So this is the beginning to another collection of one shots! I realized I've missed writing one-shots like I did with "Spencer Family Album" this will be like that except no kids. Some future Shawn/Juliet's but with no kids. This will cover past seasons, and years from when Shawn was traveling around. Some chapters will feature past Juliet's years, from when she was in Miami. But each chapter will have Shules featured. I promise you!

A/N: Tags to Santabarbaratown

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Shawn Spencer glanced up at the clock again, letting out a little sigh. Shawn was not a patient man. Especially when it came to family. He was tired of waiting, tired of everyone telling him to calm down, he was just tired. Shawn leaned back in his chair and rested his head on the white wall behind him. His jeans were tattered from the race down the path. What path? The path he had to travel down to get to his father.

The path had been slippery, rocks on both sides of the narrow stretch of dirt. The slope going straight down. Shawn had trouble making it all the way without hurting himself. If Shawn had been careful and hurt himself in the process there was no telling what injuries his father had gotten. After reaching the beach, Shawn ran down the shore and slid to his father's body. He wasn't breathing.

Shawn applied CPR like the man before him had taught. Henry let out a cough before his breathing pricked up. At the time, Shawn had been ecstatic that Henry wasn't dead. That was all that mattered. Siren's became notable and a shout of; "Spencer!" dragged Shawn to the problem at hand. There was gunshot wound in the middle of his dad's chest. He'd already lost so much blood. Shawn didn't notice that he was soon surrounded by family, friends, co-workers and his girlfriend. He didn't acknowledge any of them.

Henry's chest went up and it stopped halfway down. "Dad? Dad can you hear me?" Shawn asked even though he knew Henry couldn't. "You have to wake up dad. You can't go. Just please, wake up! Wake up!" he begged. Tears were streaming down his pale face. His hands shaking.

"Spencer? Spencer? You need to back away so the paramedics can help." The gruff voice Shawn couldn't recognize commanded softly.

"He's not dead, can't leave him." Shawn had responded.

"Sweetie." It was a soft gentle voice. It was an angel talking to him. "Let go baby, it's okay. He's going to be just fine. You just need to let them save him." Soft hands gripped his shoulders. Shawn reluctantly let go of Henry's body, and turned into the warmth beside him. Everything was so cold, the water, the air, his dad. But not her. Not the angel. No, the angel was warm. He felt safe with the angel. He felt like nothing could ever hurt him again, not with the angel beside him. The angel held him as Shawn let himself collapse. The angel had gathered him up in her arms, and let him cry. She let him hug her, and she said nothing about it. Henry was taken away on a stretcher but Shawn stayed with the angel. He lifted his head and saw that the angel was none other than Juliet O'Hara. She was truly magnificent. Her long blonde hair was in a bun; her black blazer was covered with blood. Her eyes shone with care and comfort.

"Jules?" Shawn whispered. Juliet nodded and kissed his forehead. Shawn looked down at her lap and saw his hands. His hands were covered in red blood. His father's blood, his blood. Shawn gulped and clenched his hands into fists.

"Come on, let's go to the hospital." Juliet ran her fingers through his hair. Shawn could barely nod. With Juliet's help he stood up shakily. She kept a firm hand on his upper left arm, and the other on his waist. Once he was standing they slowly turned and made their way up the slope.

That was hours ago. Henry was taken into immediate surgery. As soon as they arrived at the hospital, Shawn was informed of the surgery. Shawn gave consent for them to do what they needed to do. Within the hour Gus had another sugar crash, and was passed out in one of the chairs. Carlton Lassiter was trying to track Jerry.

Shawn was sitting in a corner not knowing what to do. He had sat down after the doctor talked to him and hadn't moved. His hands were still covered in blood, as were his clothes. Shawn honestly didn't care. He could buy new clothes, but he couldn't buy another father.

Shawn heard the squeaking of the chair next to him, and he cracked an eyelid open. Juliet was sitting next to him. Her eyes open and looking at him. Her white blouse was covered in blood from when she hugged Shawn earlier. She wanted to go home, change, and forget this day, pretend it had never happened. However, she knew she couldn't leave Shawn alone.

"Are you okay?" she asked him. He nodded and looked away. He was embarrassed from his breakdown. No one had ever seen him cry before. Except Gus, and his parents when he was little. He didn't want to see the sympathy in Juliet's eyes. "He's going to be fine. Your dads a strong guy." Juliet said reaching for his hand. Shawn pulled away, but Juliet kept her advance. She grasped his hand, and used her other hand to gently caress his face so he turned towards her. "Don't pull away Shawn. I know this is hard on you and I'm sorry. You trusted Jerry and…" she couldn't say the words. "I'm here for you. If you need to talk, or just want company. I'm your girl," she smiled softly.

