I feel a bit like a broken record but I just wanted to say thank you again for reading/reviewing/following it means a lot! Writing this is making the wait till October a little easier, for me anyway :)
Hope I'm not boring any of you! Hope you're enjoying it.
xKim
They spoke about Sophia's short but impactful life, they spoke briefly about the death of Merle and they spoke about the new arrivals to the group and what it meant for them future wise. By the time they'd finished putting the world to rights, the alcohol had left their systems and the sun was coming up through the small window directly in front of Daryl's cell.
"I better get back to my cell." Carol mumbled feeling slightly miserably, "People'll start talkin'."
"Let them." Daryl's lips turned up into the smallest of smiles and Carol's answering smile literally knocked the breath out of his lungs.
They were sitting up now, sitting next to each other and enjoying the companionable silence that had fallen between them. Carol chewed absentmindedly on her bottom lip while Daryl rubbed at his facial hair.
"Hi," Drawled a familiar voice and both Carol and Daryl lifted their heavy heads, "How're you both?" Rick asked.
Daryl just nodded by means of a reply and Carol smiled, "Just fine, thank you."
"I was wondering if you'd go on watch today Carol?"
"We can do that." Daryl replied.
"No, just Carol, I need you for somethin' else." Rick explained.
Though the thought of being separated from Carol was an unwelcome one, he nodded his head.
"Go eat and meet me out in the forecourt when you're ready." Rick stated before turning on his heel and leaving.
Carol smiled slightly and shot a sideways look at Daryl, "Back to the real world, eh?"
"Hm." Daryl grunted, he grabbed his boots from the side of the bed and pulled them on.
She watched the muscles in his arms tense as he pulled on his boots and was reminded, in HD, of last night when he held her... Or rather this morning, very early this morning. "Last night was good." She confessed.
He nodded his head and offered a lopsided smile, "Yeah, it was."
"We should do it again sometime." Carol suggested, she blushed under his cool gaze. "Like, the weddin' maybe?"
"Maybe." Daryl repeated with a nod of the head, he got to his feet and grabbed his crossbow and knife from the floor opposite his bed, he stuck his knife in the waistband of his jeans and slung his crossbow over his shoulder, "I'll catch you later." He mumbled before leaving Carol alone in his cell.
She smiled to herself before composing herself and then went to join the others.
Hershel was the first, as always, to greet her, "Good mornin'." He drawled as he hobbled over to the nearest table.
Carol smiled widely at the old man before taking a seat opposite him, "How're you?" Carol asked.
"Fine, fine." Hershel waved a dismissive hand in front of his face and nodded his head in the direction of Maggie and Glenn who were sitting at a table with Tyreese, Sasha and Beth, "Said they wanna get hitched this week."
"Brilliant!" Carol smiled, "We got everythin' we need?"
"Yeah, bible and all." He stated tapping his breast pocket, "Should be a beautiful day, we were planning on doin' it outside." He explained and Carol nodded her head animatedly.
"Aw, I love a good weddin'."
"It might not be our only weddin' this year," Hershel muttered under his breath, though Carol heard him, he looked up at her through grey lashes and smirked, "Spend the night with Daryl did you?"
"Ours is a platonic relationship." Carol rolled her eyes, "We just spent the night talkin'." She confessed with a small shrug.
"That innocent huh?" Hershel asked, using his crutches to stand up, he hobbled over to where Carol was sat and leant down, "Then why are you blushin'?" He whispered.