Mia had spent the long journey back to the Sanctuary snuggled into Blake's chest sleeping soundly, as both them and Negan had crammed into the front of the truck they had come here in, driving home in silence, neither of the adults wanting to disturb the tiny toddler.
But words were really not needed between Negan and Blake these days. Both of them fucking knew that.
It was as though they were two halves of the same whole. As though they were always meant to be.
And it felt crazy to both of them that it had taken a goddamn apocalypse to give them that.
Negan chanced a glance over at Blake, who was staring out of the window to her right, up at the ever darkening sky, as rain lashed against the glass.
She really was fucking everything to him and seeing her with that kid only made his heart swell with pride and love.
Things he had not felt in years. Not since the early days of him and his first wife. Since Lucille.
For Blake had mended his heart…put him back together when he was broken…just as he had done to her.
And now Mia was on the scene, perhaps the three of them could be happy….with the last part of Blake's heart finally slotted back in place.
Negan could see how much she loved her, and hell, even though he wasn't about to admit it out loud just yet, the dark-haired Saviour was mighty fucking keen on that kid. And hell, without her, Blake might not have been here sitting beside him right now.
So whatever Mia wanted from now on, Negan would provide for her. Because, as Blake had said, she was their goddamn family now. The three of them together for good….they were his girls. And well, fuck, Negan knew right now that he would go to the ends of the earth to protect them.
It wasn't long before the truck rolled smoothly into the safety of the looming Sanctuary fences, and, switching off the engine, Negan shoved open his door, hopping out and moving around to the passenger side of the grubby, white vehicle, bracing himself at the rain trickling down the nape of his neck.
He gave Blake's door a tug open, stepping aside and allowing the blonde woman room to turn and hop out, just as Mia grizzled a little, smacking her lips and opening her bleary eyes.
"It wainy," she said in a pouting little tone, still sounding half-asleep, as Blake cooed, soothing her a little as she hitched her further up in her arms.
"Yeah it is baby," she replied. "You hungry?"
But Mia merely dropped her head down to Blake's collarbone once again, closing her eyes and giving a tiny yawn.
"Noh, me tired. I wan' go bed," said the tiny girl letting out a tiny huff of air, as Blake caught Negan's eye.
"I'm going to have to get her out of these clothes first at least," she said matter-of-factly. "She'll get a cold otherwise. We got any more baby clothes around?"
But Negan gave a loud sigh now, eyeing her and running a hand down his long bearded features. They had given the last of the kid's supplies over to her guardians the last time she left, so he doubted they would really have anything appropriate to hand until the next run. But Negan rightly guessed that wasn't what Blake was asking.
"Hell I don' have a fuckin' clue," he murmured, as they began to walk towards the shelter of the inside buildings. "But fuck it….I suppose she can just sleep in one of my t-shirts tonight…I'm presumin' that's what you're fuckin' anglin' after, right Peaches?"
But Blake just offered him a coy, smirking look, biting down onto her bottom lip and nudging him gently with her hip as she went.
"Aww, how did you guess," she murmured in sarcastic voice, just as Negan gave a carrying chuckle, leaning into her.
"Oh I can read you like a fuckin' book, Darlin', don't you fuckin' worry…" he uttered out smartly, causing Blake to half roll her eyes as she and Mia headed inside, just ahead of Negan, who lingered behind for a moment to bark orders at Simon and Dwight who were currently emerging from the truck that had come into park just behind them.
"Alright unload all of this shit and then take the night off, boys," he shouted, nodding at his men with a satisfied look crossing his features. Feeling more happy than he had in a long, long time right at this very moment. "Hell, you've earned it."
His two loyal men nodded back in reciprocated, his moustachioed right-hand man giving him a grinning, rather knowing look, as Negan turned on his heel and headed off after his two favourite women.
Though when he reached inside they were nowhere to be found now, the corridor empty and dark as the door swung shut behind him.
But there was, of course, one place where he knew that Blake would go upon arrival back here.
A place that Negan felt he hadn't seen in a lifetime…feeling more tired back here in the dim light and the quiet, than he had in outside or on the drive home.
It hit him now, as he headed down the lengthy hallway, how good life really was here for him now….compared to a few months ago….before he had even known Blake had existed. Mia either.
And yet somehow these two women had appeared in his life, changing it for the fucking better.
After Lucille, Negan had always presumed he would be on his own. Sure, he had had his wives, and his loyal lieutenants to keep him company….but their friendship and 'love' was hollow and empty…
…but then came Blake, who had stepped into this cold, dark world of his, and filled it with light and warmth…everything that Negan had been craving for so, so long.
