Love In The Midst Of Chaos
Chapter 15
Exes and Hos: The visit and then some.
Lori extremely disappointed noticed two things that had her troubled, with one being ever so more important than the other, and that is the state of Rick's hands. One was injured, wrapped up in gauze while the other one unmarred was certainly wrapped up in something else...the hand of another. And the woman fixated with that fact continued looking down at her ex-husband's injury free hand and what it was preoccupied with doing wanted nothing more than to scream out "Rick what's going on here?"
But William Carl Henderson's daughter wisely dared not, instead what the woman did do was something proven tried and true in getting the law man's attentiveness. And when the Sheriff finally did really look her way, Lori strategically gave him that patented look of hers that has always worked to her advantage every time when used by her on him of, Oh woe is me, I'm in such distress and it's all your fault that I am Richard!
But just like all self-serving selfish schemes it come a time when the game plan produce jack squat. And that is exactly what the woman accusing her ex with brown sad eyes soon realized real fast, along with a side order of some extra hurt that for a second time in her life Richard was not going to cave and give Daddy's little girl what she wanted the most at the moment, his full attention. Because in that instant Lorette Elizabeth Henderson had an epiphany, and saw a man, her man with a never before seen by hers truly, a sure self-assuredness which Rick asserted with great confidence as he very comfortably held firmly to the hand of that beautiful young woman standing all so natural like; right there next to him, right in front of her!
And those two along with the boys were just too perfect of a picture together, definitely way too flawless for Lori especially with one of them there boys being her's, along with the four puppies rounded off their look of perfecticity; the ideal family, a truly perfect real one! And that was just too much, and had a woman seeing red.
The whole scene of them...Rick, her, the boys, and the pups coupled with a room now filled with some immense negative emotions all coming from Lori the woman herself gave Rick Grimes ex wife such an incredible ache; throwing her world of right now into such an unforeseen heap of chaos. And all her discomfort came without nary a word having been uttered by anyone especially Rick, with very few in the room having not realized it and that...especially Shane.
And Mel being there definitely in protest quickly stepped in to try and defuse anything possibly trying to rear its jealous ugly head, because she knew the signs from experience, and from the very start had known this visit to be a bad idea but was overridden by the Governor's wishes, and wouldn't hear of not having it and order her to make it so all as a favor to a big time donor; the father of the besides herself Lori Henderson, all because that's just what his little girl wanted!
And none of the spoil woman's behavior was a total surprise to the Director, who due to her due diligence in all concerning this case got her hands on Grimes vs Grimes and read it thoroughly, which had her not only prepared, but watchful too! And was Mel ever glad she had the foresight to asked for some official deterrent because it was evident then and even now that Lori Henderson is use to having her own way, and looking at the woman's ex-husband's bravado could tell that if Michonne has anything to do with that then the overage brat's absolute mental rule of dominion over the man will be bought to an end to-day! And that to the woman's chargin!
"Now folk's, I believe for the sake of time, and of why we're hear let us all get acquainted," Mel said diplomatically as she smiled while looking over at the Grimes child and Cody, she wanted both children to be as comfortable and as stress free as possible in spite of the circumstances and mood in the atmosphere.
"First Miss Henderson this is Michonne Rènald, your son's foster mom," And Michonne this is-" but before Mel could even finish her sentence, a pushy Lori interrupted by walking past up to her son's lawyer introducing herself as Rick's ex-wife and then Carl's mother.
And Michonne, her boy's unfazed foster mom held out her free hand towards a well shaken Lori who noticed that even with her being that close to Rick he hadn't even attempted to dropped the young woman's hand once she came near, and would not have reciprocated that handshake for anything in the world if not for the room full of eyes, especially his and shook it limply.
Michonne still with her other hand securely well tucked in Sheriff Grimes hand looked over at Shane Walsh who was now standing right besides Lori and also offered her hand to him as well which the forward man after walking up to the fine woman gladly took, and held it a little longer than the one holding her other hand appreciated, and that move of his gave rise to Rick's noticeable furrowed brow, and the clearing of his throat as a warning to his ex bud-dy to back the hell off!
Lori not having missed any of what just happen between her ex and her present was surely not amused, and asked very straightforwardly, "Miss Rènald is it? I have questions, now just how long have you been a foster mother, and just how many foster children have you had in your care became you don't look much older then a youngster yourself!"
