hi guys thanks for reading, this little fic is finished thanks for reading hope you enjoyed the not so perfect couple who will make it till the end.
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Daryl did talk to Tara and laid his cards on the table admitting he was jealous. Tara had hugged him assuring him that if Carol was that way inclined she would have tried to bed her a long time ago. They were best friends, they really enjoyed each other and she hoped that he and her could become friends also.
Carol climbed onto the back of his bike, it was something they wanted to do together. Merle had come across to take Ollie for most of the day and they were all coming together that evening for dinner as a special night. Merle was impressed that Daryl still seemed to be stepping in the right direction. Every year he disappeared on the anniversary not being found till the next day. It made him and Maggie feel sick about it.
Carol wrapped her arms tight around his waist and put her head to the side. It had been a long time since she ridden on his bike with him. She never forgot the trill. He wanted to take the truck because she was pregnant but she wanted to do it his way. The baby was barely there and protected by her. She wasn't even 6 weeks on yet. She assured him she would be fine as long as he drove sensibly. She could tell he was holding back driving on the highway. Trees past in a blur and finally she recognized where they were.
He parked his bike and waited for her to swing her leg off holding onto his shoulder while she stood looking about. They had been here the night before she died. They had taken a picnic and had their real first real family outing. Daryl swung his leg off the bike and he hugged her. They also been here on their wedding day having left to go on their honeymoon his his bike. It was a special place.
She looked about down at the water in the quarry, he helped her unbuckle the clips under her chin so she could take her helmet off. She tugged off her leather jacket that she was wearing. Last time they been here together they had brought the car, spent the day in the shade eating and enjoying the day together with Sophia. Clearly Daryl had been coming back alone. He tugged at the straps on her helmet to help her take it off. He rested it on the handle bars of his bike.
He took his own helmet off as she unzipped the zip on her leather jacket that surprisingly still fitted her. Carol looked around. The place hadn't changed in all the time she'd been away. Daryl was clearly a frequent visitor. He unbuckled the straps on the saddle bags to pull out a blanket and some food he had packed in there without her knowing. She had just assumed they would stop somewhere to eat. He handed her a bottle of water and she drunk it down.
'You ok? The baby?' he nodded to her stomach.
'We are fine,'
He handed her the blanket and he took the food. They headed to the big old oak tree that they always had sat under. He spread the blanket about and put the food down.
'You wanna walk?' he invited her to come with him down to the water. She could see he was struggling with the whole day. She always hated today. When she woke up that morning she was in his arms and he was kissing her and holding her. They both had cried but it was better, it felt better. Together they felt stronger than they had in a very long time.
He moved around her to walk on her left side, she wondered what the heck he was doing. He was getting upset and nervous all at the same time. They finally arrived down on the water edge. She looked around on the shore for some stones to throw in. It was calming, Daryl could always skim stones better than her. She stood up with her stone in her right hand and felt him tug her left again, she turned to look at him, then she looked down at him on his knees. He had a ring, it wasn't her original because she still had that with her wedding band but a eternity type ring. She wondered how he even knew what they were.
Her heart was beating really fast like she could almost hear it waiting for him to say something. To say anything.
'Will you?' Daryl asked her, he slipped the ring on her finger, she didn't expect anything more from him word wise, his proposal consisted on bringing her here and sliding the ring box into her hand rather than outright asking her. She had to put the words into his mouth that day too asking him if it was a engagement ring. She pulled him up to his feet wrapping her arms around his neck leaning in to kiss him again.
'I love it, thank you,' she whispered into his mouth, he'd turned a sad day into a happy one. It had been a huge effort on his part to try create a happy memory for this day, he took a risk that she would be ok with it. 'I love you,' she whispered, she didn't know why she whispered there was no one about.
'I wanted to make today nice,' he told her, he helped her get the ring on then they kept walking. He stopped from time to time looking at the ground before finding what he was looking for, he passed it to her after he took it and washed it in the water. 'See, its Jasper, I've been collecting special rocks for her, makes me feel better that they are from here to remind her how happy were were that day,' his voice hitched as she turned it over in her hand. He had been doing it on his own now they could come on this day with their children in future and talk about Sophia and find special trinkets for her as the years went by.