It was the most natural thing in the world to respond to that pull, shifting herself to straddle his lap. The way they fit together was so perfect. His body was strong and firm against her smaller, softer one. Every one of his touches sent electricity down her spine and danced across her nerves.

Maybe her father would have disapproved. Maybe the rest of the group, too. She didn't care. She'd never felt safer or more wanted than she had in that moment, with Daryl.

She gasped his name against his lips, melting into the deeper kiss, tongue brushing tentatively against his.