Chapter 11 : Celebration

(For those interested in the song watch?v=n_ZmHOSr8Us)

A month later. Lilly had settled into being Negan's second in command, tho she spent most of the past month getting the respect of his officers/others who weren't to pleased with the new girl's sudden promotion. Eventually they warmed up to her, especially as she worked to have Negan treat them a bit better...not much but it was something. She still did her Shrink work but was pretty much at Negan's beck and call. Lilly worked with him on thing like 'supply runs' which she found out quickly were just raids of the other settlements they 'protected' but she got him to actually start protecting him reminding him that if they were taking half their goods, they wouldn't be able to protect themselves properly therefore unable to scavenge well-enough. It took a lot of fighting on that but he eventually realized her point of view made the most sense.

'Logan' was already proving to be smart and very trainable. Within a week she had him house-trained and taught him in emergencies he could use the potty pad she provided for him. Otherwise he was already staying, sitting, rolling over, and more importantly she taught him not to bite at any Walkers they came across. She would teach him more once he was out of his 'puppy' stage tho she would introduce some things...until then it was just lovin' on him as much as she could.

The current day had been rough and she was glad to have a break in the early evening (just as the sun was starting to set) to play fetch in the front area with Logan. She spotted Negan's convoy returning so she scooped Logan up in her arms and watched as they pulled in. Negan was quick to spot her and hopped out of his jeep, running over to her and picked her up by the hips happily.

Lilly held onto Logan tightly as Negan swung her around, "Ack! Negan! Christ! What's going on?" she asked as he put her down.

"Just a reeeeeaaaaaaaal good fuckin supply run," he said holding a bottle of champagne. "We even let the fuckers keep some of it," he laughed. He put his forehead to hers, "Why don't you go up into your room, Ill explain," he said lowly, winking to her as he walked away.

Biting the inside of her cheek she thought about it. He did seem real excited so calling for Logan to follow her she headed up to her apartment. Once she fed and 'watered' Logan, she put him in his kennel with his toys and headed to her bedroom. About an hour later Logan was asleep as was Lilly...well until she felt a pair of lips on her cheek. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Negan slipping into her bed to lay on his back next to her.

She sat up, "So what's all the excitement for?" she asked.

"Hilltop," he said sitting up and grabbed the bottle of champagne then opened it gently, "found a store with a bunch of untouched farming shit. You know what that means?" he asked pouring them into some fancy glasses and handed her one.

"Oh...well yeah, we'll become self-sufficient with food. That's a big deal. I know there are a bunch of ex-farmers here wanting to work but forced to do other menial shit, they'll be happy thats for sure," she mused and took a sip, her nose twitching a bit as the bubbles tickled it.

Negan downed his glass and poured him another, "Exactly, plus it means real trade with other real settlements in the area. Once the crops start pouring in, I might even lower the price for food here," he grinned, clinking his glass against hers.

She chuckled a bit at his glee and finished her glass, putting it on the side table next to her.

"You know what? I have yet to hear you play that guitar I got you...play me something. Sing too," he practically told her.

Snorting out a laugh, she got up and brought her guitar/amp over, plugging it in and turned it down so it wasn't blaring or near so. Lilly pursed her lips together and thought of something to play.

She started a slow but growing tempo song, the effect she put in gave the song a bit of a synth pop sound but it sounded almost like an acoustic song with flair. Radiohead'ish tho the song was 'Pride' by the duo Syntax.

Clearing her throat she started to sing, "It's made up of lonely moments, there was always a moment there when I knew. You always gave installments. Always knew you concentrated and grew. And I believe in reinvention, do you believe that life is holding the clue. Take away all the lonely moments, give me full communication with you..." she sung in her rich sweet but soulful voice.

Negan just watched with a smile, sipping on his drink, as she played and sung for him. As he heard the lyrics he sat up and paid more attention. The chorus hit, "Your smile, shine a lil light. Alright. Don't hide, shine a lil light. Give up on your pride.." and he felt something in the pit of his stomach.

Once she finished, she kinda shrugged and put her things away. Negan stood up, "Brav-fuckin-O," he told her, pulling her close, kissing her forehead almost sweetly. "That was...damn girlie," he mused, just holding her as he rested his chin on the top of her head.

"It's not even my song Negan, I just covered it," she told him.

"You have that song? On one of your CD's. Would you mind playing it? I quite liked it," he asked her.

Surprised, she nodded and went over to the little boom box and popped the CD in. She put the song on and put it on repeat just incase.

"You did it a lot of justice," he told her with a smile as he went over to turn off her lights and put the christmas lights on.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"This is how I jam, come here," he smirked teasingly as he sat back down on her bed.

Lilly hesitated but walked over and slid into her bed with him, letting him put his arm around her and pull her in close. She moved to lay on her side, her arm slipped over his stomach.

Maybe it was the booze but as the song kept going and just the position she was in, made her sort of emotional. Negan would feel a couple of tears on his chest.

"You alright girlie?" he asked gently, his fingers wiping the tears from her cheeks.

"Yeah, this song always makes me cry for some reason," she told him softly laughing a bit at her own dorkiness.

"Probably because you still have a heart and soul during all this shit," he said, kissing the top of her head again.

"You do too you know, you just...refuse it sometimes," she said gently.

Negan chuckled, "I've heard a lot said about me but that's not one of them."

She shrugged, "So? I believe it," she said.

"You do, don't you?" he asked her.

Lilly looked up to him and nodded. Negan lowered his head to her and kissed her lips softly, but it was Lilly who made the kiss more passionate...parting his lips so their tongues could dance a bit. Surprised but happy, his hand lifted to tuck her hair behind her ear so he could hold her face while they kissed. Needing a breath they both pulled back but only enough that their noses touched.

"God, I'm sorry, my throat is so dry," she blushed and moved to get up and move into her bathroom to swallow some handfuls of water. When she looked up from the sink, the mirror in front of her showed Negan behind her, his eyes looked almost...desperate for her. Just as she turned around, he picked her up by her waist and sat her on the sink.

Negan kissed her again, hard, passionately. Lilly responded by holding his face and wrapping her legs around his waist as he was standing between her legs. He pulled back from her lips and started to kiss down her neck and along her shoulder, Lilly tilted her head to give him more access to her skin, her own hands slipped under his shirt to rub along his chest. Kissing the top of her shoulder Negan then bit it gently with a growl. Her hands found his leather jacket and nearly tore it off, scarf as well, her hands making quick work of the shirt he wore underneath as well.

He pulled back a bit to get a good look at her face and eyes, Lilly was panting softly and her warm soft hands were rubbing along his chest. Leaning her head into his chest, she kissed along his collarbone causing him to roll his head back with a happy grunt...then she gave it a small bite of her own. He laughed and lifted his head back up and brought his fingers up to lift her chin some. Negan leaned in and kissed along her cheekbone until he got to her ear, "You sure about this girlie? This ain't the booze talkin'?" he asked softly, kissing along the curve of her ear.

Lilly nipped at his earlobe, pulling it gently before letting go. "I'm sure, Im damned sure. Please Negan. I don't want to feel alone anymore," she whimpered which sounded so damn sweet to his ears.

"You won't feel like that ever again, I promise," he whispered back.