Angel

Chapter Twenty-Two: Daryl

Didn't know what I did to deserve Angel. When my life couldn't have gotten any worse, in came Jessie to save me. She was truly my own personal Angel. First, she literally saves my life. Then, she kept us fed with supplies she scavenged and could have died while getting more. And lastly, she wants to be with me. Me. Nobody ever wanted to be with me like she does, so I still have a hard time understanding it. Someone like her shouldn't want a deadbeat like me.

She is making me feel things that I never felt for a woman before. It's unnerving.

I do realize that back when things were normal, I was screwing around with the wrong types of women. Picking up a half-drunk woman in a bar didn't give me access to someone like Angel. I got skanks, especially in the types of bars I went to. Never would have found Angel there. She is one of a kind and she's all mine.

My first girlfriend isn't just a knockout, she's fuckin' perfect. She's hot. Hands down best chick I've ever seen. But that's not just what's makes her perfect for me. She gets me. Not many people do. I'm hard and can be a pain in the ass...a lot, and she don't let me get away with it. She has no problem calling me on it and I respect that. And even when I'm in one of my moods, I get a kick out of her. Just not gonna let her know that just yet.

Plus, I trust her. And I don't do that easily. Especially with someone I haven't known that long, but I knew I could trust her from the start.

And lastly, that girl loves fuckin'. I think she's hornier than me. Just looking at her, even back when there was nuthin' between us, I thought about what it would be like to have her naked under me. Now I don't need to wonder about that since we basically fuck all the time.

This sounds really lame, but I never knew sex could be so much fun. I missed out on a lot, but I'm glad Angel is the one I'm learning from now. And I'm having a damn good time with her. But everything she does has me thinkin' about shit I never thought of before. Like I don't want her to go nowhere. I want her with me all the time and usually, I'd rather be by myself. Not with Angel. I actually have fun with her and I can't say I've had fun with anything...ever.

I never thought about that with any of the other girls in our group like I do her. They're all like sisters to me, and Angel sure ain't.

Now, she's given me the best thing I could ever want. A new bike. And not just any bike, a Harley. The king of motorcycles and I finally got me one. If Merle was still alive he'd see his baby brother on that bike, with the hottest girl around. I'd dare him to say anything about that except, "Good going, little brother."

Enough thinking about that bike and Angel, we got stuff to get done before nightfall.

I released her from the hug I was holding her in. There was a question weighing on me. "Angel, how do you think we can get that gate open? We need to bring the water truck in."

"Not sure, but I have an idea," she said. "Follow me out to the SUV."

We both headed outside and I leaned the crossbow against the car as Angel opened the door. She pulled out a remote that was stored in the dash. "Let's try this. It had two buttons on it. One marked 'G' and the other marked "1". I'm thinking one does the gate and the other the garage."

"Did you try it when you were here before?"

"No, I only found it after I moved the SUV here. Here, give it a try after I back this thing up."

Angel handed me the remote. I grabbed my crossbow and she started the car. It was an Acura MDX with decent cargo space. It would make a great alternative to the bike. The car backed up and I hit the button on the remote.