Maggie was sitting on her husbands lap leaning in kissing him, She had a knee on either side of him. She was tired, they had a new born and now they were worried about Daryl with the added information of Carol with Ollie in tow were making their way slowly back across state lines home. It sounded like a long way to drive with a 4 year old. Merle had talked to Daryl twice and he could tell by the tone of Daryl's voice that he did know a little of what had happened with the break up of his marriage. Carol had told him he had cheated but he was sure she wouldn't have said with who as yet.
He leaned in and kissed his wife again, his arms going around her back rubbing up and down her spine. He sighed a little, his mouth moved down her jaw towards her neck. She moaned a little quietly, she was sure that their kids had some sort of in build sensor that anytime their Mama and Dad got together to kiss someone was on a roster to wake, they didn't get much time for good old fashion make out sessions and she could tell Merle was a bundle of nerves. She leaned in putting her head on his broad shoulders and his arms wrapped around her.
'Do ya think I should have told him?'
'Told him what?'
'The reason Carol left?'
'I don't know, tell him that you were dating a fucken whore?' Maggie sighed, 'The whole town knew you were, you were the only one who didn't realize what a big whore she was,' Maggie was still bitter about it, she rarely said words like that, Merle growled her a little.
'Mouth,'
'Well she was... she screwed your brother while she was dating you and she knew he was off his face, she's a whore and he fell for it. She deserved to get run out of town and a good old fashion woop arse, ' Maggie kissed his neck, she knew he did wonder about it, Maggie had gone after her with her cat claws raised when she found out about her sleeping with Daryl, he rubbed her back to calm her down a little, 'Thanks for bailing me out of jail,' she kissed him again.
'Yeah its the last time I do that, thanks for thanking me in the truck after,' Merle slapped her arse and kissed her back. 'But it was my fault I left her there, I knew what she was like,'
'Daryl's a big boy, he slept with her willingly, how many times have you been drunk off your arse and still chosen not to go sleep with someone else. Being drunk doesn't excuse the fact he slept with someone else,'
'He doesn't remember it though,'
'Or he chosen to block it out, forget he did it, the brain is a powerful thing, he did it, I don't think he was all a fault and its taken me this long to forgive him mainly because he's your brother, family but she was to blame too. She came onto him, but he didn't say no!'
Amonst the grief surrounding the whole affair Merle and Maggie had never ever been friends. Maggie hated the women who Merle was dating back then with a passion, possibly more that Carol did before she slept with Daryl. She'd slept with Maggies boyfriend with she was 18. She had no shame in sleeping with married men and often saw them as a challenge. Maggie hated the fact that Merle was even dating her which made it difficult for everyone when they ever went anywhere. Merle normally come alone because he knew his sister inlaw hated her, and Maggie Greene was always with her, they had had a blow up at their house warming because she was there.
Maggie hadn't held back that day either, she hated her and ordered her out of Carol's house calling her all the names under the sun. At the time Carol was 5 month's pregnant and Daryl had asked Merle to take her away he didn't want Carol stressed out. Merle knew she was a bit of a bitch but he liked them like that. He just shrugged and told her to go and stayed without her talking with his brother. From that moment on she'd made a point of dropping in visiting with Merle just to prove a point. Carol knew at the time she wasn't that into Merle but more Daryl. She'd warned both the men about her and how she didn't trust her. Daryl had just laughed it off telling her she had nothing to worry about.
When Maggie found out what she did she went after her arse, Merle was there at the bar where she worked trying to find out what had happened, Carol had text Maggie and Maggie had arrived at the bar she'd smashed up her car in the car park smashing her head lights and then launched herself at the other women bringing down a fist into her face, Merle was shocked at the fight going on in front of him and he quickly reacted and Maggie was dragged off around the waist by Merle and dragged full bodily to his truck and held there until she calmed down.
The police had arrived and arrested Maggie, Merle hadn't taken much notice of the farmers daughter before then, she was a little square but she went in with boots blazing to defend her friend. If it hadn't been such a horrible time he would have been quite turned on. They kept Maggie overnight and Merle went home to sort Daryl out. He left him sleeping with Glenn Rhee watching him so he didn't choke in his own vomit and went down to bail out the farmers daughter. Both of them were terribly upset and one thing led to the other in the backseat of his truck in the car park of the police station. They still hadn't lived it down where Martinez tapped on the window as he saw Merle's bare arse going up and down on the back seat of his truck. They were lucky they were both not arrested, they turned a blind eye at them both and told them to take that shit home.
Merle hadn't given it another thought dropping Maggie off to her car at the bar and going home to sort out Daryl until 6 weeks later a awkward Maggie showed up at the garage asking to speak with Merle. Merle's mouth dropped open when he found out he'd gotten her pregnant and they basically had been together ever since. They had a quick marriage so Maggies father didn't disown her. He wasn't happy about her marrying Merle Dixon but when he saw the way Merle dotted on her and now their children he gave them his blessing. Maggie was his only child and he didn't want to see her end up with someone who didn't appreciate her. Merle tried to appreciate her any chance he got, hence the reason they had had three children quickly.
She stopped things from going further on the couch, he had his hands on her arse and was just beginning to rub his face in between her boobs, he looked at her and pouted a little. 'We need birth control, or something,'
'I'll run out right now and buy some rubbers,' Merle all but pushed her off his lap as she giggled. He hadn't had any since she had the new baby. He hadn't had any three months before the new baby except a couple of hand jobs during a make out session, he still didn't run his arse around town cheating on her. She wouldn't be here if he did, he knew she was classy, he always felt she was above him but she loved him and he'd been trying to be a better man for her. He knew he was batting out of his league but Maggie loved him and told him every day that she did, slowly but surely she'd chipped away at his armor of arsehole and become a man that you would be proud of.
He'd barely had a drop of booze not drinking like he used too. Stopped smoking pot and stayed out of bars and fights. A few beers sometimes, he preferred to spend time at the park with his kids than running around town. He knew he had it made and was thankful he'd knocked her up, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. She was right though, it wasn't on him that Daryl cheated on his wife, but he couldn't help it. He shouldn't of left that women anywhere near him.
He was needy though he wanted her and run his hands down her side pulling her roughly to him mouth so he could continue to kiss her again. He didn't want to think about his brother anymore he wanted to touch his wife, she let him graze the side of her breast, he knew they were for the baby right now but he knew if he was gentle she would let him touch and play with them some. He began to kiss slowly down the valley towards his goal, she pushed him away a little, 'Its too soon,' Maggie told him, 'unless you are gentle,'
'I'll be so gentle you won't even know I'm there,' he whispered against her mouth, she gave him a half nod knowing that if it was too sore he would back off and let her be, take care of himself without putting any pressure on her.
He nodded to her and moved her gently off him, kissing her again, he was shoving his feet into shoes and grabbing his wallet and keys to the truck before she could even remind him that they needed milk for breakfast. She sighed as he backed down the drive. She couldn't help but wonder if Carol would think she let her down, they both let her down. She hoped she wouldn't be made. She'd been Carol's best friend forever and she couldn't believe that the women Merle had been dating actually used it as an opportunity to get what she always wanted. To fuck Daryl. She hated her, she really did. She sniffed herself and decided to take herself off to have a quick shower so she might be even more appealing to her husband when he got back. If the baby stayed asleep that long.