He let out a stiff sigh now, turning the corner and heading on up the metal grated staircase, Lucille swinging from his hand as she went, barely even paying any attention to a couple of elderly workers, who stopped, bending their knees reverently as he passed by.
It was strange to think how Negan's path had led him here….not just to being the leader of this place, but to finding Balke….to giving her the chance to be free of David…free of the abuse she had dealt with for such a long time.
It still fucking wholly angered Negan to think of how she had been treated for so long…killing him inside to think of the bruises and marks inflicted upon her perfect fucking skin.
She had suffered at David's hand…and Negan wished more than anything that he had met her sooner and saved her from those traumatic moments…..from that pain.
But neither of their pasts could be changed, and the dark-haired Saviour of course knew that even if they were, things now might have been different. Perhaps all the things that had happened to them, had in fact, led them here, to this very moment.
Perhaps this was what both of them deserved now.
True and utter happiness at last.
Negan strode easily down the long corridor, seeing now a light shining from the only occupied room in this hallway.
She had left the door open for him now….knowing of course that he would tail her as he always did, like a puppy dog.
But Negan didn't mind her presumption these days.
For it was true.
All of it was always true.
The dark-haired man reached his doorway and peered inside, his boots echoing loudly as he strolled on inside, seeing a sleepy Mia being corralled into one of Negan's black t-shirts, as her eyes blinked themselves closed and her head drooped tiredly.
"Come on, Sweetie," he heard Blake murmur in a soothing voice. "Thaaats it."
And with that, the blonde woman, her entire form still coated in streaks of black mud, half-run off with the rain, lifted Mia from beneath her arms and plopped her back down just in front of Negan's pillows.
Blake tucked her neatly underneath the covers, her eyes catching sight of Negan for the first time, as Mia' snuggled under the warm sheets and settled down, falling almost instantly to sleep.
"Never thought I'd see that fuckin' sight again," commented the leader of the Saviours now as he placed Lucille down onto a sideboard just to the left of the doorway, before pressing the wooden door behind him closed with a snap and turning the lock…..creating a safe and secure haven for the three of them for the night.
Blake now gave him a gentle smile, still looking as fucking gorgeous as she ever did, even with flecked of dirt-strewn across her smooth skin.
But she didn't say a word, merely standing up straight and pacing over towards him now.
God, Negan was glad she was safe, watching as she chanced one last glance back at the soundly sleeping Mia behind her before gazing up into the dark-haired Saviour's face once more.
"I'm going to take a shower," she said in a low and hushed tone. Looking like the entire world had been on her shoulders today. And in a way it had been, but even so, she managed a small smirk in his direction now. "But I really think you should join me…get you out of those wet clothes…."
And with that, she strolled by him, rendering Negan utterly speechless as his eyes followed her across the room, watching as she peeled her sodden jacket from her shoulders and carried it into the bathroom with her…Negan instantly hearing the sound of the garment being tossed into the wash basket behind the door.
And the dark-haired man, with one last glance of his own towards the sleeping toddler in his bed, followed Blake inside the bathroom, shucking off his own lack jacket as he went and peeling it from his cold skin and throwing it down onto the back of his lather couch as he disappeared through the bathroom door.
Blake was in her underwear now, on the other side of the room as he entered, leaning in to switch on the shower with one hand, as her other hand unhooked the clasp on the back of her bra.
And by the time Negan had shucked his t-shirt over his head, unbuckled his belt and kicked off his wet and clinging shoes and pants, he could see the figure of the caramel-blonde woman behind the glass running her hands over her hair and body as the sound of running water filled the room, along with a warm humid mist that entered Negan's nostrils.
But at that scent and that sight, he felt like a wolf….a heady and primal sort of feeling passing over him now.
He could have lost her today.
Fuck.
That though alone darkening his tanned brow and causing him to dip his chin low, stalking over towards the wide shower door now like an animal hunting its prey.
He wanted her.
Right now, more than anything else in the world.
His lengthy cock twitched, stiffening quickly, as his eyes found her through the steam that filled the room, the dark-haired Saviour sliding the glass door closed behind him trapping her in with him now.
Blake turned to face him, her blonde hair wet and clean, as was her skin, as goddamn perfect as ever, as she dropped her hands down revealing her bare breasts to him…. catching sight of the look that had obviously passed its way over his features.
At once she gazed at him almost questioningly…but after half a second, her eyes filled with the same look that filled his...like a vixen….lustful and dark….
…both of them wanting one thing and one thing alone right now….
…each other.
