AN:well another WIP complete. I'm on a roll. Just want to say one thing about this fic it's PWP...so I messed around with the timelines a bit. Let me know what you think :)

I do not own or profit from The Walking Dead

Chapter 6

"So what the hell is up Daryl anyway?"

Caryl looked over at Andrea, the two were sitting up in the guard tower on watch. It had been two months since the governor's death. Two months of them all living in some semblance of peace. They'd had a few survivors of the governor's massacre on Woodbury show up at the gates and a few random survivors too, but the numbers were kept relatively low, only forty residents.

Carol was glad for the lower numbers, anymore and they would have been overwhelmed. Milton had come to realize that the walkers seemed to have a sense of populated areas. Keeping the population relatively small he was certain had prevented bringing down large herds at their fences. Carol was glad they could spread out more to, close quarters could easily lead to an illness being passed around like wildfire.

Even so, a plan had been formulated by T-Dog due to his former construction experience to permanently reinforce the fence. It was hard labor intensive work and they were lucky to have the muscle in the group that they did. They were working around the clock and in two months had the front half of the prison completed after several runs to a construction yard. They would soon have the fence completed and start on the planned renovations in the prison. They were making a home that they could live in for years to come.

Carol was grateful that she had Lori, Andrea and Michonne too, but her and Lori had formed a bond, it was good to have a best friend, they spent long nights pouring their hearts out to one another. She had a feeling that without Lori all the organization and planning and every day things that kept the prison running would fall on her shoulders.

Hershel was teaching her intensively to take over for him some day, and she knew without a doubt she would if things had been different she would not have time for that.

She wouldn't have time for the kids either. She had worked hard to become more indepandant. She was as good a shot as anyone in the prison and could take walkers down with a blade as well as any man.

She'd confided in Lori her need to feel like she was helping the kids. That what had happened to Sophia would never happen again. Lori as a mother had understood and had gone to Rick with her to discuss it, somehow managing to convince him that it was the right thing to do. So they'd started the classes for kids. There were only a few kids, not many had survived the governor's massacre at Woodbury. One little girl in particular had grasped Carol's heart. Mika had lost her entire family at Woodbury but she was still so hopeful and sweet. She reminded Carol of Sophia and she wanted to make sure she prevented anything bad from happening to her.

Andrea helped her with the class, Lori was to busy with the baby and Andrea was surprisingly great with kids both young and old alike.

"So what the hell is up with Merle?" Carol asked teasingly.

Andrea had Merle tied up in knots, the two sparked heat of off one another when in the same room. It was pretty easy to see that something was happening between them.

Andrea flushed looking down at her fingers then looked up at Carol "I asked first What's going on with Daryl?"

Carol sighed, in all honesty she really wasn't sure. The past two months had been difficult. They had to catch snippets of time together when they could. Daryl was busy with the wall and hunting and runs stocking up for the winter. She been pretty busy herself.

They weren't sharing a cell, but it was accepted as a fact throughout the group that she and Daryl were an item. They regularly slept in one another's cells. That is when they slept.

Daryl had showed her the last two months just how much had been missing in her life, she never knew it could be the way it was between them, she never realized that she would like it.

She loved when he took control, it made her feel like she was desirable and wanted. They'd explored how far they could take things. She'd been completely honest about her limits. It never bothered him if she was uncomfortable with something, he was happy with whatever she was comfortable with.

At least she thought that he was happy. The last two weeks had been ...weird. He was distant sand more cranky than normal. She was trying to be understanding but it was starting to annoy her. She was trying so hard not to push him. She knew that relationships were difficult to him. She hadn't pressed him for more, she hadn't made any demands on his feelings. She never even told him that she loved him.

And she did, she'd loved him for a long time. Since the farm, maybe before. She wouldn't push him for more, he couldn't even bring himself to move into her cell, she was pretty sure telling him how she felt would scare him shitless.

"I don't know...something had been bothering him, I didn't have a chance to talk to him about it before he left." She said

Daryl had headed out a run that had been scheduled to last several days. They were pushing out farther than they ever had before looking for supplies to finish the wall.

He'd been distant when the group had left. Preoccupied like wanted to talk to her about something but he didn't. She stood next to him as they'd said their goodbye and had been shocked by his sudden show of affection. He'd pulled her into his arms and held her tightly for a moment, his face buried in her neck he'd inhaled her scent before muttering "stay safe".

She'd been shocked, it was the most affection he'd ever shown her in public that combined with his cranky humor had her completely stumped.

"Well don't worry about it" Andrea said thoughtfully "You'll have plenty of time to discuss it when he gets back" she said nodding towards the road and the sight of the familiar truck making it's way back home.

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They raced down the stairs to welcome them home, Carol silently counting heads, smiling as she realized they were all okay, they actually brought people back with them.

She walked over to Daryl who was standing with T-Dog. "What happened?" She asked

"What happened is don't ever trust T-Dog with a map...that's what happened!" Daryl snapped.

