I'm not an angel (Daryl Dixon Love Story)

Chapter 11

Breakfast was not as chatty as usual. Someone would start small conversations, but no one would keep them going. Marie went out to the porch with Daryl to see what he was doing. Daryl was sitting down on the porch steps fiddling with something. From what she can see it was a dead flower, the one from the other night.

"Everything okay?" Marie asked a little worried. He seemed lost in his tracks.

"Hm" was all Daryl said as he looked at the flower.

"You look lost in your thought" Marie walked over to him and took the spot next to him.

"Did you mean it?" Daryl asked, voice real soft making it hard to hear.

"Mean what?" She was a little confused. What could he be talking about?

"When you said you didn't know me anymore" Daryl mumbled, he kept twirling the flower with his fingers.

"I dunno" Marie sighed "It's just.. things have changed. We have changed"

"How have I changed?" Daryl asked more specifically, maybe he could find some clues on how to win her back some more, not like he needed it.

"You're more distant," Marie shrugged " you've always been distant, but here recently, you've strayed away more"

Daryl stayed silent, taking her words in. It's true, he has been more distant. Ever since Beth, he hasn't been the same. He was suppose to take care of her, and he failed.

What happens if he lets the same happen to Marie..

"But I know that's how your defense mechanism is," Marie looked at Daryl "but you'll come around over time, you always do"

"Have I changed towards you?" Daryl asked more carefully. He was basically giving her an open pass to complain about him, he didn't know what to expect.

Marie stayed silent for a few seconds, thinking about how they have been acting towards each other.

"In a way you have," Marie softly said "you keep your space from me, like you try to avoid me to keep from getting too close"

"What does that mean?" Daryl looked at her a bit confused.

"It's like you're trying to protect your self incase I die or something"

"It's nothing like that" Daryl looked at her, his eyes soft " I just.."

"Don't want to risk it," Marie smiles at him "I know"

There was a silent pause between them. They both seem to enjoy just being by each other.

"I was thinking about walking around a little" Marie told Daryl after a while "I haven't really checked this place out since we got here"

"I'll just stay here" Daryl grunted, he didn't want to be around a bunch of people he didn't know.

"Figures" Marie chuckled at him "you're a hermit"

"Am not" Daryl gave her a playful glare.

"I'll get going" Marie smiled at him.

"Oh, by the way" Daryl stopped her "your boyfriend stopped by looking for you"

"Boyfriend?" Marie asked confused, she could see Daryl was irritated when he said that.

"Yeah," Daryl nodded "the man that was with you the other night"

"Alex?" Marie tilted her head at him "he's not my boyfriend, I just meant him"

"Sure" Daryl grunted, a playful look in his eyes "I wanted to let you know, that we're married now"

"You didn't" Marie laughed "he's just a friend, you know there's only you"

Daryl's heart fluttered at her words. That really made him happy.

"Good"