And in a second Negan had attacked, pinning Blake against the tiled wall behind her, as his lips captured hers in a hard and needy kiss, almost growling into her mouth as he did so.
She tasted good…fresh like water and sweet, like honey….and Negan was barely able to help where his hands roved as they slid across her wet skin….gliding over every curve….wanting so badly to feel her…to taste her….
…to remind himself that she was still here….alive...
…that she was still his.
Their mouths met again and again and again….both of them gasping for breath, both so obviously turned on by the other right now.
Blake's hand's reached Negan's shoulders, her fingernails dragging across his tanned skin….not that Negan cared right now, as hip lips slipped from hers, finding instead the soft wet skin beneath her earlobe, as he left a trail of hot-open mouthed kisses leading all the way down to her collarbone, as Blake let out a moan at this contact which caused Negan's dick to harden even more, pulsating with a need to be buried inside her….
"Fuck…" he heard Blake gasp out, as one of his calloused hands slid down to the space between her legs.
And it wasn't long before his long digits slid across her slick hot cunt, finding her sensitive nub.
But Negan needed more now….
He needed to give her something more than his hands…and from the look in her darkened eyes now as he pulled his lips away from her neck, gazing down at her….Blake wanted more too.
And Negan could barely help himself now…not having any time for foreplay tonight. For tonight he needed to get out every primal urge than currently was coursing through his body….
…feeling like an animal….about to devour the thing he had been yearning for since the second he had found her alive earlier.
For that moment when Negan realised he could have lost her, had hit him hard…
…and both of them right at this second, had so many feelings and bubbling unspent emotions from that, which both of them knew could only be ousted in one way…and one way alone.
And in the blink of an eye, with hot water burning its way across their skin, Negan dropped his hand to the back of Blake's thighs suddenly, lifting her and shoving her back hard against the wall with a hard grunt escaping both of their lips at the impact.
Blake tangled both her legs and her arms around his waist and neck now, as Negan stared up into her eyes, breathing hard as he felt his cock slide it way across her hot entrance.
But the pair of them barely hovered in this precarious position very long, both unable to control themselves much longer…
…and with a harsh grunt escaping his lips, Negan had buried his dick inside her with one slow and groaning thrust.
Fuck she felt good…
…and the sensation was well needed, feeling her tight walls enveloping his member, and causing his eyes to roll back in head a little, bending his knees slightly, as he held her in place, thrusting up into her again and causing her to whine out, her back hitting the tiles behind her hard with every single grinding movement between them.
Not that it looked like she cared, with her mouth now open and a needy frown sitting between her brows, as she stared down into his eyes.
Both of them were lost in the other now, as Negan, making sure he didn't lose his footing on the slippery floor, attacked her neck with kisses, his teeth biting at her skin, as Blake's nails dragged across his shoulders.
This was rougher than their average fuck. Animalistic... Primal….
They were both sure to leave marks on the other, but unlike the marks that David had once inflicted on Blake, these were a symbol now of the utter pleasure and devotion they felt for each other.
Blake let out another cry now, Negan pulling back, to see her eyelashes fluttering close, as their pace slowly built, reaching its crescendo finally, as the hot shower water drenched them just like the rain had earlier.
And not even five minutes after they had begun, Blake had cried out his name in ecstasy, Negan feeling that tell-tell sign of her walls clenching hard around his cock, as she tossed her head back against the shower wall behind her, gripping onto him hard.
And Negan, at hearing those illicit sounds and words escaping her lips, found himself pressing his face into the space between Blake's neck and shoulder, his lips becoming static against her skin, as he let out a long harsh groan, as he let allowed him to finally come undone, unloading his hot cum inside her.
Both of them stayed where they were for a long, long second, both breathing hard, with Blake's fingers finding Negan's face and peeling him from her, causing his chocolate eyes to finally meet with hers in the warm light of the steamy bathroom.
And it was a short moment before the blonde woman finally spoke….saying the words he had so longed to hear escape her lips once more.
"I love you," she uttered out, his fingers gripping his face gently.
Her expression was desperate and full of an utter devotion that Negan felt for her in equal measure right now, as he allowed a single gulp to trail down his bearded throat, allowing him enough room for him to repeat the words back to her, his voice low and earnest.
"I love you too, Peaches…" he murmured, his lips finding hers once again, feeling her smile into his mouth.
And it was not even a second later, that the dark-haired Saviour returned the gesture, smiling back smugly, as his fingers relented their grip on Blake's thighs and he eased his cock slowly out of her.
But the moment Blake's feet seemed to find the ground, all support the pair of them had in the slippery shower seemed to disappear.
