The Last One | Negan

The day of the big operation came eventually.

It was a sunny morning, birds were chirping in the crowns of the trees outside the open window.
I looked over to Bella on the other bed. She was snoring still, obviously refusing to wake up by the blasting sound of my alarm. We were roommates for the last two weeks and I didn't mind it one bit. I actually loved it. She even cleared the coast a couple of nights so Negan could sneak into our room, which was nice of her. She made sure to keep guard too, because she was well-acquainted with our particular situation and as she said, on the contrary to almost everyone else, she shipped us. Partner in crime, that girl. I really liked her.

"Yo, babes," I called out to her. She didn't even move an inch. "Girly. Wake up."

I huffed and threw my sweatshirt at her. That seemed to finally get the job done and Bella groaned in pure annoyance. She mumbled something in Spanish under her breath, I guess addressing me in not the most polite way.

"Do I have to get up?" She muttered, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"Yeah. You do."

"No."

I chuckled and straightened up, stretching for a bit. Jesus, my thighs were hurting like hell from two nights ago. This man and his admirable skills. I didn't even know my body was capable of bending in so many ways.

I got dressed, making sure to make as much noise as possible, clinking my belt loudly and dropping my heavy combat boot on the wooden floor. By the time I started singing "Baby" by Justin Bieber in the bathroom, Bella finally got up with a loud groan. I was just brushing my teeth, humming with toothpaste in my mouth, when she joined in. She gave me a death stare with one hand on her hip which made me shut up. But not a second later she picked up the chorus again with a smile and started brushing her long dark hair. I chuckled, almost choking on my toothpaste, but hummed too.

Everyone was already gathered in front of the main building by the time Bella and I made it downstairs.

"Alright, let's go over the whole plan once again just to be sure," Rick announced. "We can't afford to make mistakes."

The group was so big that neither I nor anyone else noticed Negan who had snuck up behind me.

"You look fucking exquisite today." He whispered in my ear and my heart made a jump in my chest.

"Oh, my." I chuckled. "Thank you so much, boss."

"You're fucking welcome, darling." He replied and I could sense the smirk in his voice. "Dressed in all black, all badass and shit with that cigarette. You don't wanna know what I'd do to you if we had the time."

My cheeks became hotter and I peeked at Bella next to me to see if she could hear. But she and everyone else close to us seemed too preoccupied with what Rick was saying.

"I've told you before not to throw all these big words around without keeping up with them." I teased him quietly.

"I will keep up with them, honey." His fingers ever so slightly rested on the side of my hip, but his fingertips dug with pressure into my curves. "Later."

"I'll hold you to it."

"I'll rely on that."

—•—

We were already in the cherry red Challenger. Rick tried to throw a tantrum about Negan riding with me, but the many people around us prohibited him from going full force in an argument. So I won. Daryl wasn't exactly happy about the turnout of events too, but couldn't do anything about it and just frowned while getting on his motorcycle and kept on frowning. I could bet he was frowning even now too, although I couldn't see his face.