Melanie inhaled shakingly, trying to calm the pain in her stomach.
She felt Daryl put his hand on her. "You...Alright?.." He said gently.
Melanie kept her eyes closed, and breathed softly. "I…...think so." She said feeling it subside. She sat up and looked at them.
"I'm sorry Melanie." Maggie said gently. "He killed Abraham by picking him out of all of us. Your dad refused to stand down to him, and he got killed for that.."
Melanie nodded slightly. "Figures he wouldn't. Negan probably seen him as a threat."
Daryl sighed. "Then i got...Glenn killed." He said gently.
"No. You where standing up for Sasha and Rosita." Maggie replied looking at him. "I have forgiven you for that."
Melanie sat up more and walked out to the living room.
"Hey sweetness." He said carrying Lucille, and Ford, walking with Sarah "Load up the car." he ordered.
Melanie walking past him without saying anything.
Negan looked at her for a moment. "Who pissed in your cereal?" He said, and looked at Maggie and Daryl. "Lets go." He said pointing Lucille to the door. "Getting dark out. Best to travel at night. Now." He ordered.
Maggie and Daryl looked at each other, Maggie quickly grabbed the baby. She was wearing nothing but a knee length t-shirt. She had just given birth 12 hours ago. She was still sore.
Negan opened the door to let them in the back. He put a mattress in the back. "Get in." he said and threw a blanket in the back. He knew she would be sore. He helped Maggie up and handed her the baby. He put a drawer in the back for the baby to lay in.
Melanie put out the fire and had burned all the bloody stuff from the birth. She grabbed the supplies and put them in the hidden floor board. She ran to the truck and put Ford in front with her and Negan. She remained quiet, letting Ford and Sarah sleep in her lap.
Negan drove, pretty soon Melanie, Ford, Sarah, along with Daryl where asleep. He glanced back at the young woman in the back nursing her baby.
"Stop staring." Maggie said covering herself more.
Negan chuckled slightly. "Can't help where my eyes wonder." He said still looking at her.
"Well try harder." She snapped and sighed, she didn't think nursing would be this painful.
"Painful as hell first month." Negan said keeping his eyes on the road. "Mel…"
Maggie cut him off. "Thank you for back there." She said softly, she couldn't believe she was thanking her husband's murderer. "Still rightfully sore at you for killing my husband."
"Well. I'm sorry, if dumb-nuts hadn't punched me I wouldn't have swung at your husband." He said referring to Daryl.
"You were making Rosita upset! Her boyfriend just died - You killed her friend! and Melanie's dad!" Maggie snapped.
Negan slammed on his softly not to make them jump. "What. The. Hell are you talking about?"
"That man. Abraham. Was Melanie's Dad." Maggie said looking him in the eyes. "You bludgeoned her father to death."
" She told me her father was dead." Negan argued softly not to wake them.
"No, he hadn't. He left her when she was 3 and remarried. He cut Melanie out of his life. He wanted nothing to do with her."
Negan narrowed his eyes. "Well - He wasn't missed anyway. " He growled taking off driving. "He was a piece of shit anyway."
Maggie sat back and sighed softly. "She knows."
"Yeah right." Negan said rolling his eyes.
"I told her." Maggie said watching him turn his eyes back to the road.
Negan's face began to turn red. He slammed on the breaks."You little B- "
Melanie jumped and sat up. "What the hell Negan!" She screamed punching him on the shoulder, holding onto Sarah and Ford.
Negan slapped Melanie across the face, as a quick reaction. He never hit her before. He looked at Melanie shocked and slightly angry. He turned around and grabbed Maggie by the hair. "Keep your mouth shut!"
"Negan!" Melanie said grabbing him off her. "Stop it!"
Maggie pushed him back and laid back holding Hershel close.
Negan turned around to Melanie ; He seen her lip was bleeding. "I'm…"
"Sorry. Got it." She said pulling Ford close, and looking out the window.
Negan started driving again, and kept his eyes on the road.
Maggie put the baby in the makeshift cradle, and fell asleep close to Daryl.
"Melanie." Negan said looking over at her, "I'm sorry - I didn't mean to hit you."
