Daryl Dixon x Reader

What's For Breakfast?

**Mild smut ahead xxx **

Daryl stayed in your cell over night to help you with Judith. Her strangled cries kept you both up anticipating her next crying match. After what seemed like decades Beth came to collect her from you. She looked a little shocked to see Daryl dozing quietly in the bed, but smiled never the less.

"How was she?" Beth smiles. You open your mouth to answer her but Daryl's sleepy voice beats you to it.

"Does the devil have children?" He asks sarcastically. Beth shakes her head and looks at you.

"You want her to move back in with me and my daddy?" "Yeah, sorry Beth but I need sleep. I have runs I have to do tomorrow." She nods sympathetically and begins to drag the cot out the room with one hand while holding Judith in the other.

"How about I take care of her through the day and you take night duty?"

"Yeah that sounds good."

Beth hands Judith to Daryl who had managed to pull his exhausted carcass into a sitting position.  He opens his sleepy eyes to look at the youngster in his arms.

Judith smiles innocently and babble at him while grabbing his nose. "Well, hello Satan, we meet again."

Judith laughs in response and a smile pulls at the side of his face. 

"I'll leave you guys alone for a bit." Beth walks out the cell pulling the crib behind her.

Judith snuggles into Daryl and falls fast asleep and he looks over at you, warm, loving, blue eyes blinking sleepily. "Sure now she wants to sleep." A small chuckle comes from his parted lips as he slowly lies down holding Judith to his chest. Soon Daryl to was fast asleep causing a smile to pull at your own lips. After pulling a blanket over the pair of them, you wander out the cell and down the stairs.

Your feet take you too the kitchen, where Carol is cooking the meat you caught on your rampage yesterday.

"Hello, (f/n). Lovely day isn't it?" Her sing song voice fills the kitchen and you smile

"Hey, Carol. You sure you're up to cooking? Daryl only found you yesterday."

"Not really but who else will?"

"I will if you want, I don't mind."

"Are you sure?" She questions with a hopeful grin.

You smile and nod as she pulls you into a hug. "Thank you so much." 

"Don't mention it."

She leaves and you take to skinning the squirrels and cutting the meat. You place it in a tray as well as some of the carrots from Hershle's crop patch in the courtyard. 

You smile as you watch it cook, longingly. You feel your mouth begin to water at the smells filling the air. When its ready you gather all the plates and fill them. Then you make a bottle full of formula for Judith.

"I'll take those." The familiar voice rattles like the plates he's carrying.

"Morning, Merle. Sleep well?" You smile

"I slept great honey buns, how 'bout you?"

"Didn't sleep at all, actually."

"Oh I get yah, uuuuggghhhh." He lickes his lips and winks. Automatically a red blush,the colour of beetroot, covers your cheeks.

"No, no you have it wrong Merle. The baby kept us up all night cryin' "

"Yeah 'the baby' kept you up." He winks again and walks out the kitchen.