And an irate Lori knew that she was stepping over a line by being flippent which she meant to be just that way, but didn't care. And an equally irate Rick still hadn't turned that girl's hand loose, but was turning a particular shade of the color red as he's now giving the woman his full attention, and spoke out.
"Now, what in the world does that have to do with anything Lori?" questioned the man in a low growl at his exe's disrespect, certainly not pleased, and quite fit to be tied. "As long as our boy was and is being taken good care of then why should there even be a problem? Huh!"
And Michonne, as well as all those in the room sensing the Sheriff's anger and displeasure, and her with a strong hold shook the man's hand slightly reassuring him that it was all alright and answered the irritated woman's inquiry with a smile.
"Well thank you for the compliment Miss Henderson, but let me assure you that I am more that capable even though my Handsome is my first but I have kept quite a few other children before this sweet boy, just ask my buddy Cody here next to me," said a confident Michonne as she playfully bumped the child and got a big old whopping grin from the twelve year old, Carl, and proudly from Sheriff Grimes too. "Just ask my boys if I'm fun or not!"
And Lori still smarting from Michonne having called her Miss Henderson wanted nothing more than to shout, "That's Mrs. Grimes to you missy," but knew better than to even go there, but secretly had a kanipshen fit anyway.
They're still holding hands!
And that pretty young nubile woman dressed all fashionable like was standing way too close to her definitely beguilbe ex-husband; calling her boy "Handsome," and her saying "My sweet boy," was way too familiar for Lori's liking, then repeating Michonne's name for Carl as a question asked, "Handsome?"
"Yes," Michonne said. "His eyes were the very first thing that I noticed, and then him being out front of a restaurant all alone!" And instantaneously that room that they were all standing in got incredibly hot with a deep chill all at once! And Michonne not really meaning to hit a nerve, smacked the stank out of all of Lori's! Pow! And Shane knowing that the beautiful woman had, knew too that he and Lori were there only to see Carl, not her getting into it with the boy's rather very hot foster mom, and besides knowing all that he also knew so very well both of the two main players in this turmoIl of his and Lori's doing jumped in with a question of his own to save his lover from herself as Lori glaring back at Michonne had that look of How dare you while an infuriated Rick did that signature head tilt of his that could speak volumes without him even uttering one word, which was now saying extremely loud and very clearly that their ex was noticeably cocked and loaded ready for bear!
"Hey...hey! How's things going Buddy? This pretty lady here been taking good care of ya?" Shane said smiling at Michonne before squatting down eye level in front of both boys which is always a helpful strategical technique that he and Rick have both used to gain trust especially when dealing with children, and that along with him asking Carl about the young woman broke the thaw just a little.
And "Hey Shane" was all the child said as he shyly smiled back at his presumed stepdad. And having nothing else to say Carl just pressed up real close against his Michonne which Shane noticed and so did Lori thinking, What's wrong with my boy, why isn't he all over us?
Determined and on a mission Shane not being one to quit still held that smile of his and said, "Come on now Bud talk to old Shanie-want to introduce me to your new friends here?" And looking over at Cody then down towards the puppies intermingling themselves in between both boys feet the Deputy continued his prodding.
"Tell me everybody's names here, they all do have one now don't they?"
And Carl looked up at Michonne for reassurance which he got in the from of a wink as she smiled back down at her boy which helped brake open that gate of his not having very much to say as he confidently sat down cross-legged on the floor amongst the pups near by and began to talk!
And still puzzled Lori noticed that too!
"Well this is my friend Cody, he's twelve and can cook really good!" Carl excitedly declared as the puppies crawled all over his lap, and then with a big smile the boy started to pointed, "This is Jazz, Hap, Wilson, and Bear, our puppies!"
"Well please to meet you Cody, Jazz, Hap, Wilson, and Bear! And you cook?" the charmer said really amazed to hear that as he held out his hand to the older boy.
And Cody firmly taking it answered Shane with a "Pleased to meet you too sir, and yes sir I do cook!" And Shane highly impressed with such manners for a city kid smiled back at him broadly. Then both the man and mannerable boy joined Carl down on the floor where the infant canines had two more bodies to run ramshod over which they did with great zeal from Carl to Cody, then back to Shane; making everyone watching or participating in their frolic either laugh or smile.
