Angel (Daryl Dixion x Reader)

~15~

   You woke up early that morning, fining yourself next to a still sleeping Daryl. Nobody else was up yet, but you knew they would be soon. Yesterday's memories ran through your mind, reminding you that Sophia was still missing, and that you got drunk.. Again. You sigh lightly at yourself, already frustrated and surprised that you didn't have a colossal headache that you thought you deserved to have. You lay there on your back with your arms under your head for a while. Just looking up at the still mostly deep orange sky, lost in thought. Daryl shifts in his sleep, wrapping his arms around your body and winds up laying his head on your stomach. Using you like a pillow in his sleep, making you smile at him. You move one arm from beneath your head to cover his body back up with the blanket, just so he could stay asleep a little while longer. Then you place your other hand on his head, threading it in his messy, dark brunette hair.

You don't know how long you laid like that with him, but before you knew it the sun had started to finally peek over the horizon. Bringing that deep orange glow of the sky to a lighter creamsicle orange. You sighed a little again, simply admiring at how peaceful Daryl face was when he was asleep. You didn't wanna wake him up, but you knew that Rick would probably be up at any second, ready to look for Sophia. You gently start running your fingers though his hair, "Daryl. Ya gotta wake up, babe." You say softly as he starts to stir awake. He sighs sleepily before opening his stunning blue eyes to look at you smiling gently at him. "Mornin'." He mumbles in his low, husky morning voice that you love so much. It was moments like this, that made you wish you'd met Daryl earlier, before the world decided to end. To wake up in his arms, in your own bed, in your own house. That dream seemed like a complete impossibility, but it was still nice to imagine.

"Mornin'." You reply softly, as he admires your face in the early morning light, still trying to wake up fully. He never moved from when he woke up and it made your heart flutter at the fact he was basically cuddling you still. It made your mind wander back to what you told Rick last night before you went to bed. You still didn't know if Daryl considered you and him in a serious relationship. You wanted that, but you'd never asked what he wanted. "Daryl?" You ask quietly, making him open his eyes again to look at you since he had closed them again sleepily. "I know we haven't really talked about it but, I wanna be in a serious relationship with you." You softly tell him. His eyes widen slightly and you feel him tense around you. Well, now he was definitely fully awake. "Don't freak out- Just think about it. This thing we have going is the best thing to ever happen to me. You don't have to answer right away. I just wanted to tell you where Im at." You say quickly, sensing him starting to internally panic, obviously unsure about what to say to you spilling your heart out again.

Part of you was terrified that he'd try to shut you out because of the other day when you told him he was the love of your life, and now this. He hadn't so far. So that had to mean he was at least thinking about it, right? He thought about it for a second, and was actually about to answer you when Ricks voice calling for everyone to gather around cut him off. Daryl groans, squeezing you lightly before unwrapping his arms from you and sitting up. He was frustrated at himself mostly, because he wanted to tell you that he had been wanting to be with you in a serious relationship for a long time now. Especially when you told him that you thought he was the love of your life. But again, the words had just left his mind, and all he could do was stare. You sit up too and see your bother starting to gather everyone around. So you quickly put your bra back on as Daryl puts his boots back on.

Daryl puts the tail gate down as you put your boots back on, lacing them up while he jumps down to the ground. He stayed beside the tail gate, waiting for you to hop down and it made your heart happy that he waited on you. You both walked over to the group together, and you wanted to grab ahold of his hand, but decided against it. Daryl wasn't normally one for stuff like that, except for when you were alone or the time he said he loved you in front of Andrea. Which honestly, it had surprised you that he said it openly in front of her. Besides, you just told him you wanted to be in a serious relationship, and he didn't say anything back. If anything he looked freaked out by the thought of it, let alone when you actually mentioned it. You didn't wanna push him by holding his hand in front of everyone. Just in case it was too much for him right now. Plus, he had to focus on the search party he was fixing to lead with Rick, and didn't need to be distracted by anything else. You quickly step into the RV, grabbing your old army coat, tying it around your waist, and grabbing your riffle that was leaning against your pack. You didn't know how it got there, but you were happy it was there and not drunkenly lost by your idiocy last night. So you sling it over your shoulder and head back out to listen to the plan to search for Sophia.