The closer he got the more Carol had to tell herself not to try and physically comfort him in any way. She knew that he was hurt. She knew that she had made a mistake. Daryl just wasn't good with his feelings. She hadn't always been either, though. she was getting better because of him and because Ed was gone. He didn't want to be weak. Maybe there was more to it, but Carol cared either way. She didn't want him doing this.
She hated that he was pulling away. She knew she had made a mistake. And she wished she hadn't but she had and there was no way to change that. She just had to try and get through and make it up to him. She understood that it was a big deal to him.
"I was wrong." Carol admitted, bringing a hand up, hesitating for only a moment before she let it touch his chest. "And that was more about how upset I was with Rick. I didn't want you to support him at the time. It was never about you or me thinking of you that way." She commented, remembering when she had called Daryl a henchman. She regretted that. "That's not how I see you, Daryl."