Daryl was thinking about Beth the whole time on the run. This morning he hoped to see her, before he will leave with Aaron, to make sure that she was feeling better. Beth's curtains were still closed when he went by her house in the morning, but before he got into the car, she called his name and Daryl smiled to himself. Turning around she ran in his direction and stopped just in front of him. "Hey girl. You are feeling better today?" "Much better. And this just because of you." Beth answered with playfully eyes and a smile in her face.
Nervous Daryl put his hand in his hair, so his nervous fingers had something to do and he hoped that he wasn't looking like an idiot. Of course, he did, because he could feel how his head was getting hot. Suddenly Beth got on her toes and placed a quick kiss on his cheek. "Stay safe Daryl." With that she left him standing there like a dork. And Daryl was the happiest dork in the whole world.
While driving home to Alexandria Daryl couldn't wait to see Beth smiling, when he will finally show her the things Aaron and he had found. He went home with tired feet and a big box in his hands. Planning to take a quick shower and then searching for Beth, but his plans changed, when he heard a beautiful voice coming out of the opened windows of his house.
Trying to get the door open with one hand, Daryl could finally hear the music playing from the old record player. Quietly he entered his house, because he didn't want to disturb Beth. Daryl placed the box next to the door on the floor and searched for her. Finally he found her in the living room, with a duster in one hand and some books in her other, while she was cleaning the shovel. Leaning against the door frame Daryl watched her. A damn smile in his face and again he had to admin that Beth was the most beautiful woman in the whole world.
Her beautiful voice filled the room like the last sunbeams, which were coming through the old window. Moving her body to the beat he just had to look at her. Her sweet butt in those damn tight jeans, her long legs were finally ending in her favourite boots. Beth's braid was swinging, while she got on her toes to get to the books on top of the shovel. Daryl wished that this moment will never end, but he also knew that Beth would be damn frightened to turn around and see him standing there.
So he loudly cleared his throat and said "Hey girl." She turned around and looked at him with her beautiful eyes and a big smile. "Daryl, you are back." Leaving the duster and the books behind, Beth ran to him and crashed into his arms. Daryl hadn't expected such a welcome, but he still hugged her back and kissed her head. "You have missed me girl?" "Every second." "I have missed you too." He said seriously. Finally Beth pulled away and looked up at him like a deer.
With a smile and looking around Daryl asked her "What are you doing here girl?" "I didn't just want to say thank you to you for what you have done yesterday, I wanted to do something for you too. So I cleaned your house the whole day long." "You didn't have to do that Beth." "I know, but I wanted. For you." "Thank you." "And now go and take a shower Mr. Dixon, I will make dinner for us." "As you wish girl."
After cleaning his whole body from sweat, dirt and some walker blood, Daryl quickly went upstairs to get himself into new clothes. He should have thought about it before, now he had to go with just a towel around his middle to his bedroom. Daryl could hear Beth working in the kitchen, so he hoped that she won't see him, because he just didn't want her to see his back. Beth just shouldn't see it, she shouldn't worry about it.
Entering his bedroom he saw that Beth had changed the overlay from the bed. The room generally looked cleaner, she had made a damn good job. Opening his clothing box Daryl almost thought that he was in the wrong house, because normally he just had two shirts, two pants and also just two boxers to chance, but now his box was full of new clothes. Taking the first shirt he saw he thought that maybe Beth will never stop to surprise him.
After he got dressed, Daryl was just too curious to not look into the other rooms, to see what she had made in them. In the office room Beth had taken a big vase with many colored flowers and the room also looking cleaner generally. The children room was still the same, she cleaned it too and the boxes were also full of new clothes. The bathroom had new towels, only then Daryl noticed that the bathroom downstairs had also new ones, which he hadn't noticed before. Downstairs again he looked into the living room, just to see that Beth had made his bed on the couch.
Finally Daryl followed the delicious smell into the kitchen. On the dining table was also a vase with many flowers and a clean tablecloth. Beth didn't turn around, but somehow she knew that Daryl was in the room, because she said "Dinner is finish in a few minutes." "You are awesome girl, you know that?"
While Beth filled their plates, she told him to get them something to drink from the fridge. When Daryl opened it he looked shocked again, when he saw that the whole fridge was full of food and drinks. "Where did you get all that stuff?" "Of course from the little store Daryl. I also got the clothes for you there." Beth answered with an amused smile. Sometimes he forgot that they were living in Alexandria and that they had a little store to get the things they needed.
