"They're not going to make it that big of a deal." Beth whispered as she cast furtive looks at their companions huddled around their campfire. Daryl and her stood at the very edge of the ring of light, trying to make it seem as though their whispered conversation was normal. Beth wished it was early morning so that they could use their common hunting excuse as a way to get some privacy. She didn't even mind the actual hunting if it meant she got a few minutes alone with Daryl, her well, whatever they were.

"Now we're not a big deal?" Daryl asked, his blue eyes narrowing as he looked down at her.

Beth's own eyes rolled at the defensive look on his face "You know that's not what I meant. Its just in the grand scheme of things us being a couple isn't really something for them to get worked up about."

Daryl sighed and ran his hand over his face tiredly. Only the fact that the others were so close and yet to be informed about their relationship stopped Beth from reaching out to hold his other hand. "You're right." he grunted causing a small smile to cross Beth's face. He let out a deep sigh as he shot a look at the others who were trying to soak up a last bit of warmth before they put out the fire. Beth was glad they were telling the group about themselves tonight. They had been unable to find any shelter and it was only going to get colder as the night wore on. Now no one would question them when she curled up next to Daryl.

He placed his hand on her lower back and even through her layers the feel of it made her shiver as he led her towards the fire. Maggie glanced up at them with a familiar knowing look as they approached but no one else even moved.

Daryl cleared his throat awkwardly and slowly their friends looked over at them, their gazes questioning as Beth looked nervously up at Daryl. He was blushing, uncomfortable with being the center of attention, so Beth reached down to grab his hand.

As their fingers intertwined his spine seemed to straighten as he grunted. "So we're..."he paused as he struggled to find the right word, but apparently coming up short he just lifted the hand that Beth was holding.

She looked away from Daryl to watch the others, surprised when she realized no one actually looked surprised.

"Okay." Carl said with a shrug before he went back to the comic he was trying to read.

Beth felt a twinge of shock at everyone's calm reactions and a quick look at Daryl told her he felt the same way.

"We're happy for you." Rick said, as a grin spread across his face. "But you didn't really think we didn't know did you?"

Before they could even come up with something to say to that, which of course they didn't think anyone else knew. They had been trying very hard to keep it a secret until they knew if they were going to last. Beth tried to ignore the fact that many members of their group were chuckling as she wondered, how long had everyone known?

Maggie was shaking her head now as she smiled at them. "Y'all were really obvious, and neither of you can whisper worth a damn."

Beth blushed as Daryl shifted uncomfortably on his feet. They shared a look and Beth knew he was wondering as much as she was exactly what people had over heard.

She shrugged with a grin as she pulled Daryl down with her to complete the ring around the fire. It appeared they had been worrying for nothing. "Told you it wouldn't be that big of a deal."

Daryl sat down beside her and as she leaned against his chest he bent his head to her ear to whisper. "We need to work on this."

Glenn laughed as he wrapped his arm around Maggie's shoulders. "Still heard that."