Hellen had been at it for days working with Rick making sure Negan kept locked up and fed. Gabriel started to assist what with him being a man of God and all was trying to find something in Negan.

Hellen didn't know what Gabriel was looking for or if  he'd ever actually find it, but he didn't give up. The weeks passed and Hellen found herself slowly becoming closer with Rick and his people. It was strange to go from running a Saturary with someone like Negan to taking care of him locked up and getting by day by day along side the people that nearly killed them all.

"Hellen."

Rick called out to her as she was on her way to the jail. She stopped turning around to face him she seen he was looking at her with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Rick?"

"I wanted to let you know that Daryl has agreed to taking you hunting with him."

Her eyes widened a bit. The man that Negan had captured and treated like shit was willing to let her tag along. Rick rubbed the back of his head for a minute before he continued.

"He said he didn't mind since it was you."

The added bit caused her lips to twitch up a bit but she pushed it down as she nodded.

"Thanks for letting me know."

Rick placed his hands around his belt and nodded in return. Just as Hellen was prepared to turn back around and enter the jail Rick stopped her once more.

"I can't thank you enough for what you're doing. I know it's hard, but -- "

"It's not as hard as you might think. Sure he's locked up, but he's alive."

She breathed knowing that Rick could have killed him then on that hill, but he hadn't and for that she was thankful.

"Just remember everyone is trusting you here."

"I know Rick."

She said before she turned and left walking down into Negan's jail cell. When she rounded the little wall that held his bars she could see him sitting in the corner on the bed in the darkened part of his cell.

"So you're hunting with Daryl now?"

The book she had been carrying in her hands was brought to her chest. She looked at him the best she could from the darkness of the room.

"You heard?"

"Darlin that little window over there let's me hear it all."

"Then I don't have to bother telling you."

She said as she sat down on the chair beside his cell. She opened up her book and removed her bookmark before pushing the novel through the bars letting Negan have it.

"I brought you something to pass the time. Make things a little more bearable."

Negan snorted but rose from his bed to walk over and grab the book up from the floor. He held it in his hands with a motion of thinking before he tapped his fingers over the hardback cover.

"Time's all I got sweetheart."

"I know. But at least you have it."

She replied causing Negan to smirk as he crouched down toward the bars. Her tone was sad and soft just as her emotions were. Negan had been locked up for the last six weeks and he had still yet to be anything other than the same old Negan she had come to know from that Cabin years ago.

"Say what you really mean."

Her eyes cast down to her shoes. Her face warmed a bit as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth. Sighing she looked back up at Negan as she rose from the chair. They looked at one another as her fingers wrapped around the bars of the cell and she pushed her face closer.

"I still have you and you still have me."

Her voice barely audible. Negan leaned his head down and kissed her through the bars. It was a slow kiss and one that both of them were trying to savior before she would have to leave their visit. True she was taking care of Negan but there were rules and she wasn't allowed to be down here for long with him without reason.

Rick didn't know about their little love affairs and she was planning on keeping it that way. She did her best to make it seem like she hated Negan for the things he did -- and for some stuff she did hate him, but she cared for him far more than she actually hated him.

"I'll be back with your supper."

She breathed pulling away from his needy lips. Negan groaned pressing his head up against the bar with his eyes closed as he heard the door open and close.

She was gone just like that.