* Please Review! Thank you, guys, for your kind words. I realize he was just a cat but I adored him. They are more then pets to me. I will be calling the Vet's office today. Warning: the end of this might be hard to read!*

In the morning, when Daryl woke, he realized they had fallen asleep at the end of the bed. He vaguely remembered reaching over the bed and grabbing the sheet. He had flung it over their nakedness before he passed out. As it was, she was laying on her back with one hand on her stomach and the other on him. She wasn't facing him. Her hair was a messy, making him proud. It was sex tossed, that was what Merle would say. And he had been the one to make it that way.

Harmony twitched in her sleep which made the sheet slip down her body slightly. Her left breast was completely exposed. His eyes went right to her nipple. It was a dusty rose color and he had the strongest urge to reach out and touch it. Daryl held his breath as he reached for her. He ran his index finger around it slowly, watching how it tighten up. She moaned in her sleep. He rolled to his side, wanting to take it into his mouth and drag his tongue over it when a loud banging came to the door.

" Daryl!" He heard Merle's voice. Harmony jumped and grabbed the sheet. She looked at Daryl with wide eyes as he scrambled out of the bed.

" What is it?" She asked, sitting up.

" Don't know!" He grabbed his boxers and stepped into them quickly.

" Daryl, get your ass up!" Merle was yelling as he beat on the door.

" Hang on!" Daryl yelled, grabbing his wife beater up. He shoved his arms into it before pulling it over his head. " Cover up, Woman." He ordered her. She gathered the sheet around her and jumped out of the bed. She moved over to the corner as he moved to the door, cross bow in hand. He glanced at her to make sure she wouldn't be seen. He flipped the lock then threw open the door. Merle started laughing right away.

" Boy, you should see your dumb face!" He said as he pushed his way into their room. His raspy laugh filled the room.

" What the hell?" Daryl snapped.

" Nothin, just wanted to scare you, that's all." Merle said. Harmony's shoulders sagged.

" You're an ass!" She snapped, pulling Merle's attention to her. He let out a low whistle to see her wrapped up in the sheet and clutching it to her.

" Well look at you, Darlin. Don't you just look completely fuckable in the mornin. Look at your hair!" He smacked Daryl in the stomach. " Good for you! You gave it good to her. She's all sex up. Darlin, you look good enough to eat, which Daryl did, I'm sure. What's she taste like, Daryl? Bet she's sweet." He licked his lips, making her shudder and gag.

" Get the fuck out." Daryl snapped. " You best not look at my Woman like that." He said as he started to push his brother.

" Yeah, yeah, I'm goin." Merle said with his eyes glued on her. " Damn, sure wish I could take a crack at that. Daryl, you know..."

" Get out!" Daryl yelled. He gave Merle a final shove then slammed the door shut and relocked it. He let his hands come to rest on the door frame and kept his head down. Merle never failed to embarrass him.

" I can not believe you two are related." Harmony said as she made her way to bed.

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" So, you and Harmony?" Vincent asked as he strolled up to Daryl the next day. Daryl squinted and wiped across his upper lip to clear the sweat away. He was chopping up wood again. He glanced at Vincent then back at the wood as he raised the ax up again.

" What about it?" Daryl asked. He brought the ax back down and cleaved the wood in half.

" You really are hitting that. And by the sounds of it last night, you're hitting it hard." Daryl looked at him again, his eyes still squinting.

" What you say?" He asked. Vincent started to smile.

" Relax, man. I wasn't spying. I was making rounds, just checking on everything before bed, when I came up to your windows. The noises coming from you two left no doubt in my mind what was going on. Good for you, man. She is smoking hot and her orgasm sounded amazing. It must feel great to be inside her."

" You best stop thinkin bout my woman like that!" Daryl snapped. " You ain't got the right to worry about how she feels!" Vincent smirked and held his hands up as he started to back away.

" Sorry man, didn't mean to piss you off. I'm just congratulating you on scoring ass last night. I haven't had ass in months and my hand's starting to not do the trick anymore." Vincent said. He turned and walked away quickly.

Vincent quickly walked around the front of the house and walked in. The door to the basement was open so he made his way there, knowing she'd be alone. He crept as quietly as he could down the stairs. He knew just where she'd be. She'd be looking through the freezers to pull out meat for their dinner the next day. And sure enough, that was just where she was. She was closing the freezer door when Vincent placed his hands on either side of her and pressed himself against her so hard, she pushed forward and cried out.

" Hey there, Sweetheart." He hissed.

" Get away from me!" Harmony said quickly. He had her pinned so she couldn't turn around.

" Your sex noises and orgasm got me turned on." He whispered as he rubbing himself against her ass. " You feel that? I'm fucking hard and I think you should take care of it for me just like you take care of Daryl." She was struggling against him to get free but he just wrapped one arm around her waist and used his other hand to push her upper body down. " Yeah, struggle against me. I like that shit. Feels so good against my dick."

" Let me go!" She yelled. " Daryl!"

" Vincent. My name is Vincent, say it!" He hissed.

" Daryl!" She yelled again. Vincent grabbed her by her hair and slammed her forehead down so it hit the freezer hard.

" Your redneck husband is outside. He ain't gonna hear you. My name is Vincent, now say it!" He yelled.

" Fuck you!" Harmony yelled. Vincent yanked her head back by her hair and used his left hand to grab at her throat.

" Oh I'm going to fuck you, rest assure." He said. " Now say my name or I'm going to rip out all your pretty hair."

When she didn't stop struggling or say his name, Vincent squeezed her throat. Harmony's eyes stun with tears from the pain in her head as he pulled her hair hard. She blinked but refused to give in to his demands. If he raped her, Daryl would kill him. Vincent released her throat, making her pull in the air hard. He started struggling behind her and she knew he was undoing his zipper.

" Get away from me!" She said as she kicked back and hit his shin.

" You fucking bitch! That hurt!" He shouted. " You are going to pay for that! I was going to do it nice and gentle, hell I was even going to reach around and play with your clit so you'd cum for me but not now! Now I'm going just to hit it and hit it hard!"

" Vincent!" Eric's voice rang out a second before they heard him running towards them. " Get the fuck off her! What are you doing!" He caught his friend around the waist and yanked him away from Harmony. She spun around to see Eric place himself in between her and Vincent.

" What the hell, man! Just chill out, you can have a turn when I'm done with her." Vincent said.

" There will be no taking turns. She's married to the man who welcomed us into his home. And when did you start thinking raping a woman was right! World may have gone to shit but that doesn't mean we go around taking advantage of people. Get the fuck out of here and pray I don't tell her husband." Eric snapped.

" Ah fuck you, Eric." Vincent snapped but he did what his friend ordered him to do. Eric didn't turn around until Vincent disappeared up the stairs.

" Are you okay, Harmony?" He asked when he faced her. " Oh damn, he bruised your neck." Eric reached up and gently touched her. " Honey, I'm so sorry." Harmony started to blink so she won't cry.

" I'm okay." She said softly.

" No, you're not. Come on. Let get upstairs and get some ice on your skin so it doesn't swell. There's no way we can hide this from Daryl. You are going to have finger marks."

" I'm okay." She repeated.

" Honey, you don't have to be brave with me, okay? He had to be squeezing you hard to leave those marks. We need to go and find Daryl." He put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him as they started walking towards the stairs. He was rubbing her shoulder. " Did he hurt you anywhere else?"

" No." She said.

" I should have beat his ass right there but I didn't want to upset you anymore. Let's get Daryl, tell him what happen, then he and I will handle things. No one should put their hands on a woman, especially a woman like you." Eric said while they took the stairs.