Okay, hi! My friend Pineapple Angel 14 and I are starting a new collection of one shots! We will be posting 'what if' stories. You know, like, 'what if' this happened instead? So, go check her stories out! :D
This first one is a 'what if Shawn came clean to Juliet before Declan?' Remember in Shawn 2.0, Declan and Shawn had the conversation about telling Juliet their big secrets and Declan got there first? Well, what if Shawn got there first instead? Enjoy! :)
"Listen, I've been thinking about what you're saying about Juliet, and it's silly for anyone to keep a giant secret about themselves from someone they could potentially fall for, you know?" Declan told Shawn.
Shawn stood there for a second, taking in Declan's words before responding, "I do, actually."
"So I'm gonna come clean."
"Really? Cause I was thinking about doing the same thing."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I was thinking maybe it's time." Shawn said slowly, was it really time?
"Time for what?" Juliet spoke suddenly, causing both men to turn their heads as she approached them.
"Jules, uh, here's the thing." Shawn started, not finding the right words, and not really wanting to have the conversation with Declan standing there, he said something else, "Will you take a walk with me? Can you give us a sec?" he told Declan, who nodded, and motioned for Juliet to follow him. Juliet, though cautious as to Shawn's sudden emotion change, followed him down the hall and out the front doors.
Outside, Shawn pointed to her car and they both made it over and got inside.
"Shawn, what is it?"
"Jules," he sighed, but continued, "Look, I care a lot about you, you know? I have for a long time, and... I feel that if I care about you this much that there shouldn't be anything between us."
"Shawn?"
"I have not been honest with you, Juliet. And it's time that I let you know that I am... not a psychic."
The look of confusion on her face was enough for him to continue, "I have a photographic memory, I inherited it from my mom. My dad taught me from a early age how to be observant and helped me sharpen my skills."
"You're not psychic?"
"No, the reason I came up with that is because a while before you came along, there were a couple of stereo robberies. I was watching the news one night and solved the case. I called in a tip and the next day I went down to collect the reward money. Well, Lassie and his partner thought that I was in on the robberies somehow and wouldn't let me go unless I gave them a plausible explanation on how I solved the case."
"So you told them you were a psychic so you wouldn't go to jail?"
Shawn nodded, "Yeah. So, do you... want to talk about it?"
Shaking her head she got out of the car and started walking away, not really caring that she was leaving her own car.
"I'll take that as a no." Shawn said to himself, now regretting the decision that he lied to the police. She was probably going in there to tell the chief.
A knock on his window made him turn his head and he saw Declan standing there. He rolled down the window, and a smoothie was thrust his way.
"Oh, pineapple?" he asked, taking a sip of the drink.
"Yeah, that Buzz fellow had some extra ones lying around. I thought you might want one. So... did you tell her?"
"Yeah."
"And how'd she take it?"
"Not well," he took another sip of the smoothie, which he found comforting at the moment.
"Shawn," Shawn turned his head the other direction and saw Juliet returning and getting back in the car.
"Good luck, man." Declan said and headed off to his own car.
"Where'd you get the smoothie?" Juliet asked, a small smile on her face.
"Oh, uh, Declan gave it to me. Would you like some? Wait, before you answer that, are you a fan of delicious flavor?"
She chuckled, "I'd love some." she took the cup that was handed to her and took a small sip, before handing it back to him, "Good."
"Yeah it is." Shawn gladly took it back and took another sip.
"Look, Shawn. As much as it hurts me to know that you lied like that, for... five years, it's, I don't know, nice to know that you would tell me something this big. It... took a lot of guts."
"Guts is my middle name, I changed it from Quick."
She laughed again, thinking back on that conversation, when he had pretended to have a vision. She frowned, there were so many lies he had told her over the years, but she didn't really care at the moment. She was focusing all her attention on Shawn's face when he had seen her frown. He looked concerned.
"Jules? Earth to Jules. Come in." he started waving a hand in front of her face and she swatted it away playfully.
"I'm here Shawn."
"Okay, good, because I wanted to make sure you were listening when I told you this." he sat up straighter.
"I'm listening." she did the same and looked him right in the eyes. Now it was her turned to be concerned. Was he lying about something else?
"I... I love you."
Her mouth formed into the biggest smile she had ever smiled in her life, "Really?"
"Yes." he started moving closer to her, as she subconsciously did the same.
"I love you, too." she spoke quickly before the gap between them was closed with their lips colliding for the first time. It was the perfect combination of pineapple and mint. She never knew she could love anyone more than she did him in that moment. Not because of his lips on hers, but because he was brave enough to tell her his secret.
They pulled away after a while and Shawn was the first to speak, "You wanna go get smoothies? I'm out." he held up his empty cup and smiled brightly.
"Sure." she smiled as she snapped her seat belt in place and started the car.
Shawn's thoughts as they pulled away from the station, were that he was glad he had beaten Declan to the punch. So glad.
Don't forget to check out Pineapple Angel 14's stories, too! :D She's really good! :D