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**WARNING: STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT (SMUT)! You Are Warned**

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One Month Later

Coming into the room, Daryl smirked to himself, finding Kim already in bed with her arm wrapped around his pillow. He'd been gone all day on a run, their return being prolonged thanks to a large herd of walkers they'd ran into on the way back. Seeing his bedclothes laid out for him, he gathered them and headed back out the room and to the shower. He hated now getting into bed when he was covered in walker blood and made sure he cleaned up before getting between the sheets with her.

Showering and getting himself clean, he then slipped on his bed pants and picked his dirty pants up off the floor. Reaching into the front right pocket, he pulled out what he was looking for and then picked up the rest of his clothes. He'd hoped she would still be awake when they returned, but Carol had informed him that Kim had retired early after spending most of the day working out in the garden and then helping cook and clean up.

Going back to the room, he slipped back in, locking the door behind him and placing his crossbow in the corner. Disposing of the blood stained clothes in the hamper he'd found for them, he turned off the bedside lantern and slipped between the sheets with her. Moving his pillow, he smiled as she rolled over onto her other side with her back to him. Slipping his arm around her waist, he moved in close, kissing her shoulder and then whispering softly at her ear, "I'm home, woman."

Taking in a deep breath, Kim moaned contently and slowly opened her eyes. A small smile played on her lips as she felt his arm tighten around her and his lips ghosted over her shoulder, "What took y'all so long?"

"Ran into a herd. Had to double back and find a way around 'em. Got back as soon as we could," he replied, kissing her skin again.

Rolling over onto her back and looking at him, she could barely see his face with the little bit of moonlight that shined in through the small window at the top of the wall. Gazing at him, she reached up, stroking his cheek, "I was worried about ya. All of us were, but I'm happy that you're here now."

Leaning to her, he gave her a kiss, letting his lips linger on hers before pulling back. Searching her eyes for a moment, he then took a deep breath, his mind beginning to run away with him. He needed to talk to her, he just wasn't sure how to say what he needed to. He'd never been good at talking about feelings or emotions, and even though he'd opened up to her in the course of their relationship, he still had trouble at times. Turning back, he lit the lantern back, keeping it low and then turned back to her.

Seeing that something was on his mind, Kim raised her brow, keeping her voice soft, "Penny for your thoughts."

Her voice pulled him back and he looked into her eyes once more. He could see the love she had for him in her hazel orbs and feel it in her touch. He just hoped he could say what he needed to say right and not fuck it up. Taking in a breath, he frowned some, "Need to talk to you 'bout somethin'...somethin' that's been eatin' at me for a few days now."

Crinkling her brow, Kim reached up, cupping the side of his face, "Daryl, you know you can talk to me about anything, sweetie. Anything at all."

Nodding, he looked down at the sheets and sighed, "I uh...well...you know I love ya, right?"

"Yeah," Kim whispered, unsure of where this was going with them. Her heart began to beat faster, hoping he wasn't about to leave her.

"And I love Les too. You're both my family...and always will be. I ain't good with words, Kim, you know that. Hell, I ain't even good around people sometimes. I ain't never had anyone that's loved me, or gave a shit 'bout me really...'cept you." Lifting his eyes back and looking into hers, he breathed out, "Guess what I'm sayin' is I don't want that to ever change, I don't want anyone else, I want ya happy and I...I want ya to be my wife."

Kim felt her chest tighten and her heart skip a beat. Her lips parted slightly but nothing came out. She hadn't been expecting him to ask her to marry him and this came as a surprise to her. Releasing a breath she didn't know she'd been holding, a small smile formed, "Really? You...you want to marry me?"

"If that's what it takes for ya to be my wife...then yeah," he smirked, seeing the smile on her lips and wanting to kiss them. "So, will ya?"

Nodding, Kim grinned and rolled onto her side to face him, "Yes...yes I'll marry you."

Wrapping his arms around her, Daryl pulled her closer to him, his lips covering hers in a heated kiss. Their tongues dueled for control, but in the end, Kim let him take over. When he pulled back from her, he realized his still had something else to do. Taking her left hand, he slipped on the small diamond ring he'd gotten from the jewelry store they'd found on their run, "Got this for ya."

Looking at the ring, Kim then looked back at him and slipped her arm around his neck, "I love you...it's beautiful."

Stroking her cheek, he shook his head, "Nah, you got it beat."

