Okay, so this is a really long one; but I'm hoping you will all be extremely happy with it! There will be an authors' note at the end, but for now, enjoy!

By the time Daryl and Beth told Maggie and Glen that they were leaving, and Daryl drove Beth home to pack a couple days' worth of clothes, it was already well into the night. By the time they had even gotten on the road, towards Daryl's intended destination it was almost midnight. The exhaustion from the entire day was swallowing him; but still, he kept pressing on. He had to do this, he had to.

Daryl drove the bike, with Beth holding on behind him for at least two hours before the dark of the night, mixed with Daryl's intensely burned out eyes started to really take a toll on him. He decided to turn off the highway at the next exit and find a motel for the two of them to get a couple hours of sleep.

After exiting the highway and following the signs to the nearest motel, they finally pulled into a parking lot only occupying just a couple of cars.

"What are we doing?" Beth asked as Daryl's bike pulled into one of the many available parking spaces.

"We're gonna' stop for a little bit, I've gotta' shut my eyes for at least a couple hours before I end up falling asleep while driving" Daryl answered while killing the engine. Beth loosened her grip around him, and maneuvered herself off of the bike, looking around at the dark parking lot. She bit her lip as she looked back at Daryl with uncertainty. "I'll get two rooms Beth, if you're uncomfortable sleeping in the same room as me; but trust me, I'm too tired to even think about doin' anything"

Beth blushed a little bit by Daryl's reference. That thought hadn't even crossed her mind, but now that he mentioned it, "It's okay" she said with a soft smile, "I trust you… but could you get a room with two beds in it?"

Daryl cracked a small smile and then chuckled at the girl's innocent way of asking, "You got it Beth… c'mon" he said as he rolled his eyes and they made their way towards the front office of the motel.

XxxxX

Daryl's eyes squinted open as a beam of bright sunshine gleamed through the shabby blinds of the motel window. For a second he'd almost forgotten where he was; but it came back to him rather quickly, and he gradually turned himself around to look over at the bed that Beth slept on.

He leaned himself up on his arm as he looked around the room; his face furrowed in confusion. Beth's bed was completely made, and she was nowhere inside the room. He knew she didn't just change her mind about going with him and take off, because her bag of clothes was resting on the floor next to the bed still. However, he couldn't help but wonder how the hell the girl was already up? And so early. He felt like he could sleep the entire day.

He scuffled the blankets off of him, and slowly brought himself to a sitting position, still confused as to where Beth was. He stood up from the bed and made his way over to the bathroom door of the opposite side of the room, barely even paying attention as he shielded his eyes from the piercing light shining through the window.

He pushed open the bathroom door and took a step forward before pausing to realize that he'd found Beth. She was in the shower and didn't even realize he'd opened the door, due to her low and angelic singing. Daryl's eyes widened when he realized, and he softly closed the door immediately, in efforts to make sure she didn't notice. He did however stand outside the door for a few minutes, listening to the girl sing softly while she showered. He didn't know she had such a good voice, or that she even sang at all for that matter. He found it rather sweet even if he planned on playfully making fun of her for it later.

Once he heard the water shut off, he made his way back over to the bed, sitting back down to make sure she wouldn't realize he had even heard her at all.

He waited there a few minutes, assuming that the girl was going to get dressed and as soon as she finished and came out, then he could use the bathroom. But when she walked out with just a white towel wrapped around her petite body, and her blonde hair resting on top of her shoulders soaking wet, his eyes broadened at the sight of her, and as soon as Beth realized he was awake, her eyes did the same.

"Daryl, I-… sorry" she said nervously as she held onto her towel tightly while bending down to retrieve an outfit from her bag, "I thought you'd still be sleeping, I'm sorry"

"It's alright Beth, you didn't know" Daryl responded while bringing a hand up to cover his eyes, "I'm not looking, I promise" Beth looked over at him for a second, and then laughed when she saw his hand covering his eyes. "It's tempting though, I'll admit" he said playfully as he jokingly opened extended his pointer and middle finger apart, sneaking a peak.

Beth looked over at him and laughed at his playfulness, "Hey! Stop that!" she yelled out with a smile as she grabbed her clothes and walked back into the bathroom to get dressed, shouting jokingly from behind the door, "You said you promise, you jerk!"

