Chapter One

Sam had been living in Alexandria for little more than three months. She had arrived there with her older brother Jason after being on their own for six months previously. The group they had been with had been attacked by walkers in the night, although Sam and Jason had wanted to help they knew that the likelihood of them surviving was next to none as the sheer number of walkers that attacked was overwhelming. They had made the painful decision to run, it was about surviving and they weren't going to risk their lives for a pointless cause…that was what Jason had drilled into Sam at the very start of this life.

They couldn't believe their luck when they stumbled across Alexandria, it was a large gated community that was home to no more than fifty people, there were people in their later years and children aged less than two. Both Sam and Jason had jumped straight into helping the community, Jason was ex-military and Sam had been an ER doctor in her local hospital, Rick (the leader of Alexandria) had commented that their skill set was invaluable. Sam remembers Rick commenting that Alexandria was lucky to have them, not the other way around. Whilst the community did have a doctor of sorts they didn't have the same skill set or knowledge that Sam had, she wasn't one to brag but she had been very good at her job before the world went to hell, because of this and her background Rick had made her Alexandria's main doctor. This decision from Rick whilst it made sense, had caused tension with the previous title holder Denise who had been doing her best given the conditions.

The pair of them had settled into their new roles quickly, Sam and Denise had settled their differences, the pair of them now working together as a cohesive team, Sam was teaching Denise new techniques she had honed during her time working in the ER. Jason meanwhile had taken up position as one of Rick's most trusted advisors, he did this alongside Michonne. Sam and Jason had been given their own home within the confines of the settlement, although they had insisted they were happy to share with other people Rick wasn't having any of it, therefore the two of them were living in a spacious four-bedroom detached house.

Sam had thrown herself into her work, luckily a lot of the cases she had been dealing with were simple enough there had been no big injuries which meant she had time to teach Denise. One thing she had noticed was a change in her brother, in the time they had been in Alexandria he had developed a relationship with one of Rick's original group, Rosita. Sam had heard from Denise that Rick hadn't always been a part of Alexandria he and his group had been welcomed in by the previous leader Deanna Monroe, but sadly she had been bitten during an incident and as she was dying she passed power of leadership to him. Sam was happy for her brother, he hadn't experienced much happiness in the time since the outbreak, neither had she. It had been the two of them for so long it was refreshing to interact with others and build relationships, romantic or not.

Admittedly Sam wasn't Rosita's biggest fan, there was air of attitude around her, Sam could've sworn that Rosita had tutted her when she came home one evening and the two of them had been getting hot and heavy on the sofa. For the most part Sam had ignored Rosita's attitude, her brother was happy and that was the main thing.

For Sam this day started off like any other, she had woken at 5am, jumped out of bed and headed for her morning run. This had been something she had always done before the outbreak and something she started doing again since they had been at Alexandria. She always ran with a weapon, although they were in a gated community they had been told of the past attacks where the walls had been breached. After her run she returned home, showered, ate breakfast and headed to one of the homes in Alexandria that had been set up as a clinic.

Nothing had seemed out of the ordinary, that was until Denise came running into the clinic out of breath with a visibly distressed look on her face.

"Everything okay Denise?"

She shook her head.

"He's here, he is actually here."

Sam stood up, brushing past Denise she looked out of the window. One of the first things that she and Jason had been briefed on upon their arrival at Alexandria was the ongoing issues they were having with what could only be described as a "rival" settlement that called themselves "The Sanctuary". The history was long and complicated but it's leader was infamous and had a distinct dislike for Rick which was mutual. They had an arrangement which meant that half of everything Alexandria had belonged to the Sanctuary, once every two weeks a convoy would arrive and take their share back. Denise had mentioned to Sam that on occasion their leader would make an appearance, but in the three months Sam and Jason had been there he had never made an appearance but the stories she had heard about him were monstrous. Looking out the window she saw a figure stood in the distance, his back facing the clinic but she could tell just from that who it was as Denise had described him to her several times…his recognisable baseball bat slung over his shoulder, his red scarf and leather jacket…without a doubt it was Negan.

As Sam was about to turn around and speak to Denise she heard a voice that she didn't recognise. His.

"We have to go outside…he does this."

Sam turned to Denise, she was clearly terrified of the man.

"Why? Do we have to line up or something?"

Denise shook her head.

"We don't have to line up, but he's sure to want to give a speech of some kind…that normally happens when he visits, but he doesn't like to be disrespected."

Sam turned to face the window again, her heart sank when she saw Jason making his way towards Negan alongside Rick and Michonne. As Sam went to open the door she was stopped by the sound of his voice once again.

"Well it's been a long time Rick, I see you've got yourself some new fucking residents…he looks tough, he came with someone didn't he? His sister, who from what I've fucking heard from my guys is a fucking knockout, and a doctor to boot."

Sam froze, how did he know about her, looking out the window once again she saw Jason take a step towards Negan, Rick instinctively stopped him with a hand to his chest and what seemed like a stern word. Negan continued.

"I would listen to Rick if I was you dumbass, he knows what happens to people who step out of fucking line. I want to see this hot doc of yours Rick…go fetch."

By this time Denise had made her way over to Sam's side.

"We need to go out there Sam, it's only going to get worse if we don't."

Sam nodded. Reaching for the handle of the door Sam opened it and stepped outside. The sun was beating down, how he could be wearing a leather jacket baffled her. Her boots crunched on the sound of the gravel outside of the clinic. Jason's eyes darted to Sam, an action which was noticed by Negan.

"Ah, no need to go fetch Rick, looks like she isn't a dumb fuck like you."

Turning around Negan was looking in Sam's direction. This was the first time that she was able to get a good look at the man who had been terrorising Alexandria…he wasn't what she expected. Negan had started making his way towards Sam, Denise was standing in the doorway. As he got closer to her, she was able to see his features better, he had salt and pepper black hair which matched his salt and pepper stubble which framed his face and matched his dark eyes. Sam could feel her stomach flutter, as much as she knew she should hate this man he was completely breath-taking to her.

"Well Simon wasn't fucking lying that's for sure, you're a god-damn motherfucking knockout."

Sam didn't say anything, but her blue eyes were locked with his. A small smile crept along his face as he inched closer to her, the feeling in Sam's stomach intensified. By the time he stopped Negan was centimetres away from her face, his breath on her skin had caused goosebumps to appear and the hairs on the back of her neck to stand on end.

"What a nice reaction, you won't want anyone to know you're wet for me will you?"

Her eyes darted away from his and she took a step back, she needed him to be out of her personal space, but what she couldn't hide was the flushed colour of her cheeks and her reaction to his closeness. Laughing Negan took a step back before turning his attention back to Rick. "

"You're a lucky man Rick to have a fine piece of ass like this here…make the most of it."

He gave Sam another look and she could feel his eyes burning into her skin, she felt exposed even though she was fully clothed. As he looked away and focused his attention back onto Rick and the others, Jason kept his eyes on Sam before he turned and followed behind Rick.

Turning and heading back into the clinic, her safe place she headed into the bathroom. Denise had tried speaking to her but she hadn't heard what was said, her mind was racing why was he having such an effect on her…why did she like it? He was the enemy…she shouldn't be attracted to the enemy. She prayed that all of those people that could see her thought that she was flushing due to embarrassment and not out of enjoyment.