A/N/ Thank you so much WickedlyMinx and kagomesdance for your reviews, I really appreciate your feedback! I wanted to say as well that I follow the TV series closer than the comics but I also don't follow them entirely so not everything will happen exactly as it does on the show. Anyway hope you all enjoy this chapter :)

Chapter 29

Lexi woke the following morning in a worse mood than usual. The uncomfortable feeling of hurt and embarrassment had settled its self firmly making her mundane existance even more painful that usual. It had been a cruel and mean thing that Negan had done, not just to Rick by taking his childs bed away but to Lexi by getting her hopes up, making her feel like possibly there was a chance that he had the capability to be part of some form of family.

The small selection of cothing that Lexi had used to drown her waif form but now she had a small bump swelling her stomach they were becoming a little snug. Yanking a sweater over her head and flicking her long brown hair out from the collar, she made the journey to breakfast. As she crossed the cold forecourt her mind wondered to the previous morning when she and Lewis had an argument, if you could really call it that, would they sit together today? Would he even have waited by the entrance for her? Lexi doubted it after what he'd said, it was true she had spent too much time away but that wasn't a bad thing it meant that she had seen how life could be without someone making it a dictatorship. Lewis hadn't seen any of this though and he couldn't understand what it meant unless he did.

The spot where Alison had been hanging was now empty and the only thing that served as a reminder that she had even been there was the slight darkening on the concrete from the water that was thrown over her. Lexi had been right in her assumption that Lewis wouldn't be waiting for her, as she joined the queue for breakfast she caught a glimpse of him sat at one of the long tables with a handful of his buddies from the mechanics department. He looked happy and Lexi couldn't help but feel jealous that his life was so easy and simple. Shaking the thought from her head, Lexi grabbed a tray of food and carried it straight back out of the mess hall. Lewis had been her only friend in Sanctuary, she had been happy with it like that, but with him now turning his back on her it seemed a little pathetic to sit at breakfast all alone. With a quick glance to check of any one was watching her Lexi darted as fast as she could without dropping any of her food, out to the generator building, if Alison was no longer hanging up like a christmas decoration then odds were she was back in the cage and with Negan out on a collection it felt some what safe to chance a quick visit out there.

"Alison?" She whispered into the darkness, she'd passed Judith's crib but the further to the back of the building you got the darker it became. "It's Lexi, I'm alone."

A throaty cough echoed between the cold walls letting Lexi know that she was in there. Curled up tightly in the cage Alison was still naked but had a burlap sack to cover her, it seemed a little ridiculous to Lexi the itchy material was visably not keeping her warm but then she never would fully understand Negan.

"Would you like some?" Lexi offered timidly, she held out a slice of bread through the bars and was happy when Alison accepted it.

Alison's dark eyes didn't leave Lexi as she devoured the small piece of bread. "He'll go mad if he finds you down here, which makes me wonder why you'd risk it at all." She'd finished the bread and shuffled closer to the front of the cage, the burlap sack forgotten exposing her freezing body. Alison rolled her eyes as Lexi looked away from her. "From what I've heard you spend most of your time with no clothes on, so there's no reason for you to act like a boy with his first erection."

Lexi returned to looking at Alison, it wasn't her nudity that made her uncomfortable it was her whole being. She was the most intimidating woman Lexi had ever met and not just because she could physically defend herself there was something in her eyes that made Lexi feel like a lamb in the presence of a lion. "He's away, doing a collection of supplies from one of the nearby settlements. If he was here I wouldn't be, I'm not stupid."

"So why did you come down here then?"

It was a valid question and Lexi wasn't sure she knew the answer to it; Alison made Lexi curious, she wanted to understand this woman more. In truth she was a little in awe of her. "I don't know, I figured you don't have many visitors."

Alison's harsh expression cracked into a smile. "Oh I've had a few but they haven't come back."

Lexi got the idea of what Alison meant. She was a beautiful woman by any standards and there was alot of men in Sanctuary who hadn't been with a woman in a long time so the idea of a woman locked helplessly in cage was probably promising, until they got in and realised Alison was far from helpless and then when Negan found out he'd kill them. Rape was not tolerated at all in Sanctuary, it was one of the only things Lexi was thankful to Negan for. "What happened to you?" It was only for a second but Lexi saw the flicker of pain and hurt in Alison's eyes.

