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Chapter 4

In the dark of night

Those faces they haunt me

But I wish you were

So close to me

INXS~By my Side

Today was the fucking day,Daryl decided, it had to be today, he couldn't wait any longer. It had been two days since their nighttime run- in in the kitchen, and he was losing his fucking mind. He hadn't slept in two nights, both nights he had gotten up and padded to her room, both nights hoping and praying she was both awake and asleep. Both nights he found her sleeping peacefully. The second night he'd sat in the chair next to her bed, elbows on his knees and just watched her sleep. He'd raised his hand more times than he could count to wake her, but in the end, he just couldn't do it.

He was hopeless during the day, he either couldn't track her down; he didn't realize how busy she had become since the Woodbury citizens had moved in, or he couldn't ' get her alone. He'd been sure that he would end up embarrassing himself, that first night at dinner when she sat next to him at crowded table. Her side pressed next to his, as she had chatted animatedly with Maggie, sitting on her other side, he'd clenched his hand to stop himself from touching her, from running his hand on her leg under the table, from grabbing her hand.

The one time he had managed to get her alone had been accidental and such a surprise that his tongue had tied in knots. He'd had late watch and had decided to head down to the showers before turning in. When he got down there he 'd realized that someone else had the same idea, he could hear the shower running. Pressing his back with a sigh to the wall by the door he'd waited. When the doorknob had opened he been surprised when Carol had walked out wrapped in nothing but a towel.

She smiled at him, seemingly unaffected by her state of undress

"Hey, late shower tonight?" She'd asked

He'd nodded like an idiot, he was sure his mouth had been hanging open catching flies. Say something dumbass, he'd berated himself but nothing came out, all he could think about was the fact she was naked under that towel. She smiled and spoke

"I didn't think anyone else would be down here, I did all my laundry tonight, and it's all wet, but I got so sweaty and dirty I just couldn't wait to shower"

He'd flushed brightly at where his thoughts immediately went with the use of her unintended sexual innuendoes. Fuck he groaned internally you're killing me here.

"All through with watch?" She'd asked

And once again his stupid fucking lips would not work. She smiled then like she knew a secret he didn't, reached out and rubbed his forearm saying softly

"Night Pookie" before walking down the hall as he'd watched gaping.

He couldn't take much more of this, if he didn't get his hands on her soon he truly believed he would spontaneously combust. He wanted to hunt her down right now throw her over his shoulder and find somewhere private where he could show her just what his dreams entailed. If he could just fucking find her that is, that woman never stopped.

Daryl was sitting in his cell waiting for Carol to pass by when he heard the commotion in the common area. Rick was obviously upset about something and when he heard him yell for Dr.S and Hershel he jumped up taking the stairs two at a time until he reached the bottom. He could see a crowd gathered around the cell they'd set up for medical use and started to push his way through when he noticed the looks people were giving him. What the fuck? Why were they looking at him like he might snap...? His knees almost buckled below him...Carol.