As soon as the doors open to the outside, the snarling of walkers chained up to the fence rattle Jack's bones causing her to shiver up and down her spine. Some of them have fallen apart, guts spill out all along the fence. Negan has been trying to keep them together but they rot away, and eventually fall apart, to literal piles of mush. He has no idea how to keep them together, but he explains to Jack that he hopes his newest friend can help solve the issue at hand.
"You see this baby, these dead fuckers keep falling apart and it is pretty fucking gross, but..i am hoping that i can figure this shit out"
"Ew this is really fucking nasty Negan, they just fall apart and they smell bad, uh i still don't know why you even keep them here, if someone wants to get in here they will just kill them, you know that right?" Jack says as she pinches her nose shut, to avoid the rancid smell in the air.
Negan paces along the fence, while contemplating what to say back to Jack. He knows that she has a point to it. "I know that, but they honestly just scare the shit out of people and that is what matters the most"
Negan walks over to Jack standing beside her. "We'll send Simon over to take a peak, so we can sort of good cop this thing first" Jack and Negan both look over as the double doors open and out walks Laura with the new guy, and he is holding a jar of pickles.
"There he is man of the hour" he says excitingly, leaning back. "Come on over here big fella"
A nervous Eugene starts to walk over to face Negan and his red headed girlfriend. He seems to be intimidated by the couple, mostly from that night he met them. As he walks over Jack whispers in Negan's ear. "Are you sure about him?"
"Relax, baby we got this, look at him he will break down and submit to me no problem just watch and learn Jack, your man has got this down pat" he chuckles as Eugene now stands face to face with the leaders of the saviors.
"Don't be rude asshole say hello, you remember my girl Jack, but you probably already do know her cause we both make quite the impression by now"
"Hello" Eugenes stutters as the other saviors gather around him.
"You got a name asshole?"
"Eugene, Eugene Porter"
Negan moves close to Jack and the other saviors. "Now us, who are you?" He asks and Jack and the rest reply.
"I'm Negan"
Negan approaches the man again. "Well Eugene, i know you remember Lucille. Now' you see this right here? You might have to get real close. That, my friend is the bullet you made. Now under normal circumstances, i'd be showing you that real close over and over again" Negan clicks his tongue multiple times to mock him bashing in a head.
The man is scared shitless, as Negan messes with him some more and Jack pays close attention to the man's behavior. "But, Eugene all i really wanna know is if you are a smarty pants? You know things? Answer the question.
"I..i am indeed a smarty pants. I taught myself to cast bullets. I...found..a machine shop with the necessary equipment...I..read a lot and um even though my memory is not considered, i don't skin and i don't scrimp" he stops, and Negan laughs seriously.
"Oh, you really are just some asshole" he mocks the man coldly, but Jack can tell that Negan is very intrigued by his words and knowledge. Jack is actually a little curious herself at how smart the man seems to be. Eugene looks around at the saviors, who at the moment are laughing at him, including Jack who tries to hide her expressions.
"No..i'm not. I have PHD's in biochemistry, as well as immunology and micro biology, and I've completed my doctorate which makes me a doctor. Prior to the collapse i was part of a 10 person team at the human genome project" he is interrupted by loud snarling from across the yard. A walker falls apart again, as they all watch.
"Uh huh, alright doctor smarty pants. You ought a be able to crack this without breaking a sweat" Negan leans into him, trying to make him aware of the situtation. "You see i have a lot of free labor here at the fence living dead fucks that help keep the riffraff out. But the problem is they don't keep they just fall apart. Like that poor sack of..pile of fuckin' shit there. So Dr. Smarty-pants, how do we keep them on their feet?
"You um...smelt on the regs, correct? I saw that among the legacy equipment on the floor that you posses an operational smelter"
"And?"
"You already posses the means to resolve your issue. Step one, melt down scrap metal. Step two pour it over the compromised walker as they are in contact with the chain link. The liquid metal will harden, it will fix them to the fence. Bonus points for covering their heads so it protects them from hostile and calamities.
"God damn if that ain't the coolest fucking thing i ever heard in my life, not only is that practical it is just fuckin' badass"
Jack actually thinks it's funny she laughs along with Negan as he interrogates the man some more. "Look at you Dr. Smarty-Pants" Eugene lets out shuddered breaths, still nervous to be around Negan. He wraps his arm around the man. "Did Rick have you doing this kind of valuable stuff for him?"
Eugene doesn't answer just stares off into space, while holding onto his jar of pickles for dear life. Jack can't really understand why he even has them.
