Search (Walking Dead/Carl Grimes Fanfiction)

Overwhelmed

It was night and most of the community members were asleep at this point. Rick and the others had a big day ahead as it would be the dry run of the herding plan to deal with the walkers in the quarry. The day after that would be the plan itself. The night air was cool and the sky was clear with moonlight illuminating the streets outside.

Inside the warmth of their house, lying together on their bed were Jason and Carl. Despite everyone being in the house, Jason had surprised Carl by gently making love to him so they didn't make any noise. It had been difficult and had required Jason to kiss Carl almost constantly to muffle his uncontainable moans. They lay together, listening to each other breathe as they basked in the afterglow of their love making. Jason moved himself closer and wrapped his arms around Carl's smaller form, spooning the younger teen as he kissed the back of his neck.

"I love you." Jason mumbled in his lover's ear.

"Love you too." Carl responded before yawning. Sex was tiring for him.

Carl turned around in their embrace, just enough so that they could share one last loving kiss before they let themselves drift off to sleep. Tomorrow would be another day and they were looking forward to it. The community was changing and life was finally peaceful. They could afford to relax and enjoy it.

Jason took deep breaths as he ran the perimeter of the community. Alexandria wasn't big enough to be a one lap workout so he had to run multiple laps of the perimeter walls every morning to satisfy his routine. One thing he could say about surviving outside the walls for so long was that it had kept him in very good shape. It was a warm morning and another clear sky with the sun beaming down harshly.

While Rick and the others were gone the community would be a lot quieter which gave Jason ideas. He could use the quietness to his advantage and have a somewhat special day with Carl. He wasn't sure what they could do since their options were limited but he was determined to find something. Jason was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he barely noticed a figure ahead of him.

Jason focused on who was ahead of him on his mental path and quickly realised it was Enid. She sat against the wall with a book in her hands, so engrossed in the story that she hadn't heard his approach. He remembered that he had a few things he wanted to say to her and he didn't want her interrupting his day with Carl. Jason slowed to a walk and approached her, the sunlight casting his shadow onto her and alerting her to his presence.

"Hi?" Enid greeted hesitantly, not used to being alone with the older teen.

"Morning." Jason greeted curtly.

"What do you want?" Enid asked, still confused by his approach.

"For you to listen." Jason told her as he stood over her. "When I told you I see things, I wasn't lying. I was watching you and Carl in the tree last week."

"We were hiding from roamers." Enid quickly retorted.

Jason shook his head slowly. "That's not all you were doing. I saw how you and Carl were looking at each other."

Enid stood up, angered by his accusations. "I didn't do anything to your boyfriend."

"That's precisely the point, actually." Jason countered, folding his arms. "You didn't try to stop anything, you didn't remind him that you couldn't be intimate. Fortunately, Carl isn't the cheater that I think you want him to be."

Enid scoffed at his remarks and tried to walk past him. "You're crazy."

"Doesn't make me wrong." Jason retorted sharply. "Do yourself a favour and stick to your own boyfriend and keep your hands off of mine, got it?"