No Tomorrow

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"Hmm...alright, but I really think that someone should go with you, something just doesn't feel right about today.''

I sighed before leaning up onto the tip of my toes to kiss him before I wormed myself out of his grasp and walked into the tiny kitchen in search of something to eat before I headed out; I settled on opening a small can of fake spam meat and started eating it right out of the tin with my fingers.

"Jay's watching Randall before he's executed, right? I don't want to be here for something like that, it feels too weird."

I motioned to the split knuckles on Daryl's right hand and finished the can of spam in another mouthful before I snagged the pot of coffee from its holder and taking a sip of the cold liquid, wasn't warm, but it would do the job for now.

"Thanks for reminding me of that piece of shit, you won't see if anyone will come with you?''

I set the pot down and wiped my mouth on my sleeve before I reached up to my hair and twitsted it around into a loose ponytail at the back of my head.

"I can try but with Randall being here I doubt if I want to pull anyone away."

His left hand reached up and brushed against my bottom lip with a thumb before he leaned in and gave me a kiss, this one so deep compared to the others that I felt my hips brushing against one of the breakfast nook chairs; he broke it and kissed me twice in quick procession before his breathing got stuck in his throat.

"Come back to me in one piece alive then, alright? I'll have something for you when you get back."

*

I let the ATV roll to a halt outside a small store and my breathe fogged out in a small cloud around my face when I took a deep breathe and exhaled, I had one large backpack over my shoulders and the ATV itself had four large duffel bags stuffed into a rack along the backside. The tank was full of gas when I left the farmstead and Hershel promised me there shouldn't be any issues riding it because he kept it maintained on the regular, and by now I knew all the woods well enough not to get lost or worry about getting cut off by walkers on the way back.

Right, any and everything I can grab that's still good to use.

I snagged all the bags and stuffed them into my main pack before I made sure one of my knives was still secure in its belt around my waist, I went inside the store through a broken door when it was securely patted a few times; I knew the store had been picked through many times when Lori first revealed that she was pregnant but everyone had been rushed back then. I stepped over broken glass here and there and made a little noise to make sure that nothing was in here before unloading each bag at the start of every isle, I shifted my backpack around to my chest and instantly went down the isle marked Personal Care at the back of the store. I smiled; this isle was barely touched and I could see why, who would normally worry about things like condoms, tampons, pads, lubricant, and other sex-based items when it was the end of the world?

Maybe I should check that out while I'm here, selfish I know..but when in Rome?

A light blush colored my cheeks as I grabbed at all the large condoms in sight and stuffed them into my bag before I moved onto all the period based products next, Daryl and I had started having sex a lot more often after everything had cooled down and even though he was apparent to finish anywhere but i n s i d e me, I still wanted to be safe about what we were doing. Early morning light helped me see what I was grabbing when it came to the products but I didn't need them; ever since my first transformation earlier in the summer I hadn't had my period. But I figured the other girls could use them, the last time that I was in here I noticed a faded sign advertising an old sex shop an extra two hours drive from here and I was tempted to check it out if everything went well here today.

God if he could hear me now he'd call me a fucking idiot for even wanting some of that stuff, but it'd be nice to have a little change..

I grabbed the last box of pads from the wall before I knelt down to check some of the lower shelves for anything else I could have missed, there, shoved all the way back against the far wall, was a duel box set labeled 'Cock Ring and Vibrator Duo'.

Huh...what are the odds...

I blew dust from the shint purple casing and shrugged beofre I slipped it into the bag with everything else and moved it back across my shoulders before going to one of the normal looking duffels and browsing the isles for food. The shelves were limited in choices, most of which were long since expired or gone rancid with mold; shredded chicken in cans, more fake spam, fruits, crackers, and unlabeled print; I grabbed what little bit wasn't molded and stuffed it into the duffel until it was buldging. I set it near the broken door and took another bag back to the baby isle were thankfully there were a few boxes and tins of formula, diapers, bottles, binkies, and other baby items; those too went in the bag along with some pink and blue fabric until it too was full and I tossed it up by the first bag. I looped the last two bags over my right arm and walked through the store one last time looking for anything I'd missed. I gave up and settled on raiding what little bit of medicine that was left near the register and dragged all bags back out into the cold after I was done, I strapped each one into place on the ATV before I stradled across the seat and fingered the straps of the last empty bag. I still had a few hours left until the early winter dark settled in but if I went to that store I'd be cutting it close on getting back.

I wonder what he has for me...

Gnawing on my lower lip, I stuffed most of the empty bag under my left thigh and started the bike back up again before driving carefully down the deserted street.