"It doesn't matter what happened, all that matters now is what is going to happen because of it." Alison spoke in an eerily calm tone, any previous glimmer of weakness hidden away again. "What happened to make you that mans lap dog?"

"I was a junkie, he got me my drugs in exchange for sex. I've been clean awhile now though but as you can see." Lexi motion to her growing stomach. "Things got complicated."

"Okay, so tell me why you aren't getting your baby the fuck away from him? If I was pregnant the last place I'd be is with him." Alison scrapped her hair back out of her face, revealing to Lexi the full extent of the damage. "When you no longer carry his child this will be you again." Again Alison shuffled forward coming as close to Lexi as the bars would allow her. "If you have any ounce of self respect left in you, you will get that child far away from here."

"It has nothing to do with self respect. I'm not like you Alison, I won't survive five minutes out there alone! The only way to keep my baby alive is to stay here."

"If I can't get you out of here, I promise I'll come back for you both." Alison said sincerely. "The people who I was living with, they will have moved after the attack but they will have left little clues for those who know how to find them. They will happily take you and your baby in." The young girl infront of her looked like she'd just heard she'd won the lottery and that alone made Alison a hundred percent sure she was doing the right thing.

Lexi handed Alison the last half of her sausage a gesture of thanks, as she took the sausage from her hand Lexi noticed a band on Alison's wedding finger. "You were married?" She didn't know why she was surprised, Alison just didn't strike her as the marrying type.

Alison snatched her hand back with such speed she dropped the sausage to the floor and covered her hand with the other. "Not that it's any of your damn business but no I wasn't married." Her whole demenour was now ice cold. "If you want my help don't stick your nose where it's not needed."

Lexi stared at Alison completely dumbfounded. "I didn't mean to upset you...sorry I won't mention it again." Maybe Alison was as mad as everyone in Sanctuary thought? In the few seconds that had passed she had retreated back to the corner she'd been huddled in when Lexi had first come in, her molten brown eyes shut and it was as if to Alison Lexi was no longer there. "I'll try come by again with some food." Lexi spoke quietly getting to her feet and leaving Alison alone. The winter sun seemed unbearably bright as she stepped outside the dark building, she paused a moment to allow her eyes to adjust to the new level of light and then made a slow walk back to Negan's room for a long day of staring at the four bedroom walls.

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"Lex! Look who fucking stowed away!" Negan bellowed upon entering his quarters, behind him Carl dragged his feet his face etched with anger. "The little shit killed two of my men, I keep telling Rick his kids has more balls than him."

Lexi immediatly stood up from the leather couch she'd been reclined on reading one of Negan's books. What the hell was Carl thinking infiltrating Negan's camp? And alone! A million questions wanted to pour from Lexi's mouth but they were silenced by Negan poking Lucille into her chest stopping her from moving.

"Darlin' there is no way in fucking hell I am letting you two get close, the last thing I want is you thinking you can spring an escape." He dropped Lucille as Lexi retook her seat on the couch. Grabbing hold of Carl's shoulder he shoved Carl down into the opposite one and then snatched up a bottle of whiskey for himself. "Now kid, what was it that thought was going to happen when you got here?"

Carl's glare remained icy as he spat out an answer. "I was going to kill you."

Had he really just said that? Directly to Negan's face, it must have been a day dream because there was no way Carl was stupid enough to say something like that out loud? Lexi watched on in a daze as they continued talking but it only sounded like interferance to her. How could Carl be this stupid? Negan couldn't just let him go, the people in Sanctuary would not be happy at all if he wasn't seen to be protecting them and there was no way Negan would risk it over some teenage boy. Lexi didn't know what she'd do if Carl died, he was the only friend she still had an even though she didn't think she'd ever see him again it was comforting to know he was alive and happy.

"Lex are you fucking listening to a word I am fucking saying?!"