And the Sheriff Deputy still on topic asked gaily, "Now young man, what is your speciality, is it breakfast, lunch, or dinner?" But before the twelve year old could even form a sentence to the man's question, a now very talkative seven year two month old Carl interjected with a proud statement of affirmation.
"Cody...hee made usss breakfast this morning, and it was sooo good!" the happy child gushed. "We had waffles with syrup, fried chicken brest, country fries, milk and juice! And the waffles were made from scratch. Cody even let me pour them out on the waffle maker, and they were so tasty just ask Dad, he had some too!
And that bit of information got a quick eye squint stare from Lori which Rick uncharacteristically ignored, and that had the woman aroused with an unnamed emotion wanting everything to storm out in the form of a wholly temper tantrum while their boy went on with his enthusiasm, and much like his dad ignored his mother's squint good fashion.
"Shane, have you ever had chocolate milkshake and cereals before?" he went on. "Well I have, Michonne made me some for breakfast this morning, she's the best!"
And a dead serious Rick Grimes as well as his ex wife with her twitchin eye were still watching and Shane knowing that was very careful when he looked over at Carl's mighty hot, extremely fine foster mom's way smiling and thought, Yeah, I'm quite sure that's true of everything that that girl does! Then the man on purpose took a glimpse at his ex-partner's fully engaged hand and then looked back at the boy with his signature broad brazen cocky grin.
"Nope Bud, can't say that I have, but I'd sure like to try it at least once, because that combination really sounds real good and awesomely yummy," said the amused man.
"That because it is," volunteered a vocal Cody.
"So you've had some too!" said Shane gleefully, promptly acknowledging the older boy.
"Yes sir I have!"
"Well that does it then, two unanimous seals of approval by two boys in the know. And just as soon as you get home Carl, you and me are going to have a great big bowl of cereal and chocolate milkshake to celebrate! Okay?
And Rick flinched while Michonne's facial expression never changed once, however upon hearing that proclamation their Handsome didn't react the way in which Shane nor his mother thought the boy would, and both saw that his smile had faded rather fast, which Mel saw too! And Shane ever on his toes responded quickly.
"How was Turkey day? Your mom, me, and everybody else at your grandparent's missed you somethin' fierce my man," he said leaning over rubbing his favourite guy's head." And we had a mighty fine meal as always too! You know what good cooks your grandmother and Lily Mae are. Marshall with that piggy appetite sat at the table gripping two drumsticks in his piggy ole pig paws...yours and his, the greedy swine...Oink!...Oink!"
"Yes my sweet boy, I have really miss you so!" Lori said forgetting her hurt and nemesis as she quickly sat down on the floor right besides her special boy who in spite of himself along with Cody were giggling hard; Shane was so funny with all that oinking.
And for the very first time since stepping foot in the condo the child's mother gave her full attention to him; not his dad and hugged Carl as if for dear life which he reciprocated, because he really does love his mother and had truly missed her, but even so without a doubt still wanted to stay right where he was and that's with his dad, Michonne, Cody, and the pupies. And Rick was the one this time who held Michonne's hand tight while Mel and the two police officers observed everything, especially Terry with a heavy heart with his sister Mel and Kal being aware of that too!
And Lori after having finished with the peppering of tiny kisses all over her Carl's face asked worriedly, "How was your holiday my baby boy? Mother's so sorry that you were alone without me, or Dad sharing it with you.
And then the "Mother of ALL bombs dropped from such a tiny mouth!"
"Oh, but Mom I wasn't alone," said her now exuberant child. "Michonne, the pups and Dad were all here! Annnd Michonne made us the best Thanksgiving dinner ever! It was ALL of mine and his favorite along with some dishes that I've never had, and it was all soo good! We had a lot of deserts too!
"Dad was here too!"
And that was all Lori heard, Rick's being there.
"Yes ma'am, and made us his after Thanksgiving Day breakfast sandwiches the next morning, and Michonne loves it just as much as I do! Don't you?" asked her Handsome as he looked up at the woman once more and smiled.
And Michonne lovingly with an even brighter one winked and said, "Yes, it was delicious my Handsome." And Carl blushed while Rick smiled that smile that a light-headed stammering Lori loves.
"Oh...ok son. H-How nice it was of Dad to come back early and make you and Cody his special breakfast speciality...ahhh Miss Rènald too," the stunned woman replied barely getting her words out coherently while trying to breath as normal as possible around the fact that Rick had been allowed to spend time with their boy when she couldn't, and alone with that woman on top of it all!
