Lesson Two

"Okay... do you remember the basics?" Amy grinned and watched as Negan repeated the steps they had worked on without a flaw, though laughed when he got the car rolling and stalled it out almost immediately.

"Well, fuck.." He gave a laugh, restarted and got the car moving again across the parking lot.

Amy sat back and let him have the wheel, not saying much unless he asked as they cruised around together. After some twenty minutes she took a breath and clamped a hand down on the headrest behind him. "Ready for reverse?"

"I'll hold off on a comment I have on the tip of my tongue and just say yes." Negan smiled, drawing a light laugh from Amy though she shook her head.

"You can't help yourself."

"I kept my mouth shut."

Amy laughed now and sighed, "Okay.. reverse.. here we go."

Negan passively allowed Amy to rattle off her verbal instructions. He listened, asked a few questions and modestly allowed her to demonstrate what she was explaining. Her positive reinforcement had him chuckling, as it wasn't his style but Negan felt it suited Amy well, complementing her tougher parts.

He had grown to long for the hour a day they spent together. Driving out beyond the Sanctuary walls was his break from it all.

Lesson Three

"We'll take this out onto the road if you think you're good," Amy told him. "The parking lot is getting a little..." She thought for a minute before he finished her sentence.

"Fuckin' boring?"

"Yeah." She patted the dashboard, "Come on. Let's pick up some speed and really start switching gears."

"You gotta ease me into this going fast shit," Negan reminded her, "Take it slow, honey." He winked, drawing a smile that Amy she was beginning to feel was a natural part of the hours she spent with Negan. For the first time she decided to indulge in his humor.

"Why take it slow when you can go hard and fast?"

Negan gave a hearty laugh. "Don't even get me fuckin' started." He shrugged his shoulders and shudders, "You give me fuckin' goosebumps saying shit like that."

Amy snickered. "I was talking about driving. Don't get too excited."

"Too late." They continued to share a laugh for another minute before he nodded toward the road. "Alright.. hard and fast we go."

"Nah.." She put a foot up on the dashboard and rested her elbow on her knee. "Let's take it slow."

"Makes going fast all the more fun later." Negan exited the parking lot and eased onto the street.

"Yes it does."

The two of them shared another laugh before Negan confidently took on the open road.

Lesson Four

"No walkers around," Negan stated, looking around the empty street. "Let's peel this fucker out."

"Are you sure that's the smartest thing to do?"

"No," he admitted, "But sometimes you have to live a little dangerously, doll."

"Aren't we doing that already? All day every day.."

"Yeah but that's survival shit," Negan reminded her, "This is fun shit. You gotta mix some fun shit in, right?" He put the car in park and opened his door, "I'm going to let you do the fuckin' honors."

Amy sighed and smiled, "Putting me on the spot."

"Hey, you were quite the show off the night we met. I'm sure you can handle yourself." He exited the vehicle and rounded the car, nudging her playfully with his elbow as they crossed paths by the front of it. Negan smiled to himself when Amy giggled and then the two of them settled into their new positions.

"You know," she said, closing the door and settling her hands on the wheel and shifter respectfully, "This is supposed to be your lesson."

"I know but you just look so good being a badass in this modern day muscle car." He smiled wide and Amy couldn't deny the fun she was beginning to have with him.

"Alright." She gave in with ease and slowly pulled the car up toward a rusted, old stop sign that was splattered with some unholy substance. In simple habit she looked both ways at the intersection before revving the engine, smiling to herself and then sent a loud squeal into the air as she did as he asked, peeling the car out and flying forward, leaving the smell of burned rubber in the air.

Negan maintained his grin, rolled the window down and let his arm hang freely in the breeze before closing his eyes. He let out a decompressing sigh despite the car continuing to catch speed.

"Where are we going?" Amy asked, raising her voice just slightly above the roar of the engine.

He kept his eyes closed and settled back even deeper into the passenger seat. "Anywhere."