"Thanks." She set the glass on the coffee table then scooted closer to him on the couch. With an arm around her, Negan sipped a beer bottle.

"You know something?" "Huh?" "I love ya."

Sadie suddenly tightened her eyes at a knock on the door. "Damn it." Without thinking, she dropped the controller and went to the counter for a knife.

"Woah!" Negan quickly got up and slowly took it away from her. "Don't get all pissy darlin'." He kissed the top of her head and went to answer it. Sadie huffed and followed him. "I'm sorry."

"Fat Joseph. What can I do for you?" He smirked.

The girl rolled her eyes. 'Real classy.'

"There was an intruder spotted a half mile from the Sanctuary. Also, You accidentally left Lucille against the front gate." He tilted his head. "Did I? Jesus. That was certainly a big mistake." He motioned for her and sighed. "Were you gentle bringing her up here? Were you kind?"

"Uh.." Fat Joey stammered. "Did you treat her like a lady?" Negan asked more specifically. "Y..Yes sir." He cleared his throat. "Yes sir." "And did you pet her little pussy like a lady?"

Sadie widened her eyes and blushed. 'What the hell Negan?'

Confused, Fat Joey just gulped. Negan grinned. "I'm just screwing around man. A baseball bat doesn't have a pussy!" Fat Joey lightly laughed. "Now get the hell out." Negan ordered.

As soon as he left, Sadie huffed. 'Men.'

"But you do." He lightly tapped Lucille between her legs. She sharply inhaled. "And what a pleasure it would be to see that." Sadie shook her head and stepped ten feet back. He slowly smiled.

"God! If you're desperate for sex, just tell me to strip! Right here, right now!" Negan groaned. "Can't you take a damn joke for once?" He opened the door. She followed beside him outside. "Oh yeah." The girl rolled her eyes. "Sexual humor. Really funny."

"It will be really funny when you'll be screaming my name like a little baby asking for a bottle." She stopped walking. "Words can be hurtful can't they?" "Can you not say things like that? I'm sensitive to phrases like those."

He pressed his lips and pulled her behind a wall. "Alright. I won't. I'm sorry sweetheart." He lightly hugged her. "Thank you." "I'm sure you don't want to be reminded of that radiation shit you told me about."

He walked over to one of the large trucks where five Saviors stood aligned. In front of the pack was Dwight, holding someone with a bag over their head. "Spy sir."

Sadie gulped. 'That six foot height. White shirt and black pants. No! I..It can't be Frollo! That religious man at Alexandria was messing with my brain.'

Simon kicked him in the back of the legs, causing him to silently kneel before Negan. She held her breath. 'Don't be. Don't be!'

"Remove that bag for god's sake!" Negan ordered. Simon obediently did so.

Sadie felt her heart stop and looked away before Frollo could even look at her.

"Well..Well..Well!" Negan motioned everyone to leave except for her. "Did ol' Rick send you up here?"

Before he could respond, Claude opened his arms as Sadie ran over. After a tight hug, He stood up to lose the numbness in his legs. "Yes. As a matter of fact, he did." He turned her around to face Negan. "But I was not going to plan anything. He simply yearned for weaponry. Therefore, He sent myself."

"I did not tell you to stand up!" Sadie shivered once Frollo knelt back down. "Huh. So you were spying on us?" Negan strictly motioned for Sadie to return next to him.

Although she refused, Frollo nudged her back to him with a light push. "Yes. However, Rick.." "But Rick isn't here, is he?" Negan snarked. "Only yourself."

Sadie hiccuped and looked at him. "Shut it." Negan hissed at her. "Don't speak to her like that!"

"You know,.." He rested Lucille on his shoulder. "..I don't like people who tell me how to run my business. That is a big no no here. And how could I possibly trust you now?"

Sadie returned next to Frollo and blinked. "I don't want you to get hurt darlin'. Out of the way."

"No! Don't hurt him Negan. He was a set up!" "Hm." He scratched his chin. "A set up. Just like you f*ckin' were!" He glared at her. "I was not! I swear!" She wiped her eyes.

