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Bella looked at the burnt ground outside the wall. Daryl rode out on the motorcycle blasting a radio to gather attention of the walkers left behind so they could lead the walkers away from the walls. She sighed and shook her head. "We need to set up a safer means of travel between the Hilltop and here. I'm thinking shipping containers. They're large enough to ride a horse through or drive nonmilitary vehicle. But I'm thinking of expanding this perimeter. Jazz, do we have the drone ready?"
Jasper shook his head. "No, we need to find better stuff. The drone we found doesn't get lift off. Don't have anyone with the electrical smarts to do something like that."
"Eugene." Abraham spoke now.
Bella looked over at Abraham. She barely had time to make introductions when they rolled in. She looked him over. He was tall and strong. His red hair matched his beard and he was dressed partially like he was military previously. "Which one is that?"
"The one that doesn't stop talking." Negan supplied. "Mullet. Nice hair." He said with a nod.
Bella smiled. "Okay. Is he an electrical engineer or something?"
"Or something." Charlie said. "We thought he was the solution to this virus outbreak but he lied about being a part of the government. But he is a genius. Has the smarts for electronics. I'm not sure how versed he is with it but he is smart."
Bella nodded and looked at Abraham. "Okay. Talk to him. Ask him about drones. I'll get him whatever he needs or wants."
Abraham gave a brisk nod.
"Captain, I think it's safe to say that the biggest issue is visibility beyond our radio range which is right at the Hilltop line. We need stronger radios." Jasper put in.
Negan scratched his chin a little. "Satellite still floats in space. Use sat phones."
"My sat phone went with Paul when he sacrificed himself on the farm." Bella said.
"Find more." Charlie said. "Hell, there's a military base not far from here. We can raid it, get some more fire power. Better turrets than what you have. Ammo, other resources. I have top security clearance. Solar should give power to those doors and I can get in and retrieve other stuff. Sat phones is one of those things."
Negan shook his head. "Already ahead of you Colonel. Had my crew scavenged the base. Not much remains. We ripped all the ammo and supplies we could. No sat phones. I checked. Trust me."
"My clearance will get us into other areas you don't know about."
Negan gave a smile. "I am privy to the secret rooms on base. I was stationed in DC before the shit hit the fan. I was front and center when the virus was released Colonel. I have top security clearances too. Don't do shit now."
Charlie was surprised to hear this. He looked at Bella and she gave a nod. His dark eyes went back to Negan. "What did you do in the Navy?"
"I'd tell you it was classified but there's no national security issues now is there. I was a Navy Seal. I acted as a chief medical officer in Kuwait, but we all know that was a cover. I was a spy, Charlie. Plain and simple. I found out secrets before people knew it was a secret. This virus was called Z-23-014. We obtained the strain from the Artic on an expedition. We negotiated with France and Russia to put together a team that could examine the virus. See if it was useful. Now, I'm not a scientist. I leave that to the experts but the virus rapidly duplicated itself, so fast it couldn't be stopped. Can't be stop. It infects a host without them knowing. It is completely airborne. When it finds it's host it alters the blood. Makes it blood borne too. The dead that walk, that is the side effect of the virus keeping its host alive. Because in order for the virus to live, it needs a host. Without it, namely brain matter, it doesn't work. The first person to turn and come back was Dr. Michael Height. The center in DC shut down and evacuated but that was before we knew that everyone was infected. So yeah, my clearance got me anywhere I needed. There's nothing on that base we can use." Negan monologued.
Bella glanced at Abraham's stunned face. It was hard, hearing something like this. But it was the truth. "We'll find what we need. Right now-"she cut off when she saw T-Dogg stumbling their direction. She ran towards him forgetting her leg had a bullet wound in it, Jasper and Negan were right behind her as they made it over to him. Jasper and Negan grabbed him up and T-Dogg practically collapsed against them. Bella saw his injury to his head where the guy had shot at T Dogg but it seemed like a graze now that she was looking at closely. He had fresh bites on his body but that didn't matter. "Get him to the clinic."
She said and Jasper and Negan moved with T-Dogg back towards the gate.
Bella limped back behind them and then Abraham came up beside her and put his arm around her and lifted her so she could use him as a crutch, her arm slung over his shoulder. She was tiny compared to him since he was quite a bit taller than she was. Charlie followed behind them and watched Glenn shut the gate back behind them.
