Savior

Family

Rick woke up early the next day to clean up the house and make everything look nice for Negan. He was dragging himself around the house, exhausted from staying up so late, again. Of course talking to Negan all night. He wouldn't let Rick hang up for at least a half hour, begging him to stay. Rick noticed that Negan was starting to get attached to him, but he didn't mind it.

After a few hours of cleaning the house, Rick received a text from Negan, "What time do you want me there?" "Whenever you want. But come soon, I miss you." On the other end of the phone, Negan was smiling so hard that his cheeks hurt. After yesterday, he couldn't stop thinking about Rick. He was everything he ever wanted.

"Miss you more" Negan replied. Now Ricks cheeks were hurting from smiling. They both looked like idiots, but neither of them cared.

Rick went back upstairs to get changed into some better looking clothes. He slipped on his favorite black jeans, along with a white button down. He rolled up the sleeves, buttoning them in place. The last touch Rick added was cologne, though he ended up putting on way too much, coughing from the strong scent.

Rick left his room to go check on Carl. He knocked on the door then opened it, "Are you ready?" Rick asked, looking at Carl who was sat on his bed. "Yeah...you look kind of fancy. Are you having a date with him or something?" Carl asked innocently. Rick chuckled at his sons question, "You wouldn't be here if it was a date. Now c'mon, go get Judith and bring her downstairs." Rick told Carl, then left the room and headed downstairs.

Rick was fixing up the couch as the doorbell rang. He walked to the front door, unlocked it and opened it, revealing Negan. Dressed in all black, along with a leather jacket, holding a bouquet of flowers. "Did you miss me?" Negan asked holding his arms out, waiting for a hug. Rick smirked, "Maybe" walking forward to hug Negan.

Negan pulled back from the hug, handing the flowers to Rick. "Here, I got these for you." Rick took the flowers, smiling like an idiot. "Thank you" Negan smiled, "Of course".

Rick stepped to the side, making room for Negan to come in. As he did so, Carl came downstairs holding Judith. He put her down and she ran to Rick, tugging at the bottom of his shirt. He picked her up, still holding the flowers in his other hand. "Say hi to Negan" Rick told her, but she frowned and turned away, burying her face in Ricks neck.

"Sorry" Rick chuckled to Negan, "She's shy at first, just give her some time." He said, putting Judith down. "I probably look a little scary to her, dressed in all black." Negan replied. Rick laughed softly, "Yeah, and much taller." He agreed.

They both walked into the living room, Carl following behind them. Carl sat down on the couch next to Judith, looking up at Negan. "So, you're the guy that tried to kill himself?" He asked innocently. Rick froze in place, he couldn't believe the words that came out of his sons mouth. "Carl!" Rick said sternly, walking over to him and grabbing the collar of his shirt, pulling him up from the couch. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Rick asked, furious as ever. He quickly walked out of the living room, still holding onto Carl.

As they entered the kitchen Rick released Carl from his grip. "Why would you say that? Do you know how insensitive that sounded?" Rick was beyond mad, anger building up in him quickly. "I-I'm sorry, I was just curious." Carl said, defending himself. "Listen, I know you're just a kid, but please, think before you speak. You could really hurt someone by saying the wrong thing...now go apologize." Rick demanded, walking back to the living room, Carl following.

"Well shit, that was an introduction" Negan laughed, not even phased by Carl's harsh words. Rick was surprised by Negans reaction, he thought he would have left by now.

Carl slowly walked up to Negan. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude, I was curious." Carl apologized, looking up at Negan. He gave a soft smile to the small boy, "It's ok, I understand." Carl returned a smile. Rick took a deep breath, feeling relieved.