I WOKE up in a fit of sweat, the sheets a little damp from the nightmare. I looked to my right and saw Negan was still asleep, his back facing me. I got myself out of bed, supporting my baby bump as I waddled to the bathroom.
As I went to crawl back into bed, my stomach growled and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep unless I ate. I left our room and headed for the kitchen, the cold floor sending chills through my feet.
I reached the kitchen and went through the cabinets, looking for anything to satisfy my appetite. After a while of searching for something, I conceded and settled on a jar of pickles. I left the kitchen, making my way back to Negan and I's room as I dug into the jar.
NEGAN
I shot out of bed when I heard gunshots being fired throughout the compound. When I looked to my left and didn't see y/n, I panicked, immediately pulling on my boots and grabbing Lucille.
I burst through the door, slamming Lucille on every door I passed. "Grab your guns! We are under attack!" I ran through the halls, searching for y/n.
My men ran with me, going down different halls and spreading out, all to reach where the gunshots were coming from. I ran towards the mess hall, wondering if she could've gotten something to eat.
Before rounding the corner, I heard crying and as I made my way around, I saw y/n. She was huddled on the ground, against the wall crying with shards of glass surrounding her.
"y/n!" I called and she looked up at me, her face displaying horror.
"Negan, what's happening?" She asked, tears streaming down her face as I pulled her back to her feet and into my chest.
"Someone's breached the compound. You need to go back to our room, where you'll be safe." I told her, walking her back towards our room.
I guided her towards the bed and had her sit down before I grabbed her hands, "y/n, I need you to stay here, okay? As soon as I leave, lock the door and don't open it for anyone unless I knock three times." I told her. She nodded and I kissed her forehead before leaving the room, swinging Lucille over my shoulder.
After dealing with the intruder, I returned to our room and knocked three times. I waited, but there was no answer so I knocked again and there was still no answer. I pulled out my keys and unlocked the door, walking in to see y/n passed out on the bed.
I chuckled under my breath, moving over to my side of the bed and putting Lucille in her spot. I crawled into bed, pulling the sheets over me and kissing y/n's shoulder before covering her with a blanket and falling back asleep.
Y/N
"If you ever need anything in the middle of the night, don't be afraid to wake me up." Negan told me as we were getting breakfast the next morning. So far all I had heard from him this morning was this lecture.
"Alright, I will." I assured him as we walked to a table and sat to eat. "What happened last night, anyway?"
"I've got it on good authority that Rick sent someone to kill me. She's in a cell right now, we'll visit her after we eat." He said, taking a bite of his eggs.
"We?" I asked, finding it odd that he'd let me in on this business rather than making me stay in our room or helping out in the kitchen.
"She's from Alexandria, no doubt you know her. If she won't talk to me, maybe she'll talk to you." Negan said, finishing his eggs and letting me have his potatoes, knowing they're my favorite.
After breakfast, Negan took me to where the shooter was being kept, only to find the door already open and some mumbled words. I heard something tear and that's when Negan took action.
He stood behind David, the guard that was supposed to be watching the shooter. "David! What the hell do you think you're going in here?" I stood behind Negan, trying to get a glimpse of the prisoner.
"Do you really think I need you to answer that? I can see you were trying to rape this woman. Now David, you know that shit don't fly here. And I wouldn't want to be in a place where it did." Negan told him, his voice becoming aggressive and authoritative.
I was still trying to get a look at who the woman was, and just as I started to pay attention to what Negan was saying, he stuck a knife into David's throat. David dropped to the ground and I had to turn around.
Negan grabbed my shoulder. "You alright?" I nodded my head, taking deep breaths before turning around again.
"y/n?" I heard the woman say my name as Negan had Simon get her a new shirt. I moved beside Negan so I could see who it was, only to find Sasha huddled in the corner of the cell, keeping her distance from David's body.
"Sasha, you did this?" I asked, sounding hurt. As much as I still cared for the people of Alexandria and as much as I still mourned the death of Glenn and Abraham, this was my home now. "Why?"
"He needs to die." Sasha said, anger seething from her as she spoke and scowling at Negan.
"No. He was protecting his people, Alexandria would have done the same and you know it." I told her, suddenly getting defensive. Negan stepped in front of me, telling me he'd handle it.
I stood behind Negan, still able to hear everything that was being discussed. Negan handed her a knife, giving her options and letting her consider the idea of joining him. Negan closed and locked the door, assigning another guard to the cell.
"Do you think she'll join you?" I asked him as we made our way out to the trucks for a supply run.
"Do you? You know her better than I do." He said, putting Lucille in her usual resting spot on his shoulder. He looked over to me and raised his eyebrows.
"I don't know. She's been down this road before with her brother and her boyfriend's death. She's truly unpredictable." I told him as he helped me into the passenger seat of the truck.
I took a few deep breaths when I was finally settled into the seat. Negan got into the driver's seat and looked over at me. "You okay?"
I nodded my head. "Yeah, just out of bre- ow! holy shit!" I grabbed my stomach where the baby had kicked and threw my head back.
"y/n?" Negan asked, getting worried, but I pushed it away. "I'm fine. The baby just kicked really hard." I assured him.
"Maybe this should be the last run for you." Negan said, pulling out of the Sanctuary. I continued to take deep breaths and focus on the scenery.
"Negan, I'm fine."I told him, not wanting to have to stay at the Sanctuary and worry about him, even though I know he can handle himself.
"No, after this that's it. You're seven months pregnant y/n, I'm not putting you or the baby in danger anymore."
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Negan and I paid a visit to Sasha the next morning. He opened the door and Sasha was there, still alive and the knife Negan gave her was settled into David's head.
Negan told her the plan, about the coffin and everything. I wasn't completely with Negan on this, but he made it clear that it was happening whether I liked it or not.
"After they stand down, Lucille gets her three victims and we move forward with a new understanding." Negan said, kneeling down to Sasha's level and resting Lucille on this knees.
"I'll do it, but no one is dying" Sasha told him and Negan quickly rebutted.
"Wrong. They need to be punished, otherwise everything I have built is shit." Negan said, stern and without hesitation. Sasha tried to argue, but Negan wouldn't comply.
"One, just one person has to die." Sasha tried and Negan finally complied.
"Fine, one person has to die. We roll out in 45." Negan said, getting up and leaving, Simon closing the door to the cell behind him.
Negan and I made our way to the mess hall, wanting to eat before he left. We went to the front of the line, knowing that no one would mind considering it was Negan and grabbed anything we wanted.
We ate in silence, mostly because we had fought over my ability to handle myself on runs last night. I knew that it was a risk, but that didn't mean I couldn't help at all. I just didn't want to get to the point where I was useless because of the pregnancy.
After we ate, I walked with Negan out to the trucks, his men gathered around and waiting for him. Negan threw Lucille onto his shoulder and stood in the middle with me by his side as he gave a short speech to his men, getting them riled up.
The speech ended with everyone exclaiming, "I'm Negan." before getting into their designated vehicles.
"I guess I'll see you when you get back. And you better come back." I told him and he chuckled. "I'm serious."
"I know you are, sweetheart. I will come back, I promise." Negan said, kissing my forehead as he embraced me and felt the baby before getting into the truck.
"I love you." I said, under my breath, but when I saw him look back at me, I knew he heard me say it.