A New Reason (Shane Walsh Love Story)

Chapter 8: Why Not

Shane's POV

My body stiffened when I heard that sentence. Is my hearing messing with me?

"What?"

Jaq had a worried look on her face. "There are walkers in the barn."

I rubbed my head. "Are you sure?"

"Well given that when I looked inside a fucking face was there so yes. I'm sure."

"Shit."

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I peeked inside the crack, sure enough there were walkers inside. I shook my head and walked back to the group who were also informed by the situation.

I put my hands on my waist. "So what do we do?"

Rick answered. "We stay calm. We can't let Hershel know that we found out."

My eyes widened. "You're saying we should just pretend that this isn't a problem?!"

Jaq stepped up. "Shane's right." She agreed. "Rick, we have to do something about this."

"No! We keep it to ourselves. Is that clear?"

The group stayed silent. I knew that no one was comfortable with this, but I also knew that everyone would listen to Rick.

I shook my head in frustration and walked away. I can't believe that this is really happening. This isn't safe! With Rick leading, everything is a disaster.

I heard a small bark and turned to see Chance following me. I kneeled down. "Hey buddy." I said petting him. "You agree with me right?" I got my answer through a lick and chuckled.

"I agree too." I looked up to see Jaq standing there. "I know that this isn't safe."

"Damn right." I stood. "It boggles my mind how they could be with Rick on this one."

Jaq placed her small hand on my shoulder. "Hey, it'll all be fine. We'll figure this out."

I sighed but nodded my head. "Yeah."

"You know what," I looked at Jaq as she spoke. "You still never showed me how to have fun."

I grinned. "Huh, you're right."

"So, why not tonight. You need to blow off some steam and I need to do something or be bored out of my mind." Jaq laughed.

I grinned wider. "Why not."

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Day turned into night quickly enough. Jaq and I waited until everyone was asleep before we started to head out. I opened the car door for Jaq before getting in myself.

"There's a town not far from here." I said. "I say we go there."

Jaq nodded. "Agreed."

A few minutes into the drive, Jaq snickered to herself. I glanced over. "What?"

"I just can't believe I'm really doing this." She looked at me. "I feel like a teenager."

I laughed. "That's good. That's what I'm trying to do."

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Jaq's POV

The town was small. But it was quiet and there were no walkers in sight, so it was perfect. Shane and I walked together in the middle of the street. I sighed. "What should we do first?"

"Wait here." I turned to see Shane jogging into a small store. Moments later, he returned with two can of red and blue spray paint. He gave the blue on to me with a smirk. "Vandalism."