Respect
Beth frowned looking over at Merle. He always ate alone when Daryl wasn't around, and even then he didn't interact much. She knew the others didn't like Merle, they didn't trust him. She would admit that she wasn't happy with him because of what had happened to Glenn and Maggie, but he was Daryl's brother. She got up from where she was sitting and walked over to Merle, sitting down beside him. He looked at her, blinked a few times and shook his head. "What do ya think you're doin' girl?" he asked, continuing to eat.
"I'm eating breakfast," she answered looking at him. "You shouldn't have to eat alone." Merle huffed and kept eating. Beth smiled and kept eating, keeping her eyes on her food. "I was thinking, I have watch later, do you want to help me out? It'd get you out of here for a bit."
Merle turned and looked at her. "What are you playin' at?" he asked.
"I'm not playing at anything, I asked a simple question." She finished eating and looked at him. "I'm trying to be nice." She glared a little and looked up at him. "Now, do you want to get out of the building for a little bit and come help me, or would you rather stay in here and sulk?"
He smirked a little bit, putting his hands on his hips. "Yeah, alright, I'll help ya." Beth smiled and cleared their plates before leading him out of the prison. "So, what are we doin'?" he asked.
"Killing the walkers along the fence." She grabbed two of the poles they used and led Merle down to the gates.
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Daryl watched Beth and his brother kill walkers and crossed his arms. This was the sixth day in a row they'd been down there. He'd started to notice that the two of them were getting closer and closer. Beth was sitting with him at meals and Merle was actually being nice to her. It was starting to make him jealous, which he knew was ridiculous. She was in his bed every night, not Merle's. Still, he couldn't help it. Later that night he asked Beth about it while they were lying in bed. "What's going on with you and Merle?"
She looked up at him. "I'm just being nice to him," she said with a smile. "He's your brother and I know how much you care about him. It's not right that the others treat him the way they do. He saved Michonne, he changed." She sighed and laid her head back down on his chest. "I want them to treat him the way they treat you."
Daryl sighed and kissed her head. "I don't know how you do it, but you have the biggest fuckin' heart." He smiled a little and played with her hair. "Love you."
She smiled and kissed him. "Love you too, and I love Merle, he's defiantly changed." Daryl smirked a little and held her close. He knew his brother was slowly getting better at being around people, and Beth was the reason for that.