Surviving the Dead
I waited a painfully long time for Jesus to come back he left yesterday and I was hoping he was safe, hoping he can save Daryl, I wanted to go with him but I knew he wouldn't let me. I got taken out of my thoughts when I hear a sound, a motorcycle, I get up off my couch and look out the window, I feel like I'm gonna fall over when I see it, my brother. I open my door and ran as fast as I could, he looked up and saw me coming as I jumped into his arms and cried. He tightened his arms around me burying his face in my neck, I look up and see Jesus standing next to the bike, Thank you I mouthed to him and he smiled nodding his head.
"I'm sorry Sam" Daryl tells me as I finish cleaning his face and cuts
"For what?"
"Leavin' ya" He says and I grab his hand
"Don't, don't be sorry, you were taken and I can't...I don't want to imagine what happened to you, but your here now." I tell him and there was a knock on my door then shortly after Jesus walked in
"I brought you some clothes to change into." He tells Daryl setting them down on the table
"Thank you" Daryl says to him and I get up walking over to Jesus
"Thank you so much" I tell him as I hug him, I didn't care if Daryl saw it so I moved my head back and kissed Jesus on the lips lightly, he looked at me shocked then I saw him look past me and I turned to see Daryl looking at us
" 'Bout time" Daryl says and I stick my tongue out at him
"I'll leave you two alone" Jesus said and kissed me on the head then left
"Don't even" I warn Daryl and he looked at me
"What?"
I sat back down on the couch in front of him, "I know you wanna make a comment, don't."
Daryl grabbed my hand, "Just this, if he hurts you, I'll kill him"
"I'm sure you would." I tell him and he grunts, "Well I'll let you get changed and rest, and before you argue you're staying in here and taking my bed, I'll take the couch."
"Sam..."
"Ah! No, no arguing it's settled." I tell him and stand up walking out
Later that night after Daryl managed to fall asleep I got up from the couch and quietly opened the door then shut it, I walked over to the house and opened the door to the entry way, walked up the steps and knocked on Jesus's door, after a pause the door opened and he looked at me confused, "Samantha is everything ok?"
"Yeah, I just wanted to come see you" I tell him and smiled then motioned for me to come inside then shut the door behind us, I looked around the room then faced him, "I wanted to say thank you again for bringing him back to me."
"You don't need to thank me, I told you I'd do anything for you."
I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him, He put his hands on my hips deepening the kiss, I couldn't help but moan into his mouth as he ran his hands up my sides and pulled me closer to him. He moved us towards his bed and we laid down with him above me, he trailed kisses down my neck to my collarbone, I put my fingers in his hair as he slid his hands up my side giving my breast a squeeze and I moaned tightening my grip. He shifted his hips positioning himself between my legs and I moaned again as I felt the bulge in his pants push against me and I moved my leg so that it was resting against his hip. He pulled his head away and looked at me, "Are you sure?"
I leaned up and kissed him, "I'm sure." I tell him and he kissed me again running his hand under my shirt and up to my breast, I moved mine to the bottom of his shirt and pulled it over his head throwing it on the floor then ran my nails lightly down his chest, he groaned into my mouth and god was it hot, then he removed my shirt as well throwing it to join his. He moved his lips from mine to my neck then to the tops of my breasts above my bra, I bit my lip tightening the grip in his hair as he moved back to my mouth and moved his hands to the waist line of my pj pants and pulled them down with my underwear then I did the same to him. He looked at me and brushed some hair away from my face then lightly kissed me at first then deepened it before finally pushing into me
"Oh!" I moaned as he moved his hips, he started slow then moved a little faster kissing my neck at the same time, "Oh god!" I moaned out loud as we moved together
"Oh Samantha" He grunted and I gripped his shoulders
"Oh..Jesus." I moaned in response as he moved even quicker, "OOHH!" I moaned as I threw my head back reaching my peak then shortly after he grunted a few more times then finished as well and we just laid there looking at each other
"Words can not tell how much I love you" He tells me and I giggled
"Ditto" I said and he kissed me once more before moving to lay next to me and I snuggle up to his chest, this moment could not be ruined by anything right now, I won't let it I was laying in bed with the man I loved, who just risked his life to go save my brother and find out where the Saviors are.
