Looking out at the city Shawn pushed all the "if's" out of his mind. His face was calm and thoughtful. The air was cold and the city was dangerously quiet. Some of the buildings were burned out. The cawing of seagulls were the only thing bold enough to make a sound. Holding Olivia as she sat in his lap Shawn's eyes still fixed on the coast. In that moment he thought of what was needed. Remembering the number of blocks and which streets to take. The subway was a sure death trap. He wouldn't go that route even if he was pressed. The office buildings were a secrete treasure spot for stuff like toilet paper. The emergency lighting was basically a large long lasting flashlight once the battery was recharged. They had a first aid kit, and coffee. Getting more ammo for his gun wound be a must and some lighters for heat or medical uses. 

The kiss broke the focus and was a welcome distraction. Her happiness was warm and made him feel better about the day. She was so beautiful, especially now in the hellish world her kindness was everything. He smiled back at her and felt the gun in his back. Tucked away it was really more a last resort if he ever got bit. A few times he had used it to stick in the mouth of a bitter and give him the second chance he needed. He would of preferred a forty five but stuck with the Beretta nine mil because it was so common. He had the scope with some shoe string tied to his wrist the two hunting knives and a kitchen knife taped to the outside of his bag. Shawn felt the weight shift as Olivia got up and held out her hand. 

Shawn smiled again and took her hand. "I'm ready darlin." Standing up he started to gather his effects. Putting the empty pack on and grabbing the crowbar Shawn walked with her to the end of the dock. "I was thinking radio check in twenty minutes. I'm going north a ways and grabbing some stuff from the offices." He smiled to reassure himself more then Olivia. "After the first radio check we should switch to the next channel, and so on. If I get into trouble I'll wait until the next check in to send a signal. If you don't hear from me then you wait until night and relocate the boat. The kill switch is under the second stair from the bottom floor. I also put in a lever for the fuel tube off the pump." The watches they had were on the same time. It was 815am. "See you in twenty." Shawn hugged Olivia gently, kissing her on the cheek and headed toward the first building.

keeping to the stone side and staying away from any glass fronts Shawn made it to an ally and began to snake his way north using the alleys between buildings to avoid the open streets. The walkers were either frozen or so slow he took the time to kill them with the bar clearing a path as he went. It left a trail but it also left a clear path back if he needed one. A few times a biter fell from the roof drawn to the sounds from biters below fighting Shawn. For the most part they exploded once they reached the ground. Some bums who had died in a dumpster had jumped out at Shawn forcing him to kill them and use more time trying to get to the first check point. Shawn also had the misfortune to find a building where a large pack was kept inside. Probably after trying to barricade themselves in only to fall prey to each other. 

It was 0835, Shawn turned on the radio, "Check, check. I'm three blocks behind schedule, lots of walkers. No survivors, over." He was on a boat for too long and didn't take into account for all the walkers. He would just mark off the office runs and stick to the others. climbing a bunch of stairs would be too costly. If Shawn could make the time in the return trip he would hit a few but now they would have to wait.