It wasn't a peaceful morning by any means. Hellen had come to learn that waking up next to Negan was going to be the only peaceful thing.

Daryl had made a run for it.

Now dealing with an escaped prisoner was the least of their problem. Daryl had killed Fat Joey and ran leaving behind a fuming Negan. Dwight was in hot water with Negan as the man tried to figure out what the hell had happened and why it had happened.

"Negan..."

Hellen said walking as beat she could after him, her legs sore.

"I will find him mark my God damn words!"

"No doubt you will -- can you just hold on a second!"

She begged walking after Negan trying her best to keep up with the man who had longer legs than herself. Negan stopped and turned toward her, Lucille resting on his shoulder.

"I don't think he's stupid enough to go back to Alexandira, back to his people."

"Then where the hell would he go?"

"You said they were taking the Widow to the doctor at Hilltop right? But she died, maybe that's where he went, Hilltop. It's closer at least."

Negan stood there silent for a moment lowering Lucille he held the bat out for Hellen. Hesitantly she took it into her own hands.

"I want you to carry her for a little bit. Can you do that for my sweetheart?"

Blinking she nodded. She was more than willing to carry his kick ass bat if he needed her to do so.

"Good. Stay close."

He said leaning over and kissing her lips. Her eyes fluttered shut as they exhacnged the kiss in the empty hallway as they were headed out to the court yard to begin the search.

"Let's go."

He muttered leading the chase.

Negan ended up sending Simon and his group to Hilltop just in case Daryl might have ran that way. But he and Hellen went straight to Alexandria. When they got there with the men, Hellen still had Lucille perched on her shoulder, so when she stepped out of the Hummer, and walking with a slight limp, she nearly mimicked Negan and his little strut he did when he walked.

"Riiiiiiiiiick!"

Negan called out as the gates opened. Rick came walking out confused as ever seeing Negan and Hellen back after such a short period of time.

"Hey Rick! Just the man I wanted to see!"

Negan greeted a wide smile on his face as Hellen and the other men circled up around him. Rick was there with a few of his other men. Men who Hellen didn't know aside from Carl. She hasn't really taken the time to have a heart to heart and get to know them.

"Negan, what are you doing here? Our supplies aren't -- "

"I'm not here for that just yet. I've come because my new dog has run off and figured he might head back home."

Negan explained causing Rick to turn and look at Hellen, as he then noticed what was on her shoulder.

"Daryl has escaped thought he might come back here."

She explained causing Rick to look confused at Negan.

"He's -- he's gone? He's not here."

Negan took a moment to read Rick. Much alike Negan and Hellen were fairly good at reading people. So when both of them came to the conclusion that Rick had been telling the truth Negan just chuckled.

"Course not. Looks like someone else was right -- " Negan leaned back to sneak a peek at Hellen. "No matter, guess we're here for a visit!"

Negan said walking inside having Hellen follow in after him. Rick walked beside Hellen looking at the slightly heavy young woman. Arching a brow she turned and looked at Rick.

"Sup?"

She questioned causing Rick to look away to Negan before looking back at her.

"Carl has told me a lotta bout you."

"Really? Kid seems like a sweetheart."

She said as they walked along the streets of Alexandria. Negan was acting like he wasn't paying any attention to the two of them as they spoke, but little did Rick know he was all ears. Rick didn't seem to know how to take that so he gave a snort and moved his head about. Hellen watched wondering if the man maybe suffered from some PTSD with all the movements he did.

"Yeah. Yeah he is. Thanks."

"Not a prob my dude."

Arching a brow Rick just eyed Hellen up until Negan stopped moving.

"You know what! I think I might just make this place a nice little vacation home! What do you think sweetheart?"

Negan questioned turning toward Hellen. She shifted Lucille on her shoulder a bit better as she thought about it.

"Don't think the neighbours would like it."

That caused a laugh to come from Negan.