Daryl chuckled without responding to her, and when she returned into the room, this time fully dressed, she threw the damp towel at him while laughing, "Jerk… I didn't know you were awake"

Daryl laughed and then threw the towel onto the bed beside him, "You're singing woke me up" he lied as he taunted her playfully, "what' ya think this is, the Opera house?" he said with a smirk as he got up and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

Beth's eyes widened at his taunting embarrassed that he'd actually heard her. Sometimes she didn't even realize she was singing while showering, it had become so much of habit that she would just start doing it without even thinking.

After Daryl finished using the bathroom and returned back into the room, he gave Beth a mocking smirk, before leaning down to slip his boots on his feet.

"You really heard me singing in there?" Beth asked with an embarrassed tone, and Daryl chuckled.

"Yup" he said sarcastically, "everyone in the motel probably did"

"You're such a liar" Beth said as a laugh busted from her mouth, "I wasn't that loud"

Daryl laughed but after tying the laces of his boots he looked over at Beth and said "C'mon ya little humming bird, we gotta' get back on the road" jokingly.

Beth smirked and gave a 'haha, very funny' face before running her brush through her damp hair and throwing it into her bag. "You still haven't told me where we're goin' ya' know" she said while zipping the bag closed and throwing it on her back.

"You'll see, Daryl said with a smirk as he grabbed his things and the two of them made their way out the room.

XxxxX

Daryl and Beth drove for about another hour before they finally arrived to the unknown destination. As Daryl slowed down and came to a stop in front of an empty lot, containing nothing but piles of burnt wood and shingles, Beth looked around confused, wondering why he'd even stopped in the first place.

Daryl shut the motor off and they both got off the bike, Beth still completely lost and confused.

"What is this?" she said softly as she watched Daryl's face begin to pain at the sight.

"This uh…" he cleared his throat as he looked at what was left of his childhood home, the place he'd considered a torture chamber his entire life, "This was where I grew up"

Beth's eyebrows creased as her confused face examined the sight in front of her, "This was where you used to live? What happened? Was there some sort of fire or somethin'?"

Daryl gave a quick nod as he started walking through the dirt and ash that laid over his once front yard. The ground was still damp, most likely water trapped in the soil from the water used to put the fire out. As he walked through the pile of debris, Beth followed behind him, her eyes searching everywhere as she took in the gloomy sight.

They walked around it for a while silently, until Daryl stumbled upon the only thing still standing, the brick steps that used to be outside the back door. He took a seat on them and Beth sat beside him, unsure of what to say to him. She could tell by his sudden quietness and his pained expression that either something terrible had happened or it was really hard for him to come back there.

After letting the silence linger for a while, Beth finally spoke; her voice soft, trying not to cause Daryl to close up for any reason, "Why did you want to show me this?"

Daryl looked over at her, his eyes almost telling a story with how deeply they seemed to be burdened by the sights around them, "Because, you wanna' know why I left and ended up in Senoia right?" Beth nodded and Daryl continued, "well… this is it" he extended his arm out, motioning to the piles of ash around them, "all of this… before it burned down… it was just as bad as what you're seein' now Beth"

Beth looked around again, still confused, "I don't know what you're trying to tell me Daryl" she mumbled with a gentle, yet puzzled tone.

Daryl cleared his throat and then swallowed hard, trying to figure out a way to put it all into words, "This house, the house I grew up in Beth… it burned down the night I left…" he looked over at her as her eyes were focused on his, urging him to continue, "I, I let it burn… I jus' walked out and let it burn"

Beth was completely engrossed in what he was telling her, and her eyes widened in reaction, "But why? Why did you let it burn?"

Daryl looked away from her, unsure if he was really prepared for her reaction of what was coming next, "Because my father was inside it… drunk… sleepin'… passed out on the couch. He'd jus' came home and started comin' at me, like he'd always done; but that night was different… I couldn't take it no more, somethin' snapped. He… he came after me, gave me a busted eye, hit me upside the head, and then kicked me at least three or four times while I was on the floor. I let him do it, and I didn't fight back, jus' cause I wanted him to get outta' my room, and leave me alone… so it would be over, but then after he finally left my room, and I waited a while, I decided that was it… I was gonna' take off and jus' leave, so I didn't have to deal with his abuse and his drunken' escapades anymore… so I packed a bag of stuff and I went to do jus' that… but then as I walked into the living room, I saw him lying there… lying there like a big drunk piece of shit….. there was smoke comin' from the kitchen… he'd left a dish towel next to a pot of noodles that was boiling over and the flame caught the towel on fire… I almost put it out… I almost did; but then I seen his wallet on the table, and I jus' thought about all the shit he'd done to me my entire life… all the shit he did to my mother before she died, all the pain he'd put us through…" Daryl started to choke up on his words, and Beth couldn't help but let a few tears fall from her eyes as she grabbed a hold of Daryl's hand, holding it tightly in hers, as he tried to continue, "So, I made a choice… I made a choice to leave him there… to let the fire burn on… and I left…. I watched it from the bottom of the block; I watched it completely go up in flames, with him inside it… I… I killed-"

