Daryl and Beth: An Awkward Romance

Chapter 3: Alcohol and Arguments

Beth's POV
"I'm goin to get you your alcohol now, so um wait there" Daryl told me

"Oh, thanks Daryl" I gave him a genuine smile, maybe I could forget everything for just a little while.

He returned ten minutes later, a huge crate in his strong arms. "Thanks so much Daryl," I beemed "we should play a drinkin game"

"A drinkin game?" he seemed confused. Well I guess I didn't really give off the party girl impression. "Yea, I've never had alcohol before, why not have a bit of extra fun while we're at it"

"Yea fine, how do you play it anyway?" "Well I go 'I've never whatever' then you do the same an if the other has done it then they take a drink" I explained, triumph in my voice.

"Mm alright, I'll go first," he said "I've never.... been outta the country" he replied hesitantly.

"Really?" I responded, kinda surprised. "Well ok then" I said while taking a drink of my moonshine. "Ok now I'll go" I said smiling.. this moonshine was already effecting me.

"I've never..... been to jail," he gave me a look of pure anger "why are you so angry, I meant as a police guy" Shit why was I so tipsy.

"Is that what you think of me?!" he practicality shouted "Is that it!" I knew it'd been a mistake the minute I'd uttered that question, oh god I'd really hurt him.

"Daryl.. " "No, no Beth it doesn't matter, should'a known no one would ever see me as more than a stupid redneck with a crap past!" He stormed outside and I couldn't help but follow, it was magnetic.

"Daryl please I didn't mean it like that,I didn't mean.." he cut me off "Whatever Beth, hey you wanted to learn how to shoot didn't ya, well why don't we try now eh?" Grabbing me by the arms he put his crossbow into position as he aimed it at a stray walker.

After shooting a few times obviously not tryna kill it I had to stop him, "Daryl stop now!" I exclaimed "killing them shouldn't be a sport!" I wrestled free of his grasp and stabbed the walker through its temple.

"What'd you do that for?" he yelled "I was havin fun!" "Yea well you shouldn't have been havin fun, this shouldn't be fun Daryl, it shouldn't!" "What do you want from me girl?!" He yelled.

"I want-" Well it was now or never, "I want you to stop acting like you don't give a crap about anything! Like.. like nothing we went through matters, like none of the people we lost meant anything to you! And you don't get to treat me like crap just because you're afraid!"

"Is that what you think" he responded coldly. "That's what I know. Daryl I seen you when you came out of that barn... you were just like me. And now God forbid you ever let anyone get too close!" I could hear the sadness and pain dripping from my voice as I blurted out those last few words and it took all my strength to hold back the tears.

"Too close huh?! You think this is about you, do you?" he said, still quite rilled up "Well it ain't and why would I tell you anyway, you can't even feel anythin, you've lost two boyfriends and you don't even shed a tear!" he bust out "Your whole family's gone, you ain't ever gonna see them again an all you can do it sit around drinkin!"

"Daryl that isn't right, I just needed a rest from the pain, if I didn't I couldn't cope ok?!" I was the one shouting now.

Oddly, he had seemed to calm down a little and I could see regret plastered across his face, "It's all my fault " he muttered

"Daryl I'm sorry I shouted and I forgive you for shouting cause I know you're in pain, but why do you think this is your fault? " he didn't seem to acknowledge me at all

"Your dad, I.. I could've saved him, " he gave me a look of pure guilt then turned away "I know I could've, an the governor, I had the chance and I didn't kill the bastard!"

This was getting too much, I couldn't just stand there any longer. He had finally poured out all the pain and suffering from his inner self, finally after so long of hurting alone. I ran up and wrapped my arms around his torso while his tears began to fall. "Beth.... Beth I'm sorry. I'm sorry" he whispered, "shhh now shh" I replied. And we stayed like that until the sun began to set.

Hope you liked this chapter :-) I'm going to try and lengthen them if I can :-) And keep reading, more Bethyl to come ;-) If any of you have read this chapter before 11/06/15, please re-read as I changed the chapter a little. Sorry for that but I felt like improving it :)