Negan didn't hear anything from Roman, he glanced down at her and saw her in a hazed look. "RC?"

Roman bit her lip, closed her eyes, and relaxed. "She was a surrogate, and she adopted me.." She said wiping her face looking up at him.

Negan sighed. Shit - she did hear him, he was hopeful she hadn't. He sat back a bit and reached into his pocket, pulling out his wallet. He had a photo of himself and Lucille, and then himself and Jane. He pulled out the photo of Jane and handed it to her. "Meet your Ma, when I lived in Michigan."

Roman looked at the picture, scrunching her nose up, and running her fingers over the picture. "Did you guys… date?" She asked softly.

Negan nodded, not saying anything. "For about 3 months. I had to move back to Virginia for work." He frowned slightly, lying some. "Your mom wasn't happy with me for that."

Roman nodded, " I bet." She looked closer at the picture, really studying it. "You had a wedding ring on?" She asked innocently.

Negan held his breath for a minute, Shit. "Well… I was married at one point." He shook his head. "My wife and I were not…"

"Oh." Roman continued looking at it. She figured they were separated or in the process of being divorced.

"Do you know anything of your biological parents?" He asked softly, wondering if Jane ever said anything about her real family..

"No. She just said they died, in some a house fire." She shrugged. "My stepdad made it very well known that he wasn't my dad and I was some bastard's kid."

Ouch. Negan frowned hearing her. "Well you aren't… I highly doubt it."

"Why? Not like your my dad." Roman laughed softly, looking down shutting her mouth. "Why did you and my mom break up? Other than the move?"

"We just grew apart." He sighed. "She was nice."

"That's a nicest way of saying crazy if I ever knew it." She shook her head. "She was nuts - wasn't she?"

Negan shrugged. "Can't say I paid attention." He smiled slightly.

RC sighed and laid back. "What was your wife like? Did you have…"

Negan sat in the chair watching her for a minute. "She was nice, hell of a good nurse. I treated her like crap though." He glanced down. "We would have had kids, but life didn't work out that way.."

"Oh.. I'm sorry." She glance down picking at her IV site. "How long do I need this in?" She didn't want to talk about family anymore.

Negan smiled hearing her change the subject. "About another day."

"Then I'm out of your hair." she smiled looking up at him. "You're free to do whatever you want."

Negan let out a laugh. "I don't think so.."

"You promised." Roman pouted, looking up. "You said I could leave."

Negan raised a brow, not really thrilled with her tone. "That was before your where being stupid, and almost died. You can't be on your own.."

Roman frowned. "I can to!" She stammered slightly. "I've been on my own long before I met you." She snapped.

Negan shook his head. "You're not going alone. Deal with it." He crossed his arms. "Yeah? I see how well that has been.."

Roman narrowed her eyes looking up at him. "I'm not the only one being foolish - I've seen you drinking at night. You look over your shoulder all the time!" She huffed. "You're scared of something."

"Roman." Negan said harshly. "That's because there are psychotic people out there. You just got done escaping a group of murderers… It's not good to travel alone..."

Roman looked down, sighing. "Fine…" She sure as hell wasn't going to continue this one sided conversation - She will leave when she was good and ready.

"Good. Rest, We leave tomorrow." He said laying down on his makeshift bed Negan sighed, knowing this talk wasn't over.

The next morning, he removed her IV and put a bandage on it. "Ready to go help me with the traps? Might as well, let you run around for a bit."

"Gosh, you make me sound like a fucking dog." She rolled her eyes.

"Attitude." He scolded.

"Sorry." She muttered, looking at him and got up.

He grabbed his knife, and gave her the one she owned. "Follow close."

She nodded sliding on her boots.

They walked for a while, keeping quiet, and using hand signs to talk and whispering.

"Go check that one, while I'm at this one." He whispered. Roman nodded, went to the other, grabbed the rabbit tied it to her belt, and walked back to Negan.

They walked and checked the other 4 he had set up.

Roman stopped hearing something, she glanced up at Negan. He looked around with her.

"Help!" Someone cried out.

Roman locked eyes with Negan. "Lets.."

"No." He said frowning, and continued.

"Negan!" She whispered.

He glanced at her, frowning. "No. Lets go."

Roman could still hear the shout for help. "You.. didn't run when I was in trouble." She whispered looking at him. He sighed. She watched him for a minute, and took off running to the sound.

"Roman!" He growled. He knew his ex-men were looking for him, he really didn't want to run into them right now - or Rick's old group. He took off after her.

That little shit.

Roman continued running, and soon found herself in front of a car, surrounded by a herd of 10 walkers. She stopped sliding slightly. She breathed, and took out her knife, and went running to them.

Negan heard the cry for help and continued. He thought he wasn't running fast enough, it seemed to take forever to get to her. "Roman!" He hollered. He came upon Roman as she killed a few walkers with a knife but dropped it, she grabbed the windshield wiper and used that to stab them with.

He was slightly impressed she was defending herself with just a windshield wiper, but still angry she left.

He stopped, and watched for a second.

Roman swung and fell hard on her bottom on the windshield. Two walkers grabbed her feet and started pulling, she dropped her knife. Damn it.

Negan had had enough, he walked over and started helping, he then grabbed her and dragged her off the car. "Roman!"

