Reasons

saviour

Lying on her bed with his arm wrapped protectively around her, Ed stared patiently at the nurse as she spoke to Carol about safety and medication. This gesture came off as a loving and caring husband but Carol knew it was to tell everyone that she was his, listening closely to the nurse and all of her instructions. Climbing into the car after being discharged and stayed silent not to anger the already beaten man and listened whilst he rambled on about his buisness trip but only payed attention when he mentioned a little girl named Lizzie and the fact that she was on her way to live with them. Her mother had died many years ago leaving her father as her guardian only for him to be shot in an alley way as he was walking home making the young child an infant. Ed had agreed to take her in on Carols behalf due to the fact that Carol knew her and her father as they met in the library where Carol would go to collect books.

How was she supposed to feel? she had just lost her daughter and was expected to play mommy to a brand new little girl but she wouldn't say no and leave her to get adopted by strangers and even if she wanted to Ed would force her. Arriving back at the house carol numbly winced to the door, stumbling onto the couch letting the medication take over her as she fell asleep with heavy eyelids.

She watched as he walked to his car to travel to work and limped back to the couch, the place she had spent the whole night sleeping. Her thoughts filled with what little memories she had of the blonde child that she was about to adopt, being disturbed by non-stop banging on the front door. Carol cautisiouly opened the door to reveal a frantic Daryl who stormed past her into her house holding a duffle bag as he bounced up the stairs. Running as fast as her injuries would let her she followed him screaming his name until she came face to face with him whist he was busy stuffing her belongings in the bag, he looked at her face to see her questioning expression "imma save you, live at my place get away from that asshole, i'll protect ya" his only reply was Carols soft hand pushing in more of her belongings helping him.

As they rushed out the front door Carol suddenly stopped regretting her decision and explained to Daryl about Lizzie "we can get 'er too" he explained his voice still giddy with excitement. Smiling Carol climbed into his car as they sped off to the bus station stopping to retrieve the blonde child and raced to Daryls apartment. He was awkward and wished he would have thought about his decision as he rubbed the back of his neck in discomfort due to the messy state of his home. Carol turned and smiled at him with her eyes filled with happiness as he gave the duo a tour and showed them the room the girls would be sharing as well as the bed, arriving at the kitchen Carol was pounced on by giant slobbery dog as he was called off of her by his owner.

His phone began to ring, summoning him to work after he had bid the girls a farewell whilst they settled in their room and Carol made her way around the kitchen. Deciding that she was going to make him a home meal relising that she would have to go shopping and left with Lizzie.

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did you miss the flashbacks? ( i did) next chapter  is gonna be Lizzie central

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