When he says it like that, so forthright, it sends a little shiver down Beth's spine, and she almost can't quite believe she's really doing this. A year ago she would have thought this silly, maybe even reckless, but suddenly she feels like she understands. It's so important for her to realize right now that she can be someone else, someone besides the person who was -- and still is, she knows -- in love with Daryl.

She gets to decide things now. She's strong enough to be on her own and do whatever she wants.

"No," she says. "I don't think we do either." And even though they dated, she's never been in Chuck's bedroom before. He'd always been so good with her, not pushing her further than she was comfortable, but things have changed. Everything has changed. She's never been in there, but that doesn't mean she doesn't know where it is and so she starts down the hall ahead of him, flashing a grin over her shoulder.