Love Bites.

Hannah Smith


Daryl Dixon


Hilary Lowe


Rick Grimes

Daryl took and talked lightly with Rick keeping his eyes on Hannah. Daryl took and adjusted himself a little in the seat and sighed out. Ever since Hannah had joined them, he was finding himself closer and closer to her. Something he'd never done in his life. Not even with his own brother that much. Of course he loved his brother but this was something different. Something that he couldn't explain. "You ok Rick?" Daryl asked noticing him staring and not himself lately. Not since the new comer, Hilary Lowe had joined them a few months ago.

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Hilary took and helped Hannah wash everyone's clothes. Her long blonde hair pulled into a messy bun high on her head. She smiled handing Hannah the clothing so she could dry them. She hummed to herself as she took and finished doing the last article of clothing.

Hannah was keeping herself busy by washing clothes and talking with Hilary. A soft with escaped her lips, she took the clothes and hung them up on the clothesline they had made. Seeing that Hilary had washed the last of the clothes, she walked over to Daryl and Rick, "You guys don't have anymore clothes to be washed, do you?"

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Rick shook his head, "I'm fine, just got a lot on my mind. Mostly how I'm going to keep this group going forward." He saw Hannah walking over to them, "No I don't have anything else." He figured he'd give them some time and go over to Hilary. He stopped by her, "Hey, how are you doing?"

Daryl shook his head, "No that's all." Daryl said to her as he stared at her a second before getting up to his feet. "Are you ok?" He asked her noticing that she looked upset or something was on her mind. He couldn't be sure which of the two it was.

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Hilary glanced up at Rick and nodded her head, "Ok." She replied softly wiping her hands off with the towel near her. She looked at Rick, "Are you ok?" She asked him noticing his facial expressions were tense and concern on them.

Hannah looked at him, "I'm alright, just have a lot on my mind." She smiled slightly, not wanting him to worry about her, it shocked her to even think that Daryl was worried about her. "Is there anything I can help you with?" She asked.

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Rick sighed, "Honestly Hilary, I don't know. I feel fine, but at the same time I'm exhausted and I don't know why." He looked at her, "I want you to know that everyone does appreciate all the things that you and Hannah do for all of us."

Daryl looked at her, "I don't think so. Not right now anyways. You've been hard at work this morning, why don't you go kind of relax or something." Daryl offered up to her and smiled at her.

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Hilary nodded her head, "I know." She replied to him about them appreciating what she and Hannah were doing. Hilary smiled at Rick unsure of what to say. "I'm sorry Rick." She said.

Hannah sighed softly, "Alright. If you need anything, let me know, okay?" She smiled at him before turning and walking over to her tent. Crawling inside, she laid on the blankets she had piled up and closed her eyes, hoping to relax.

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"There's nothing for you to be sorry for, there's just a lot going on." Rick offered her a smile, "You should probably go get some rest, you've been doing a lot lately."

Daryl watched her walk away and smiled to himself. He lent back into the chair and sighed a little running his hand through his hair.

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Hilary looked at him, "If you need anything please let me know, ok?" She asked lightly before squeezing his arm lightly and going to the tent she shared with Hannah and going inside as she laid on her side and sighed a little.

Hannah laid in her tent, she fell asleep for a little while, but woke up, a soft yawn escaping her lips. She got out of the tent and stretched her arms above her head, looking around, she saw Daryl sitting alone, she didn't want to bother him though.

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Rick nodded, "If I need anything, I'll be sure to let you know." He told her as she walked away. He ran a hand through his hair and went to check on something's.

Daryl took and kept a look out on everything as he sighed. He noticed Hannah come out of her tent and gave her a light wave and smile.

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Hilary laid in her tent and sighed a little. She closed her eyes falling asleep. She curled into a ball the nightmares of her life before the outbreak taking over her. The abusive relationship she'd been in. Waking up out of coma to this new world that had became.

Hannah smiled as Daryl waved at her, she shrugged slightly and decided to walk over to him. "You never get any rest, do you?" She asked, looking up at him.

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Rick had been walking for awhile, his mind still clouded as he tried to figure out the best way to go about things here. Now he had Hilary on his mind, she was gorgeous and sweet, not something that's common in the apocalypse. He knew there was no doubt that he had some sort of feelings for her.

Daryl shook his head, "No, not really." He smiled at her and sighed a little. "Did you rest ok?" He asked her getting up to his feet.

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Hilary took and woke up as she stretched. She got out and smiled at Carl as she took and began walking. Since nothing else needed to be done. She wanted to clear her mind. She had major feelings for Rick. But she wasn't sure if she should go about them or not. Not with Lori there, even though she was with Shane. She sighed heavily and continued walking.

Hannah nodded, "You probably work harder than most of us, you deserve to get some rest." She said honestly, "I feel like I got enough rest now." She smiled.

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Rick was making his way back towards the main part of the farm when he saw Hilary walking. He made his way over to her, "Hey, you feeling rested?" He asked, as he thought about it, he knew there was something between Shane and Lori, but he didn't know if he should make any move towards Hilary.

Daryl smiled at her, "I am glad." He replied softly to her. "I might do so, but I don't sleep much anymore." He told her truthfully and smiled at her.

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Hilary smiled at Rick and nodded, "Yeah thanks for letting me rest. Is there anything I can do to help out?" She asked him giving a light smile to him.

"I understand, but if there's ever a time when you want to talk or something, just come and let me know, okay?" Hannah smiled at him.

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Rick took a minute to think, "Nothing I can think of at the moment, maybe we can find something for you to do though."

Daryl smiled, "Can we go some where more private and talk?" Daryl asked her staring at her.

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Hilary nodded her head and gave a light smile, "Ok." She replied softly.

Hannah looked at him for a minute before nodding, "Sure, we can go somewhere else and talk. Lead the way."

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Rick smiled over at her, "I'm sure we could probably work on your fighting skills or something like that."

Daryl lead her away and towards the barn. He smiled as he took and lead her inside of it and sat down a bell of hay. "Hannah, I need to tell you something." He told her.

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Hilary nodded her head, "Sounds like a plan." Hilary said.

Hannah was hesitant, but followed him to the barn. She sat down across from him, "Talk about what?" She asked, curious as to what he was talking about.

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Rick smiled, liking that she wanted to get something done, "Alright, come on." He walked her a little ways from the farm and stopped, "You practiced with Shane before, right?"

Daryl looked at her and sighed a little, "Hannah I like you a lot." Daryl told her.

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"A few times." Hilary said to Shane.