All Nightmare Long

Chapter 520

Author's Note: Ah, another chapter of the dreaded season 7. Jewel so wants to slap Negan. So does Jes. She is trying to be good, let's see if it works. I'm going to be changing when Carl shoots in the infirmary. Mitch is going to interrupt Negan at the grave yard. Review please.

Alexandria:

Joey glanced at Jewel as she walked up with Sylvie. "We just gonna let them do whatever? Take whatever?"

"Doesn't look like you have much of a choice," Sylvie told him. "It's a lot easier just to keep your head down kid," she told him.

"He wasn't talking to you," Jewel said as she crossed her arms. "Keep everyone calm, alright?" she asked as she saw men carrying chairs out of the houses.

"See this, this is the kind of thing that just tickles my balls, little cooperation and everything is pleasant as punch," Negan said. "You see we really are a reasonable people once you get to know us. Honest," he said as he opened a cooler and took out a soda.

Jewel and rick exchanged glances as they watched him. Jewel keeping her eyes on Daryl.

"Damn, I love this place," Negan said as he threw down the soda can.

"I really hope that doesn't mean that we can expect more unexpected visits from you," Jewel said from the porch.

Jes who had been quiet up to this point, cleared her throat. "I'm sure a man like you has more important things to worry about then coming and overseeing things like this. So, you'll probably send someone else to oversee it. You can't be going to every place and overseeing it, can you? I mean, you do have other places right? I mean, that's what I've heard."

Negan laughed. "That's right, Summer was at Hilltop. Where is that daughter of yours Rick?"

"She left," Joey said quickly.

Jewel glanced at Daryl before answering. "She came back here to get her hand looked out, and then snuck out during the night. She's like me, isolates herself when things go bad. She'll be back."

Negan started to say something as a man walked up to him with a camera. "Negan, something you might want to see."

"Well, well, well what do we have here?" he asked as Eric, Emily and Aaron was on their front porch. He took the camera and turned to Rick. "I got my fingers crossed for a little freaky deaky."

"Once again, I'm really glad that I didn't eat breakfast, otherwise I'd thrown it up by now," Jewel told him.

Negan just grinned at her as he started to play the video tape, watching Rick's interview.

"Know me, I've killed people, I don't even know how many, but I know why they are all dead," Rick's voice said.

"Jesus, is that you Rick under all that man bush?"

"They're dead, so all the people out there, my family can live," Rick's voice continued on that tape.

"Shit, I wouldn't have messed with that guy," Negan told him as he turned off the video. "But that's not you anymore, is it. Nope," he said as held up the camera. "I really got to shave this shit," he said.

Jewel walked down the steps and beside Rick. "I think I'll join the two of you on this guided tour," she told Negan. "Joey make sure that our guests follow Negan's instructions, stay out of kids areas. I'm sure she'll be able to help you," she said as she nodded toward Sylvie.

"Damn, Jewel, did you forget that I'm giving the orders?" Negan asked.

"No, I didn't forget. But I don't feel comfortable with leaving my husband alone with you, since it seems you want nothing more to get a rise out of him," Jewel told him.

"She does have my number, Rick. Damn," Negan said. "Whatever happened to that sick girl? That seemed like a hell of a stressful night for her. The way she was carrying on, she was married to number two right?" he asked as Rick glared at him. "Careful, how you're lookin' at me Rick."

Jewel put her hand on Rick's shoulder. "His name was Glenn. The ginger was Abraham. We are grieving. And that right there, what you just did, is why I'm not leaving the two of you alone."

Rick didn't say anything as he squeezed Jewel's hand, pulling her next to him.

Negan looked at Jewel before he started to talk. "Widows, especially ones that look like that, they are special, I love them."

Jes saw Rick's hand tightening around the bat, she stepped beside him, placing her hand over his slightly and shook her head as Negan was talking. She released the bat before Negan turned back around.

"Right after their husbands go, they're just empty inside. But usually not for long," Negan said in a sing song voice. "So you have nothing to worry about Rick, if something happened to you I'd step right up and take care of Jewel here."

Jewel looked at him. "Over your dead body, and yes that's what I mean."

Negan laughed and shook his head. "Ahh where is she? I would love to see her."

"Do you care to pay your respects?" Father Gabriel questioned as he approached from behind him.

"Holy crap, you are creepy as shit, sneaking up on me like that, wearing that collar with that freaky ass smile," Negan told him.

"You're lucky he didn't shoot you Father," Sylvie said.

"My apologies, I'm Father Gabriel," he introduced himself.

Negan looked around then at Rick and Jewel. "She didn't make it?"

Rick shook his head quietly as Jewel looked at Negan. "If you want to follow us to the cemetery," she said as she glanced at Daryl, knowing that he would think this was real and blame himself more.

"Damn tragedy, that's what this is," Negan said as he took a deep breath. "This must really suck for you guys," he said.

"Like you give a damn," Jewel stated as she looked at him.

"I get it, I do. I mean, number one that was on me, no choice there. Lessons had to be learned, but number two? That didn't need to happen. Daryl, there he forced my hand. Probably put her right on her back, huh?" Negan asked as Rick and Gabriel exchanged glances.

"She was sick, they were taking her to go a doctor. She would have made it, if you hadn't stopped them," Jes said as she raised her hands. "I know, you had to teach them a lesson, but you could have let her go, let Summer go, get medical attention. A little give and take goes a long way."

"You're right, you're right. Damn, I was going to ask her to come back with me. Oh I know what you're thinking, how could I have a shot, the guy that just bashed her husband's head in," Negan said with a laugh. "You'd be surprised what people do," he said.

"Dad!" Mitch yelled as he was running toward Daryl.

"Mitch stop!" Jewel yelled at him and ran toward him. "I told you to stay in the house," she told him.

"I saw dad…" Mitch said as he glanced at Daryl. "What did you do to him?" he demanded as he went up to Negan.

"Mitch, stop," Daryl said barely audible.

"Hold on….someone had sex with you? I mean…I have to meet this woman, where's your mother kid?" Negan asked.

"Dead," both Jewel and Daryl said.

"Well, hell Daryl, if you told me you had a kid, I might let you clean up a bit. We could have worked something out, take him back to the Sanctuary," Negan said.

Jewel put herself in the middle of Negan and Mitch. "Jes take Mitch back to the house."

"We're not done talking, are we Mitch?" Negan asked.

"Yes you are. You and I have a deal, regarding the kids. Seeing his father like that, it's traumatic enough for him, that's why I wanted him to stay in the house," Jewel said as she glanced back at Mitch. "I am not going to let him watch you treat his father like this. Jes take Mitch back to the house."

"Come on kid," Jes said as she took his arm.

"We'll talk more soon," Negan called out to him.

"No you won't," Jewel said as she didn't move from her spot in front of him.

TBC