Beth quickly stopped him, placing a hand over his mouth to stop him from talking. "You didn't" she insisted, tears rolling down her cheek "Don't do that Daryl, don't do that to yourself okay? You didn't kill him… he killed himself… he killed himself for what he'd done to you all those years… you can't blame yourself Daryl, you can't… I won't let you"

Daryl sat in silence, the painful memories flooding his entire mind, "I jus' couldn't take it anymore Beth, I couldn't deal with it anymore" he muttered out, tears beginning to swell in his eyes.

Beth got up and leaned down in front of him, placing her hands gently on both of his cheeks, forcing him to look her in the eyes, "It's okay Daryl… it's okay" she demanded to him, trying to control her own emotions, "listen to me… it's okay", she tried hard to keep her eyes focused on his, but as soon as a tear fell from his eyes, she pulled him in towards her, wrapping her arms around him as she held and hugged him tightly.

Her heart was breaking for him, and she couldn't even wrap her head around everything that he'd been through. She just held him tightly, his head resting on her shoulder as his emotions finally let loose. She'd never felt closer to him than she'd felt in that very moment. Just the fact that he trusted in her enough to tell her his darkest and probably most painful secrets was overwhelming her entirely. For some reason, it killed her that he was in pain… it killed her that he had to live through so much pain.

Daryl finally lifted his head from Beth's shoulders, resting his forehead gently against hers as she wiped the dampness off of his tear-stained cheeks with her thumbs. His eyes stared straight into hers as the two of them sat in silence for a few minutes. He thought for sure that she would have reacted completely different, that she would of thought he was some kind of monster for doing what he'd done; but she didn't… and he was really grateful that she didn't as well.

"Thanks for not judging me Beth" he said softly, still looking into her eyes, "I never thought I'd be able to come back here again… but I'm glad it was with you"

Beth gave a smile as she caressed Daryl face with her fingertips, "I'm glad that you brought me Daryl… and I would never judge you, I promise"

Daryl smiled and then placed his hand behind her neck, pulling her towards him as he kissed her lips softly. He couldn't explain the emotions running through him at that moment, but it was definitely something he'd never felt before. He'd never felt so close to someone in his entire life, and he had to admit that it was one of the scariest, yet one of the best feelings ever.

XxxxX

Daryl and Beth stayed at the burn site of Daryl's old home for a little while longer, before eventually leaving. They drove around for a while and Daryl showed her his old schools and the places he'd hung out as kid. He'd never opened up and presented so much of his life to someone in a mere 24 hours; but today definitely took the cake for him. Beth couldn't be more thrilled either; she found it fascinating to learn all of Daryl's roots and to see everything that built him into who he was.

Who knew that in a matter of weeks, she would have come to know Daryl on such a personal level, and by his own will even? When she'd first met him, he was the most hard-surfaced, closed up, enigmatic person, and she would have laughed in anyone's face if they would have told her then, that she'd be there, in his hometown with him in just a couple of weeks.

After driving for a couple of hours, they decided to grab something to eat at one of Daryl's favorite pizzerias in town. When they arrived, they made their way to the counter, where Daryl was greeted by an old friend who was working there.

"Dixon?" the muscular built man with red hair and a curl-tailed mustache said questionably, taking a good look at him, "Oh shit! What's up brother? Long time no see" the man greeted him once realizing who he was.

"Abraham, how's it goin' man?" Daryl said as he gave the man a hearty and welcoming handshake, "how's everything?"

"Good, everything's good man… I jus' got back a couple days ago. I asked around about you; but no one has known where you been, said you skipped town or somethin'"

"Yeah, I moved man, had to get out of this town… it was time for a change" Daryl said simply.