The next morning I woke up still in Jesus's arms, I turned and faced him then lightly kissed him. He shifted then opened his eyes and looked at me smiling, "Morning beautiful"
"Morning." I said and he pulled me into another kiss and it grew more passionate, he moved so he was above me then trailed kisses down my neck, I moved my fingers into his hair and he moved back to my mouth taking his hand running it down my side and shifted my leg so it was on his side and I did the same thing to the other and he pushed into me again
"Oh god" I moaned and we went at it again then finally got up and got dressed then headed out of the house, I see Daryl walking out of my trailer so I walked over to him as Jesus went to talk to someone.
"Hey" I greeted and he looked at me then Jesus then me again
"Hey, sleep well?" He asked with a small smirk
"Shut up" I tell him giving him a light shove, "Do you want to see them?" I asked referring to Glenn and Abraham's graves and he nodded his head then I put my arm through his and walked him over there and Jesus walked over. I heard Daryl sniffle as we stood there so I pulled him into a hug, "It's not your fault" I whispered to him and he tightened his arms around me, I knew he blamed himself for Glenn and he really didn't need to, it wasn't his fault.
Suddenly we hear Maggie yell for me, Sasha and Enid, I put my hand on Daryl's arm squeezing it then headed over to her as she stood by the gate which opened and I see Rick and the others standing there, Rick walked in and went right to Maggie hugging her, "You're okay?" Rick asked her
"I'm okay, baby's okay - all of us."
"You were right right from the start. You told us to get ready to fight. I didn't listen, and I couldn't. I can now." Rick tells her and I see Jesus and Daryl walking out from where the graves were, I see Rick look over and he goes over to them as me and Maggie hug the others. I smile when as Daryl and Rick hug then Tara walks over and hugs him as well followed by Michonne, I walk over to them and Rick gives me a side hug as Daryl pulls Rick's gun from his pants and hands it to him. I stand next to Daryl and he puts his arm around my shoulder. Rick looks at all of us and then we start walking towards the house.
"No! No way in hell. That was not the deal. You people swore you could take the Saviors out, and you failed. So any arrangement we had is now done - null and void. We aren't trade partners, we aren't friends, and we never met. Hmm? We don't know each other." Gregory tells Rick then sits down in his chair, "I owe you nothing. In fact, you owe me for taking in the refugees, at great personal risk."
"Oh, you were very brave staying in here while Samantha, Maggie and Sasha saved this place. Your courage was inspiring." Jesus tells him from next to me
" Hey, don't you work for me? Aren't we friends?"
"Gregory, we already started this." Rick points out to him
"You started it."
"We did. And we're gonna win." Rick says
"These are killers."
"Is this how you want to live? Under their thumb, killing your people?" Rick asked
"S-Sometimes we don't get to choose what our life looks like. Sometimes, Ricky, you have to count the blessings you have."
"How many people can we spare? How many people here can fight?" I asked him
""We"?" He scoffed, "I don't even know how many people we have, Sandra."
"Samantha"
"And does it even matter? I mean...w-w-what are you gonna do? Start a platoon of sorghum farmers? 'Cause that's what we got. They grow things. They're not gonna want to fight."
"You're wrong. When people have the chance to do the right thing, they usually step up. I mean, people just -"
"L-Let me stop you before you break into song, okay?" Gregory said cutting Tara off, "And, by the way, who would train all this cannon fodder?"
"I will."
"Give me a week." Rosita and Sasha spoke at the same time
"Rhetorical, okay?" Gregory sang and I rolled my eyes, "I don't want to know. I never want to hear another word about any of it, ever."
"Would we be better off without the Saviors, yes or no?" Rick asked him and I could sense the anger in his voice
"Yeah. Sure. Okay."
"So, what will you do to fix the problem?" Michonne asked
"I didn't say we had a problem. You did. And what happens outside of my purview is outside of my purview."
"What the hell, man? You're either with us or you ain't. You're sitting over there talking out of both sides of your mouth." Daryl tells him and I look at him
"I - I think I've made my position very clear. And I want to thank all of you for not being here today and not having this meeting with me or - or being seen on your way out. In other words, go out the back."
"You know what you are Gregory?" I asked walking over to him feeling Jesus trying to stop me, "You're a spineless little bitch who would rather do what's best for himself then the people he supposedly cares here. When shit hit's the fan, and I can guarantee you that it will, and the Saviors come and finally kill you, I hope they mount your head on their wall with a plaque that reads, "Here lies Gregory, coward" I spit out at him and walked out with the other's behind me.
