A Secret

Chapter 13

A/N: Hello. Again. I just feel the need to write. A lot lately. That should be to your advantage. Enjoy.
McBrideReedusLover.~

"Mom! Mom! Guess what! Mom!" Sophia ran into the house. Carol was sitting on the couch with Daryl, watching television. Daryl's arm was around her. "Mom! Daryl! Guess what!" Sophia stood infront of them, blocking the tv.

"What?" Carol asked. She was glad Sophia had gotten over the events that took place last night.

"Rick and Lori are going to the beach with Carl right now! They are inviting Andrea, Shane, Maggie and Glenn too! We have to go! Please! I love the beach! It will be so fun! Pretty please!" Sophia begged. Carol looked to Daryl, and they both made a face that said they didn't feel like it. Sophia got down on her knees. "Please mom! Please Daryl! Please!" She begged some more. "I'll do anything! I'll leave you alone for a long time if you want me to! Just please can we go!"

"Alright." Carol smiled. "We'll go."

"Yes! I'm going to go put my bathing suit on!" Sophia raced up the stairs.

"I should probably do the same." Carol stood up. "And you should get your swim trunks on."

"Didn't bring 'em." Daryl got up as well. "Can always go get 'em and then come back to get ya."

"Okay. I'll see you in a bit." Carol gave him a quick kiss. She waited until he was out of the house before she went up to her room to change. She had a one piece bathing suit, or she could wear her bikini. The one she was wearing at the hotel. Maybe she could be a little more brave and wear the bikini? She'd have clothes over it anyway. No one would see her scars. She pulled it off the hanger and slipped it on. Now what clothes would she wear? She could always wear a summer dress. Or maybe some shorts and a tank top. She grabbed a red tank top and some jean shorts.

"Mom are you almost done? We have to go!" Sophia called throught the door. Carol rolled her eyes and opened her bedroom door.

"We can't go until Daryl gets back." Carol explained, walking past Sophia.

"What? Where did he go? How long is he going to take?" Sophia pouted. She wanted to go to the beach right now.

"Sophia just be patient." Carol grabbed the sunscreen. "Here, you might as well put this on before we go." She handed her the bottle. Sophia quickly applied the sunscreen and handed it back to her mother. Carol put some on herself, and then put it in the little bag she was bringing. The bag had a few towels, some water bottles, and the sunscreen. She walked over to the window and waited for Daryl's truck to appear.

"What's wrong kid?" Daryl asked as Sophia came over pouting. Carol was busy talking to the girls, and he didn't feel like socializing with the guys right now.

"Carl isn't paying attention to me. He's too interested in Beth." Sophia sighed, flopping onto the towel. Maggie had brought Beth along so she could spend some time with her. "I wanted to go swimming but he acted like I wasn't even there."

"If ya want, I'll go swimmin' with ya." Daryl offered. Sophia nodded happily and ran over to the water. Daryl smiled slightly and followed her. She was a good kid, and he liked her. She was one of the only kids he could tolerate besides Carl. Though Carl got on his nerves a few times.

"Daryl!" Sophia called to him. Daryl turned around, and she splashed a bunch of water on his face. She laughed at his reaction. "Your face! It..." She couldn't finish the sentence, it was just too funny.

"Oh ya?" Daryl asked. He swam over to her and picked her up. She squealed, and continued laughing. "We'll see who's laughin' after this." He dropped her in the water. She screamed when she hit the water. Daryl laughed as she stared angrily at him. "So what were ya sayin' 'bout my face?" Daryl smirked.

"Okay, you made your point." Sophia huffed.

Carol smiled as she watched Daryl and Sophia in the water. She thought it was just adorable. The two of them spending time together. She was glad Sophia liked Daryl, and she was glad that Daryl liked Sophia. It was all perfect.

Sophia giggled and nodded. Daryl smirked, and got out of the water. Carol had her back turned to him, talking to the girls. They saw him, and he raised a finger to his lips, telling them to stay quiet. Lori just smiled and nodded. He slowly, and quietly walked up to her. Without a word, he scooped her up, and hurried over to the water. Ignoring her screaming and struggling, he threw her into the water. Both he and Sophia burst out into laughter. Lori, Andrea and Maggie giggled as well.

"That was just mean!" Carol screamed as she walked out of the water. "Who was the mastermind behind it? It was you wasn't it!" Carol pointed a finger at Daryl. He just shrugged, a smirk on his face. "Remember one thing Daryl. Karma." She stomped back to the towel. She sat down, and when she looked up, she saw Daryl and Sophia highfive. "Unbelievable." She huffed.

"I'm sorry Carol." Lori laughed as she walked over. "I saw him coming. I just didn't say anything."

