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That night dinner went well and Beth was beginning to like it when these two men got together. They were always joking around with each other and making her giggle. Beth was still getting used to Daryl but by the end of the night she realized that he wasn't as bad as he looked. Sure, he could use some better table manners and a shower but he was a decent guy. Daryl was still certain that Beth only saw him as redneck trash and the fact that she laughed at him every time Rick told a joke at his expense only supported his theory.
Why did he care so damn much about what this bitch thought of him? She's like half his age! Though part of him knew it wasn't about her. It was his own insecurities that had been branded into his mind years ago when Merle had made Daryl the butt of all of his jokes and verbal abuse. But it still bothered Daryl to be around this precious princess. Her parents were dead and she still had a home and people who cared about her. Daryl couldn't think of a single person in his life who cared about him, other than Rick.
It didn't matter anyway. In two weeks, he would be back on the road. But the thought of Beth's judgement wasn't going to stop him from hanging out with his friend before he hit the road again. And the home cooked meals weren't exactly keeping him away.
Another week had gone by and Daryl had come over three times for dinner since that first day he showed up at the door step. Beth was becoming more and more annoyed with him after catching him multiple times glaring at her and rolling his eyes whenever she spoke. She doesn't know what she did to piss him off but she was growing irritated with his cruel attitude. He was joining them for dinner again tonight but at least she would have Carl there to keep her occupied.
When they all sat down around the table, Beth was sure to take the seat next to Carl. They still didn't know each other that well but Beth was hoping to change that tonight. Daryl took the seat across from Carl and next to Rick. Thirty minutes had gone by since they cleared their plates but they stayed seated, both pairs of people busy with their conversations. Rick and Daryl were talking about taking a hunting trip sometime next week and Beth and Carl were talking about school.
"You should transfer once you get caught up." Carl proposed.
"Yeah, I might do that. I'm getting tired of driving almost an hour to school every day." Beth replied sweetly.
Daryl couldn't help himself from eavesdropping. It seems as though the children were hitting it off. He didn't mean to be bitter but she had a way of getting under his skin.
"Let's take Carl." Daryl said to Rick not realizing that the idea came out of jealousy. His subconscious was willing to do anything to get these two kids away from each other. They were still on the topic of the hunting trip and the boy's ears picked up at the sound of his name.
"Take me where?" Carl asked looking at his dad.
"Hunting. You wanna go?" Rick asked.
They males in the room continued discussing the details of the trip while Beth decided to take this opportunity to clean up. She started grabbing the guy's empty plates one at a time to take them to the sink. When she got to Daryl's, he snatched it out of her grasps rudely and spat out "I got it!"
The other guys at the table were so caught up in their conversation, they didn't notice Daryl's outburst. He got up and followed her to the sink, tossing the plate on top of the other ones she just place down. Beth had had enough.
"What is wrong with you? Did I do something to anger you because if I did I'm sorry but this attitude you've been giving me is bullshit." Beth whispered angrily so that the other men in the room didn't hear her.
"Nah, you didn't do nothin." He said curtly as he turned and walked towards the back door for a smoke break.
She threw her middle finger up at his back and was surprised at herself with her actions. She wasn't usually one to curse or flip someone off but Daryl was pushing her buttons. She wondered if she should talk to Rick about his friend's behavior but soon decided against it. She didn't want to come between the two of them.
Beth couldn't sleep that night. She was really letting this man get to her. She lied in bed trying to come up with a plan. How could she handle this situation? The rational side of her wanted to just ignore him and avoid him the best she could. But the more daring side of her wanted to get back at him for the way he was treating her. She knew she didn't do anything to deserve this and she could tell that he wasn't usually like this because he was nice and friendly towards Rick and Carl.
Was he sexist? Was he jealous of her relationship with Rick?
Finally Beth had a plan and she couldn't wait to wake up tomorrow and put her plan into action. Daryl was going to regret the way he acted towards her, she was certain.