Once in the clinic Negan and Jasper were ripping off T-Dogg's shirt to access all the damage.
Charlie was frowning as he watched. It was clear there was nothing they could do for T Dogg but they were trying to save him anyways.
Bella went to the counter and opened cabinets and started shuffling through them before she found lidocaine and the syringes. She drew up what she needed in the syringe and then limped over to the table T-Dogg was laying on. She injected him at the first bite mark and then injected him again at the other site. There were three marks in total.
T-Dogg blew out a breath. "Thanks Bells." He said now that he wasn't in pain.
Bella smiled a little and patted his cheek. "Glad you're still alive T. I thought they shot you in the head.
"Just a flesh wound. I'm okay." T-Dogg said.
Jasper snapped his fingers at Abraham. "Hey second drawer grab suturing kits.". He said and Abraham moved, following directions.
"Bella, he's been bit." Charlie said his voice low.
Bella nodded. "I know. And?"
"He's…."
"Jasper and Negan will close his wounds. He'll get some rest and he'll be okay." Bella said. "T-Dogg is immune to their bites."
Charlie was stunned again. It was like a whirlwind of surprises around here. "That's not possible."
Negan spoke now. "Well, it's possible. T here is the anomaly." He said with a grin while he helped Jasper suture T-Dogg.
Abraham studied T-Dogg. He seemed to be okay now that Bella had numbed the pain where he was bit. "How many times has he been bit before?"
"Twice." Bella said. "His blood saved Beth. But we lost one of our guys anyways. We're not sure why his blood saved her but not Heath. I'm a doctor not a biomedical engineer. We just don't take chances. But if someone gets bit, we try to save them before we put them out." She explained.
The radio crackled and Daryl's voice came through. "Alright, I'm headed over to hilltop. I'm picking Ron up and I'll be back. Biters are heading West."
Bella pulled her walkie from her hip. "Rodger that. Check in with Jesus to see if Aaron has made it back from his, come to the village search."
"Copy."
Bella ran a hand through her braided hair. "Okay. Jasper what do we want to do with Marcus? How far do you want to drop him?"
"Negan, I defer to you my friend." Jasper said as he wrapped the thread of the sutures around his fingers before he wove the needle back through.
"I'll take him to DC. Drop him there. That's likely the direction he came from anyways. I'll have Scooter and Fred keep a lookout for him. Make sure he doesn't make it back this way. I haven't had any alarms triggered in any of my usual spots so wherever Zero is hiding, it's not on the west side of DC. Or at least this side of DC. Might be hiding out in the spot closest to Pennsylvania."
Bella rubbed her temple a little, a headache starting to form. "Okay. That works. Too bad we don't have a tracker."
Negan stopped suturing a moment. "Baby, the game tags. For the deer." He said.
Bella's eyes lit up. "We haven't got it up and running yet but GPS works off the satellite. We have the equipment."
"You're going to microchip Marcus?" Charlie asked.
"Why not?" Abraham said out loud. "Fastest way to track down this Zero guy you mentioned."
Bella smiled. "It'll work." She said. "Honey you are a genius."
"Aww shucks babydoll, gonna make a grown man blush." Negan said with a wide grin and finished up the last couple stitches on T-Dogg. He stooped a little and kissed Bella softly without touching her with his bloody hands. "I love you. Take something for your headache, get some chow."
"But-"
"Nuh uh. Not the deal." Negan said with a shake of his head. "I promised Carl."
Bella smiled a little. "You're right."
"Of course, I am. It's why you married me." Negan said and kissed her again. "Go on, skedaddle."
Bella smiled and then looked at T-Dogg. "Get rest." She said and fist bumped him before motioning for her dad and Abraham to follow her out.
Carl studied Bella as she shrugged her jacket back on. "Mom. Grandpa… he said that since he's here you can rest more. Is he right?"
A week had passed since her dad rolled into Alexandria with the others. Charlie was staying in the main house with them but they got the others settled in houses that they were able to pick out. Rosalie was helping out at the clinic with Hershel more and since Maggie was pregnant, Emily picked up helping with other tasks so Maggie wouldn't get so stressed out.
Abraham was strong and so was Emmett. Bella learned a lot about Abraham in the short time he's been there. He was a Sergeant in the Army but was stationed north of Chicago for a while before everything happened. He was married once before and he had children but like everything else, the end of the world took that from him. He was used to following orders and he followed Jasper and Negan and even Bella.
