It was more or less already a ritual, that at least once every week, their babies wanted to hear the story about how mommy and daddy had got together. Even when Ben and Katy have already heard that story at least one hundred times, they still asked their parents for it.

Daryl could remember about the first time, they had asked for it. He was shocked and planless, how should he tell his babies about all the horrible things, that have happened to their mama, about all the terrible things they have been trough. But he had forgotten for one quick moment about what a great mother Beth was.

She told their sweethearts their story, it was always her, who did it, while their babies and also Daryl listened carefully to her words. Beth changed the story, so it almost sounded like a fairy tale, in which Daryl seemed like the brave prince, who had saved the princess he was in love with from a bad guy named Negan.

Latest then Katy was spellbound to her mother's lips and also Ben liked the parts, where his father was fighting with the monsters and against the bad guy. Beth also told them about the beautiful beach, to which Daryl had taken Beth to find herself, after she was ill for such a long time and finally they had found even more, than they had expected.

Katy had tears in her eyes and looked dreamily over to her father, when their mother told them, about their very first kiss on the beach, next to the endless ocean. But the biggest present for Daryl and her was, when they got to know, that they will become parents of beautiful twins.

They lived at a place named the Kingdom for a while, waiting for their beloved babies to arrive and make their lives even better. Beth told them about the morning, when she had woken up with a wedding ring around her finger and that was it for Katy, when she finally started crying and climbed on her father's lab to tell him how romantic this was.

Beth always ended their story with saying, that the prince will always take care of his three angels, protect them with his own life and he will always be there for them. Ben always looked agreeing over to his father then, still having the wish to become like him one day and finally Beth said, that they were living happy together for the rest of their lives, loving each other with their whole hearts.

Since that evening, Beth had to tell the story to their sweethearts, whenever they asked for it. And after one time, while Katy and Ben were already laying in their beds, Daryl sitting on the edge of Katy's mattress and had listened as carefully as their babies to the story, their little girl asked excited "Can we also go there? I mean to the endless beach. I want to see it."

Beth opened her mouth then, wanted to say something, but speechless she closed it again. Looking for help over to Daryl, not knowing what she should say. Their two babies had already some experiences, knew how to hold a knife and how to act outside the walls, but they were never that long and that far away from home.

"I also want to go there." Ben said from above, leaning himself against the railing, let his hands hang over it. With her big eyes Katy was looking from her mother over to her father and like always Daryl just couldn't say no to his two babies. "Yeah, we can go there sweetheart." He answered her smiling, stroking lovingly trough Katy's soft locks.

And of course Daryl held his promise, like always. They had to wait till the summer, when it was warm enough and Daryl had made sure, that everything was safe there. One time he was gone for four days together with Aaron, to see if everything was still alright there, if the hut was still standing at all. They made the place as safe as possible, nothing was good enough for his babies.

Three more times Daryl had driven to the beach after that, not that long like the first time, but for at least two days, because it was so far away. He got there everything they will need, food, water, clothes, blankets, pillows, toys and so much more and in the middle of a very hot summer the four of them finally drove to the place Katy and Ben wanted to see so bad.

"Are we already there?" The two of them asked alternately every few minutes, like Daryl had already seen it so often in movies, but he simply couldn't act any other, than smile happily into the mirror and telling them patiently to wait some more. Obviously also Balu couldn't wait any more to get out of the hot car, sitting the whole drive long at the little place under Katy's feet.

Also Beth was smiling bright next to him on the passenger seat, she had placed her soft palm above his hand at some point and she didn't let go again, her golden hair was flaying in the wind. And then Daryl knew, that they were close, when a warm breeze hugged his nose. "Can you smell that sweethearts?" He asked them happily and watched amused how they sniffed up their tiny noses.

"That's the ocean." Daryl finally told them and Katy and Ben both got all excited and began to move in their seats. "And.. here it is. The endless ocean." Daryl said as excited as them, when the light blue water finally appeared at the horizon. "Wow. That's even bigger than our lake back home." Katy said surprised, which caused Beth to giggle amused.