"How dare you." Carol glared up at Lori.

"Oh come on Carol, you know you had fun." Lori smiled. "Look, why don't you just get a drink and relax?"

"What drinks are there?" Carol asked.

"There are some cans of beer for the adults, and some soda for the kids." Lori pointed to the cooler. "Over there by Rick."

Carol nodded. She would get one in a minute. Right now she was too busy glaring at Daryl and Sophia.

Carol walked over to where the cooler was. She reached in and grabbed a can of beer. "Did you have a fun swim Carol?" Rick asked, a small smirk on his face. Carol just fake laughed and started walking back to the towel. She popped open the beer, and was about to take a sip when Daryl stood infront of her.

"Can I talk to you in private?" Daryl asked, his arms crossed. What was his deal?

"I guess..." Carol shrugged, and followed him away from the others. He led her to the parking lot.

"Ya really think thats a good idea?" He motioned to the beer.

"Why not?" Carol asked.

"It's just ya went on a drinking spree last night. Ya really wanna do that again? Ya know, ya really wanna get drunk again?" He asked.

"I'm a grown woman, I believe what I drink is up to me." Carol went to take a sip, but he grabbed the can from her hands. "Oh come on Daryl!" Carol crossed her arms. "Give it back." Daryl just shook his head and held it higher. "Daryl I swear to god!" She growled, reaching for her drink.

"Nah." Daryl backed up. Carol followed him.

"Daryl just give me back my drink." She glared at him. "I will fight you for it, you know that."

"Sure ya will." Daryl nodded.

"That's it!" Carol grabbed the drink. They were both tugging on it. After a couple minutes of fighting for it, it fell to the ground. Carol watched as it hit the pavement. Her mouth dropped open, and she glared up at Daryl.

"Oops." Daryl smirked.

"You're an asshole." Carol muttered before pressing her lips against his. She pulled him closer to her. That anger had turned into a burning passion. She felt Daryl push her against his truck. The longer they kissed, the more intense the kiss got. She had to break away for air.

"The others are gonna wonder where we went." Daryl said between breaths.

"I don't care." Carol pulled him back.

"What excuse do you think they're going to make when they come back?" Lori asked. "I bet it will be that she forgot something in his truck."

"That sounds like something she'd say." Maggie chuckled. "We all know what they were really doing."

"Of course we do. They probably can't keep their hands off each other. I can't imagine what it's like at home." Lori laughed. "Maybe thats why Sophia is over at our house a lot."

"I wouldn't blame her." Andrea chuckled. "That is something you don't want to see."

"Especially when you're a kid." Maggie agreed.

"Oh well." Lori shrugged. "If they want to be lovesick highschool kids let them. I don't see any harm in it." She smiled. She was happy Carol found someone she truely cared about. She knew all about Ed. He didn't deserve Carol's loyalty. She was glad she found Daryl. He probably made her stronger. And she knew how Daryl was. He'd do anything to protect her. They were a good match for each other.

"Okay." Carol panted. "Maybe we should get back to them. We've been gone for a while." After a while they found themselves in the bed of his truck, making out like a couple of teenagers. "I mean, we can always continue when we get back to my place." She winked.

"Good idea." Daryl nodded, sitting up. "What do we tell them? I mean, we can't tell them we were busy in the back of my truck. How bad would that sound."

"You're right. Uhm... I forgot something at home and you drove me to get it." Carol nodded. "Sounds believable right?"

"Believable enough." Daryl agreed, and hopped out of the truck. "C'mon, lets go."

Carol took his hand and jumped out of the truck. She looked up at him, and noticed his hair was a little messy. "Here." She said, and did her best to fix it. "They would think something went on if we left your hair the way it was..." She chuckled.

"Well where did you two go?" Lori asked as Carol and Daryl returned. She winked at Andrea and Maggie before returning her gaze to Carol.

"I forgot something at home. Daryl drove me to pick it up." Carol nodded. The girls had to hold in their giggles. "We didn't miss anything did we?"

"Not at all." Lori shook her head. "So, what did you forget, Carol?"

Oh crap, she hadn't thought that far ahead. "Bug spray." She said quickly. That was the best she could come up with.

"Funny, there are no bugs here." Maggie smiled up at them.

"I haven't seen any either." Andrea crossed her arms, a small smirk appearing on her face.

"Shut up." Carol warned them, and walked away with Daryl following closely behind her. She heard the three of them laughing. "I think they saw through that lie..."

"Probably because you blabbed all the details last night." Daryl muttered.

"Oh screw you." Carol punched him.

"Not right here." Daryl smirked. Carol punched him harder.

"You're... Ugh." She groaned in frustration. "Smartass." She muttered.

