Sooner or Later
Daryl wasn't quite sure of why he had Maggie happily in his arms like it wasn't something new. And why was she so comfortable with it? Did she love him? No, Daryl didn't even know what that was. He was always about the hit and run. He'd had sex with four different girls almost ten different times and he knew that wasn't life.
It was just a hit and run, Daryl was disgusted of his old life. He was just a red neck with tattoos a potty mouth and the ability to break someone's face in ten seconds in the ring. Which was really an underground fight club Merle's best friend ran. Merle made sure Daryl never suffered any way down there. Merle was one of the watchers and fought little, but he was the toughest there and so was Daryl. Daryl was the main fighter in there and had gotten into over 40 fights. He'd been told to take a beating for money by one of Merle's friends who helped run it. Todd. After Daryl had beaten the shit out of his opponents, breaking their noses and ribs, he wouldn't lose his fights. Todd was 6'3 and lean with a build, Daryl noticed that when he refused to take a dive. Todd had gotten in his face and Daryl's temper flashed. He'd elbowed Todd knocking him down unconscious with a broken nose.
Eventually one if his goons walked up to Daryl and Merle butted in there. He'd beaten the goon to a pulp and took his leave with Daryl. ThingsDaryl had completely different from the other people in his biker gang was that he was soft hearted, he cared, and he was a hunter in the woods.
Daryl would split with his group and ride his Harley down a trail he'd found passing a park and park by a bench. He'd take his Horton scout 180 crossbow out of the back of his bike since it hunting season in Tennessee and he didn't give a shit. No one even hunted and Daryl worked at a mill so he lived along the Tennessee line, where he'd play some nostalgic Daughtry.
Daryl's mother had died when he was 13, he'd been in his final year of middle school already stirring trouble fighting all the time with students and teachers. He was the outlier. Merle had been 25, having 12 years over Daryl taking care of him for his whole life. He'd called Daryl in school to the office and was put on the phone. "Hey uh Daryl, I uh wanted ta'" Merle's voice would be cut off by his own quiet sniffs and shaky voice and lost breath. Was Merle crying? Daryl was bewildered.
"Merle what's wrong? Tell me what happened" Daryl pleaded. Merle caught his voice back, "I'm real sorry baby brother" Merle choked. "This mornin', momma's crashed into an 18 wheeler and the engine crashed" Merle teared again, "She didn't make it…I'm sorry Daryl, she din't make it" Merle slipped tears. Daryl was quiet and speechless, his breath was caught in his throat. "Daryl?" Merle called through the phone along with the people in the office.
Daryl dropped the phone and walked out the office straight through the entrance doors leaving his belongings behind. The guard of the school who wasn't much at all and a bit intimidated by Daryl's roughness let him pass. Daryl walked straight out the gate and into the side woods. He was 5'5 and built so he could slip through the easy spots and be alone. He sat up on a peaceful log sight covering the sun and balled up on it, crying quietly aloud. He'd been there til night hit and came home to Merle and his drunken father going straight to his room to be alone and knew nothing would ever be the same thinking that the candle in his life was finally blown out.
When Daryl hit 16 years old, his father died of a drug overdose in his own bed and Daryl couldn't help but cry ignoring the hell he put him through. He put scars all over his back but it made Daryl who he was, and he was his father. Now he was motherless and fatherless.
Daryl was grateful to still have Merle, his brother. He'd made sure he'd be killed before Merle and stick with Merle but Merle truly took that lead. Daryl and Merle stuck through everything together since and had lived the rough but experienced life. It wasn't bad. They were rough riders. Merle, he'd never admit he loved his brother but now he lost Merle again and made his mission to find Merle in this world. Merle.
Daryl barely came awake, sure he would drift back to sleep. He realized Maggie curled in his arms, he sighed at the thought of Merle and the never answered love for his family. After dreaming of his family, he remembered what love and care felt like. So that meant he truly cares for everyone in this group, and that he loved Maggie? She was something else, he could actually feel their love exchange just by being held by each other. He came to terms with himself he wouldn't push her away and things would change around this camp. With that last thought, he closed his eyes and remembered.
Maggie remembered how life used to be, ah high school. Of course the roughest time was losing her mother when she fell ill. A sickness that wasn't worked on yet, so she decided in high school that she'd be in pharmaceuticals. She never had a boyfriend but she'd had sex with two different guys, one night stand. Other than that, it was with her girl friends and work. Eventually Annette became her step mother and she losses Shawn that year, something that took years to get over. He'd gotten into a car accident, and that's when it started.
