I'm Sorry Bud...

" I want you, Danny. Right now, when we're alone and don't have to worry about our responsibilities. " She raised a brow at him, her eyes gentle but full of her own need.

He’d seen her stash the condoms in their bag, and for a hot second he was going to applaud her for thinking of Lee on their trip, too. After all he’d recently been noticeably closer to Carley, spending more and more time in her room when he didn’t have Clementine.

Danny gulped, smiling, before leaning down so he could speak lowly against her lips. “You do make a valid point… they’ll be better than the shitty one that’s been in my wallet since high school.”

While she'd been less sure at the motel, all of her qualms were mostly gone. There were always the normal threats, but without anyone around to walk in on them - or hear if she panicked - Ash could relax and simply enjoy herself.

When she broke away, though, and muttered just how much she wanted him… Jesus, it had him almost floating off of the ground with how relieved he was.

He reignited their kiss and pulled her close to him, tongue once again slipping in, before he rolled them over so she was beneath him, though made sure to prop himself up using his knuckles so to not block her in.

Then he pulled away, trailing his kisses down… down, and further down to her collarbone.

He looked up at her as he moved, his head moving down between her breast, and his hands moving to her shirt. “… can I…?”

Her hands clenched the blanket as she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She'd already shown him her scars. He wanted her despite them. Her mind was tricking her.

But then she sat up slightly and reached down, bringing up her shirt when she finally, finally brought her hands up.

He just sat there and took her in. His brain short circuited, and he could only gulp, his throat dry and his brain completely blank in pure shock.

He’d known she had a past when they started dating (if it could even be called that)… he’d known she’d had a child, and as such her body would be different to other girls their age… he’d known about her scars… but even with all that; the scars, the stretch marks, the slight amount of extra skin from where she’d carried Clementine…. He barely registered it.

‘Holy shit… holy shit she’s… she’s—‘

“… beautiful…”

The word came from him unknowingly, his blue eyes trailing over her form with a clear hunger yet also with a very real, very obvious tenderness. He reached out and pushed some hair back, smiling at her.

“I’m… I’m so fucking lucky…”

Her fingers moved around it as she pondered it. Then she looked back up into his eyes. " What happened here?" She asked before glancing back to the spot.

“Chemo port scar.” The answer was simple, as if I were obvious. “Got it when I was a kid, ended up getting one or my nuts removed when I was fourteen…“

It felt weird talking about it, if he was honest… so far any girlfriends hadn’t even bothered to ask, let alone give a fuck. But Ash… Ash was different.

He gulped and cleared his throat. Turning his gaze away in a little shame.

He gently shifted then, angling himself so he wouldn’t press his groin against her; his erection slowly atarting to form.

“I ever tell you that I love you…?” He mumbled, moving his palm down and cupping her cheek, pressing his lips to hers in a passionate, deep, but still gentle kiss. “Because holy fuck I love you…”

And then he continued his previous actions, slowly slipping his way down her body until he found himself level with her chest. His lips pressed against the skin above her bra, before slowly pulling down the left side so she fell free of the confines, her nipple hard in the cold air around her.

" I want you, Danny. Right now, when we're alone and don't have to worry about our responsibilities. " She raised a brow at him, her eyes gentle but full of her own need.

He’d seen her stash the condoms in their bag, and for a hot second he was going to applaud her for thinking of Lee on their trip, too. After all he’d recently been noticeably closer to Carley, spending more and more time in her room when he didn’t have Clementine.

Danny gulped, smiling, before leaning down so he could speak lowly against her lips. “You do make a valid point… they’ll be better than the shitty one that’s been in my wallet since high school.”

While she'd been less sure at the motel, all of her qualms were mostly gone. There were always the normal threats, but without anyone around to walk in on them - or hear if she panicked - Ash could relax and simply enjoy herself.

When she broke away, though, and muttered just how much she wanted him… Jesus, it had him almost floating off of the ground with how relieved he was.

He reignited their kiss and pulled her close to him, tongue once again slipping in, before he rolled them over so she was beneath him, though made sure to prop himself up using his knuckles so to not block her in.

Then he pulled away, trailing his kisses down… down, and further down to her collarbone.

He looked up at her as he moved, his head moving down between her breast, and his hands moving to her shirt. “… can I…?”