"I hear that brother" Abraham said, and then looked over at Beth who was standing next to Daryl observing her surroundings, "Name is Abraham Ford ma'am" he said, as he extended a hand out for Beth to shake, which she eventually reciprocated with a smile.

"Nice ta' meet you Abraham, I'm Beth"

Abraham smiled and then raised a eyebrow at Daryl, telepathically telling him that he'd hit the jackpot with the blonde, and Daryl grinned slightly smuggish. Beth didn't notice though, she was too busy looking at the black and white photos that hung on the pizzeria walls. There were a ton of them everywhere, of all different people. She assumed it must have been people from the town over the years.

"So what can I get you two?" Abraham asked.

"Jus' four slices" Daryl stated while handing the money to him; but Abraham refused to take it.

"It's on me brother… don't worry about it"

"Nah, jus' take it man" Daryl insisted but Abraham wouldn't budge, shaking his head.

Daryl reluctantly gave in, but he was truly uncomfortable when people offered things to him for free, "Thanks man, I appreciate it"

Abraham nodded, and then disappeared into the back to fix up their order.

Daryl turned to Beth, "Hey, why don't you go grab a seat for us? I'm gonna make a quick phone call outside real quick alright?"

Beth nodded and walked over, curious as to who Daryl would be calling, but nonetheless, did as he asked.

Daryl waited for Beth to take a seat at a table and then made his way out the doors, reaching for his phone in the process.

When he got outside, he quickly lit up a cigarette and then called Carol, hoping she'd answer her phone. He waited as the phone rang, eventually her voice answering on the other end.

"Hello?"

"Hey Carol, it's me" Daryl said; taking a drag from his cigarette.

"Yeah, I know. I saw your name, what's up?"

"Nothin', listen… I'm in town; stayin' at the motor inn, but only for a day. I leave tomorrow mornin' and I wanted to know if I can see Sophia today? Jus' for a couple hours"

"Wait what? You're here?" she repeated back confused, "When did you get here?"

"This mornin'; but I had to do somethin' first"

"Oh, well I'm sure she'll be happy to see you" Carol said and a weight of relief lifted off his shoulders, "What time?"

"I was thinkin' in about an hour or so. I'll come get her, and I'll bring her down to the playground for a little while"

"Alright you can take her" Carol said with a loud breath, "So you came back here alone?"

"Nah, with someone" Daryl answered

"With someone?" Carol asked with interest, "An important someone? Like a girlfriend someone?"

"I don't know, somethin' like that I guess" Daryl answered. If there was one really good thing about his and Carol's co-parenting, it was that he never really had to worry about baby mama drama or anything like that. The two of them had accepted that there was nothing between them a long long time ago. Neither one of them had any kind of feelings for eachother in anyway.

"Well, I hope it works out, for your sake" Carol chuckled, "You need a woman in your life"

Daryl rolled his eyes, "Aright well I'll be there to get Sophia in about an hour then"

"Alright" Carol answered, "but be sure to bring your lady friend with ya', I want to meet this special someone" she said with a laugh.

"Bye Carol" Daryl said as he shook his head and laughed, eventually hanging up the phone and placing it back into his pocket.

He couldn't be any more content. He would finally see his little girl after what felt like forever. And to top it off, he would be able to introduce her to Beth, which made him even happier. He never would have thought about introducing his daughter to a woman ever before, but there was something completely different about Beth, something that made him want to have her meet Sophia. He knew Sophia would love her, and that made him even more comfortable doing it as well.

This weekend wasn't turning out half as bad as he thought it would have. And with that, he chucked the last of his cigarette and walked back inside the pizzeria, taking a seat next to Beth at the table while they waited for their food.

XxxxxX

As the two of them entered the motel room, and placed their things onto the floor, Beth took a seat on one of the beds, letting herself fall back until her head hit the comfortable mattress.

"Ugh, I'm seriously wiped out" she exhaled, "it's been such a long day"

Daryl pulled his phone out of his pocket, checking the time and realizing that they needed to drop their things off quickly and head to Carol's to get Sophia. It was almost an hour since he'd spoken to Carol, and he wanted to make sure he showed up when he said he would.

"Don't get too comfortable Beth, I've got one more thing I want to do with you"

"What do you mean?" Beth sat up, her face confused, "there's more?"

