[b]Jess - wherever Floyd took her - Floyd[/b]

Jess didn't fight when Floyd pulled her onto the bike. She worried about Lynn but at this point she knew any protests from her would be ignored by Floyd. Since she was sitting front of him, she turned and pressed her face into his shoulder and hung on as they sped off. Tears leaked from her eyes to make little spots of moisture on his shirt.

When they stopped and he ordered her off she nearly panicked because she thought he was leaving her, but once he explained she breathed a sigh of relief. Since he was off setting up camp Jess looked around for something to do. She started gathering dry sticks in case he wanted to build a fire. She was in the middle of gathering them when she noticed her hands were trembling. Then her lip started to tremble. Soon her eyes were flooded with tears and she couldn't see. She wiped them away, but fresh ones replaced them. 

She understood he was not happy being stuck with her, but did he have to be so... so... mean?
He had been nothing but gruff and irritable with her. It hurt her feelings. It hurt even more that he didn't even care that he hurt her feelings.
What was it with her and men? Her first time having sex was supposed to be beautiful and moving, making love with someone special. Instead it was rough and impersonal, quick and dismissed easily by the guy who then abandoned her with his child growing inside of her.
Then those men attacked her and Lynn, taking nearly everything they had.
And now Floyd obviously resented her presence and didn't want her around.

She was tired... just so tired...
The sudden exhaustion came on quickly followed by a feeling of dizziness. She stumbled over to a tree and leaned against it before sliding to the ground. She panted as the world spun around her. It was so hot here...
Next thing she knew she was laying on the ground, scratchy brown leaves under her cheek. She cried silently, not wanting to attract the attention of either the walkers or Floyd.
She just wanted to go home. She wanted to be safe. She wanted to be inside and warm and clean.
She wanted... she wanted someone to comfort her, to tell her everything was going to be alright. Even if it was a lie, she wanted to have someone tell her everything was going to be alright. She wanted to be held and comforted. She wanted to feel protected.
She didn't want to be alone anymore.