Thirty minutes later they finally stopped at their destination, but before they got outside the car, Beth looked serious back at their babies and said "I know you are excited sweethearts, but don't forget what you have promised, don't forget how to act outside. Okay?" Like the well-behaved children they were, Ben and Katy both nodded wildly their heads, before their eyes already scanned the surroundings again.

Daryl won't ever forget the happy, excited and unbelievable faces of their babies, when they saw the beach and the endless ocean for the first time in their lives. He had never seen them smiling that bright and with such sparkling eyes in his life before, latest then Daryl got it, that this was a damn great idea.

Quickly the four of them brought their stuff inside the hut, stowed everything and after they had changed into their swimming clothes, they headed excited to the beach. Overwhelmed and just being unbelievable happy Katy and Ben were having their fun in the cool water of the ocean, also Balu was glad for the cooling, while he was springing with the waves, like the two kids were doing.

Finally Daryl and Beth lowered themselves on the shore, being a little tired after the long drive and also about being excited, and watched with a smile on their faces their babies having so much fun. It was a nice day, even when it was already in the late afternoon. The drive took longer than Daryl had expected, with two girls on board with a tiny bladder.

"You know baby, we are alone here." Beth said softly to her husband, pointing with her eyes at the under shirt he was still wearing. "I know." Daryl muttered, he exactly knew what Beth meant with that. He also knew, that he looked stupid with his swimming boxers and a shirt on, on such a hot summer day, but he couldn't help himself.

"I just meant, that you can take it off. It's only the four of us, and Balu." Beth smiled encouraging up at her husband and Daryl hated it to have a secret from her, even when it was a stupid one. She obviously always could feel it somehow, when something was wrong, when something was bothering him.

"It's not about that.. about the scars.. I'm not afraid, that someone could see.. It's.." Daryl stammered helpless, not knowing how to form his worry into words. Embarrassed he looked down at his wife, she was still listening, giving him her whole attention. And after he had breathed deep inside his lungs for one more time, Daryl finally said it out loud, what was bothering him.

"A few days ago, when I was playing with Katy by her doll house, she.. she looked at my belly, pressed her finger against it and said that I have become soft." Saying it out loud, made it sound even more stupid and best Daryl wanted to bury a hole into the sand and disappear inside.

His whole face had blushed, he could feel it, while he tried to hide himself behind the curtains of hair in front of his face, drawing circles absently into the warm sand. But like always it didn't stop Beth from coming closer, wrapping her arm around his and leaning her head against his shoulder, when she said "Oh baby. We are getting older, we both, that's just normal. And if I'm serious I love soft Mr. Dixon. Just shows me, that I'm taking good care of you."

Still embarrassed, but also touched from her words, Daryl looked down at his wife, just to see her smiling that truthfully smile up at him. "You are taking more than just good care of me girl. Maybe even a little too good." Daryl whispered against her nose, before their lips met and Beth giggled happily.

"I also love the classes you are wearing to read, even when you take them off, whenever someone enters the same room. You look sexy with classes Mr. Dixon and not even mention your gray beard. You are getting even more handsome, the older you get." Beth whispered against his ear, giving him goose bumps everywhere on his body and making him even more embarrassed with her words.

"Stop it girl." Daryl told her, smiling bashful down at her. "What should I say? Look at you sweetheart. You are rocking those bikini and I can't wait to pull the thin fabric down your body, when the two water rats will finally be asleep. Still can't believe it to call you mine girl."

Now it was Beth's time to blush and giggle embarrassed, before she kissed long and softly his lips. Yeah, they will have a great time here, Daryl already knew that right now.

The following days were simply amazing and Daryl had never thought, that one day he could say that, especially after the begin of the apocalypse, but he, his beloved wife and beautiful children were on holidays. And damn their walls back home will get plenty new photos to hang on.

Most of the time, they spent by the beach, cooling themselves down in the waves of the ocean, building sandcastles, playing with the ball, cards on the blanket under the beach umbrella or just let the sun kiss their skin. Since the second day they were here, Daryl didn't keep on his shirt any more, which made Beth smile proudly and Daryl's heart always made a jump inside his chest, when he caught her checking him out.