Kissing him again, Kim moaned as his arms tightened around her and then rolled them over so she was laying on top of him. Her hair draped down over his face, shielding them, and she moved her legs so she was straddling his waist. Putting her hands on his chest, she pushed up, breaking the kiss and smiling down at him as she sat up fully. Biting her lip, her hands then went to the hem of her shirt and pulled it up and off, exposing her breasts to him. Tossing it onto the floor, she smirked, "I think it's time we show just how much we love each other."

His hands reached up, cupping her breasts as his thumbs gently teased her nipples. Loving the sight of her above him, he breathed out huskily, "Need to get somethin' out the desk drawer then."

Shaking her head, Kim leaned down to him, purring and flicking her tongue over his lips, "No. I want to feel you, Daryl. I want to feel all of you tonight."

Pinching her nipples between his thumb and forefinger, he pulled a soft moan from her, "I want to hear ya tonight. Don't hold back on me, woman. Let me hear ya."

With having a room that wasn't beside anyone else's, they'd found that when they would fool around that no one could hear them. Several night's after Kim's attack when they would pleasure each other with either their hands or mouth, they had experimented with how loud they could really get without anyone knowing. It was only when Tyreese had walked by one night on the way to one of the other cell blocks to get something for Anna and Sasha that they found out they could be heard just outside the door. Tyreese had teased Daryl for days afterwards.

Pinching and then pulling her nipples once more, he pushed his hips up as she worked her hips back and forth. Pulling her back down flush against him, Daryl rolled them over again, his body covering hers and his mouth instantly going to her right breast. His tongue swirled around the hardened nub before his lips covered it, sucking it hard. One of her hands ran through his hair as her other moved over his right shoulder, her nails scraping his skin. A growl came from deep within him and he released her nipple, "So fuckin' beautiful, woman."

His mouth went back to her breast and Kim moaned and arched her back, pushing her breast up to him more. She loved it when he sucked on them, giving each one the same amount of attention. A small cry left her lips, her head pushing back into the pillow as Daryl bit down on her nipple and pulled before releasing it and swirling his tongue around it. When he moved to her other, she ran both hands through his hair and panted, "Please, Daryl...more."

Opening his eyes and looking up at her, she writhed under him in pleasure while his tongue bathed her nipple. Lifting from her, his hands moved down her body to her panties and moving to the side of her, he slipped them down her legs and tossed them to the floor. Moving back up beside her, he kissed her softly while his left hand moved over her breast, over her abdomen to the trimmed patch of hair at her mound. Slipping his fingers through her folds, he found her wet, her slick juices coating his exploring fingers. Pulling back and looking into her eyes, he whispered, "Tell me what you want."

Breathing heavily, Kim licked her lips and moaned, "Make love to me."

Lowering his lips back to her right breasts, he sucked her nipple once more as his fingers found her clit and began to slowly circle it. Her body was like a drug to him, he couldn't get enough of it and always wanted more. She was perfect in every way in his eyes and always would be. Releasing her nipple, he then kissed her neck as she lulled her head to the left and then watched her for a few seconds. Loving how she was reacting, his lips then went back to her neck and kissed a trail up to her ear, "Love ya, Kim."

Sitting up, he smirked when she whimpered at the lost contact but then positioned himself on his knees between her legs. Opening them more so he could get a better view of her treasure, he ran his calloused hands from her knees to her inner thighs and leaned down. Needing to taste her, he slowly licked from her core upwards. Breathing in her scent, he moved his hands to her folds, spreading her open more. Teasing her clit with the tip of his tongue, he growled and then licked her, savoring the taste. "Taste so fuckin' good," he breathed out before wrapping his lips around her clit and sucking.

Kim's hips bucked up, the pleasure he was giving her driving her crazy with need. Never had she experienced so much pleasure like she did with him. Just when she thought she would fall over the edge, he would pull her back and then bring her back once more. They had learned each others bodies, where each hot spot was, what sent them over the edge. Clenching the sheets with her hands, she panted, "D-Daryl...please..."

Wetting one of his fingers, he slipped it into her, her moans becoming louder. With his other hand, he moved it to her abdomen, holding her in place. Leaning back to her, he started slowly pumping his finger into her and his mouth went back to her clit, teasing the hard nub.

"Y-Yes...fuck..." she breathed out and let go of the sheet and reached up, grabbing the headboard of the bed.

