* Please review! Sorry its been so long, I have had a very sick 5 year old! Please review and forgive me!*

Jillian had been walking for what she thought was an hour before she heard something behind her. She stopped walking and swallowed hard. She turned around slowly, expecting a walker to be coming her way. As she turned, she pulled the gun out and started to raise it up when she noticed Sophia was coming towards her.

" What the hell are you doing here!" Jillian snapped.

" I wanted to help bring him home. I saw you leaving so I followed you." Sophia said.

" Do you know how stupid that was!" Jillian demanded as she walked up to her sister. " Do you know that a walker could grab you out here? Mom's going to freak out when she wakes up!" Jillian grabbed her little sister and hugged her tightly.

" I left her a note." Sophia's little hands came up and took a hold of her sister's waist. " He brought me home, I want to bring him home." Jillian sighed as she closed her eyes.

" So-So, Merle is dangerous." She said.

" Are you going to take me back?" Sophia asked. Jillian sighed and shook her head.

" No." She pulled away and took Sophia's hand. " Stay behind me and quiet."

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Daryl was sitting in a chair, in front of the fire place as Merle got the fire started. It was early morning and the brothers weren't talking. Merle had chained Daryl's wrist to the bed upstairs during the night but Daryl knew he wasn't going to sneak out. If he tried to get away, Merle would just go back to the camp and kill everyone and Daryl couldn't let that happen. He won't let that happen. He just had to bid his time and had to figure out what his next move was.

Daryl was leaning in the chair, leaning forward with his elbows resting on his knees. His hands were clasped together as he thought of Jillian. A part of him wondered if he'd ever see her again. Her words to him were replaying in his mind. She did love him and that was what was bring him through. He had spend his waking moments last night remember how her skin felt, what her hair smelled like, and how her voice sounded when she whispered his name. He sighed as Merle stood up and walked out of the room. All Daryl wanted to do was laying on their hammock and swing her.

" Daryl!" Merle called out with a laugh. He heard Merle at the front door but didn't move. " You will never guess what I found."

" Let go of me!"

Daryl's head snapped up as soon as he heard Jillian's voice. He jumped up and moved to the door, forgetting that Merle had chained his ankle to the window sill. The chain rattled across the floor as he moved. When he reached the end it snapped back, pulling on his ankle. Merle walked back into the kitchen/living room area holding onto Jillian who was holding onto Sophia. Jillian's eyes met Daryl quickly. Merle was grinning.

" What are you doin here?" Daryl asked quickly.

" I came looking for you." Jillian said softly.

" Thought they'd sneak up on us but I caught them." Merle said. He pushed the girls towards Daryl quickly. Daryl reached out and took a hold of Jillian, pulling her to him. He was surprised when Sophia wrapped her arms around his waist. Both girls took a hold of him. Jillian turned her face away from Merle.

" Are you okay?" She whisper. The chain caught her eyes.

" I'm alright." He said as he held both girls to him. Merle was still grinning. Jillian pulled away and looked at Merle.

" Why is he chained up?" She snapped.

" Because I ain't stupid." Merle said. " My brother will take off on me to go to you as soon as he can. You got that boy whipped. Never thought a Dixon would be whipped, thought I taught him better than that."

" Well, I'm here now, unchain him." Jillian said. Daryl took a hold of her wrist and pulled her back to him.

" Stop, Jill, before you piss him off." He said softly.

" That's right, JILL." Merle spit out. " Be a good bitch and listen to your man." Daryl felt her tense up right away.

" Don't." Daryl warned. He knew she was going to go off on Merle and didn't want her to cause problems.

" Yeah, don't. You piss me off and I will hurt either that bitch of a sister you have or him." Merle said. "Now, I need to go huntin for food and I'm takin one of you whores with me. Which is it?" Merle looked back and forth between Jillian and Sophia. Sophia started to cry as she turned her face into Daryl. Merle sneered at her. " I'm takin your woman, Daryl. I can't listen to her cryin again." Daryl's arm tighten around Jillian.

" You don't need her. I can't leave, you got me chained up." He said quickly.

" I'm takin her as insurance that you will be here when I get back. Let's go, girl." Merle snapped to Jillian. She looked at Daryl as Sophia looked at her. She grabbed Jillian and started to cry again.

" I will be fine." Jillian said to both. Daryl glared at his older brother. Jillian started talking softly to Sophia.

" Anythin happen to her, I'm gonna kill you, brother or not." Daryl said. Merle's face seem to soften for minute before he stopped himself.

" Ain't nothin gonna happen to her." He said. " I'll watch her ass." He said with a grin. Daryl shook his head but put his mouth to Jillian's head.

" Keep a watch out, keep your head clear and listen to everythin around you." He said softly into her hair without taking his eyes from Merle. " Merle ain't gonna watch you and he ain't gonna save you." She swallowed but nodded her head. He looked at her quickly. She bit her lip and mouthed that she loved him. They both knew Merle would make fun of them for saying it and neither one wanted to hear it from him. He nodded. Jillian pulled way and moved towards Merle who pointed at Sophia.

" I want her quiet when I come back." He snapped. He took a hold of Jillian's arm and yanked her out of the room.

As soon as Daryl and Sophia heard the door shut, Daryl moved back to his chair and sat down. He needed to think. He needed to figure out a way to get him and the girls out of there and make it so Merle didn't come for the camp. He only knew one way to ensure that wouldn't happen and he wasn't sure he could do it. He wasn't sure he could kill his own brother.

" What are we going to do, Daryl?" Sophia asked softly. She was walking slowly up to him. He shook his head as he stared at the floor.

" I don't know yet. I'm thinkin." He said as the little girl sank to her knees beside his legs. He looked at her and frowned slightly. " Why the hell did you follow her?"

" You came looking for me. I wanted to come looking for you." She said as she stared up at him. " My sister loves you. She was so upset that you were gone she cried." Daryl sighed and shook his head as he looked away. He hadn't expected to hear that. " Shane didn't want to come look for you but Rick did. Rick said they would head out in the morning but I knew Jillian would come looking for you as soon as everyone was sleeping."

" Wasn't smart of either of you. Woods ain't safe at night." Daryl said.

" If it was Jillian he took would you have waited?" Sophia asked. Daryl looked at her and shook his head. This little girl was smart.

" No." He answered. He sighed as they looked at each other. " I'm gonna get you out of here. You and her but you got to brave. No more cryin around him. It makes him mad and if he takes you out of my reach I can't protect you."

" I'll try." Sophia promised as she nodded her head.