Konnor glances out the window hearing a voice.
"so what do we do now Konnor-"
he cuts her off whispering.
"its Sam now, don't use my real name-"
Presley walks up to him staring out the window and whispers.
"so sam, what do we do?"
Konnor nods his head staring out the window eyeing the people standing outside.
"we heal then first thing when we heal we get the fuck out of here-"
Presley stops him whispering.
"this could be a good opportunity, we could use this to gain Intel-"
Konnor grins to Presley and grips his hand on her arm.
"no fucking way I want to get back to the exiles, back to Miya and just stay like we always have neutral and unseen-"
Konnor groans out holding his abdomen and Presley shakes her head.
"your pushing yourself again, its only been a few days, you shouldn't even be up. At least take some of the medicine-"
Konnor sits back on a couch and stares up to Presley.
"we don't accept anything food, weapons, nothing-"
Presley whispers to him.
"if we don't accept anything they was get suspicious we should be accepting everything they offer us. Remember the first rule-"
Konnor nods his head agreeing.
"play weak and dumb-"
Presley nods her head and whispers.
"so play weak take the meds, drink the water, and eat their food. They don't know anything and we will keep it that way-"
Konnor nods his head staring around the nice living room.
"we need to get healed up fast I don't want to take any chances. Negan has a mole and if that mole sees us-"
Presley whispers.
"maybe we should just tell them-"
Konnor glances to Presley shaking his head.
"no, we heal up and leave if we can-"
Presley paces back and forth.
"you met that rick guy he could be just as bad as Negan. We don't know these people but we do know Negan has killed their friends"
Konnor looks down eyeing his bandaged up body and Presley leans down.
"you need more time to heal we should try and be helpful make them like us."
Konnor grins looking down at his bandages.
"don't get to attached we can't stay, you understand that?"
Presley nods her head walking over to the window looking out eyeing the people walk by and Konnor whispers.
"remember safety is always an illusion. No matter how safe it seems it can never be safe forever"
Presley shift and turns back to Konnor.
"Maggie is coming up the walkway-"
Presley shifts hearing a knock on the door and pushes her hair back behind her ear. She stands looking at the door for a second and then opens the door slowly. She eyes Maggie and nods her head.
"Maggie, its really nice of you to come by-"
Maggie steps in eyeing Presley then turns to Konnor.
"how are you both doing?"
Konnor tries to stand and Presley comes to his side helping him up. Presley laughs.
"he's trying to act tough but the pain is bad-"
Maggie comes over eyeing the bandages.
"I think we should change those, you alright?"
Konnor nods his head.
"i am fine really it doesn't need to be changed-"
Presley cuts him off.
"don't be stubborn think of possible infection?"
Konnor looks down and Maggie begins undoing his bandages. She eyes over his wound and Presley clears her throat.
"i'm going to go lay down."
Konnor nods his head and Maggie stares over the wound.
"it's healing but it will take a few more weeks till you can be on your feet again"
Konnor nods his head.
"ill be up in a day-"
Maggie shakes her head playing with some bandages unwrapping them.
"don't be foolish, take the time to rest and heal up-"
Konnor interrupts her.
"i don't need the time Ill be back on my feet."
Maggie smiles nodding.
"can you remove that jacket."
He slides off his jacket and Maggie glances around the wound asking.
"so you were part of a community?"
Konnor looks to his left answering.
"a long time ago we have been on the road for months. we got overrun by walkers a lot of good people died. we had no choice but to run."
Maggie nods her head staring at the stitched up wound.
"how big was the community?"
Maggie looks up eyeing Konnor who stares back down to her smiling.
"we had a lot of people kids, women, it was a good place, with good people. it was safe for a while but you know no place is really safe."
Maggie nods her head understanding and Konnor asks.
"i am sorry if i overstep but i can't help but notice. I read people pretty well and it seems like something is weighing you down?"
Maggie begins wrapping his wound and Konnor flinches from the pain. Maggie looks up.
"you alright?"
Konnor smiles down to her and nods his head.
"i am fine but are you?"