"Please spare his life Negan. Please!" She knelt beside Claude and wiped her eyes with her top. He huffed. "For f*ck's sake! Get up! Both of you!"

She slowly watched as Frollo did then did so herself.

"You.." Negan grabbed her by the wrists. "..are a real pain in the ass darlin'." She looked away but his face met hers only seconds later. "Betray me again and I will mount your head on the wall like a f*ckin' deer!"

Sadie stared at him in fear. Claude narrowed his eyes as the situation reminded him of the same way he treated her when they first came face to face.

He simply chuckled at his own threat and pushed her to the ground, but Frollo quickly caught her. "I am not going to forgive either one of you!" He smirked. "However. I did mention earlier that sharing is caring. And boy oh boy will you be useful darlin'." Sadie shivered.

He spun her around to face Frollo. "All you have to do to get your lovely,.." Negan squatted with a hand on her back and crotch. "..walker slaying badass back is to answer one very crucial question."

Lucille tunneled Claude's vision. "Who are you?" He motioned the bat in a circle. Sadie sighed in a panic. 'I love you Claude! Don't..'

"I'm Negan." He sternly stated. Her jaw dropped but her mouth didn't. 'What!? You can't abandon your morals just for my sake! You can't survive here!'

Negan slowly lowered Lucille with a wide grin. "Damn those words are beautiful. Well step right up Claude! My oh my do we have a shitload of things to discuss." Negan proudly walked back inside.

Frollo softly kissed the top of her head and followed Negan inside.

"I thought I'd never see you again! I thought you were dead." She couldn't let go of his waist. "Dead? Oh heavens no Sadie. I was speaking with Father Gabriel." He gently removed her arms.

"Oh." Sadie sighed. "About what?" "Well mainly about you." She covered her mouth with her right arm to sneeze. "What about me?" "Bless you. Mainly on how you impacted my life. Changed my viewpoints on such. Overall revelations. Despite your choice of not having a higher power to guide you."

"Um." She tilted her head, confused. "Okay. Weird but okay." Sadie brought him up to the den where Negan was patiently standing.

"Close the door Claude. Man are you in for a treat darlin'!" He smirked and gestured her onto the couch. She gulped and sat down. Claude sat to the left of her while Negan sat on the right. Tension overtook her body. She jolted up.

"I'm sorry Negan! I hallucinated and didn't mean at all to purposely.." "Woah!" He felt her chest with the back of his left hand. "Take a f*ckin' breath darlin'. Let's not bother Dr. Carson today."

'Hm? Well medical staff is always good to have.' Frollo blinked and handed her the glass of water.

"Play your game. Claude and I are just going to talk." She sighed and picked up her controller, trying to concentrate.

"Now, in regards of her, she's in a bit of a pickle." He set a hand on her head. 'You don't say.' She huffed. "I do not tolerate cheating in relationships. However, if you happen to join us here and are willing to obey the rules, perhaps we can work something out."

Frollo glanced at the screen then back at Negan. "Define that please."

He huffed as Sadie paused her game and rested her head on the former judge's lap. Claude gulped.

"Sex here, in warm regards of you, is a grave no no. I am very aware about everyone's titles here and slut is not one of hers." Negan cleared his throat.

Frollo slowly nodded in agreement. "I understand. Your words are mine." "Well woo-f*ckin'-hoo! I'll leave you both to think that over then." Negan picked up Lucille and left out the door, back outside.

Sadie sat up and wiped her eyes. "Sadie. Do not be upset at something as small as that. Affection can be shown in many other ways." "I really believed that you were a goner Claude!" She sniffled. "I visioned that you were hit with Negan's bat and.."

"Oh no." He hushed her and lightly kissed her forehead. "No no no. What happened was I went to bring, well force, you to the church. Due to the fear of him hurting you again with Lucille, I left with a group of three other people to a place called the Hilltop. It is a nice little refuge but my goodness is the leader there arrogant!" He rubbed her shoulders to warm her up.

