The Dead World

Forty ~ Haunting Memories

Daryl found one of his hands snaking into her hair while the other bunched up in the soft material of her dress causing it to raise slightly but not enough to be a scandal with the snowflakes that lived here.

The kiss had started off sweet, soft all things he'd never known and he had no problem keeping it as such but when he heard Phoebe sigh into the kiss and he felt her body melt against him something in him snapped.

She tasted of mint and bourbon, something that shouldn't have been as addicting as it was. She was so responsive, when the hand gripping her dress released and he ran his fingertips up her arm he'd felt the goosebumps that erupted over her skin, he heard the barely detectable sighs escaping her and when Daryl had caught her bottom lip between his teeth gently he'd felt the hand at the back of his neck grip onto the hair there making a quiet growl-like sound fall from himself.

It was perfect, she was perfect.

A throat being cleared had brought the pair back to reality, pulling from the other they turned to see Aaron, they'd been stood just outside his house on the otherside of the path "Sorry...I" he cleared his throat again.

"Thought you were going to that party over there" Daryl pointed back to Deanna's with the hand that wasn't interlocked with Phoebes.

"Oh, i was never going to go cause of Erik's ankle, thank god" Aaron nodded back towards his own house.

"Then why the hell did you tell me to go then?"

Aaron slipped his hands into his pockets "I told you to try, you did. It's a thought that counts kind of thing" 

"Alright" Daryl grumbled and pulled gently on Phoebes hand to move them along, his head still spinning from the kiss.

"Why don't you both come in, have some dinner?" Aaron called quickly Phoebe glanced up at Daryl who was almost glaring at Aaron "Come on, it's some serious spaghetti"

Phoebe chuckled "Can't say no to that huh?" she grinned up at Daryl who sighed and allowed her to pull him up to the man.

Aaron lead them inside and Phoebe saw Erik sat at the kitchen island "Oh hi! It's so good to see you" he waved happily at the two brunettes.

"Hello Erik, how's your ankle?" she smiled moving closer to the red head, even though she was no longer holding Daryls hand he followed her as if they were.

"Oh it's okay, it will heal" he grinned and watched as Aaron moved to start cooking "You're having dinner with us?"

"I hope that's okay" she nodded and he threw his head back laughing.

"Are you kidding? It will nice to talk to someone else who doesn't pamper me because of my ankle" Erik glared at Aaron who just winked "How are you tonight Daryl?"

"Fine" Daryl grumbled moving closer to Phoebe letting his chest graze her back and was rewarded with a large grin when she looked back up at him making his heart skip and a flutter in the bottom of his stomach erupt.

"Oh my...I didn't know you two were a couple" Erik beamed at them and Aaron laughed like he knew something no one else did, which Phoebe guessed he did considering he was the one who found them.

Phoebe and Erik kept talking while Aaron cooked and Daryl stood silently behind Phoebe as he listened to her talk, he couldn't stop his hand from touching the soft material of her dress but she didn't seem to mind, when the food was served the dinner table became quiet only cutlery clatter and occasional slurps filled the air. As normal Daryl attacked his food, Phoebe not much better, it was some really good spaghetti.

"Thanks" Daryl grunted wiping his mouth on his sleeve before remembering the napkin he was given so he grabbed it and wiped his mouth again.

Erik hummed "When you're out there, if you happen to be in a store or something Mrs. Neudermyer is looking for a pasta maker and we're really trying to get her to shut up about it. I mean we have crates of dried pasta in here but she wants to make her own or something" Phoebe frowned slightly at his words, she felt Aaron tense slightly from beside her "I really think she just wants something to talk about so...If you see one on your travels it would go a long way to..." he looked around seeing Phoebes frown, Aarons tense but wide eyes and Daryl confusion.