I Love You So

Part 39

It had been a week and a half since the incident with Negan. The community was mourning the loss of two of their strongest members.
Currently, Amanda was laying in bed besides Rick. Amanda was half asleep, shifting around in bed. She opened her eyes as she felt Rick wrap his arms around her body, pulling her close. Amanda had lost the baby due to a plethora of issues - mainly due to stress from Negan.
Their relationship was strained due to Amanda having overwhelming guilt.

"Good morning." Rick said softly as he kissed the top of her head, "I guess afternoon." He corrected, looking at his watch

"Hi." Amanda said quietly as she turned her back to Rick, closing her eyes again as she hugged her pillow.

Rick sighed softly as he kissed her shoulder, "What's on your agenda for today?" He asked softly

"Stay in bed and rot." Amanda mumbled into the pillow

Rick laughed softly as he placed soft kisses on her body, "Amanda, c'mon." He said softly as he stood up, grabbing her hand and helping her stand, "I'm gonna go patrol the gate for a while, why don't you go spend some time with Judith?" Rick asked softly as he stroked her hair back, kissing her forehead.

Amanda nodded as she looked up at him with sad eyes, "okay." she said, giving him a small smile, standing up. She stretched before she walked into the bathroom to get ready for the day. She smiled softly seeing Rick had left a note on their dresser that said 'Have a great day, I love you!'
Amanda pinned the note to the wall before she walked downstairs. She strapped Judith to her body and began cleaning the house quietly. After about 45 minutes, Amanda heard commotion outside. She sighed softly as she looked out the window seeing Negans men outside. She chewed her lip as she chose to ignore them. She hummed softly as she began making cinnamon apple bread.

Rick walked up to the house, "smells good." he said as he stepped inside, kissing Amanda, "Negans on his way over." He said quietly

"Okay." Amanda mumbled as she nodded, boiling some pasta. She mashed up some tomatoes for a sauce and placed it to cook on the stove. She sighed quietly as Negan walked inside

"Mandy, Mandy, Sweet like Candy!" Negan sang, stepping inside the home, "You have a lovely home, Ms. Amanda. It smells phenomenal in here!" He shouted

"You hungry?" Amanda asked Negan, draining the pasta. She served him a plate of spaghetti, passing it over to him

"I don't trust you, Ms. Amanda!" Negan laughed as he stared down at the plate

Amanda nodded, "fair enough." She said, taking the plate back and taking a forkful. She chewed quietly as she wiped off the fork, handing it back to Negan, "I've got apple cinnamon bread in the oven." She said as she wiped her mouth

"You are such a gracious host! Rick! What a lovely wife!" Negan grinned as he played with his fork, "Amanda, you've picked up fairly quickly the new routine of things. What a smart girl." Negan said

"Things could be worse." Amanda said honestly as she sat Judith down in her highchair, "They're not good, by any means. But, it could be worse." she said, serving Judith some spaghetti

"If you have any suggestions on how I could make things worse, let me know!" Negan grinned, "What's worse than killing two of your men?" Negan asked

"Cutting Carls arm off." Amanda admitted

"You see? I'm cooperative, Amanda." Negan said as he finally took a bite of his food, "Mmm, Rick, you gotta try some!" Negan yelled

"Not hungry." Rick said, clenching his jaw as he glanced over at Amanda

Amanda washed the dishes quietly, looking up as men walked inside the house, "Hey, Negan? Can I just request that they don't take too much of Judith's formula or diapers?" She asked