Forever and ever (sequel to the redneck has feelings?)

Don't regret

Kayla's pov

we decided to make camp for the night. Tomorrow we would make it back to the others. Back to my kids. Butterflies filled my stomach as I thought of that. I would have my precious little boy and girl back in my arms. My heart yearned for them and my arms ached to feel them. We had made a fire and we all sat around it. I rested my head on daryls shoulder as our fingers were intertwined. We hadn't let each other go since we got back. Once joe had found me, I thought my life was over. I should've known that wouldn't happen having the kind of husband I do. I smiled as I took in his woodsy scent. Most women would hate the smell and probably tell him he needed a bath, but this was daryl, this was his smell and I loved it. We all sat gazing into the fire. That's when I noticed Rick hadn't joined us. He was very distant and didn't speak much since he killed joe. Hell I never have seen that side of him before and at the time it kinda scared me. Rick had changed so much since I met him. He's adjusted to this new world. I sighed and looked over daryls shoulder seeing him starring out into the woods away from everyone else. I lifted my head off daryls shoulder and started to stand up. He quickly squeezed my hand tighter,

"where you goin?"

i smiled at him. He didn't want me anywhere else than beside him since we found each other,

"I gotta talk to him" I said nodding my head towards Rick.

daryl looked and sighed,"alright but make it fast"

i smirked,"ya miss me that much?"

"ya got no idea" he grunted.

i smiled bigger and gave him a light kiss as he finally released his hand from mine. I walked up behind Rick,

"hey"

he turned and saw it was me, smiling lightly,"hey"

I crossed my arms over my chest. Since my shirt was ripped Rick had given me his over shirt which was short sleeved. I walked up so I was at the side of him,

"you ok?"

he sighed and looked back out to the woods,"ya I'm fine"

i looked closely to his face. He was stressed and way over thinking things,"thank you really for coming after me"

"I'd never leave you hanging. Especially at the hands of that monster." He growled thinking of joe.

"you wanna talk about it? What happened?" I asked.

he sighed and pinched his nose,"I don't know it's just when I saw him holding you at gun point and then your shirt....it's like I wasn't in control of my body. Something else took over, but I knew one thing for sure. I wanted that man to suffer. I didn't get a chance with jack, the governor, or Tom. It was like all that rage came out on joe and the scary thing is, I don't regret it one bit."

"You know I love you right?" I said.

he looked at me with a small smile,"ya I know"

i smiled back,"how's the twins doing? How is Carl?"

his is smile immediately vanished when I brought them up. Was there something wrong?

"Connors and elaina are fine and missed you both terribly. They are strong and way smarter to only be 5 years old. I think they get it from their parents. They definitely get the stubbornness from you guys" he chuckled.

i laughed too,"and Carl?"

he sighed deeply and shook his head,"I don't know what to do with him anymore Kay"

"what do you mean?" I asked worried.

"this world has changed him and not in a good way. He thinks you're dead and never coming back. He wouldn't talk to anyone for days. When he did he only screamed at you. Even told Connor and elaina you both were dead and to give up."

I gasped hearing Rick say all this. This wasn't my Carl.

"he's turned cold. He blocks everything out and I don't know how to get him back. I knew my only hope to was finding you. You've always been his only hope. He loves you more than anything" Rick sighed.

i felt tears in my eyes imagining what the last few days must've been like for Carl. He was probably feeling the same way I did when my brother sacrificed himself for me. I was more determined than ever to get back. I put a reassuring hand on ricks shoulder,

"don't worry. When we get back I'll talk to him. He can't be too far gone, I won't let him. If he is, I'll go and get him"

rick nodded and and kissed my forehead,"go be with daryl, he hasn't stopped looking back here since ya left his side."

i chuckled and looked over to daryl who immediately turned his head once he saw me look. I gave Rick one more small smile and walked back by the fire. Daryl was now laying on his back as I rested my head on his chest. He wrapped his arm around my back as I saw 3 slips of paper in daryls pocket. I slipped them out fast before he could protest. The first one was the picture he took of me sleeping. I moaned and said,

"you still haven't lost this yet?"

he swiped it from my hands,"nope and ain't gonna neither. Especially after what just happened. Was my only picture of ya"

i rolled led my eyes and looked at the next picture. I gasped when I saw it was the selfie me and him took,

"where did you find this! I dropped it when joes group found me"

"I know found it in a bush. Kept me goin and it helped me find ya" he whispered.

i smiled and flipped to the last picture, I felt tears in my eyes seeing it was the one of me and my twins. I rubbed my hand across their beautiful faces. Daryls grip on me tightened,

"they're gonna be happy to see ya"

"I need them daryl. I need them in my arms" I whispered.

"tomorrow. Now get some rest, got a big day tomorrow" he said kissing my head.

i smiled and nodded against his chest breathing in that fresh scent of woods and dirt.

"I love you daryl" I whispered.

"love ya too" he answered.

i smiled and fell asleep listening to his beating heart which was music to my ears,