"I got someone I want you to meet" Daryl looked back over at the blonde, her face even more puzzled, "My daughter" he said, hoping she'd have a good reaction.

Beth's eyes widened, "You're daughter?" she repeated in question, "Daryl, are you sure? You don't have to do that… I know that's gotta' be a big deal, somethin' like that"

Daryl smirked and walked over to Beth, eventually leaning over her and causing her to fall back against the mattress again. He held himself above her, looking directly into her eyes, "You're a big deal Beth" he said as he lowered his face onto hers, kissing her lips gently and then tracing his mouth across her cheekbone and towards her ear as he whispered, "I want you to meet her. Trust me, I'm sure"

Beth shuddered as he gently tugged at the lobe of her ear with his teeth, playfully letting out a growl before quickly picking himself back up and grabbing her hand to pull her back up to a sitting position.

Beth bit her lip as Daryl smirked at her expression, her eyes wide as she looked at him with utter desire.

"Hmm, so now I know what turns you on" he said with a smug grin, "I'll have to remember that"

Beth rolled her eyes at his cockiness, "You don't know nothin'… Dixon"

Daryl raised an eyebrow, and then shook his head at her, "C'mon stubborn ass, we've gotta' go" he said with a chuckle as he extended his hand out, pulling her up and leading her towards the door.

XxxxX

Daryl pulled the bike to a stop in front of a small two story house. Beth couldn't help it as the nerves in her stomach bubbled inside. She was nervous about meeting Sophia, but she was also nervous about meeting her mother as well. Daryl assured her that they may not always get along, but if there was one thing they didn't argue over, it was significant others. There was absolutely nothing between him and Carol, and really, there never was, besides one drunk night and a very short fake relationship that they tried to have for Sophia's sake. But when it all boiled down to it, they would've never worked out. The feelings weren't there, there was no real interest in each other, ever.

However, Beth still couldn't stop herself from worrying. This was a big moment for her and Daryl, and she honestly couldn't even wrap her head around the fact that it was even happening at all.

"You alright?" Daryl asked as they made their way up the walkway; noticing Beth's uneasy expression.

"I feel like I'm gonna' puke, I'm so nervous" Beth said before biting her lip.

Daryl smiled at her and then slipped his hand inside hers, perfectly sliding each finger between hers, "Don't be. She's gonna' love you"

Beth tried to smile back at him, but nothing he said was going to stop the jitters inside of her.

Daryl gave a hard knock on the door with his free hand, and the two waited until a thin man with dirty blond hair, and a scruffy beard answered the door, with a friendly smile.

"Hey, Daryl" the man said, as he opened the door and shook his hand, "she's comin', she's jus' gettin' her shoes on"

"Thanks" Daryl said with a nod, "How's everything goin' Axel?"

"Good, things are good. Same shit, different day, you follow me?" he responded and Daryl shook his head in agreement.

"This is Beth by the way" Daryl motioned towards her and Beth gave a warm smile.

"It's nice to meet you Beth"

Just after Axel shook his hand, a skinny woman with short hair walked over to the door, along with a little blonde girl, who was gleaming with excitement.

As soon as the girl saw Daryl, she bolted towards him, and Daryl released his grip from Beth's hand as he grabbed the girl and picked her up, hugging her tightly.

"Daddy!" she exclaimed as she fell into her fathers' arms.

"Hey baby girl" Daryl said, "I've missed you"

Beth couldn't help the smile that formed on her face, seeing Daryl holding his daughter and becoming so happy, made her heart melt.

"Hello" Carol interrupted Beth's gaze, "I'm Carol, Sophia's mother", she said as she extended a hand towards Beth.

"Oh, I'm sorry" Beth said as she shook the womans' hand, "I'm Beth, it's nice to finally meet you"

Carol gave a welcoming smile, "And you as well" she then turned towards Axel and asked, "I assume my boyfriend has introduced himself already?"

"Yes" Beth smiled, feeling a bit of relief to find out that Axel was actually Carol's significant other. That made her feel a little bit more comfortable, that was for sure.

Daryl finally released his grip from Sophia, and then kneeled down to her height, "Sophia, I want you to meet Beth" he said to the girl and she looked up at Beth with a smile, "She's gonna' come with us to the park, okay?"

Sophia nodded, "Okay"

Beth smiled at the girl, "It's nice to meet you Sophia. Your Daddy has told me so much about you"

"Like how much he missed me?" the girl asked innocently and Beth chuckled at her pleasantness.