But what their boy shared next would caused Lori's whole world of what she wanted and plan for her and her boys minus Shane to crumble pa-oof right in front of her flabbergasted face, because for some reason (duh) she was totally blindsided!
"Oh, Cody was in Brimingham, and Dad didn't come early because he's was already here," Carl exposed nonchalantly with a big dose of innocence along with the older boy adding his unsolicited addendum of "But I was here Thanksgiving morning remember?" And continued romping around on the floor with the puppies without a care in the world. And Shane smirking thought smugly, "Now the plot really thickens" while the rest of the adults waited on pins for what was evidently on its way, and the incensed Lorette Elizabeth Henderson Grimes did not disappoint!
"He did, did he?" said Rick's upset ex through unfettered clenched teeth as she forgetting about her boy for now rapidly stood up from the floor and whipped her head around hard to give both the Sheriff and Her that well overdue death stare; and the temperature outside inundated with a whole lot of cold from the snow was so much more warmer than the temperature inside Michonne's living room at that moment.
"How loong Ri-?"
But before a progressively past angry Lori could really get in gear, a very calm Michonne said, "Excuse Me" and Lori looking at a rival snarling without the showing of teeth stopped on a dime on her way to stand directly in front of the still hand holding couple.
"Lets get the boys somewhere else first!" the lawyer continued. "Codes!"
"Ma'am," he answered but both boys and the pups looked her way, and Michonne couldn't help but smile at the total cuteness of all six.
"Why don't you, Handsome, and your little buddies go back into the family room while we adults discuss somethings. I don't think that it will take too long but if it does there's tv, videos, games, and things to munch on and drink it you all get hungry, or we're too long...ok! You know where thing's are."
"Okay Michonne," both Cody and her Handsome said before running towards the back with sixteen short hairy legs following close behind. And Kal who'd returned some time ago gave his friend a heads up and accompanied them, which Michonne was so grateful for.
And impatient Lori waited just long enough until they were all out of ear shot, and when they were...
"Rick do you mean to tell me that you've been here with our son sha-, ah staying here the whole time while I've been trying to get in touch with you!" seethed a very displeased Lori rather tensely. "Did you not see all my calls!"
Shane frowned. And Mel saw.
"Yeah, yes I did," Rick respond back coolly.
And in that moment in time the man's ex wanted to cry. Was that all he had to say? He's never ever had this kind of aloofness towards her, and that really hurt Lori's feelings this time but good, and he still hadn't turned that teeny bobber's hand loose, which Lori was yea close to helping them out with that problem!
And Shane rightly so was not liking any of this and wasn't yea close from being annoyed as he watch his woman watching their ex holding Carl's extremely pleasing to look at foster mom's hand.
And Lori knew that she had to change tactics cause Rick wasn't Rick anymore. At least not with her. She could not only feel it, but see it too! All one had to do was just take a good look at how he's acting and dressing! Never has he worn anything like what he's wearing now!
What has that woman done to him, thought Lori flustrated!
"Rick," she spoke his name softly. "I been trying hard for four days to get in touch with you. Can we just please step away and talk."
"No Lori," Rick said surprising everyone except Michonne. "I think that what you have to say now everyone can hear it."
And Lori more astonished than any of them did what she does best, and that was began to cry to get her way and said.
"Why Rick? Why are you being so difficult, and when did you get so mean?"
"Oh Lori," the law man replied back a little softer this time but not by much. "I'm not being mean, just mean what I say."
And the woman besides herself just looked and blinked her eyes repeatedly trying to process it all.
And They're still holding hands! Ok if that's how he wants it then that exactly how he's going to get it, Lori thought angrily!
"Ok Rick, tell me this! How long has this been going on?" she boldly stated, almost shouted while looking at him and then Michonne in an accusatory stance. "You staying here! Our son being allowed to eat cereals with milkshake! Has all this been going on the whole while you've been ignoring my calls! Or is this something old?"
And Rick knowing his ex on so well knew that she was just trying to stir something up especially with that "Or is this something old?" crack, and the cereal and milkshake statement just thrown in for good measure and answered her accordingly.
