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Five Kisses

Kiss #5

Beth avoided Daryl like the plague for the following week after the hicky incident. She felt terrible about the whole thing; obviously it had been much harder for Daryl than she had first thought. Though she was avoiding him he sort of was doing the same for her, he wasn't actively searching her out that's for sure. Beth was a bit hurt from it but more over than that she just felt stupid. She had been acting like a bratty teenager forcing him to do that.

Her mind battled back saying that he could have just stuck with 'no' and walked out but he didn't so it was on him. Yet that didn't ease her of the guilt she felt when her mind went back to it. It was especially hard when she would look at the hicky on her shoulder. It was placed more on the back of her shoulder but when she cocked her head just right when looking over her shoulder she could make out the purple bruise marring her skin. It brought a flutter in her stomach as she gazed at it remembering Daryl's lips and teeth.

That's when the guilt would bear down on her shoulders reminding her that she screwed everything up between them, that he may have gone through with her suggestion but again it was her who asked him in the first place. Beth was the one who practically begged him like a common hussy, like an addict. She felt so ashamed of her actions.

So during the week that followed she kept away from Daryl and when he was in her presence she would make sure to involve herself with someone in the group to avoid talking to him. Not that he would confront her in front of everyone but she was just nervous and guilty. The guilt ate away at her and dread pitted down in her gut as she dwelled on it. Maggie had commented that Beth looked like she was miserable but she was quick to deny it.

The last thing she needed was for her family to get worried over her.

Beth forced herself to suck it up and try to act normal. Easier said than done though.

"Are you even listenin' Beth?" Maggie commented loudly gaining the attention of everyone around them. Beth blinked once then turned to her sister blushing as she felt everyone's eyes on her. They were sitting in a meeting right now for another possible run. She knew her sister was saying something to her but she kind of zoned out when she caught Daryl's eyes from across the room.

"Oh uh…sorry Maggie." Beth blurted out nibbling on her lip as she apologized to her sister. Maggie raised an eyebrow before shaking her head.

"Rick asked you a question." She hissed back pointing to him. Beth turned to Rick giving him an apologetic smile, he only smiled back.

"Its a'right Beth, I just wanna know if ya wanna go on this run." After her first mostly successful run she was always considered for other runs though generally she would decline. This time though it would make for a great distraction for her mind and give her time away from Daryl.

"Okay sure." Rick nodded before going on. "A'right so that's Tyreese, Sasha, Beth, and Daryl for the run." Beth clamped her mouth shut to keep her jaw from dropping. Maybe if she had paid better attention to the meeting she would have known the one person she needed to get away from to think would be right next to her.

She wanted nothing more than to drop her head down on the table at her utter stupidity. Maybe she was a dumb blonde?

"Beth." She jumped at her name coming back to see that everyone had pretty much gotten up to leave, she was left at the table. Daryl was standing by the table she was sitting at looking at her. Her eyes took in the empty library before meeting his eyes.

"Daryl." Beth said back trying to act nonchalant about it and failing horribly. Daryl looked on edge with one hand gripping the strap to his crossbow tightly while his other hand pushed back his hair from his face, it was getting very long. Carol was probably going to need to cut it soon.

"Look I'm gunna get ta the point, are ya shore ya wanna go on this run?" Beth frowned.

"Yes, I wanna go." Daryl didn't look convinced; his free hand brushed the stubble on his chin. He looked to be avoiding biting on the tip of his thumb, a habit she had gotten to know very well.

"Ya shore? I mean it would dafeat the point in avoidin' me if ya go on this run." Beth knew her jaw dropped now. Of course she was avoiding him but she didn't think he would call her out on it then again…

"I am not avoiding you!" She shot back coming to a stand and almost toppling over the chair she sat at. He fixed a stare on her making her nervous.

"Look I know I went too far-You didn't go too far I did!" Beth quickly cut Daryl off surprising him. "I went too far, not you. I should never have asked something like that of you." Instead of looking relieved Daryl just looked pissed off. She didn't understand why though, it was her fault it happened at all.

"So ya don't thank I can handle it, is that right?" Today was just a jaw dropping day, Beth sputtered to speak but no words would form. She couldn't believe he would take what she said like that! From what she saw though he didn't seem to handle it all that good, at least that was the impression she was getting when he ran off.

"Daryl ya know that's not what I meant at all! I just thought-I can do much worse ta ya than a stupid hicky." Daryl said in such a dark tone it both thrilled Beth and scared her. He started to lean over her placing both arms on either side of her locking her in against the table. Though his words and tone slightly scared her Beth trusted him completely, he would never harm her. Daryl seemed to pick this up because his eyes soften upon looking down at her even though the rest of him was intimidating.

Beth leaned back some giving them whatever limited space she could provide. Her eyes nervously glanced over to the double doors that were still wide open; anyone could come in at any second to see them in this compromising position. Another sliver of excitement ran through her, she felt like such a bad girl something only Maggie had ever been. Her heart raced as she peered up to Daryl.

"So what are you going to do?" Beth asked in a low voice dripping with sarcasm and just a hint of lust. Daryl's eyes widen a fraction in surprise but a heartwarming smirk came to his lips taking her in. suddenly he leaned into her his lips pressing lightly against her ear as he spoke, "Whatever the hell I want ta…"

Daryl's lips then brushed her ear lobe going down to skim over the curve of her neck, he pushed back her open necked shirt along with her bra strap to take in the hicky he had left there a few days back. He had to lean further over her to see it since it was located near the back of her shoulder but it was still there. Beth couldn't help but check daily to make sure it was still there, she almost got caught by Sasha in the showers looking at it.