"Ain't my girl something Rick? Truthful to a fault! To a God damn fault."

He whispered the last part looking at Hellen with that same gleam in his eyes as he had last night. A blush slowly crept to her cheeks as she looked away at the wall to their right. This caused another chuckle to slip from Negan's lips.

"Pick out a house sweetheart. We're movin' in!"

"Perhaps we can just use Rick's house for whatever you want now."

She said looking at Rick. The man looked down at her seeing that she meant no harm in her comment. Negan's eyes darted between the two as his tongue slipped out from between his teeth.

"What a great idea."

His mood suddenly shifted. Rick nodded though he seemed to be all types or against it. He still allowed for them to use his house as seen fit. Taking him to it, Hellen lowered Lucille when she seen Carl had Judith on the front porch.

"Hey there kiddo."

She greeted walking up to them both.

"What are you doing back here?"

Carl questioned as Rick and Negan both came onto the porch.

"Take Judith next door -- "

"There's no need for that Rick! She gives my girl baby feaver let the lady hold her!"

Negan insisted causing Hellen to roll her eyes. Carl went to hold his sister out to Hellen, only to have Hellen shake her head.

"Listen to your dad."

She commented causing Carl to look at Negan and the man to grin.

"Yeah. Okay. Listen to dear old daddy, sport. I know she sure does."

With a huff Hellen pushed around Negan and walked inside having Negan and Rick follow after. She didn't get a good chance to actually look around his home when they first came and the moment Negan vanished was the moment Rick was on her like flies to shit.

"Why are you here?"

"We told you, we're looking for -- "

"That's not what I meant."

Rick said in a hushed voice. It confused Hellen so she sat Lucille down by her hip.

"I mean why are you with the Saviors? You don't act like the rest of them. Are you a prisoner?"

"I'm not. And I'm not his wife if that's your next question. I'm here because he saved me. Negan saved me when nobody else would help. Hrs done that for hundreds of others -- including the ones you and your men killed at our outpost."

Hellen could be nice, but there was also times when she remembered that she was a Savior and needed to act like one. She was what people had said was Negan's Queen, his true second in command. If she was his Queen then Simon his red right hand. But Rick seemed to be having a hard time figuring out just what was going on with her.

"You don't belong with them."

"Why because I'm nice? Yeah, so I've been told."

"Carl told me things. About how you were with him, with Judith, we can help you -- "

"How can you help me if you can't even help yourself? I was the one that convinced Negan to give you a few extra days to collect shit for him when you didn't hardly have anything. You're the one having my help, not the other way around -- no disrespect of course."

She said ending her talk with a little high note. Rick looked at her, she could tell he was really trying to read her right now. The mood in the room had shifted, but to what Hellen didn't really know.

"You ain't thinking about touching my girl now are you Rick?"

Negan's unexpectinf voice caused her to jump and notice just how close Rick had moved to her. She stepped back a few feet and turned to look at Negan. She gasped horrified seeing he had shaved his face.

"Well, I guess I don't have to ask how I look when you gimme that face."

"Your -- you -- you shaved?"

"You don't like it?"

"I've -- I've never seen your face..."

She closed her mouth. It was a rare sight to see Negan keep his beard short, but to completely clean shave it was far different for her.

"Well, I think I am gonna have me some lemonade and have a seat on that nice front porch you've got."

Rick listened to Negan but didn't say anything for a minute. It was as if everything Negan said it took Rick a moment for it to register for him.

"Yeah. Okay."

Rick said with a nod. Hellen arched a brow as Rick turned and looked at her. Her confused look did nothing for him as he turned to leave. When he seen Negan wasn't going to make any move to stop him, Rick left the house completely.

"Well now sweetheart whaddya say to us breaking in Rick the pricks bed upstairs?"

Negan cooed causing Hellen to roll her eyes and shrug off his arm that had found her shoulder.

"Get your damn lemonade, Negan."