"Yup, he's missed you very much" Beth responded and the little girl blushed.

"Alright, we're gonna' walk over to the park then" Daryl said to Carol, "I'm gonna' leave my bike out front, and I'll bring Sophia back in a couple of hours"

"Okay" Carol nodded and then looked down at her daughter, "I'll see you in a couple hours sweety, have fun with your Daddy"

"I will" Sophia said with a bright grin as she held Daryls' hand, and the three began to walk down the walkway.

XxxxxX

Beth took a seat on one of the swings in the park, as she rocked back and forth slowly; admiring the view of Daryl pushing his daughter on one of the swings next to her. Daryl conversated with Sophia, asking her about school, and all the things she had done since he last saw her. Beth could tell that he was relieved to finally see her again, to finally be able to spend some much needed time with her.

She could tell by the way he'd spoken about Sophia that he was a great Dad; but, actually seeing it in person, the way he interacted with her, just confirmed it all. Beth admired him for his strength, and for being such a good father to his daughter, despite all the heartache he had to endure from his own.

"Beth?" Sophia looked over with innocent eyes, "Can you push me now?"

Beth looked at Daryl for confirmation, she didn't want to interrupt his time with her; but after he gave her a approving nod, she smiled and stood up from her swing, "Sure, I'll push you"

Daryl took a step back and leaned against the small metal fence behind them as he watched Beth take over. Sophia quickly started up conversation with her, she'd always been a social butterfly, and Daryl watched with contentment as the two slowly created a friendship.

It was amazing what this weekend had done to him so far. He'd never thought that his last minute decision to come back there would have been a step in the right direction. All he knew was that he didn't want to push away the one thing that he'd actually enjoyed having in his life; but he never in his wildest dreams would have thought that it would have been one of the best choices he'd ever made.

It was obvious that there was something about Beth that he couldn't explain, something about her that intrigued him from the first time he'd met her; but now he knew for sure that he didn't want to let her go. What was, at first, an over intrusive girl that he'd known nothing about, had become someone that he wanted to know everything and more about. He'd never connected with anyone the way he'd connected with her in such a short time, and he was beginning to wonder if his ending up in Senoia, was fate. Fate for him to find her, fate for him to finally find the person that could possibly steal his heart right from under him.

He'd never been one to confront feelings head on, or even show emotion for that matter; but, Beth made him feel like a whole different person. A person who didn't have to keep running from everything that ever hurt him before, a person that didn't have to lock everything away. She made him want to be better, she made him want to start new and create a life that wasn't burdened by his horrible life any longer. She was something else… something that he wasn't about to let go of, ever.

XxxxX

It had been close to two hours since they'd arrived at the park, and Daryl could see from the darkening of the clouds and the gloomy sunset, that it was only a matter of time before a storm would roll in. Even though he didn't want his time with Sophia to end, he knew that he needed to get her back home before they were caught in the middle of a downpour.

"Hey Beth!" Daryl called out, as Beth was chasing after Sophia; the two of them laughing hysterically, "I think it's gonna' rain… we should head back"

"Oh man!" Sophia pouted, "already?"

Daryl laughed as the two of them walked towards him, "Yeah, baby girl. It's gonna' rain and I've gotta' get you back home to your momma"

Sophia pouted and Beth put an arm around the girl. In the past two hours, Sophia had completely warmed up to her, and just as Daryl predicted, she absolutely loved Beth.

"Will I see you again tomorrow Daddy?" Sophia asked with big innocent eyes.

Daryl shut his eyes momentarily as a wave of guilt poured off of him. Beth could tell he didn't want to have to tell Sophia that he was leaving again, so she decided to step in, and answer for him.

"He won't be able to see you tomorrow Sophia, but very, very soon okay? I promise" Beth said as she slouched down to meet the girls height, "You'll come visit him at his house and he'll show you all the fun places there are in town"

"Will you be there too Beth?" Sophia asked as her face cheered up a little bit.

Beth looked at Daryl and then smiled before looking back towards Sophia, "I will. I will be there too"

"Yay!" the girl exclaimed and Daryl looked at Beth with a thankful grin.

"Alright, c'mon Sophia, let's head back" Daryl said as he held his hand out and Sophia held on.

"Okay" she said, as the three of them began walking back.