Maggie'd lost her step mom to the walkers and it devastated the family. Two years into the apocalypse, and this brave and sexy man Daryl Dixon jumped in her life and she never felt true love with another man until that day. She didn't know how long she'd wait for him to do 'it'. All she knew was that in this world, she'd found him and would be a selfish botch if she had to. And that was not letting him fall for someone else and he'd be with Maggie sooner or later.
Maggie snuggled closer to Daryl in her sleep squeezing him. The sun was still down and there was no noise in the Greene's residence. They were living an ideal life with everyone being in character for a damn soap opera for a camp in the outbreak. They'd have sheriff Rick and farmer Hershel along with crazy Shane and slutty Andrea. Not to mention smartass Glenn and the great badass tatted Daryl Dixon. Maggie was the hot daughter of the farmer. And then little sweet Bethy and pregnant housewife Lori. Dale was their guidance counselor and Carol and T-Dog spread optimism. And Carl, potentially annoying shit. Patricia was calm and quiet. All that was missing was Merle and Sophia.
Rick came around and slipped out of bed he noticed a sleeping Lori with a now more rounded stomach sticking out. He smiled and walked outside to see Shane already in the rocking chair. "Hey" Rick awkwardly said. "Hey" Shane responded standing up. Rick stood in front of the door, "I don't know if you did it or not but I shouldn't have said that so I'm sorry for that man" Rick apologized. "I'm sorry I was a strange asshole, just had a problem brother" Shane replied patting Rick's shoulder walking inside. Rick stood at the sun barely coming up and Hershel came outside and stood beside him.
"I never truly knew what they were or what they can do" Hershel said awake. "It takes a while to adjust Hershel" Rick said taking the Beretta M9 out of his pocket. "Rick I don't-" Hershel was cut off. "It's not safe anymore, not even at this stable place anything can happen any time.. I want you to be safe, I know you've fired em' before" Rick explained. Hershel took it and the holster and decided he'd put it in his room. "So more drinks for the dinner tonight?" Rick laughed and Hershel smiled.
"Not much of a dinner, more of a reminiscing of our lives. And of course for my daughters to let loose again. I know Daryl's a good man and he cares for Maggie and she hasn't found a man that she was happy with in her life" Hershel said.
"And she deserves it" Rick replied. "So does Daryl and I hope things go planned on 'Farm Match Makers' right?" Rick and Hershel laughed. "And that pest Shane. I don't have it in me to exile him" "Hershel, you tell me what you need and I'll have it that way" Rick assured. Hershel patted Rick's shoulder. "You're a good man Rick" he said before entering the house. Rick stared back into the now rising sun which hinted fall was approaching. Some sunny or some overcasting days. Thankfully the weather was in the mid fifties to sixty, making then comfortable.
Carol and Andrea made it to the kitchen and found old cereal with fresh milk and went into the cabinets. "Ready for tonight?" Carol asked Andrea smiling. "No not at all, I haven't planned anything yet" Andrea groaned. "I need to find my makeup and a nice outfit, short dress" Andrea added mischievously. Carol bumped her shoulder and laughed. "Ten bucks say Daryl and Maggie do it tonight" Carol said. "Oh of course! She's gonna be in a nice tight dress she told me. I talked to Daryl when apologizing and told him to shave those extra inches on his beard. The vest is hot and I know he won't change clothes" Andrea remarked. "Oh I'll make him" Carol promised.
"I just can't wait cause we're all gonna be together like a big family again and just lose it cause I haven't had a drink to myself in years" Andrea said brightly and Carol agreed.
Daryl came awake and it was around 10 o' clock, he noticed Maggie still in his arms. He decided if they went along with this stupid party shit, it would be his chance to have Maggie and he'd make a move. He slipped slowly and sneakily out of bed feeling like he had regained all his blood and slipped into the bathroom. He took a piss and decided he would go and take someone if they wanted besides Maggie since she couldn't know what his get up would be. Daryl would take Glenn or Andrea or even Shane, he really needed someone who's pick the right cologne and men's apparel. He thought about it and slipped out and kissed Maggie's cheek and walked out to the kitchen seeing Andrea Rick Carol and Hershel smiling at him.