Daryl knew she was close, he could feel her body changing as she got closer to the edge. Finding her g-spot, he smirked as she pushed her hips up to his mouth more and reached down with his other hand and began pushing his sleep pants down. Her orgasm roared to life, a pleasurable cry of his name filling the room while her body gave itself over to his menstruation's. When she finally began to settle, he removed his finger from her, pushing his pants off fully and then kissing his way up her body.

Kim couldn't open her eyes, her body singing with life and muscles jumping at his touch. It felt as if every part of her was hypersensitive. When he reached her neck, her hands went to his shoulders and then wrapped around him. Biting her lip, Kim whispered, "Damn you're good."

A smile formed as he continued to kiss her neck, his body covering hers. Pushing himself up some so he wouldn't crush her under him, he kissed a path from one side of her neck to the other and back. Her legs wrapped around his waist and he pressed his hips down into hers, his hard cock pushing at her folds. "Look at me," he whispered, getting her attention as he pulled up so he could see her.

When their eyes met, Kim reached down between them, her hand wrapping around his cock and positioning him at her entrance. Holding his gaze, she nodded and he pushed forward and into her. Taking in a sharp breath as he filled her slowly, Kim could see all the love he held for her in his blue orbs. She knew he would never hurt her, he would do all he could to protect her, make her happy and love her the way she had always wanted. When he was finally sheathed inside her fully, she began to breathe again and ran the fingers of her left hand through his hair.

Taking a moment so he would be able to last, he kissed her softly, his tongue tracing her lips and then whispering against them, "So tight, woman. Don't know how long I'm gonna last."

A smile formed and Kim breathed out, "We have all night...and the rest of our lives now, Daryl." Running her other hand down his back to his ass, she gripped it and then raked her nails back up his skin, "I love you."

"Love ya too," he said and then slowly started to move his hips, his cock sliding in and out of her wetness. Staring down into her eyes, his pace began to steadily increase, a thin sheet of sweat forming on their bodies. He couldn't get enough of her, he was addicted to everything about Kim, his woman, his everything.

Pushing her hips up in time with his thrusts, soft moans and pleasurable whimpers fell from her lips. Her fingers went to his hair, combing through his locks and gently pulling. His lips came down, meeting hers and his tongue invaded her mouth. Kim felt her body changing once more, her orgasm within her reach and she broke the kiss, panting, "G-Gonna cum..."

Thrusting harder, his cock pounded into her, filling her completely. Her voice was his undoing as she began to chant his name and he growled out, "Cum for me." Her inner muscles clamped down on his cock like a vice as her orgasm hit and Daryl couldn't hold back any longer. His seed shot from his body, filling her womb as she cried out his name and he planted his face into the side of her neck, a long growl rumbling from his chest. Once he was spent, he stayed hovering above her and placing soft kisses to her neck as they both began to settle. Moving to her lips, he kissed her gently and then reached down, moving her left leg. Moving off her, he laid down on his back and moved his arm, so she could snuggle against him. Her head rested on his chest and his arms wrapped around her protectively, kissing her forehead, "You okay?"

Nodding, Kim had a content smile and sighed as her fingers of her left hand played with his chest hair lazily, "I'm perfect now. You're amazing."

Crinkling his brow, he smirked, "Amazing, huh? Never heard that before."

"It's true. No one's ever made me feel the way you do," she replied and moved her leg, draping it over his. Pushing up some, she reached for the covers, bringing them up and covering them before settling back down against his chest. Closing her eyes, she rested her hand on his chest, "You've made me a very happy woman, Daryl."

"And you've showed me I can love." Kissing the top of her head once more, he tightened his arms around her and closed his eyes. He didn't know what the future might hold for them, they had to live each day like it was their last. She'd came into his life by surprise but had opened his heart along the way, breaking down his walls that he thought he'd always have. She'd saved him in many ways, just as he'd saved her.

"You think you know me?" he'd once asked her and she'd nodded her head in response, "I do, because you're just like me. We have our scars, but we're still here, they are what made us who we are now. They made us stronger in much of the same ways, but different in others."

Drifting off, Daryl sighed and whispered softly to her as her body relaxed against him, "Love ya, Mrs. Dixon."

A small smile formed as Kim breathed out and she also drifted off, "Love you, Mr. Dixon."

The End.

For those interested in continuing to follow my stories, my new penname will be AffairWithACrossbow. All I'm doing is changing my penname, nothing else. All stories will be based around my favorite gritty, dirty, sweaty, sexy crossbow carrying redneck, Daryl Dixon.