Chapter 3: Negan Proposes

Negan pushed the bushes back to look at Beth's cabin.

"Beth is gonna get the surprise of her life." Eugene said as he peekd through the leaves of the bush.

"Yes. This is her lucky day." with that, Negan moved the branch out of his way so he can make his way towards the cabin. The branch of course hit Eugene in the face.

Outside Beth's cabin, the townsfolk had gathered around as if it was kind of celebration.

"I'd like to thank you all for coming to my wedding, but first I have to go in and you know propose to the girl." Negan said with a chuckle. Everyone laughed while Negan's fangirls cried knowing they won't get their Negan.

"Now when you Eugene, now when Beth and I come out that door-"

"I strike up the band." Eugene said as he started up the band that played "Here comes the bride," but Negan elbows him which made the music stop.

"Not yet mullet."

"Sorry."

In the cabin, Beth was sitting in the kitchen reading her book until she heard a knock on the door. Beth puts a bookmark in her book and walks up the door and looks through the hole to see Negan's stupid smiling face. She groaned and opened it.

"Hello Beth." Negan said with a sly smile.

"Negan what a pleasant...surprise." Beth said with a fake smile.

"Isn't it though? Oh I am just full of surprises. Where's your sister?" Negan asked.

"She went to town." Beth said.

"Good. Don't feel like dealing with her. You know Beth, all of the women would love to be in your shoes right now because this is the day," Negan stops mid-sentence looking at himself in the mirror to fix his hair.

"This is the day your dreams come true." He finished.

"What do you know about my dreams Negan?" Beth asked not believing him at all.

"Lots. now, imagine this." Negan said as he said down next to the kitchen table.

"Sitting in a cozy little rustic lodge, my latest kill roasting by the fire, my little wife, massaging my feet." he said as he took off his boots which made Beth cringe.

"While the young ones play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven." Negan said as he got up.

"Dogs?" Beth asked.

"No Bethy. Handsome boys like me. And do you know what that little wife will be?" Negan asked as he got up.

"Let me think," Beth said knowing the answer and dreading it.

"You Beth!" Negan said as he cornered her.

"Negan, I'm...speechless. I really don't know what to say." Beth said as she reached for the doorknob behind her.

"Say you'll marry me." Negan said hoping she would say yes.

"I'm really sorry Negan but I….I just don't deserve you." Beth said as she opened the door and moved out of the way as Negan flew out landing in a puddle of mud.

The band starts to play. Beth throws Negan's boots out of the door.

"How did it go?" Eugene asked with a smile. Negan got up very pissed off and grabs him by the collar of his shirt.

"I will have Beth for my wife! Make no damn mistake about that!" Negan shouted as he threw Eugene to the ground and he stomps away.

Beth peeks through the door that lead to the back porch checking to see if Negan was gone.

"Can't believe he asked me to marry him! Me! The wife of that pompous brainless-"

Beth: Madam Negan. Can't you just see it? Madam Negan. His little wife.

No sir. Not me. I guarantee it. I want much more than this provincial life.

Beth runs up to a a hill with the wind blowing through her hair and face as she began to sing again.

Beth: I want adventure in the great wide somewhere, I want it more then I can tell.

And for once it might be grand. To have someone understand. I want so much more than they've got planned.

All of the sudden, Nelly comes running towards her. Without her father.

"Oh no. Nelly, where's daddy? You gotta take me to him." Beth said franticly as she ran towards her cabin to get her cape. Only to see Maggie coming home.

"What's going on Bethy?" Maggie asked worried.

"Nervous Nelly came back here without daddy and I'm gonna go look for him." Beth said as she puts on her hooded cape.

"I'm coming with you." Maggie said as she puts her basket down.

"No Maggie. I don't want you to get hurt." Beth said trying to stop her.

"Beth. He's my daddy too. And I'm not about to let you go out there on your own. I'm your sister and we have to do this together. Isn't that what mom always taught us? Always stick together? No matter what?" Maggie asked as she caressed Beth's shoulder.

"Ok." Beth agreed nodding her head.

"Alright let's go."

The two sisters got on Nelly and they rode off to look for their father. Hoping he is ok.