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Chapter 7.

January 21st

Gripping the counter of her kitchen work top as she looked at window trying to clear all thoughts of Daryl out of her mind, she knew that since meeting him three days ago she had dreamed about him every night, she dreamed about his eyes and how they had seemed to cut right thought her, she dreamed about his mouth and the lop sidled smirk he had given her. It was unnerving her as no men had affected her like this before, but there was just something about him and she knew she just had to get to know him more, Andrea had told that she thinks he liked her and would be back in again on Friday. She couldn't help the smile that played on lips as she thought about seeing him away from the window, she went to get herself ready for today she was due to meet Lori in a couple of hours.

Daryl was in the garage working on the car. He loved to strip cars down to see how they worked and only time he felt clam was where he was working on a car, or when he was in the woods. He needed all the clam he could get at moment cuz for the last three nights he kept dreaming about carol, how her eyes seemed to look right thought him and when she smiled her eyes would light up. It was unnerving him. He was never the type to let a woman affect him but he knew there was just something about her. A part of him wanted to keep his distance from her before she got to close to him but an apart of him knew that come Friday night he would be back in that bar just hoping to see her smile.

Daryl heard the feet steps coming closer, he didn't need to look up to knew it was Merle. Great that was all he need right knew, mere had been questioning his ass since Saturday morning, trying to find out what was on his mind. "what ya what Merle, I'm working" he sapped.

"no need to sapped at me boy." Said mere standing behind his brother. Daryl had been acting weird since they went to the bar Friday night. every morning he seemed to have a small smile on his lips. Merle had never seen his brother smile to himself before, he wondered if he knew he had seen him, he wasn't about to tell him so, he knew is brother and he wasn't one to say what was on his mind. Still he was going to keep an eye on him and try and work it out for himself.

Daryl stood up and turned to face his brother, Merle was looking at him wired. Daryl glared at his brother "what ya looking at"

Merle back up a couple of steps. "nothing, just wanted to see if ya ass was hungry? I'm going to the grill."

"can you bring me something back, I've got to get this car finished before max comes in later."

"sure no problem little brother."

Carol shook her head at another question Lori fried at her. They were in Lori's kitchen drinking coffee. "come on carol, you haven't stop smiling since you got there, I know you and I know someone has put that smile on your face." Lori chucked "Andrea said she thinks someone caught your eye on Friday."

Carol laughed "why I'm not surprise she said something to you."

Lori took a slip of her coffee. "so you going to tell me."

Carol nodded "it's nothing really, but there was this guy there on Friday."

Lori placed her hands on the table and leaned closer. "a guy, well well."

Carol put her hands up and laughed "stop Lori, it doesn't mean nothing, I doubt I'll see him again anyway."

"how do you know carol, even Andrea told me, that she reckons this guy likes you."

"it doesn't matter Lori."

Lori stared at her friend she had knew carol most of her life and she had never seen her smile so much, as Lori leaned back into chair to study her friend, she knew that it wasn't about the guy liking her, this was about ed. "carol what's the problem, is this to do with ed?" As soon as Lori mentioned ed she could see the changes take place in carol, she watched her put her head down and placed her hands in her lap. If she never saw ed she was going to hurt him. Carol used to be so out going before him and she hated the change in her, she knew that carol wouldn't tell her everything that happened, but she wasn't going to stand back and watch him still control her. "carol look at me, tell me what's wrong."

Carol slowly looked up to meet Lori's eyes. "it's wrong to be looking at another guy Lori, I'm stilled married after all." Carol whispered

"carol your divorce will be thought any day now, there it nothing wrong with you finding another guy attached."

"but don't it make me a whore?"

"carol, you are not a whore." Lori sapped "that's ed still in your head."

"I know you right Lori, it's just hard sometimes."

"I know." Lori softened her voice. "but you can't keep living in ed's shadow, you got to live."

"you're right Lori, I have only ever been with ed, what if no one else want's me."

Lori shook her head "carol you're beautiful and even Andrea told you the guy likes you, so stop thinking he don't and next time you see him, talk to him some more."

"he might not be there anyway."

"don't worry about he will show." Lori laughed.

Carol knew Lori was right about ed, her fears where to do with him, she need to push him out of mind and start living her life again, if she saw Daryl again on Friday she was going to get to know him.

"hey you know a good garage around here." asked carol. "I got to get my breaks check

"try Dixon's down the road." Said Lori

Carol face turned white "did you say Dixon's?"

Lori watched the change take place carols face "yes max Dixon owns the garage but his grandson's works there, why?"

"that guy I was talking to you about, he is called Daryl and his brother is Merle Dixon."

Lori laughed "well it looks like you don't have to wait to Friday to see him after all."

Carol said her goodbyes to Lori and made her well to the garage, feeling nervous about the thought of seeing Daryl again.