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Five Kisses

Kiss #4

Beth smiled lightly playing with Judith on the floor of her cell. She had just recently placed a long rug on the floor and she was enjoying it quite nicely. For the last few weeks she had been openly flirting with Daryl when she could. Beth blushed as she thought about it. She didn't really care about who noticed or what they thought in all honesty which said a lot considering how self-conscious she used to be.

The blonde figured she didn't have much to lose, not to mention she felt pretty confident that Daryl liked her a bit more than she originally thought. Every time she saw him she felt giddy and excited, a smile would always appear on her lips when their eyes connected or when she touched him. They were innocent touches though, just a brush of her hand against his or jokingly poking him in the cheek while saying, "Poke".

Beth never realized how much of a shameless flirt she was till her sister confronted her about it. Maggie had cornered her one day in the common area as she was tidying up. She hadn't thought much about it till her sister shut the door leading out of the cell block with her back leaning against it. Beth raised an eyebrow as she folded up one of Judith's many blankets, this one happened to be bright pink with smiley faces all over it.

"Something up Maggie?" Beth asked lightly feeling like she was treading on thin ice. Her sister looked around them like she was making sure they were alone, that did nothing to ease her of what Maggie would say to her. Something told her that it wasn't going to be all that good.

"Just wanted ta talk, girl-talk." Maggie shrugged walking over to sit down at the small table in the center of the room. Beth fidgeted with the blanket still in her hands as she eyed her sister over. Maggie acted as though there was nothing to worry about which only succeeded in worrying her even more, she knew her sister a little too well to know when their conversation wasn't going to be good.

"Girl-talk, right. What did you want to talk about exactly?" Beth spoke slowly easing down into her seat across from her; Maggie rolled her eyes leaning over the table to fiddle with an empty ammo casing. She rolled it between her fingers focusing all her attention on the item in her hands than on Beth.

"So…how long have ya had a crush on Daryl?" Beth choked on the saliva in her throat as Maggie looked up to catch her eyes. She tried to remain calm but the look in her sister's eyes was anything but approving.

"Awhile, why?" Beth inquired pushing away the blanket from her fingers, if she wasn't careful she would start unraveling the material and Judith would be less one blanket. Maggie stayed in her position still holding the casing but she had stopped messing around with it, her eyes stared into the blonde's making her even more unsettled.

"Beth, he's way too old for ya. I'm mean why can't cha like someone else? Like Zack! I noticed him watching ya a lot." Beth scoffed rolling her eyes at her sister. Why did age matter anymore? It was the end of the world essentially so should age difference really matter anymore? She didn't think so but she also knew her sister was just being protective of her.

"Zack's sweet but I don't like him like that. I like Daryl." Maggie sighed pushing the casing away.

"Daryl…he's damaged Beth. He's seen a lot, I've heard the horror stories from Glenn. I mean-Just stop Maggie!" Beth jumped up from her seat. "I don't care if he's damaged or broken, really at this point who the hell isn't!? I like him why can't you accept that." Maggie stared at her like she had grown another head. Beth blushed at her abrupt yelling and cursing before settling back down in her seat. She mumbled out a, "sorry," before looking up to see her sister's reaction.

Maggie crossed her arms over her chest and stared at her like she was trying to figure her out. The brunette stared hard causing an awkward, tense silence between them that was so thick Beth was sure she could cut a knife through it. Her mind went back to an old episode of Scooby-Doo that she used to watch when she was younger.

"I'm sorry." Maggie started out startling Beth from her childish thoughts and musings. "I keep forgettin' you're not a little girl anymore, it's hard tryin' ta give up that view of ya." She only nodded, she had done the same thing to Maggie before too; a memory of her tossing her sister's birth control pills into the lake by the farm came to her mind. "I just wanna make shore that this is whatcha want, not what he wants…" Beth sighed letting her shoulders drop as she relaxed.

"It is what I want Maggie, plus I don't even know for shore if Daryl really likes me that way." Maggie snorted pulling away from the table. She walked over to the door unlocking it and opening it up.

"Oh trust me, he does…"

Beth felt a blush grace her cheeks as she remembered that moment only two days ago. Her sister had left her with her thoughts and all she could think about was that her sister even seen that Daryl seemed pretty interested in her. The only thing that confused her though was why he hadn't done anything about it? She wasn't exactly playing hard to get, that was never something she thought she could ever accomplish anyways. Beth just wished he would say something; tell her that she meant something more to him.

