Merle knew he was well and truly in the shit. It was 2am in the morning when he put his key in the lock of the kitchen sneaking into the house, through the kitchen, walking softly down the hall. He peeked in on Joey pulling his blankets up and went into his room pulling the door shut heading straight for the shower.

He stood under the shower letting the hot water wash away his sins. Fuck!

He had slept with Andrea, well had sex with her in the back seat of her car. He couldn't believe it, he wondered if he could blame the booze but reality was he hadn't had that much. He had never been in a relationship longer than the one with Carol now he had gone and slept with someone else. Which is what he always did in the past to fuck up in a relationship. Which is one of the reason's why his and Andrea's had failed in the first place because he couldn't keep it in his pants.

He'd always been an arsehole but had stayed pretty much homeward bound since being with Carol because he knew he would end up having sex with someone else given an opportunity. Some times he just let his dick get away on him. He didn't know how this shit was going to fly. If that would be it for them or what.

He didn't know what to do. He had used a condom but that was beyond the point. He was with Carol, although she had multiple partners it had never been discussed them having more than one. He scratched himself taking special care to wash himself clean so all traces of her was washed off him.

He knew he would have to spill because he knew that they worked together and Andrea may or may not mention what had happened. Yeah right women always told that shit in his experience.

He sat on the edge of his bed wrapped in a towel and put his head in his hands. He didn't know what to do or say. In the past he usually got dumped or it was a one night stand while he was single. He felt sick to his stomach. What was going to happen, with Carol? With Joey?

He flopped back onto his bed starring at the ceiling, thinking about everything and what he was going to say. He could deny anything happened and they just had a drink or he could come clean and beg forgiveness. Maybe she would throw him out? Could she do that? Or maybe she would move out. taking Joey.

What the fuck was she going to do to him?

There was a soft knock at the door, he turned his head knowing that she was there.

'Yeah?'

'Can I come in?' Carol whispered in the crack of the door walking into the room. She sat on the edge of the bed looking at him. Staring at him. Merle looked at the floor.

'You sleep with her?' Carol asked quietly.

Merle nodded his head slightly looking at the floor. Carol stared at him for a bit longer and stood up walking out of the room.

'Carol, wait...' Merle called out. Carol stopped and looked at him. 'Whats going to happen now?'

'I don't know, I really don't know what happen's now.' She told him. 'You need to decide what you want, are you interested in dating her? or what? You can't go around having one night stands. If you want to be with her, and me we need to sit down and talk about this.'

'I don't know." Merle stammered not realising this was the way it was going to go. He couldn't tell if she was mad or understanding or what was going on.

'Merle, I have three boyfriends, I can hardly judge you for wanting a girlfriend but you need to go into this with your eyes wide open, cos once you tell her or add her or whatever its going to be a game changer!' Carol told him.

'I know, fuck I don't know, I don't have to decide right now right?' Merle looked at her, Carol shook her head.

'Just so you know, I'm not into girls, be aware once she realizes that more than you could be available she might want Rick too!' Carol told him.

'Not Daryl?' Merle asked.

'Daryl's all mine, I'm not sharing him with anyone. He wouldn't anyway!' Carol told Merle.

'You think you have Daryl all figured out?'

'Enough to know he's waiting, he wants to be Joey's Dad first! But no I don't think he would want to be with Andrea.' Carol stated.

'What now then?'

'You work out what you want! Remember I work with her so before you spill the beans tell her your in this sort of relationship without naming names. That way if she reacts badly you can say your girlfriend is the next town over.' Carol told him. He nodded, she said goodnight and left.

Merle sat on the bed for a while longer listening to the sounds of the house before finally crawling under the blankets of his bed.