Amber Grimes

Eight

Once we had all showered, we made our way to the small dining room, kitchen that was in the CDC. We all dug into the delicious food and cheered when Dr. Edwin opened a few bottles of wine. Shane handed me a glass of wine, which I took reluctantly, giving him an awkward smile as I took it from his hand.

Our silent dinner quickly turned loud as the glasses of wine had hit us. " Can I try?" Carl asked, sitting in between our parents. " No," Mom smiled. " Not a chance." " Come on," dad smiled." He can try a little bit. " " Fine." We all watched silently as Carl took a gulp from a glass. " Egh." His face turned sour, and we all laughed as mom poured his wine into her cup.

We stayed up for a few more hours before we decided to call it a night. Mom, Carol, the kids, and I sat in a room with a small book shelf and toys. Carl and Sophia were being read a bedtime story from Carol. Carl let out a big yawn. " Come on, you two, time for bed." Carol smiled, putting the book away.

Mom gave me a quick hug. " Goodnight Amber, I'll see you in the morning.", " Goodnight, mom." I smiled before pulling Carl into a hug. " Night Carl, have good dreams, okay?" " I will. " He smiled before walking away. I waved at the four before turning to look at the books Dr. Edwin had. It's been a while since I picked up a book.

Hell, I should have been studying for my summer finals by now if the world hadn't ended. " What ya thinking about?" I jumped and turned around, Shane smiling." I didn't mean to scare you. " " It's okay, I just wasn't expecting anyone to be awake." " You didn't come to bed," He pointed out. " And I can't help but feel that you're mad at me," He stalked into the room, closing the door behind him.

" I'm not mad." " You're something. You walked out and haven't spoken to me since our shower." " Because I told you to pull out, and you didn't. You held onto me tigher so I couldn't go anywhere. You forced me to let you cum inside of me when I told you to stop." " That's what this is about?" He asked, standing in front of me " I told ya, I've wanted to do that for months. We finally have a safe place. If something were to happen, we could take care of it."

Shane grabbed my chin with his index finger and thumb, forcing me to look up at him. " I want to progress our relationship, Amber. I don't want to just be a silent fuck every now and then" " And risking a pregnancy is the way to do that?" I asked, snapping at Shane.

" It was just a bit of fun, you enjoyed it in LA" " Yes, when there was doctors and medicine and I could take the morning after pill or get a fucking abortion!" I yelled at him. Shane grabbed my neck, squeezing slightly . Keep your voice down. " He warned me, his dark eyes glaring at me, and I couldn't help but feel scared of him.

" Did you tell your mother?" I shook my head, his grip on my throat still tight. " Good, see you ain't gonna breath a word of this to anyone, do you understand me?" I nodded my head." Yes, " I squeaked out. " Good, from now on, we do it the way I want, and you are going to deal with it."

I felt Shane's fingers slowly grazing up my leg, " Shane no," I croaked out, grabbing his wrist as his fingers curled up into my shorts. I opened my mouth to yell for help, but he clamped his large hand to my mouth. We struggled for a bit, but Shane was a lot stronger than me.

His fingers pushed their way into my panties, as I felt a wave of panic hit me. I scratched Shane across his face and neck, taking my chance to run when he stepped back in pain.

I ran to Daryls door and knocked on it until it opened. " What are ya doing here?" Daryl asked, confused and annoyed at me. " Can I stay here tonight?" I asked, pleading with Daryl." Please, I'm begging you, " I cried. " Sure, come on." He stepped back and let me in. Daryl looked out at the hall for a few seconds before closing the door behind him.

I threw my arms around Daryl and cried into his chest. His whole body felt stiff as he patted my back slowly. " What happened?" Daryl asked, sitting me down on the couch." Nothing, I just needed a place to stay, " I said, wiping my nose with a tissue. " I ain't dumb, I saw Shane staring as you walked in here. What happened?" " It's nothing." I smiled. " Just a fight." Daryl gave me a look, but I turned away from his gaze." I'll sleep here. " I smiled." Nah, you get in bed. I'll sleep on the couch."

" I can't do that. This is your room." " Exactly, and what I say goes." I smiled as I made my way over to the bed, getting under the covers and staring at the ceiling. After a few minutes of trying, I couldn't fall asleep, " Daryl?" I asked quietly, " What?" He asked, clearly annoyed at being woken up again.

" Will you stay beside me? I can't sleep. " I heard Daryl let out a groan before feeling the bed dip beside me. " Thank you," I mumbled. " No problem, small fry." I rolled over and lay my head on his chest, feeling his body tense.

" Sorry," I panicked, lifting my head. " It's okay, I just wasn't expecting it." Daryl gently pushed my head back to his chest, resting his hand on my back. " Now shut up and go to sleep." " I will." I smiled, closing my eyes and falling asleep as I listened to Daryl's rising heartbeat.