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He stared down at his plate the next morning. His thoughts were swirling around in his head. She had said it, he knew she had. When he woke this morning he expected something from her, anything. Something that told him she remembered saying it but there was nothing. She had rolled over, given him a sleepy smile than got up and got dressed. She asked him what time he was taking her hunting, he answered her and she smiled. She picked up some clean clothes than walked out to take a shower. He laid on the blankets and stared at the ceiling. Had he been wrong?

No. He wasn't, sitting in his camping chair, eating his eggs, he knew he wasn't wrong. She said it. She whispered that she loved him. He heard her, now all he had to do was say it back to her. Should be easy, he thought. She opened the gate, he just had to fill in his part. But what if she didn't remember saying it to him maybe she didn't mean it.

His eyes fluttered up from his plate to the field between the house and their campsite. Jillian was walking across the field. She was pulling her long hair up. She looked up and smiled when she saw him looking at her. Sophia cut her off, bring Jillian's eyes down. The girls wrapped their arms around each other and started walking again. Jillian kissed the top of her sister's head. The young girl looked up at her and smiled as they talked. Once they reached the camp cooking area, the girls parted ways. Jillian stayed on the path that led her straight to him.

" You wanna tell me why you look pissed all the time?" She asked as she stopped in front of him. He squinted his eyes as he looked up at her. She put her hands on his shoulders and leaned down. She kissed his forehead than pressed hers against his. She pushed at his head slightly. " Lighten up, Dixon." He sighed and brought his hand to her thigh. He started rubbing it.

" I ain't pissed." He said. She laughed and pulled away. She slipped onto his lap, making sure she put her right arm across his shoulders.

" You know, I don't even know why I took a shower if we are going out into the woods. I'm just going to get dirty and nasty." She said.

" Could have told you that." He said as his left arm went around her waist,

" But you didn't." She said as she smiled down at him. He cleared his throat and looked down at the plate.

" You better eat. Gonna be a long, hot day." Daryl said as he handed her his plate. " Got enough to share with you."

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Jillian was talking with Carol and Sophia when Daryl came out of their tent. He tighten his strap on his cross bow then started over to her. Carol tucked the few loose strands of her hair behind Jillian's ear as they talked. Daryl walked until he was close enough to hear them talking. He shifted his weight to his right leg as he looked down at his belt strap. He started playing with it, glancing up at the family every few seconds. It didn't long before they noticed him. Carol smiled and started towards him.

" I know I don't have to say this but I'm going too, take care of her." She said. Daryl nodded and looked down.

" Yeah, alright." He said. Carol patted his arm than called out to Sophia. They took hands and walked away. He glanced up at Jillian who was walking towards him.

" You ready?" She asked. He dropped his hands form his belt and took a hold of his cross bow strap. He nodded quickly with his mouth tight.

" You?" Jillian nodded.

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They had been walking for a few hours or so when Daryl grabbed her arm, he made her look at him. He motioned to some underbrush ahead of them. He took a hold of her arm and pulled her down to crouch beside him. He quietly took a hold of his cross bow and aimed down his sights. She frowned and squinted to where he had been pointing. It took a few minutes before she saw a rabbit come hopping out. She heard Daryl took a short breath a second before he fired his arrow. He took the rabbit down quickly. He smiled as they stood up.

" I didn't even see that." She said excitedly as they started towards his kill. He smiled without looking at her.

" That cuz you ain't a hunter." Daryl said. He reached down and yanked his arrow out of the rabbit then crouched back down. He wiped the blood off the arrow then replaced it. He picked up the rabbit by it's legs and stood up to face her with a grin. " You gonna help me gut it?" Jillian made a face and shook her head.

" No. No, I'm not, but thanks." She said, making him chuckle.

" Come on, we gonna gut it then move on." Daryl said as he handed over his knife to her.

" No, I'm not gutting it. I'm completely fine with human blood and insides but I can't handle cutting into an animal." Jillian said as she shook her head. He flicked his wrist towards her.

" Come on, Babe. Gotta learn." He said. He sat down, keeping the animal between his legs. Her shoulders dropped.

" Daryl, please. I don't want too." She said softly.

" Come on, sit in front of me and I will guide you." He said.

Jillian groaned but walked over to him. She slipped down, putting her back against his chest. She spread her legs, resting them against his. Daryl reached around her and made her take the knife. He took a hold of her hands and brought it to the rabbit. She shook her head and turned it so she was facing his neck. He looked down at her and smiled when he saw she was closing her eyes.

" What the hell you doin?" He asked.

" Not watching." Jillian said.

" How you gonna learn if you ain't watchin?" He asked. Jillian opened her eyes and looked up at him. He nudged his head towards the dead rabbit. She sighed and shook her head but looked down in between their legs.

She whined softly as he had them make the first cut. She shook her head and started swallowing quickly as the blood flowed over her hands. She had never been able to handle hurt, bleeding or dead animals. Daryl's cheek brushed against hers and his hands on hers stilled. She looked at him and found him smiling at her.

" You gonna throw up?" He asked.

" No." Jillian said. He dropped her hands and took the knife from her.

" Look, you just watch what I do. You ain't got to touch it." He said. She laughed and looked back at the animal.

" Thanks." She said.

He leaned forward, putting his chest against her back as he set to his work. Jillian watched how fast his hands worked. She glanced at him and smiled. He was frowning and his mouth was tight as he concentrated on what he was doing. She kissed his cheek, making him jump. He looked at her with the frown still in place.

" What the hell you do that for?" He asked. She laughed.

" Do I really need a reason to kiss you?" She asked. He looked back down at the animal then started his work again.

Jillian smiled and brought her face to his neck. She nestled into his skin, inhaling his scent and pulling it down into her. As carefully as she could, she turned his arms and straddled him. Daryl paused again but didn't looked away from his work. Jillian's hands went to his hips as she slowly let her tongue drag up his neck, tasting his sweat. He clutched his jaw and forced his hands to start working again.

" Ain't got time for that." He said, his voice lower and more gruffer than usual.

" Try telling that to your dick." She whispered as she started grinding herself against him.

She brought her mouth to his ear. She swept her tongue up the back of his ear then gave his ear lobe a small bite. She made sure to drag her teeth along it slowly. His eyes fluttered shut as he groaned. He dropped his knife and wrapped his arms around her. He laid down, making her laugh again. He dropped his hands to the ground and started whipping them on the grass. She was still working her hips against him and licking his neck so he raised his hips up to grab his rag from his back pocket. He lowed his hips as he brought his arms around her again. He quickly wiped the rest of the blood off of him.

" You sure you wanna do this right here?" He asked.

" Yep." She said against his skin.