The looks and smiles said enough but there really was nothing better than verbal confirmation. Knowing Daryl though Beth guessed it probably wasn't going to come anytime soon and if she wanted it then she might just have to woman up and pull it out of him herself.

Judith called to her gaining her attention. The baby girl who was bordering her one year birthday or at least she guessed was waving a hand at her, Judith had also gotten to calling her "B" whenever she wanted her attention. It sounded more like 'eee' but she only said it when Beth was around so she assumed it was Judith's way of saying her name. She was developing fine or as good as she could be in this world, Beth wasn't sure if she was behind on her learning and developing or if she was a head. Being the baby of the family she hadn't really been around a baby growing up.

Beth had only ever babysat for toddlers and kids, not babies. Judith was playing with one of the toys they recently brought back to her; it was a colorful plastic box type thing with shapes on top. There was a star, square, circle, triangle, and oval holes with the blocks shaped as the holes. The baby girl was slowly figuring out the circle and oval holes but currently she was trying to push a triangle block into the star hole and Beth could tell she was growing frustrated with it.

Judith turned to her. "E!" Beth laughed lightly reaching over to pull the block out only for Judith to snatch it from her and try forcing it in the star hole again.

"No Judith, the triangle goes here." Beth tried again this time succeeding in placing the block into the right hole. Judith watched as it went through then slid down the curved insides to spit out at her feet. She picked it up then ignored where Beth had put the block and tried again to push it in the star hole. She sighed shaking her head.

"Stubborn lil' thang ain't she." Beth turned to the door of her cell to see Daryl watching Judith with soft eyes. She laughed nodding her agreement.

"Yeah, eventually she'll place it in the right area but till then she will try to make it fit." Daryl chuckled lightly walking in further to lean against her bed staring down at them. Judith looked up at the chuckle and smiled at him before turning her attention back to the blocks. She mumbled out, "Deee" three times as she worked, her name for Daryl. Beth smiled lovingly at her.

"Tch, she's growin' up so damn fast. Hard ta believe she was just a lil' squirt not too long ago." Beth nodded brushing at Judith's hair affectionately. He was right though she was growing up so fast and it both warmed her heart and scared her. She didn't want Judith to lose her innocent outlook on life like she knew the baby girl would once she learned of the world they lived in.

"Yeah." Beth said slowly pulling her hand back to her chest as she sighed deeply. She looked up to see Daryl eyeing her over with something close to concern shining in his eyes. "Ya a'right?" He inquired.

Beth shrugged lightly. "Yeah, mostly. I just can't help but fear for her once she gets older ya know? I don't want Judith to lose her innocents once she learns that she can't be loud all the time, soon she'll learn how to use a knife and gun…" She sighed again rubbing her knee to keep her hand busy. "I'm just afraid for her is all." Daryl breathed deeply gaining her attention.

She noticed that he looked very tired with bags underneath his eyes and his mouth tense around the corners. 'He must have just gotten off shift.' She mused as he rubbed a hand over his tired face.

"Ain't like we can do much 'bout it Beth. It's a part of life now ta learn ta take out walkers." Beth nodded sighing almost defeatedly. She was afraid he would say that, Daryl was very realistic about their life; he wasn't one to beat around the bush. He'd much rather tell it like it is with honesty and though she appreciated it sometimes she wouldn't mind him lying just to give her hope.

"I know you're right but I just wonder about it. I mean will she ever get to feel nervous around her first crush, have her first kiss or anything remotely romantic?" Daryl shrugged in the corner of her eye and Beth nodded knowing that he couldn't answer those types of questions.

"Well look at yerself Beth. Ain't cha have thangs that are still considered innocent? I mean ya ain't a harden walker killer." Beth frowned feeling like there should be a 'yet' at the end of his sentence. He did put out a good point though. She still felt quite innocent even with the dead walking; she still had things going on for her like…a blush came to her cheeks as she turned her eyes to look at Daryl. Her crush on him sort of proved that there was still a chance for Judith. Maybe she wasn't completely condemned to a life without the freedom they were use too. Anything was possible and Beth wanted to make sure she was around to keep Judith believing that too.

"Thanks Daryl, I really needed that." Daryl nodded smirking with his eyes closed, he leaned his head back giving out a deep sigh. Beth looked up frowning at the tension in his body; he looked like he was about ready to pass out. "Daryl do you wanna lie down?" He merely shrugged his shoulders crossing his arms over his chest.

"Nah, I'm tired but I ain't really tired enough ta sleep. Feelin' restless…" Daryl mumbled out shrugging his shoulders once more uncomfortably. Beth watched him for a moment before turning back to Judith with a thought. She wanted to help him out since obviously he was feeling some type of pain in his shoulders but…would he go for it?

