Mine

Chapter 3 - It all comes out

(Beth's POV)

I walked into the small wooden cabin with daryl right behind me. I had my knife ready to strike and walkers that came at us. Im not that little girl who would hide behind the group anymore, I'm strong and I can survive. With out anyone's help.

The living room had a worn down couch, a small TV, old dirty kitchen, it was a shitty house. I opened all the doors and no walkers. "clear". It had 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. There was trash scattered everywhere, cigaret buds across the floor, and tons of liquor and beer bottles.

Daryl walked over to me with a jar of water. "thanks". He just grunted as usual. As I went to drink it smells awful "what is this"? " Moonshine". "why are you giving me this, iv never drank before?" "Might as well have it now then never". I walked over to the worn down sofa were daryl was sitting and sat on a little chair right besides it. I raised the glass and took a sip.

It tasted awful, it burned as it was running down my throat. But I kept drinkin it and so did daryl.

After about 2 hours when went through a box of them. It felt weirdly happy. I had never been drunk before, but I felt happy in my heart, but I was light headed. "So now what "? I said. He just grunted. Thats all I ever got out of him. "Lets play a drinking game, Maggie would play this with her friends". "Fine". "So I say something I have never done and if you have done it you take a drink." "I'll go first". I tried to think of a good thing to say.

"Iv never been drunk and done something stupid". He took a drink. "Iv never been out of Georgia" he said. "Really?". I took a drink. " Never been in love" . He didn't take a drink. "You have never been in love?" I asked him." I never needed a woman." "I only slept with women and kept em' around for only about a day or two ". "hmph" was all I could say.

We played for about 45 minutes and daryl was starting to be drunk daryl. "Iv never had sex with someone I didn't care about"i said. "HAHAH so Bethany Greene isn't a virgin". "what's so funny"? "Never would think of a girl like you havin sex". But he never took a drink.

"So you just have sex and it doesn't mean a think, does anything even matter to you"! "You wanna know what else I haven't done"? He stood up angrily. "I never got no birthday parties, didn't get nothin from Santa clause, never sung out in public, and NEVER cut my wrist for attention." He was yelling at me saying everything he said. "Why don't you just shut up! Everyone we know could be dead and you can't even shed a tear." "You ether don't talk at all or when you do you yell at everyone like that asshole you are"!!

"You lost two boyfriends and didn't even shed a tear and you say I'm the cold hearted one." "All you could do was sing to everyone and give them false hope. "Look were that lead us!" "Your goddam father is dead and everyone we know is dead because they were on this false hope that everything was gonna work out, that that was suppose to be our forever home. "Well it's gone, burned down to the ground along with everyone you loved"!

"HOW CAN YOU THINK LIKE THAT" I said shouting at him. "Everyone got out, everyone is together, everyone is alive".

"Maybe.....maybe I coulda done something.. he was in my sights, I coulda pulled the trigger..you would still have you dad and your". I ran up to him and hugged him tight. "Daryl this isn't your fault, this happened and no one could of stopped it."He began to cry on my shoulder. I had never seen daryl cry but all I could do was rub his back and cry with him

"I love you" he said. I looked up at him forcing a smile "now I know your drunk". " He looked down to met my eyes with his. "No I mean it". "Daryl you need to lay down". "only if you lay down with me". "ok ". i said letting out a laugh. I couldn't help it he was drunk. I know that but part of me wants to believe that it's true. That he feels the way I do about him. WHAT!

No I can't love him, can i?

(Daryl POV )

I woke up on the old shirty couch. I had sleep still in my eyes. The light from the windows blurred them. My head was throbbing like crazy. I had an awful migraine, but I heard a soft voice. It was Beth, she was in new clothes that fit her perfectly, her hair brushed and in a pony tail with one small braid. I couldn't make out the words but she looked like an angel

The light hit her perfectly. She was glowing it felt like. Her smooth southern singing make all the pain go away. I slowly lifted my head up and she turned around. "about time you wake up"! "what..what happened last night"? "You got drunk and was a total jerk as usual". she said it with a smile and looked like she was keeping a laugh in.

"I laid out some clean clothes that looked like would fit you in the first room" I stood up and walked in. It was a pair of jeans and a baggy shirt with a company logo. I didn't put on the shirt because all I wanted was my vest.

As soon as I walked out I heard that sweet sweet voice. Her singing was beautiful. I walked back into the living room and herd it even louder, more vibrant souther voice. It smelled really good, she was cooking something but I didn't know what.

She herd me walk in and stopped singin .She turned around with a plate of scrambled eggs. "Eat up you need it". "Im gonna take a nap because I was up all night watchin your sorry ass all night". She walked out of the living room and into the master room. I didn't argue with her because I was starving.

When I finished the plate I went to go check on her. I opened the door and she was fast asleep. She always looked so calm and peaceful while she was asleep. I didn't know what these feeling were. So i pushed them aside, I can't think about Beth like that. She is 20 im 32 for christ sakes!

I stood there and watched her for a while. I probly sound like some creepy perverted old man watching a girl sleep. Hey, but this is the apocalypse, anything can happen. We don't have societies rules anymore.

She started to stir and i shut the door and walked away. I layed down on the shitty old couch and tried to sleep. I couldn't stop thinking about her.

Her beautiful blue eyes. When she wakes up and her curly blonde hair is a mess but is so sexy. Her singin was the most beautiful thing Iv ever heard.

I remember beck at the prison it was early spring. Beth was in the tall green grass, the sun was shinning and was the same color had her hair. She had her hair down and the front in a braid along the side. She had a blue tank top and jeans with holes in them. She was laying in the field singin one of her songs. She didn't notice me there. I had just gotten back from a hunt and stood there and listened. It was the first time since all this started that i was happy, for no reason.

I decided to fuck it and get in bed with Beth. It was starting to get cold outside and that couch was hard as a rock. I peeked in the door and she was still asleep, lightly snoring. I walked in and got on the other side of the bed. Her hair was out and wavy, she was so beautiful and peaceful when she slept. I couldn't help but just look at her. Her face was flawless, she had a little smirk on her face, i gess she was having a good dream. I slowly closed my eyes but then felt her arm wrap around me and her head was in my chest. She was warm and her skin was smooth. I didn't want her to ever move, we could just stay like this forever. I gave her a kiss in the forehead as I feel asleep.