Angel

Chapter Twenty-One: Daryl & Angel

Daryl

It took four long, frustrating days just to get to this town that Angel had us looking for. We shoulda done it in two, but we had to spend almost a day holed up in an office that we found because a decent size herd was heading toward us. We broke in a back door that we could secure and stayed quiet as they took their damn time moving out. By then it was dark, and we just stayed put.

By the time we hit the Ashville town line, we were both tired and looked like shit. It was hot and humid, so we were sweating our asses off. But what got us was a wind that picked up for two days that say leaves and dirt flying through the air all the time. We ended up having to cover our noses and mouth it was so bad. By the end of these last few days, we looked like we rolled around in the dirt. Even I thought we looked pretty damn bad.

Now, we had to find the neighborhood that Angel had been in. The only thing we had to go on was that it bordered the deep woods and that was on the right side of town. So that's where we headed.

"Anything look familiar?" I asked her.

"No. Same as the last time you asked me five minutes ago," she snapped.

I just gave her one of my stares, and she flipped me off. That's my girl.

We had hit a more commercial area when Angel put a hand on my arm. "Stop."

"What?" I asked. "Is this it?"

"No. Of course not, but let's check out that water company. Think that truck has anything left in it?"

"Don't know. We can check it out." We could always use water. I just didn't know how long it was in that tanker.

We scouted the area, and there weren't any walkers around. The office door was locked, but that never stopped me. Angel wanted to check the tanker before going inside. I had no idea what she was up to, but I checked the gauge for her.

"It's half full. Not sure I'd drink this if it's been sitting for years."

She gave me her first smile in days. "I'm not planning on drinking it. More like bathing in it. I can't stand this dirt another day. It feels disgusting, and that's making me cranky if you haven't noticed."

Oh, hell I noticed. "Nope, didn't realize that." I may be new at this relationship shit, but I wasn't stupid.

"How does the water come out?" she asked walking around the truck.

I showed her the truck had three valves where the water could come out. Angel pointed to the highest one and told me to try it. It took me a couple of tries to loosen it, but finally, the water started coming out.

"Instant shower!" she laughed. "Turn it off until I get ready."

Wait. Was she going to get naked outside again? Not gonna happen. "No. Wait. You ain't taking your clothes off here. No fuckin' way."

Angel raised her eyebrows and put a hand on her hip. "Are you telling me what I can do?"

"Yep. No girl of mine is gonna get naked outside where sumbody could see ya. Once was enough. No more. Ain't happening." There was no way she was gonna do that again. Most guys these days were dicks. If any saw her, I'd be fighting them off, so they didn't get to her.

I thought she was going to call me a caveman or some shit like that. Instead, Angel smiles at me. "You are adorable," she laughs. Me? Adorable? Hell no.