Sorry for the wait on this chapter! I have been super busy, I'm a manager at a local restaurant and we just went under new ownership. This chapter is longer than my first two. I had lots of time to write just not a lot of time to type.

I don't own The Walking Dead or any of the people from the show or comic book, I just like to use my imagination.

Chapter 3

Beth's POV

"Yes Daddy, a work BBQ and yes I have a ride home. Please stop worrying about me I'm 19 years old, I'm not a child anymore I'll be just fine." Convincing her Daddy that she would e fine to stay was harder than she thought. She wasn't completely lying, Merle and Daryl had a couple BBQs going. Yes people where drinking and dancing, but there was BBQs too.

Daryl was cooking hamburgers when Beth walked over. "Hey Daryl, are you still able to give me a ride home tonight?"

He took a swig of his beer "Yeah I can do that, but not till awhile later. It is Friday night ya know. Why don't you have a beer." Reaching into the small cooler beside him he grabbed a beer and handed it to Beth.

"Oh yeah beer, love it." She let out a nervous laugh.

Daryl raised and eyebrow. "Have you ever had beer before Beth?"

"Yeah of course, lots of times. I've been to a bunch of parties with my friends." Which was true, she had been to lots of parties. She just had never drank at any of these parties.

Daryl was still looking at her with his eye brow cocked "Fine... No I've never drank before."

Daryl laughed and opened Beth's beer for her. "Thanks."

"Go on, try it." He was watching and waiting for her to drink some.

She took a big swig, it didn't taste to bad a little bitter but not bad. When she looked back at Daryl he was giving her a nod.

3 beers later and Beth was feeling all warm and a little fuzzy. She was talking to carol and her 18 year old daughter Sophia. She cleaned the shop on the weekends when the shop was closed.

"Hey Beth you want to go dance, looks like everyone out there is having fun." Spohia looked hopeful that Beth would say yes. When she looked at the crowed of people dancing they looked like a mess of tangles bodies and a lot of people rubbing up against each other. At first Beth was put off by this, but then she noticed they were smiling and launching.

"Alright, I guess I could do that. Just let me finish my beer."

After drinking her beer and half another Sophia grabbed her hand and pulled her out to the middle of the group where everyone was grinding against each other. Sophia was a great dancer, she moved with liquid grace. She leaned closer to Sophia so she didn't have to yell. "I'm not really good at dancing."

Sophia grabbed her hand again. "Just don't think about it Beth, just follow the music." After a couple minuets Beth found it wasn't that hard if she didn't put to much thought into it. She was moving her hips to the music, Sophia still had a hold of her hand and her now empty beer was in her other hand.

"I'm going to get another beer" Sophia yelled. "Do you want another?" Beth nodded her head yes and Sophia wiggled her way out of the crowd.

Beth continued to dance when she felt someone grab her hips and pulled her against their body. "There ya are Darlin, been looking for ya half the night. Now I've found ya."

When she managed to get herself turned around she found Zach looking down at her. "Zach hi, I was actually about to go sit down. I was getting kinda tired you know."

"Cool yeah me too, I know some where we can go and talk." Before Beth could think of away to let Zach down he grabbed her by the arm and was pulling her away from the dancing group and towards the shop. "Right this way Darlin."

"I don't know Zach, I was kinda hoping to stay outside." She tried to pull her arm out of his grip but he was stronger than she at and she was feeling a little dizzy from all the beer.

"Awe come on Darlin, I won't hurt ya." He was pretty drunk, his words came out slurred. He was still to strong for Beth.

"Please Zach I don't want to go inside, I was having lots of fun out here. Let's go back and dance." Her gut was filling with cold dread, she tried reasoning with him.

"Your about to enjoy it more in here, I promise."

"Zach stop!" She wished someone could hear her yelling for him to stop but the music was much to loud, and before long he had her inside the shop and pinned up against a cold cement wall.

He was trying to kiss her but she moving her face around, his hand were groping all over her body. He was being so rough. "Zach please I really don't want this, not like this."

"Of course ya do, I seen the way you were dancing out there with that little slut Sophia, she acted like she didn't want me either but when I got her into this shop she was dripping wet for me."

"No we where just having fun, it didn't mean anything. Please stop." His hands where under her shirt. Tears where running down her face, she had never been more terrified. Her hands where shaking uncontrollable as he tried to push Zach away.

She was whimpering stop over and over again, until Zach put his hand over her mouth. "Listen here ya little bitch, you don't get to dress like this, with ya tits showing.." He gabbed her left breast hard enough she let out a sob and knew she would be bruised tomorrow. " and dance around the way you were, teasing a guy like me. Then when I finally get you alone act like you don't want this. If I take my ham of your mouth will ya shut the fuck up." Beth nodded hoping if she just agreed he wouldn't hurt her so much.

He took his hand from her mouth and crushed his lips to hers, it was painful she could feel his teeth cutting into her lower lip. He moved his hands from her breasts and was trying to remove her pants.

This can't happen to me I can't let his happen. "HELP ME, SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!"

Zach slapped her to hard to feel to the ground, he was on top of her in seconds. His weight feel like a million pounds are her she felt like she was suffocating. "What the fuck did I just tell you, dumb whore! I was going to make this so good for you, you would have screamed my name for days. Now this is going..."