"Yeah, I guess you can say that I've been ignoring all you calls," the man so done replied nonchalantly. "And I'd say that's been jussst about as long as you and Shane's been Mr. And Mrs. Walsh. Oh Carl told me and Michonne all about that and your moving to Idaho; taking my son with you! Are you two crazy, or just plain stupid? Cause that ain't gonna happen! And just to clarify, it's not chocolate milkshake per se, but some really slushy almost frozen chocolate milk!" And Rick proud of the ingenious way he channel Michonne's exact same phrase to get the point across had to chuckle to himself, and on top of that was the pièce de rèsistance of him purposely not giving any credence at all to Lori's inquiry if he knew Michonne before now.
Let her wonder, he thought pleasingly satisfied. Who's business is it if I have? Especially not her's! And the Sheriff knew, well at least hoped a lot that it was driving her nuts because he hadn't given an answer one way or another in spite of all else was said.
But, Rick was wrong about that last part at least for now only due to the fact that it hadn't yet registered to his ex, because at present, and not surprising at all that that big little revelation of his did a whole lot of damage in upsetting both apple carts of both his two exes; thoroughly squashing Lori's some how thinking she has the upper hand no matter what, and an even more irked Shane's, because the man's plan with Lori's help to steal Carl away before everything was in place was going no where. And both police officers, and an administrative Mel saw the Sheriff Deputy's expression as it changed dark which none liked at all.
And neither did Lori nor Shane cared in the least that it was "slushy almost frozen chocolate milk" instead of real milkshake, there were more important things to contend with...they'd been found out and exposed!
Then Mel in her official mode stepped in once more to reign things in because she seen and heard more than enough.
"Ok, once again I think things are going off course here," the Director said sternly. "We're getting way off of the purpose of this visit Miss Henderson, or is it Mrs. Walsh? But Mel didn't give her a chance to respond, she just held her hand up and continued. "And as far as the Sheriff being here it was to help you all's boy. He'd been through a whole lot that night, and Miss Rènald had asked if it would be ok if Sheriff Grimes could stay here in her home with him. And I said yes! Now what was wrong with that! No one was able to get in touch with you, and your son was in distress. Yet, if this is what this visit will be all about then I think that you, and Mr. Walsh had best leave, because I still have business here."
Surprised, Lori swallowed hard and said, "No...no, I'm sorry. Please let me spend my time with Carl. I promise there won't be no more infractions of any kind from me. " Mel nodded and then asked the Sheriff if he wanted to join them and his reply was "Yes I do" to Lori's delight.
Now he's got of to turn her hand a loose, Rick 's ex thought giddily! While a very vexed Shane Walsh looked on thinking, Why?
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Michonne sitting at the kitchen island was being served just the same as Cody and her Handsome had served the Sheriff earlier, and was enjoying the service tremendously as well as the delicious brunch. She and Maddie have done a very good job in teaching their boy how to cook! And the boy blushed with his eyes turning that beautiful shade of green that Michonne loves, as she praises him relentlessly while also knowing kind of sadly that those orbs of his would someday make him irresistibly too much for a whole lot of thirsty females!
"And what are you two up to," asked a jovial Kal as he walked up behind Michonne and Cody sitting at the island conversing, bring the woman out of her muse of her boy growing up way to fast towards manhood.
"Nothing but enjoying my fellow here (Cody blushed even harder), along with this delicious brunch that he and Handsome made earlier. And why are you up here and not in back pray tell," Michonne questioned without turning while taking another bite of her meal. Want some?" Showing the man her plate.
"Well, Mel felt there wouldn't be any more trouble, and wanted to observe the Grimes and Mr. Walsh without any others around, so she sent me and Terry away with him making a slight detour first, but he'll be here soon. And thank you for the offer, I believe I will, but I'd rather have some of that Thanksgiving feast leftovers of yours Carl was going on about."
And Michonne having finish was just about to get up and fix Kal and Terry both a plate when the later came in caring two items; her foot boot and one Chuck Taylor in each hand and said.
"Here let me" because Terry couldn't figure out if all that hand holding was due to helping the Sheriff stay calm, or him trying to keep Michonne from fainting from the pain. And surprising to Terry his friend didn't even argue, she just sat there and watched as he meticulously took her boots off and replace them with the foot boot on her injured foot, and the tennis shoe on the uninjured one. Then when finished he and Michonne just smiled and said nothing more until she feed the two officers their late afternoon supper in her dinning room.
