A Little Weight
Daryl kept looking at her with careful eyes and she couldn't figure out why. It was starting to piss her off. "What is your deal today?" she asked looking at him.
He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You've put on a little weight," he said looking at her. "You're not…" He trailed off and Beth shook her head.
"I'm not what?" she asked. He shook his head. She frowned and looked down at her belly. She hadn't noticed anything, but she wasn't as good at seeing things as Daryl was. She slowly walked out of their tent and headed over to the fire where Carol was handing out breakfast. She tried to think back to past meals as she took the plate but didn't eat. She didn't think she was eating more than anyone else, and she got just as much exercise as they did. None of it really made any sense to her.
"Beth, are you okay?" Maggie asked.
Beth frowned and looked up at her sister. "Am I getting fat?" she asked.
Maggie's eyes went wide and everyone stopped what they were doing, looking over at her. Maggie shook her head. "Beth, where the hell did that come from? You're not fat." Beth nodded and looked down at her plate. Maybe Maggie was right…then again, maybe Daryl was. "What the hell did you say to her?" Maggie demanded. Beth looked up seeing Daryl join them.
"What are you talkin' about?"
"Did you tell Beth she was getting fat?" Carol demanded, just as pissed off as everyone else.
"What? No, that's not what I said." He sighed and sat down. "She's gaining a little weight, I was afraid she was pregnant." He looked at Beth. "You're not fat baby."
Beth nodded her head a little. "Daryl, you can't just say things like that to a women," Rick said looking between them. "It shouldn't matter if she's pregnant or not."
Daryl sighed and ran a hand through his hair, pulling on it. "I ain't no good at this shit."
"It's fine," Beth said, taking his hand and pulling him down. "It was a misunderstanding, right?" Daryl nodded his head, looking at her with those puppy dog eyes. She smiled a little and kissed him. "Then it's fine."