'Probably not, but it can't hurt to try.' Beth thought lifting up off the floor to sit on her bed beside his leaning form. She leaned forward watching over Judith as she spoke, "How about you sit down and I…give you a massage?" Daryl's eyes shot open instantly. He turned to her with a strained expression on his face, it was like the very idea pained him and that bothered her. Lately he hadn't been having much an issue with her touching him and it sort of hurt her feelings that he would now. Then again she hadn't been full-on touching him like a massage would entail.

"I dunno Beth; ya know I ain't like ta be touched on my back…" Beth nodded mutely, not sure what else to say. She only knew the general idea of why he didn't like being touched especially on his back, she's seen the scars there and it breaks her heart when she thinks about it. The very idea that someone could do that to another person without a care or as Daryl would say, "a flyin' shit" about what they are doing to that person's mental and emotional mentality honestly pissed her off.

She couldn't dream of her Daddy or Mama doing that to her, she barely got spanked growing up and that was because she learned from watching what her siblings did wrong and didn't do them. Beth maybe a blonde, but she wasn't dumb. She learned real quick that no matter if her Mama was right or wrong she was right regardless, she could remember Maggie being the one who always pushed the limits with their mother. Maggie was always the one to mouth off and get a spanking or as they got older a pop in the mouth. Their Daddy handled Shawn on occasion but he was mostly the one who would lecture them on the reason why they were getting punished. He would never lay a hand on his girls; he barely did on Shawn too.

Beth figured he didn't want to go down that road with all the memories he had with his father. She looked back to Daryl thoughtfully; she wished she could do something to help him. She'd noticed his behavior long ago when it came to people touching him or how untrustful he could be with others. Really she couldn't blame him, growing up with a brother like Merle and whatever family life he had before all this taught him to be distrustful and warily of others. She trusted him though, even when they first met and she only caught glimpses of him she trusted that he could take out walkers. Beth trusted that if it came down to it her life would be in good hands with Daryl around.

After a moment of silence she heard Daryl sigh defeatedly before he moved from leaning against the bunk bed. He got down to his knees then butt to lean back on the lower bunk and right between Beth's legs. A blush tickled her cheeks as she smiled at the back of his head. Judith barely glanced at them before returning to her blocks, this time she was trying to force a circle into the triangle hole.

"Yer hands stay on my shoulders, nowhere else." Daryl instructed, his voice came out strained and as she placed her hands on his shoulders she could feel how tense he was. His shoulders bunched up under her fingers.

"Relax Daryl. I won't bite." Beth said jokingly brushing his shoulders off soothingly. He loosen up a little bit but was still rather stiff. "Ain't exactly easy fer me…" He mumbled out stretching his legs out, they came to rest up against the opposite wall.

Beth nodded pressing her fingers into his shoulders slowly knitting at the harden muscles there. She knew doing this was hard for him but the fact that he was sucking it up and allowing her to touch him here told her how much he trusted her. Beth wondered if he ever let Carol do this for him.

'Probably not.' She thought now pushing the heel of her hands onto his muscles trying to get him to relax. Her legs brushed his arms and shoulder blades. Suddenly the thought that he is between her legs, that his head (though it was the back of it) was only inches from her crotch made her blush deeply. If Daryl leaned his head back he would be right there. A heat licked at her insides and her fingers trembled as she massaged him.

Daryl grunted as she worked at the knot at the base of his neck. It was tough and resisted her hard working fingers. Without thinking of anything else but relieving Daryl of this nasty knot Beth squeezed her legs on his sides using her left hand as leverage while her right knuckles dug into the knot. It took almost a full minute before it conceded to her will rewarding her in not only the knot loosening up but also a deep throaty moan out of Daryl's mouth.

Beth's breath hitched in her throat at the sound causing her heart to skip a beat. "Damn that feels good…" He groaned lightly as the tension in his body started to release.

"I-I'm glad y-you're feeling better." Beth stuttered as her fingers tingled while touching his shoulders.

"Ya do this all the time?" Daryl asked sounding sleeper than before. Beth nodded slowly then managed a "yes" since obviously he couldn't see her. "I give Maggie, Glenn, and Daddy massages all the time." Beth then said as an afterthought, "I have also given Rick a massage once, he had knots on his knots." Daryl felt tense again and he snorted at her joke but it didn't seem good-naturedly.

There was a pregnant pause of silence with only Judith making noises in her corner. Beth frowned as the silence persisted as minutes went by. Her fingers were starting to hurt but she didn't want to stop, Daryl still had knots and she didn't know if this would be the last time he would let her touch him.