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Mel quite and very observing looking over at Carl Grimes smiled; noticing that the little boy was greatly loved by all three adults, and in love too. Not surprising, Michonne has snagged yet another's heart and that for sure was to the child's mother's exasperation. Because every time the woman's son talked about his foster mom, or mentioned something that Michonne had done his mother smiled painfully and said, "Now did she." And each time she did the little guy would say, " She did, didn't she Dad?"
Then Dad would just smile and say, "Yes son she did!" And that made it even worse for Lori Henderson, but Mel gave the mentally whipped woman props, because she sat there grinning through the hurt, while Shane Walsh steamed. The Director thought him a jealous ticking time bomb, and she was naturally on point, but not of Lori and Sheriff Grimes, but of the Sheriff period! And the forty-five minute visit for Lori just flew by for her with the mother having to reluctantly leave both her son and his father with that woman, kissed her boy and hugged him tight, while Shane ruffled his Bud's hair then went over to Michonne and thanked her before they left for taking good care of their boy for them. And not forgetting Cody standing right next to her, shook the boy's hand too, then heartedly expressed to them both just how much he enjoyed meeting them. And he and Rick purposely avoided the other, while Lori just keeping it real real stiffly walked past Michonne threw her head up in the air and just lefted.
And Mel wanting some one on one time with Carl asked his dad if she could, and he knowing how taxing the day had been to the child talked it over with his son before agreeing and Carl surprising to all happily grabbed Mel hand. He liked her now.
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Mel walking back with Carl from their thirty minutes meeting had never seen such a happy little camper, and that was only because they hadn't made him leave with his mom and Shane (which never would have happened), and he'd told the lady that he once thought mean as much. Because, she was the same one who told Michonne that he couldn't go home with his dad, but then change her mind enough to allowed him to come and stay with them anyway, and for that was so grateful as he happily, skipped down the hallway towards the rest while holding the woman's hand.
And just as they both stepped into the living together, something spectacular grabbed tight hold of the seven year two month old's attention. A tree! One of the biggest and tallest Christmas tree that he'd ever seen was standing right in front of the bank of windows not to far away from the fireplace just waiting to be decorated! And unbeknownst to any of them Michonne had ordered it yesterday evening, and their surprise had just been delivered and setup mere minutes before the ecstatic boy came in with Mel.
"Oh wow Michonne," was all the excited boy could get out.
"I know," said an equally excited Cody with an extra pencil and pad in hand which he readily handed to Carl. "Look at all the room underneath for presents too!"
"Yeah, I see," said Carl as he gladly took the offering and got down on the floor along side the older boy along with their furry companions, and then began writing out a list in a very neatly written seven year two month old print, because for nothing in the world did he not want Michonne unable to read it! And the adults, Michonne, Rick, and Mel just stood there reveling in the cuteness of the two happy boys as they went about their mission of decidedly ridding Michonne of some of her hard earned cash by way of her buying them christmas gifts.
And Michonne after the Director lefted got quite a delightful ideal, and with them all having had such an intense day; one of being all over the spectrum yelled out, "Road trip" shaking her car keys high up in the air, grabbed her purse, and winter gear for the outside then headed straight for the front door. And with them taking the pups downstairs to the sitter, she, the Sheriff, Cody, and her Handsome went shopping. They needed stuff and things...more Christmas ornamates, candy canes, some snow in a can, and a secret gift or two, three or more, because there was a tree to decorate just for her boys who needs a very festive place to tuck all their presents under!
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Somewhere cruising over the Atlantic heading east...
Damien Ian Negan chillin in First Class with favorite drink in hand, was mentally preoccupied with stuff and things as he sat looking out of the window of the Boeing 777 as the wide-body jet made its way closer to his destination, Madrid, Spain. And a sweet voice belonging to a rather tall, but very voluptuous flight attendant that he'd notice right from the start brought the musing man back to the here and now.
"Mr. Negan," is there anything else you need," said the dark skinned beauty soft and low with a very sexy lovely accent all the while smiling suggestively. And Negan being a man who was always good at reading the signs said, "Only if it's you that your offering up darling!"
And she smiled some more.
"Well not now, but in about 7 hours, I'll see what can be done about that sir!" She then winked and walked off with hips purposely swaying hard from side to side.
Yeah, un-huh! Hot damn! He knew he knew the signals alright!
And Negan smiling hurriedly set his watch to go off in exactly 6 hours, 59 minutes, and 45 seconds! Because he was going to christen his first night in his new home city in a mighty spectacular fashion, right off the bat!