Chapter 8.
Daryl woke just before sun rise, as he lay there he thought about last night. he couldn't believe how lucky he was that carol loved him back, he felt like the luckiest man alive. He turned his head to look at carol, she was still fast asleep. She had one leg wrapped around his, her arm was on his chest and she had her head on his shoulders. He also realized that they forgot to get under the covers last night, he was worried that she might be cold, but as he looked at her, he realized that she looked so peaceful he didn't want to wake her up just yet, so he wrapped his arm around her and held her tight warming her up with his body heat. Daryl let himself think about when she found him, he knew that she had saved his life again, she was so brave and strong standing up to Negan like that, when he saw her, a part of him was mad because she was putting her life at risk, but he was also proud of her because she stood up for herself. He knew that she had come a long way from being that scared abused housewife. She was now strong and brave and no longer a victim, she was a survivor. she had been for so much when she was out there on her. He felt guilty because he hadn't realized just how much it was affecting her until last night, and while he was pissed at her for leaving he understood her reason's why especially now he knew the truth about the girls and he rowed to himself that he wasn't going to let her pulled away, he was going to be there for her no matter what, just like she had been there for him. He knew that he had been giving a second chance and he wasn't about to waste it, he was going to do everything in his power to make sure they were never apart again. He knew that everything was going to be different when they got back home especially when they still had to put an end to Negan, but with carol by his side he knew he had a reason to stay alive, to keep fighting. He thought about his family and hoped they all got back ok.
Carol woke to find herself still wrapped around Daryl, she was glad that it wasn't a dream, Daryl was really here and had told her last night that he loved her, and in spite of everything that had happened lately she found herself to be happy and she was glad that she had told him the truth about what happened with the girls, she had been worried at first, but she should of know that Daryl would never judge her as he had always been there for her and even after she tried to push him away he was still here and they still shared they connection. She turned to look at Daryl to find that he was watching her. He looked happy and was smiling at her. Carol felt her heart skip a beat, with a smile on her face she looked into his eyes.
"morning" she whispered.
"morning" Daryl whispered back as he leaned in to give her a kiss.
The minute carol felt his lips on hers, she shivered and felt her whole body coming to live with just a kiss. She moaned into his mouth, giving him the prefect opportunity to slide his tongue into her mouth to taste and explode. Carol brought her hand up from his chest to his hair giving it a little tug pulling him closer to deepen the kiss.
Daryl groaned as soon as he felt carol tug his hair. He loved the feel of her hand in his hair and her mouth of his. Daryl kissed her with passion as he ran his hands up and down her naked back before resting on her ass. He could feel himself getting hard. Without breaking their kiss, Daryl gently eased carol back so he was on top of her, with one hand on the bed supporting his weight, he brought his other hand up to carol's breast.
carol's body was on fire and all she wanted was to feel Daryl inside of her, as she bucked her hips up into his hips, she tugged on his hair pulled their mouths apart of a second. "please…now…Daryl" she moaned
Daryl didn't need to be told twice, as he pushed himself inside of carol. He loved the feel of her walls wrapped around him. "Christ" Daryl moaned as he slammed into her again and again, he could feel her walls tighten around him and he knew that it wouldn't be long.
Carol couldn't hold on much longer as she felt her body coming undone "fuck…. Daryl…" she called out as she cum around him.
As Daryl felt her cum around him he let go himself calling out her name as he cum. "shit…carol…"
They both lay there for a bit letting their breathing return too normal.
Daryl shifted himself over, bring carol with him so they were both on their sides wrapped around each other.
As carol came down from her high, she looked Daryl in the eyes, she knew they need to talk about everything that had happened. She wanted to know if he was ok after everything that had happened with Negan and she need to find a way to tell him about Glenn. "Daryl" she said softly
Daryl knew she wanted to talk about something, he could see it in her eyes and could hear it in her voice. "yeah" he whispers while waiting for her to say something else, when she hadn't said anything more after a minute, he slowly eased himself out of her arms to sit up. "what's wrong?" he gently asks her while turning around to look at her, he could see that she looked worried and he was pretty sure that he wasn't going to like the words that why going to come out of her mouth.
Carol eased herself up so she sitting opposite Daryl. She could tell that he looked worried about what she was going to tell him, so she decided to ease into it. "Daryl" she says softly "there are a few things we need to talk about and some you won't like, but first I need to know how you are and what happened to you, when you were with Negan? Before you say nothing, I can see the marks on you"
Daryl tensed at her words, he didn't want her to worry about everything he had gone though, heck he didn't really want to think about. But he knew carol wouldn't give up until he told he.
"please tell me Daryl I need to know" carol whispers.
Daryl takes a deep breath before answering her. "I was out looking for Dwight for what he had done to Denise, I was with Glenn and michonne they were trying to get me to go back home, but I wasn't thinking. I was so mad I walked away from them. Didn't get very far before I was shot."