"Man how many times am I going to have to apologize for that shit...I'm sorry!" T-Dog all but yelled

Carol quirked her brow in confusion and Daryl sighed " Someone...I ain't naming names...got confused on the map and lead us to a train yard instead of a construction yard. That wouldn't have been a problem except a mean ass group of fuckers with their faces all tattoed up were making camp there. Had prisoners in the train cars..they were keeping them for fucking torture and rape for fun, and then they would fucking eat them." Daryl said disgustedly.

Carol gasped her hand flying to her mouth in horror. She glanced at the little girl in the group.

"We watched for a bit, decided to help the prisoners, set a propane tank on fire, the thing exploded...assholes panicked and killed all the prisoners. These were the only ones they didn't get to before we stopped them. We fucked up...didn't think they would kill them." Daryl said softly shaking his head.

She walked over to the haggard group of new faces, a smile on her face to welcome them "I'm Carol...welcome."

Glenn nodded at her "Carol, this is Bob, Pete, Tara, Alyssa, Megan, Abraham, Rosita and Eugene"

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She waited for him patiently at their spot, the office behind the commissary where it had all begun. She knew he would come she could feel it, he needed her.

They'd snagged a few extra mattresses and made a comfortable bed on the floor, not that they ever used it for sleeping.

He'd watched her all evening, his eyes intense, like he was trying to figure something out. They'd been busy, it had been a week with the run, since they'd had a chance to be together. She knew without without a doubt he needed her tonight because she needed him too.

She'd only just come to realize that the fact she could let Daryl take such complete control when they were together was because she trusted him, completely with no reservations. He would never try to hurt her, he would never do anything she didn't want him to do. If she said stop he would stop, it was freeing.

She'd contemplated getting undressed while waiting but decided to wait, and see what he wanted.

She heard his familiar bootsteps in the hallway and glanced in the direction of the doorway that wasn't illuminated by the lamp beside the bed. She heard the familiar click of the deadbolt he'd installed on the door as he locked the door.

He approached the bed slowly, she couldn't see him but she knew he could see her and was watching her in the lamplight. He had a funny expression when he came in to view, it made a pang shoot right into her heart. He was looking at her almost tenderly.

"Hey" he said softly

"Hi...I've been waiting for you" she said quietly.

He nodded and grabbed a chair beside the bed. Sitting down he didn't break eye contact.

"Get undressed" he rasped out his voice cracking.

She smiled at him a little unsure of his mood feeling like she should say something, but he nodded at her "I'm okay...I want to see you" he said

She nodded, sitting up on her knees and pulling her shirt up and over her head, she hadn't worn a bra today.

"Come here" he said

She stood and walking towards him slowly peeling her jeans and panties off as she went and kicking them away.

She stood in front of him, waiting to take his lead, see where he was going with this when he surprised her. He put his hands on her waist touching her with an almost awe like quality, his fingertips skimming softly across her skin, he watched them as though he was hypnotized and then closed his eyes as leaned into her pressing his forehead to her stomach.

He sat back and looked up at her "Help me get undressed."

She smiled and nodded leaning over she shrugged his vest of his shoulders, stopping a moment to graze her teeth along his neck. He sighed running his hand up the back of her thigh palming her ass.

She popped the buttons on his shirt slowly, one at a time, flicking her tongue out slowly and caressing the exposed skin. He slipped his shirt of so he was sitting in only his jeans and boots. She bent down and pulled his boots of when he said, "I'll do the rest...go lie down."

She slipped back over to the bed, watching as he finished getting undressed, her chest heaving in anticipation, she loved him so much.

He knelt down on the bed, his dick jutting out, leaking from the tip.

"Grab the radiator "he said

There was a radiator at the head of the bed, it hadn't seen heat in years, but they often used it for other pursuits, she shivered thinking about the last time they'd been here and she'd awoken her wrists bound to it.

She grasped the cool bars tightly, as his hands started to smoothing up her legs softly. His fingers just grazing her core and then moving to the side as he continued upward palming her breasts. She sighed arching her back, one hand leaving the bar but pausing when he whispered hoarsely "Hands up." He said and she grasped them tightly again.

He spent time exploring her body, like he hadn't discovered it before, his hands skimming slowly along every line and curve of her body slowly. "Keep your eyes open" he rasped

His eyes held such heat and were intense. She felt as though he was worshiping her as he touched her, like he would have given her the world at that moment.

His touch was heating her blood, she was flooded with want. She whimpered slightly when his palm skimmed over her peeled nipple.

"What do you want baby?" He asked hoarsely

"Touch me" she breathed out

"Like this?" He asked skimming his fingers along her folds.

"Oh god...yes..deeper" she moaned

He chuckled slightly and started circling her clit with his fingers before sinking two fingers into her.

"Do you like that?" He asked

She nodded as he began to pump his hand.

"Do you want more?" He asked and she nodded again.

"Why?" He asked suddenly his voice changing.

"Because I want you, because I'm yours and your mine" she said arching her back off the bed, as his fingers continued to pump in and out of her.

He looked like he wanted to say something then, but then smiled bringing his mouth down to her core, nudging her legs wider.

His tongue slid up her slit, flicking out to circle her clit before two fingers slid into her.

She could feel herself getting close,and she wanted him inside her when she peaked. She sighed moaning his name "Please Daryl...Please I need you." She panted.

