Norman Reedus Imagines

The artist and the saint (Murphy)

Murphy was heading out the door to go down to the store to get some smokes. When he walked out the door, he heard a loud thud.

"Aw fuck me!", Beth bent over to pick up the box that she had just dropped.

Murphy tilted his head to the side to get a better look at her ass. He couldn't see her face or any other features but from what he saw, she was pretty sexy.

Murphy straightened up his head and walked over in her direction, "Need some help, lass?"

Beth quickly turned around to see a tall, handsome man in a black pea-coat and blue jeans. Damn he was sexy, she thought.

She tried to get the words out but she stuttered, "Uh.....Yeah.....sure. If you want to."

Murphy bent down and helped pick up the art supplies that had fallen out of the box. The two of them were trying to steal glaces at each other without getting caught, but it didn't work out so well. Murphy noticed her beautiful hazel eyes and raven hair. She had strips of bright purple woven into it. He noticed the many tattoos that adorned her arms.

Murphy asked, "So what's your name?"

Beth blushed, "My name is Beth O'Hagan, I just moved in next door."

"Is that so? Well, I'm Murphy MacManus. It's nice to meet you, lass." Murphy grabbed her hand and placed a small kiss upon it.

Just then an older man, maybe in his mid fifties, turned the corner with another box in his hand.

Murphy watched as Beth rolled her eyes, "Hi Dad, this is my neighbor Murphy Mac Manus. Murphy, this is my father, John."

Murphy shook the man's hand. John looked the young man up and down, "Well, at least I know that if anything should happen to my little girl, there is a big strapping young man to look after her."

Beth covered her forehead with her hand, "Oh, dad please, I can take care of myself ya know. I think I can handle the rest of the boxes. Thanks for helping dad, I'll come by and see you next week."

She kissed her dad on the cheek and gave him a look, that he knew meant it was time to go. He said his goodbyes to Beth and Murphy, then left.

Beth stood in the hall awkwardly with Murphy until he broke the silence, "Do you want me to take this box inside for you?"

"Yea that would be great. Thank you, Murphy."

"Aye, Your welcome, lass"

After helping Beth with her boxes, Murphy asked her if she wanted to take a walk with him to the store. Beth needed to pick up smokes too, so she accompanied him. When they came back into the building, Murphy invited her inside to meet Connor.

When they walked in, Connor was sitting at their busted up table. "Christ Murph, How long does it ta......"

Murphy stepped aside so that Connor could see Beth behind him. Connor just smiled at his brother, "I sent you to the store for cigarettes and you come home with a beautiful young lady. I think I'll send you out to the store more often, dear brother."

Connor rose from the chair and introduced himself. He invited her to stay and have a few drinks to celebrate her moving in. Murphy suggested that they all go down to McGintey's, so that Beth could meet Doc. Beth went back to her apartment to get dressed. While getting dressed she just couldn't get Murphy out of her head. She dressed in tight jeans, long sleeved shirt that hung off her shoulders. Beth laced up her boots and left her loft. She knocked on the boy's door and was greeted by Murphy.

His eyes went wide, "You look beautiful, lass."

Beth blushed, "You don't look so bad yourself, Mr. Mac Manus. Come on boys let's go get shit faced."