XxxxX

After dropping Sophia off back home, and Daryl and Beth hurrying to get back to the motel before the downpour, they finally pulled into the parking lot; but unfortunately the rain caught up to them before arriving. It was pouring out, and thunder and lightning cracked across the darkened skies, as the two of them ran towards the motel room door, their entire bodies drenched.

Daryl fought to pull the key from his soaked jeans, and Beth couldn't hold back her laughter as they struggled to get out of the rain.

"Hurry!" she demanded while laughing uncontrollably, her hands failing to shield the rain.

When he finally got the key in the door, they both rushed inside; the two of them laughing hysterically as they stood there completely saturated.

"That was too funny" Beth said between laughs, and Daryl couldn't help but join in. They were both completely out of breath from the mad rush to get back, and there was nothing left to do but find amusement in it all.

"It was your fault" Daryl joked playfully, "conversating with Carol forever… I told you we were gonna' get rained on, I seen it comin'"

"Oh so what" Beth laughed, "it was exciting" she said as she finally caught her breath.

Daryl's laughing eased as he looked at Beth; the moonlight from the window, perfectly lighting up the features of her face as she smiled.

Her hair was completely drenched, and the water was dripping all over her face. Daryl was captivated though, she'd never looked more beautiful to him.

Beth became silent, and besides the rain tapping on the window, all they could hear was their heavy breathing.

Daryl walked towards her, stopping mere inches from her face as he looked into her deep blue eyes.

"You're somethin' else Beth, ya' know that?" he said in a soft whisper, as his thumb slid across her bottom lip, wiping away the rain water resting on them.

Beth's eyes traveled back and forth from Daryl's lips to his eyes, as she tried to swipe his wet hair from his cheek, uncovering the wholesome structures of his face.

Beth fell into Daryl's gaze as her hands slid from his forehead towards his jawline; pulling his face closer to hers; never removing her eyes from his direction.

Daryl swept his fingers across her cheek until his they intertwined into the sides of Beth's hair and his lips finally met hers with a permissive and effortless kiss.

Beth's body quivered at the plea to have Daryl seize her entirely; running her fingers down the outline of his neck until her grip steadied and then strengthened at the contours of his well-formed shoulders.

The hunger of their kiss rose rapidly, and Beth's teeth grazed Daryl's bottom lip with yearning as their breathing grew heavier. She wanted him entirely, and this time she was sure of it.

Her tongue encircled around his as her hands slowly crept down his chest, eventually reaching the bottom of his wet shirt, and slipping her fingers underneath to feel the outlines of his bare stomach.

Daryl could feel his body heating up, as Beth's hand slowly slithered up his chest; eventually pulling his shirt up and quickly over his head.

Daryl lifted his arms as Beth pulled it off completely, letting it fall to the floor next to him, and immediately returning them to the bottom of her shirt, as he did the same to hers.

"You're sure about this Beth?" Daryl whispered as he gently kissed the traces of her chin.

"I've never been surer" she breathed back, the end of the sentence coming out as more of a whimper than anything else. Her voice sent chills down Daryl's spine, as his lust intensified by her confirmation.

He clutched a hold of her back firmly and his fingers swiftly maneuvered open the clasp of her bra as he seductively nibbled on the crease of her neck, his teeth grazing her collar bone every few seconds, causing Beth to release a satisfying drone.

Daryl slid the straps of her bra down her arms, eventually tossing it to the ground as he paused for a second to take in the view of her.

"You're fuckin' amazing Beth" he said as his hands glided up the curves of her hips and stomach, eventually lingering around her breasts until his fingers finally made contact with her hardened nipples.

Beth bit her lip hard, and hummed at the touch of Daryl's fingers slowly encircling around them as he leaned back in slowly, trailing his tongue around the middle of her chest, and eventually ending it in the center of her nipple, gently licking it as he released his hands from her.

Beth groaned in pleasure as her hands found their way to the button of his pants and swiftly began unfastening them without even hesitating.

Daryl traveled his tongue back up to her mouth, eventually making contact with hers again, this time with more craving than ever, as his hands cupped the top of Beth's thighs and shimmied her up until her legs wrapped firmly around him.

He held her tightly and made his way towards the bed, eventually resting her down on top of it, and losing complete control of his hands and they excitedly traveled every single crease of her body until they met the clasp of her jeans. He forcefully unbuttoned them, and ripped them off of her, tossing them in some unknown spot behind him.