"Walking ball sack." Rosita said as we exited
"Wanna knock that idiot's teeth out." Sasha adds
"Yeah, well, we don't need him anyway." Daryl says
"Yeah, that's right. 'Cause we have Maggie, Sam, Sasha and Jesus here." Rick points out and I look at him
"And..Enid" Maggie adds as Enid walked in
"Hey, um -"
"What's wrong?" I asked her
"Nothing. Just...come outside." She said and we walked out seeing a group of people standing there
"What's going on?" Maggie asked them
"Hey. So, if you don't remember, I'm Bertie. And I owe my life to you all, twice over. A bunch of us do. Enid says that you want Gregory to get us to fight the Saviors with you. Is that true?" She asked
"Yes."
"Do you think we can win, that we really could beat them? Us?" Bertie asked her
"I do."
"Well, Enid says you could show us the way. I'm ready." She said and the rest of them agreed.
"It's a start." Michonne says as we walk towards the gate
"We'll get more. It still won't be enough." Sasha adds
"No, it won't." Rosita agreed
"Well, we find the right stuff, then maybe we don't need the numbers. Blow 'em up, burn 'em to the ground." Daryl points out
"You said there weren't just soldiers with the Saviors, that there were workers there. People didn't have a choice." Tara says to Daryl
"We gotta win."
"We need more hands, another group. Negan has outposts. The geography, the distance works against us. We gotta get back. If they come looking for Daryl, we need to be there." Rick points out and I look at my brother
"You don't have to get back. Not yet." Jesus tells them and they stop, I see him pull out a walkie holding it up, "It's one of theirs, long range. We can listen in, keep track of them."
"So, if we're not going back, what are we doing, then?" Michonne asked and I looked at Jesus with a smile then looked back at them
"I think it's time we introduced you to Ezekiel. King Ezekiel." I tell them
"King?" Rick asked
"It's called "the Kingdom"?" Rick asked Jesus as we got out the vehicle outside of the Kingdom
"Yeah. I didn't name it."
"How much farther?" Rick asked
"Well, technically, we're already here. I mean, we're always here, but here we are - at the Kingdom. Well, its outer edge." I tell him and the truck door opens and Daryl pokes his head out
"Hey, what the hell we waitin' on?"
"Waiting for them." I tell him and we see a couple people ride over on horses
"Who dares to trespass on the sovereign land of the-" Alvaro started to say but looked at me and Jesus, "Oh, shit. Sam, Jesus, is that you?"
"Who are all these people, Paul?" Richard asked him
"Hi, Richard. Nice to see you."
"It's good to see you, too. Sam," He said and I gave a small nod, "Your friends, who are they?" He asked again
"This is Rick Grimes. He's the leader of a like-minded community. These are some of his people. We would like to request an audience with King Ezekiel."
"Get out of the car." Richard tells the others after getting off his horse walking over to us and the others get out, "You say they're a... like-minded community. Like-minded how?"
"We live, we trade, we fight the dead. Sometimes others." Jesus tells him
"Line up."
"Okay. This is a waste of time. Come on. Let's go." Daryl says
"Daryl" I tell him
"Maybe you're right. The King is a busy man. And it's a dangerous world. We don't usually allow a pack of strangers to waltz through our door." Richard tells them
"We want to make the world less dangerous, and we are all here to show the King how serious we are about that." Michonne says to him
"The car stays outside. You gotta hand over your guns."
"We only have two." Rick says and both him and Carl take out their guns and hand them to Richard
"Okay. Follow me." Richard tells us and we start walking, I was standing next to Jesus and fell him grab my hand holding it, I look at him and he gave it a light squeeze before letting go and we walk next to Richard, "Before we go in, you have a brain and a backbone, so I'm talking to you, not Gregory. Whatever you're trying to start here, another protection pact, a trade, none of it matters if we don't start dealing with the real problem-the Saviors." Richard tells me and Jesus
"You know, Richard, I've never seen you smile. I think that's gonna change today." Jesus tells him and I smile.
"They have the numbers." Michonne says as we look at the residents
"But can they fight?" Rosita asked
"Oh, they can fight." Jesus answered
"Morgan?" I hear Tara ask and I turn around seeing hi walk over
"Hey." He said hugging her then Sasha, "Hi."
"How do you know each other?" Richard asked
"We go back to the start." Rick tells him
"Well, the King is ready to see you." Richard informed us and we walk in while Rick and Daryl stayed back for a bit to talk to Morgan then followed us after as we entered the room Ezekiel was in.