"Ya know ya like it." He winked at her, and stood up.

"Where are you going?" Carol asked.

"Get a beer."

"So you can have one, and I can't? How is that fair?" Carol glared up at him. "Get me one too. Seeing as you dropped my other one." Daryl just nodded and walked over to the cooler When he came back, he handed her a can. "You think your funny?" She asked, holding up the can of rootbeer.

"Lil' bit." Daryl nodded, popping open his can of beer. He took a long swig from it. "Refreshing."

"I hate you." She said, opening her can of rootbeer. He was a real smartass.

"Mom can we get some ice cream?" Sophia asked as they got into Daryl's truck. "I really some Dairy Queen."

"I don't know. Daryl, do you want some ice cream?" Carol asked, clicking in her seat belt.

"Don't matter to me." Daryl shrugged. Sophia cheered.

"Alright then. What are you planning on getting Soph?" Carol looked over at her daughter.

"A blizzard, obviously." She brushed her hair out of her face. "Why would you not get a blizzard?"

"I don't know Sophia. Maybe people just don't like blizzards." Carol replied.

"Well those people are dumb." Sophia nodded to herself.

"Sophia don't be rude." Carol looked up at her daughter. "What about you Daryl? Are you getting anything?"

"Nah." Daryl shook his head. "Don't need any. Not a big fan of ice cream."

"What?!" Sophia looked shocked. "How can you not like ice cream? It's like, the best invention known to mankind! I could live off of ice cream! How could you say you don't like it! You're crazy." Sophia went on and on. Carol just rolled her eyes. "I mean, it's ice cream! There is no other reason than that."

"I just ain't a big fan. Never said it wasn't good. Just not all the time. Maybe every few months it's alright." Daryl shrugged, pulling into the Dairy Queen parking lot. "Knock yourselves out." Daryl said.

"You're staying here?" Carol asked.

"Yeah, might as well." Daryl nodded.

"Okay." Carol got out of the truck. Sophia ran inside. Carol followed her, and looked up at the selections. Maybe she'd get a sundae. "What kind of blizzard do you want Sophia?"

"S'mores blizzard!" Sophia exclaimed.

Carol walked up to the counter. "A small s'mores blizzard and a small hot fudge sundae please." She took out her wallet. She handed the man a twenty, and put the change back into her wallet. It took five minutes for both of their orders to be completed. "Thank you." Carol smiled, handing Sophia her blizzard.

"Yum!" Sophia grinned and walked out to Daryl's truck.

Sophia ran upstairs to her room as soon as they entered the house. Carol kicked off her shoes and walked over to the couch. Daryl followed her, and sat beside her. She put a spoonful of the sundae in her mouth. "Mm, that is some good stuff." She sighed contently, taking another spoonful. "The fudge is my favorite part."

"Ya seem to be enjoying that sundae. Should I leave ya two alone?" Daryl asked.

"Oh! Right, you're here." Carol winked. She turned on the television. "There, occupy yourself with that."

"Haha, you're funny." Daryl said sarcastically.

"I know." Carol smiled. This ice cream was like heaven. It didn't take her long to finish it. "That was good." She smiled, leaning against the back of the couch. "You missed out."

Daryl scoffed, and turned to look at her. He noticed she had some ice cream left on her lips. He could tell her, or he could have a little fun with it. He leaned closer to her. Without warning, he slowly dragged his tongue across her lips, causing her to gasp. "Didn't miss out on much." He winked, and returned his attention to the television, acting like nothing happened.

Carol grabbed the remote and turned off the tv. He looked over at her. "I was watchin' that!" Carol didn't care. She crashed her lips onto his, causing him to fall backwards on the couch. She crawled ontop of him, not once breaking the kiss. They stayed like that for a while. Finally, she broke away, but kept her lips inches away from his.

"That's what you get when you tease me like that." She whispered.

"Oh really?" Daryl asked. "What about if I do this?" He lightly kissed the corner of her mouth. "Or this?" He trailed gentle kisses down her neck.

Carol closed her eyes as he kissed her neck. It sent shivers down her spine. She let out a soft moan. When he stopped, she attacked his lips once again. Hopefully Sophia wouldn't come downstairs, because this was way worse than what she saw last night. There was probably a lot more tongue involved this time. They kissed until the point where neither could breathe. "Unless you want me to take you upstairs, I suggest you stop." She whispered in his ear.

"Maybe I'll take my chances." He smirked. She smiled, and resumed where they left off.

A/N: Don't you like when Daryl gets brave and flirty like that? ;) This was more fun to write. Hehe. Hehehe. I hope you enjoyed it. R&R lovelies!
McBrideReedusLover.~