After dinner and cleaning up the dishes he remembered about the almost forgotten box. Bringing it to her in the living room she asked with big eyes "Wow, what's in that?" When Aaron had found the boxes, Daryl wanted to ask him, why he was so happy about it, because they couldn't use them any more, but then Daryl remembered that they were in Alexandria now, with electricity. "It's a Television." Daryl answered her. "You are jockeying right?"
Laughing Daryl told her the story how they had found so many for every house and hundred of DVD's. "We can make move nights." Beth said to him with big eyes. "Yeah, just give me few seconds to connect it." Together they were unpacking the TV and after some minutes the dark screen changed into white and Beth let out a sweet laugh. "I was never so damn happy to have a TV." She told him. Daryl loved it to see her smiling like that.
Daryl picked up the back pack, in which the DVD's were, and gave them to her. Still with a smile in her face she looked for a movie she wanted to see. Half in trance watching her, Daryl remembered about the second thing he got today and witch was only for her. He took it from the little compartment from the pack in his hand. First it felt cold in his palms, but then it took over his body heat. Daryl could feel how his palms began to sweat, because he didn't know how to give it to her, without looking like a dork.
Still playing with it in his hand, Beth got up from the ground with three DVD's in her hands and lowered herself next to Daryl on the couch. "Which one do you want to watch?" Beth asked him curious. Daryl took his shoulders up to his head "I don't care, you can choose." "Okay, then I will take this." Beth just wanted to stand up again, but Daryl quickly took her by her wrist and made her staying with that.
Daryl said, while he could feel his ears getting hot "Wait a second Beth. I.. I.." Daryl looked her straight in the eyes and he became speechless. He just couldn't say it, so he took her hand, which he was still holding, closer to him and placed it carefully in her hand, then he let go, clearing his throat. Beth pulled her hand back, after she had noticed that Daryl had laid something in her palms. Her eyes became bigger and her mouth fell open when she opened her fist.
With a happy voice Beth told him "Oh my god. Daryl it's so beautiful." His shoulders began to relax again and his tensed face loosened a little. "I'm glad you like it." Watching her how she looked at the necklace in her hand made Daryl's heart jump and he remembered why he wanted to find something for her. Because he wanted to see her smile. Beth looked down at the necklace with the little golden heart and first Daryl thought it wasn't the right present for him to her, but then he remembered that Beth was his heart and that it was just the best present he could give to her.
After moments of looking at the jewellery, Beth searched for his eyes and said "But Daryl, you didn't have to." "Yesterday you have said, that I should bring something for you from the run." He told her smiling. Beth got a worry look when she said "I.. I just joked Daryl. You really don't have to look for a present for me on a run." With a half laugh Daryl answered "It wasn't dangerous and.. I just like it to you see smile."
Still looking up at him she asked "Can you help me put it on?" And with that Beth already turned around, so she showed him her back. Beth held the necklace in the air, so Daryl could take it and with the other hand she pulled her hair away, so her neck was free. Taking the jewellery in his palms, Daryl looked at her bare neck the whole time. Clearing his throat he pulled the jewellery around her beautiful neck. With shaking hands he tried to close the breech lock. Daryl was so close to her, that he could smell her own beautiful scent again, which didn't make it easier for him to focus. After moments of trying he finally got it and pulled the necklace better around her neck. Daryl got goosebumps, when he touched her soft, warm skin and when he got the need to lean down and kiss her beautiful neck he quickly pulled away.
Daryl could see how she looked down at herself and touched the little heart, which adorn in the middle of her chest now. Finally Beth turned around and threw her arms around his neck. Responce her hug, Daryl pulled her closer to his chest and laid his head on her shoulder, he was so close to her neck again. "Thank you so much Daryl." "For you always Beth." Before she finally pulled away again, Beth placed a quickly kiss on his cheek and Daryl thought he would melt.
After he had started the movie and Beth came with two glasses of lemonade back from the kitchen, they made themself comfortable on the couch. Beth took the blanket from the end of the couch and without a big deal she took it around Daryl and herself. Cuddling into his side, Daryl took his arm around her and pulled her closer. He didn't really care about the movie, most of the time he even didn't watch it, he had just eyes for Beth. Watching her how her look changed, while she followed the story, how she hold back breathing, when the movie got exciting, how she smiled and giggled, when something was funny, how she crawled closer to him and took his hand, when something was scary. Beth was Daryl's movie.
