A/N I'm in the middle of writing several other WD fanfics and would love a beta reader if anyone has the time. Please PM me if you would be interested. Thanks.

Chapter 28

Once they were out of sight of Terminus, Daryl slowed his pace.

"Might as well make the most of the quiet" he gave her a sly look. She stopped and looked back at him, with a small smile.

"Just what are you implying?" she questioned, moving closer.

"All them new people and kids, it'll be hard keeping 'em all fed and safe" He took a step towards her.

"Yeah, we'll be real busy, won't have many free moments" she closed the space between them.

"Have to make the most of it when we can" He slipped his arm around her waist.

"You mean like this?" She slid her hand around his neck.

"More like this" He leant in and kissed her, his other hand digging into her hair. Her free hand caressed his cheek as she returned the kiss. They moved apart, still both unsure where they were going with this new situation. Awkwardly they separated and started to walk into the forest.

A few hours later they returned to Terminus with several squirrels and a couple of rabbits. Daryl was complaining that the crossbow they had taken from Joe's group wasn't as good as his and he wanted to find the one that had been taken from him when he'd been captured with Rick and the others.

They gutted and skinned the animals and took them to the outdoor cooking area. While they had been out the grill area had been thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned. Nobody really wanted to use it as they all knew what had been cooked on it previously but they needed somewhere to cook for a large group so felt there was no choice. Tara was there, as was Glenn. The rest of the buildings had been searched and more food had been found, although it was only staples like pasta and rice. There were plenty of vegetables growing around the courtyard so they had enough to last a few days. Eleanor found herself staring at Tara as she tried to work out where she'd seen her before. Suddenly an image of Hershel and Michonne on their knees in front of the Governor sprang to mind. She could clearly see the Governor as he pulled the katana at Hershel's neck back and standing just behind him, a rifle in her hands was Tara.

She leapt at the young woman, knocking her off her feet as she screamed at her.

"You were one of his, you bitch. You were with the Governor. " she kicked at Tara as she cowered on the floor, arms trying to protect her head. Glenn jumped forward and pulled Eleanor away from her. At once Daryl grabbed Glenn and pulled him off Eleanor.

"Get yer hands off her" he snarled.

"Leave her alone, she helped me" Glenn yelled at Eleanor as she pulled Tara up and shoved her against a nearby wall, her knife in her hands.

Tara didn't fight back, she looked at Eleanor.

"Do it" she whispered "please just kill me. I can't forgive myself for what happened. I thought helping Glenn find Maggie would make it easier, but it didn't" Her eyes shone as she fought back tears. "He said you were bad people, that you'd killed his previous group and we all believed him. He was so good to my sister and niece, I thought he was decent and then he killed Maggie's father. I knew he was wrong then, but it was too late to stop him." She stared into Eleanor's face "I didn't fire on any of your group, even when my girlfriend was killed, then my niece and sister. I didn't raise my rifle. I'm sorry for what happened. Just do what you need to do" She lifted her head, exposing her throat.

Eleanor hesitated, the knife still in her hand. Glenn struggle free of Daryl's grip and stepped towards the two women.

"Please Eleanor" he pleaded "let her go. I wouldn't have found Maggie if it wasn't for Tara. She risked herself so many times to help me"

Daryl glared at him "The others know who she is?" he asked.

Glenn hung his head "No, I think Rick suspects but he hasn't said anything. "

"You're keeping this from Maggie?" Eleanor asked in surprise.

He nodded guiltily. "I didn't see the point of telling her. I didn't want to upset her anymore."

"That's a dumb idea that'll backfire on you at some time" Daryl pointed out. "she'll find out. She's not dumb"

"I know" Glenn said sadly "I just hoped it wouldn't be for a while"

Eleanor lowered her knife and looked at Daryl.

"What do you think?" she didn't know what to do. He thought for a moment before replying.

"It aint up to us to tell Maggie" he said carefully "That's down to Glenn" He leant into Tara's face.

"That don't mean we trust you. One step outta place and I'll stick a bolt through you meself" He threatened. Tara took a step back and nodded.

"I understand" she replied in a small voice. Daryl took Eleanor's arm and the two of them walked away from the cooking area. They entered one of the many alleyways between the buildings, heading back to the rest of the group.