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Walking into the gates of the Hilltop, Dory was greeted by plenty of people smiling and welcoming her home after her time away. A smile broke out onto the women's face when she saw the person she was searching for. "Jesus, I have everything out in the truck." she said before greeting the man in a hug. He chuckled slightly and wrapped his arms back around her, hiding his face in her shoulder taking in the familiar scent of pine trees.

"I'll get some people on that for you captain," The man joked making Dory laugh and nod her head. "Micheal told me he's up in the house waiting to talk to me," she added in making Jesus sigh and nod his head. Dory sighed herself before turning and walking towards the house. Life in Hilltop was a lot different than living with her old group. Here she was actually needed, they valued her here and that was something she never thought would happen for her. One of the few things she didn't like about where she currently was, and her rank in the community - was their leader put the responsibility of dealing with Negan on her shoulders.

Rolling her eyes she pushed open the door to the house and found the man pacing back and forth in the living room next to no one was even allowed to use. "And to what do I owe this pleasure?" Dory asked crossing her arms over her chest and leaning in the doorway. The man instantly turned around, a half smile on his face. "Ah, Mrs. Dixon." Negan welcomed, gesturing for the women to sit down on one of the couches.

Doing as suggested the two sat across from each other, Dory staring at the man across from her. "You never come to Hilltop yourself. Why are you here Negan?" She asked leaning into the couch she was on as Negan leaned forward to get closer to her. "I'm here to discuss our deal we made all those months ago." The man replied with a smirk.

Dory hated thinking about that night. One of her lowest points in all her life was the night she met and struck a deal with Negan. She felt like she was making a deal with the devil, sealing the contract with a night between his sheets.

Stumbling through the forest, Dory struggled to keep herself up right. She ran out of water a week ago, and she had no more bullets left, and all her arrows were broken when she tried to escape Terminus. The last place she heard of any civilization was in Washington DC, so that's where she started to head as soon as she saw the building blow up.

It was also the last time she saw anyone from her group - including her brother. But, it was the night where Dory was hanging onto her own life that Negan found her. He didn't need to scare her - she was already scared to die. He took her back to his community, got her cleaned up and got her fed until she was back to health. But nothing nice comes for free anymore - and she had to pay him back somehow. It started off with small favours, before it turned into more.

But the night they made their deal was the night Dory would learn to regret. She needed help finding her brother - someone she knew would still be alive after all this time. And she wanted to leave the Sanctuary and find somewhere else where she felt safe - where she could build her own life. Negan agreed, but only if she would spend the night with him, her small favors wouldn't suffice for such a large bargain. Saving her life was one thing, but letting her go was another. But Dory would never forget that night - how he felt. Clearing her throat in order to stop thinking about that night she looked back up to the man. "What about it?" She asked.

"I found your missing brother. But I don't think he's very good at hiding." Negan told her with a slight smirk before leaning back into the couch he was on and watching as an excited smile broke out onto the women's face. "You found my brother? Was he with anyone else?" Dory asked a hopeful glint in her eyes. She hoped that the others were still with Daryl. She knew Carl would almost be taller than her now, and Ricks beard would start to grow out. She wanted to see Glenn, Maggie and Beth, and she couldn't wait to see Michonne again.

"A little birdie told me they were heading into Washington earlier in the week, they might be set up somewhere by now. If you want us to find that out for you, it'll cost you. You know that by now." Negan spoke with a smirk making Dory's smile drop as she looked at the man. Dory shook her head and stood up.

"You can leave now Negan. I'll find him on my own. You held up your end of the deal, and I held up mine. We're even." she said gesturing to the door. "I'll see you out." She said making the man stand up too and started towards the door, Dory following behind him. They left the house together and walked through the community. People stopping to stare at him as they worked and farmed.

Once they were at the front gates, the familiar face of Simon was awaiting the two of them. "Thanks for coming to deliver the news. We'll be ready for the collection at the end of the week, if you have anymore questions take them up with Gregory." Dory said before waving her hand at the guards to open the gates for the two guests.

Once the two men walked out of the community Dory let out a deep sigh and turned to walk back towards the house. "So you're just not scared of him?" a familiar voice asked. Dory turned to see Jesus's younger sister Alexis standing near her, looking at the two retreating men who had a truck awaiting them. Dory placed her hand on the teenage girls shoulder and squeezed it slightly.

"Negan and I have certain agreements set in place, he can't touch me. So no, I'm not afraid of him. And you shouldn't be either, he's a bully and as long as i'm around - you won't have to worry about a bully." Dory said giving the girl a small smile before turning and walking towards Barrington house once more so she could shower and rest before she took Micheal out for training tomorrow morning.

"Hey!" Dory called to Paul who was looking over some blueprints for the builders. "Meet me upstairs in 20, I gotta talk to you." she said making the man nod before she disappeared into the house.