"Wha'?" He asked embarrassed. "Nothing handsome" Andrea giggled and the room laughed. They all finally figured their relationship and Daryl blushed. "Oh Maggie that lil'-" Daryl was cut off by Carol. "Maggie? Don't you mean yourself Daryl?" Daryl was puzzled, "Whatcha mean?" Rick spoke up, "Daryl we all know you don't act like a schoolboy finding his first love with her for no reason. We're here to help" Rick laughed along with everyone. "I hate everyone" Daryl muttered. "So who's gon' help me then?" Daryl looked around. "I'll come" Glenn's sleepy voice came in yawning. "Me too, cause I know Rick will and I wanna be there" Andrea added. Rick nodded in approval.
"Sweet" Daryl said. "We leave in two hours, what else we get Rick?" "Hmm, Andrea should know, any party materials, drinks, Cologne. Condoms." Everyone burst of laughter and Daryl exited downstairs sick of shame.
Andrea and Glenn changed and went back down to Rick and Hershel. Rick went to the closet and took out the duffle bag filled with weapons. He gave Glenn a Walther P99 and Andrea a silver and black M1911. "Be safe, and ready okay?" Hershel looked over them. Glenn smiled and the two walked towards the porch. "In gonna nap before we go" Glenn said before entering the RV where T-Dog was. Andrea walked up on top the RV and took watch with Dale.
Beth woke up and walked down to see Rick and Hershel with Carol by the table. She sat with them and grabbed the cereal. "Mornin', I can't believe there's still cereal!" A happy Beth squealed. They all chuckled and had an ideal breakfast.
Maggie was already showered and cleaned and in Daryl's temporary room and saw him enter and grab his crossbow off the rack and strap it around him. "Goin' on a run with Glenn and Andrea get some shut for tonight" Daryl grinned at her. She smiled and hugged him quickly before backing up, "Be careful" She said. "Don't wanna see you hurt when we can have fun tonight" Daryl laughed at how sexual that sounded. "Don' worry, I'll be fine Maggie" he patted her shoulder before walking up to the Hyundai SUV Glenn and Andrea were waiting by.
Andrea threw him the keys and she entered the passenger seat with Glenn in the back. Daryl drove them off into the dirt road, heading to town.
Passing a grass field with wind mills around, Daryl noticed a plaza by an exit leading to the Georgia line to Florida. "Vacations" Andrea said noticing Florida at the landscape. "Maybe we'll go there sometime" Glenn replied knowing she meant Florida. Daryl wouldn't admit he'd like to see that state, not as much as he'd go to the Tennessee line. "Yeah" he blurted. They stared at him astonished. Good thing he pulled up to the plaza. They jumped out the car, the lot was a empty besides some trees and tipped cars. There were a couple of walkers. No problem. The plaza was very small. About the size of a market.
"A'right keep an eye out for anything or anyone" Daryl said sharply. They nodded and trained their weapons into blank space entering the broken but stable plaza. There was a couple floors but they stayed on the first floor since the signs led the first floor full of alcohol clothes and cologne. "Drinks, and then I'll keep an eye out while you get that nasty suit and dress shit" Daryl said disgusted. "Okay" Andrea giggled. They'd found a counter and each took 3 bottles of Grey goose Whiskey and vodka, not to mention they found Coca cola Sprite and Margarita.
Daryl was at the center watching by the Jeans aisle, Andrea and Glenn rummaged through shitty clothes to find something useful. Andrea knew Maggie was stacked on dresses so kept those limited, but got 3 dress shirts, one being teal along with a white one, then a black one with grey stripes. Glenn took out a thin sleek black tie that went along with the white dress shirt. "Not bad" Daryl popped up behind them. "Gosh you scared us" Andrea gasped. "But looks like we found your suit" Glenn replied seeing Daryl's interest in the white dress shirt meant to be rolled up and and the black tie going with it and black dress pants. Daryl grunted. "Alright we get everything, let's get out of here" Andrea said cautiously. They nodded and moved on.
The drive was short and for the five songs they listened to Bowling For Soup and Daughtry, a band all of them liked. Nostalgia. The three of them pulled up right outside noticing Lori with Shane and Carl picking at grass averting their attention to the car with Rick coming outside with Hershel. They were all okay and everyone went inside. Rick noticed Daryl heading in with 3 CD's and couldn't make them out. He just noticed Glenn and Andrea talking to him secretively. He smiled noticing how much Daryl adapted to the group and how much the group adapted to life.
