AN: hey had an idea how to add a little more to this :) I'm not bashing Merle here. I've just established in the past few chapters that Merle is over protective due to guilt and wants Daryl to have as "normal" of a life as possible. Or what he thinks is normal ;)

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Chapter 3

"This ain't what I want for you!"

"I don't care what you want!"

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Daryl stood face to face with Merle, chest heaving his heart beating as he spat back a retort in Merle's face.

It had been a month since that night on the beach. A month since Carol had become his girl. It was the happiest he'd ever been.

She was sunshine. There was no other word to describe her. Just the thought of her filled him with happiness. At night he was filled with dreams of her, her smile and her face. The way her eyes would light up when she saw him.

Merle had tolerated his relationship with Carol at first. Daryl had assumed he thought that Daryl would loose interest. Snide comments under his breath had been all Merle had allowed to slip.

As the month had progressed those comments had become more frequent. As Daryl escaped the house to spend time with Carol and her family. He loves spending time with her and her parents. It made him feel, happy, to see her so loved. Taken care of. Her parents had been hesistant at first about his intrusion into their lives, he was sure they were wondering about his motives. Gradually they had seen the truth. He would sooner cut off his own arm then hurt her, so they welcomed him into the fold. The protective bubble of people who loved Carol and the sunshine she brought to their lives, and who wanted to protect her from the outside world at all cost.

So when Merle had snarled a remark when he told her he was heading to Carol's he'd ended up chest to chest. Growling as he asked Merle if he had a problem.

"You're damn right, I got a problem. This ain't what I wanted for you!" Merle snarled.

"I don't care what you want." Daryl had huffed back, then his shoulders had fallen.

"I respect everything you done for me Merle, I'm sorry, but you don't get a say in this. She's it for me, I love her." He said.

Merle sighed rubbing his forehead. "Do you know what you're life will be like...with her?" Merle asked.

Daryl sighed as he grasped the door opening the door. " Yeah I do, happy."