And before either of them could say a word, with Blake letting out a shriek, the caramel-blonde woman had slipped, losing her footing in a spectacular way and falling on her ass, pulling Negan half-down on top of her.
She gave a groan, wincing slightly and making a face, as Negan burst into peals of laughter, standing up properly himself and gazing at her, all gorgeous limbs and damp hair, with a scowl plastered across her features.
"Right, that's it!" she said in a pissed-sounding voice, tutting sharply. "We are never fucking in this stupid shower again!"
But this only caused Negan to let out another loud laugh, holding out his hand to lift Blake to his feet, just like he had done earlier in tugging her out of that fucking pit.
But now the caramel-blonde woman only offered him a frown in return, using the wall instead to clamber to her feet.
"Don't blame the shower, Sweetheart," muttered Negan in a goading voce, knowing exactly what kind of rise he was about to get out of her from this. "Aint it's fault you're as clumsy as hell."
But Blake, as expected, almost instantly shot him a dark look, stepping under the stream of water beneath the shower head again.
She pointed over at the leader of the Saviours now, raising her eyebrows.
"Actually let's change that to 'We are never fucking again.' Period," she replied in a simpering voice, every word of hers dripping with a teasing sarcasm that Negan absolutely loved to hear from those lips of hers. Every damn time.
"Oh, Peaches," he said, suddenly stepping close to her, as she turned around facing away from him. "You see, we've tried this fuckin' game before, of you sayin' you're gonna hold out on me. An' well fuck, I seem to remember you didn't last very long."
And with that, Negan leant forward, pushing back a strand of hair from Blake's shoulder before pressing his lips to the smooth skin there.
But Blake suddenly span around, pulling away from him now, her eyebrows up in her hairline.
"Me?" she said in an amused incredulous voice, rubbing at her bruised ass. "God you can be so annoying sometimes, you know that?"
And she didn't linger long enough to wait for a response, merely shoving the dark-haired aside, swaying past him and shoving open the shower door and exiting into the mist-filled bathroom.
Negan grinned to himself, stepping under the water for a brief moment and allowing the hot burning water to graze down his tanned skin, lifting his face toward the shower head and closing his eyes.
Fuck it was good to be back here at last. Today had felt like the fucking longest day and as much as Negan usually enjoyed going to that creepy-ass community and winding up Rick, he was glad to be back here.
In his sanctuary...
With her…
The leader of the Saviours wiped the water from his face with his hand before switching off the faucet and heading out of the shower behind Blake, who by the looks of it, had long since left the confines of the large bathroom, with the door to his living quarters now wide open.
Negan grabbed a towel, running it over his dark head for a second or two, before drying at his wet body, a grin plastering itself across his face, bemused by their shower escapades.
But heading over to the doorway, Negan stopped in his tracks, lingering for a short moment in the entrance way to his large living area and catching sight of her there….
…grinning widely as he watched the woman who meant so much to him, shuck one of his clean white t-shirts over her blonde head.
But she soon caught sight of the leader of the Saviours, frowning in that gorgeously angry way of hers, as she lifted both arms, twisting her hair up into a knot and tying it in a loose bun at the top of her head.
And with that gesture alone, Negan could blatantly see that she was devoid of any sort of underwear beneath the garment in question. With him letting out a hushed whistle of appreciation.
"Oh, now you Peaches…" he said strolling slowly over towards her, dragging the towel across his chest one last time before tossing it over towards the couches to join his jacket. "…are a naughty fuckin' girl, you know that?"
And with that, he had grabbed the tall pouting woman roughly by her waist, causing her to give a small squeal of laugher, shooting a sudden glance over at the sleeping Mia snuggled up in the big bed.
"Stop it," she scolded, but even so, she stood up a little on her bare feet, snatching a brief kiss from Negan's lips, before pulling away and poking him in the chest. "I'm still pissed at you, y'know. My ass is gonna bruise up so badly after that."
But Negan shot her an amused look, as she sauntered over to the bed, peeling back the covers and sliding in-between the cool sheets, moving over to the middle of the bed bedside the sleeping toddler and making sure she was all tucked in soundly.
Negan stared at the pair of them for a long moment, content and happy right now…
More than he had been in years… before Blake finally glanced up at him, arching an expressive eyebrow in his direction.
"You gonna stand there all night, lover-boy? Or are you coming to bed?" she finally murmured, patting the free half of the large bed to her left and shooting him a wide smile.
And with that Negan, licking at his lips and grinning back in return, flipped off the light and soon satisfied her request…slipping into bed beside Blake and tangling his arm around her.
All of them safe…
All of them happy…
And all of them back together….at last.
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