3. Dangerous Woman

o n e h u n d e r e d s e v e n t e e n

Days had passed or even weeks, Theo was unclear, she didn't know if it was even day or night.

No windows would do that to you. 

Having no idea when the sun had set or risen. 

She wasn't fed every day, so who knew. 

In reality it had been 6 days.

At home people had been struggling, especially Maggie and Rosita as well as Sasha. 

But Carl was furious that he was without his sister, so much so it made him unhinged, he was doing everything he could to get his father to fight to get her back, but nothing was working. 

Theo was not liked within the saviours community, simply because she was having none of it. 

At first Theo took the food she was given, anything was better than nothing, but she was now refusing as she couldn't take the taste anymore, it was making her feel sick.

The door opened.

Dwight walked in with a sandwich.

She laid on the floor, not wanting to move.

Her arm under her head, not using the pillow she was handed.

The light made her squint slightly.

"Get up" Dwight demanded, looking down at her angrily. 

She said nothing, she just slowly looked at him, before looking away again

"I said, get up!" Dwight yelled again.

Theo slowly sat up.

She was as exhausted, that music kept her up all night.

She cried herself to sleep most nights, and Daryl had barely said a word to her since they arrived. 

He handed her the sandwich, well, threw it at her. 

She Looked down at the sandwich before she slowly picked it up and throwing it back at him.

"I'm not hungry" She answered, her voice still low, her throat still sore. 

"You have to eat," Dwight told her.

"Then get me some real food." She weakly shook, her arms barely keeping her up.

"Since when do we have our prisoners making demands?" Negan asked, walking around the corner, still holding his bat which was now clean.

She said nothing, she just took a deep breath.

That man angered her more than anything.

"Dog food does nothing for nutrition, and in case you forgot I'm pregnant" She reminded him.

"Yes but darling, you chose this life remember?" Negan smiled, licking his teeth, looking down at her.

"You know, my offer still stands, you just let me know when you've developed some sense" Negan backed out of the cell before closing the door again.

"Ughh" Theo yelled before leaning against the wall again.

"Theo...." Daryl spoke weakly between the doors. "You need to do it"

"What?" She asked her voice still damaged, not wanting to leave Daryl, not for that man.

"Be his wife" Daryl told her, taking everything he had to say it, it burned as he spoke the words.

"What?" She croaked again "I can't do that?"

"Be his wife, you're smart, use it to your advantage, do it for our baby" Daryl cried.

Theo began to cry.

"I can't" She cried, her voice breaking.

"Theo, god damn it, listen to me, for once" Daryl slightly snapped causing Theo to jump.

"Daryl..." She cried, closing her eyes, her head leaning back on the wall.

"Do it, make a deal, try and use it" Daryl cried too, but tried to sound strong for her.

"No..." She cried.

Daryl closed his eyes in anger.

"We can't be like this, I killed Glenn, used it to hate me and marry that son of a bitch and get yourself out!" Daryl yelled, he knew everyone was gone, he had checked under the door beforehand.

"You didn't kill Glenn, he died because he stopped me from getting killed" Theo breathed in, making her choke slightly.

"Which would have happened if I didn't punch Negan," Daryl admitted.

"It's not your fault" Theo told him.

"Theo, do it" Daryl told her again

"No!" She yelled

"Theo! God damnit. Fucking do it!" Daryl was getting annoyed now, he wasn't suggesting it for any other reason than helping that baby to get everything it needed.

"I can't!" She yelled back

Daryl bit his tongue for a minute. He thought before taking a deep breath.

"Carol was right" He regretted immediately

Theo's head snapped towards the wall, as if she was looking at him

"She said you were weak, and i didn't see it, but i see it now" Daryl cried as he yelled at her through the door.

"You're just saying that to get me to do it!" Theo cried, it hurt, it fucking stung, but she knew what he was doing.

"No, go be with Negan, you better suited anyway" Daryl said through his teeth.

"Fuck you" Theo cried, she knew this was just Daryl trying to get her angry, to turn on him again.

"I'll do it, but i know you meant nothing you just said, you're doing it to piss me off, so fuck you for that!" She yelled. "I'll do it, but if you think for a minute when we are out of this hellhole that i am no longer your wife you are seriously mistaken" She croaked

Daryl's heart was shattering.

"I love you Daryl, and if you say it back right now, i know we are good" She cried

"I love you too" Daryl whispered but he didn't say it loud enough to say it back.

"God dammit Daryl says it back!" She punched the wall, before crying.

Daryl closed his eyes and tried to block the crying from next door.