YEARNING - Daryl Dixon

SIXTY TWO.

BONNIE'S arm fell across the bed and at the feeling of neither Daryl's muscular build or Frankie's small frame, her eyes fluttered open in confusion.

As Bonnie's eyes adjusted to the sunlit room, she was alone in the Queen sized bed.

Bonnie sat up, pulling the covers off her body and swung her legs over the side of the bed, planting them on the cool floorboards below.

She looked over at the clock beside the bed, seeing it was just shy of eight thirty in the morning.

The blonde stood up and quickly got changed, brushed her teeth and left the house.

The streets were quiet, usually she'd spot Sasha and Abraham heading home after night watch, though they never came.

"What the hell..." Bonnie trailed off, cascading down the stairs with her right hand resting on her knife as she headed next door.

The blonde walked towards the front door, knocking and waiting for someone to come to the door.

A few seconds later, the door was pulled open to reveal Abraham, with a hard gaze, though revealing more than he needed to say.

Bonnie's eyebrows furrowed and she stepped inside, noticing Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Rick, and Michonne, and the mystery man from last night at the head of the table.

"What's going on?" Bonnie asked lowly, eyeing the man closely and stopping behind Maggie.

"He has a community, just like ours about a days drive from here." Maggie informed the blonde and Bonnie nearly fell over out of shock "He trades with other settlements too."

Bonnie turned to look at the man, then over at Daryl, then at Rick who was already looking at her with weary eyes.

"He's going to take us to his settlement." Rick stated, turning to look at the man.

"I'm Paula Rovia, but my friends called me Jesus." The man, 'Jesus', introduced himself to Bonnie who sent him a small nod "Bonnie."

She had to bite the inside of her cheek to stop the smile from coming up onto her face, she was right about him looking close to Jesus.

With that the group all stood up and dispersed, gearing up to go see Jesus' settlement.

"I was worried this morning." Bonnie walked over to Daryl who stood in the corner of the dining room, pistol in his hand.

Daryl looked over at the woman "Why?" Bonnie smiled and leaned against the dining table, looking over at Daryl "I woke up to an empty bed, no note no nothing." She sighed dramatically.

Daryl rolled his eyes, pushing himself off of the wall and taking hold of Bonnie's hand and pulled her onto her feet.

"Had to deal with that prick, Carol is lookin' after Frankie and Judith."

Bonnie smiled, lifting her arm up and running her hand through his dirty brown locks "Did he say much about these other settlements?" She asked, looking into his eyes.

"They got livestock, other food." Bonnie's mouth watered at the thought of good food for once, instead of squirrel and canned beans.