Well the two finally met... What will they do?! Let's find out ;) Thanks to all the great reviews!
" Seven years. Seven fucking years and now he shows up! Just my luck! What the hell do I do?!" Jenna's mind was screaming at her as the two started at each other. "Oh my God... why is this happening! Just go hug him. No run away now!"
"This isn't real. I'm dreaming. She can't be alive. There is no way this is true…" Daryl's mind was screaming as well.
No one said anything as she looked at him and he looked at her. She was torn. Did she run away or did she run to him?
He then took a step forward but she took one back. She walked around him and circled to where Shane was. He was getting up and looked pissed. Daryl's eyes followed as she helped Shane up.
'He just tried to hit her.. Why is she helping him?' Daryl asked himself. ' What do I do?' he asked his mind. They were still looking at each other.
" That's it redneck!" Shane yelled and was about to lunge at Daryl when he felt Jenna's hand on his shoulder.
Shane stopped when he saw the look on her face. It was amazing how easily her feelings change. She hated Shane two minutes ago for trying to protect Lori and was about to hit her but as soon as she saw Daryl she needed to get away. She didn't know what she was feeling. She was just scared. Daryl continued to look at her. Shane grabbed her arm and ripped away her as Daryl went to take a step forward. He was about to say something but Jenna was pulled away from him by Shane.
Daryl was angry as Shane pulled the women he loved away from him. He didn't even think he would ever see her again. All the guilt came screaming back and he watched like everyone else. " What about Beth?" He asked himself.
Shane's grip on her arm alarmed him. It was tight and he wanted to step in but he couldn't. He took a step back and looked around at the group members staring at him.
" Y'all got nothing better to do!" He yelled and some jumped. He turned around to face Carol. He tried to go around but she stood in the way. " What?" he nearly yelled at her.
" That is her isn't it?" Carol said. Daryl shook his head and walked away.
" I don't know what you are talking about." he said walking off.
" That's the girl you call out for in your sleep. She is the reason you don't connect with others?" Carol said following him up the hill. " Isn't she?" Carol questioned.
" Leave me be." He said walking closer to his tent. But that's when his heart truly broke. He saw Carl and a blonde girl running around. He stopped in his path and watched as the girl laughed. Seven years had passed but there was no mistaking Beth for anyone. He watched as the girl ran and when she stopped and her and Carl looked up at him. Carl nodded at Daryl. Beth just stared at him. She was trying to figure out who he was. She didn't remember him he thought. Carl grabbed her hand and pulled her to run again. She still looked at Daryl and then just smiled kindly.
" And that's why you have looked so hard for my little girl." Carol said with a smile and tears in her eyes. He just looked at her nodded then walked away.
" Why didn't you fucking tell me!" She yelled at Shane and Rick once he had returned.
" Look I thought it would have been better if you didn't know." Rick said. " Now why don't we talk about what happened before." Rick said.
" Really!" She said to Rick. She looked over at Shane who was standing in the corner. They were in Hershel's house. She could sense then man listening. " That's what you want to talk about! Your wife left me behind to die, slept with your best friend, is pregnant, then called me out in front of everyone, and to top it all off you knew he was here and you said nothing!" Jenna snapped at Rick. Jenna never yelled at Rick before but right now he had pushed it. He looked at her with shocked eyes.
" Jenna you punched her in the face!" Rick yelled right back.
" She asked for it! She constantly walks around thinking she is better than everyone. Even before all this shit! She never liked me and she was very clear about it!" Jenna looked over at Shane who looked like he was going to jump at her again. Before today Shane would have never hit Jenna but now that's all he wanted to do.
" Still don't give you the right." Shane commented.
" Oh shut the hell up Shane! Your not innocent in all this! You knew to." She said yelling at Shane. He however was very used to her yelling at him.
" I didn't tell you because you are still in love with him and he doesn't deserve the forgiveness." Shane said.
" Bull shit! And I don't love him." She said quieter.
That's when Rick saw the chain around her neck. She was still wearing the ring he gave her. He reached for it and pulled it out. She had forgotten it was even there. " Then why are you still wearing this?" Rick pointed out. She didn't know what to say. " Exactly." He said and took a step back. She shoved the necklace back under he shirt. " Now apologize and this will be over."
She looked at Rick with the most shocked face. She could not believe he was telling her to apologize to Lori. " Your joking right?" She said.
