The sound of a bad storm woke Shane up the next morning and he rolled over to find the opposite side of the bed empty, and he grumbled, raising to a sitting position, rubbing his eyes. The smell of food cooking downstairs for a moment could have easily fooled him into thinking that the apocalypse triggering event they were dealing with the aftermath of had been a bad dream or something but deep down, he knew too well that it was indeed a very real thing.

He slid out of the bed and slid on his sweats, lumbering downstairs, leaning in the doorway, watching Jenny as she moved around the large kitchen in the farmhouse they'd spent an entire week holed up in almost. The pair were settling, but it was an uneasy settle with neither of them anxious to get close to the other and lose the safety that each other provided. As she turned around, he chuckled and nodded to the skillet as he stepped into the kitchen and asked quietly, "Whatcha cookin, hon?"

"Found biscuit mix and some canned jelly.. The bacon was still good, damn deep freeze out in the wash room hadn't even been opened since whenever it was opened last.. Also, did you know whoever owned this place set the generator on a timer?"

"Nah, didn't know that.. How'd you find out?"

"Lights came on and woke me up. Kind of how I started nosing around and found the makings for our breakfast here. There's more food out back, there's a little fallout shelter way back of the place. Filled to the brim with anything you can think of.." Jenny toyed with the ends of her hair as Shane nodded and took a sip of the coffee she'd made earlier, wincing at the strength as Jenny took the cup and mused playfully, "Pussy."

"I hated coffee before, woman, shit."

"I lived on it. Worked graveyard and early morning at the hospital in my town." Jenny admitted, sipping from the cup she held in both hands. Shane looked down, he realized she was wearing one of his long sleeve plaid shirts and no pants to speak of. "You lost yer mind if you went out there like that." he chuckled, taking back the cup, gritting himself for the bitterness of the black liquid as it burned it's way down his throat.

"No, I didn't. Took off my pants when I came back inside, smart ass." Jenny gave a soft laugh and for a minute, her eyes danced and drew him in and he wished that he'd met her before the world went to hell around everyone and they were left in a nightmarish situation. He also found himself stepping closer to her.

Rod Stewart played on a cell phone sitting on the counter and he slipped up behind her, hands lingering at her hips as the kiss from a few nights before burned it's way to the surface of his mind. Jenny started to laugh as he started to hum the words of the song into her ear and she turned around, holding up a finger that she'd dragged through the jar of jelly on the counter. "It ain't my grandma's jelly, but whoever did it wasn't half bad at canning and preserving. It's plum, I think." as Shane pulled her finger to his mouth, sliding it between his lips, grimacing a little as he admitted, "Kinda got a real heavy sweet taste."

"Better than eatin my dry shitty from scratch biscuits though, Shane Walsh."

"They're not that bad, hon.." Shane trailed off, chuckling as Jenny gave him an unamused look and then pressed up against him, standing on the tops of his bare feet as she muttered quietly, "Flattery, officer.. It'll get you everywhere."

"It will, huh?"

"It will." Jenny knew it was a bad idea, flirting with him like this, but they'd kind of jumped right in when they both walked away from Rick's group and then they'd kissed that night, and every night since.. He was the only person she felt really safe or alive with.. She knew that attachments were a very bad idea in this scary new world but parts of her just yearned… she'd never wanted to be part of an us so badly before the end of the world and now, here she was, when the world was at it's worst and it was not a good idea and naturally, Jenny mused to herself, she'd have to fall head over heels in love with a guy who might not even be a safe and stable guy..

Then again, she wasn't exactly safe or stable herself, she'd done things, awful things to ensure she stayed alive until he found her and saved her life that night out in the forest. The music changed from Rod Stewart to Taylor Swift's Red and she started to hum along, Shane's hands settled on her hips and they just sort of… danced in one spot in the middle of the kitchen.

The song ended and they locked eyes and Jenny completely lost herself in the dark depths of his eyes as Shane felt himself getting hit with all the feelings in the world he knew he should not be having at the moment. He gripped her ass, sliding her up into his arms, sitting her on the top of the kitchen island as he started to hungrily attack her lips with rough and longing kisses.

And just like that, everything around the two of them sort of vanished. The kiss broke and both were panting for their next breath and Jenny's teeth caught on her kiss swollen lips as she looked up at him and said quietly, "This.. It's not a good idea.. But we're definitely not guaranteed tomorrow."

"And I don't wanna have any regrets when I finally do bite it." Shane finished her thought, his forehead resting against hers as he took hold of her hands and her legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him completely against her.

"Maybe we just don't fight it."

"It ain't gonna be easy, darlin."

"I know, but.. Nothin I really want ever has been, Shane Walsh and I want this. I'm not trying to lead you around til something better comes along.. I want you for the man you are, flaws and darkness and fucked up mistakes and all of it." Jenny admitted, staring up into his eyes as she fell silent and Shane processed her comment before answering, "I'm tired of fightin it too. You're everything I didn't know I wanted before all a this shit happened, Jenny." which made a smile light her face and eyes up.

"Can we eat now? Biscuits should be done."

Oh my god, I love you guys so much right now. 6 reviews. And I sort of felt frisky because I watched some Shane tributes on youtube earlier, so things get a little bit fluffy / sexy in this chapter. I know I said slow but.. They've known each other a while now, yeah? They're not sexing yet, but.. It'll happen sooner or later, I promise.. For now, just cute and kind of hot fluffiness.

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