[saviour ➼ negan]

12.

THE BREAKFAST QUEUE WAS LONG and artemis had been standing waiting for ages. she became more and more frustrated as more high ranking saviours kept cutting the line. why couldn't they just wait like everyone else?

there was no sign of negan, yet. artemis hoped that she could get her breakfast and eat it before he got here. she wasn't avoiding him, she just didn't want to see him yet. she didn't know if he was still going to be in a bad mood.

the line got shorter and before she knew it she was next to be served. artemis looked at all the options, although she knew she would probably just get fruit.

"what d'ya want?" the grumpy old woman behind the table asked. artemis cringed as the smoke from the cigarette in her mouth blew down onto the food.

"just this, please." she pointed to the bowl of fruit on her tray.

"name?" the woman asked, picking the board up that kept track of the points.

"artemis." she answered. the woman scanned the board with her hawk like eyes. artemis grew more impatient waiting on her, she just wanted to eat.

"sorry, you ain't go enough points for that." the woman sighed, sitting the clipboard back on the table.

"oh." artemis dropped her shoulders. she knew that it was probably because she had only been to work a few times since she got here, and she had been off the past week so she most likely had no points. "is there anything i can have?" she asked.

the woman pointed to an apple, it was a little bashed and brown but at least it was food.

"okay, i'll just take tha-"

"i'll get it." artemis turned to find negan standing there. she didn't know how long he had been there but she noticed how everyone was on their knees, even the lady behind the counter. she was embarrassed that he had heard about the fact she had no points.

"no, it's fine, i'm just go-"

"i said, i'll get it. now be quiet." he ordered, cutting her off once again. "what was it you were having?"

artemis pointed to the fruit bowl that she had put back down on the table.

"i'll take this and this." he grabbed a bottle of water off the shelf, placing it beside the bowl.

the woman watched the two curiously. artemis knew that she would probably go and gossip to her friends that negan was now buying stuff for the new girl.

"well, that's another thing for them to gossip about." artemis sighed as she went to find an empty table to eat her breakfast at.

"and that's supposed to mean what, exactly?" negan asked, sitting down on the other side of the bench.

"they were gossiping when i left your room the other night." she told him.

"were they now?" negan smirked. "maybe they think we're fucking." he winked.

"shut up." she scoffed, but she couldn't help the blush that crept onto her cheeks. "they probably think you're recruiting me to become another one of your wives."

"and would you? become one of my wives?" negan asked her, curious if her view point on his polyamorous lifestyle had changed.

"no way. sorry, but i don't share my men." she replied, shoving a strawberry into her mouth.

"so does that mean you do like me? you just don't wanna share me." he smirked, causing her to blush.

"negan!" she coughed as she choked on her water, bowing her head to hide her red cheeks.

"whatever you say, artemis. but there is gonna come a day when you are gonna be saying my name just like that. except the only difference is it's gonna be louder and it'll be 'cause my head is between those legs." he smirked. "have a good one."

artemis sat there in shock as negan walked away. she couldn't believe what he had just said. she turned around, watching as he grabbed an apple from the breakfast counter. he walked away, cockily throwing the apple around in his hands.

artemis couldn't focus on anything for the rest of the day. all she could think about were negan's words. she knew she would never go that far with negan, but that didn't mean she couldn't imagine it.

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just a quick note. i was wondering which direction you guys would like to see this book go in? when i started this book, i never really had an idea of storyline, i just wrote it on a whim. i feel like knowing what my audience want might inspire me a little. just leave a comment or message me!