Maggie shrugs her shoulders and continues wrapping the wound as she speaks.
"we all lose people-"
Konnor takes his hand running it down Maggie's arm and stops at her hand gripping it loosely. He smiles down at her.
"the hardest thing to do is find the time to mourn the people you lose"
Konnor brushes his thumb over the back of Maggie's hand and nods down to her.
"but it is okay to find that time-"
Maggie takes her hand away from his and finishes wrapping his wound and comments.
"I am fine-"
she pushes down on the bandage and Konnor looks down eyeing her work.
"I have lost a lot of people from the start of this thing. If you ever need to talk, I'm here"
Maggie stands up looking down to Konnor.
"that's not necessary you should take care of your wife-"
Konnor shakes his head.
"she is strong and its more of an arrangement we were the only people for each other for a long time. when her father died i promised him id keep her safe, protect her and i like to keep my word."
Konnor stands up holding his side and smiles kindly to Maggie.
"you have been so kind to us.I want to return that favor. If you ever need someone to just listen I am right down the block."
Maggie looks over Konnor nodding her head.
"that is kind of you-"
She smiles to him and he nods to her. She stares at his bandages and asks.
"how did you and her make it out?"
Konnor nods his head smiling as he replies.
"dumb luck?"
He grins to himself and Maggie nods eyeing him over. Konnor walks with her to the door. she stops turning back to him and he smiles down to her.
"keep in mind what I said Maggie mourning is the hardest part of this"
She nods to him walking out and Konnor stays in the doorway watching her walk away. He hears Presley behind him.
"flirting with her?"
He shuts the door over and see's Presley turn her head sideways listening to Konnor.
"more like Intel gathering. she is the only one with medical knowledge here which means rick keeps her close by. She is most likely in the inner circle around here."
Presley laughs out sitting back on the couch.
"always have an excuse to put it in a girl konnor?"
He shakes his head and slowly sits back on the couch next to Presley.
"when people mourn they are at their weakest I can use it to gain important information from her-"
Presley shakes her head.
"your unbelievable she saved your life!"
Presley goes to walk away but stops thinking for a moment then turns back eyeing over Konnor.
"is that what you did when my father died?"
Konnor turns his head sideways and Presley shakes her head.
"Konnor was Negan the one who released the walkers into the community?"
Konnor remains quiet and Presley walks up to him and kicks his leg.
"tell me, I deserve to know the truth."
Konnor stares off blankly and Presley whispers.
"you owe me that much konnor-"
He glances up to her and nods his head.
"i believe he may have released the walkers but their was no solid proof."
Presley shakes her head.
"after all that shit about we needed to side with negan, that it was for the good of everyone. You are a real son of a bitch Konner-"
Konnor gets up groaning in pain.
"I survived! I survived! we were out there for a year trying to survive, trying to get by. we were hungry. we were thirsty. Presley we did things you cannot imagine."
Konnor steps towards her.
"you never had to do it. you never had to decide between doing something bad and doing something just as worse. There were no good options but Negan he showed up, he was there and he offered us something better. You should be thanking me, I gave you safety. I could have left you to die but I came back for you."
Konnor steps up the stairs looking at Presley and she looks down at him and asks him.
"are you still working for Negan?"
Konnor remains quiet and Presley shakes her head.
"he killed my father Konner. he killed children, women, he killed people who didn't even know how to fight-"
Konnor steps up the stairs closer to her holding his side.
"Presley you even said it your father was weak, he held the kids back, the people back. We have a chance here to start over. Negan said if we deliver him this, he will forgive us, he said we can have this place, we can start over me and you."
Presley looks down at Konnor and shakes her head.
"i was wrong Konnor it wasn't my dad who was weak. It was you."
She steps down looking him in the eyes.
"i have no choice I am stuck with you. Either way we are fucked we don't do as Negan says he kills us, we do as he says and these people may kill us."
Konnor steps up shaking his head.
"it won't come to that if it does kill me it will convince them your on their side-"
Presley looks up to Konnor and he nods. He pulls her in close whispering.
"but it won't come to that we will survive this."