"Abusive relationships start out that way." She replied coldly.
"I have never hit you before. I'm sure as hell not going to do it again."
"That didn't stop you from taking down my dad and Glenn." Melanie said softly, turning to look over at him. "I know you had to make an example for Rick and his group, when he killed all of our people." She said letting the tears fall now. "But the one guy you killed was my dad."
"Mel - He wasn't your dad - He was a sperm donor who stuck around for 3 years, and took off and fucked some other woman and procreated two more kids with her. You told me he didn't want you in his life anymore after you went to visit him that one time." He scoffed. " I did you and the world a favor by taking him down."
Melanie just watched him and broke down crying more. "Maybe….he was an ass… But you killed the only thing I had left."
"I know it's your fucking hormones talking and making you cry and shit. So stop it." Negan growled slightly. "You never cared about him before. Now that you know he's dead for real - You're having the slightest bit of guilty because you told him to go to hell. Probably where he is now." Negan chuckled. "Ford and Sarah are still here. They are alive."
Melanie just cried silently, watching him. "You're…. Not even going to show the slightest remorse for killing him?" She said rubbing Fords back.
"No." Negan said gruff. "He's the reason, every shitty thing went wrong in your life. He left, and your mom remarried to a son-of-a-bitch mayor who beat the shit out of you. If he hadn't left, none of that would of happened to you."
Melanie cleaned her face off, taking a drink of our her canteen. "So you did it as a favor for me?" She asked softly, calming down. "Still… I wish i could have been able to speak with him and ask for his forgiveness.."
"Can't ask forgiveness from a ghost, babe." Negan said looking at her. " Highly doubt he would have been so forgiving anyway." He frowned. He reached out and took her hand. He pulled over after he got inside the Savior compound.
"I'm sorry…" He sighed. "I'm sorry I killed your dad, and that woman's husband." this woman is making me apologize for shit i didn't need to apologize before. She's making me go soft!
Melanie nodded. "I forgive you." She said pulling him close. She needed him as much as she was mad at him right now.
Negan kissed Melanie softly, and helped her out. Melanie carried Ford, and she helped him bring Maggie and the baby in. Daryl was grabbed by a few of Negan's men, and taken away.
"Melanie, take Maggie to your room." Negan said helping her inside. He left and went to his office.
Melanie stayed with Maggie as she got examined, as well as the baby getting examined.
"Everything looks good." Doc said, as he got up. "Healthy the both of them."
The doctor left and Melanie, turned back the covers. "Go to bed Maggie." She smiled. "I'll sleep on the sofa."
"Thank you." Maggie smiled slightly, and laid down, putting the baby in the bassinet. Ford was curled up in the bed with Sarah after putting on some Pajama's and sleeping peacefully..
Melanie nodded and turned out the light. She went into the bathroom and changed into a white nightie. A few minutes later she heard pounding at the door, she opened it.
Negan smiled seeing her in it. "Not black, but my second favorite color." He said pulling her close.
"Maggie is asleep." She smiled slightly. She took his hand and walked to his bedroom, that was adjacent to hers, the other wives slept in a bedroom across the hallway.
Negan pulled her into his bedroom and shut the door, he took off his clothes, and pushed her on the bed.
Melanie giggled slightly. "Be nice." She smiled
"Always." He said nuzzling her neck, and kissing down her neck to her chest and pushed down the straps. "Not going to work." he said and ripped the nightie off, and she giggled slightly. "That was my favorite…"
"You have more..." He said sliding inside and grunting softly. "Damn.."
She kissed him harder and groaned, pulled him close as he went faster. They fit together perfectly. They continued their ride for a good hour, before it came to an end. He groaned kissed her hard and down her neck, before leaving a big hickey.
"Mm..." Melanie groaned relaxing."I'm…..like…80% less mad at you." she laughed softly.
"Good." Negan teased kissing all over her. "I hate it when you are."
"No you don't." she groaned louder. "You like it."
"That i do." He winked. He continued kissing all over her neck and shoulders..
Melanie felt some more pain in her stomach." Oh!" She groaned holding onto it and curling over up into a ball.