His lips kissed the healing bruise lingering for only a moment as she savored the touch. Then Daryl pulled back still smirking at her. Beth went to protest though; there was no way that that was all she was going to get out of this encounter, she felt mildly greedy but she wanted more from him. Her eyes looked down to his lips wanting nothing more than to feel them brush up against her own, it was a want that was so needy it took her breath away. Daryl watched her eyes looking quite amused but he still pulled away but as he did he pushed down her shoulder forcing her to lay down half on the table.

Beth gave him a questioning arch of her eyebrow but kept any words she wanted to say inside. She felt like if she spoke it would ruin the moment and she did not want to do that. Lying down on the hard wood table the blond bit down on her lip not realizing how incredibly sexy she looked just staring up at him expectantly. Daryl leaned back down again this time kissing her collarbone gaining a gasp from her lips. His lips traveled down her to brush against the very tops of her cleavage his stubble chin scratched teasingly against her skin bringing a settling warmth in her tummy.

Seeing her enjoying herself Daryl went pass her small breasts bumping his chin against one as he descended down. Beth watched him through half lidded eyes as he grabbed her hips lifting her up and sliding her down the table so her butt only just barely hung off the edge, her legs hung on either side of his hips slightly hugging him in place. There was a very small amount of space between them, she could feel the heat of his crotch near hers, just a shift of her hips and they would be touching. A blush highlighted her cheeks as she took in this even more compromising position. They would be in a world of shit when someone comes in and she wasn't trying to scare herself either it was only a matter of time before someone came looking for one of them. Daryl brushed his thumbs on the skin above her hips under her shirt. It sent tingles running through her sides.

His eyes looked dark and there were shadows encasing some of his facial features giving him a more mysterious look. Beth took a sharp intake of breath at the sight. Then lightly with just the thumbs of his hand Daryl pushed her shirt up revealing more and more of her creamy stomach to his eyes. He stopped the shirt just under her breasts keeping them hidden from his eyes, for now.

Daryl caught her eyes giving her a wink then dropping down to kiss her tummy. Beth jumped at the first touch giggling lightly from the tickles of his chin and lips. She shivered from his touch closing her eyes as he kissed the whole expanse of her stomach going as high as brushing his nose against the bottoms of her breasts and going as low as pushing down her jeans to taste the skin hidden there. Beth felt so hot from his touches, so turned on.

Now she definitely wanted his lips on hers, more than anything else in this world.

"Daryl." She moaned out he merely glanced up at her then went back to kissing just above her belly button. Then he kissed horizontally to the right kissing her hipbone first then sucking the skin much like he did to her shoulder. Beth groaned at the feeling as she came to realize he was going to mark her down there. When his teeth joined his lips she felt a pleasure sing through her nerves and veins. The slight pain of his teeth biting into her skin only heightened the pleasure she got. Just as she was going to voice his name someone else did.

"Daryl!" They both jumped with Daryl flinging himself off of Beth so fast she felt like she blinked and he was suddenly almost across the room. Her eyes turned to see Carol standing there at the entrance into the library with Judith in her arms. Her face was red from interrupting something so sexual; she looked more embarrassed than mad or angry. Her jaw then set as she took in her disheveled appearance. Quickly Beth pulled down her shirt feeling so embarrassed. "Good thing I interrupted you both, Glenn and Maggie are heading this way." Carol didn't say anything else just spun around and left them in silence.

Beth pushed off the table landing on unsteady legs, just as she got herself settled and together her sister and Glenn popped into the library laughing and blushing. Maggie turned to see Beth there and then Daryl, she raised an eyebrow at the both of them till Daryl mumbled out, "Gotta go," leaving her to deal with them.

"Did we interrupt something?" There was a slight edge in Maggie's voice as she glanced at Daryl's retreating form then to Beth. She only shrugged lightly clasping her hands together to try and hide the nervousness she felt.

"No, nothing at all just talking about the run." She then left quickly avoiding both of their eyes as she went.

Beth had never been so embarrassed in her life! Then for Daryl to up and leave her there to deal with that! Good thing Maggie wasn't feeling so interrogative otherwise she would probably still be in there trying to figure out how to lie to her sister who she knew she could never truly lie too. It was like Maggie had a lie detector on her when it concerned Beth, she just couldn't lie to her sister to save her life.

Suddenly she was feeling quite devilish now. So Daryl thought he could just up and leave her like that? Well then she was just going to make him pay for that. There was more than one way to skin a cat so they say and as unsavory as that saying is Beth started brainstorming her many ways she could skin her Daryl…

A/N: Yep so the real kiss isn't going to happen till the next chapter which I promise will be the last chapter! I am not pulling your leg! I just wasn't happy with what I had written for this chapter and decided to trash it and start again that's when this baby popped up. Trust me this is a lot better in the long run than what I had before, so much more! So crazy southern weather down here! It snowed three inches, crazy shit.

Congrats toLumina (You are on a roll!), Erin (though he only brushed his lips to her ear, close enough!), and finally CSICowgirl (though you posted your answer in the wrong chapter, lol!). Anywho final update will be in the next two weeks or so! Thank you everyone for reviewing and helping me get this far! I am so happy with how this story and my others are going with his fandom! Y'all rock, seriously!

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