"Wait." She shook her head. "You.." "Yes. I openly acknowledged that I gave you no choice in an uncomfortable position. And I apologize for that."

Sadie shook her head again with her teeth clenched. "Who are you and what have you done to Frollo?"

Claude undid his shoes and activated one of the reclining foot rests.

'Well at least he's wearing socks.' Sadie slowly exhaled.

He lay her head against his shoulder. "The conversation that Father Gabriel and I had was really quite an eye opener. He clarified that regardless of any physical or mental differences, God certainly does not judge. It was difficult to let out, but I eventually admitted to all of the faults that my father had imprinted on me."

She lifted her head.

"And the reason I did is because of you Sadie." She sighed. "M..Me? But you would burn me if I chose.." "Burn you? With what?" He lightly smiled. "I am just grateful that I have the opportunity to see your beautiful face again." He placed a hand on her right cheek.

Sadie sighed and shut her eyes. "Do you really think I'm beautiful?" Frollo shut his and their heads slowly moved inwards. "Like an angel sent from Heaven above." She placed her lips on his without hesitation.

Claude snuck a hand under her shirt and rubbed her back. Sadie broke the kiss with a light smile. "Do you want something to drink?" Frollo rested her head against his chest. "Please. A glass of water is fine. With ice." "Okay."

She stood up and rinsed one of the glasses. "You never told me that you played games with such violent behavior." She handed him the filled glass. "I must have gotten it from somewhere."

He sighed in response to her light giggle and she pressed play. "Thank you."

She adjusted her fingers. "Welcome. Wait. Did you risk your life and come here all because of me?" She made her character jump over a boulder and narrowed her eyes, trying to avoid an array of spears.

"Well not entirely." He sipped his beverage. "Once I heard Rick, Daryl, and a young woman named Maggie talking about how the world is solely theirs and how truly powerful they really are together to stand up as one against Negan, It made me realize how self absorbed they really are. It was pretty pathetic. You can't be the center of attention all the time."

Sadie tilted her head in agreement. "I can't believe what you just said. I really am baffled." "Well I am a man of my words." He placed an arm around her. "Now how do you play this game exactly?"

Sadie shrugged. "It's pretty simple really. You know. You are brought to an unknown land and claimed, for lack of a better term, as 'The Chosen One'." "Oh. Well certainly a man of my age would not have known that."

Negan returned to the room ten minutes later and at first suspiciously looked at them. Sadie was quietly playing while Claude was watching her. He shrugged and cleared his throat, catching Sadie's attention. "Hi."

Frollo stood up. "Smart move." Negan pointed Lucille at him.

Both the girl and him looked at each other.

"You experienced in heavy lifting Claude?" He blinked. 'Well mental wise.' "Yes sir. I am."

Sadie looked at each of them as they spoke.

"I got an insane amount of crap coming in. So if you could assist in unloading that,.." Negan handed him a black leather jacket. "..You'll thank me later." He glanced down at Sadie. "Outside."

She nodded and went to change into her jacket and pants. Negan smirked and lightly spanked her on the butt as she left.

'Hm. It seems suitable for mildly cold weather.' Frollo put it on and went with Negan towards a truck that was backing up to the Sanctuary lot.

"Dwight!" He quickly ran over. "Yes sir?" "This is Claude. He's going to haul this shit out of the truck. You know where to bring it." He silently nodded once he started taking each box out.

Negan sighed and walked off. "Jesus it's cold out here!" He blew on his hands then looked up as Sadie started to climb the fence. Now on the other side, one of Negan's men handed her a small box to bring personally to him.

"Thanks." "No problem little Miss Badass." He smiled. "I'm Gavin." "Sandra. But do call me Sadie." "Got it." Gavin returned back to another truck.

"Ya'll got a parcel." She smirked and lifted it up. "Well that certainly shaved some minutes." He reached up and took it. "Don't think I was leaving you empty handed. It's for you." "Really? Huh. I'll open it later then." She hopped down and stood next to him.

