Guardian Angel (Daryl Dixon)

Abandoned

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It's none of my business. None of my business. She's so stupid, ugh. Still not my business. I watched Lori fold her husbands clothing from the spot I was skinning the few squirrels I had caught. How could someone bring a child into a world like this? I'm sure there's plenty of condoms laying around at stores, pick one up Lori! Other than being very frustrated about the pregnancy, I'm more upset for Shane and Rick. Sadly, it could be either ones child and neither will ever know. Lori will claim that it's her husbands even if she knew it was Shane's. Both men are going to get screwed over, all thanks to her sleeping with her husbands best friend while he was pronounced 'dead.'

"That squirrel give you some trouble or somethin?" My favorite southern accent rang in my ears, I broke my concentration and looked up at him confused.

"Yer skinnin that thing like it attacked ya."

"Oh, no. He was a nice squirrel." Daryl shook his head at me and sat down to start skinning my other squirrel.

"Ya could let the other women do this."

"I do it better."

"Ya, I know." A smile tugged at his lips and I just shook my head.

"Sure you want to be talking to me right now? People can see you." I whispered the last part, for sarcasm. Daryl hasn't actually sat down and talked with me when other people are around in a week or so. Ever since the kiss that Carol saw, he's been distance. I expected that much from him though, I just hoped it wouldn't happen.

"I just don't want them thinkin there's somethin goin on between us when there ain't."

"Oh." Was all that came out of my mouth, I tried to think of something clever to say but for some reason, disappointment was clouding my mind.

Daryl didn't say anything after that, which I was thankful for. I thought, I don't know what I thought, that maybe we did have something? But that was stupid. A stupid mistake. Daryl doesn't have feelings and though apparently I do, I need them to go away. They're just ruining everything.

I stood up and handed Carol my squirrel, she already had the water boiling for them.

"Something wrong sweetie?" She asked taking my prey.

"Nah, I'm okay. Thanks Carol." I smiled at the women and walked off to find something else to do. Anything to get away from the man who made my heart flutter. Damn him.

"You know you could help out more around here." A shrill voice cut threw my thoughts. Lori didn't look up from her clothes folding but I knew she was talking to me, I had wandered towards her and away from everyone else.

"Just because I don't so laundry doesn't mean I don't do my fair share. I caught your dinner, thank you very much."

"Leave that to the men, you're a women. Even though you hardly act like one."

"Yeah? So you're saying that women are meant to wash clothes, clean, and cook food? Isn't that, I don't know, sexist? If you haven't noticed the world has changed, women can do anything a man can do. Hell, some of us can do it better." I tried not to shout at the small minded mother, but it was getting harder by the second.

"I'm saying you should know your place, I'm not trying to offend you."

"And I'm saying you should know your place to, like not worrying about the person who is the reason your child is eating tonight.. Oh, or should I say children?" I shot back staring Lori down.