Rochelle and Francis with eggs and rolls of toilet paper during the Summer Sale. When Nick teases Rochelle about "playing hard to get," with Francis, she responds by telling Nick, "He is better looking than you," which could be construed as indicating that Rochelle has at least entertained the idea of a romance with Nick, though nothing ever seems to come of it. Rochelle then asks the others if they would like to put that to a vote. During a discussion about getting another car, Ellis defends Nick, saying that while he thinks Francis is cool, he is not about to trade him for Nick. In The Passing when Nick makes comments about Ellis missing his chance with Zoey, Rochelle states that out of the two women still alive, at least one hates him, which might mean there are limits to her patience. There are a few small hints that there might be some sort of attraction between them. Rochelle will ask Nick about their odds of survival, and say the long odds "sound about right." She also sides with Nick when Ellis yells at him for killing the pilot of the rescue helicopter. You were good to me." They share in common a realistic outlook of the outbreak, which helps them identify more with each other. She yells at him less during friendly fire incidents and mourns him the most when he dies, saying such things as "I'll miss you, Nick. Despite momentary interpersonal differences, Nick and Rochelle appear to get on better together than they do with Coach and Ellis.
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