Her hands clenched the blanket as she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She'd already shown him her scars. He wanted her despite them. Her mind was tricking her.

But then she sat up slightly and reached down, bringing up her shirt when she finally, finally brought her hands up.

He just sat there and took her in. His brain short circuited, and he could only gulp, his throat dry and his brain completely blank in pure shock.

He’d known she had a past when they started dating (if it could even be called that)… he’d known she’d had a child, and as such her body would be different to other girls their age… he’d known about her scars… but even with all that; the scars, the stretch marks, the slight amount of extra skin from where she’d carried Clementine…. He barely registered it.

‘Holy shit… holy shit she’s… she’s—‘

“… beautiful…”

The word came from him unknowingly, his blue eyes trailing over her form with a clear hunger yet also with a very real, very obvious tenderness. He reached out and pushed some hair back, smiling at her.

“I’m… I’m so fucking lucky…”

Her fingers moved around it as she pondered it. Then she looked back up into his eyes. " What happened here?" She asked before glancing back to the spot.

“Chemo port scar.” The answer was simple, as if I were obvious. “Got it when I was a kid, ended up getting one or my nuts removed when I was fourteen…“

It felt weird talking about it, if he was honest… so far any girlfriends hadn’t even bothered to ask, let alone give a fuck. But Ash… Ash was different.

He gulped and cleared his throat. Turning his gaze away in a little shame.

" I want you, Danny. Right now, when we're alone and don't have to worry about our responsibilities. " She raised a brow at him, her eyes gentle but full of her own need.

He’d seen her stash the condoms in their bag, and for a hot second he was going to applaud her for thinking of Lee on their trip, too. After all he’d recently been noticeably closer to Carley, spending more and more time in her room when he didn’t have Clementine.

Danny gulped, smiling, before leaning down so he could speak lowly against her lips. “You do make a valid point… they’ll be better than the shitty one that’s been in my wallet since high school.”

While she'd been less sure at the motel, all of her qualms were mostly gone. There were always the normal threats, but without anyone around to walk in on them - or hear if she panicked - Ash could relax and simply enjoy herself.

When she broke away, though, and muttered just how much she wanted him… Jesus, it had him almost floating off of the ground with how relieved he was.

He reignited their kiss and pulled her close to him, tongue once again slipping in, before he rolled them over so she was beneath him, though made sure to prop himself up using his knuckles so to not block her in.

Then he pulled away, trailing his kisses down… down, and further down to her collarbone.

He looked up at her as he moved, his head moving down between her breast, and his hands moving to her shirt. “… can I…?”

Her hands clenched the blanket as she took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She'd already shown him her scars. He wanted her despite them. Her mind was tricking her.

But then she sat up slightly and reached down, bringing up her shirt when she finally, finally brought her hands up.

He just sat there and took her in. His brain short circuited, and he could only gulp, his throat dry and his brain completely blank in pure shock.

He’d known she had a past when they started dating (if it could even be called that)… he’d known she’d had a child, and as such her body would be different to other girls their age… he’d known about her scars… but even with all that; the scars, the stretch marks, the slight amount of extra skin from where she’d carried Clementine…. He barely registered it.

‘Holy shit… holy shit she’s… she’s—‘

“… beautiful…”

The word came from him unknowingly, his blue eyes trailing over her form with a clear hunger yet also with a very real, very obvious tenderness. He reached out and pushed some hair back, smiling at her.

“I’m… I’m so fucking lucky…”

" I want you, Danny. Right now, when we're alone and don't have to worry about our responsibilities. " She raised a brow at him, her eyes gentle but full of her own need.

He’d seen her stash the condoms in their bag, and for a hot second he was going to applaud her for thinking of Lee on their trip, too. After all he’d recently been noticeably closer to Carley, spending more and more time in her room when he didn’t have Clementine.

Danny gulped, smiling, before leaning down so he could speak lowly against her lips. “You do make a valid point… they’ll be better than the shitty one that’s been in my wallet since high school.”

While she'd been less sure at the motel, all of her qualms were mostly gone. There were always the normal threats, but without anyone around to walk in on them - or hear if she panicked - Ash could relax and simply enjoy herself.

