"What is that?" Daryl asked as I scribbled in my notebook and I looked up at him. I'd been sitting with him for most of the afternoon, and Daryl had slowly started to become comfortable with my presence. "It's just a random sketch, nothing in particular." I stated softly and he shook his head. "No, I mean the bruise on yer cheek, what is it from?" I let out a shaky breath biting my lip as I averted my gaze to the floor.
"He did that...didn't he?" I gave him a simple nod in reply, as his jaw clenched. "Why?" he pressed, and I felt my eyes sting with tears but quickly blinked them away. "I was late for...he was expecting me last night." I replied softly, unable to speak louder in fear my voice would crack.
I looked to his shoulder, satisfied with my handy work, before meeting his gaze. "Does it feel better?" I asked changing the subject, and with a sigh he nodded. "A little bit." he mumbled, and I couldn't help but take in his appearance.
He had long, messy dark hair, with a little scruff on his chin and piercing blue eyes. He was definitely attractive, more so to me since it didn't look like he knew. I blinked a few times when he spoke my name, his voice pulling me from my thoughts. "Hm, what?" I asked looking into his eyes, and he scoffed. "Do you fuck him or somethin'?" I frowned and looked away. "I don't know what you're-"
"I can see the hickey," he stated quickly, interrupting my lie and I reached and hand up to cover the mark on my shoulder. "Okay fine, yes. I do...but it's not because I necessarily want to." I said the last part softly, more to myself than him, and he looked at me silently.
I looked down, feeling uncomfortable under his stare, and after a few minutes a hand reached out to touch my cheek. I flinched at first, but soon relaxed as I met his gaze once again. "You can do so much better, ye know?" I sighed before nodding my head, forcing out a smile. "It's hard when I've started to fall for the man keeping me trapped here."
We stared at each other for what seemed like hours before I cleared my throat, shaking my head quickly. "Anyways. Tell me more about you?"
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His Little Secret
FanfictionAfter the confrontation between Negan and Rick's group, the new threat decides killing one of them isn't enough, and takes Daryl Dixon with him. What happens when Daryl meets Ruthie, who, despite Negan's claim on her, finds our favorite redneck inte...