"oh my god" carol whispers as tears fall down her face.
"shit please don't cry, I'm ok now. Maybe I shouldn't tell ya anymore" Daryl softly tells her.
"sorry, please carry on I really need to hear it."
"ok" Daryl's nods. "after I was shot I was put in the back of a van, where Glenn and michonne were, I don't know how long we were there before Dwight came back for us, pushing us out of the van and on to the ground, I could see that rick and a few others were there kneeling on the ground, and I could hear Negan laughing at us all, saying he was going to beat one of us to death." Daryl couldn't stop the tears from fall from his eyes now, he took a breath before he carried on. "he killed Maggie, I saw it, and when I close my eyes I can still see her and i can still hear Glenn calling for her."
As carol listened to everything Daryl was saying, she could see the tears falling from his eyes, which only made her cry more, she hated seeing him like this. Before he could say anymore she moved over to him, pulling his head into her neck and wrapping her arms around him. "I'm so sorry you had to see that Daryl" she whispers into his ear.
Daryl let himself cry into her neck. "it was my fault; they wouldn't have been there if not for me." Daryl tells her.
Carol knew he was going to blame himself, just like she did. "it wasn't your fault Daryl, rick told me they were caught on their way to the hilltop, because something was wrong with Maggie's baby. It's not your fault Daryl, please believe that."
Daryl pulled back to look into her eyes and said. "but if we didn't kill his men it wouldn't have happened."
"that's not your fault either Daryl" carol tells him "we all decided as a group to go after Negan and his men, it's not on you"
"just wish it wasn't Maggie, her and Glenn had a baby on the way" Daryl said "oh god how is Glenn? Have you seen him?" Daryl asks.
Carol looked at him, she really wishes she didn't have to tell him about Glenn, she had no idea how he was going to take it.
"what's wrong?" Daryl asks when he see her face after he asked about Glenn, knowing he wasn't going to like answer.
Carol took a deep breath before answering him. "after they took you, Negan killed Glenn, I'm so sorry Daryl."
Daryl felt more tears falling down his face, he couldn't believe Glenn was gone as well. "was it because I went for Negan?" Daryl whispers.
"Daryl please don't blame yourself, Negan would have killed Glenn anyway, if you hadn't gone for Negan, Glenn would have done so because of Maggie and the baby. Don't blame yourself Glenn and Maggie wouldn't have wanted that, the only person to blame is Negan, and I promise you we will kill him for them." Carol tells him.
Daryl know carol was trying to get him to understand that Glenn would have died no matter but a part of him still felt that he was to blame.
After a few minutes of just holding Daryl, carol knew she still need to know what happened to him in the weeks they had him. "Daryl please tell me what happened after they put you back in the van?" carol softly asks him.
Daryl took a couple deep breaths before answering her. "they kept me in that van and would come in everyday to torture me, it got so bad that I thought about giving up at one point, until I closed my eyes and I could see your face. It's what got my though. You are the reason I'm still there. Cuz I was holding onto hope that I might see you again so I got the chance to tell you that I loved you."
As Daryl looked into carol eyes he could see the different emotions she was going though, he could see that she looked sacred at the thought of losing him, he could see that she was hurt because of what he went though. And he could see that she looked shocked at the thought that she was the one that got him though it all. He hated seeing all of them emotions in her eyes and was finding it hard to understand why she looked so shocked until he remembered that she didn't know just how much she meant him. "carol" he whispers "you need to know that it was thinking about you and only you that got me through it, I'm sorry for not telling you before how I felt, I love you so much, with you by my side I can do anything."
"I love you too Daryl, I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you, when I got back and rick told me what happened I felt so guilty and I was so scared I was never going to see you again. I can't lose you too." Carol whispers.
"it wasn't your fault and I'm glad you weren't there, when I saw you standing there I thought I was dead, it wasn't until you started talking that I realized you were real, and then I was scared and mad at you for putting your life at risk." Daryl tells her. "I can't lose you carol."
"Daryl I had no choice the minute I knew you was still alive I had to do everything in my power to get you back and I would do it all over again, no matter what I will always find you." Carol softly says.
"I know and I would do the same for you." Daryl says. "thank you for saving my life again, I promise you I will do everything in my power to make sure we are never apart again."
Daryl pulls carol into a hug holding her tight, while they both cry and mourn for their dead friends, and they stay like that for a while, both calming and comforting each other.
Carol is the first one to speak after a while. "Daryl if you are ok to walk, I think we should start to make our way back home to check on the others."
"I'm fine to walk" Daryl's says while unwrapping himself from carol "I guess we better get dress first." He smirks.
"I guess so" carol says with a smile. "I love you Daryl"
"I love you too carol"