"Jesus! Sam! It pleases me to see you, old friends." Ezekiel greeted as we stand by the door
"It pleases him, indeed!" Jerry repeats
"Jerry." Ezekiel said and looked at us, "Tell me, what news do you bring good King Ezekiel? Are these new allies you've brought me?"
"Indeed, they are, Your Majesty. This is..." Jesus tells him and we face the others who are staring in shock at Shiva, "Oh, right. I forgot to mention that-"
"Yeah, a tiger." Rick says and Shiva roars
"This is Rick Grimes, the leader of Alexandria, and these are some of his people." Jesus finished as we walked forward
"I welcome you all to the Kingdom, good travelers. Now, what brings you to our fair land? Why do you seek an audience with the King?" Ezekiel asked
"Ezekiel - King...Ezekiel. Alexandria, the Hilltop, and the Kingdom-all three of our communities have something in common. We all serve the Saviors. Alexandria already fought them once, and we won. We thought we took out the threat, but we didn't know then what we know now. We only beat one outpost. We've been told you have a deal with them, that you know them. Then you know they rule through violence and fear." Rick says to him and me and Jesus look at the King
"Your Majesty, I only told them of the-"
"Our deal with the Saviors is not known among my people-for good cause." Ezekiel says cutting Jesus off, "We made you both a party to that secret when you told us of the Hilltop's own travails, but we did not expect you to share-"
"We can help each other." Jesus cut Ezekiel off
"Don't interrupt the King." Jerry tells him
"We brought you into our confidence. Why did you break it?" Ezekiel asked
"Because we want you to hear Rick's plans." I tell him
"And what plans have you, Rick Grimes of Alexandria?" He asked Rick
"We came to ask the Kingdom, to ask you, to join us in fighting the Saviors, fighting for freedom for all of us."
"What you are asking is very serious." Ezekiel tells him
"Several of our people-good people-were killed by the Saviors, brutally." Michonne told walking up next to Rick
"Who?" Morgan asked
"Abraham. Glenn. Spencer, Olivia. Eugene was taken." Rosita tells him
"They took Daryl. He escaped. Every second he's out here, he's a target." I added
"You gonna say you were right?" Rosita asked him
"No. I'm... I'm just real sorry they're gone."
"Negan murdered Glenn and Abraham, beat them to death." Rick says and I put my head down closing my eyes and I feel Jesus put his hand on my back, I look up at him and nod my head
"Terrorized the Hilltop, set loose walkers just to make a point. I used to think the deal was something we could live with. A lot of us did. But that's changing. So let's change the world, Your Majesty." Jesus says to Ezekiel
"I want to be honest about what we're asking. My people are strong, but there's not enough of us. We don't have guns - not enough, at least. Not a lot of weapons, period." Rick mentioned
"We have people. And weapons. If we strike first, together, we can beat them. Your Majesty, no more waiting for things to get worse beyond what we can handle. We set things right. The time is now." Richard says to him
"Morgan, what say you?" Ezekiel asked him
"Me?"
"Speak." He tells him
"People will die. A lot of people, and not just the Saviors. It...If we can find another way, we have to. Maybe it's just about Negan-just capturing him, holding him. Maybe...I -"
"The hour grows late." Ezekiel said standing up and Shiva growled, "Rick Grimes of Alexandria... you have given the King much to ponder."
"Well, when I was a kid, uh, my mother told me a story. There was a road to a kingdom, and there was a rock in the road. And people would just avoid it, but horses would break their legs on it and die, wagon wheels would come off. People would lose the goods they'd be coming to sell. That's what happened to a little girl. The cask of beer her family brewed fell right off. It broke. Dirt soaked it all up, and it was gone. That was her family's last chance. They were hungry. They didn't have any money. She just...sat there and cried, but...she wondered why it was still there...for it to hurt someone else. So she dug at that rock in the road with her hands till they bled, used everything she had to pull it out. It took hours. And then...when she was gonna fill it up, she saw something in it. It was a bag of gold. The king had put that rock in the road because he knew the person who dug it out, who did something, they deserved a reward. They deserved to have their life changed for the good...forever."
"I invite you all to sup with us and stay till the morrow." Ezekiel tells us
"Yeah, we need to get back home." Rick says to him
"I shall deliver my decree in the morn."
