It was easy to forget that they had family waiting on them back in Bay City. New York was very much a part of them. It flowed freely beneath their veins, and neither of them wanted to waste a moment of their time.

Nothing at all. The things she gave of herself were more than enough, and now she knew it, too. Too little, too late. She bit the inside of her cheek when she felt the tears pool in her eyes. She refused to let them fall. Rated for language.

AU. Carol's banishment leads Daryl to one of the hardest, yet easiest, decisions of his life.

They'd crashed together in a different way. And everything had been different and yet the same ever since.

It's taken Daryl and Carol a long time to reach this level in their relationship. Now do they have what it takes to make it to the next step and beyond?

He owed her his very life. And he wanted to spend what was left of his with her. It was as simple as that. Spoiler: Redemption

It was the night before events that lead to the morning after that brought the change that he was certain was the best thing that happened in his life.