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Jaycee had kept Judith in her arms ever since negan found the young child. Maybe he wouldn't hurt a baby? But who knows?

But him and Carl were upstairs as Jaycee and Adeline were downstairs. Jaycee softly played with Judith, making the baby abrupt in giggles.

"Aint that just adorable!" Jaycee rolled her eyes as she looked over her shoulder, looking at negan, who had just shaved his beard. "What? You likey?" He rubbed his chin.

Jaycee tilted her head, letting out a tut. "Nah, beard was better." She shrugged her shoulders, turning back to Judith to tickle the girls cheeks.

"Damn, I'll remember that for next time." Negan smirked as he looked over his shoulder, looking at Carl, then to the three girls. "Any of you hungry?"

They had all refused but he didn't listen, he ended up in the kitchen making spaghetti for them all.

But Jaycee chose to ignore negan, doing her own thing with the kids. She let Carl and Judith make the bread rolls, Judith just putting her hand prints in it.

Jaycee softly chuckled at Judith, rolling the dough. "Mom." Jaycee turned to Adeline, who held flour in her hands. "Remember lion king?"

"Yeah, why?" Jaycee frowned as Adeline shared a grin with Carl, quickly pulling her finger against Jaycee's forehead.

Jaycee titled her head as she looked at her daughter, who was holding in a laugh. "I would throw the flour on your head, but because it's not our house, you're lucky." Jaycee narrowed her eyes sarcastically.

"Damn, that smells good." Negan spoke from behind the four, mixing the sauce in the pan. He took a bite out of the sauce, letting out a hum. He turned to the group, holding out the spoon for Jaycee, who frowned. "Want a taste?" He asked her as he grinned.

"You poisoned it?" Jaycee raised her brows as she picked up Judith, walking towards the draw to pull out her own spoon, dipping it into the sauce and eating a bit of it. It was good. But would she tell him that? Hell no.

"Why would I poison a good meal?" Negan asked her as Jaycee shrugged, feeding Judith some of the sauce.

"Well, we both know what you're capable of." Jaycee tilted her head as she looked up at him, but negan just grinned.

"Good point." He leaned back as he pointed at her, turning back to the stove as Jaycee placed Judith back down on the counter.

After a while, Olivia had brought the lemonade and Carl prepared the table. Jaycee had told Olivia to go back home, and Olivia did, leaving herself, Carl, negan, Adeline and Judith.

Jaycee let Judith stir the lemonade before walking over to the table. She placed the lemonade down, repositioning the tired Judith in her arms.

"You not gonna fill it up for me?" Negan smirked up at her as Jaycee turned back around.

"You have hands, don't ya, sweetheart?" Jaycee sarcastically said as negan let out a chuckle.

"Damn, you impress me every minute. Every little word that leaves that hot mouth of yours just makes me more into you!" Negan leaned his chin against his hands, smirking up at her.

"Nice to know." Jaycee let out a sigh as she sat down, cradling Judith in her arms. Carl and Adeline had brought the spaghetti and bread rolls over before taking their seats.

They waited a while, negan wanting to wait for Rick to come back. Jaycee held her hand in Judith's head as she looked over to her daughter, who was at the end, then Carl in front of her. Whilst Jaycee sat to the right of negan, making sure none of the kids sat there.

"I'm not waiting for your dad anymore." Negan finally spoke, shrugging his shoulders. "I don't know where the hell he is," he picked up his bat. "But Lucille—" He placed the bat on the empty chair. "Is hungry."

He took a napkin as he placed it around his neck, securing it. "Carl, pass the rolls." He nodded to the grimed boy. But Carl didn't move, making him sigh. "Please" negan added. So Carl picked up the bread rolls, handing them over to him.

Jaycee watched as Spencer talked to negan. Jaycee had no idea what Spencer was up to or what he was planning. But she knew it wasn't good.

Spencer was acting all nice with him, which made Jaycee's blood boil. Then, they dragged an eight pool table out, making Jaycee, Carl and Adeline watch from the porch.

Everyone had started to crowd around the two. Even Olivia had joined their sides once again as Spencer and negan talked during the game.

Jaycee couldn't hear what they were saying, but she glared at Spencer, holding Judith close to her.

