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

Chapter 43 - You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones)

DARYL

After coming up with the answer....as to why my fear had almost swamped me? It's as if a calm has now settled in my head.

We have a plan and will follow it. If everything goes to shit, then I'll just deal. End of, just like I've always done.

Don't think....just do.

That's exactly what I did this morning. And it's worked out well so far, I reckon  😉

Poor Nate!

Couldn't help my shamefaced grin when I saw her in the daylight.

"Jeezus....I look like I should be on one of those 'Plastic surgery gone wrong'  shows"  She winced at her reflection in the bathroom mirror before it steamed over from the shower.

Just hadn't been able to keep my body or mouth off her until it was time to get out of bed. And she had one mutha of a tell-tale whisker rash to show for it. Not to mention a set of very swollen lips.

"While you've got one hell of a mighty fine 'Just got laid'  look on your face, Dixon. Though I must admit....there was no better way to kick off a day than that"  Her grin swam up as well.

Yep, mission accomplished.

I growled and teased her as she fussed about, before our convoy drove out the gates.

Everyone else saw it as Nate being her usual self. Latchin on until she dished out the hugs and kisses goodbye that no one could refuse.

As if they'd want to anyway  🙄

I know different. Cos it was me who'd watched her eyes flick from grey to blue to purple then back to grey about a million times a day. Ever since the plans for this were laid down.

And like every day since I first met her? My Baby Girl tried her hardest to hide her fears and keep everyone else afloat.

Think that's why I did it....kissed her in that way I mean. Don't do it that often in front of an audience like that, apart from our own family of course.

But today, when she was hiding how she were feelin? I couldn't. Kissed her long and slow like I do when we're on our own. Except this time, I did it in front of everyone.

She wasn't able to hide how those middle fingers of hers felt, though. It seems they've developed a permanent hard-on for me  😆

As we drove away, I peeped back over my shoulder to see her standing up on the platform with Mags. Blowin me her usual kisses.

Glenn dropped it on me this mornin. Pizza boy is getting his own special delivery. Said Mags is gonna tell Nate.

I clapped my friend on the shoulder and drew him into a hug. He returned it with interest.

"Yer scared, man?"  I asked him after it'd sunk in.

Needed to know how he was feelin....if it's the same as how I might feel too.

He went quiet for such a long time before lookin up at me with a small smile.

"Think I always will be. But then, I tell myself. That I'm sure I would've felt exactly the same if we were back in the old world. What man wouldn't, Daryl?"

Yeah....

*

"....it's that simple. This is where it all starts tomorrow...."

Rick stood on the flatbed of the truck. Going through the directions to a dozen or so people gathered around him. He had to yell a bit to make himself heard over the growls of the Walkers.