Undying Love (Shane Walsh x OC)

Chapter 16

      Bonnie had begun to notice something off happening. It had been at least a month and she noticed that she had missed her last cycle. She was worried for a second because she began to remember that night she had with Shane. She made sure to keep it from the rest though because she didn't want to worry any of them with all the changes that had happened recently.

     Everyone hadn't noticed yet. Everyone, but Maggie. She noticed how Bonnie was being more reserved to herself and how strange she had been acting lately. Bonnie wouldn't talk to Shane as much as she used to and she spent most of her time alone. Rick shortly also began to notice these changes and confronted her about it.

     "Bon, Can I talk to you for a moment?" Rick asked. Bonnie was in the middle of sweeping the porch. She placed the broom down and walked down the steps to him "Um...Sure. What do you need?" She asked. Rick had a stern and serious expression on his face. "Bon, Is there something you wanna talk about? I've noticed how different you've been acting and I was just about you," He said as Bonnie tried to think of an excuse that would get him to leave her alone.

     "What do you mean different?" She asked as she tilted her head. "Y'know, It's just that lately I've noticed you haven't been with Shane, You haven't been as nosey," Rick said. He said the last part jokingly which got a little chuckle from Bonnie. "Bon, Just talk to me. I'm worried about you," He said as he got back into the serious discussion. Bonnie sighed as she contemplated.

     "I don't know, Rick...I guess with everything that's happened these past few weeks, I'm just trying to adjust to this whole thing," She explained, even though what she had just said was a lie. She knew why she was acting like this, but just wanted Rick to drop this conversation. "Hey, I know this whole mess is a lot to take in. With losing a bunch of people and y'know...getting a promise ring from Shane," Rick teased. "We can get through this together. Like we did when against the other kids in school, you know why? Because when we stick together, we can do anything," Rick said as he placed his hand on Bonnie's shoulder.

     Bonnie was comforted by his words. They stayed silent for a few moments, A silence that they grew comfortable with before Rick wrapped his arms around Bonnie in a sort of bear hug. Bonnie smiled softly as she reciprocated the hug. They stayed in the hug for a few minutes before she heard Shane calling her name.

     Rick let her go and turned to the direction of where Shane was. "I think your man wants you," He said as Bonnie sighed and walked to where Shane was. She found Shane pacing back and forth in front of the barn while he called out for her. He noticed her and approached her. "Hey, There you are. Where were you all day? You had me worried," He said as he placed a hand on Bonnie's shoulder.

     "I was with Rick...That's all," She said as she avoided eye contact with Shane. Shane noticed this and pushed her chin up gently to make her look into his eyes. He noticed that she had a look of uncertainty in her eyes. "What's wrong, Bon?" He asked in a soft voice. She hesitated, but just told him what she told Rick. Shane could easily tell that she was lying, but didn't want to push her about it.

     He just played along and that was how it was for the next few weeks, until Maggie started to notice and approached her.