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, once 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.

"And 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, afore 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 between grey, blue, purple and black about a million times each 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 own 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, apart from our own family....natch.

But today, when she was hiding how she were feelin?

I couldn't.

Kissed her long and slow, just 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 appears they're developing 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....

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