They also made little adventures, like visiting the lighthouse Daryl and Beth had spent some nice hours together, but of course, they didn't tell their sweethearts about that, just that they have found this place back then.

Like at Alexandria they also made in their holidays their daily sunset walk, next to the ocean of course and their babies had so much fun with walking bare foot at the shore, looking for shells or beautiful stones and Katy necessary wanted to see the place, where their parents had kissed for the first time.

They lowered themselves there, buried their feet into the still warm sand and watched with big eyes the sunset. And it felt like back then, like nothing had happened, even when so many things had changed. Such a long time had passed, when Daryl and Beth were sitting exactly here and had shared their first kiss together under the stars and the moon.

Daryl couldn't believe it, that Beth was still looking the same way at him like years ago, like in that night. She still loved him with her whole heart and so did he. With Katy on her father's and Ben on her mother's lab, they were looking at the endless ocean, watching the seagulls and enjoying the last sunbeams of the day. If someone would have told Daryl, that he will sit one day here again with his wife and two children, he would have called that person crazy, but right now he couldn't imagine a life without them any more.

When it was time to go back, Katy and Ben had already started walking into the direction of their hut and Beth just wanted to stand up too, when Daryl made her stay, pulled her closer to his chest and pressed a long, passionate kiss on her tender lips. She deserved so much more, every second of her life.

Like every evening Daryl and Ben made together a campfire, while Beth and Katy made their dinner ready inside. It was like a movie, so peacefully and wonderful. If it would be possible, they would stay here forever.

After they had dinner, ether Katy and her mother were singing something, Beth played the guitar or told the famous story about how Daryl and she had found each other or they were just talking about everything and nothing, till their babies fell asleep in their parent's arms.

Daryl simply couldn't get enough with watching them sleep so peacefully and happy, after what they had experienced today. With a big, lovingly smile on her own lips, Beth was looking at her husband trough the flames of the campfire. "We should better carry them inside." She finally said, after their eyes had taken in their cute, asleep bodies for a half eternity.

"Yeah, but stay here sweetheart. I will bring them inside." Daryl told his wife, before he already stood up with Ben in his arms. Even without saying anything Balu followed Daryl and Ben inside the hut. He exactly knew, that right now it was his time to watch out for the Dixon twins, while they were sleeping and their parents still enjoyed the warm summer night outside.

Being as quiet as possible, Daryl made his way into the bedroom and finally laid still sleeping Ben on top of the soft mattress of the bed, he had timbered for his sweethearts. After getting outside and picking up little Katy from her mother's arms, kissing Beth's face, while he had leaned down, Daryl also carried his daughter inside the save hut.

He laid Katy next to her brother and after he had covered their tiny bodies with the warm blanket and had looked at them proudly for minutes, Daryl finally leaned down and pressed a soft kiss on each of their foreheads, before he whispered into the darkness "Good night sweethearts. Love you so much."

Before Daryl left outside he patted thankfully the dog's head and made sure, that everything was still safe, even when Beth and he were just a few feet away from them. Like every evening Daryl picked up a blanket from the couch, because he exactly knew, that even when it was still enjoyable warm outside, Beth was thankfully for the warm fabric.

"Come here sweetheart." Daryl said softly, after he had stopped behind her and pulled the blanket protective around her small body. "Thank you baby." Beth response grateful and the second he had lowered himself on the sand, she craddled closer to him, searching for his warmth and near.

Gently Beth also wrapped the fabric around Daryl's body, even when he wasn't feeling cold, but he still loved it being with his love together under one blanket, holding her body against his and stroking gently her soft skin with his rough palm and fingers.

"That was the greatest idea Katy ever had. Thank you so much baby for making this possible. It's so unbelievable beautiful. I have almost forgotten about, how pretty it is here." Beth whispered into the darkness, looking so sweet up at him with her big eyes.

"Me too. Have never thought, that we will come back here one day. So many things had happened since back then." Daryl answered and they both stared into the flames, while their thought began to drift off about everything, what had happened the last years.

The first time they have ever seen each other. Daryl was that loud, aggressive, stupid redneck and Beth the shy, sweet farmer daughter. They have both changed so much, they weren't the same ones any more. The time at the farm and the moment they had to leave and lost their home.

