she thought to herself. Walked over and shot it in the back of the head. She looked at both the body it was eating and it. The walker was an older lady maybe in her sixties. Then down at the make that looked to be about the same age. She didn't think anything of it at first. She dragged the bodies to the other side of the field away from the house. Looked around and decided she needs to move the bodies of the cattle as well. The must have had a herd of walkers come thru here she thought. After doing a cleanup with the mules, she went to the house. Back inside she started to look around and notice quickly that the man and woman were the ones who lived here. She felt horrible. She had asked God to forgive her.

Daryl turns his head sleepy to where she was lying. Opening his eyes, he realizes he isn't back at the prison and what he had thought to be a dream was real. Where is she? He wonders as he sat up in the bed. Finally realizing it was well after dawn. He jumps out of the bed, and heads down the stair. At the bottom, he sees her cooking. Slowly he walks up to and puts his hand on her waist leans in and gives her a kiss on the cheek.

"Well hello there sleepy head. Did you sleep well?" she giggled, "breakfast is about done and your clothes are in the dyer."

"Thanks." he yawned, "What are you cooking?"

"Bacon, "she said, "and the coffee is on."

"You didn't have to do this. I would have been fine just changing and going." He said as he gave her a kiss on the top of the head.

"Well, I have to thank you for last night doesn't I. Plus, your clothes aren't done." She giggled again.

"So I meant what I said last night, "he coughed, "about how I lonely do that with woman I tend on being with."

"So you were not lying then."

"No."

She smile at him and walked over to give him a kiss. He accepted it and held her for a bit. The she turned away and finish the bacon.

"So, Scarlet huh? How you get that name?" He asked her.

"Well my momma's favorite book main character and that is how I got it. I got really lucky; my sister's name was Mindy Lou, "she said with a sad face," the kids use to pick on her so bad. Calling her Mindy Lou Who. Because of the movie."

"Kids can be mean." He said in a way that he knew all too well.

"So, you will have to back? When?" She asked.

"Sooner than later. They will come look for me, most likely. Do you want to come meet the group? I will bring you back. I just don't want them thinking you are going to kill them and shoot you or something."

"As long as I don't have to stay. Remember I don't do crowds. I worked too hard to get this place clean also. Plus, I made a promise to the people who lived here after I had drugged their bodies out of the field to the fence line."

"Did you kill them?" He question looking up at her.

"No. They were dead when I got here." she said, "I had to put down the woman. I didn't realize at the time when I dragged of the bodies it was them until I check the house. So, then I promised to keep this place safe till I left."

"Okay then." he said, "we won't mention that to the group. No need to really, they don't have to know everything. I don't know how they will take you."

"What do you mean by that? "She questioned him.

"Well you are more of a loner and a few may not like that. I think it is okay. I am more or less a loner in a group." He told her.

"Hmm. Well, we shall see wont we. I don't like the idea of telling them where this place is thou. It doesn't seem smart to me." She stated.

"I don't think they will do anything to you." He remark.

Looking down at the bacon, she notices it was done. She reached up and turned off the stove and started to pull the bacon from the skillet. Picking up the plate she walked over to the counter and set it down. "It is done. Eat up. "She said grabbing a few pieces off the plate and heading back over to the stair.

"I am going to change. Be back down in a few minutes. "She said walking up the stairs.

Up in the bedroom now, she was panicking. She didn't like the idea of meeting these people. She wasn't sure how they would take her or the idea of her being with Daryl. She wanted to make him happy when she said she meet the group as he called him. Thinking of the fact he just called them a group was weird to her. She didn't know how long he has been with these people, but by now she would have thought he would call them friends. This made her worry more about the idea. 'No way of backing out now thou' she thought.

She put on some basic jeans and a simple t-shirt. Pulled up her socks, she when she got her boots on it is easier than trying to do it then. Looking at herself in a mirror she thought to herself she should pull her hair back. It would make her look nicer maybe. She didn't understand why she wanted to look nice of these people who may not even like her. She did it anyway. She glance back at the mirror and decide she look good enough, and walked down the stairs.

Looking at him she saw the marks she left on his back and turn a shade of red.

He turns to her, seeing she was blushing. He asked "What is it?"

"I got ya pretty good last night." She said shyly.

"That is fine, I like it."He said walking over to her, "Makes me feel like I did a good job."

She blushed a deep shade when he said that. "Stop that." She said.

"Stop what?" He asked leaning down to give her a kiss.

"Making me blush."

"I am not the one doing it, you are. "He laughs.

"It's not funny." She said pushing him away.

"Where ya going? "He asked her.

"I am going to check on your cloths and pull some meats from the deep freezer back here." She said to him.

He watches her walk away. He thought to himself at that moment in time. He could leave the group for this woman. If they didn't like her he probably would too. It seems life has finally given him something. He hoped it didn't go wrong. He got to thinking it be best if they left the area thou, if he did leave the group for her. Thinking of what Rick would do, and what he might have to do to Rick if it came to that.

"They are done. "She said handing him the cloths.

"Thanks." He said grabbing them.

He stripped in front of her, and it had taken everything she had to not jump him in the floor. Instead she walked over to the cabinet and pulled of a big bag. Stuffed the meat she had gotten out of it down into it. Walked over to the fridge and pulled out some of her homemade wine, and stuffed it down in it to.

"DO you think this will be enough for them for a bit?" She asked.

Looking over at her as he pulled his shirt on, he asked her what she was doing.

"Well, I figure I give some meats and wine as a peace offering or something. Making things go easier. "She told him.

"It will be plenty then. If they don't like it I will say something to them." He said to her.

She smiled at him. She walked over to where she had laid her weapons. She checks the gun to make sure it was fully load and wouldn't have a problem. She popped her bow out to make sure it was working fine and fold it back into itself. She was happy with the amount of arrows she had.

Meanwhile, he watch her check her weapons. He like the fact she had down that. He was also amazed at the bow she had popped open. "Nice bow you got there." HE said to her.

"Thanks. Found it at some rich person's house. Figured it was good the guy looked to be a big game hunter. I was right to." She told him.

"Well, I am ready if you are. "HE told her.

"Will be safe to bring a mule with us?" She questioned.

"No, we got walkers at the fence. It will be easy for people to get in. That is it though" He told her about the lay out of the entrance to the place.

"Okay then. Sounds fun. "She laughed to herself.

He walked over to the door and looked out the peep hole in it. Seeing it was safe he opened the door. Quickly walked out to check the side of the house. She followed telling her dog to stay.

She shut the door and locked it down. She knew she would be coming back here soon thou. She was going to wait to free and walk the mules. That would be her ticket out when she was ready to go. She turned to him and asked, "So, lead the way."

He walked over and gave her a kiss. Looking down at her he said," For good luck."

They walked over to the edge of the woods and both took in a deep breath stepped in. Both having issues and doubts this meeting would be good. Daryl not so much as Scarlet. He had turned to her many times and told her it would be fine.

What seem to be like hours walking in the middle off now where he looked to her and said, "We are close? I can see the edge of the woods."

She sighed with relief. Because it seemed the farther they went the more she wanted to run away.

"I have to tell you thing now. If you head this way, "he said pointing to the west, "for about two hours or so you will run into the Governor. So wait for me okay." HE told her with a looked of worry in his eyes.

"Okay. "She all she could say to him.

They walked to the edge of the wood line and looked out to see how many walkers were out there. Daryl not seeing too many pulled at her and started to run over to the gate.