Bent on his knees, Daryl closed the tent behind him and turned around, searching Beth's eyes in the dark. When the two pairs of eyes locked together, her stomach knotted into a ball. She didn't want to ask him what he was doing there. She didn't want to talk. She didn't care. It even felt natural to see him there, in front of her, in silence. They could still hear the group chatting around the fire, but the two of them stayed quiet. They stayed still for a moment, just boring into each other's eyes in the dark. Like it was all they could see.

He blindly reached for her hands and interlaced his fingers with hers. But soon, the fingers were exploring. One of his hands simply played with her fingers while the other went up caressing her arm. She let him, looking down at her hands. He gently lifted her head up by the chin and before she could look into his eyes again, his lips were on hers. He kissed her with urge. She did too. She wanted to feel his skin and she wanted it now. When her hand explored his stomach under his shirt, he let out a loud sigh. The sound sent a wave of heat between her thighs. He quickly removed her shirt and took his mouth off hers for that one second only. When he pulled away to catch up his breath, he pressed his forehead against hers and kept his eyes closed. He caressed her arm while he slowly took her bra strap down her shoulder. She did the rest and took off her bra. He didn't even take a peak; he went back to kissing her again. He didn't seem to know what part of her he was allowed to put his calloused hands on. She felt him hesitate so she took the lead. She reached for his hand and put it on top of her breast. He grabbed it and wondered if he was too rough, but he desired her too much to go slowly. When his thumb caressed her nipple, she broke the kiss, threw her head back and quietly moaned. He brought a finger to his mouth and shushed her, laughing a little.

She kissed him again and this time her tongue was exploring his mouth. It turned him on even more. He lay her down under him. She started to undress him and he helped her. When his shirt was taken off, she caressed his chest. She brought him down closer to her and placed feather kisses on his stomach, under him. He was shaking, but not from the position. She felt the urge to bring her hips up and rub herself against his thigh. He grabbed her by the hip to help her and his hand slowly moved to her butt cheek. She could feel his arousal on her stomach getting harder and harder. She wanted to make him feel good. Her mouth found its way back to his as she started to caress his hardness but he stopped her. He broke the kiss, leaned his forehead against hers once more and looked in her eyes for a moment, panting.

He reached down, hastily unbuttoned her jeans and took them off. She wanted to do same. When she reached for his belt, he let out another loud and shaky sigh. When they were only in their underwear, he crashed down on her. He wanted as much skin contact as possible and so did she.

They just explored each other's body for a while. When her hands started to caress his back, he tensed and pulled back a little. She kissed him to reassure him that she didn't care about his scars. He relaxed and continued kissing her, then down her neck, her breast and kept on going lower and lower. It was her turn to let out a shaky sigh when she felt his hot breath on her panties. He took them off, staring in her eyes, asking her permission. He kept his eyes locked with hers and kissed her inner thighs when he started to caress her. She had to put her hand on her mouth to keep herself from moaning. When she was wet enough, he slipped a finger inside her. With his other hand, he took her hand off her face and put his mouth on hers instead to quiet the sounds she made. Just a minute later, he could already feel spasms around his finger and hear her moan in his mouth.

It was too much for him. He quickly took off his underwear and positioned himself near her entrance. She looked at him directly in the eyes, a look full of tenderness, before he started pushing himself in. He buried his face in the crook of her neck to quiet his moans. Their fingers were interlaced again. He didn't want to thrust fast and hard. He didn't have to.

And then time stopped. It was only him and her left in the world. They were all alone but felt complete for the first time in a long while. Time stopped, just for them. Until he felt her tighten around him again and heard her gasp of pleasure. It was all it took for him to reach his own release. He pulled himself out of her just in time. He growled in her pillow as a wave of spasms ran through him before he collapsed on her.

"See?" she said, panting. "You don't need words."

It made him smile. He rested his head on her chest and she started to caress his hair, both trying to catch their breath. He fell asleep in her arms in less than a minute. His long and slow breathing soothed her and she followed him seconds later.

Daryl woke up alone in the tent the next morning. He looked for his clothes and dressed up fast. He stepped out of the tent and looked around to see if someone was watching. Tom was heating water over the fire pit and saw him. His eyes went quickly back to the fire when he met Daryl's, pretending he didn't see anything. Daryl was actually glad Tom was the one who caught him.

"Making coffee…did you hum….sleep well?" Tom asked nervously.

"What's it to ya'?"

"Just…making conversation…"

"I don't make conversation."

He looked away and tried to see where Beth was. He saw her standing in the front yard, a gun in her hands, her back facing him. He waited for her to turn around. When she did and their eyes met, she briefly smiled at him before getting back to her task.

He poured some water in a cup full of instant coffee. "Thanks for the coffee", he mumbled to Tom before walking towards Beth, who was now sitting on the porch stairs.

"Here." He gave her his cup and sat next to her.

"Thanks." She let the silence fill the air before asking the thing she had on her mind since she got up. "No regrets?"

He looked at her, waited and slowly shook his head.