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Jillian waited until she head everyone come through the hallway and their bedroom doors shut. Another hour went by before she crept out of her room. She didn't turn her flashlight on until she got down the stairs. She walked through the kitchen and out into the back yard. She walked quietly through the back to the lake where she stripped off her clothes and quickly went into the water. It was a warm night and the water helped calm her nerves. She went in til the water reached just under her breasts. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. The steam was their source of drinking and cooking water and it didn't run from the lake.

" What'd I tell you about coming out here without a weapon?" Daryl's voice startled Jillian, making her drop in the water to cover herself before she faced him.

" What are you doing out here?" Jillian asked.

" Asking you the same thing." Daryl said. He sat down on the bank and started undoing his shoes.

" I'm just relaxing." She said. He slipped off his shoes and socks then stood up and pulled his shirt over his head. " What are you doing?" She asked, her voice on the edge of panic. Daryl paused with his shirt dangling from his hand.

" I'm coming swimming." He said before he dropped the shirt.

" But I don't have any clothes on." She said. He smiled as he undid his pants.

" Yeah, I saw that. Don't worry, Jillian, i will keep my boxers on." He said as his pants fell to the ground. She crossed her arms over her chest to cover herself better.

" Can you bring me my shirt?" She asked. He laughed but leaned down and picked up her shirt.

" So the night I got here, you had no problem stripping down to your panties in front of me and now you don't want me to see you?" Daryl asked as he started towards her.

" I was trying to shock you, you were being a dick" She said softly. He nodded without smiling then.

" I was and you did. I didn't expect to find you in my jersey." He said as the water reached his waist. Jillian felt herself blush. She hadn't expected him to find her in it either. When he got closer to her he held her shirt out by his finger tips. " Come and get it." He mocked her. Jillian tilted her head but a slow smile came across her face.

" Oh it's like that?" She asked. He smiled in return.

" Yeah, it's like that." He said. Jillian took a deep breath then dropped her arms and stood up. Daryl hadn't been expecting her to do that so his eyes went right to her breasts as she started towards him. She reached out and snatched her shirt from him then gave him her back.

" Did you just check out my tits?" She asked as she slipped the shirt on. He laughed.

" Guess I did." He said.

They swam together for a while, keeping a responsible distance from each other and talking quietly. Daryl told her how he came to be around the group and Jillian told him how she had gotten out of the town. They talked about where they had been working the past four years and what they had been doing. He was surprised at how well they still got along together.

" You getting cold?" He asked her when he noticed she was shivering slightly.

" Just a bit." She said.

" You want to get out?" Please say no, he thought, please stay.

" No, I'm kind of having fun with you." She said. He smiled and swam over to her.

" Come here then." Daryl said as he took her arm. He pulled her over to him and she slipped her arms around his shoulders. He took a hold of her legs and pulled them around his waist. " You don't have panties on." He said. She shook her head.

" I told you." She whispered as his hands slid up her thighs.

" I forgot." He said, his voice low. They locked eyes as she held her breath. His hands continued up her thighs and had almost reached her ass before he stopped them. He moved more one arm around her lower back to hold her against him. " Warmer?" He asked. She nodded as she swallowed hard. He tighten his hold on her back which brought her chest flat against his. She bit her lip without thinking, making him groan. " Don't do that shit." He said, keeping his voice low.

" What?" She asked.

" Bit your lip like that. You know what that does to me." He said. She laughed lightly and looked away.

" I'm sorry." She said.

" I don't believe you, you always were a tease." He said. Her eyes flew right back to his face.

" I am not!" She said, making him grin.

" Are too!" He said with a laugh.

" I ain't!" She said, mocking him.

" Oh you gonna make fun of me now?" He asked. She laughed as she started rubbing her hand up and down the back of his neck without thinking.

" Well, you make it so easy." She said.

" Bitch."

" Bastard." They smiled at each other for a few minutes before he spoke again.

" Remember when I took you to paintball for the first time?" He asked. She nodded with a little smile.

" I had welts and bruises for weeks. Remember when I made you eat salad for the first time?" He laughed again.

" I said, I ain't a rabbit." He said. She smiled and nodded.

" But you ate them every time I made them."

" Yeah, course I did. You made them for me." Jillian realized she was playing with his hair as they floated around. Her hand dropped suddenly as she blushed slightly. She looked away quickly. " Don't stop." He said.

" Don't stop what?" Jillian asked as she looked at him.

" Messin with my hair. Felt good." He said. They had their eyes together again. " Used to love it when you did that." He said, his voice still low. Jillian's face fell slightly as she pulled away from him. She covered her mouth with her hand as she turned away.

" I'm tired, I'm going to bed." She said as she started swimming away from him. Daryl frowned.

" What's wrong?" He asked as he started towards her.

" Nothing." She called back. " Will you turn away so I can get out of the water?" She asked.

" Jillian, we used to live together, used to take all our showers together, you used to walk around naked to tease me." Jillian faced and nodded.

" I did but we aren't there anymore. We aren't on that level anymore." Daryl sucked in his breath but turned around. He heard her walking through the water and after a few minutes she spoke again. "You can turn around now." Daryl sighed but faced her. She was completely dressed and standing on the bank.

" Going in?" He asked.

" Yeah. You?" She asked.

" In a little bit." Daryl said.

" Alright, well good night." Jillian said.

" Night."