Love in Hell

Chapter Three

I fell asleep in Skylar's arms that night. I didn't wake up screaming from nightmares. When I woke up, it was early and Skylar was still asleep. I slowly wriggled out of his grip and got out of bed. I checked on Raegan, she was still asleep too. I walked silently to the kitchen and made three sandwiches of just bread and what was left of a jar of Nutella. As I was finishing up, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist. I stiffened and turned my head. "Morning, sweetheart. What's for breakfast?" Skylar said, still sounding half asleep. I pulled away, handing him a sandwich. "Eat up, I'm going on a run today." As I said that, Bridger and Dylan walked over from the living room. They looked at Skylar eating, then eagerly at me. "Oops, forgot to make you guys some, sorry." I said with as much sarcasm as possible. I saw Bridger glare and try to pull out his knife, but my sword was at his throat first. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you want to stay, you'll have to be a good boy, understand me?" I snarled the last two words. "Y-yes ma'am." Bridger stuttered as Dylan backed away slowly. I put my sword on my back again. "Good, we have an understanding then." I tore my sandwich in half and threw both halves to them. I picked up the other sandwich and went to set it on Rae's nightstand.

When I can back, Skylar was at the door with a backpack slung over one shoulder. "Ready to go, sweetheart?" I gave him a confused look. "Who's going to watch Raegan if you and I are both going?" I grabbed my knife as I spoke. "I made it very clear to them if they do anything to her, they'll be dead. Now, are you ready?" I looked back down the hall and nodded. I glared at the two boys on the couch and put my hand on the hilt of my sword. They looked away in fear. I walked out and shut the door behind me. "Any place you want to go?" I asked, catching up to Skylar. "Haven't left the cabin in a couple months, I don't really know what's here." He shrugged. "There's an old farm about a mile from here." I pulled a key from my pocket. "The family were already walkers so I took care of them. The house was fully stalked, so I found the key and locked it. I don't know why I didn't stay but I never brought Rae to it." I started walking in the direction of the farm. Skylar held his hand out, and I took it cautiously.

A few hours later, we came upon the farm. There were two walkers in the yard, which I took care of easily. We walked up on the porch as it creaked from our weight. I unlocked the door as Skylar looked around. When I opened the door, his eyes widened. It looked like a country estate that hadn't been touched in a while. Except for the dust, the house was still in really good shape. "Do you want to see the rest of it?" I asked. He nodded numbly so I grabbed his hand and started to drag him upstairs.

The whole house had four bedrooms, two downstairs and two upstairs. All of the beds were nicely made with side covers and clean sheets. There was also another, smaller, living room upstairs. I gave Skylar the grand tour, never letting go of his hand. We ended up in the kitchen. "Sweetheart this house is perfect. We could just move in here!" He said happily, leaning back against the counter. I chuckled. "Yea, I guess we could. Should we?" I turned to him, smiling. He smiled back at me. "I think we should, sweetheart." I took his hand. "Let's get going then, shall we?"

We returned to the farm a couple hours later with most of our food and all of our belongings. Raegan only brought her blankets and stuffed unicorn I found at a gas station.  We all got settled in our rooms upstairs, Rae in her own room and Skylar and I sharing.

That night, after a dinner of canned goods, Rae went to bed and Skylar and I stayed downstairs to clean up. I was putting away and washing dishes when I felt Skylar's arms go around my waist. I leaned my head back and we started swaying. "Ready for bed, sweetheart?" He whispered in my ear. A shiver ran down my spine and my eyes suddenly felt heavy. "Yeah, lets go to bed." I turned away and started walking upstairs, still holding his hand.

A few minutes later, we were in bed with the lights off, me snuggled into Skylar's chest. I felt him kiss the top of my head  and rub my back. Before I fell asleep, I thought I heard him murmur something like "I love you." but I doubt it.