2. Never Tear Us Apart

-family of three-

Daryl and Beth had gotten drunk on moonshine, and things had turned from happy to aggressive.

"Daryl, you know this isn't your fault; you couldn't have known the Governor would have come; we didn't know our home would be torn down! Or the fact you didn't escape with Theo!" Beth yelled, throwing her arms up in frustration.

"They are all dead, Beth! They are all gone, and I could have stopped it somehow; I should have done more!" Daryl almost cried; he panted from screaming; he missed Theo; she was the only thing on his mind.

"You're going to look damn stupid when you find her again", Beth admitted making Daryl calm. "Because you will, I will find Maggie, you will find Theo, and we will all find each other again", Beth spoke calmly, making Daryl completely calm as Beth hugged him.

"We better get moving..." Daryl spoke, embarrassed, as he continued to walk toward Terminus.

"Are you going to ask her when we find her?" Beth asked, walking closely beside the Redneck.

"Ask her what?" Daryl's eyes scanned the surroundings; it was obvious what was to be asked.

"That you want to marry her?"

"If I find her Beth, she won't ever leave my sight again, and I won't question it", Daryl admitted as he played with the bracelet on his wrist.

"She has to be heading towards Terminus, right?" Beth wondered, looking at another sign.

"Yeah, I think" Daryl nodded as they followed the tracks.

"How did you know she was the one, Daryl? It seems it's harder to find love than what they put in the novels," Beth sighed, looking up at Daryl as he sighed. 

He chewed his lip. 

Was there any harm in opening up to Beth?

"I just knew." He began as she looked at him, confused. "I've had a couple of girls in my life, nothing serious, just the random hook-up or a drunken party kiss. But those girls were just in it for the sex or the story of telling their friends. But Theo...from the minute I saw her, I knew she wasn't like any other woman I had met before," Daryl explained as the two of them continued to walk. 

"I thought the same. The fact she came in unconscious at my daddy's farm, woke up, and then gave her blood to her brother. She is special." 

"Yeah. She is. And she is so beautiful..." Daryl got lost with himself for a minute before clearing his throat. 

"You don't need to be embarrassed, Daryl. You are allowed to swoon over your partner to others. She is your person" Beth smiled, making Daryl calm slightly. 

"It hurts. How much I miss her," He admitted. "I love her so much. It hurts; loving her is so painful because of how much I would do for her." Daryl smiled. 

"I wish I had my person" Beth smiled sadly at the floor. 

"You will one day. I didn't find mine until I was 29." Daryl smiled, and Beth smiled back.

-Meanwhile-

Theo and Merle had barley spoken since they planned to head towards Terminous, Merle continued to walk behind her, not knowing what to say to her. 

Although she was not alone, her heart skipped a beat when she felt she was being watched and not by Merle.

She stopped after hearing a branch snap, but she knew it wasn't a walker because it had stopped.

Merle had heard it too. 

She placed her bag down and grabbed her gun. Seeing her on edge, Saint stood his ground, ready to attack.