Georgette had never kissed anyone before. It was sweet and soft. He gently put his hands on the back of her head and into her hair. Eager to keep things moving she wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled her up against him and things got deeper and more heated. She hoped she was doing things right and didn't seem too inexperienced or sloppy. Everything she was feeling was brand new. An amazingly warm feeling filled her loins, sending desperation through her. Angela had had 'the talk' with both she and Candice. She had told them that sex was something that should be saved for a man that they truly loved. But what Georgette was feeling now couldn't be kept back. The alcohol gave her courage and she ran her hands up underneath his shirt. They still didn't know each other well but something had connected them. She couldn't put her finger on it but falling into his arms felt perfect, like it was meant to happen.

He was now slowly unbuttoning her flannel shirt. She pulled her hands away from him to shrug it off. She didn't stop him from then unclasping her bra and letting it fall off of her. She realized she was now half naked in front of him. She'd never been naked in front of anyone besides her own sister and Angela when she was little. It made her feel vulnerable and she instinctively wanted to cover herself with her hands but forced herself to hold back. She wanted this, she couldn't deny it. He drank her in as she sat on top, straddling him. He continued to look at her. Afraid she might have done something wrong she said

"Say something. What'd I do wrong?" He laughed and said

"Nuthin', you're just so goddamn sexy." He placed his hands on her hips and said "Have you ever….?"

"No," she said, "Never." She reached over and grabbed the bottle, taking another large swig.

"You sure you want this?" He might have been drunk but not drunk enough to take her virginity without making sure she was absolutely sure she wanted it. He may be a loud mouth but he was no rapist.

"Positive," she said, "No regrets." All doubt was erased from his mind and he kissed her again. He briefly pulled away to slip his shirt off over his head. She remembered seeing the marks on his back and wanted to get a look at them again but he kept facing front, giving her instead a good view of his solid chest. He had a large tattoo on his right upper side. It was a design of a large bear facing forward. Part of her wanted to stop and ask him about it but her want for him overpowered her curiosity and she started to fumble with his belt buckle. It didn't take them long to get undressed and soon she was just in her panties and he in his boxers. She could see the massive tent that his erection was creating and she couldn't help but feel a spike of nervousness. She'd never actually seen a penis. She had a general idea of what it looked like but she had never seen one. He hooked his fingers on the inside of the waist band and pulled them down. She had nothing to compare it too but she was sure he was large in size. She couldn't help but reach out and grab onto it. He let out a low groan as she ran her hand from the bottom to the top. It was soft, rock hard and she could feel it pulsing in her hand. She released him and slowly brought her panties down her. She quickly jumped back onto him, feeling his tip softly touching her entrance. She let out a squeal of pleasure and shock when she felt him run his fingers over her wet slit, gently pressing one inside of her. She rocked against it, loving the white hot pleasure that it was giving her. She tried to keep quiet as she felt the pleasure slowly build inside of her. As she was about to be pushed over the edge he talk his fingers away. She whined in protest. He laughed and said

"Hold on sweetheart," He gently placed her down onto the rug and then climbed over her. She felt him line up with her body. He looked into her eyes and said "Now you're sure 'bout this?"

"Yes!" He eased himself inside of her with one thrust. Georgette dug her nails into his back, the pain exploding through her body. She had expected it to hurt but she wasn't prepared for the intensity of it. She swallowed back a scream and instead let a few tears roll down her cheeks. She felt him kiss them away and say

"It'll start gettin' better." After a minute or so the pain had begun to subside and he slowly moved in and out of her, being gentle with her. The sound of his deep groans turned her on even more and when she started to feel the pleasure she started to thrust back, driving him deeper into her. She wrapped her legs around him, starting to feel the pleasure build again. It didn't take him long to reach his climax either, having not have had sex in so long. She came first and saw stars. It was new to her and it felt absolutely amazing. It coursed through her thighs all the way down to her toes. As he was about to come he quickly pulled out and finished himself off. Babies were no part of their agenda. He let out a sigh and then lay down next to her.

"That was great," he said, looking over at her.

"Thanks." She was sobering up a bit and felt a blissful exhaustion roll over her.

"You're beautiful." She reached up and brushed a hand over her still bruised cheek. Her vision had come back but her cheek was still healing. Usually she wasn't one to care about appearance but it made her self conscious, now that he was around. He saw her touch it and added "Even with the bruises." She smiled and gave him another quick kiss on the lips before getting up. She slowly began to put on her pajamas, her legs still feeling weak. He did the same, picking up their discarded clothing so no one would see it tomorrow. Once they had doused the fire they headed up to the bedrooms. She found Candice and Athena in one bed and Ares in another. There was a third empty bedroom. Eager to get to sleep, she crawled into bed and under the covers. She felt the bed shift as Irving joined her. In minutes Georgette was fast asleep.

