Young Love (Gabentine Fics)

Hugs

Clementine Marsh, the baddest motherfucker of them all. Standing at around 5'5, 135 pounds, she can take down any man at any size and still look like she hasn't broken a sweat. Clementine is feared by many, if not all, in the community of Richmond and they have good reason to be. If you fuck with AJ or her, she'll put you down so fast you'll feel the whiplash before the kick ass.

But, I feel like she needs a hug. Most importantly, a hug from me because I can give the best hugs ever. However, Javi told me to leave her alone or I would end 6 feet under the cold hard ground.

Good thing I never listen to what Javi says.

"Hey, Clementine! Wait up!"

I jogged up behind her as she and AJ were walking away from the daycare. I thought I might've seen Clementine roll her eyes and deflate when I spoke, but my attention was quickly taken off her as AJ yelled at me.

"Abe! Abe!"

I grinned when he held out his arms for me to pick him up and scooped him up. AJ giggled as I threw him in the air and then made him resemble an airplane, much to his enjoyment. The sound of a throat being cleared pulled me back to reality and I gathered AJ in my arms for a hug before placing him on the ground. Clementine watched me with cautious eyes as set AJ down and then relaxed when I stepped away from them.

"Where you guys off to in a hurry?"

Clementine held out her hand for AJ to take and began walking away from me.

"Home. Had a long day and just want to go to bed and sleep."

I didn't get another word out as they hurried into their apartment and closed the door behind them without a second glance back at me. I admit, receiving the cold shoulder from Clementine is always rough but I've become somewhat immune to it from how many times I've experienced it. A sudden thought occurred to me that they probably haven't eaten dinner yet and I rushed back to my place to whip up some sandwiches and some chips.

The sun was beginning to go down in the distance as I stood in front of Clementine's front door, hand raised to knock but have yet to actually knock due to my nerves. I had a plate full of ham, bologna, turkey, and some Spam on a plate in my left hand, along with some chips in a bag. I gave my head a shake to clear my nervousness and gave a shaky exhale of air.

"Come on, Gabe. Stop being a little bitch and just knock. What's the worse that could happen?"

Multiple scenarios played through my head at what could actually go wrong and I felt like vomiting.

"Oh fuck, this was a bad idea. Why did I think this was even remotely a good idea. Stupid Gabe. Stupid."

"Just knock and I might let you in, dork!"

I froze at the sound of Clementine's voice in the other side of the door and I hesitantly knocked. The door swung open to reveal a tired, yet still very pretty, Clementine. I waved at her like a fucking idiot I was and remembered what I came there for. I handed her the plate of sandwiches and the bags of chips, which she accepted with a curious look.

"I figured you guys haven't ate yet and made you some sandwiches."

Clementine had a flash of shock pass over her face before she covered it up and gave me a very faint smile.

"Thanks. We haven't ate tonight actually and AJ was just saying how he was becoming hungry, so thanks. Um, would you want to join us for dinner? You did make these for us and I hate taking something from someone without me giving anything in return."

My heart stuttered a bit at the proposal, but I shook it off and gave her a kind smile in return that covered the devious plan forming in my head.

"Nah, I ate earlier with Kate. But, there is something you could give me in return."

I probably should've worded my statement a little better because Clementine immediately narrowed her eyes at me and I could see her free hand clench into a fist. I frantically waved my hands in front of me in hopes to calm her down and stumbled over an explanation.

"WAIT, NOTHING LIKE THAT! I MEANT A HUG! I JUST WANT A HUG! PLEASE, DON'T KILL ME!"

Clementine relaxed visibly and gave me a puzzled look before stepping back into her home and closing the door. My shoulders slumped in disappointment and I hung my head low as I made my way back to my own home. It felt like dark cloud was starting to form over my head and The Sound Of Silence began playing in my mind so loud, I didn't hear footsteps creep up behind me. A light tap on my shoulder made me jump in surprise and I let out a very non-manly squeal before twisting around in search of the monster that just touched me, but I only found a very amused Clementine. I flushed in embarrassment and scratched the back of my head.

"Uh, hey. Did you need something, Clementine?"

"Yeah, actually. I need you to hold still so I can give you a hug, dork."

I didn't have time to react as Clementine wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me. She began pulling away after only a second, but I quickly trapped her to me and hugged her tighter in return. We stayed attached to each other for what felt like hours before I finally released my hold I had on her. Clementine actually gave me a full smile that showed off her pearly white teeth and I found it to be contagious as I felt my lips stretch into a full blown smile as well.

"AJ wasn't lying when he said you gave the best hugs. I'll see you later, dork."

I could only watch stupidly as Clementine turned around back to her house and I could bet my life that she didn't know she was walking away with my heart firmly secured in her hand.