A couple months, and a few more accidentally on purpose ER trips later, Daryl finally plucked up the courage to ask Beth out on a date. He had spent weeks trying to muster up the courage to do it, emotionally beating himself up more than a few times, before he finally marched straight into the hospital, located the blonde nurse, and blurted out "So you gonna go on a date with me or not?" His question made the girl burst into a fit of giggles, making Daryl's face turn bright red while his eyes narrowed. He turned around, ready to walk out of there and never return, not even if he was fuckin' dying when Beth grabbed his arm and pulled him back.

"No, Daryl don't leave. I'm sorry." She spoke as she tried to stop the laughs still escaping her between words. "It's just funny...I was just wondering how many times you were gonna 'accidentally' drop a wrench on your bare foot before you finally decided to ask me out." Now he was sure even the tips of his ears were red and he was feeling thoroughly embarrassed, and he was still not sure if he was gonna stay and see what she had to say or actually make a break for it. "I'm not sure I've met anyone before who goes to work as a mechanic without shoes on so often..." Another chuckle. "But yes, Daryl. I would love to go on a date with you."

Daryl released a breath he hadn't realized he was holding and even cracked a little bit of a smile. He wasn't sure yet what it was exactly about this woman that made him feel different, but he found that when he was around her, he didn't entirely hate it, which was saying a lot. She was a hellcat disguised as an angel, one whose accent seemed to come out full force when you pissed her off, and in their short time together Daryl had managed to that on more than one occasion, but it wasn't long before that sweet little innocent smile was plastered back on her face.

Three days later, when Daryl picked her up at her apartment, which was about the size of a closet, "no roommates" she had explained, he wasn't surprised when she practically skipped over to his pick up, pulled open the door and hopped in like it was something she had done a million times. That girl definitely had no problems making herself feel comfortable. He wasn't even surprised when they had barely been in the car for five minutes, and she rolled down the window and threw her bare feet out the side, and reached over to turn on the radio. She found some pop country radio station and turned it up so loud that Daryl thought his ears might actually bleed, but then remembering that at least she was a nurse. When she started belting out a song at the top of her lungs, Daryl was even more surprised at himself, because instead of turning the radio off and telling her to stop actin' like a damn lunatic, he just lit a cigarette, letting his arm hang lazily out of the car, allowing his already tanned arm to absorb the suns rays, and enjoyed the ride.

She hadn't bothered asking him where they were going, and to Daryl that seemed a little strange. He hadn't been on many dates, unless you counted back alley fucks behind a bar, but the few he had been on always ended up being a giant disappointment. The girl would always end up expecting something out of him that he just couldn't give, whether it be some expensive dinner or perfect table manners. Daryl scoffed at the thought, knowing with just one look at him you knew that wasn't what you were gonna get.

When they arrived at their location, pulling up in a field along a tree line, Beth looked at him with a little bit of confusion on her face but there was still a smile present. "Planning on takin' me out into the woods to murder me with an axe? Seems like an awful lot of trouble for little ole me." She batted her eyelashes and did her best southern belle impression.

Daryl rolled his eyes and got out of the car. "Come on, we're goin' for a hike."

When there was no groan in protest, Daryl checked behind him to make sure she was indeed following behind him, and there she was, ponytail bouncing, eyes glancing around, seemingly at peace with the whole situation. So far everything was going better than Daryl thought it would.

They walked along in silence, which again surprised Daryl because he knew she could be a chatty one when she felt like it. About a half an hour had passed when she did open her mouth up to ask him if they had a particular destination in mind. He told her to just wait, and she'd see.

A few minutes later, they found the swimming hole. Beth looked at him with mischief in her eyes, telling him everything he needed to know. "How'd ya find this place?"

"Just out huntin' one day, came across it. When I's tryin' to figure out where to take you, thought this might be somethin' you'd like."

"Well you were right." And that was all she said before she started walking towards the water, pulling her shirt over her head.

"What the hell are you doin', girl?" Daryl looked at her with wide eyes as she threw the fabric to the side before moving her hands down to start undoing those daisy dukes that were so short they should have been illegal.

"What's it look like? I'm goin' swimming!" She yelled back at him, shimmying her shorts off, giving Daryl a pretty good view of her behind.

"Aren't you supposed to be a lady or somethin'?" Girls in their underwear didn't normally make Daryl feel so nervous.

He felt like the wind had been knocked out of him, officially breathless, when she turned around, pulling her hair tie out, allowing those blonde locks to cascade down over her shoulders. There Beth Greene stood, before him in nothing but a bra and panties, hands on her hips, with a look on her face that obviously meant he was an idiot. "You didn't tell me to bring a bathing suit!" Somehow Daryl wasn't so sure the situation would have been any different. She turned around and ran in, jumping in to the muddy water. When she surfaced, she gave him an expectant look. "You gonna make me swim by myself, Daryl Dixon?"

'Not a chance in hell' Daryl thought to himself.

Short little chapter I wanted to get out to you guys because holy shit the response to the first chapter was AMAZING. I love you guys, seriously, you make me wanna write again. Let me know what you think!