He was above her in a minute, sliding into her wet heat. She thought it would be fast and frantic, she thought he would pound into her quickly losing control, but he didn't. He thrust into her agonizgly slowly, his hands roaming her body, coming up to cup her cheek.

"Don't cum yet...wait for me baby"he whispered as he thrust into her his hand still cupping her cheek.

He held her eyecontact and then said "Your so beautiful"

Endearments were definetly not his thing...she knew he thought they belonged to each other but that was as romantic as he usually got.

He stared into her eyes "Carol...I .." He gasped then and put his face in her neck as she couldn't hold herself back anymore and she orgasmed gripping him tightly inside of her. Her orgasm seemed propel him on to his own.

He stayed inside of her for a long time, unmoving...gasping for breath, holding her close.

"Daryl...are you okay? You sounded like you wanted to tell me something?"

"Nawhh...I'm okay..go to sleep" he said slipping out of her and rolling onto his back. He pulled her to him settling her head into the crook of his neck.

She was thoughtful for a moment as she felt him drift off into a restless sleep. Something was definetly bothering him. It may be time for her to find out just what.

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She watched from her perch straddling him as he slowly woke. She leaned down to peck a light kiss on his nose again and watched with a grin at the cute way he scrunched up his nose before trying to move his hand to scratch at it.

His eyes flew open as soon as he realized his hands were tied to the radiator behind him.

"Carol what the fuck?" He asked pulling at his hands.

She ground her hips down into him, his dick was cradled inbetween the folds of her slit. She slid herself forward and back once which had him groaning.

"Untie me" he muttered his eyes blazing

"No"

"Carol" he said but she interrupted him.

"Not yet" she said

"See here's the thing" she slid her hands up his stomach to pinch his nipple as she ground herself into his dick again. "For a couple of months now...we have had this thing..I don't know what you call it...but I trust you more than anyone in the world" she said

"Your the only man I would let do the things you do to me. " she felt his dick twitching like he was seeking out her entrance.

"Uh uh don't come in before I let you" she whispered biting down softly on his earlobe.

"Something is bugging you, eating away at you, and I realized you don't trust me enough to tell me." She said rolling her hips feeling the tip of his dick twitch slightly against her clit.

"So I wanted to show you..." She said flicking her tongue out to lick his nipple "Show you that you can trust me...like I trust you."

He was gasping now as she slid him along her folds the tip of his dick grinding into her clit "Tell me... Are you having second thoughts about us?" She asked

"What? No!" He chocked out "I want more!" He said

She stopped sitting on top of him..."What do you mean?"

"I want more...I want to share a cell, I want everyone to know your mine...I wanna kiss you and tell you I love you when I leave." He finished

"You love me?" She said her voice shaking but a smile breaking out across her face when he nodded.

"You big dummy!" She said laughing

He looked confused and she laughed harder "is that what was bugging you? Daryl I love you too. I just didn't want to push you is all." She said smiling sweetly at him.

"You do?" He said

"Of course I do"

"Untie me" he said gruffly, he'd never wanted his hands on her so badly at that moment then ever before.

"I don't know" Carol said kneeling up and teasing the tip of his dick with her entrance. "I kinda like this" she said

"You'd best make the most of it" he whispered as she kissed his neck and slid her hand down to grasp his dick in her hand.

"Oh yeah why is that? ...I thought you liked when I was bad.." She said jerking her hand more quickly.

"Fuck Carol...if you want me to spank you again all you gotta do is ask" he panted as she positioned herself on top of him, sinking down onto his lap.

"Maybe later.." She said "alright definitely later.." She said with a grin as she began to ride him.

"Carol...did I ever tell you" he stopped panting

She leaned down close to his face

"Tell me what?" She said

He brushed his lips over hers, and she found herself getting lost in the kiss.

"Did I ever tell you...that I never wanted to be caught unprepared, so I hid a knife in the radiator." He said with a grin bringing his arms down, the cut ropes swaying behind him.

He flipped her on to her back. She wound her arms around his neck as he slid into her yet again.

"I want you to be mine in every way" he said softly "I love you...I ain't scared if they know it" he said as he moved slowly watching as tears welled up in her eyes. "Don't ever think I don't trust you...your the only one I trust completely." He said.

He brought his lips down to her neck, his arms wrapped tightly around her, and she could feel them getting close together, then lost control together.

He was still sprawled on top of her, when he caught his breath and spoke. "Does it bother you...that I need to be in control?"

"No...does it bother you that I like it?" She asked with a grin

"You do?"

"Don't get me wrong, you start bossing me around out there everyday we will have a problem...but I love you and I trust you...I know you wouldn't hurt me." She said as he sat up.

He pulled her up so she was straddled across his lap "I would never hurt you...fuck , I ain't never felt this way...it's like your a part of me..I love you Carol, I'd die for you."he said as his hands splayed up her back, making chills race down her spine.

She was serious for a moment before a mischievous grin spread across her face before she put a fake pout on her face. " Does that mean your not going to spank me for tying you up?"

He chuckled bringing his lips down to hers. "Well I ain't never said that"