He leaned down and began softly kissing the formed outlines of her stomach, sneaking the tip of his tongue out every so often as he took in the sweet taste of her skin.

Beth's head drew back, and a loud moan escaped her mouth as Daryl's tongue grew closer to her burning center. She was on fire, and as Daryl slipped one finger along the edges of her laced panties, she could feel herself moistening by the second.

He gently slid her panties down her legs, until they were removed completely; never once letting his lips escape her skin. He gently spread Beth's legs open a little wider, allowing himself to completely trail her burning opening with his tongue.

Beth's back arched as her body shivered from Daryl's teasing. She wanted him to touch her more than anything.

Daryl's tongue gently slid across her clit, causing Beth's legs to jolt in reaction. He slowly slid it up and down as he snuck a couple peeks of Beth's face as she trembled.

Her reaction was making him hotter by the second, and as his tongue flicked the tip of her clit even faster, he took it upon himself to remove his jeans and underwear in the process. Once he managed to slide them off completely, he wanted more than anything to be inside her; but not before he'd make her reach a satisfying peek first.

He roughly slid two fingers inside her as he continued sucking on her clit and watching her body shake. He moved his fingers back and forth, just enough to cause her breathing to increase as she tried to fight back her climax.

"C'mon Beth, cum for me" Daryl demanded as he could feel the walls of her channel tighten around his thrusting fingers.

"I- I..." Beth started, but ended in a satisfying moan as her body reached its ultimate climax and her fingers firmly grasped the bed sheets beside her as she came into his mouth.

"There we go" Daryl said with a smug grin as he gave one last lick and then traveled his tongue back up her stomach, eventually reconnecting with her lips; gently kissing them and allowing her to taste her own sweet release.

Beth cowered at his lips, and she forcefully arched her back upward, pressing her soaked center onto him.

Daryl bit clamped down hard on the nub of her ear as he felt Beth slide her hand inbetween them, eventually grabbing a hold of his length, and slowly cupping her hand around it as she slid it around her wet opening. Daryl tried to hold back his anticipation as long as he could; but all of a sudden her removed Beth's hands from him and pinned them up above her head, firmly holding them down as he forcefully slid inside of her.

She let out a massive drawl, as Daryl filled her completely, still holding her arms firmly above her as he rapidly stroked inside of her.

Beth's legs wrapped around him securely as she began thrusting her waist in motion with his, causing him to ram the inside of her, as his breathing turned into heavy panting above her.

He dropped his head down to her chest and placed his mouth around her entire breast, sucking it and biting hard on her nipple, as he continued thrusting back and forth; feeling his rising temperature traveling through him.

He finally released Beth's arms, and she placed them on his back, pressing her nails into his skin, making him to react even stronger.

His thrusting intensified as he could feel himself reaching his final release. Beth's picked his head up, causing him to look at her, "I want you to cum" she said in between rapid breaths, "Cum inside of me Daryl"

Her asking only intensified his release as he finally reached his climax, and he delivered a loud moan into her mouth. Beth could feel him pulsating inside her, as he filled his release into her.

Daryl finally collapsed on top of her, his body still trembling as their sweaty bodies conformed into each other's.

Beth softly kissed the top of his forehead, as Daryl rested his head against her chest, trying to calm his body from the overwhelming satisfaction.

They laid there in silence for a few minutes, until their breathing finally returned to normal. Daryl slowly slipped himself out of Beth, and laid beside her, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her over to him.

"That was unbelievable" he said with a small chuckle as he looked down at Beth, who was resting her head softly on his chest.

"It was" she agreed, and Daryl lifted her chin up, to give her a soft kiss on the lips.

He looked at her for a few seconds, gazing at the beauty of her blue eyes, and completely taking in the view of her amazing bared body.

"You are gorgeous Beth" he whispered, and Beth smiled, kissing him softly again.

"I'm pretty crazy over you, you know that Mr. Dixon?" she said with a playful tone, but a sincere voice.

Daryl laughed; but again became quiet as his eyes fell into Beth's again; "Same here, my little humming bird" he said, and then followed with a small laugh as he increased his grip around her and took in the serene moment.

It may have been one wild weekend, that he'd never imagined would have happened; but one thing was for sure… he wasn't letting this girl go… that was it… he was absolutely and completely crazy over her.

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