Roman froze as she finished killing one that got on top of the car with her, realizing he found, she was glad to see him but judging by the look on his face, she quickly lost that gladness. He was pissed. She didn't realize how much taller he was than her until that moment, he was a good foot ahead of her. She came to his shoulders. He turned around rubbing his face, muttering something under his breath.

"Dont. You. Ever.." He closed his eyes kicking the car, not really looking. The person inside the car was turned after being bitten by one of the walkers.

Roman bit her lip, she was swallowing back her tears for a moment, "I...I'm sorry." She said almost whispering to the person in the car.

"Lets.. get back to camp.." He said coldly. He was trying to calm down and not blow up on her. "Move."

Roman didn't say anything, she just walked.

They walked back in silence, the air felt very heavy. Roman could swear she felt Negan's eyes burning through her. She just looked down.

They arrived back to the cabin, once inside, he untied the rabbits, Roman did the same and placed them on the table. Negan then pulled a chair out, motioned his hand for her to go to it. Roman walked over and sat down.

Negan was trying to calm down, he had been trying to calm down since he killed the last walker. He looked at her over at her as he walked "Are you hurt." He said calmly, he was trying really hard to not just scream at her.

"N..No." She said softly, looking down.

Negan sighed in relief pinching the bridge of his nose, he closed his eyes for a minute and mouthed a thank you to him self. He wasn't sure to whom he was saying it to, but he was just thankful she was okay.

He remained quiet.

Roman didn't think silence could kill - but it did. Negan just stood leaning against the wall, with his eyes closed rubbing his face. He was thinking hard about - everything, she assumed. He silently walked over, "Roman..I honestly.." He rubbed his face and took a few steps away from her. "You...My god." He shook his head. "You just…" He was frustrated, "You not listening proved...That you can't be out here alone.." He continued stepping for a bit, then turned around to look at her. "You..What if..My god, what if you would have fallen, broken your neck or gotten bit? Or more walkers came while..What if I didn't get there in time.." He looked down. "I...I would have been...That guilt. I can't fathom that idea." He frowned.

Roman just watched him, and remained in silence.

"I...If - Now, that you are going to be traveling with me. We are going to set up some rules." He frowned looking at her and sitting down in the chair. "What did your parents do."

Roman frowned, looking at him. "I…." She was slightly caught off guard. "They never..Time outs… maybe. I honestly, can't remember." She looked at him.

Was he really going to treat her like she was 4 and throw her in a time out? Like that would last.

Negan looked at her, noticing her smiled slightly. He walked over and grabbed her by the collar. "Do you think it's funny?" He scolded. "You've been foolish enough. You ran off, when I told you not to go." He frowned. "That was a bad situation you put yourself in Damn it Roman!"

Roman looked up at him. She just remained quiet.

"You really.. Need to think, before doing something, and when someone tells you not to do it - you need to listen. Damn." He sighed, still holding onto her collar.

"You think you are the one that is going to tell me what to do?" She frowned. "I don't take orders from anyone - certainly not you. You're not my dad."

Negan glanced down at her, slightly taken back. If she only knew, how wrong she was on that.

Roman pushed his arm off her and walking to head out the door.

"Get. Back. Here." He said sternly.

She just opened the door and left..

Negan took off out the door, grabbed her by the elbow, pulled her back turning her and swatted her on her bottom twice. "Go your ass back inside." He said sternly, looking down at her.

Roman jumped and jerked herself back, she made a fist and went to go swing. Negan grabbed her arm, turned her away from him and pinned her against him and he swatted her again.

"Don't ever try and hit me again." He growled, "Even if you don't like it - You are stuck with me, and will listen. Got it? I'm all you have."

He frowned. "You are still young and pretty stupid to be out on your own. Hell, you've almost died a few fucking times. " He growled, his voice was starting to break, from her being almost killed twice, and being sick.

Roman growled and tried breaking free from his grip. He was freaking strong.

She stomped her foot and sighed. "You're such an ass."

Negan raised a brow. "Come again?"

"You are an asshole." She growled slightly.

Negan swatted at her again. "Get your ass back inside." He held tightly onto her.

She just watched him refusing to break eye contact, she was still in slight shock that he spanked her.

Was she 5? She never got spanked, she broke the eye contact after keeping it for what seemed like forever.

"Y..Yes sir." She muttered softly.

He did care, a lot. He seemed to be the only one, people in her old community didn't really care. They were happy to have another person around, but they never put her in her place. She could tell Negan's voice was really showing it. She looked down, "I…."

Negan sighed. "I've been treating you good haven't I?"

"Y….Yes." She looked down, tears welding up.

"Good." He said softly. Shit. This fathering shit was hard, also giving him a headache. He rubbed his face and looked at her, letting go of her, "Get your ass back in the chair kid."

Roman bit her lip looking down, and grumbled slightly. "Yes sir.." She sat down, after a while she sighed. "I...I'm sorry."

Negan relaxed slightly, sighing. "I can be an ass sometimes." He was rubbing his temple, he had a fucking headache.

Roman closed her eyes, unsure. "I'm….I'm sorry I said all that. I.." She sniffed slightly, she was freezing. "I shouldn't have.. You've been good to me. I'm sorry."

He rubbed her back. "It's alright.. We'll just do better next time." He promised.

"Was the licking' necessary though?" She frowned still sore about it.

"Makes ya think twice don't it?" He smiled slightly.

She scoffed and looked away.

Negan laughed grabbing the rabbits. "Get your ass over here and help me. Dinner would be fucking lovely tonight."