[ Trust comes in different ways; for some, it's earned in a moment of gratitude, especially in a world like this. You save someone, you stick your neck out for them, they'll be with you to the ends of the earth, or what's left of it. For others, it comes from watching, from knowing, seeing that someone is worth following.
For kids this young, with nothing left, they'll gravitate to anyone above them who can move through this world with confidence, who won't take any shit, who will keep them safe. They would have no reason to doubt someone like that, no reason to question anything that could be amiss.
If anything's amiss.
Amos trusts few, but his instincts are solid. They have to be. But here's the difference between him and others: he doesn't give a shit about Michonne agreeing or disagreeing with him. He has no ego about this. He's wrong or he's right, and if he's right and things go south, they'll handle it together. She trusts her friend because they're friends, and he gets it on some level. She can't see what he sees, and in return, he can't see what she does. They don't match up on this, but it won't change the outcome, which is that his loyalty is to Judith, Michonne, and that baby of hers yet to come.
The only thing this really changes is that he'll watch them closer, more carefully.
His eyes flicker to her belly, back to her face. Sure, okay, he gets that, too. Maybe he's not the one she wants around when that kid comes. He'll sure as hell be the first to say he doesn't know anything about bringing babies into the world.
Dryly, though: ]
Just make sure she doesn't take my beef jerky and we don't have a problem.
[ He will share with the kids and no one else.
And he can more than convey that to Jacqueline himself, but it's — a truce of sorts. It's, I'll follow your lead. ]
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For kids this young, with nothing left, they'll gravitate to anyone above them who can move through this world with confidence, who won't take any shit, who will keep them safe. They would have no reason to doubt someone like that, no reason to question anything that could be amiss.
If anything's amiss.
Amos trusts few, but his instincts are solid. They have to be. But here's the difference between him and others: he doesn't give a shit about Michonne agreeing or disagreeing with him. He has no ego about this. He's wrong or he's right, and if he's right and things go south, they'll handle it together. She trusts her friend because they're friends, and he gets it on some level. She can't see what he sees, and in return, he can't see what she does. They don't match up on this, but it won't change the outcome, which is that his loyalty is to Judith, Michonne, and that baby of hers yet to come.
The only thing this really changes is that he'll watch them closer, more carefully.
His eyes flicker to her belly, back to her face. Sure, okay, he gets that, too. Maybe he's not the one she wants around when that kid comes. He'll sure as hell be the first to say he doesn't know anything about bringing babies into the world.
Dryly, though: ]
Just make sure she doesn't take my beef jerky and we don't have a problem.
[ He will share with the kids and no one else.
And he can more than convey that to Jacqueline himself, but it's — a truce of sorts. It's, I'll follow your lead. ]