Lexi snapped out of her reverie at Negan clicking his fingers infront of her face. "Carl here is going to have a little sleep over here tonight. You're up in my bed so this scrawny fucker can take the cot." A suggestive grin spread across his face. "He's already seen us fuck so there's no need to be shy tonight." Winking at her he grasped Carl and yanked him up too. "Sweetheart you wait here, the kid and I are going on a little walk."

"Please don't hurt him Negan." It was the first time Lexi had spoke since Negan had returned. "Please."

Negan approuched Lexi with a preditory smirk. "I'll see how I feel, and what you fucking do to convince me not to."

Lexi was in her parents house, it must have been summer because all the windows were open and the sun was beaming through brightly. She was alone, no she wasn't, she could hear someone in the livingroom. She walked through the house she knew so well, nothing had changed except the photo's on the wall were no longer of her as a child they were of a child that Lexi didn't recognise but felt like she knew.

"Negan?" In the livingroom Negan was playing with a young boy. The boy looked to be about five and the resemblance was uncanny, he had the same dark hair and mischievous look in his eyes.

"Who the fuck else would it be?" Negan replied his voice full of humour. "I swear you're losing it woman."Placing the squealing boy onto the soft rug he walked over to Lexi and wrapped his strong arms around her middle. "You okay? You look like you've seen a fucking ghost."

His scent was the first thing that hit Lexi, the musky manly smell which fogged up her brain when ever she was around him and then the muscular hold of his arms. She'd never felt more at home than she did now."No, I'm fine...everything is perfect." Snuggling further into his chest Lexi felt his lips kiss the top of her head.

"I fucking love you Lex." His deep voice grumbled into her thick hair.

"Lex! Fucking wake up!"

The sound of her name being called pulled her back to consciousness. Sitting bolt upright Lexi locked eyes with an amused looking Negan. He was sat on the bed watching her with a bemused expression.

"Negan," Lexi groaned her voice thick with sleep, realizing it had just been a dream. She blushed remember what her dream had been about and who had been in it. "What time is it?"

"Just gone midnight, the kids fucking passed out on your bed."

"Why did you wake me up then?" She pouted unhappily. "Midnight is a normal time to be asleep you know?"

Negan shifted closer to Lexi and cupped the back of her neck in his right hand. "You make some very interesting noises in your sleep." He grinned as she blushed again. "Tell me Lex, what were you dreaming about? Fucking me? Because you don't need to dream about that shit, offers always there."

Lexi laughed awkwardly unsure of what to say. "I...It wasn't a sex dream."

"Horse shit!" Negan said with a laugh. He moved the duvet down with his free hand traced light circles on her waist and was pleased when she still didn't pull away from him. He dropped is voice as he leant closer into her pale neck. "You don't turn that fucking red if you weren't dreaming about me pounding you."

The comforting warmth the duvet was providing had become stifling. Lexi couldn't think straight with Negan this close, just like in her dream his scent was overwhelming all her senses and it took all her will to not let out a sigh of happiness. "N-Negan, I think we should go to bed." She couldn't stop a gasp as he began to kiss and nibble at her neck, Lexi could feel him smile against her skin at her the responce to his manipulations. The hand he's been tracing circles with now began it's decent under the duvet and come to a halt at the elastic edging of her underwear. "N-Negan...stop." Lexi couldn't help but whimper as his hand slid back and forth rubbing her through the thin material.

"Lex, all you got to do is stop me." Negan slipped two fingers under the elastic and smiled into her neck once more. "But you do want it, don't you Lex?"

Lexi bit her lip in an attempt to silence the moan that threatened to escape as she felt one of those fingers brush against her clit.

"Tell me you want it." Negan's voice was thick with lust. It had been too fucking long for his liking since she'd been in his bed. She could be a stubborn little thing when she wanted to be but with her squirming under his touch again he felt his ego swell. Didn't matter how long it had been she still wanted it.

"I...I..." Lexi whined unable to formulate a coherent answer under his burning touch. She mewled as he strokes became fast but before she could fully enjoy it the bedroom door flew open and snapped Lexi back to her senses.

"What the fuck D!" Negan barked loudly. "Can't you see I'm a little bit fucking busy?!"

"He's escaped!" Dwight panted his chest heaving. " Daryl...he's gone."