A few weeks went by and Eve was now 7 weeks along. Her next appointment was in a week and she was getting excited and nervous at the same time.
Her and Daryl had been doing good. He was so great. He called or texted her everyday to check on her and they had been out a few times since then when they found time between work schedules. She knew she was falling for him. He was hard not to with how perfect he treated her. He may be an ass to other people but he treated her like she was the world or something and he felt nice. She found herself smiling a lot when she thought about him and wished she saw him more often.
He had been hinting he wanted her to move in with him soon. She hadn't said anything yet. She wanted to but she wasn't a gold digger like her mother and didn't want him to think she was using him to take care of her. She was independent and it was hard to let go of that. She had always taken care of herself she didn't know how to let others so it for her. Plus she felt bad already with everything he was doing for her and there baby but he wouldn't take no for an answer when she needed or wanted something. Not that she ever out right ask for anything.
"Eve. You got a table of guys asking for ya." Crystal her co worker said coming into the kitchen where she was waiting on her order to be done. Nodding she went out into the restaurant and into her section and groaned. It was her neighbors that always hollered at her. They were creeps.
"What can I get you?" she ask and swallowed back the vile that rose in her throat at the leers she got. One guy reached forward and tried to skim his hand up her leg but she moved back.
"don't touch me." she hissed and they chuckled.
"Well baby well have some of you, if that's ok." One slurred and Eve sneered in disgust.
"I don't think so asshole. Now do you want food or not?" she ask and the leader of the little group sneered and his eyes turned dark. He reached forward quickly and grabbed her bicep and snatched her forward hard making her wince in pain as he squeezed her arm.
"Don't take that tone with me honey. I know where you live and you ex told me all about how freaky you get and how rough you like it. Now be nice and sit and chat with us." He sneered and she yanked back from him and bumped into the manager that was making his way over. She felt lightheaded and she could feel her heart beating fast as she turned and ran into the back ignoring everyone that was calling after her. She bolted out the back door and vomited outside on the pavement.
She dropped to her knees and tried getting her breathing under control but she couldn't. She was having a panic attack and she knew she was going to pass out. Taking out her phone she dialed the only number she knew that would help her.
"Hey sweetheart. You get off early." he said when he picked up. She panted into the phone just as Crystal burst through the back and yelled her name but she felt herself falling.
"Help." She whispered before everything went black.
Daryl cursed as he tore through the house like his ass was on fire. Something had happened to her. She called and all her heard was panting, screaming and the word help.
"Baby brother what's wrong?" Merle yelled out the door when Daryl ran to his truck. He saw the look of panic on his brothers face and he ran after him.
"Eve. Somethings wrong." Daryl said jerking his door open and getting in. He wasn't surprised when he saw Merle slide in the passenger seat and give him a nod. Merle knew whatever had happened he would need to make sure Daryl didn't lose his shit. If someone had hurt his girl Daryl would kill them.
Daryl broke every traffic law on the way to Eve's town cursing the fact she lived to far from him and now he was even more determined to change that. He was almost there when an unknown number rang on his phone.
"Yeah." Daryl grunted as he drove.
"I'm trying to reach Daryl Dixon." A young girl said.
"I'm Daryl, what ya want?" he ask and she huffed.
"Evelyn Carmichael has you listed as emergency contact. I'm Robin frm county hospital. We wanted to let you know she was brought in for a panic attack and blacking out at work and will need someone to pick her up. She's stable now but we didn't know who to call." The women said and Daryl growled.
"I'm on my way." He said and hung up tossing the phone on the dash before snatched a cig out of his pack and lighting it. Merle looked over and waited.
"Who was that Daryl?" Merle ask and Daryl looked over at him quickly before looking back to the road.
"Hospital. Eve's there. Had a panic attacked at worked and blacked out." Daryl said and Merle hummed knowing his brother was about to lose it if he didn't see Eve and soon.
They sped into the parking lot of the local hospital and Daryl was out of the truck and running inside with Merle behind him.
"Where's Eve." Daryl almost growled at the front deak lady. She looked startled but pointed down the hall to room 3. Daryl stormed down the hall and went into her room. She was sitting up in the bed drinking water while the nurse checked her blood pressure. There was a blonde girl sitting in the corner that eyed both Daryl and Merle up and down as they came in. Daryl chewed his thumb as the waited in the corner for the nurse to leave and then shot a look at the blonde in the corner.
"What happened?" Daryl ask Eve when she turned and gave him a tired smile and a shrug.
"I don't really know. I was having a issue with a group of customers and then I just freaked out, ran out back and puke and passed out after calling you." Eve said and the blonde in the corner snorted.
"What's she's leaving out is the guys where some drunks that live near her. They hit on her and tried to grab her legs and when she told them off one of them grab her arm hard enough its bruised now and said something to her that made her have a panic attack." The blonde said giving Daryl a flirty smile. Daryl narrowed his eyes at Eve and then back to the blonde.
"You can go." Daryl said jerking his head to the door and glaring at the blonde who jumped up, huffed and stomped out the room.
Merle stayed near the door leaning against the wall as Daryl walked over to Eve who was doing her best to not look at him. He reached over and lifted the sleeve of her tee shirt and cursed at the hand print on her arm.
"Who did this Eve?" Daryl ask and she shrugged.
"Just some pricks that live by me." she said and Daryl growled and tilted her face gently to look at him as he sat in the chair next to the bed.
"What did they say to you darlin?" He ask and Eve could see anger rolling off him in waves.
"It's nothing don't worry about it Daryl." Eve tried to say and Daryl snorted.
"Eve. Don't start that shit with me right now. Not when I just almost lost my shit because I didn't know what happened to you and now your telling me someone said something that was bad enough to make you black out in a panic attack and they live near you and your in the hospital. Don't brush me off darlin." Daryl told her and she sighed before looking at him.
"They said some nasty things, said they knew where I lived and my ex and knew I was a freak and liked it rough and that I needed to play nice. There ya happy now." Eve snapped before the nurse came in and handed her the discharge papers. Eve sighed them and put her shoes back on.
"Can you give me a lift home?" she ask Daryl and he snorted and nodded.
"Yeah and your packing you shit. Anit leaving ya to stay there anymore." Daryl told her and Eve gapped at him as they walked outside. Merle smirked as he stood by the truck and smoked watching this little things glare at his brother.
"I beg your pardon." She ask and he rolled his eyes.
"I mean it Eve. I'm not trying to tell ya what to do or anything but I cannot let you stay in that shithole anymore now that you've been threatened. You're my girl Eve and it's my job to protect you and the baby." He said and Eve glared at him for a moment. Merle knew they needed some alone time so he whistled to his brother.
"I'm going to get Mich to get me. Yall talk this shit out." he said and turned to walk out of the parking lot and down the road to the restaurant. Daryl looked back at Eve and knew he need to try harder.
"Please darlin. I don't ever want to feel helpless like that again. I'll fucking kill anyone that hurts you and I can't keep you safe and take care of you if we live this far away. Anything could happen and I couldn't get to you. Please just come stay with me?" he pleaded and she sighed when he turned those blue eyes on her and begged.
"How am I gonna get to work?" she ask and he smirked.
"Ya anit. You can work in the shop office with me. We need the help desperately and you'll be safer there." He told her and she growled low in her throat. This man was impossible.
Huffing she got into the truck and slammed the door but didn't argue and Daryl knew he won this round but that she'd have more to say when they got back to her place to pack and that was fine. She could yell and bitch all she wanted as long as she was coming back with him for good and he'd make sure to pay a visit to those assholes while he was there too. No one touched his girl.