"But you know what, it's his loss and our gain and i feel like i have to give you some kind of signing bonus here, but i really don't know what i should give you, let me ask my girl, Jack come on over baby, front and center" Jack walks over and stands next to him.
"What should we give him?" Negan asks her and she scrunches up her nose like she is thinking, and she does till it comes to her.
"Well, since Frankie and Tonya are no longer married to you they can keep him company i am sure that Mr. Eugene here would like the company of two beautiful woman" Jack says.
"You are right there baby, there really isn't anything like beautiful woman who smell good to make you feel human again" Negan says with a smile as he looks right to Jack as he says it. She rolls her eyes, knowing that he is mostly talking about her.
"However you can pretty much do what you want, damn i would suggest having some dinner, drinks maybe share a few laughs cause i got my girl right here with me, but i have to warn you Eugene those ladies can be quite needy, that is mostly why they are no longer with me, but have some fun to night i will have Jack here round them up, they will be at your apartment later tonight"
"So what does Dr Smarty-Pants say to his newest, and bestest friends in the world or better yet Jack here is the one who thought of it so you should be thanking her" Eugene looks to Jack.
"Thank You, fully, completely thank you Jack and..and Negan"
"Alright then why don't you go have some fun then, Jack you mind finding the girls for me?"
"Yeah, babe i got it" Jack kisses him and walks up after Eugene to find Frankie and Tonya. She hasn't seen Amber, but she figures she is living happily with her now disfigured boyfriend Mark, who is still a dedicated Savior more so now since the incident. Jack really hopes never to see someone get burned again, that was really sickening for her to watch, and the fact that the love of her life did it makes her almost sick.
Jack walks back into the sanctuary and looks around the main floor for Tonya and Frankie. There is no sigh of them so she heads up the stairs to find both of them washing clothes. "Hey, Negan has requested for the two of you, to keep company with the new chief of engineering, so you better do it or he will have both of your asses" Jack demands and the ladies look to her with anger in their eyes.
"Excuse me, who do you think you are? Last time i checked you're not the leader here, oh wait we forgot that you're only fucking the leader that's why we eat shit now and you eat good. Because of you Jack this is where we are so i hope you and Negan are happy"
"Okay first of all watch how you talk to me, and for your information i am fucking him and let me tell you how fucking good it is too. The way Negan screams my name, he says that i am a ten times better lay then any of you were" Jack snaps back harshly and Tonya approaches her and slaps her across the face.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me right now, you just fucking slapped me" Jack wants so badly to beat the shit out of her, but she pushes her away and Tonya tackles her from behind.
"You bitch get the fuck off of me" Jack knocks her off and pulls at Tonyas hair. The ex wife smacks back but Jack has her pinned down and even though Jack is pretty little she has Tonya pinned down good as she holds her arm against her throat, choking her.
"Now i know why you are so pissed at me, you're in love with him aren't you and that just broke your fucking little heart when he dumped you for me, i got news for you Tonya he is mine all fucking mine get that through your head, Negan is mine and if you go near him i will beat you ten times worse next time, but for now you better listen or you will be on the fucking fence, because if i tell Negan, he will listen to me and he will do it so fucking do it Tonya"
Jack lets go of her throat and stands up as Tonya gasps for air while also standing up. "You really are a crazy bitch, Jack we were friends but you're a fucking psychotic slut"
"Aw, did you just describe yourself that is so sweet now let's go' Jack flips her off as she leaves the room. Jack drops off the two ladies to Eugene's room. The tired and lightly beaten girl walks back to her and Negan's room so she can clean her bloody nose before going out to feed Cash some dinner.
Jack opens the door and on the couch sits Negan who is cleaning Lucille of. She hides her face, and walks into the bathroom. Jack knows that if Negan sees it he will flip shit on her and who knows what else he will do. She wipes the blood off her face, but Negan walks in and sees the little bit of blood left under her nose.
"Baby, what the fuck happened?"
"Negan, i just got into a fight with Tonya i swear it's nothing i beat the fuck out of her but she got me in the nose, you should see how fucked up her face is i almost broke her fuckin' jaw" Jack says deeply, her voice rough and course from Tonya getting her in the throat.
"That fucking bitch, i should have her locked up for touching you i mean fuck Jack look at you baby, she could have done worse than this, i am so fuckin' mad right now"
"Negan, i swear it's fine i beat the fuck out her so it's good i don't think she will ever mess with me again"
"Fine, let me look at that cut under your eye, man she must have fuckin' got her nail near your eye she drew a little blood here on your cheek" Negan takes a towel and very gently wipes the small amount of blood from under her eye.