The hard time on the road, the cold winter, always looking for water, food and a safe place to be. The prison, everything they had found and lost there. The time the two of them were alone and finally changed into the people they really were. They had opened up to one another, became a team and finally there were these feelings and before anything could even happen, it was already over again.

Daryl chasing the car the whole night long, collapsing on the road, being together with that group of damn stupid men and finally being the one, who found their beloved family again, even when he had given up on them since a long time.

Beth had never lost hope, but she wasn't the one. She had to fight for her life in that damn hospital. Became even stronger and braver, nothing could stop her from trying to break free to find them all again, to find Daryl again.

When they were so close, so, so close to have each other again and everything blow away like the blossoms of a dandelion. Unable to catch them with her loosen hands, but still seeing them fly away. So close, but still so far away.

The time after was the hardest time for both of them. Daryl feeling all guilty and alone, Beth waking up injured and helpless, not knowing where he was. When Daryl was shortly before killing himself, because he was so desperately and Beth got caught from Negan's men and these indescribably horrible things happened to her.

The moment they have found each other again and had to fight for their lives and freedom one more time. The faces their family made, after Daryl and Beth had fled and finally arrived at home.

The day they got to know, that Beth was pregnant from this bastard, she wanted to keep the growing life inside her, bear the baby and Daryl had desided to be a good father for it, like it was his own. The night he had carried Beth in his arms bleeding and whimpering to doctor Denise and she had lost her beloved son.

They had talked about it, what they would do, if Beth would get pregnant again. They had decided, that they would make it, because together they could deal with everything.

Yesterday Beth had whispered into Daryl's ear, while they were watching Katy and Ben playing so happy in the sand, that she asked herself sometimes, how Simon would have looked now, how he would be.

Daryl didn't have an answer to her questions, but one thing he exactly knew, and he told her so, causing some tears in his wife's beautiful eyes "He would be with us right now. We would be a family. He would play with them together, would be happy. He would be so happy."

The time when Beth was all depressive and also Daryl felt terrible, till he found this place for them and they found even more. The night they had kissed for the first time, the night when Beth had guided them into the ocean, the night they had their first time together. The time in Alexandria, when they were hiding being a couple, got their own house and just had a good time.

The moment they realised, that Beth was pregnant from him and they got all worried again. The day they had entered the Kingdom, their new home for the next months.

Slowly befriend themself with the fact becoming parents of twins, getting married and finally the birth of their sweethearts. The years, which had passed, since that warm autumn day Katy and Ben had opened their eyes for the very first time. Just everything.

Beth cuddled herself closer to Daryl's chest, closing her eyes, just enjoying his warmth and closeness. Gently he kissed the top of his wife's head, inhaled her scent and hold her even more tight under the blanket. The flames warmed up their faces, while they thought about their past.

But there will come more, about which they didn't even know now. Like the spring afternoon months later, where Katy told Daryl to ask Beth one more time, if she wanted to marry him. Daryl was speechless then and just looked surprised down at his little daughter, not knowing why she had that wish. She also wanted to be at their wedding and they never have a ceremony and a party, which just belong to getting wife and husband.

Also Ben was totally excited about that idea and Daryl thought the next whole days and nights about it and finally he decided, that they were right. Even he himself had said to Beth years ago, that she deserved a wedding, a wedding dance and especially a wedding dress, looking as beautiful as herself, if that was even possible to find.

So Daryl and his two sweethearts planed the whole next week about how he should ask Beth one more time. It was a nice, warm early summer evening, when Beth came home from work later than Daryl had exprected and found the house empty. Finally she searched in the garden for her husband and children and just found something different.

In the middle of their meadow, under the big tree, was placed a little table, with a white, long tablecloth, roses, a candle and two chairs. And next to them stodd a very nervous Daryl, waiting for her to come since over one hour.

With big eyes and an opened mouth Beth was looking at him and when she asked what this all was about, he just told her to wait for it. They ate the dinner, Daryl, Katy and Ben had cooked in the afternoon, it even didn't taste that bad, he had to admin, till the time had come and he took even more nervous Beth's soft hands into his.

