CHAPTER 15

(Merles pov)

"c'mon girly...time to eat and then well go find your momma..." i said lifting tess up into the kitchen chair so that she was at the table.

"neeg..." i focased my eyes on her and what she had just said "what was that?" i asked lowering my self to her. "wheres neeg?" she asked looking around.

"well find him later, gotta eat now..." i said dismissing her likeness toward the bastard.

just about that time there was a loud knock on the door, as it opened. "knock motha fuckin knock! im coming in!"

i looked up to see negan had let himself in, to my surprize he had a swollen black eye, i gave him a look that was pretty confused as to why he was in my fucking house. "what?" i asked as i put food down for tess. "Neeg!"

i rolled my eyes at her excitement to see him as she raised her arms "hey there sweetie!" he walked over to her and picked her up, disregarding everything i was trying to fucking do.

"where is she?" he asked.

i stood there confused "i dont know who she is, but i know she sure as hell aint here. aint been no woman in my house for god knows how long." i said with a scoff.

"sam, she isnt here?" he asked walking to the fridge and taking it apon himself to get a beer.

"did you not just hear the fuckin words that just came outta my god damn mouth? no she isnt here... might wanna check up yer asshole, she seems to be stuck up there alot..." i said, somewhat meaning it.

"is someone jealous?" negan raised an eye brow and took a sip of his beer. "look if ya aint here fir anything except to bother me and steal my beer you can get yer ass out my house.." i mumbled lighting a cigarette.

not a word came from either of us for what seemed like forever until he finally spoke up.

"she hates that you know..." negan said with a scoff. "me smoking in the house?...she dont live here anymore." i stated blankly.

"well i came to inform you that she is missing...ill be on my way now.." he said walking toward the door. "bye little one.." he leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"what the hell do you mean by missing?" i asked wanting him to clarify. "i mean she isnt fucking here! i cant find her!" negan turned to look at me, i couldnt tell if it was anger i heard in his voice or fear. "she do that?" i asked looking at his eye as he nodded.

i laughed a bit when he said that "you think that shit is funny?" he asked angrily. "this shit isnt gonna make me look good, and she knew that thats why she did it...cant find layla either...i swear to god them bitches probably pulled some cliche shit and ran away together." he said leaning against the wall.

a nervous feeling aroused in my stomach, i loved that girl... "well why the hell aint ya out there looking then..." i said.

almost an hour went by, negan and i talked about her...it was weird, talking to another man about my wife, even if she wasnt even considered my wife anymore...it was still weird.

i finally decided i would swallow my pride and suggest something i never thought i would. "we need to find her...and youre not doing it without me."

"and believe me! if anything happens to that girl, i will kill you!" i said, just as i did negan spun around angrily.

"and you dont think id do the same?!" he said in a growl.

"you just want her alive so you can have her fuckin pussy!" i said becoming louder.

"thats what it was when i first started this!...things are different now! and dont even think you didnt do the same with her! because we both know damn well you only wanted her for that reason!" he said,and just as he did i bit my lip to keep from smirking.

he was falling for her, but i wasnt about to let him know that because i knew what would happen if he did.

the hard thing about him was that we were both the same, we were both so manipulating that we canceled each other out.

we didnt work well together because we both worked the exact same way...