Young Love (Gabentine Fics)

Sucker For The Clichè

(AJ doesn't exist. Clementine is 18 and Gabe is 19)

"Alright, is there anything else I need to do here?"

Clementine climbed down off the ladder and handed Javi the half empty paint can and brush. She had been painting the building they were going to use for a school because the walls were literally covered in blood from walkers.

"Nope, I think we'll be able to finish this up tomorrow and then we'll start doing the inside. Now, go home and take a shower because it looks like Van Gogh just threw up all over you."

The teen threw Javi a sarcastic smile and turned around to head back to her apartment, giving him the bird while walking away. Looking down at herself, Clementine realized she did look a little on the rough side and agreed with Javi that she needed a shower. Fingers traveled up to her hair and she grimaced as she felt paint in her short curly locks as well. Clementine unlocked her door and walked into the quiet and empty place that she called home.

"Home sweet home."

The teen said almost depressingly as she walked back into her room and changed to take a shower. Clementine had lived at Richmond for 5 years now and nothing had really changed, she was still alone and still her cold and stern self. Javi had offered her a job at Richmond to help him rebuild the community and Clementine would've been foolish not to take it, but he didn't tell her that she would be working along side someone else as well.

Gabe Garcia, Javier's nephew. They had become close over the years and Clementine had really thought he was going to make a move on her, but he never did. Granted talking to Clementine was never an easy feat and it took a lot to gain her trust, but Gabe was still a little skeptical of getting too close to her because he thought she would kick his ass or something. So, he kept his distance and she lost all hope for any kind of relationship.

Well, a real relationship anyways.

Clementine finally finished her shower and dressed in some old sweats and big T-shirt before climbing into her bed. The teen looked at her watched and smiled when she seen that it was only 9:40, leaving her plenty of time to indulge in her secret guilty pleasure. Clementine reached beside her nightstand and felt around a bit, trying to locate her thing that gave her the most happiness and excitement in her whole life.

"Aha! Gotcha, you little shit."

The teen pulled out a rather small but thick book that had a man with a half buttoned down shirt on it with town behind him. The title read Stranger In A Small Town. Yep, you guessed it. Clementine Marsh's guilty pleasure was reading cheesy romance novels that she collected on runs. When Clementine first ran across these certain types of books in a Walgreens, she picked it up and saved it for later for a good laugh at the ridiculousness that was sure to be inside it.

But, the teen surprised herself when she found that she liked reading them and looked forward to reading them late at night so no one would find out about them. If anyone found out that she read these trashy romance novels, Clementine would lose her rep as a badass and would be so embarrassed. That's why she only read them at night because no one came to her house after 8 at night. Clementine grabbed her flashlight, cracked open the book from where she last stopped, and began to read. But, just as her eyes began roaming over the words there was a knock at her door.

"Who the fuck is knocking at my door at 10 o'clock at night?"

The teen murmured angrily, getting up and walking towards the door with her book in hand. Clementine didn't exactly realize she still had it in hand until she was opening the door and seen Gabe standing there with a sheepish smile. Her hand automatically went behind her back to hide the book before Gabe could actually see it.