Daryl would have really prefered it, to simply pull on a ring on Beth's finger again, while she would be asleep, but Katy had talked him into this and damn, he really had to learn to say no to this little girl with her big, innocence eyes.

"Beth, I.. I don't know where to start. You know you are the love of my life and.. It was actually not my idea, it was Katy's and Ben's.. But of course, I also want it.. I.. Damn, this is way more complicated, than I have thought." Daryl stammered nervous, while Beth was smiling at him over both of her ears.

"I.. Beth.. Do you.." Daryl finally stopped to breathe deep inside his lungs one more time, feeling how his hands were sweating and shaking badly. "Please tell me you know, what I want to ask you or it will go on like that the next hours." He told her truthfully, which caused her to giggle sweetly. "Of course, I know what you want to ask me Mr. Dixon." Beth said with shining eyes and Daryl finally started to breath gladeful again.

"So, you better say yes, because the two rascals are watching us from the window." Daryl said with a big smile in his own face, pointing with his head back to their house. Beth giggled one more time, when she looked over her shoulder and saw how Katy and Ben tried to hide themselves behind the curtains.

Then she gave her whole attention to Daryl again and looked at him with those damn beautiful eyes, he had fallen in love with since the very first day. "Yes. Yes, I want to marry you Mr. Dixon. Again." Beth finally whispered with tears glistening in their eyes, before they both sprang up from their seats and hugged long and tight, hearing their babies screaming happily inside.

Three months later an even more nervous Daryl was standing in the little church of Alexandria and waited for his Beth to finally arrive. Little Katy was next to his side and finally took his shaking hand into her tiny one and looked encouraging up at him. She was looking so cute in her turquoise dress, into which Beth had helped her this morning, before she had to leave to Maggie's place, because the groom wasn't allowed to see his bride, till the ceremony.

For the first time in his life Daryl had brushed hair, Katy had made some ordering into the mess. Like his father, also little Ben was wearing a suit with a turquoise tie, he was actually by his mother at the moment and will finally lead her from the church door, trough the long passage, next to Daryl's side.

Whole Alexandria was gathered in the church, when the doors got opened and Daryl couldn't believe his eyes, how damn beautiful Beth was looking in that long, white wedding dress. While the music was playing and his daughter was still holding his hand, Daryl had to suppress his tears, while he watched his bride coming closer and closer.

It was the wedding Beth had always deserved. Hell, they all have worked so hard to make this day perfect and it was even more than that. They have celebrated long into the night, ate their big wedding cake, had their wedding dance, got presents and Katy was crying almost every hour, because everything was so romantic for her, like she had always dreamed about.

Also Ben enjoyed this day, he was looking so proud, when he had leaded his mother trough the church and Daryl thanked him, with stroking lovingly his dark brown hair. Daryl had spent almost one hour with dancing together with his little daughter, her tiny feet on top of his, they were almost floating over the dancing floor.

Finally they had carried their already asleep babies home, after the party was over, almost by sunset, when Daryl could finally get Beth out of her wedding dress and show her how much he really loved her.

Katy and Ben grow up way too fast and Daryl was so damn proud about them. He couldn't describe with words how much he cared about them, how happy he was every time they called him, Daryl Dixon, their daddy and they loved him back with their whole, little hearts.

Beth didn't get pregnant again, but that was okay for both of them. They were so thankfully with the little family they already had. They didn't need more for their happiness, even when the baby would have been so welcomed and loved.

Ben was around fifteen years old, when he asked his parents, if Vivienne, the girl from Hilltop with her black, long hair and even darker eyes, could join them for dinner tonight. Daryl was so proud about his son and thankfully, that he wasn't that inhibited and shy around girls like his father. Ben spent almost his whole free time with that girl together and when Daryl had finally asked his son, if she was his girlfriend, Ben didn't answer at all, just blushed badly and Daryl knew the answer anyway.

