DARYL
Nate and me finished our reconnoitre. Ticking off the majority of spots on the map that Dwight had given to Gregory.
I'm keeping my dark thoughts to myself this time.
Probably cos I saw the realisation, no....the truth....whack her in the face. Over and over as each one turned up empty. Totally devoid of any Saviors who should've been setting up shop.
Now, we're just waiting for the others to catch up. Then we'll all go together on foot to check out the final one. Where Dwight had indicated the largest contingent would be stationed as a roadblock.
If they're even gonna be there at all, that is.
Returning to the road after anointing a tree, I caught Nate rollin her head around. Massaging her temples before she blew out a breath and tied her hair back.
"Just a slight headache is all. It'll come good" She answered softly when I gave her a searching look.
Then my Baby Girl huffed out another tiny sigh when my fingers lifted her chin to see her colours better.
I rummage around in my pack. Hunting for the little first-aid kit Siddiq had made up from the new supplies.
He'd handed the same out to everyone. Told us we might need them if it comes to a fight. Prayed we won't need to, though.
Before she mounted my bike this mornin, I caught him whispering to Nate. That Rick had eventually asked him, and finally heard what was said. Must've been somethin important?
Cos it kept her spirits up for a little while, at least.
When I ripped a packet of tablets apart, she shook her head. Started to mouth 'No'.
"Open. Paracetamol. Doc said these only, though....if yer or Mags ever need em. None of the Aspirin or Ibuprofen."
Reckon if I'm ever asked to describe my missus to a stranger? I'll probably go with 'Sometimes....doesn't follow instructions well'. Those comin from her husband, anyway.
On this occasion, however? I ain't gonna give her a choice but to obey.
"Yer eyes can't hide it, woman. So quit yer bitchin and open yer damn mouth!"
When I clamped her nose shut, her lips pried apart in shock. I popped the little tablet in and followed that up quick smart with my water bottle. Then waited until I saw her throat bob as she swallowed.
"Good girl! Now talk to me, Nate" Kissed her forehead before straddling the seat to face her.
"I'm sorry for tormenting you this morning. And....I owe you another apology. You were a hundred percent right, Daryl and I was wrong. So very wrong again."
She confessed this to my chest, couldn't bring her eyes to meet mine.
"Wrong about what?" I'm baffled.
"Dwight....Eugene. Guess I've just been deluding myself all this time, huh? Such a fucking Little Idiot" Nate's eyes closed in shame.
"And I AM just one big, stubborn, pain in the ass."
"Yeah, ain't gonna argue with that. But yer still my stubborn pain in the ass of a Little Idiot and don't yer ever forget it again. Believin....trustin? They kept yer goin, Nate."
"Sure as shit keeps me goin now, that's for certain."
"What....how?" She tilted her face up to mine now.
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Home Is Your Heartbeat ('Home Is' Book Two - Daryl Dixon)
FanfictionSemi-mature. Completed. Book Two picks up immediately from the last chapter of Home is You. Nate is an Aussie girl who was stranded in Georgia during the outbreak. She and fellow traveler Leo joined a group of survivors in Atlanta. Nate got her firs...