But negan placed his stick down, walking toward Spencer as he spoke. Jaycee didn't even realise negan had pulled a knife out, stabbing Spencer in the stomach.

Adeline let out a gasp as she leaned closer to her mother. Negan slit Spencer's stomach, his guts pouring out as Jaycee hid Judith's face in her shoulder.

Spencer crouched to the floor before lying down, choking on his own blood. "Oh, how embarrassing." Negan said loudly as he grinned down at Spencer. "There they are. They were inside you the whole time. You did have guts!"

Jaycee had passed Judith to Adeline to take the baby inside, her daughter listening as she left the porch and into the grimes house.

Then negan went towards his bat, picking it up. "Now, someone oughta get up here and clean this mess up." But nobody moved. "Oh" he raised his bat. "Anyone want to finish the game? C'mon. Anybody?" He looked around. "Come on. I was winning!"

Then a gun was shot, Rosita aiming her gun at negan as she pulled the trigger. "Rosita!" Jaycee called out to the woman, worried for her friends life.

"Shit!" Negan looked at the bullet in his bat. "What the shit?" Arat smacked the gun out of rositas hand and tackled her to the ground. "Shit! You just...you tried to kill me?" He yelled, completely outraged as he flung his bat around. "You shot Lucille!"

Jaycee wearily walked down the steps, her eyes on Rosita. "She got in the way." Rosita hissed as a knife grazed her neck.

Jaycee was half panicking. There was no way negan would let Rosita live. Negan turned to pick up the bullet, examining it. "What is this?" He asked her, looking down at the woman. "What is this? This little bad boy made from scratch? Look at those crimps. This was homemade." Jaycee carefully walked to stand beside Tara and Eugene, her hands clenched into a ball as she stared at Arat, who still had her knife glued to Rositas neck. "You may be stupid, darlin', but you showed some real ingenuity here."

Negan breathed out as he looked down at Arat. "Arat, move that knife up on the girls face." Arat pointed her knife at rositas cheeks. "Lucille's beautiful, smooth surface is never gonna look the same, so why should yours?" He yelled down at Rosita, pointing his bat at her. "Unless...unless you tell me...who made this." He held the bullet in his hand.

Jaycee immediately knew it was Eugene, how his body shook right beside her. "It was me." Rosita told him, lying. "I made it."

"You see, now I just think you're lying. And you lying to me now? Such a shame." Negan tilted his head. "Arats gonna have to cut that pretty face." He gestured to Rositas face. "One more try."

"It was me." Rosita hissed as she sat up, letting the knife slide against her cheek.

Negan let out a chuckle. "Oh! You are such a badass!" He grinned. Jaycee's jaw clenched as she watched the blood drop from rositas cheek. "Have it your way." Negan sighed, swinging his bat. "Arat...kill somebody."

"No. It was me! No!" Rosita yelled out, her voice breaking as Arat turned around, aiming the gun at firing.

The bullet hitting Olivia right in the head. Jaycee jumped as she turned around, her heart dropping. Jaycee's eyes were wide as she turned to Arat. "You son of a bitch-" Jaycee hissed, her voice breaking as she went to go for Arat, not caring for the consequences.

But the sudden bat in her face made her stop, narrowing her eyes as she looked up at negan. She also heard clicks of guns behind her. "Now, i do not want to mess your pretty lil' face up that i like so much!" Negan warned her, keeping his baseball bat level with her face.

"We had an agreement!" In came Rick, the man holding onto Aaron, who was beaten up. Jaycee's brows furrowed as she looked over at Aaron, the bat moving from her face.

"Rick!" Negan cheered as Rick made his way towards negan, Jaycee going to Aaron's side to help him stand up right. "Look, everybody, it's Rick! Ah, your people are making me lose my voice doin' all this yelling." He pointed at the crowd. "Rick...how about a 'thank you'?"

Rick tilted his head, his breaths heavy. "I mean, look, I know we started this relationship with me beating the holy shit out of your friends, and because of that, we've never gonna sit around and braid each other's hair or share our deepest, darkest secrets, but how about a little credit? I just bent over backwards to show you how reasonable I am." He pointed down at Spencer.

