Suddenly out of nowhere Dwight was tackled to the ground, and Sky went tumbling into the dirt as he was forced to release her throat from his vice like grip. As she coughed and spluttered, trying to catch her breath Chris came to her aid. "I'm sorry Sky, I went as fast as I could, are you ok?" he asked.
She nodded in reply as she gasped in deep breaths, turning her head to the side she watched as an infuriated Negan lifted himself up off of Dwight and began to land punch after punch into the man's face until he was bloodied and almost unconscious.
"You stupid mother fucker!" he growled as he spat at the man writhing on the ground in pain as he clutched his face.
Scrambling across the dirt he rushed to Sky's side. "You ok Darlin'… I'm so fucking sorry" he said softly as he stroked her cheek with his thumb tenderly, as Chris watched on a little intrigued by the exchange. He now understood why Sky wanted him to get Negan.
"You know me" she coughed. "I've had worse… I can handle him".
"But you shouldn't have to. He's gonna fucking pay for what he's done to you. Believe me" he growled. Helping her to her feet a few more of Negan's men arrived. "Tie that fucker up" he instructed one of the guys. "And you… call a meeting, get everyone there, I'm gonna make an example of this shit" he growled.
As his men rushed off to round up the whole compound he turned his attention to Chris. "Doc… thanks for coming to get me"
"I didn't want to leave her, but Sky told me to get you. I trusted she knew what she was doing" Chris said.
"C'mon, we got a meeting to attend" Negan said as he ran a gentle hand through Sky's hair before he picked up Lucille and wandered towards one of the large buildings as the other two followed close behind.
"So… you and Negan?" Chris questioned quietly, gesturing between the two of them.
"Yeah… sorry I didn't tell you. I think you get why" Sky said.
"Sure do".
They made their way into the hall behind Negan, and stood off to the side as he walked out in front of everyone. "I called this meeting tonight because there are a whole lot of fucking rumours going around right now and they need to be laid to rest. Also because some fucker thought that he could take me down" Negan said as he addressed the compound, and was met with a few gasps and whispers of shock.
"First up, yes I have divorced all my wives. And soon it will all become clear as to why" he said.
"Secondly, Dwight was stripped of his place within my crew because he can't be trusted. He and Sherry had been going around behind my back. Which brings us to point fucking three… Dwight took it upon himself to try and take me out. He felt that he could do a better fucking job as your leader. Anyone here agree with him?" he asked as he looked around the room and was met with murmurs of disagreement and people shaking their heads in response.
"Good. By now I'm sure that each and every fucking one of you knows my rules. And you know that I am a very reasonable man, if you follow them. Dwight here…" he began as one of his men dragged him out before the people, bloodied and beaten, looking very much worse for wear. "He broke one of my most important rules in an attempt to get to me. He put his hands on a woman… my woman" he stated.
There were whispers among the crowd, everyone wondering who he was talking about seeing as he had divorced all of his wives. They all watched on in silence and anticipation as he walked over to where Sky was standing and grabbing her by the hand led her out in front of the crowd.
"For those who don't know her, this is Sky… and she is something else" he grinned proudly, not ashamed to declare how he felt about her as he held her hand tight. He was always a bit of a showman, and he didn't even need to think twice about flaunting the fact that this beautiful woman was his. "Now Sky here has made me see things in a whole new light, and for that I am a better leader and a better man. But I quickly fucking realised that if people knew about Sky, if they knew that I cared about her… then she would become a target for fucking assholes… like Dwight, who would take any opportunity to fuck me over. So naturally, I kept it a secret" Negan said.