" Lori made it very clear if you didn't then you had to leave." Shane said stepping up. Rick didn't want to tell Jenna that because he wanted nothing more for her to stay but Lori had made it clear.
Jenna stood there staring at Shane. " You can't be serious!" She said to Shane and then Rick. She saw the smallest amount of hurt in his eyes. Shane just looked like a cop demanding something.
" Jenna please just…" Rick said as she took a step forward. He was going to touch her but she jerked away.
" I can not believe you of all people are asking me to do this." She said staring right at Rick. " and you." She looked to Shane. " I don't know what is wrong with you but you have changed. Your nothing like you used to be. Neither of you are!"
" That isn't exactly fair." Rick said.
" Fair! You want to talk about being unfair! Unfair was my life before all of this! Unfair is watching the only family you have lay in a hospital bed and having to leave them there! Unfair was being alone for the past year! Unfair was having no one but yourself to rely on!" She took a breath then continued. "Unfair is watching the whole world fall apart and having your friends demand you apologize for something everyone has thought about, then asking you to leave!" She spat at them Shane rolled his eyes at her and Rick sighed. He knew she was right.
" You gunna do it or what?" Shane said looking at Jenna. She just looked at Rick.
" no." She said and Rick shot his head up.
" Jenna! Come on please just.." Rick was saying.
" No." She said firmly. " What the hell is wrong with you?" She asked Shane walking closer and placing a hand on his arm. He flinched away.
" Jenna." Shane and Rick said in a sympathetic voice. Why Shane cared all of a sudden Jenna had no clue but it didn't matter. They both reached for her but she took a step back.
" No. I will not apologize for something that she deserved." Jenna said standing her ground. " She wants me to leave if I don't then so be it… me and Beth will leave as soon as the sun comes up." She said when she was about to walk out. She took a look at who she thought were her friends. " Its good to know I got people who care about me eh?" She questioned them. This sent a sharp pain into both their chests. Now they felt guilty. They both sighed and hung their heads. " Yeah. Some friends you two are." She said walking out of the door.
She was walking down the stairs. " Stupid, no good, jackasses." She swore. " So much for having me back." She said to herself. " How could they…"
" Your leavin'" A familiar southern drawl made her stop dead in her tracks. This voice was one she wanted to avoid since she saw him. She looked up but didn't turn around. " That isn't a good idea." He said and that's when she felt her rage finally reach it's max.
She turned around to face him. She missed his face but right now she was beyond pissed off. " Yeah? Since when have you ever given a fuck!" She yelled at him. This he was expecting. He was expecting anything she could yell. She caught her self yelling and she took a step back and shook her head at him. She turned away and before she could walk away he spoke.
" Ever since I met ya." He said in all honesty.
She let out a chuckle. " Ha! That's funny." She said sarcastically.
" It's true." He said firmly as he went to grab her arm to stop her from walking away.
She jerked away from him violently. " Don't! You have no fucking right." She yelled. " You made your choice."
" No I didn't." He said getting angry. " I did the right thing." He said looking at her. " Merle he was…"
" NO! You got scared so you ran. That was your choice. No one else can make decisions for you Daryl!" She yelled. She saw someone in the shadows but she ignored it. " tell yourself what ever you want to make yourself feel better but the truth is you are nothing but your nothing but a stupid redneck and a coward!" She yelled.
" Hey!" She heard a women's voice call out. Carol walked into the small light of the surroundings and looked angry. She didn't like anyone telling Daryl things that weren't true.
Daryl shook his head at the women who gave Jenna an evil look. Jenna just looked at Carol. That's when she realized what she had just said. She really didn't mean any of it but it just came out. She was more angry at Shane and Rick then at Daryl. Truth was all she wanted to do was have his arms wrapped around her. But she knew that wasn't going to happen.
Carol stepped between the two and was just looking at Jenna. So Jenna took a step back shooting Daryl an apologetic look.
Jenna ran her hands through her hair when she sat next to the fire alone. Beth and Carl were fast asleep in their own tent and everyone had gone to sleep. It was late and Jenna couldn't sleep. She had just found her family again, hit Lori in the face, came face to face with the man she loved that left her, was asked to leave and called Daryl awful names. She really felt shitty. She thought she should apologize to Daryl but she didn't think it was a good idea. " If there is a God... he hates me!" She said to her self.