Savior

Home Sweet Home

Rick and Negan awoke quickly, rushing to get their things together and leave the hospital. For Negan, it brought nothing but bad memories being at a hospital, since he was always beside Lucille during her treatments. It was the last place he wanted to be.

During the ride home, Rick clasped Negan's hand in his own. Not letting go of it once. He squeezed him gently every few minutes, almost like he was making sure Negan is still there. The fear he had of losing him wasn't gonna go away anytime soon.

As Rick pulled into the driveway, the front door swung open immediately. Carl rushed out of the house with Judith in his arms, heart pounding through his chest. He ran to the passenger side of the car, putting Judith down before he pulled open the door. He collapsed into Negan's arms, hugging his neck tightly.

"Nice to see you too, kid." Negan chuckled, holding the back of Carl's head close to him. Negan tried to pull Carl off of him, but his grip was tight. He then felt wetness seep through his shirt, which were tears from Carl. His heart ached knowing how much he hurt the people around him.

"Hey, it's ok. I'm fine." Negan whispered, trying to console Carl. Eventually, Carl stood up, wiping his tears away with the collar of his shirt. "I missed you" He sighed, voice shaking as he tried to keep calm. Negan gave him a heartfelt smile. "I missed you too" He said quietly, finally unbuckling his seatbelt. As Negan got out of the car, he noticed Judith standing a few feet away in the grass.

"Bubby!" She yelled, running towards Negan, jumping into his arms. This new nickname she had for Negan always made him smile;Rick too.

"Hi baby" He said, taking a deep breath as he felt relieved to finally be surrounded by everyone. Judith rested her head on Negan's shoulder, refusing to let go for even a second. Carl went around to see Rick, also hugging him, before they all went inside. Judith still in Negan's arms.

Negan put Judith down on the couch as he took off his sweatshirt and boots. Judith grabbed for the sweatshirt, wrapping it around herself. Negan giggled before walking into the kitchen to see what Rick and Carl were doing.

"I need to fucking shower, I feel disgusting." Negan announced as he walked into the kitchen, leaning himself on the island. "Me too" Rick agreed, running a hand through his hair. Carl walked behind Negan, wrapping his arms around his stomach and leaning his head against Negan's back. He wanted to be close to him, knowing he was even closer to losing him. "Dude, I'm not a post." He joked, chuckling slightly.

"Shut up" Carl sighed, snuggling his head into Negan's back. He didn't want to let go, or even be away from Negan. "Come on, let's go shower." Rick stated as he walked towards Negan, grabbing his arm. "Ew" Carl smirked into Negan's back, which he felt.

Carl released himself from Negan, sitting back down at the island.

Negan turned around to face Carl. "Hey, don't act like that little talk we had a few days ago never happened." He retorted teasingly, making Carl's face turn red from embarrassment. Negan turned his head back to Rick, who was visibly very confused, but continued to head upstairs.

Rick walked into his room with Negan following behind him, he closed the door quietly then gave an odd look to Negan. "What 'little talk' did you have with Carl?" Rick asked intrigued, tilting his head as usual. Negan sat down on the bed, laying back, letting his legs hang off the bed. "He asked me about sex," Negan replied dryly, "well, he wanted to know how two guys have sex. So I told him." Negan sat back up, staring at Rick.

"Oh," Rick chuckled, "did he understand it? I mean, did you actually explain how it works, or did you make up some weird explanation?" Rick smirked, slightly teasing him. Negan furrowed his eyebrows, holding back a laugh. "So you think I wouldn't actually tell him?" Negan retorted, standing up from the bed and slowly walking over to Rick. "I told him the truth, prick. Now let's go shower." He scoffed, his face turning into a daring look.