Armed Robbery
It was late and he was tired as hell. He'd pulled a double at the plant because Merle decided he'd rather get high then show up and they really needed the money. He just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep for a week, but unfortunately his body decided it needed nicotine more, so here he was, stumbling into a gas station at three in the morning. He looked over at the counter and realized maybe he should quit smoking. A man had the cute blonde clerk at gunpoint while she was shakily trying to fill the bag he'd giving her, tears running down her face.
"Tonight just isn't your lucky night," the man said, pointing his gun at Daryl.
Daryl huffed and held his hands up. "Guess not."
"Over here, where I can see you." He motioned for Daryl to move closer with the gun before putting it back on the girl. He looked at her and realized he knew her. It was Beth Greene, the vet's daughter. She'd helped her daddy take care of his dog when she'd been hit by a car. Damn. Daryl looked at the man as he focused his attention back on Beth. He was going to have to be smart, and quick about this. Before the man could catch him, Daryl reached out and grabbed the gun, forcing it to the floor. The robber pulled the trigger, lodging a bullet into the floor. Daryl punched him and he stumbled back to the shelf of gum and candy behind him, dropping the gun.
Daryl picked it up and looked at Beth. "Call the police." She nodded her head shakily can dialed the emergency line. Daryl kept the gun pointed on the man until the cops showed up.
"Give me the gun, son," one of the officers said as they walked in and cuffed the man.
Daryl handed over the gun before jumping over the counter and looking at Beth. "Are you okay?" She nodded her head shakily and wiped her eyes.
"Thank you," she said looking up at him. A small smile danced over her lips. "You're Daryl, right? You've got the Doberman?"
He nodded his head. "Didn't think you'd remember."
She smiled a little. "Candi was a sweetheart. How'd she doing?"
"She's a big baby like always." He smiled a bit, forgetting how tired he was. "You wanna go get some coffee?"
Beth smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I'd like that."