Daryl went into the basement and took out the three stuffing them behind the couch. The trio were still downstairs, they all chose one. Daryl choosing Daughtry, his music was a getaway. Andrea chose Luke Bryan and Glenn chose Michael Buble. 'fag' Daryl thought but shrugged. The three went upstairs to greet everyone and put away the drinks and take out the clothes.
Hershel made this night a mandatory thing, a welcome to the group and it would be so fun so why not? It was five P.M and they had three hours to get ready, they had the whole A.M to party like animals, well most of them that still had it in them.
Rick stepped out the shower and was freshly scrubbed into the black dress shirt and black dress pants without a tie and a couple buttons opened. He cut a bit of his beard hair, and Lori thought he was beautiful that way. Her stomach wasn't all too big from the baby so she slipped into a long sleek purple dress. Carl wanted to stick to his normal everyday apparel and they didn't have a problem with it since he was a boy. He found a sombrero and his parents laughed watching him try it on.
It was five minutes to eight, and most of the group was heading down. Shane was in a rosy pink dress shirt exposing his chest and T-Dog took the teal buttoned shirt going with a black tie. Andrea had on an orange dress going down to show off her whole thigh and stopped just at her ass. Slut. Everyone would be looking at that, even Carl. Dale and Carol stood by T and Shane by the counter, she was in a pure black dress with a flower design running through it. Dale was in a red dress shirt that just fit. Patricia was seated by Beth who was wearing a long tight white dress that showed her off so hot. Lori was in a bun that made her look like a goddess.
Beth's hair was let down and straightened, and her makeup made her look much younger and sexier. Glenn jogged quickly with a nice scent of polo on him kissing her lips, "You look great" He smiled calling Andrea to get Daryl before he runs. Glenn was in a purple dress shirt with a darker shade of a yellow tie and black pants. They barged in Daryl's room.
Maggie walked down the stairs and everyone averted their attention to her. She had her hair barely straightened already silky and a regular shade of brown. Her dress was jet black without a strap and it went down to her mid thighs. Her amazing peach body stuck out and her lips were a light shade of red. So kissable, and her emerald eyes stuck out so beautifully with the mascara she put on lightly. He hair fell down to her shoulders and was Daryl a lucky man.
Glenn and Andrea entered his room, seeing he was the last one, he was freshly showered and clean. He was already dressed, the white skin tight shirt with the sleeves rolled up showing off his hardened muscular forearm. The black tie was a bit short and the black dress pants along with black dress shoes jet black. He cut off some beard hair and with the shower, he looked ten years younger. He'd just trimmed it so there was still a light beard. The shirt really made his chest stick out along with his ripped shoulders.
"You look hot" Andrea said truly turned on, Glenn went homo sexual at the sight for a second. Daryl sat back on the bed and Andrea got a whiff from the red Ralph Lauren cologne which smelled spicy and amazing. "You're ready, cmon" Glenn assured smiling. Daryl was so nervous for once worried. "I don't know I-" he was cut off by Andrea. "You look amazing Daryl, really really" Andrea said still wide eyed. Glenn took out the CD's and led them out.
Daryl sighed and they walked down the stairs, they hadn't opened up the bottles yet. Daryl reached the final step and everyone stared at him. "Daryl..damn uh cmon" Rick said looking at the work of art in front of him. All the girls, even Lori were looking him up and down. Maggie wanted to jump Daryl and go up to her bed at that moment and slowly approached him as everyone started to engage again. Having their little conversations opening up a bottle of whiskey a couple seconds before a toast.
Glenn and Beth were dancing while Rick and Lori were laughing with Carl and everyone was having a good time. "You look amazing" Maggie and Daryl said to each other at the same time locking eyes and laughing. "But really you look great Maggie" it was all he had. "So do you Mr Dixon" Maggie replied seductively before stepping closer and putting her right hand on his shoulder and her left on his chest.
She sniffed him soundly and he smelt her, cotton candy and sweetness. Maggie smiled approving that smell looking up at him smiling wide happy to be here with him. "You look amazing, God Maggie" Daryl said. "So do you Daryl" she kissed his cheek. This was gonna be a good night.
My favorite chapter by far, I love writing stuff like this. Family and fluff! I pictured Tennessee line by Daughtry throughout this chapter. Enjoy!