I was sitting on the bed after supper when I heard a knock on my door, I got up opening it seeing Jesus standing there, "Hey you"
"Hi" He replied walking in shutting the door, and before I knew it he pulled me to him kissing me deeply and I wrapped my arms around his neck
"Well hello to you too." I giggled and he smiled
"Sorry, I can't help but want to kiss you every time I see you"
"Well I think I can deal with that." I tell him and he kissed me again moving us over to my bed and laid me down with him on top, "Not that I don't mind but is it really the time and place for this?" I asked him and he looked at me
"Do you want to stop?" He asked and I smiled then kissed him
"Not at all"
"Good," He kissed me again then moved his lips to my ear, "Because I wasn't going to." he whispered in my ear and it sent chills down my spine as he kissed me again pushing his tongue into my mouth.
"This is life here. Every day." Ezekiel tells us as Richard walked us over to where he was, "But it came at a cost. And I wanted more of this. I wanted to expand. To create more places like this. Men and women lost their limbs. Children lost their parents because I sent them into battle against the wasted when I did not need to."
"This is different." Rick tells him
"It isn't."
"It is. The dead don't rule us. The world doesn't look like this outside your walls. People don't have it as good. Some people don't have it good at all." Rick says
"I have to worry about my people."
"You call yourself a damn king. You sure as hell don't act like one." Daryl said
"Daryl" I whispered to him and he looked at me then back at Ezekiel
"All of this... came at a cost. It was lives, arms, legs. The peace we have with the Saviors is uneasy, but it is peace. I have to hold on to it. I have to try. Although the Kingdom cannot grant you the aid you desire, the King is sympathetic to your plight. I offer our friend Daryl asylum for as long as he requires it." Ezekiel tells us and I look at Daryl who shifted next to me, "He will be safe here. The Saviors do not set foot inside our walls."
"How long do you think that's gonna last?" Daryl asked him and he walked away
"Daryl." I said following him with the others shortly after
"All right, open it up. We're gone." Daryl tells the man at the gate when we arrive and it opens
"You're not." Rick says to him as the others but me and him walk out
"I'm not staying here. You have to. It's the smartest play. You know it is."
"I agree with Rick on this one Daryl, if they come to either the Hilltop or Alexandria who knows who they will kill, I lost Merle..don't make me lose you too" I said and he pulled me into a hug
"Try to talk to Ezekiel. Or stare him into submission - Whatever it takes. We'll be back soon." Rick tells him and walks away
"I love you big brother." I told him and he hugged me again, I hated this but it was right, I just got him back again and now I have to leave him in a different place
"Love ya too" He said and I walked out going up to Rick who was waiting for me and the gates closed
"It'll be ok" He says and I look at him as we walk
"I know, it just...it hurts"
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, "I know."
We drive on a highway and I was sitting next to Jesus who was holding my hand when suddenly Rick stopped the car and we look out to see a bunch of cars blocking the road
"Someone's trying to block the way. Gotta be the Saviors." Jesus says looking out the window
"Look. I think that's their base over there." Carl tells us and I look out the other window seeing what looked like a factory in the distance
"Yeah, that's it. Must be trying to make it hard to get to them." Jesus mentioned
"We gotta keep going. We'll move them, and then we'll move them back. They don't need to know we were here." Rick says turning the engine off and we get out
"What's all this for?" Michonne asked as we looked a a wire going across some cars with explosive on it
"Wait. When I was hiding in the back of the truck, I heard a couple of them talking about this. This is for a herd."
"Yeah, don't think your off the hook for that young man" I tell and he puts his head down
"That's why it's a steel cable. It's not just for one walker. It's for a lot." Rosita points out
"We need these explosives." Sasha tells Rick
"Yeah. But we have to figure out how to disarm it first."
Rosita lifts up a piece of metal revealing the hook up to the explosives
"Uh... Okay." Tara says moving back a little
"Backing up is not gonna make a difference if this thing goes off." Rosita tells her
"We got ourselves a red situation. I need a search party. See if Daryl ran home like the dumb animal that he is." We hear Negan say over the radio
"On it. Be there in time for lunch."
"Turn that sleepy little burg upside down." Negan finished and I ran my fingers through my hair
"We gotta go. We gotta get there before them, but we need these. We need to clear a path anyway." Michonne says to Rick
"Yeah. Rosita?"
"First part's done." She tells him removing the battery
"What now?" Michonne asked her
"We gotta unwrap the secondary explosives - the dynamite, the RPGs. Make sure these casings are not messed up, and do not mess them up, either. This thing could still blow."