"Alright darlin'." He kissed behind her left ear. "You said no public affection!" She playfully shouted in a whisper. "This whole place.." He spun around with open arms and backed up to the door. "..is my affection."

She smiled and rolled her eyes. "Oh boy." Sadie exhaled and picked up a spear. "Have to prepare myself for drowning in testosterone around here."

Once nightfall had approached two hours later, Sadie shrugged and decided to walk around the whole Sanctuary to check for any walkers clawing at the fences.

She lifted her head as Simon saluted her with two fingers from his forehead. She did the same and kept walking. 'Ah hah!' She killed all five of them and sighed.

"Hey!"

The girl quickly turned around with the spear drawn. "Oh. Sorry Gavin. Flashback happened." He tilted his head. "Davey?" "Yeah." He deeply hummed.

"Anyway, Do you think you can help me carry one of the boxes out front? It was brought in at the last minute." "Sure. I'm not testosterone overloaded but okay. One sec." She quickly turned the corner to conquer the last fence. He laughed.

'All clear.' She ran back to him and sighed.

"Inside are just beer bottles. I'll grab one side and you can get the other." "Roger that." She knelt down as he did and they picked it up. "Do you drink a lot or no?"

He guided her to a basic man cave with endless amounts of beer, two fridges, and a huge television; complete with a rack of dvds, half of which featured explicit sexual behavior.

"Not really. I mean if you count energy drinks." 'Well Negan didn't say he's going to hire me as a prostitute so thank god for that!' The girl assured herself. "Ah."

She helped Gavin set the box on a counter. "Thanks a lot." "No problem." 'I'm sure I can find my way around here.' "Do you need help unpacking those?"

"Nah. I'll take care of it later. Why don't I bring you back up to Negan's place? People get drunk around here far too often." She lightly smiled. "Thanks."

He led her through the halls and up the railing. "I appreciate it. Night." He nodded with a smile. "No prob. Later." He hurried down the staircase.

Sadie lightly knocked on the closed door. Negan opened it, careless that he was without a shirt and in a pair of black sweatpants. "There you are." He cleared his throat. "Sorry. Wanted to patrol the whole perimeter for walkers. Gavin asked for my help in carrying a box of beer."

Negan closed his eyes half way and knelt down to her level. "Breathe on me." 'Whatever.' She did so without complaint. "Alright." He smiled and let her in.

Sadie took off her jacket and hung it up with a hanger. "Why don't you take off that shirt darlin'?" Sadie hummed as his arms wrapped around her, his hands were set between her legs.

She shut her eyes. "I need help then." Negan lightly chuckled with two fingers at her waist. He pulled her shirt off and picked her up.

"You want something special tonight darlin'?" Sadie shook her head. "I'm fine." He lay her on the bed and smiled. "You sure about that? Why don't I lift that sweet top?"

"To where?" There was a bit of concern in her voice. "Just below. Come on." She lightly huffed. "Sure."

Negan slowly lifted her top up and creased it below her breasts. Sadie shifted, trying to adjust to the room's temperature. He held her hips in place and lightly circled her stomach with his tongue. Sadie tilted her head with a groan, trying to fight against his hold on her.

"Uh uh." He warned and stopped. "Don't be a bad girl." Negan kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry." She hiccuped as he unbuttoned her jeans while still securing her. "You better be." He slid his hand into her underwear and kissed just underneath her belly button.

Sadie started to pant, trying to not move her hips. "Please don't Negan!" She whined. "Shh..Relax darlin'. I'm not doing anything that violates your rules." He rubbed her right hip with his thumb. She blinked. "Don't ever change Sadie." He rested his head on her chest, still touching her.

'Okay. Now this is just getting corny and uncomfortable.' She sighed and attempted to fall asleep. He sighed and lifted his head after a minute. "Night darlin'. Sweet dreams." Negan fixed her top and took off her pants.

He grabbed an old pair of his sweatpants from a drawer and put them on her before covering her with the blankets. "Night." She murmured and snuggled closer to him. "That's my girl." He whispered and softly bit her neck.