When she broke away, though, and muttered just how much she wanted him… Jesus, it had him almost floating off of the ground with how relieved he was.

He reignited their kiss and pulled her close to him, tongue once again slipping in, before he rolled them over so she was beneath him, though made sure to prop himself up using his knuckles so to not block her in.

Then he pulled away, trailing his kisses down… down, and further down to her collarbone.

He looked up at her as he moved, his head moving down between her breast, and his hands moving to her shirt. “… can I…?”

" I want you, Danny. Right now, when we're alone and don't have to worry about our responsibilities. " She raised a brow at him, her eyes gentle but full of her own need.

He’d seen her stash the condoms in their bag, and for a hot second he was going to applaud her for thinking of Lee on their trip, too. After all he’d recently been noticeably closer to Carley, spending more and more time in her room when he didn’t have Clementine.

Danny gulped, smiling, before leaning down so he could speak lowly against her lips. “You do make a valid point… they’ll be better than the shitty one that’s been in my wallet since high school.”

She hadn’t… she hadn’t said what he thought she’d said… had she?

He blinked dumbly, looking at her in complete shock as she kissed him, fingers gently working their way down… down… down…

Oh, shit… did she think she had to or something…? She’d never shown any sort of interest before now, after all.

Until his free hand moved, gently laying over her wrist to stop her, though he didn’t remove it, just giving it enough pressure to pause her actions.

“You… you don’t have to…” He mumbled against her, breath hot and chest rising and falling in pure desire. “I, I mean you— you’ve never wanted to — and now, i— I don’t want you thinking you have to— not for my sake, I—“

" I know." She whispered against his lips as her hand moved to cup his neck. Her thumb moved gently over his skin, her eyes fluttering shut as the kiss continued.

While the room was far enough to the back that she knew it would take a while for anyone to find them. Plus, there were no kids to interrupt them....

But then she deepened it, and his own heart felt like it would pound out of his chest. She’d never been this forward — he’d always been the one pushing his luck to see how far he could go (within reason).

He grunted into the kiss, moving his free hand up to the back of her neck and pulling her closer, biting her lip a little as he came up for air, panting and red faced as he attempted to get his blood pressure under control.

Admittedly, he wanted her. He’d wanted her for months now, but had never pushed her — never would push her. He was just content to be with her.

But goddamn he wanted her. That much was evident in the way he had to angle himself to conceal the slow tenting of his pants that had resulted from Ash’s impromptu make out session.

" we're going to need all the warmth we can get." She chuckled, cuddling into his side. " plus a big day tomorrow. Lots of stuff to bring back. We really did hit the motherload."

His own hand slowly moved up and down her back the way he knew she loved, fingertips barely grazing her skin. “Well I’m glad… plus I bet I’m a lot cuddlier than them, too.” He teased, smiling.

His hand gently set on her forearm, not stopping her gentle movements at all, simply relaxing into her touch.

He turned his head down to look at her, smiling gently as the meagre lantern light hit her just right, casting an almost glow around her.

“… you’re so fucking beautiful… god, i love you…”

" I haven't checked the back yet. I figured that we could do that together. Safety in numbers and all that. Plus, we can look at any backstock they had." She shrugged. " So do you want to check the back first, or raid the food aisles just in case something was left? Then we can grab a camp stove on the way to the back."

They ended up raiding the rest of the store cautiously, their flashlights illuminating the ever darkening corners and shelves as they searched.

And once they’d managed to find a small camping stove, which Danny had set up safely in the back room (a warehouse, he’d noted after thoroughly checking everywhere to satisfy them both it was safe) they settled — with him eventually stretching out across his bed roll, solidly muscular limbs almost gangly in how relaxed he’d become.

“So I say we head out first thing.” He mumbled, his cap over his eyes, the bill pulled down a little to shield himself from any light rays, and his plaid jacket rolled up over his forearms. “Gives us a chance to have one last sweep before we head home.”

He yawned and smiled at Ash, raising his arm ever so slightly. “… wanna come over here and take some of my body heat? I got too much and I don’t wanna be greedy.”

What? He was a red blooded man. Of course he took the chance to perv on his girlfriend when given it.

After tearing his eyes away, he looked over the various racks of clothing, grabbing a few bits for the men in the group as he did — coats and thicker pants being priority.