Jack looks into his eyes as she sits up on the sink, with him in between her legs. He cleans her face off and she blushes the whole time. "Look at you always taking care of me, fighting my battles you are the complete package" Negan grins cause she just said that.
"What is so funny?"
"You said package, i'm sorry baby that is just to fuckin' funny right now"
"Oh get the fuck over it Negan" she leeps off the counter and walks over to the tub to fill it. "I'm taking a nice long shower then i have to go feed Cash before bed"
"Okay baby, i have to go get our dinner so be i will back in a few minutes" he walks over to kiss her as she undresses. Jack steps into the shower and lets the water react to her skin and sore muscles.
Negan gets dinner and when he returns Jack is out of the shower. She is wearing a thin t shirt and sweatpants. They sit down eat together and Jack can't help but sense that Negan is mad at her for getting in a fight with Tonya.
"Baby, please talk to me" Jack says as he gets up from the table. His hand runs over his chin as he leans against the counter. "Look, i'm sorry okay i just you should have heard what Tonya said, she..she loves you and i had to put her in her place i had to tell her that you are mine and that you are all mine so i'm sorry that i was protecting you because that is what a good girlfriend does"
"Shit, Jack i knew Tonya was crazy but damn you are a fucking badass, beating the shit out of her for me i fucking like that" Negan says impressed that Jack did that for him. "And fuck yes i am all yours, there is no other woman for me, just you"
"That makes me so happy, babe but i really have to go feed Cash, you should come with me it's getting dark out and you know how i feel about that i need my big and strong man to protect me" Jack says as she takes his hand to drag him with her. They walk out into the hallway and Negan walks behind her, just so he can stare at her ass.
The way her hips sway back and forth, her mid drift can be seen, as her shirt rides up. He thinks about how he needs to give her shit for dressing like that, but he loves her body and she loves to show it off. Jack can be modest too, but she likes to look and feel sexy and she has told Negan before that if a guy looks at her she will kick ass.
Opening the door to the outside, Simon walks up to Negan and tells him that they searched Hilltop and Alexandria for Daryl but he didn't show up. "Well that doesn't fuckin' surprise me, i'm sure he will turn up somewhere"
Simon walks inside with the others and Jack walks over to the horse. She unties him from the tree and walks him around a little. "Negan, come look" he walks over, the things he does for love. "Can you help me up, he let's me get on him, but i have a hard time"
Jack steps up and since Negan is taller than her he boost her up onto the horse making sure to cop a feel of her bottom as he lifts her. He stands back as Jack moves away on the horse. She looks so damn gorgeous to him right now, her dark red hair blowing ever so slightly across her cute face.
"See i told you he walks so nice, baby" Jack yells over to him as he leans against the tree, while holding Lucille tightly.
"Come on boy, keep going around" Jack enjoys her time with Cash, but she soon let's out a yawn as it is getting pretty late and she is feeling tired. She walks back over and climbs down Cash and ties him back up. When they go back inside, Jack grabs her guitar to play a little while Negan sits back and listens to her.
"Sing me a song, baby" he requests. "Just pick any song you know and i will listen, i really just like your voice so be my guest" Jack smiles and thinks about what to sing. Her song isn't ready yet, but she knows so many that she picks one she likes.
"Say you're sorry that face of an angel comes out just when you need it too, as i pace back and forth all this time cause i honestly believed in you, holding on the days drag on stupid girl, i should've know, that i'm not a princess this ain't a fairytale i'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet, lead her up the stairwell this ain't hollywood this is a small town i was dreamer before you went and let me down now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around" she plays out the rest of the song without lyrics.
"I um used to sing that song all the time, back then you know after Tyler broke me. I just, i thought he was the one when we met i guess that goes to show how naive i was, but then i met you and that night at the school that brought us together and now 12 years later, something brought us together again. Anyways i'm tired so can we go to sleep now"
"Yeah, i'm beat the fuck up too baby, come here " Jack sets her guitar down and crawls over to him, as she turns the light out. Within minutes Jack falls asleep and then Negan. Hours go by and it's the middle of the night, Negan feels Jack moving, and flinching around so he looks over to her and she is whining in her sleep.
"No, stop..stop" she moves around and Negan tries to wake her up but he lays back and next thing her knows Jack is awake and on top of him.
"Bad dream, you were scaring me baby"
"Sorry, but yeah it was really scary"
"Wanna talk about it"
"Nope"