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By the time Daryl and I had started to head back to the cabin the sun was starting to come up and by the time we made it back the group was already up and moving. Merle smirked at us. I think he could already tell what happened the previous night.

Daryl's hand was resting on my lower back and he was lightly pushing me in front of him. I gave Merle a slight nod before walking inside. "Where's Rick?" Daryl asked Lori seeing her and her pregnant self, sitting at the kitchen table eating something canned.

She turned around and looked at the both of us. "He and Glenn went on a run to see what supplies they could gather up," I nodded. Daryl and I walked down the hall. Daryl pulled the chain and the ladder fell slowly. I sighed when I saw Sophia lying in her small bed.

I quietly walked over to her noticing that she was still asleep and I didn't want to wake her. Daryl and I both quietly took off our boots and changed into more comfortable clothing. I leaned down and kissed Sophia on the forehead. I cringed when she stirred a little.

"Momma," she croaked tiredly. I ran my hand through her hair. "Shh, it's just me. Go back to sleep," I watched as she snuggled back into the covers without a hesitation. I turned around and crawled into bed and laid down beside Daryl. He instantly threw his arm around my waist and pulled me into him.

I felt the bed shift and I looked down to see Sophia crawling up at the foot. I moved Daryl's arm from around me and waited for Sophia to situate herself between us. Daryl sighed before squishing Sophia between us and putting his arm back around my waist.

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By the time I had woken up again Daryl and Sophia were both gone. I quickly got up and got dressed. When I went down to the main floor I found that Glenn and Rick still weren't back yet. I walked outside to see the guys cutting more firewood while Sophia and Carl played.

Merle walked over to me and lifted up his stump. I didn't know if this meant 'hello' in some Merle language or not. I cocked an eyebrow at him. I hadn't really talked to him since we had all met back up. I was a little worried as to how he was going to react.

"Can ya help me out again?" he asked while waving his stump again. I nodded and walked back into the house. Merle lead me to the bedroom he was now staying seeing as he was nice enough to let the Grimes family have the master bedroom, which shocked me.

Merle sat down on the bed while I dug through the bag of medical supplies. Merle quickly unraveled the current bandage around his arm and I almost gagged looking at his uncovered stump. "When was the last time this was fucking cleaned?!" I asked him.

Merle shrugged his shoulders a little. "I think the last time you cleaned it," he mumbled. I threw the old bandage in the small trash can beside the dresser before grabbing some new stuff to patch him up. "So you're telling me you haven't cleaned this thing in two months?!"

I wanted to slap him for how dumb he was being. Merle shrugged again. "Didn't really have things to do it with," I rolled my eyes at his excuse and started cleaning it. It was completely disgusting and I knew that it was definitely infected. I sighed and stepped back.

"Stay here, I'll be right back," I said. Merle gave me a slight nod. I walked out of the room and found Hershel reading his bible in the living room. "Hope I'm not interrupting," I said while walking to the end of the beat up couch. Hershel shook his head.

"It's good to see you back on your feet. What can I do for you?" he asked. I pointed back towards the bedroom where Merle was at. "It seems to me like Merle has set up an infection on his arm and I was wondering if you had any antibiotics I could give him?"

Hershel nodded. "Sure I'll be right there," he said. I walked back to the room and continued to clean Merle's stump before wrapping it back up, when Hershel walked in and handed me the bottle of pills. I smiled at him gratefully before he walked out the door.

"I ain't taking no damn pills," Merle said while crossing his arms like a five year old. "You have to take them Merle. You've set up an infection and if you don't take them you'll die," I said. Merle glared up at me. I held out the bottle to him and shook it slightly.

"Why don't you want to take them?" I asked him. I couldn't remember the last time Merle passed up someone offering him pills. I didn't mean that to sound bad but he was pretty addicted to them. I sighed and pulled them back slightly before crossing my arms.

"I haven't had pills since back in Atlanta. I didn't like not having them at first, but now I don't care anymore. I like knowing what's going on around me now. Before I was so high that I never knew what was going on. I don't miss that feeling," he said.

I felt myself sucking in my breath slightly. I slowly sat beside him on the bed. I reached out and squeezed his left hand. "I get what you're saying. I really do, but these pills aren't going to hurt you. They're not pain pills they're antibiotics," I said.

Merle looked over at me slightly confused. "They won't make you feel funny. They'll help you. You won't even feel any effects of them besides getting better, and I know for a fact it will stop itching you," I said. Merle finally nodded and held out his hand.

I slowly opened the bottle and placed two pills in Merle hands and he swallowed them dryly. I sighed and stood up. "If you want me to I'll hold onto them if that makes you feel better," Merle nodded slightly and I went to walk out the door to go check on Sophia.

"I know why you did it," Merle's voice stopped me. I turned around to face him. "Why I did what?" I asked in return. Merle stood up and walked towards me. "Why you stayed behind," he said. I cocked an eyebrow at him. "Do you now?" I asked.

Merle nodded. "You didn't want to be around me," I instantly shook my head. "No, that's not it. I had Sophia to think about. I couldn't drag her into the woods. I know we could've protected her, but I would've felt horrible. It had nothing to do with you," I said.

Merle nodded a little. "Honestly, I kinda missed your smart ass," I said. Merle gave that typical Dixon smirk. "I missed your annoying ass too," he said while nudging me slightly. I rolled my eyes and followed him out the door and into the backyard.

Daryl was chopping firewood with his sleeveless shirt unbuttoned. I watched as the sweat rolled down his straining arm muscles and I swore I could've jumped his bones right there. I heard a car door shut. Daryl dropped his ax, buttoned up his shirt a little and started walking back towards the cabin.

Of course we knew it was Rick and Glenn back from their run. When I spotted Rick he had a huge grin on his face, something I hadn't seen in a while. "You're gonna want to see this," he said addressing the group. Sophia was hugging my side while Daryl was on my other.

Four people stepped out and I felt myself smiling slightly. We all started laughing and smiling while going to hug the four. Finally it was my turn. "It's good to see you Morales," as said I hugged him. He chuckled and pulled back. "It's good to be home."

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