Rise Up

Chapter 14

We finished up our bath and grabbed our towels.

"Shit. You don't have a fresh pair of clothes. Let me get dressed and grab some for you," I said.

I started getting dressed.

"Hey," he said.

I looked over at him. He placed his hand on my cheek.

"You're my everything," he said.

I smiled and got closer.

"And you're mine," I said.

I pressed our foreheads together. I kissed his cheek.

"I'll be back," I said.

I finished getting dressed then made my way downstairs. I made my way out of the house and grabbed a navy blue button down shirt off the clothesline and a pair of pants. I quickly went back and reached Daryl. He hadn't moved.

"Here," I said handing them over.

His bullet wound looked to be healing.

"So they had a doctor there?" I asked.

He was putting on his pants.

"Yeah. It's healing I guess," he said.

I placed my hand over it ever so gently.

"You'll need a fresh bandage," I said.

He grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it. I helped him with the shirt.

"Come on. Let me take you to Dr. Carson," I said once we'd finished.

I picked up the clothes he came in and we headed out. After dropping the clothes off, we made our way to Dr. Carson's trailer. I knocked on his door. He opened up and smiled warmly at us.

"Hey guys. Come on in," he said.

"Thanks, doc," I said.

His trailer was empty. Maggie must have left already.

"What can I do for you?" Dr. Carson asked.

"Well, the bullet wound Daryl suffered looks like it could use a bandage," I said.

"All right. Take a seat, Daryl," he said.

Daryl went and sat on the cot that was on the far left of the trailer. The doctor worked his magic. I held Daryl's hand the entire time. Now that he was here, there was no way I was leaving him. Not again.

"All done. I'd recommend you changing the bandage once a day. The wound is healing properly which is a good thing. If anything starts bothering you, come let me know," he said looking at the both of us.

"Thanks, doc," Daryl said.

We then took our leave.

"Where are you staying?" Daryl asked.

"In Jesus' trailer. Sasha, Maggie and Enid are staying there as well," I said.

"It's good you all are staying together," he said.

"You want to stop by and say hi?" I asked.

"Nah. I'm good," he said.

"Are you hungry? Stupid question. Of course you are," I said.

I grabbed his hand and headed to Gina.

"Here you are, Amelia," Gina said before I reached her.

She handed me a plate of more grilled cheeses.

"How'd you know I was coming to ask for these?" I asked.