The afternoon slowly slipped into evening and Blake and Negan were currently reclining on the dark-haired Saviour's large four poster bed, as the tiny and 'not at all tired' Mia bounced around on the springy mattress near to their legs.

The three of them having eaten dinner over on Negan's leather couches, consisting of three large and delicious sandwiches, had, after an hour or so of Mia boring Negan with the need to show him every single animal she had learned the name of in her picture book, moved over to his enormous king sized bed. The caramel-blonde woman stripping out of her pants and lying there in just a black sweater, bra and panties.

Blake was sat up against the headboard with Negan lying with his head resting against her torso, one of his knees cocked up, eyeing Mia as she babbled away to him about nothing and everything all at the same time.

"An' wen I growd up I wil av' pwetty hair liak Bwake," she said bouncing up and down on her chubby legs, with one chubby hand resting on his knee. "A-An' av' bwoobies laik Bwakey!"

And with that, the teeny girl pointed towards the two mounds upon Blake's chest, resting just above Negan's head.

The dark-haired man gave a sudden chuckle, cocking an eyebrow at the toddler.

"Well if you are anythin' like Peaches here," Negan said in a bemused tone. "I guess I'm gonna have to start beating those boys away with Lucille, ain't I, Beansprout?"

With his words, Blake gave a smile, running her fingers over his temples and back through his dark hair.

"Is Daddy getting all protective?" she asked with a purr, which caused Negan to run his own hand now down the smooth skin of Blake's inner thigh.

"Well shit, I ain't exactly gonna stand by and watch some spotty fuckin' teenager ask her to prom for a chance to put his hand up her blouse now am I?" Negan commented in a loud voice, his eyes on Mia. "I'm gonna be lookin' out for my girls for as long as I'm alive and fuckin' kickin, Darlin'."

Blake's smile widened, as she stifled a small yawn. Both of them knowing of course the likelihood of any of them being alive in ten years' time was slim…but they could still dream…

"Eggy noht mai Daddy," said Mia suddenly, placing her other tiny fist to her mouth. "I don' av' Mommy an' Daddy. I jus' me."

But Blake felt her heart break at this. Feeling such sorrow for the tiny girl who had probably never known her parents, and had lost the other guardians in her life at such a young age.

And as much as Blake and Negan had been through, this little girl had never seen a time where there weren't walkers around, where she wasn't hiding in vents and running through woods in the rain, alone and scared.

It was a different world that Blake wished she could protect the tiny girl from…hold her tight and never let go of her again.

"You've got us, sweetie," Blake said in a kindly voice, desperately wanting to tell the small girl how much she would love to be her mommy. But the caramel-blonde woman knew that these things could not be rushed…

…that Mia would see them both as she wanted to see them…

Maybe they would forever just be 'Eggy' and 'Bwake' to her….

…or perhaps one day they would both mean a little more to her than that?

But either way, Blake knew that she loved the tiny girl with every fibre of her body.

But Mia, so easily distracted, had already moved onto the next subject.

"I schtay ere' for long time naw? Yea?" she asked in a quiet little voice. "Will I av' to go away 'gain?"

But it was Negan who answered this one, as Blake ran her fingers through his coarse locks lovingly, her eyelids feeling very heavy now in the relaxed atmosphere of the bedroom.

"You can stay here as long as you fuckin' like, beansprout," he said with a chuckle. "This place is your goddamn home now, you understand that?"

And Mia, with her mouth hanging open gave a slow nod, neither adult actually knowing whether she did understand or not, but as far as Blake was concerned the gesture was still there…

…finding herself glancing down at the dark-haired man resting on her, feeling her heart pound just that little bit faster.

For the first time in a long time Blake felt like she was whole. Having people around her she truly loved and who she could sense loved her back wholly, gave her an almost whooshing sense of utter elation she had never felt before.

Although this feeling was shrouded for a moment, as she gave another yawn.

Blake had been feeling tired and a little light-headed all day, finding taking care of Mia an utterly exhausting task.

Not that she minded at all…but the blonde woman smiled to herself knowing that early starts ,and lengthy conversations and questions about penguins whilst sitting on the toilet waiting for Mia to go potty in a freezing cold cubicle, was something Blake would certainly need to get used to.