Daryl woke up early that morning. It was warm out and he was able to shed his usual long shirts and slip on a sleeveless one. He moved quietly around the room, not wanting to wake a still sleeping Pedro. He grabbed his crossbow and was out the door. He found Michonne and Sarah awake, sitting at the table and eating breakfast.

"Mornin'," he said, sitting down and grabbing a piece of meat off of the center platter. Michonne watched him and said

"You going out?"

"Ya," he said, "Gonna hunt some more." Sarah smiled warmly at him and said

"Be careful out there."

"I will." Sarah was like a mother to them all. She always knew what to say. He quickly finished his meal and got up to leave. He headed north, heading towards his usual hunting area. He enjoyed the solitude and found himself a nice tree to get into and watch for deer.

Beth stood over one of the grills on the kitchen deck. She turned the pieces of chicken cooking over to give the other side some time to roast. Below the deck, was the street which was bustling with people. The weather was great and it seemed like a perfect day. As she let the chicken cook she leaned up against the side of the deck and watched people go about their business. She caught sight of a flash of bright blonde hair and recognized Annalise moving through the crowd. Beth liked Annalise a lot. Maybe she'd be the one to bring Beau out of his dark world. She clearly didn't have a good home life and Beth decided she'd try and take her under her wing. Waving, she yelled

"Annalise! Over here!" The girl turned and looked up at her. She smiled when she saw Beth and made her way over to the deck. "Come on up!" Annalise climbed up the stairs and Beth opened the gate for her. "How've you been?"

"Good," said Annalise, "What are you cooking for?"

"Lunch," said Beth, "There's a table full of hungry kids waiting in there." She pointed back to the cafeteria. She lifted the lid up off of the grill again and started to turn the chicken over again. "Seen Beau lately?"

"I have," said Annalise, her face getting noticeably redder. "He uh… took me to a party." Beth nearly dropped her spatula.

"He did?!"

"Ya," she said, "It was fun, got to know him a bit more." Beth couldn't help but grin.

"He really likes you."

"I really like him too." A distant voice cut into their conversation.

"Anna! What are you doing?" A woman stood at the stairs watching them. She had a cross look on her face. She saw Annalise's happy expression turn fearful.

"I was just talking."

"Well don't," said the woman, "We have to get back to the house."

"Sorry I'm coming mom." She turned towards Beth with an embarrassed look and said "I'll see you around." Beth watched her mother continue to scold her as they walked away. Beth couldn't take her away from her mother but she could make life a bit better for Annalise by getting she and Beau together whenever possible.

When Georgette woke up that morning she could feel the ache between her legs. Last night came back to her and she remembered everything. Irving was no longer next to her and she had a moment to herself to think things over. It had been amazing and she had to admit she had feelings for Irving. The alcohol had just given her the courage to move things forward faster. She slowly slipped out of bed and stretched. As she was doing so Candice walked past her room and stopped to talk.

"Morning," she said, "Sleep well?" For a split second she thought that Candice was taunting her and she knew about what had happened but Georgette saw the true emotion in Candice's eyes and knew she didn't.

"Ya," she said, "It was great."

"Good," said Candice, "We need to plan out what we're doing next. We have a lot of ground to cover." Georgette followed her sister down into the living room. The others were already awake eating breakfast. She saw Irving sitting on the couch. When she walked in his gaze instantly shifted to her, afraid that she would regret what they had done last night. To give him some reassurance, Georgette smiled at him. She crossed the room and sat next to him, picking up a piece of meat to eat on the way. Athena was the first to speak.

"So what are we doing next?" Candice spoke next and said

"Are you and Ares gonna branch off?"

"Not yet," said Athena, "Gotta find a group that will take us first before just walking out into the woods." Georgette nodded and said

"We should start sweeping the area, split up and try to find something." She was surprised when Irving said

"I agree, that'll be the fastest way to do it." She looked at him and said

"You wanna help us with the search?" He looked into her eyes and said

"Ya." Georgette thought he was going to kiss her in front of everyone but instead sarcastically said, "Got nuthin' better to do."

After breakfast they split up as planned. Georgette and Candice went together, Ares and Athena and then Odilia and Irving. She was hesitant to pair she and Irving together. She didn't want anyone to see any sort of relationship yet, they had to stay focused on finding their parents.

She and Candice moved quietly through the woods, keeping their knives out in case of emergencies.

"Do you think they're still together?" Georgette turned and looked at her sister, waiting for her to elaborate. "I mean like in love? What if they've split up?"