Then he pointed up at the two teenagers, who were watching the scene with wide eyes. "Your kid...and Jaycee's...they hid in one of my trucks and machine-gunned a bunch of my men down, and I brought them home, safe and sound, and I fed them spaghetti." Negan grinned as Rick turned to Carl and Adeline, who avoided eye contact with the man. "Another one of your people..." he pointed to Spencer. "Well, he wanted me to kill you and put him in charge. I took him out for you. And another one, here..." he pointed to Rosita. "She shot Lucille, trying to kill me just now, so I gave you one less mouth to feed. And by looking at her...that mouth did some major damage. Now, personally, I would've have picked her to be the one to go, but Arat—" He let out a sarcastic sigh. "I don't know, didn't trust her."

Rick turned to negan, his eyes wide as he clenched his jaw. "Your shits waiting for you at the gate. Just go."

Negan smirked down at him. "Sure thing, Rick..." he narrowed his eyes. "Right after I find the guy, or gal, that made this bullet." Negan showed Rick the bullet in his hands. "Arat?" The girl then aimed her gun at Aaron, Jaycee stepping in front of him.

"It was me!" Tara quickly said, Gabriel behind her, holding his hands at her.

Eugene then started crying, shaking his head. "No, it wasn't." Jaycee squeezed her eyes shut, lowering her head. Eugene hid behind his hand as everyone turned to him. "It was me." He said as negan walked towards him. "It was only me."

"You?" Negan frowned at the trembling man.

"It required one spent casing, one four-holed turret reloader, powder, one funnel for the powder..." Eugene started.

"Shut up." Negan cut him off, letting out a deep sigh. "I believe you." Negan patted his back before walking forwards. "Lucille, give me strength." He spoke as he held his bat. "I'm gonna be relieving you...of your bullet maker, Rick." He turned to Rick as Jaycee's heart dropped. "That and whatever you left for me at the front gate. "And however much you scavenged, it's not good enough, because you're still in a serious, serious hole after today."

He turned to his people, nodding his head as they lowered their guns, "let's move out!" He told them as she gave Aaron over to his boyfriend and moving towards Rosita—who was still on the floor.

"No! No, no! Please!" Rosita cried as they took Eugene, Jaycee holding onto her arms as she looked over at Eugene. "Please, just take me! No!" She cried into Jaycee's shoulder.

"Rick, I ain't gonna lie...your kitchen is a goddamn mess." Negan chuckled as Jaycee narrowed her eyes. "I'll see you next time." He smirked at Rick, swinging his bat over his shoulder. "And I can't wait to see you." He grinned down at Jaycee, who was holding a crying rosita. But Jaycee just glared at him, watching him leave with his people.

Jaycee then looked up at Rick, a sigh leaving her lips. "He knows about Judith." Jaycee mumbled, helping Rosita up. Ricks face completely dropped at her words. "I'm sorry." Her voice broke slightly as she held Rosita, taking her away from the scene.

They had all decided to group up and go to hilltop. Jaycee stood beside Rosita and Adeline, walking up towards the gates to see Maggie looking down at them.

Jaycee smiled up at the woman as she called out to Sasha and Enid. Someone opened the gates as they walked in, Rick pulling Maggie into a hug.

Then Jaycee turned to see Daryl, Jesus and Madelyn walk out as Jaycee breathed out, seeing Daryl.

Rick instantly made his way over to Daryl as Jaycee pulled Maggie into a hug, "I'm glad you're okay." Jaycee carefully hugged her as Maggie smiled.

"Everything's been okay. The baby's okay." Maggie responded as Jaycee smiled.

"You're still naming it after me, right?" Jaycee grinned as Maggie let out a genuine laugh.

Adeline went over to Enid, pulling her friend into a hug as Jaycee moved over to Daryl, pulling him into a hug before going over to both Jesus and Madelyn, hugging them, also.

It was a special moment for everyone. They were all together. And they would plan to take down the saviours and negan.

— Madeleines notes

It's the way I've already done chapters of season eight... AND OH BOY, it is juicy.... It really is... there is such a plot twist... let's say....JAYCEE WONT BE AT ALEXANDRIA.

And there is gonna be such a power duo, istg... someone you wouldn't even think... they're gonna be the power duo of the century....

But this chapter is so goofy I can't even...

27th march 2024
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