The silence felt awkward between them, almost tense in a way. Beth wondered if she was the cause for it, maybe she should have kept her mouth shut about giving rick a massage. It was just one time though and barely lasted minutes before Rick pulled away saying he was good. Beth couldn't figure out exactly why he pulled away but she guessed it had made him think of Lori. Carl had mentioned that his mom would give his dad massages after hard days at work so she assumed it brought back pleasant yet sad memories of his late wife.

Beth started to rake her mind trying to find something to talk about; anything!

"I've never had a hicky before." Her jaw dropped as the words escaped her lips. Was that really all she could think of to say!? Once more Daryl tensed up but only for a mere moment then he was relaxing again as though she hadn't said anything at all. Beth thought that maybe he wasn't going to pursue the current topic but she was wrong.

"It ain't all it's cracked up ta be." He mumbled out. Beth shrugged, she knew it was somewhat overrated but she still wanted to experience getting one.

The blonde could remember her best friend in school flashing around a hicky proudly. She had stated that there was nothing compared to the feeling, it was primal like the guy was marking his claim on his girl. The way her bestie went on about it made it seem so romantic. Beth had wanted to try with Jimmy but was too shy to say anything and he was too nervous to try. Briefly she wondered if Daryl would give her one but she quickly dismissed it. He just said it wasn't all her bestie had said it was.

Still the thought stuck to her.

"Yah, I guess you're right. Have you ever given one?" Beth asked lightly, moving from his shoulders to the sides of his neck.

Daryl shrugged. "Probably when I was drunk maybe, ain't ever felt the need ta mark a chick before."

"Has anybody ever given you one?" She asked next lightly raking her slightly stubby, blunt nails on his neck. Daryl coughed faintly but couldn't hide the shiver that went down his spine. Beth bit the insides of her cheek to keep from giggling.

"Tch never." Then softly he mumbled under his breath, "marked 'nough as it is…" Beth bit back a pitiful "oh". She felt like an idiot for not thinking about her questions better. For all she knew she had just brought up painful memories for him. 'Way to go Beth, brilliant ain't cha.' She continued to berate herself. Noticing the complete silence though she glanced over to Judith to find the baby girl had fallen asleep. She was gripping her blanky as she snuggled on the carpet. There was a thin line of drool dripping off Judith's bottom lip. She was out like a light.

Beth stared down into Daryl's neck, the thought from before came back. Would he give her a hicky? Would he be okay doing it? 'No' was the answer she figured he would say but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

"Would you give me my first hicky Daryl?" She blinked and suddenly he was up away from her fingers. He stared at her in disbelief like she had just asked him to cut off his right hand. Beth tried to look sincere and open.

"No." Daryl said sternly slightly glaring down at her. Beth frowned crossing her arms over her chest.

"Why not? I mean I thought you liked me." Beth knew she was playing an underhanded move but damnit she really wants it now!

"Not happenin' Beth, and I do like ya." Daryl looked uncomfortable as he rubbed his forehead. Beth pouted her lips looking down at the floor. She was feeling every bit the teenager she is but she didn't care.

"My best friend back in school said it was a way to claim someone you like." Beth looked up to Daryl batting her eyelashes and looking much like a wounded animal. "Why won't you claim me Daryl?" She questioned innocently biting her lip as she peered up at him. She had used this trick once before to get Jimmy to ride the ferries wheel at the fair. He didn't like heights but went cause of her, needless to say though he was nothing but a big wimp and cry baby the whole time.

Daryl looked lost, confused and unsure. His face was colored lightly in red and his eyes squinted to narrow slits. Honestly he looked quite nervous and suspicious of her. Beth was starting to think maybe she shouldn't have pushed it. Obviously he was going to have an issue with it plus she shouldn't push her luck. Sighing she said, "Never mind Daryl, I won't push yo-a'right." Beth stopped, her mouth still poised to speak as she stared at him with wide eyes. "Come again?" She crocked.

Daryl smirked. "A'right, let's do it."

Her heart thumped against her chest wildly as she realized that they were seriously going to do this. She didn't know what excited her more, the hicky finally happening or that Daryl caved easily to please her. The blonde knew he wouldn't do it unless he didn't mind that much and it was for her, he seemed to be doing that a lot lately, pushing aside his feelings to make her happy. "Are you sure?" Though she wanted it, badly, she wouldn't force him even if she had tried to coerce him earlier.

