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ACT ONE
(unrequited love)

   GLENN CLOSED the door of the vehicle with a slam. He readjusted the gun in his hand, sighing a bit as he was pulled into a hug. "You're okay."

He didn't bother hugging back for long, instead he brushed Maggie off of him. He looked around the group for a moment as he furrowed his eyes.

Veroníca was no where in sight.

After his realization he immediately headed for Aiden, the man stood beside T-dog with his usual scowl.

When he was in front of the man he spoke up. "Where's Veroníca?"

At his question, Aiden furrowed his brows for a split second before he began smirking. Before Glenn could ask why the man was smirking, T-dog pulled his attention away.

"Who the hell is that?" At T-dog's question, the entire group looked in the backseat of the car.

"That's Randall." Glenn answered, still waiting for Aiden to answer his question.

"Guest room upstairs." Aiden mumbled as he began walking to the car, along with everyone else.

Glenn smiled at the information, immediately rushing up the stairs and into the house as he headed to that exact room.

     Veroníca was still asleep when he walked in, which made the man smile. His smile dropped when he noticed the large gash on her forehead.

He then lightly pushed the girl awake, smiling for a second when she stretched. "Glenn?" She asked making him nod.

"In the flesh... Um—What's that?" The man said pointing at her head.

"Me and Lori went to go save you and Rick. Got in a car accident though.. It was badass." Veroníca joked, her laughter dying down when Glenn's mouth dropped.

"Vee.. You have got to be more careful."

Veroníca playfully rolled her eyes to prevent the man from releasing the pink tint on her cheeks. "Yeah, yeah.. How'd getting Hershel go?"

"Uh—Not the best?"

"Why not?"

"Well—We got shot at."

"What the hell? Glenn, Cariño.. You have got to be more careful." Veroníca mocked the man's words from moments early.

This made a smile appear on the man's lips, before he could tease the woman back. A knock on the doorframe interrupted the pair.

The duo looked over and were a little shocked to see Maggie. "We're having a meeting about Randall."

She then stormed back downstairs seeming pissed which confused Veroníca but didn't confuse Glenn.

"Who the hell is Randall?" Veroníca asked while Glenn helped his friend out of bed.

"Long story." He replied, smiling when Veroníca latched their arms together.

       The group sat around the table, while some of the members leaned on walls. Veroníca happened to sit in between Dale and Glenn. "We couldn't just leave him behind. He would've bled out. If he lived that long."

"It's gotten bad in town."

"What do we do with him?" Andrea spoke up, unfortunately before Rick could answer Hershel walked into the room.

"I repaired his calf muscle as best I can, but he'll probably have nerve damage. Won't be on his feet for at least a week."

"When he is, we give him a canteen, take him out to the road. Send him on his way." Rick explained making Andrea shake her head a bit.

"Isn't that the same as leaving him for the walkers?"

"Yeah, only this time he takes our supplies with him." Aiden agreed making Andrea nod while Rick denied their claims.

"No. He'll have a fighting chance this time."

At Rick's words it was now Shane's turn to speak up. "Just gonna let him go? He knows where we are."

"He was blindfolded the whole way here he's not a threat."

"Not a threat? How many of them were there? You killed three of their men. Took one of them hostage, but they just ain't gonna come looking?"

"They left him for dead. No one is looking." Rick raised his voice.

Shane just shook his head, T-dog speaking up instead. "We should still post a guard."

"He's out cold right now. Will be for hours." Hershel explained making Shane lightly hit the seat in front of him.

"I'm gonna go get him some flowers and candy. Look at this, folks. We back in fantasyland." Shane then began walking off, only stopping when Hershel began yelling at him.

"You know, we haven't even dealt with what you did at my barn, yet. Let me make this perfectly clear, once and for all. This is my farm. Now I wanted you gone, Rick talked me out of it. That doesn't mean I have to like it. So do us both a favor, keep your mouth shut."

At Hershel's words, Shane shook his head before sighing. The man then walked out of the house, letting the door slam behind him.

As soon as he was gone Hershel turned back to Rick. "Look, we're not gonna do anything about it today. Let's just cool off."

While most of the group nodded at Rick's words, Andrea dramatically walked out. Following after Shane.

Aiden watched Andrea before making eye contact with his sister. He then mouthed a they are fucking which made the woman giggle.

As the group began getting up from the table, Glenn was quick to offer help to Veroníca.

She denied making the man frown, before he could offer again Maggie walked up to him. "Can I talk to you?"

He sighed quietly for a moment as he nodded. He then followed Maggie into the kitchen, sending one last look to Veroníca.

When the duo was away from listening ears Maggie spoke up. "What's going on with you?"

"Your dad saved my life today.. Rick saved us both. I froze."

"Well, you were being shot at."

"No, no. All of this.. It's because of what you said."

"That I love you?"

"Yeah.. I was thinking about it, you know.. A bullet hit the wall behind me and I—I thought of not being able to uh—to give you an answer and I hid. To stay alive."

"Oh, Glenn." Maggie said, reaching her hands out to pull the man into a kiss. Immediately Glenn caught her hands, holding her at arms length as he spoke again.

"No, no no. You don't get it. I don't—I can't give you the answer you want. Everyone was counting on me and I only thought about who would break the news. I only thought of myself." Glenn explained, dropping Maggie's hands before exiting the room.

Glenn wanted to love Maggie like she loved him. He really did. He didn't know why he couldn't, he thought he liked the woman, after all everyone made it obvious they should be a couple. Yet he wasn't into it.

He wasn't into the kisses she gave him or the hugs. He couldn't explain it, seeing as he had no real reason. Maggie was a great person, he just couldn't force himself to pretend to love the woman that he knew he didn't love.

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