Rosita was spunky and Bella liked her. She was strong willed and she was a really good shot with the rifle. She caught Daryl's eye, which Bella thought Daryl would never look at another woman after Jake and Beth started settling down.
Emmett was different. Bella liked him a lot. He was funny and quirky and once he had you laughing, he made it hard for you to stop. He was a goofball and Bella respected he was police force before everything happened. So, Jasper had Emmett working on staying police. The future of Alexandria depended on balance. Law enforcement was part of that.
Bella smiled at Carl now. Seeing his handsome face and now that he was 15, he was starting to look so much more like Rick. It hurt her heart a little to think about Rick. "Well, with him here it means there is more time for things but I still have responsibilities. Leading tactical missions, expanding Alexandria. Establishing trading opportunities with other communities as we discover them."
"I can do those things. I can… establish trading opportunities. I can go on missions. Mom, I've been training. I'm a really good shot with both the crossbow and the rifle. I have been getting better at hand to hand. Uncle Jasper teaches me every day." He reasoned.
Bella saw kids younger than Carl fight in wars but it scared her to let him outside the walls. She swallowed. "Lets just… sit down and talk about this with dad and then we'll come up with some tasks that you can start doing." She smiled and then reached for him and he went to her hugging his arms around her gently. He was taller than she was now. It was why it felt like he was much older than he was.
Nighttime brought the beautiful sound of silence. Daryl brought Ron back and Jessie was thankful for him being okay. Ron had followed Bella's instructions and that was what kept him alive.
Bella got the girls settled in their cribs. Aya had her own room, as did Carl. The twins were in cribs that they had set up in the master bedroom. There was a seating room inside the room that they turned into an ensuite nursery. For the first time this week, Negan and Bella were off at the same time.
Negan walked into the bedroom and saw Bella pulling her boots off. "The girls sleeping?"
"They are and they are sleeping really good for right now." Bella said with a smile.
Negan grinned. "Oh?" he took a step forward and she stood, her hands moving to his pants and unhooked his belt. He looked down at her, smiling as her hands untucked his shirt and started undoing the buttons slowly, her fingers brushing against his bare skin underneath. He brought his own hands up pulling her shirt up over her head before he dipped his mouth down and covered hers, his tongue lazily tracing over her tongue while his hands moved like feathers over her heated skin. Their kissing paused while she shrugged his shirt off and it fell into the floors. She kissed his chest, the dark hair not a deterrent to her. Her mouth shifted, her tongue grazing over his nipple and he made a 'mmm' sound. Her hands went back to his pants and she slowly pushed them away, letting his cock spring free between them. His hands shifted to her jeans and he pushed them and her panties over her hips, his hands gripping her ass as he managed to step out of his own pants at the same time. He reached his hands back up and unfastened her bra so her breast was free and they were naked together, standing in their room.
Bella moved with Negan back towards the back of the bedroom door, pushing him against it and taking a more aggressive approach as she was hungry for him.
"Mmm baby we have a perfectly good bed to- "he cut off when Bella went to her knees and took his hard cock into her mouth. "Dear god." He said as his breath left him and he shuddered a little. He closed his eyes and sighed pleasantly as he felt her mouth work over his cock. His hands moved to her hair, feeling the way her head bobbed as she took him into her throat so deep. He moaned a little and then he was pulling her back to her feet. "You drive me insane." He said and then kissed her fiercely before he hoisted her and her legs wrapped around him. He moved with her back to the bed and laid her out, his mouth immediately tasting the skin below her belly button. His hands grazed her skin lightly, gathering sighs from her as he pleasured her. His tongue moved lower, licking her down until he met her swollen clit. She purred and clenched the sheets with her hands as he lapped at her folds as she drenched the sheet beneath her. Her heart rammed in her chest as she got lost in the pleasure cloud enveloping her now. She shuddered a little as she felt herself tighten inside as her orgasm built so fast. It had been an entire month since she had felt this since she had the twins only a month ago. She was feeling like herself again, physically. Even though she felt like she was a little out of sorts with her body, Negan made her feel better about herself and that she was absolutely beautiful.
Her hips lifted as she chased her orgasm and his mouth satisfied her urges. The urge to be set free. She rose, her orgasm shattering her and she moaned slowly as she felt it roll through her from her head to her toes. Negan drank her in before leaning up, sliding his fingers inside her and teased her more. He watched her face as she sank farther into the pleasure, he was giving her before she shuttered again.