Before Beth could figure out what was going on Daryl had Zach by the back of the neck and threw him against the wall. "You sick fuck. What the fuck do you think your doing?" He punched Zach in the face. "If you ever go near her or so much as look at her again I will make you regret you where ever born!" He punch him again, Zach fell to the cement floor in a unconscious heap.

Daryl kicked him in the ribs twice before Beth managed to get up and grab his arm. "Daryl.." Zach was a pathetic looking heap on the floor, his nose was broken and his eye was swollen shut.

Daryl's POV

When Daryl turned around Beth threw herself at him, warping her around and him and hiding her face in his chest. She was shaking violently, it took him a couple seconds before he put his arms around the crying girl. His chest muffled her sobs. He really wasn't use to comforting crying girls, but he had a need to protect this girl. "Shhh Beth, it's over now. It's going to be okay, I'm here."

Beth's hold on him only got stronger. "Oh Daryl I was so scared I thought he was gonna... And then there you were there. If you hadn't shown up.. Thank you so much." She was having trouble admitting what would have happen to her if he hadn't gotten there when he did. "I don't know how to show you how thankful I am."

"Well for starters you can stop snotting all over my shirt." It worked Beth laughed a little but kept her face in his chest. He hugged her closer and put his face in her hair, she smelled like beer, sweat and some girlie purfume. She just smelled good.

"I need to get out of here." She looked up at him her beautiful blue eyes where swollen and bloodshot from crying.

"Do you want to go home? I can grab my truck we don't have to take the bike."

"Yeah I think that's a good idea, I'm feeling pretty tired now. Where's your truck?"

"It's at my house, It's not far." Beth started shaking her head staring at the still unconscious and now snoring Zach. "I'll go get it and come right back for ya."

"Please don't leave me, what if he wakes up."

"Well ya can come too if ya want, it's only five minuets from here."

"Okay but wait, how much have you had to drink maybe we should get someone to drive us."

"It's fine I only had two beer, I said I would drive you home remember." He smile at Beth.

"So when do we leave?"

Beth's POV

When Beth saw the bike she did freak out a little on the inside, she had never been on one but had seen what could happen to someone in the event of an accident. When Daryl looked over at her he fear went away, somehow he made her feel so safe.

Daryl threw his leg over the bike, he was looking at Beth expectingly. He put his hand out to her, she slipped her small hand into his and he helped her get onto the bike. "Here put this on, it my helmet."

She did as she was told and put her arms around him, Beth scooted as close to Daryl as she could get and rested her head against his back. "Thanks Daryl."

"Yeah, no problem. Your read then?"

"Yep."

She could feel Daryl's stomach muscles under her hand, she could tell his abs where hard and defined under his thin shirt. She was thinking about what it would be like to see Daryl without his shirt on, Jimmy had been skinny but Daryl was definitely not. Daryl picked that moments to rev the engine and speed up a lot. Beth let out a shriek of excitement, Daryl laughed. She couldn't hear him but she could feel the vibrations on his back where she was pressed against him.

Pulling into the driveway Beth looked around him to we a little two story cabin surrounded on three sides by the forest. Daryl helped her off the bike and took the helmet off for her. "I have to go inside to get the keys for the truck, did you want to come inside?"

Daryl's POV

Walking into the house Beth was looking around examining everything, it made Daryl self conscious he had never invited a woman into his home before. This was his place. It wasn't a huge house but he had put a lot of work into this house, it had two bedrooms and a full bathroom upstairs and down stairs was a decent sized kitchen and dinning room, the living room had a big fireplace and a bathroom just off it. You could walk out onto a patio that warped around the house. "Your house is really nice Daryl."

"Thanks, it wasn't much when I first got it. I've put a lot of work into it since." When he looked to see what she was checking out now, she was yawning and rubbing her eyes. "Why don't you go sit down, I'll be right back with my keys."

"Kay" was all she said before walking over to the chestnut leather sectional sofa.

He couldn't believe he had actually invited a girl into his home, this was his place what made him Daryl. He didn't share that with people. Something about her made him want to be around her, and the way she was pressed up to him on the ride here made him want her in a different way. She was so soft and warm up against his back, he was sure if she had noticed what she was doing when she was rubbing her hands over his stomach sending shivers threw him and making hard to concentrate.

Once he grabbed his keys he went back stairs to grab Beth to take her home, but he found her curled up and sleeping I his couch. "Beth, don't ya want to go home?" He put his hand on her shoulder and shook her a little. "Beth?"

When she didn't wake up he seen her cell phone in her hand. Pulling it free he found Daddy in the contacts and sent a message. Hey Daddy, I know it's late. Didn't want to call and wake you, having fun staying with my friend Sophia tonight. Love you!

He just didn't have the heart to wake her, she look so peaceful all curled up and sleeping. He scooped her into his arms, she didn't wake up but she gave a little groan and curled up into his chest. God why did this girl have to be so sweet. He carried her up to the spare room and laid her down on the bed, pulling the blankets up around her. When he looked down at her, her blonde curls where in her face. He smooth the hair from her eyes and place a soft kiss on her temple. Her eyes fluttered a bit but she stayed asleeps. "Goodnight Beth."

What was this girl doing to me was his only thought before drifting off to sleep in his own bed.

Thanks for reading, I hope that you like it. Please share any suggestions and thoughts, I find it helpful! R and R ~ DaniMac