One year later Daryl and Beth just made their sunset walk, when they saw their daughter and one of the Kingdom's young man sitting together on a bank close to the lake and kissed shily. Beth had to use her whole power to lead her husband back home and prevent him from dragging that boy away from their daughter and yelling the hell out of him.

It needed almost thirty minutes, till Daryl had finally calmed down and Beth could talk normal with him. He told her, that Katy was his little, sweet daughter and way too young for a boyfriend, of course Beth understood him and his feelings, but Daryl had to learn to let them go, let them make their own choices, mistakes and happiness.

Daryl asked his wife then, if she had known about the two of them before and finally Beth admit so and told him, that Katy was afraid about how he would react, because she exactly knew about the way her father was thinking about that topic. It needed almost four months, till Daryl finally expected the boy named Fabian, who only dared to kiss his daughter, when Daryl was miles away.

First Daryl wasn't okay with that, didn't like the boy one bit, hell he was damn afraid, but like Beth had told him, their little babies weren't that little any more and so Daryl couldn't stop, when Ben wanted to go with him on runs.

It was their third run, Daryl was still mad at himself for saying yes to all this, when he was deep in his thoughts and also a little clumsy and got almost bit by a walker, if Ben wouldn't have been there to save his father's life. They had hugged each other long then, just overwhelmed with what had just happened or what could have happened. Since that day Daryl didn't feel that way any more, when Ben and he got on a run together. Daryl's little lion was a man now.

It was shortly after their twins eighteen birthday, when Daryl got suddenly sick. Dr. Michael even had to come to look at him and there was only one chance left to safe his life. He could remember, how he had tried to stop them, they shouldn't risk their lives to safe his, he wasn't worth it, but all his begs didn't stop Ben and Katy to get in the middle of the night on a run to find the medicine their father needed so necessary.

The pain wasn't as bad as his worries, while he waited helpless for them to come back. Two days later, and almost becoming crazy for being that fearful, they finally rushed into their parent's bedroom, where Daryl was laying already half dead on the bed. Father, mother, daughter and son had hugged tight each other, while they cried tears of relieve, after Daryl had got the medicine.

A few days later, when he was finally feeling better again he asked them, where they have found the medicine, if everything went well and if Ben had watched out for his sister, like always. Ben and Katy were looking at each other, even smiled, before Ben told his father, that Katy had saved his life this time. Daryl's little ladybug was a woman now.

Three years later Daryl leaded his daughter trough the church door, the long passage and finally to her future husband Fabian, whom Daryl had finally accepted and even began to like. And this time Daryl couldn't suppress it, when some tears were rolling down his cheek.

Only two years later Daryl held his first grandchild proudly and overwhelmed in his arms. Ben and Vivien had given him and Beth a little grandson, who was looking exactly like his father. And just then Daryl noticed, how much he had missed it holding something so tiny in his arms, when little Jayden looked up with his big eyes at his grandfather.

There will come more, there will come so much more for Daryl, even when he didn't know about all these things right now. In this moment he was just endless happy and unconcerned. And it didn't matter right now, about what will come, because Beth will always be by his side, strengthen his back.

Beth. Daryl still didn't know, how she was doing it, but he loved her more and more with every day. He was still so endless thankfully to have her, for the things she had done for him, being such a great wife and mother. He wouldn't be here without her, he wouldn't have such a perfect life. Daryl couldn't describe with words how much he loved his wife.

The heat of the campfire still warmed up his face, but for the warmth in his heart, was only the beauty in his arms responsible. Being all thankfully for calling her his girl, his wife, the mother of his amazing children, Daryl leaned down and kissed gently her tremble.

"I love you Beth." He whispered into the darkness and his heart still made a jump inside his chest, every time she was looking up at him with her big, endless eyes, like right now. "I love you more Daryl." Beth response softly, framing his cheek with her tender hand, stroking trough his beard, while doing so.

"But I love you most." Daryl told her with a smirk on his lips and he won't ever get enough from being able to see and make her smile. When their lips finally met and kissed long and deep, the campfire was still crackling next to them, the moon and stars were shining down on the beach and the endless ocean made its soothing sounds.

Daryl knew, that there will be more. There will always be more. But with his Beth together, right next to his side, he will be able to do it all.