𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 | 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧 On hold

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎

       𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐲𝐧𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐭, sharpening her katana, in the meeting room listening to Simon and Negan talk about ways to get Hilltop back in line. Simon believes they're the ones who blew up their men, but Jaylynn doesn't think so. None of the people in that community have the guts to do that, besides maybe Jesus but he's more of a peaceful man, who doesn't really want people to die no matter the cost. That'll get him killed one day. No one can have morals in this world anymore. 

"What do you think Jay?" Simon snaps Jaylynn out of her thoughts, she glances up at the two, shaking her head. 

"Just take one as a prisoner, bump up to amount of things you take, and leave them with just enough to survive since people are a resource. If they step out of line, take little patches of the prisoner's skin off and send it to them as a message. If that bastard Gregory still doesn't get the message, kill him, he's a little bitch anyway. Jesus will opt for peace so he'll make a better leader." Jaylynn remarks, propping her feet up on the table as she continues to sharpen her katana. 

"Boss, she's scarier than you are," Simon whispers to Negan, as Negan nods, a smile spreading across his face. 

"That's an amazing fuckin' idea, I don't know why I didn't think of it myself!" Negan says as he claps his hands together a few times. 

"Well kitty, as you said, I don't put up with bullshit," Jaylynn remarks, restating a part of Negan's speech from the night before. 

"No, you don't." Negan pauses, glancing over at Simon. "Simon, you and Jaylynn will be going to Hilltop together, taking whatever the hell you want. Give them our sweet little message, and Jaylynn, you get to pick who we take as our prisoner." Negan says Jaylynn cocks her head to the side, nodding at her husband. 

"Of course, and if they aren't the ones that killed our people?" Jaylynn asks. 

"We'll cross that path if we need to." Negan answers, causing Jaylynn to nod, not questioning him again. 

"Alright, we'll leave in twenty minutes, be ready Simon," Jaylynn says as she keeps sharpening her katana, watching as Simon nods at her. 

"Really are taking being second in charge really well." He remarks with a weird sense of aggressive in his voice, as he walks past her. Jaylynn rolls her eyes at Simon's words. 

"I'm just good at ordering people around," Jaylynn remarks as she stands up, sliding the Katana back into its holder. She glances over at Negan, seeing him also standing up, Lucille set on his shoulder like usual. "Never thought I'd be so turned on by a man holding a damn bat," Negan smirks at her words, taking a few steps towards her. 

"I didn't think I'd be so turned on by a woman sharpening a katana, yet here we are," Negan says with his signature toothy grin. Jaylynn licks her lower lip, pulling him down to kiss her. The kiss is nothing too special, it's small and quick, yet holds so much emotion. Jaylynn can't quite figure out what these emotions are, but she knows they aren't all just about lust and desire. 

"I should probably get going before Simon loses his patience," Jaylynn remarks, smiling up at Negan. God, he loves her smile, it's so pure and genuine. It's something that he hadn't seen in years, not since Lucille. 

"Okay Sunshine, be safe out there." He says, only causing Jaylynn to roll her eyes. 

"I'm always safe."

"Mhm.

"Mhm, what the fuck does mhm mean?" 

"Oh, I'm just remembering a certain day when we went to that library and you nearly got bitten cause you were too stubborn to ask for help."