Chapter 9: Ch 9 Quarry Camp Part 2
As I'm there with the kids I pull out an earbud put it on and ordered Cora to come closer. Everyone but The twins, Grimes trio, and Glenn new about my truck. It slowly comes in to view and parks on the opposite side of the RV showin off its glory. Amy looks a bit downcast as she hears me talk to Cora.
"Hi. Amy right?" I ask already knowing. Damn she's beautiful.
"Yeah I am. I was gonna show you around camp but maybe you should show me around in this." She smiles and teases a bit. I ponder at this. She seems confident not timid like other FFs seem to showe her. Ok settled she's mine.
I smile back confidently. "Sure as long as you help me with these little things." I say pointing to the kids. "Let's go kids find your parents and go take baths or else you won't get to wear your new clothes." All the kids get excited and rush to tell their parents. I look at Amy. "That includes you too beautiful." I stated with a wink and a sly smile.
She thinks about what I said then nods and tells Andrea to go with her. I tell Rick and the others to be on guard while the girls and the kids bathe at the lake. Lori sees me coming back with different Assualt Packs. I tell her sizes and she helps distribute them with the help of Rick Morgan and Duane. I tell Lori to quickly get bathed and changed while everyone was getting dressed I turn to help them all with their gear and explain certain things now everyone in the camp had new gear hopefully it'll make a difference tomorrow night.
After everybody got dressed in their new gear they were feeling a little more confident and comfortable especially when the women got their packs because of the female hygiene products that were present in their bags. They all thanked me and I just brushed it off.
"Ladies I'm just a rare man that thinks about the needs of the fairer sex is all." Stating like it was fact not luck. And after that everyone starts to gather around the camp fire as it slowly fades to night.
Rick begins talking about being disoriented and they look at me to get my view of how things happened. While I'm laying on my beach chair holding my girls in both hands.
"Well…" I began trying to think. " I'd have to agree with the old man." They a chuckle at that. "At first I was upset because I thought Rick wanted me to go to work before dawn and then a massive headache and thirst out of nowhere hit me and he hands me a case full of water. So I told hmm what too cheap for flowers man this ain't trying." They laughed softly just picturing me getting up with an attitude like a normal teen.
Amy comes closer to me. "Bjorn weren't you scare or freaked out?" She asks genuinely curious and I answered with complete seriousness making everyone surprised by my demeanor. "Yes." Just one word but I followed with a smile and teasing grin looking at Rick. " but old man over here was having a mental breakdown so I didn't have the luxury of doing so." Then I turn to Rick fully and tell him in mock seriousness. "Next time we get a breakdown it'll be my turn!" I say pouting. Everyone was smiling because of my antics then it was too quiet. Boom it clicked. He forgot Merle.
"Damn guys we forgot the giant worm?" I exclaimed loudly startling the camp and my babies. I get up walk to Amy. "Here hold these things." I lay my sleepy headed babies with her, Andrea throws her a knowing smile and helps her with the twins while I run to our water truck they see me bring back a nicely gift wrapped Merle sleeping from exhaustion at trying to free himself. Everyone smirking at the situation.
I smack him on the face to wake him up. "Wakey wakey hands off snakey." I say smacking his face lightly like trying to wake up a sleeping kid for school. Everyone just smiles and laughs at the absurdity of it.
"Earth to red neck come in, over, earth to red neck come in, over."
Then he wakes up struggling and moving around still trying to break free. The twins ask why I have giant ugly worm and I tell them that this guy had a bad day and I had to help him calm down. "Girls come here and help daddy move the tape from his face please he needs to eat." I say joyously so they did happily.
Before anything I discreetly hold a knife to him and whisper so only he can hear. "Watch your language around my girls, and what you say. You're smart. Stop acting stupid. Others tell me you have a brother so do better for him. I respect you. Because my girls told me you saved them. My girls don't praise anyone not even Rick. Let that sink in man. You're strong." I finished my little rant. And cut him loose but didn't help to take off the tape too sticky and well just a lot of NOPE I did my part lol and I asked back to my girls as he lays there in his thoughts.
Amy help me get the girls ready for bed. I look over at carol and Sophia and Carl and tell them to follow along. Rick and Lori nod in confirmation for him to go. I carry ZaZa while Amy carries NaNa and we end up looking like a couple so I thought why not complete the look and took her hand into mine. I look at her while she looked back in surprise. I raised an eyebrow questionably. "What? Might as well complete the look right?" I gestured at us and the girls and how it looks she smiles and blushes hard. Carol and the kids lightly chuckled as we got to the truck. I hop on and help everyone else on.
They looked at how everything looked and was happy about the ac. "Ok Carol Sophia you gals can shower first the towels and toiletries are in there." She agrees and quickly goes. I ask Amy for help with clothes for sleeping for girls and point at the closet door filled with kids clothes and lady clothes. "You can take whatever you fancy." I come behind her and whispered in her ear teasing her. She looked startled but liked it. After everyone takes a shower I show Carol to the bunk beds and say it has enough room for her and Sophia to take one as I lay the twins down on their own beds and carl in his own. All crash out as they lay their heads down on the pillows finally getting proper rest without being on edge all night feeling safe in the truck.
Amy starts to look around and wonders why she was still here. Until I lowered the lights to a low point locked the doors completely shut, took Amy's hand and guided her to my bed as she blushes harder. I laid down with her in my arms and just fell asleep exhausted from the days events. Amy laid there wrapped in his arms just completely comfortable and safe. Loving how she felt in his arms. Even though they just met, but for some reason this felt right to her and drifted off to sleep as well.
Cora makes sure to keep watch at the surroundings just in case anything happens. She knows everything about the TWD series after our discussions from Atlanta to camp. So she is always on high alert. While she's on watch throughout the night she makes two dozen waterproof ear buds that stay in place no matter the situation and has them ready in the inventory space.