"Tell me what you want baby." Negan said, his voice was low, husky and filled with a sexual desire.
"You." Bella breathed out as she felt ignited again. She bucked her hips a little wanting more so he gave her more.
Negan removed his fingers and positioned his dripping cock at her entrance before he pushed his hips, sliding all the way inside. He groaned a little at the tight fit. She was so wet and the feeling of her moist walls clamping down on him made him harder somehow.
"Deeper." She begged.
Negan obeyed, thrusting inside her deep and slow. She moaned out breathlessly, her orgasm starting to run through her again and her body yielded everything to Negan. He picked up his pace as he felt her tighten and cum hard again on his cock. He sank in deeper, reaching as far as he could before she pushed up, her mouth covering his as their hips vied for dominance now. Bella won the battle as she sat on top of him now, his arms wrapped around her, watching her as she grind her hips to his in a dance of ecstasy. He watched her eyes dilate with every moment of orgasmic pleasure and he felt himself losing the battle to keep his control. His cock ached for a release that was long overdue. But she was like a wrecking ball. It was hard to stop her once she started. She kissed him now, their tongues tangled together as she felt another rise inside and then she was bouncing faster and faster, chasing just one more release. When she felt herself come undone, his cock jumped inside her and he came with her. Negan moaned his lips touching her throat when he came inside her for the first time since the twins were born. He suckled there a little as her hips slowed but kept doing their tantalizing dance over his cock.
After a few more moments she stopped moving. She sat there with him on the bed, locked together. She leaned forward and kissed him softly, resting her forehead against his.
"I love you."
"Mmm babydoll, I will love you until my last breath. You… you are incredible in every way." Negan murmured. "I have something in my pocket for you. I found it while on a run."
"You mean the pocket in your pants that are in the floor?" Bella said with a smile.
Negan smiled. "Yeah. Didn't give me a chance to show you. But this was worth it." He kissed her before lifting her off him, his cock sloshing to the side. He bent over the side of the bed and grabbed his pants and fished a square box out of the pants. He looked at her and smiled. "I know Doc married us. We took vows before whatever the fuck is out there looking over us. Before our friends and family. But we didn't have rings then." He said and he opened the box and set it on her leg. "Its not flashy. I know you don't have a need for it. But this band… white gold, I know your preferences for jewelry." He said and she teared up with a smile. "Its simple. But you are far from a simple woman. But you are a badass woman who will get upset if you snag your ring on anything while having to, you know, survive the end of the world. So. A simple band."
Bella picked the box up and looked at the band. It was beautiful. The shine of the metal. "You definitely know me very well." She said and then she leaned in and kissed him, their tongues brushing each other briefly. "Put it on me."
Negan took the box and then the ring before picking up her hand. Her hand was much smaller than his, but she shared the same callouses of hard work. He slid the ring onto the appropriate finger and it fit perfectly. "It is beautiful." He said and lifted her hand to his lips.
"Funny story."
"Uh oh. What is it." Negan said, still grinning.
Bella wiped a tear that escaped before she reached over into the nightstand and pulled out a small velvet pouch.
"Are you serious?" Negan said with an amused smirk.
Bella laughed a little before nodding. She opened the pouch and pulled out a black titanium band. Negan handed her his hand and she slid it onto his ring finger and it fit perfectly as well. "I love you. I found that ring last week. Before dad rolled in. Before Zero's guys tried to kill me. I put it there for safe keeping and wanted a special moment to give it to you."
Negan reached up, stroking her cheek with his finger gently. "Every moment with you is special." He murmured.
Bella smiled. "Also, I really want another baby in the future." She blurted out.
Negan raised a brow. "Oh? Okay, who replaced my wife."
Bella giggled a little. "I think I am done being afraid of that sort of thing. I know it's hard for me to get pregnant."
"I don't know. First time and bam, twins." Negan said with a chuckle.
"Well, that was meant to happen. To really show me that I needed to make the right decision. But I am serious. It's hard. I went months and months before Aya and then before the twins. I just… I want it now and I think because I want it, it won't happen the way we want."
Negan kissed her gently. "It will happen when it needs to." He murmured against her lips. "Let's enjoy practicing until then." He said and then flipped her to her back and hovered over her, his mouth capturing hers again. His cock was already jumping alive.