"Yah, I'm sure." Daryl appeared as though he really wanted to so Beth wasn't going to question it again. He reseated himself on the ground but this time beside her legs. He patted the ground between his out stretched legs. "Sit yer ass 'ere."

Beth gulped before coming to a stand; she slowly moved over his leg then crouched down. She gasped when Daryl's hands grasped her hips leading her down between his legs. Her back pressed into his muscular chest, the warmth at her back sent electric shocks down her spine. Beth let out a shaky breath gripping the end of her tank top in her fidgety hands.

"Ya nervous?" Daryl observed her hands over her shoulder then planted both of his on her shoulders pressing his thumbs into her muscles soothingly. She shrugged not wanting to stutter out an answer. "Don't be, ya trust me right?" Beth turned to look over her left shoulder to see his chin scuffed with stubble then his piercing blue eyes. Her mouth felt dry at the sight but she pushed pass it to speak.

"Of course I trust you, more than ya know…" Daryl's eyes darken at her vocal admission; his hands gripped her shoulder tightly before letting go, "Good…"

He then pushed down her tank top and bra strap off her right shoulder, his callused fingers trailing over her soft skin. A finger then tapped where her strap had hidden her pale skin from his eyes. "Right 'ere, that a'right wit' ya."

"Mmmhmm." Beth hummed her approval bracing herself for the bite. It was sort of ironic that she would willingly wait for a bite in this day and age, who would have thought?

She closed her eyes when she felt his lips touch the area gently. Then Daryl kissed her shoulder giving her goosebumps and more electric tingles racing through her nerves just under her skin. His lips moved then opened giving a soft suck to her skin. Beth let a breathy moan out as his suction became harder. She wiggled in between his legs causing Daryl to wrap his arms around her body pinning and stilling her to her spot.

His teeth grazed the skin as he released her shoulder to take a shuddering breath. The stale air cooled the wet spot on her skin giving her shivers. Then without warning Beth groaned as Daryl's teeth bore down on her shoulder digging into her soft skin. He kissed the indentions imprinted on her then sucked on the skin again gaining another moan from her. Daryl skimmed his lips from the hicky he just gave her along her shoulder as he pushed her hair up on her head forcing Beth to lean forward.

His right arm kept her pinned in place as his left hand gripped her hair securely to her head. The feeling warmed her chest and belly; vaguely she realized she was growing aroused. Daryl's lips continued to skim up her nape to the back of her neck up to her hairline. Beth clamped her hands on his legs as he kissed then sucked on her there.

"Ah!" Beth moaned as Daryl bared his teeth on the spot. She closed her teeth on her bottom lip to keep from getting loud. Really she wanted to scream at the sensation and pleasure assaulting her senses and nerves. Daryl may not know for sure if he had ever done this before but Beth could reassure him that he was doing a great job. If she could speak beyond moaning and biting a hole into her lip she would tell him how great he was doing.

Suddenly he pulled back leaving a wetness behind. Her hair dropped from his hand as his arm unwrapped from her waist. They sat there for a good minute or so catching their breath. Beth let her hands pull off his pants bringing her forgotten straps back in place on her shoulders. The mark that was surely there ached but it was a pleasant type of ache and she relished in the feeling. Daryl on the other hand didn't seem to want to linger in the afterglow of their activity cause he quickly got up from behind her leaving empty space and disappearing warmth from her back.

"Daryl?" Beth turned to him feeling quite concerned. He looked a bit haunted and he wouldn't look her in the eyes instead focusing his sight on the floor.

"Gotta go Beth." Daryl said in way of explanation then he was lifting the flap to her cell door and was gone in another blink of her eyes.

Beth sat there dazedly staring out at the sheet covering her wondering what went wrong. Everything was going great wasn't it? He had seemed quite into it too so she couldn't comprehend what had went so wrong for him to run out like that? She brought her hand up to rub the spot at her hair line on the back of her neck feeling that it was tender. She looked over to Judith still snoozing on the carpet now drooling on the blanky in her hands.

"Why do I feel like I crossed a limit even Daryl didn't know he had?"…

A/N: Hey y'all! So whatcha think?! This one came out long too but only cause I had a bit of a harder time figuring out how to get Daryl to kiss her shoulder and neck. I thought the whole massage thing would be interesting too.

Congrats toLumina again (you're on the ball chicky!) and Guest #1 and Guest #2. First guest got neck right and second guest got both right!

Now we all know what kiss will be at the end, ain't it obvious? But before that one there will be another surprise kiss so please tell me where ya think that one will be? Betcha won't be able to guess! Please review and let me know y'alls thoughts!

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