A/N: Because I think Shane jumped into Laurie's pants way too quickly for it to have been a new development. Bro code, dude, bro code.

BTW, if you haven't seen "Save the Last One" you won't get the chicken coop-coupe reference.

A Day in the Life

Title: Missed Opportunities

Characters: Shane, Rick, Lori

Pairings: Rick/Lori, Shane/Lori (one-sided)

Word Count: 248

He had been considered for the role of "student guide." He, Shane Walsh, of Chicken coop-coupe fame, had actually been considered to show some new transfer student around the school in the hopes that they would feel more welcome. What was the school system coming to? He had laughed when Rick had actually volunteered for it – stating that it was up to each and every one of them to help the new student feel like part of the community. And really, wasn't that such a Rick thing to say?

Then a week passed and Rick had stopped hanging around him in order to hang with the transfer student more and more. One day, just before Shane thought he would explode with a jealous fury from having his best friend stolen away, Rick introduced him to the new student… and his new girlfriend… Lori. She was the prettiest thing Shane had seen, with her big expressive eyes, fair skin, and dark hair curling suggestively around her breasts. She smiled shyly at him and blushed when Rick put his arms around her. She looked like a real church-going type gal; everything he couldn't have.

"Maybe next time I'll show the pretty girls around." He joked and they laughed. They laughed and he discovered that demure Lori could give as good as she got and shot back with her own jokes. They laughed and built a friendship that would last for ages. They laughed but inside he crumbled.

What he meant to say was, "I wish I had been the one to show you around."

A/N: Hey, did anybody see Talking Dead on the 8th? I'm still laughing at Chris's Game of Thrones joke. But then I started thinking, GoT has the Others/White Walkers... the White Walkers can be the Walkers... a crossover could totally work! I'd do it, but all I'd end up doing is killing off all the Lannisters except for Tyrion, because Tyrion is a BAMF! But, seriously, somebody PLEASE do it!

Please review!

-Destiny's sweet melody

P. S. A zombie Lannister always pays his debts. RAWR!