Chapter 4: "Do Over"
The day was passing fairly quickly with a constant stream of nurses and Dr Carrington coming in to check on Sydney and her progress. She was still unconscious but all her vital signs were stable.
Michonne stayed on one side of the room while Negan stayed on the other. His cell phone was constantly ringing, some he took..others he ignored. When it ran for the umpteenth time she got really upset.
"Can I see you outside? Now!"
He followed her out into the corridor.
"Do you have to have that ringing every minute?!"
"This is my work. What do you want me to do?"
"Why are you even here?! Why did you come?"
"Because you called me...remember?"
"I didn't have a choice! I didn't agree to any of this!"
"True."
"The doctor wants both of our signatures on some paperwork just in case they need to do any emergency surgeries. When the papers come, just sign them and leave ok. Just leave us alone!"
"Hey..she's my kid too Mich. If I want to stay… I will stay. We have joint custody!"
"Don't call me Mich! You know I hate that! Besides, what do you care about her being your kid? Why did you even do that? Apply for joint custody? It's not like you see her anyway...except for birthdays and Christmas. Don't pretend you care about her."
Michonne shook her head in disgust.
"The only reason you even got joint custody is because I couldn't legally bring up the real reason why I had full custody in the first arrangement. I couldn't tell the court what a piece of shit you are...what you did to me. You are not a father..you're just a sperm donor."
Her last words stung him. He grabbed her by the arm and wringing it, he pulled her close. She smiled as he glared at her. It was very rare she have been able to rattle Negan's cage.
"I should have sent you to prison for raping me."
"Why didn't you?"
"I didn't want to take the chance of getting some liberal jackass judge making an order in your favour of having to bring my daughter to prison for visitation. I know you Negan. You are that vindictive. You would have dragged me in the courts….to punish me for leaving you."
Negan chuckled.
"You know me pretty well."
"Unfortunately."
He let go of her arm.
"We were good together."
"Are you messing with me right now?!"
"We were a family."
"You cheated on me! Me being your wife made you look good, respectable. It advanced your career, made you the director of the FBI. When I left..you were embarrassed. Your perfect little world fell apart."
She laughed.
"I wonder how your colleagues would feel if they knew what you really are. If it accidentally slipped that you use to rape me... your precious wife because I refused you..I didn't want you anymore."
"Oh Mich...do you really want to tempt me? Really?"
"I hate you!"
"I know..but you still have to live with me. I will always be in your life cupcake...always."
Michonne said nothing..she knew in her heart that what he is saying is true. When his phone began to ring again she shook her head.
"Don't come back in the room."
He chuckled as he answered the call. She went back into the room.
"Hello?"
"Sir. We managed to get a tap on Mrs Dixon's phone...we have a problem."***********
Rick have been rummaging through all the possible places that Rosita could have put the book for the past forty five minutes. In frustration he finally called Rosita.
"Hey….did you find it?"
"No. I looked everywhere!"
"I'm sorry Rick. I didn't know how important that book would have been. I think I probably misplaced it or have thrown it away."
"Oh god no! Please don't say that."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't worry yourself about it. Just sleep on it and try to remember…ok."
"Ok."
Rick hung up and resumed searching...praying and hoping to find it. Daryl gave Rosita that book for a reason. He separated that possible piece of crucial evidence from the rest for a reason and he has to find it.**********
Negan hung up from his phone call and went into the doctor's lounge in search of Dr Carrington. The doctor was talking to a nurse when he just cut across them.
"Do you have the papers for me to sign?"
"What?"
"Michonne said you might have some paperwork that may need both of our signatures. Do you have them?"
"Yes."
"Well give them to me. I will sign them now. I'm leaving."
Dr Carrington shook his head as he reached for the papers at his desk.
"Do you have something to say to me doc?"
"No."
"Are you sure? Because it really seems you have something to say to me."
When the doctor faced him...Negan opened his jacket to reveal a gun strapped on his waist. The doctor laughed and reaching into his pocket, pulled out a scalpel.
"You know I could gut you with this scalpel even before you even think about reaching for that gun. Just saying."
Negan looked at the scalpel and it's glistening edge. It did indeed looked sharp. He grabbed the papers out of the doctor's hand, scribbed his signature in three places and threw the papers on the doctor's desk. Dr Carrington looked on as Negan walked down the corridor and stopped briefly at his daughter's room door. Michonne came out to speak to him and when it appeared that he leaned in to kiss her, she slapped him. He walked off and out of the hospital. Michonne looked at Dr Carrington, he could see that she was in a very bad place with this man.**********
Rick left the Dixon's residence dejected. He feels like he is so close and yet at the same time it feels like he is so far away. He called his captain to inform him that he had no luck finding the other note book that Daryl gave his wife. Captain Ford told him to take some time out and try again tomorrow. Rick got into his vehicle and left.**********
Negan drove to a dark underground basement carpark and pulled up next to two black sedans. A young man in his late twenties to early thirties got out of one of the vehicles and went into Negan's car. He immediately began playing the recording of the conversation between Rosita and Rick.
"This is Rick Grimes..he's the…"
Negan cuts him off.
"I know who the little punk is. He's Daryl's friend and the one who shook up Chirpie. He almost got him talking too. It's a good thing our boys intervened when they did."
The recording finally stopped.
"It seems we might have to pay a visit to Mrs Sanchez-Dixon. She needs to know that she is withholding vital information from the federal government and that she could go to prison for it."
"What about this Grimes guy?"
"I'll deal with him myself."**********
Michonne was happy that Negan signed the papers and relieved that he left as well. She just wants to be here with her daughter and not have to deal with anymore unpleasantness from her father. She loves her daughter but Negan was the biggest mistake of her life. If she could rewind her life she would run far far away from Negan and instead choose someone who would have been better suitable to call her husband and father of her child. Lesson learned. Dr Carrington entered the room.
"Are you ok?"
"Ok as can be inspected."
"I'm sorry to say this but you have really lousy taste in men."
Michonne laughed out loud. This made Dr Carrington smile.
"Don't be sorry. It's the truth. If I had just one do over…. marrying him would be it. He's the devil."
"You wanna talk about it?"
"Nah..but thanks for offering. I'll keep it mind. Maybe I'll take you up on that offer someday."
"Ok. Let me leave you too alone. I'll check back on her later."
Dr Carrington left the room.*********
Rick walked into the hospital. This time he made up his mind to check up on Dr Greaves officially. He peered in the room and saw her sitting with her daughter. He knocked. She looked up..surprised and signalled for him to come in.
"Hey...what are you doing here? Is everything alright?"
"Everything is good. Just came in for a check up and saw you in here. Is this your daughter?"
"Yes. She was in an accident. That's why I couldn't finish our therapy session. She just had surgery. Thank god it was successful."
"That's good news."
Yes it is. Did my secretary called you with another appointment?"
"No..but I am not in a hurry so you take your time. Your daughter is more important than me."
"Thanks..but we are going to continue our session. Maybe not now but soon...ok"
"Yes ma'am. Do you mind if I sit here with you."
"No. I don't. As a matter of fact...I would like that very much given the day I am having."
Rick pulled a seat from nearby and sat on it.********
Dr Carrington was on his rounds to his other patients when he looked into Sydney's room and saw Michonne sitting with a strange man chatting and laughing. He smiled **********
