This story was incredibly sweet! I loved how the fluffiness wasn't so overpowering, but had a lovely subtleness to it instead. And I agree that a bashful Daryl is very endearing! Anyways, I really enjoyed your story, your writing was brilliant as always, and the last line was hilarious!

:-) :-) :-)

Lovely!

You really do have a talent for writing. You should do more smut. ;-)

I absolutely *love* how you did these two chapters from Daryl & Carol's pov's! Excellent! Can't wait to read the sequel now!

**Daryl considered the three half-opened blossoms as he strung the last squirrel to the others, the gut-churning feeling he'd had the previous day on the dock threatening to return.

As the distant sound of a guitar met his ears, he groaned in self-defeat.

And whipped out his knife to cut the flowers from their vine.**

He has no defenses (NONE) against Carol's emotional openness.

**Daryl chewed his lip and wondered what he could say to get him to go away instead...

He blinked as the man ahead of him suddenly veered off the path, heading instead for the RV. Rick's quick nod his way confirmed that he understood the need for privacy.

Daryl moved to nod back.

Until Rick winked at him before turning away.**

HEE! ROTFLMAO!

**His eye twitched, he chewed his tongue a moment, and gripped the handle of the knife like it was a lifeline:

"So, uh…happy Valentine's Day or whatever."

Her grip on the flowers tightened at his words and her teeth emerged with the widening of her smile. Daryl felt the weight of his senseless anxiety wash away at the softness in her gaze.

As if she fucking adored him in that moment…

"Happy Valentine's Day, Daryl. Thank you."

His lip jumped and he tore his eyes away from what he saw in her own.

The bloody mess below greeted him like an old friend and he decided not to ask her just how many flowers her first boyfriend had given her in high school...**

I'm a sopping puddle of romantic goo right now. 3

That was spectacular!

Another wonderful story. I may never leave my computer now that I've discovered your Carol and Daryl fiction. Oh, and on a side note I'm also from Alabama. I kept wondering what park this was. Anyway, perfect story. Now I'm off to find more.

Aww Daryl :) Very cute!
Crystal

Great story! Loved the contrast between him giving her the roses while gutting a squirrel. Perfect! BTW, what state park are they at, just out of curiosity?

Aww I loved that and so happy you did it in both pov's :-)!

daryl you be so sweet. i cant wait to find more of this verse!

Bashful Daryl is a definate YES. _

I loved

thanks

shit my English is bad, believe me but I realized how little I loved, I am Colombian and I understand only Spanish (well I think) but seriously, I loved the episode, I could imagine the flowers and looking down daryl ... as I would like someone to translate into Spanish

sigh. A million happy thoughts about this story. great job