"You all heard her. Let's go." Rick tells us and we all head over to the wire each bending down by one and I checked mine then took out my knife getting to work, I look over at Jesus who looked at me as well giving him a small smile then focused on the task. I put my knife on the cord holding the explosive and cut it, I missed the dynamite but I got the side of my hand
"Ah damn it" I cursed but kept it steady then set it on the ground
"What happened?" Jesus asked rushing over and saw my hand
"I'm okay." I tell him and he grabbed out a cloth wrapping it around my hand then tying it, "Thank you" I said and he kissed my hand and we moved to work on more of the explosives.
"You can load the explosives into the trunk as long as they're in good shape. No dents, no tears. They're not live. They still need to be triggered to be set off." Rosita tells us then goes over to Tara, "Not that one. I don't like the way it looks."
"Okay." Tara says and Rosita takes one bringing it over to the ditch
"Dad. Look." Carl says and we look to see a herd coming our way
"Okay. There they are. But they're far. We still have time."
"You sure?" Michonne asked him
"We need these. And we need to get the cars back in front of the on ramp."
"They'll know we took their explosives, so does it matter?" I asked him
"We want that herd to stay on the highway."
"Why?" Tara asked him
"We may need it."
"Okay. Tara, Carl, come on!" Rosita tells them and they get in the car starting it
"Uh...Rick..." Sasha says and we see the heard getting closer
"All right. Sasha, Sam, Jesus, can you get back to the Hilltop on foot?" He asked us
"Yeah." I tell him
"Tell Maggie we're not giving up. Go!" Rick says and we start to run heading back
I cleaned myself up and changed my clothes when there was a knock on my door, "Come in" The door opened and it wasn't Jesus like I was expecting it to be but rather Sasha, "Hey, everything okay?" I asked her
"Yeah um..." She said and shut the door, "I wanted to ask you something."
"Sure, shoot" I tell her putting my dirty clothes into the hamper
"Are you and Jesus...together?" She asked and I looked at her
"Um...what?"
"I saw you two at the kingdom, in the car, then on the road when you cut your hand" She tells me and I sighed
"Yeah, it happened um...it happened when we got back here...after.."
"What happened with the Saviors?" She asked and I nodded my head
"I didn't want us to say anything, yet at least, we had just lost Glenn and Abraham and I didn't want to..."
"Sam, relax, I'm not upset. I'm happy for you, he's good guy, and I know Maggie will be happy too." She tells me and pulls me into a hug then there was a knock at my door again, "Bet I know who that is" She says and I chuckle
"Come in" The door opens and sure enough Jesus walked in looking between us, Sasha smiled at me then walked out
"What was that?" He asked me
"Oh um..she knows..'bout us"
"Oh how?" He asks
"She saw everything from the Kingdom to when we were taking the explosives." I tell him and he puts his hands on my hips
"Is it a bad thing?" He asked me and started trailing kisses down on my neck
"Um...no..she told me she was...happy for me." I tell him
"Mmhmm" He mumbled against my neck
"You know it's very distracting when you do that" I said wrapping my arms around his neck
"Not as distracting as you are when you dress like this" He indicated to my tank top and skinny jeans
"Maybe I should start wearing less revealing stuff then" I mention and he lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around him as he carried me over to my bed sitting down so I was straddling his lap
"Don't you dare, besides I get distracted by how beautiful you are as well"
"Flattery will get you everywhere mister." I tell him and started kissing him but this time I kissed his neck and he groaned against my lips as I gave light nibbles, suddenly my door opened and I jumped off him seeing Maggie standing there.
"Oh god I'm sorry I should have knocked." She says and turned around facing the door
"I'll just um...yeah" Jesus said and walked past her leaving then she faced me
"Everything ok?" I asked her and she looked at me with a smirk
"Really? Gonna change the subject?"
"What?" I smiled
"When did that happen?"
"Um...when we got back after..." I tell her and she nodded her head
"How come you didn't tell me?"
I walked over to her and grabbed her hand, "You just lost your husband...we lost Abraham, I didn't want it to seem like I was rubbing being happy in your face."
She pulled me into a hug, "I would've been okay with it, it's great that you're happy and I'm happy for you."
I looked at her and smiled, "Thank you Maggie."
"Anytime...now should I send him back in so you can finish?" She asked with a smirk and I chuckled
"No, how about we talk, we haven't really talked just the two of us in a while"
"I'd like that" She says and we sit down on the couch and start reminiscing about everything that's happened since this all began and shared memories of Glenn and she told me some stuff about Abraham. It felt great talking with each other again, she was like my sister, and no matter what I would protect her, and their baby.