"It won't matter much." Georgette thought of all the possibilities that could happen. If they were impossibly lucky, they could find them today. But it'd probably take awhile. They could be chasing a cold trail. After walking through the woods for about a half an hour, they walked into an overgrown field. Georgette could faintly see an old concrete road underneath all of the grass. She decided to follow it, thinking that maybe they'd find some shelter to rest in for a bit before getting on the move again. Georgette saw a small shed in the distance and decided to head in that direction. As she got closer she saw that the overgrown grass cut away. When she saw the bright red tomatoes sitting on top of the dirt, she was sure her hungry mind was playing tricks on her. But as they got closer she saw that they were in fact, real. Instead of going for the small shed that sat alongside the garden she went face first towards the dirt, quickly picking a tomato off of its vine and stuffing her face. Candice knelt down next to her and said

"This is great!" She also began to eat. Once the girls were full they started to stuff some of the tomatoes into their bags to take back to the group. Georgette was so focused on what she was doing she didn't see the man approaching them. She felt the sharp tip of a blade press to the back of her neck.

"Don't fucking move." Georgette put her hands up and looked over at Candice, who also had her hands up. "What are you doing stealing our food?" Georgette couldn't turn her head to see who was talking to her and she said

"Your food?"

"Yes," he said, "My food. What are you doing here?"

"We were hungry."

"You're thieves," he said, "Can't go around taking other peoples stuff." Out of nowhere, a black bag was put over her head, blinding her completely. She felt something hit her sharply in the head, knocking her out of consciousness.

Daryl carried the deer he caught back through the woods towards the hospital. He went through the wall and walked into the backyard. He saw Michonne come out of the back door and start running towards him.

"Daryl! Good your back!"

"Why what's wrong?" Daryl was instantly on the alert, imagining the front yard being breached and swamped with walkers.

"Carl caught two girls stealing from one of the gardens, he's got them bagged and tied up in the front yard, thinks they should be punished." Daryl rolled his eyes. Carl was a good kid but sometimes he overreacted about things like this. He set the deer down on one of the benches and quickly covered it with the tarp so the bugs couldn't get at it. He followed Michonne inside and then they went out to the front yard. Daryl saw Carl standing near the entrance gate. In front of him two girls knelt at his feet, their heads covered with black bags.

Georgette woke up as she they went over a hard bump. It was clear that they were in the back of a pickup truck. Her hands and feet were bound but she could feel Candice lying up against her. She felt the truck briefly come to a stop and heard the sound of creaking metal. They then drove forward and came to a complete halt. Georgette heard the car turn off and then the door open and close. She heard the tailgate open and felt a pair of rough hands grab onto her. She was pulled off and placed on the ground in a kneeling position. She could hear Candice also getting dragged out and getting next to her. What the hell was happening? Were they being executed? She heard footsteps approaching ahead and then heard a different male voice speak up.

"What the hell are you doin' Carl?"

"Found these two stuffing their faces in the tomato garden," he said, "Thought we should teach them a lesson." She heard the other man let out a sound of disbelief.

"Just let 'em go," he said, "No use in keepin' them here." The voice sounded oddly familiar, she couldn't put her finger on it.

"How do we know they won't just come back and take more?"

"Jus' take the bags off of 'em." She felt the bag get pulled off and the ropes around her wrists get cut. The sunlight burned her eyes and blinded her. When she could finally see again she looked around. She was in a yard surrounded by high fences. A large brick building stood ahead. She didn't dare turn and get a look at her captor but Candice knelt next to her, looking scared. A tall black woman stood with her arms crossed in front of her. Next to her was a man. He was rough looking, his long brown but graying hair nearly shielding his eyes. He had facial hair and narrowed his eyes at her. He looked so familiar to her. He spoke

"Why were you stealin' from our garden?"

"We were hungry," she said, "Need food to bring back to our group."

"You have a group?"

"Not a settled one," she said, "We're traveling." The man took a few steps closer to them and said

"What are your names?"

"I'm Georgette," she said, "And she's Candice."

Daryl felt himself fall to his knees. The girl's voice rang in his head. Georgette and Candice. He felt Michonne at his side, looking down at him with concern. It couldn't be them, it just couldn't. He raised his head and looked up at the girl who was watching him with confusion.

"Georgette," he said, speaking the name he hadn't dared to in years. "Georgette Dixon?" Her eyes seemed to light up and then he felt her knock him backwards, pulling him into a tight grip. He could hear her sobbing. He knew it was her. A moment later Candice leapt forward, realizing who he was. The three held each other tightly. Daryl didn't realize that tears were pouring down his face now as he held onto his girls. He'd never let them go again. Georgette looked up at him with deep blue eyes that matched his own.

"Dad?" He nodded and said

"I'm here." The others stood around in shock. Michonne gathered everyone together and they left and went inside the building, knowing that Daryl needed time alone with his daughters.

Thanks DarylDixon'sLover, K. Lynn Perks, and stateofgrace-xo for commenting :) This was a great chapter to write. Irving's and Georgette's relationship came through in this chapter and there was the long awaited reunion! Don't worry next chapter with the girls and Daryl will pick up right where we left off with them :) Have your tissue boxes ready lol

Thanks for reading,

Wanderlustt