A/N…Firstly, it must be said that I do not own these characters, and get no profit from writing about them.  I must thank Susan and Spikeslovebite for being such wonderful betas and friends, but I especially want to dedicate this fic to Tam (Spikeslovebite), because without you I might never have come back to writing fanfiction at all.  You know how important you are to me and I hope that we will always be friends and there for each other whenever we can be.

It has been a long time since I’ve wanted to lose myself in fanfiction.  Discovering this show has reminded me how much I loved to write, and how much I love to love an unlikely love story.  The way Daryl looks at Carol seems destined for love—whether either of them suspect it or not.  So, how could I help myself when the urge to write became overwhelming?  I hope you can enjoy this—two more chapters are written so far so I think this might go on for a while.  If you do enjoy, please take the time to let me know.  Encouragement is the greatest thing in helping someone to finish a fic!