8 Chapter 8

The elevator doors opened and to your disappointment Daryl left go of you hand. Everyone filed out of the elevator following Jenner. "Are we underground?" Carol asked "Are you claustrophobic?" Jenner asked "A little."Carol replied "Try not to think about it. Vi, bring up the lights in the big room." Jenner said. We were standing in a room full of what looked to be computers with a big screen on one wall and a click on another. You noticed the clock counting down but didn't think anything of it. "Welcome to zone 5." Jenner said "Where is everybody? The other doctors, the staff?" You asked "I'm it. It's just me here." Jenner said "What about the person you were speaking with? Vi?" Lori said Jenner spoke "Vi, say hello to our guests. Tell them... Welcome." "Hello, guests. Welcome." Said a voice from above "I'm all that's left. I'm sorry." Jenner said

"What's the point? If we were infected, we'd all be running a fever." Andrea said as she got her blood drawn "I've already broken every rule in the book letting you in here. Let me just at least be thorough." Jenner replied you were up next you sat down and when down you got up feeling light headed.

"Are you okay?" Jenner asked you as Jacqui came over to help "Mmm." "She hasn't eaten in days. None of us have" Jacqui told Jenner. Jenner looked at all of you and led you to a dinning area.

You were all sitting around the table laughing and having a good time. Eatting good food and drinking. "You know, in Italy, children have a little bit of wine with dinner." Dale said "And in France." You added "Well, when Carl is in Italy or France, he can have some then." Lori said covering Carl's cup "What's it gonna hurt? Come on. Come on." Rick said Lori shrugs giving in and letting Dale pour some wine into Carl's cup. "There you are, young lad."" Eww." Carl says after taking a sip. You all start laughing. "That's my boy. That's my boy. Good boy." Lori said "Yuck. That tastes nasty." Carl says everyone just continues to laugh. "Well, just stick to sour pop there, bud." Shane said "Not you, Glenn." Daryl looks at Glenn "What?" Glenn says chuckling "Keep drinking, little man. I want to see how red your face can get." Daryl tells him. Everyone laughs and Rick clicks his glass "It seems to me we haven't thanked our host properly." "He is more than just our host. Hear hear! Here's to you, doc." T-Dog said "Booyah!" Daryl shouts "Booyah!" Everyone joins in "Thank you!" Rick says T-Dog shouts another Booyah! Glasses clink. "So when are you gonna tell us what the hell happened here, doc? All the... the other doctors that were supposed to be figuring out what happened, - where are they?" Shane pipes in ruining the mood "We're celebrating, Shane. Don't need to do this now." Rick tells him "Whoa, wait a second. This is why we're here, right? This was your move... Supposed to find all the answers. Instead we... We found him. Found one man. Why?" Shane says "Well, when things got bad, a lot of people just left. Went off to be with their families. And when things got worse, when the military cordon got overrun, the rest bolted." Jenner says "Every last one?" You asked in disbelief "No, many couldn't face walking out the door. They... opted out. There was a rash of suicides. That was a bad time." He says "You didn't leave. Why?" Andrea asked "I just kept working. Hoping to do some good." Jenner replies "Dude, you are such a buzzkill, man." Glenn says to Shane.

After Shane ruined everyone's fun you all followed Jenner down a hallway. "Most of the facility is powered down including housing, so you'll have to make do here. The couches are comfortable, but there are cots in storage if you like. There's a rec room down the hall that you kids might enjoy. Just don't plug in the video games, okay? Or anything that draws power. The same applies... If you shower, go easy on the hot water" Jenner said to you while leading you down the hall. "Hot water?" Glenn said "That's what the man said." T-Dog Said with a huge smile on his face.

Everyone found a room and put there stuff in it. You not wanting to be alone decided to take a chance and ask Daryl if you could share. "Daryl?" "Hmmm" you heard him grunt looking up at you. "I was wondering... I don't want to be alone. Could I maybe share a room woth you?" You said quietly afraid of what he'll say. You looked at him from under your lashes. He was looking down biting his thumb nail. He looked up shrugging nodding his head. "You have a shy smile and said "Thanks" putting your stuff down by the door and walking over to the couch where he was sitting holding a bottle of whisky. "You going to drink that whole thing?" "Why you want some?" He said with a smirk. You smiled am d laughed a little "Nah, I don't drink. Never was my thing. Plus someone's gotta make sure you don't go streaking down the hall. Even if that would be a nice view." You flirted he snorted and shook his head his cheeks turning read "Shut up, you're crazy." You both laughed and hiked around some more.

After you called down you decided to go take a shower. "I think I'm going to take advantage of that hot water." You said getting up Daryl just grunted "You could join if you'd like." You said to him walking backwards and winking at him. He chocked on the swig of whisky he took and you couldn't help but laugh at his facely expression. His cheeks up to the tips of his ears were bright red.

Daryl chocked on his whisky when he heard you say to join youin the shower. He could feel his face heating up. He couldn't help the dirty thoughts and the boner he was getting just thinking about you wet and naked. He just shook his head snorting. "You sure you haven't been drinking?" He looked up at you when he heard you snort really loud. "Oh my God!" You started laughing so hard you had tears in your eyes. Daryl started laughing with you finding absolutely adorable. "Go take your shower, crazy girl." And that's what you did you walked to the bathroom laughing.