Then he managed to stumble into the kids section, pulling out a padded coat that he felt would be thick enough.

It didn’t take long for the group to see them off, and then they found themselves on their way, the journey being long and oftentimes annoying in the way they needed to dodge clumps of walkers where necessary.

She pulled away from him, stretching again before looking out the window at the slow falling snow. " It is pretty, though. It's almost pretty enough to forget we're in an apocalyptic event."

Danny grinned as he hugged Clementine, patting her back before pulling her cap down over her eyes playfully. “You be good now. I’ll take care of your mom. I promise.”

One more hug, a firm handshake with Lee, and then he passed the girl off to Ash, motioning that he’d be waiting for her by the gate as she said goodbye for however long the trip took them.

His hand moved to the back of her head, gently pushing her down further as his hips curled up -- her palm coupled with the slick warmth of her mouth having him nearing completion already.

"O-oh, jesus... Holy fuck, Ash... Holy shit..." He managed to gasp in pure ecstasy, chest heaving as he tried to keep a handle on himself, balls clenching as a tightness built in them.

His hand started moving her head a little, guiding her up and down on him, and he was nearing his finish when--

"Momma!"

Clementine's voice announced her arrival, and the door's knob turned. Danny, in turn, pushed her head away from him and grabbed the covers, knowing he didn't have time to fully dress himself before they were interrupted.

Surely enough, the little girl managed to open the door, barrelling inside and launching herself at her mother, grinning.

Then she heard the tell-tale sound of her daughter and pulled up and away even as Danny pushed her. She was on her feet a moment before the door opened, and Clem threw herself at Ash.

“I’m gonna go grab dad! He said we’re gonna make snow angels!” She grinned, eventually, turning to Danny and smiling at him. “You’re gonna come play too? Before you go on watch?”

Then Ash was beside him again, and he smiled, his larger hand closing around hers, bringing both of them up to loop his arm around her, holding her close to his chest where he pressed a kiss to her lips.

“As much as I’d absolutely love to…” He mumbled between kisses. “I think Clem might explode if one of her parents doesn’t go make snow angels…” Another little string of kisses.

Then he looked down and blushed, a little embarrassed. “Plus, uh… I kinda lost my mojo, if you get me…?”

His now flaccid length was safely nestled within his shorts.

He’d been so close to completion — so close to finally reaching his climax for the first time in months — but there was no malice or bitterness held within his words. In fact, he followed with a gentle smile, his palm coming up to cup her cheek.

His hand moved to the back of her head, gently pushing her down further as his hips curled up -- her palm coupled with the slick warmth of her mouth having him nearing completion already.

"O-oh, jesus... Holy fuck, Ash... Holy shit..." He managed to gasp in pure ecstasy, chest heaving as he tried to keep a handle on himself, balls clenching as a tightness built in them.

His hand started moving her head a little, guiding her up and down on him, and he was nearing his finish when--

"Momma!"

Clementine's voice announced her arrival, and the door's knob turned. Danny, in turn, pushed her head away from him and grabbed the covers, knowing he didn't have time to fully dress himself before they were interrupted.

Surely enough, the little girl managed to open the door, barrelling inside and launching herself at her mother, grinning.

Then she heard the tell-tale sound of her daughter and pulled up and away even as Danny pushed her. She was on her feet a moment before the door opened, and Clem threw herself at Ash.

“I’m gonna go grab dad! He said we’re gonna make snow angels!” She grinned, eventually, turning to Danny and smiling at him. “You’re gonna come play too? Before you go on watch?”

His hand moved to the back of her head, gently pushing her down further as his hips curled up -- her palm coupled with the slick warmth of her mouth having him nearing completion already.

"O-oh, jesus... Holy fuck, Ash... Holy shit..." He managed to gasp in pure ecstasy, chest heaving as he tried to keep a handle on himself, balls clenching as a tightness built in them.

His hand started moving her head a little, guiding her up and down on him, and he was nearing his finish when--

"Momma!"

Clementine's voice announced her arrival, and the door's knob turned. Danny, in turn, pushed her head away from him and grabbed the covers, knowing he didn't have time to fully dress himself before they were interrupted.

Surely enough, the little girl managed to open the door, barrelling inside and launching herself at her mother, grinning.