This is the last chapter ❤️
FOUR YEARS LATER

"You know, I shouldn't say this, but I'm impressed with you kid," River said looking down to the teenage boy with a white bandage around his eye and a brown hat sitting on top his head. "Why shouldn't you say it?" the kid shot back making River laugh to herself shaking her head. "My man wouldn't like me boosting your confidence too much," she told him.

"But if I can give you any kind of advice, it would be to just do as Negan says okay? You may seem badass coming in here guns blazing, maybe even trying to prove a point to someone, like your dad let's say. But Negan will like you a lot more if you just do as he says, don't give him a reason to actually take your arm," she said leading him down many of the cold hallways of the Sanctuary. "Why are you telling me this?" Carl asked, the question making River sigh.

"I may love Negan kid, but I know he's an asshole ninety percent of the time, but I don't want anyone else to get hurt," she said with a small smile. With that being said the two continued to walk in silence, until Negan stepped out of his office. "Thank you for bringing me the shit disturber darling," Negan said shooting River a wink. She rolled her eyes and gave Carl a small smile and a pat on the shoulder, "Remember what I said kid," she said loud enough for only him to hear.

He nodded before going into the office with Negan, leaving River to wait on the other side of the door waiting for them to come back out. It could have been some sort of motherly instinct kicking in, explaining why River didn't want to leave the teenager alone for too long. With a sigh River allowed herself to sink down to the ground outside the door waiting for the two to come back out so she could join them.

After what seemed like hours passed, Negan opened the door to his office and chuckled upon seeing River sitting on the floor waiting for them. "Don't you have something more important to be doing?" Negan asked her with a laugh. "Nope, sitting on floors bored as shit pretty much sums up my life pookie," she shot back making Negan groan at the childhood nickname. "Really River, you have to pull that out now?" he muttered making her laugh and pull herself to her feet.

"Yes, I did, now does the kid get to see you in all your glory or are we taking him home now?" River asked giving Negan a pointed look. Negan chuckled, "Honey, we may be in the apocalypse but if Carl saw me in all my glory that would be just wrong on so many levels," River gave the man before her a blank stare before looking to the teenage boy sitting in the office.

"Hey kid, come on we'll show you how shit works around here before taking you home," River said making Carl nod and stand up walking out the door and walking in between the two adults. Before they could get far, the door to Negan and River's apartment opened making Carl look back.  

"Mommy! Daddy!" The two adults heard their little girl say, with a smile River bent down and wrapped her arms around the little girl. "Hi princess," River said with a small smile, Negan smiled at the little girl and kissed her forehead. "Hi bubba, how was your nap?" Negan asked his daughter.

Carl looked on at the stone-cold, heartless couple coo over their beautiful daughter together, in a place that wasn't all bad.