Daryl took Eve through a drive through as he insisted on feeding her and his kid. She just rolled her eyes and told him Taco Bell was her favorite so that's where they went. He refused the money she tried to give him with a light glare and she just huffed and put it away.

"Real men don't make women pay for anything." He had told her and she just smirked at his southern gentlemanly ways. Having someone try to take care of her without wanting something in return was not something she was use to.

Daryl's brief good mood ended when they pulled up to her small duplex and he saw where she lived. It was a shithole.

It was run down, small and there was a group of men sitting outside drinking a few apartments down and he didn't like the looks of them. Reminded him of the crowds Merle use to hand with when he was using.

"Well, thanks for the lift and the food. I guess text me or something when you talk to your friend." She said pulling him from his thoughts about her place. He nodded and she slid over in the truck seat and kissed his cheek quickly before leaving and walking down the sidewalk to her apartment.

The group of guys whistled and yelled at her and she just flipped them off and slammed her door shut. Daryl took a few moments to sit there and glare harshly at the guys. They noticed and flinched back and turned away from Eve's house with a look of fear on their face. Good.

Daryl reluctantly left and headed back home. He really didn't like the idea of Eve living there or having to walk everywhere or hell even work. She looked so tired and drained and from what he gathered at her disastrous appointment apparently she gets sick a lot and he hopped Andrea would be able to see her and get her feeling better.

He hit traffic on the way home on the back roads so it took about 30 mins longer to get home. He stopped by the shop first and double checked it was locked tight and then headed up to the house.

Merle and Michonne were just sitting down to eat when he walked in and made him a plate too.

"How'd the appointment go little brother?" Merle ask and Daryl scowled at the thought of it.

"Not good. Speaking of which. Mich I need a favor?" Daryl said and the women looked up at him.

"Can you call Andrea for me and see if she wouldn't mind taking Eve as a patient?" Daryl ask and both Michonne and Merle looked at him confused.

"Sure. I'll call her when were done eating but why? I thought she had a doctor?" Michonne ask and Daryl snorted in disgust.

"That place was a fucking joke. I almost beat everyone's ass in there. They treated her like shit and let's not even talk about how they looked at me. Apparently the nurse and Doctor know her parents who she was disowned by years ago and they went out of their way to make her feel uncomfortable and embarrassed. Doc even refused to give her anything for her pucking. Saying she wouldn't be able to afford it. I snapped, cussed there asses out and dragged Eve away from them. I told her I'd get her an appointment with Andrea and I'd pick her up and take her to the appointments since she don't have no car." Daryl explained and Merle and Michonne stared at him gapping at what he just told them.

"They really treated her like that?" Merle ask and Daryl nodded taking a sip of beer.

"Worse. Made her feel like a whore." He said and Merle scowled.

"Wait, why anit she got a car?" Merle ask and Daryl shrugged.

"Don't know. All I know is a watched her walk to her appointment from her apartment that's 3 miles away. Her job is a bar and grill that's about 2 blocks from her apartment. She has to walk everywhere and don't get me started on the shit hole she lives in. It's just been a bad ass day man." Daryl told them and Merle just looked at him and snorted.

"So when she's moving in?" Merle ask and Daryl rolled his eyes.

"I wish now but she's stubborn as hell. Don't think that's gonna fly just yet." Daryl said and Merle smirked.

"You got it bad already little brother." He said and Daryl looked over at him.

"What?" he ask and Merle snorted again.

"You're in love with this girl already." He commented and Daryl huffed but didn't really disagree with him.

"You're crazy." Daryl said and Merle shook his head.

"New. You're a Dixon boy. Were wild until we meet that one woman that tames us and then we fall fast and hard and for life. That's what grandpa use to tell us remember. Other than our piece of shit father all the Dixon's were the same." Merle said winking over at Michonne who rolled her eyes but smiled at him.

Daryl just went to his room after that and sat on his balcony watching the sun set and thinking.

Who the hell was he kidding? Merle was right. He loved her. Hell loved her since that first night that's why he's been trying to find her, that's why he anit even thought of any other girls. He don't want anyone else and now all he had to do was get her to love him too.

"D." Michonne said coming into his room. He turned and looked over at the women who handed him a piece of paper.

"Andrea said she's love to take Eve as a patient. She said she normally doesn't take state insurance but for you she'd make an exception. She said she has an opening tomorrow at 1." Michonne told him and Daryl thanked her as she left to be with Merle.

Got you an appt. Tomorrow at 1. I'll be there before noon. Daryl He texted her. It took a few moments for a reply but he figured she was working.

Ok sounds good. I don't have to work tomorrow. Thanks Eve. She replied and he smiled to himself as he went to bed.