The couple watched now in silence, Blake still running her fingers over Negan's' brow absentmindedly, as Mia turned around at Negan's feet, bouncing up and down on her little legs on the mattress, babbling on about something utterly incoherent.

But it only took a split second, and before Blake could even cry out, the tiny girl obviously bouncing too close to the bed's edge, lost her footing, tripping unsteadily….

…falling backwards off the edge of the large bed.

Blake's heart stopped, letting out sharp gasp of horror.

But before she could react, Negan had reached out, grabbing hold of Mia's sock-covered foot before she could hit the floor.

"Shit, Beansprout!" Negan uttered suddenly letting out a hard puff of air and sitting up, hauling the teeny toddler up as she squealed in utter delight, obviously not realising just how much of a perilous situation she had been in. "Why can't you manage to go one fuckin' day, without keepin' me an' Peaches on our damned toes, huh?"

But Mia just giggled as he scooped her up, and tugged her teeny body close to his.

Blake felt her heart slowly begin to resume it's normal pace again as Mia gave a tiny yawn, her mouth forming into a perfect o-shape.

"Aww I think someone needs to go to sleep…" said Blake smiling and stifling yet another yawn of her own at the sight.

And at this, Mia did not protest, giving a nod and crawling from Negan's' grasp and over to Blake, coming around to her free arm and tucking herself under it and slipping underneath the warm white sheets, kicking out her pudgy legs as she did so and causing the dark-haired man to grumble a little at the movement just over his shoulder, pulling himself from the bed and to his feet with a stiff groan.

Blake watched him head over toward the bathroom, shrugging his leather jacket off of his lean shoulders and running a hand through his dark, messed up hair as he went.

She gave a smile to herself, shifting over a little as Mia got herself settled against her, the toddlers tiny paw moving up to curl around the fabric of Blake's sweater, obviously wanting to feel her close, even as her eyes dropped shut and she smacked her lips a few times before finally stilling.

And Blake, feeling oh-so safe and warm and comfortable right now, knew she would have to move eventually…of course she would...

...but for some reason, shut her eyes….just for a brief moment…

...feeling sleep wash over her exhausted body too.

Negan chuckled to himself doing up his pants zipper, flushing the toilet before rethreading his belt.

Hopefully by now, the kid would be asleep and the dark-haired Saviour would be able to enjoy a well needed catch up with Blake. Something he had been angling for all day.

Just having her beside him was temptation enough. With those pert fuckin' tits of hers, those hips that made him want to bury himself inside her, and that damn mouth. That smart-fuckin' mouth that made him forget all his worries and cares. His attention instead focusing on the best way to get her to spread her legs of hers for him.

Yeah, he was fucking besotted.

She was his queen.

And tonight his queen was gonna get down on her knees for her king…. if he was lucky that was.

Grinning to himself now, Negan gave a sigh, moving over and rinsing his hands under the faucet as he stared up at himself in front of the mirror, the happiness that seemed to dance across his long, tanned features startling him a little.

He genuinely could not remember a time had felt this happy. Not since shit had hit the fan and the world had become a mess, anyway.

But here he was, almost a fucking family man, with a girl he was goddamn crazy about and a kid that kinda made his heart swell too.

And there was nothing…NOTHING…that Negan wouldn't do to protect them now.

He dried his hands on his pants, leaning in towards the mirror and running his fingers down his long chin, gazing at his reflection scrutinizingly.

Fuck he needed to shave…but that could wait. For now he had bigger and better things on his mind of things he wanted to do tonight….

And so, running his tongue over his line of perfect white teeth, Negan gave a hiss, pushing himself away from the bathroom counter before strolling back into the bedroom quietly, not wanting to wake the kid up and ruin his and Blake's night….

…but the dark-haired leader of the Saviours stopped in his tracks just a few feet into the room…

…finding Blake flat out asleep, with Mia tucked up into her.

Negan almost immediately rolled his eyes, but even so, let out a low and rumbling chuckle as she stared over at his two favourite girls, shaking his head as she did so.

Yeah he was fucking smitten alright.

Stone cold fucking gone.

And despite his irritation of not being able to fuck the caramel blonde woman right now, Negan knew that there was indeed nowhere else he wanted to be tonight, but tucked up beside the pair of them….

…as he slowly made his way over to the bed, pulling his t-shirt over his head as he went.

Sorry it's another fluffy chapter...but things are a'-brewin', I can assure you…... ;)

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