Dead or alive, I love you

10.8 the world before

"You should've stayed home," Daryl growls as he parks the bike.

"Stop moping. I'm here and I ain't going back," she says getting off.

He huffs as he also gets off the bike. "You stay close to me. No wondering off," he says while Carol looks at them.

"Daryl..." she sighs pulling him back to her, "I will be okay. Stop stressing. Stop moping. Stop worrying," she smiles holding his hands.

"I'm just scared," he mumbles looking down at her.

"Don't be. I am more then okay. I'm just happy and I want to end this all," she says before planting a kiss on his lips.

They get interrupted by Connie, Kelly, Jerry and Magna walking up to the group. They walk towards the border where Genny walks across after looking at the spikes.

Genny looks at Daryl and Carol who are talking about her losing her mind. Carol walks ahead making Genny walk to her husband. "Watch out," he says grabbing her waist and pulling her away from the bear trap.

"You okay?" She asks.

"Ask me when I got you safe back home in my arms with Junior, Caisy and Allison up the stairs," he sighs as he puts a piece of tree into the bear trap.

They continue walking until the sun comes up again. They arrive at their destination, but the herd is gone. "God damn it!" Daryl says angry before he walks away.

Genny sighs as she starts walking after him. "Wait!" Aaron says.

"For what?" Daryl asks stopping and looking at him.

"This doesn't mean Mary lied to us, alright? They were protecting this place. They put a trap in the road as a deterrent," Aaron says.

"Yeah, from some hunter a decade ago," Daryl argues back.

"No, that thing was rigged, more recently then that, and you know it," Aaron says.

Daryl steps forward past his wife. "You wanna stand around and figure it out?" He asks.

"Look, the herd could have been here, last week or yesterday. We had an obligation to come check this out," Aaron says pointing at the field.

"Nah, time to find Lydia. Lets go," Daryl says before walking away with Genny following him.

They start walking, until Genny needs a break. "You good?" Daryl asks as he squads in front of her.

"I'm alright. Just not used to this anymore," she sighs.

He puts his hand on her forehead. "You're a bit hot," he mumbles.

She rolls her eyes at him. "I'm alright," she says pushing his hand off.

"I'm taking you home," he says grabbing his crossbow.

"No. We need to find Lydia," she says getting up and walking away.

Suddenly, Carol runs off. Daryl and Genny are first to follow her. Daryl shoots a walker that almost lets Genny fall. He drops his crossbow before he continues with his knives.

"Just go! Go get her out of there!" He yells at the group.

Genny stays with him as they fight off the walkers. They go into the space the group disappeared into.

Genny walks in front of him but looks back at him. "It's okay, just keep walking," he says as she grabs his hand.

Before he even puts a second step, Genny's hand is gone. "Genny!" He yells before he too falls.

Daryl lands next his wife and pulls her up before he even realizes what happened. "You okay?" He asks looking at her for wounds.

"Yeah, I'm more than okay. I landed in a good way," she says while he keeps looking her over.

Genny puts her hands on his face. "Daryl, I'm okay. I'm not bleeding, I'm not in pain. I am okay. Please...please...stop worrying," she says forcing him to make eye contact with her.

He nods as he wipes away a tear that rolls down her cheek. "I'm sorry. I just...the thought of..." he gets interrupted by Carol clearing her throat.

"I guess we found the herd," Genny mumbles as she looks at the walkers that try to get them.