Home Is Your Heartbeat ('Home Is' Book Two - Daryl Dixon)

Chapter 29 - I Hear Motion (The Models)

DARYL

Once the door closed behind them? I turned my woman around to face me.

"Good girl. Real proud of yer"  I praise her in a whisper.

"Back atcha double, Dixon. Now, before we were 'Interrupted'?  I believe you were about to take me to task over my earlier transgressions."

"So, as Deanna ordered? Finish whatever  you were doing. I'm ready to accept my punishment now"  She let out a huge sigh....full of bullshit resignation  😁

"Don't know if the hour she gave us is enough. But I'll do my best. My bad....bad Baby Monkey "  I growled, before attacking her lips which melted under the heat of mine.

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We only just  made it to the gazebo in time.

Had to help Nate a little, cos she was having some trouble walkin. Blamed it on the hard surface of the kitchen island.

Though it could've been the sink. The wooden floor or even the staircase maybe? Cos well, yer know....

I had to chase her about the place a fair bit.

Before she was 'Punished'  enough to suit me  😏

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Things have actually gone pretty well so far.

Nate was being more than diplomatic. Held her tongue and told the Monroe's that she just wanted to get a general feel for the place. Would meet with them again tomorrow and share her thoughts.

Deanna wasn't put out at all, though. In fact, she seemed to be happier than a hog in mud. And continued to watch Nate very carefully. Almost as if she was tryin to figure out some kinda big mystery.

Had Michonne spilt anything else to her about my woman?

Reg appeared to have taken a real  big shine to her. Answering her many questions, with all the enthusiasm of a kid. One who was proud as punch of the sandcastle he'd built.

But it quickly became obvious (only to yours truly, of course)  that the missus didn't have very high opinions of some  people she'd met so far. Same as me.

Nor was she at all impressed by the total lack of self-sufficiency in this place. Again, the same as me  😐

"Have they even stepped outside the walls since they arrived? Babe, I'm begging you. Please let me slap the stupid out of that Shelly woman....just a little? She's actually expecting one of us to risk our life....just so she  can get a freaking pasta machine!"

The missus was already beyond stupefied, but then....her jaw dropped in total disbelief. Because she'd spotted Rick and Michonne wandering our way.

"Beam me the hell out of here, Scotty! What in the....?"

Deanna had given them jobs as deputies, to police the community. Complete with full uniforms. Both were looking kinda....more than ridiculous?

They accompanied us to what ended up being our last stop for the day. And it wasn't a good one at that.

"This is Jessie and Pete Anderson"  Deanna started the introductions.

"Pete is our resident doct....Nate...."

"Nate dear....is something wrong?"

She'd shrunk back against me, and I instinctively wrapped my arms around her. Michonne quickly moved toward us in concern....once she noticed Nate's reaction.