Stronger than before...

Are You Ready To Come Home?

"Aj wait a minute" I said as I shook his bottle.

Aj continued to cry from his crib. Well it want really a crib, it was a carb board box with a few pillows in it.

"Clem" Claudia said "Need help?"

"I'm fine" I said a little too harsh.

It was currently almost ten in the morning, I hadn't even been able to enjoy my first night of freedom due to stupid Negan.

"Here I'll take over" Said one of Negans now ex wives Roslyn.

"Okay" I said as I handed her the bottle.

I went and sat down on an old stool. I put my head down on the table in front of me.

"Clementine" Claudia said as she came over to me "We're going to kill Negan. Not today, not tomorrow but we will."

"I know" I said confidently as I put my head up "I'm not scared of dying, I'm scared of getting people around me killed"

"Clem-" Claudia began before she was interrupted.

A banging sound came from the old door in the front.

"I'll check it out" Claudia said as she walked over to the door with her gun out.

Claudia walked over to the door and slowly opened it.

"Jesus!" She said with Joy as she went to hug the man.

Paul was here? Holy shit... I hadn't seen him in months.

Eight months to be exact. The last time I saw him I had promised we'd be back when Theresa was eight months pregnant.

Things I had changed so much since then... I wasn't the same kid anymore... hell I wasn't sure if I even qualified as being a kid.

I was nervous, I had new scars all over my body. Mostly in my face, and my new tattoo.

The three scars from Lucille covered most of my cheek and didn't seem to be going away any time soon.

Paul slowly walked into the building.

"Clementine!" He said ignoring Negans other ex wives Roslyn and Samantha.

He walked over to me and I hoped off my stool.

He immediately pulled me into a hug, I hugged him back.

It felt so good to see a familiar face.

"I'm so sorry" Paul said as he pulled away in tears "I tried to come for you, I was going to save you. But the Saviors became stricter and meaner... I-I just-"

"It's not your fault" I said getting ready to tear up myself.

"I shouldn't of let you guys leave, you were just kids" Paul continued crying "God I'm so sorry about Theresa and Tyler no one should ever have to witness that..."

I looked over his shoulder and saw Claudia gesturing that she and the other ladies were going to leave the room.

I'd never seen this side of Paul before, I'd barley known him back when I was at the hilltop but it seemed he'd been bottling everything up.

"It's not your fault" I said again as I pulled him into another hug.

"Did Negan do this to you?" Paul asked as he pulled away from the hug.

"Negan, Dwight, Roger and Lily" I replied. "But Roger and Lily are both dead now"

"They're going to pay" Paul said. "What you did... bombing the compound like that took a lot of guts"

"But it didn't work" I said upset "Negan is still alive"

"Yeah but you've weakened him" Paul replied "The Kingdom is already planning an attack"

Wow, it hadn't even been a day yet...

"Speaking of which" Paul continued "You need to be careful. The saviors showed up last night, they offered us freedom if we gave them you. Everyone's going to be hunting you"

"I can protect myself" I said.

"It doesn't matter" Paul said "I can help protect you at the hilltop. I'm not letting you go on your own again."

Before I could defend myself Aj started crying.

"What the-" Paul said as the noise scared him.

"Do you want to meet Theresa's son?" I asked him.

Paul looked stunned as he nodded.

I went over the the box and picked Aj up.

"Oh my god..." Paul said "The saviors said he died last night"

"I know" I replied "That's why we have to keep him a secret"

Paul nodded.

"He'll be safe at the hilltop" He said confidently.

"Do you want to hold him?" I asked

"Yeah of course" Paul replied as I handed Aj to him. "What's his name?"

"Alvin Junior, Aj for short" I answered him "Theresa requested it"

Paul showed an ounce of guilt, I'm guessing he had remembered what had happened to Theresa's dad.

"How's Pierce?" I asked changing the subject.

"He's... going through a lot of grief" Paul replied "But he misses you"

"Misses me?" I asked "I killed his sister"

"That's not your fault" Paul said trying to convince me "Your all Pierce has left"

I sighed as Paul put Aj back in his wanna be crib.

"Clem, some of your friends are also staying at the hilltop" Paul said as he turned to me "Maggie, Glenn, Daryl and Sasha"

Ew Sasha was there?

"What about everyone else?" I asked worried.

"They're at their camp, Alexandria" He replied.

I nodded in relief.

Everyone was alive, I could go reunite with them now.

"So what do you say?" Paul asked "Are you ready to come home?"

"Yeah" I replied with a smile.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter!!

Nothing bad happened this chapter because Clem just needs a break.

More reunions are to come....

Teaser: SO MUCH FLUFF IS COMING!!

Next chapter comes out tomorrow or Monday.

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