Since the one time she had taken his hand, he never let go again, neither did she. Beth stroked the back of his hand the whole time, while he carefully moved his hand up and down her side, where he held her against him. When he didn't look at her, Daryl had his nose in her hair, breathing her inside his lungs. When he finally thought that he will get high, if he inhaled her perfume one more time, he pulled away to look at her face again. Beth had stopped stroking his hand a few minutes ago and he had thought, because of the movie was exciting again but looking at her face he knew why. She had fallen asleep. In his arms.
Smiling to himself Daryl knew that he was the happiest man in the whole world right now. He thought that as long as the movie was playing he will stay with her here, before he will take her home. He just enjoyed it so much to have her that close, like yesterday.
Yesterday.. Thinking about yesterday evening Daryl thought that now he didn't feel like, when he was laying with Beth together in one bed. Hot, hot like his body was on fire, the need of having her close, having her close to his middle and to have a rock hard dick. He didn't feel like that now and he felt damn glad about it, because he knew that it was really just because of the situation yesterday and he hadn't donce that with purpose. His body just did it because.. because.. of the situation, he decided to himself. Daryl wasn't a pervert.
While Beth was sleeping in his arms, she took her palms away from his hand and hugged him at his belly, her head almost on his lap. Stroking her head the whole time and listening to her breathing, Daryl almost didn't notice that the movie was over and the final credits were running on the TV screen. He hated it that the movie was over, not because he liked it, but he had to bring Beth home now.
Leaning down to her head he placed a lovingly kiss into her golden hair. Slowly Daryl started to move under her, so she will wake up. Finally he could feel her moving and Beth turned her body so her face was looking at his belly. She was still half in her dreams, because her eyes were closed the whole time, when she turned around. Daryl leaned down to her ear and whispered "Beth?" When she didn't answer him or opened her eyes, he went on "The move is over sweetheart, I will bring you home now."
She started to move again, even closer to his belly, when she finally said sleepily "I don't want to go home. Can't I sleep at your place Daryl?" He frozen. She couldn't sleep here.. Or did she can.. "What about Maggie? She will worry about where you are?" Getting her mouth a little away from his shirt, because she almost pressed her face into his belly, Beth said "She knows that I'm at your place."
Daryl nodded to himself, thinking about one reason she shouldn't sleep here. After some moments he decided that he couldn't find even one. Beth was already asleep again, but Daryl didn't want her to sleep on this old couch. She deserved a bed.
Pulling her sleeping body in his arms, Daryl took her upstairs. Beth's head was resting by his chest and he almost missed a stair, because he watched her beautiful face, but he won't ever let her fall. After pushing the bedroom's door open with his feet, Daryl laid her carefully in the bed. Covering her body with the blanket and watching her, while she got comfortable. For the first time Daryl really wished that he could lay in this bed, with Beth next to him, but he knew he couldn't do that, so instead he leaned down to Beth's sleeping body and kissed one last time her forehead. "Good night sweetheart." He whispered into the dark room and finally he left her alone. Daryl let the door open, so he could hear her, if she called after him during the night. After turning out the TV Daryl laid himself on the couch, while his thoughts were by the girl upstairs.
Daryl woke up with the sun and the second he opened his sleepy eyes he thought, that Beth didn't call after him during the night, so she probably slept well, maybe she was still asleep. Looking up at the ceiling Daryl's mouth angle went up. Just the thought of sleeping Beth made his heart getting warm. Maybe he could.. Maybe he should look if she was okay, Daryl thought.
With quiet steps he went upstairs, trying not to make too loud noises. Curious he looked from the door into the bedroom, just to see her angel body still sleeping in his bed. He watched how the blanket went up and down with her breathing, listened to her breathing and thinking again that she was the most beautiful woman he had ever met in his life. After minutes of watching her he managed to go downstairs again, because he didn't want to scary her, when she will wake up and see him standing in the doorway staring at her.
Daryl waited for Beth downstairs. His heart began to beat faster, when he could hear her footsteps on the stairs. When Beth entered the kitchen, in which Daryl was sitting, rubbing the seep out of her eyes, she said "Good morning Daryl." Hell, he could get used to that. Her hair was a mess, but Daryl liked it like that and he bet that her body was still warm from the bed. "Good morning Beth. How did you sleep?" "As if on a cloud." Daryl smiled at her, unsure what to say.
"Did you have already breakfast?" Beth finally asked him. "Nah, I never eat breakfast. But you can get yourself something if you want." "No, thank you. I think I should go home, it's already late." After getting closer to him, Beth placed a quick kiss on his cheek. "See you tonight Mr. Dixon." Smiling back at her he said "Yeah, till tonight girl."