"Being my girl seems to come with a price." Shawn shook his head.

"What are you talking about?" Juliet frowned.

"Everyone I care about gets targeted. They get hurt, and- my dad was shot because I didn't listen to Jack's warnings. If I'd only listened, been smarter…" Shawn shook his head again.

"No. Shawn Spencer you are a great man. You're a smart, funny, good looking guy. Don't you ever question yourself. You've saved lives Shawn, mine on many occasions. I know the risks of being your girl, and guess what? I'm not going anywhere. Neither is your father, or Gus or Carlton for that matter. We all love you." When she finished Shawn shifted uncomfortably in his seat. No one had ever said those things about him before and actually meant it. Shawn nodded and she let a small smile out. She leaned over and kissed the side of his head.

"Sorry about your shirt," Shawn muttered. Juliet glanced down and shrugged.

"I never really liked this shirt anyways."

"Really? I think you look stunning," Shawn grinned. Her smile widened and she met his lips with a kiss. "Thank you Jules, for everything. I don't know what I'd do without you." He confessed.

"You'd be lost," she said smugly.

"Yes I would," they kissed again. This time they were interrupted with someone calling out. "Henry Spencer?" Shawn and Juliet jumped up. Juliet grasped his hand as they walked over to the doctor. His white scrubs were covered in blood, his expression was grim.

"I'm his son," Shawn gave. The doctor nodded, and sighed before beginning.

"Your father lost a lot of blood. You were lucky in get him in when you did."

"How is he?" Juliet questioned holding onto Shawn.

"The bullet was a mere centimeter from his heart. It broke through a ribcage and hit an artery. We were able to stop the bleeding. In other words… your father is going to be alright." Shawn felt like the world had been lifted from his shoulders.

"Really?" Shawn got out.

"I'm positive. You can go see him if you like," the doctor smiled and walked away. Shawn was paralyzed with surprise, and happiness. Juliet jumped up, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"That's great Shawn!"

"He's gonna be alright, he's just fine." Shawn picked her up and spun her around. He set her back down and grasped her face between his red hands. Shawn bent down and kissed her. "I'm going to see him, wake Gus will you?" he turned and ran down the hall.

"Thank you god," Juliet said softly as she rotated around to wake Gus.

Shawn ran down the hall until he came to the room labeled with Henry W Spencer. Shawn opened the door slowly and sighed happily when he saw his dad sleeping. He could have fallen to the floor with how happy he was. His dad was very much alive, Juliet was amazing and things were just… dare he say almost perfect.

He walked over and studied his father carefully. Henry's chest was rising and lowering smoothly. They had him in a hospital gown (which he would rant about when he woke up) and a baby blue blanket over him. Even his mom was on the way.

Gus had the sense to call her, and she jumped on the first plane back to Santa Barbara. He felt nothing could go wrong. He heard squealing, and he looked out the window of his dad's room. His mom was in the hallway sharing a gigantic hug with Juliet. Gus was standing beside them, trying to fix himself up. Shawn smiled when he saw just how hard his mom was hugging Juliet. Maddie had heard about their steady relationship from Henry. She couldn't have been more pleased. The hug stopped and they spoke a few words. Juliet's eyes caught Shawn's and she flashed a smile in his direction. Maddie turned and walked quickly into the room, embracing Shawn in a crushing hug.

"Oh Goose! I came as soon as I heard!" she promised.

"Mom it's okay. He's alright, just asleep." Maddie pulled back and cupped his face.

"How are you? How's my Goose? How's my little boy?" She rubbed her thumb over his black eye, giving him a questioning look.

"We're all just fine mom, I promise." Shawn assured. Maddie kissed his head before rushing over to Henry's side. Shawn wrapped his arm around Juliet and fist bumped Gus who entered the room. Henry's eyes opened and he sighed when he saw Maddie.

"You didn't have to come down," he said.

"Don't be silly Henry, of course I did." Maddie told him. Henry rolled his eyes and locked them with Shawn's. "Thank you" he mouthed. Shawn mouthed back a "Welcome" and kissed Juliet's temple. Things were perfect. Henry was awake, Maddie was back, Juliet was smiling and Gus was yawning. Carlton Lassiter then ran into the room. His breath short and his face red.

"Lassie! What's up?"

"Carlton are you okay?" Juliet checked.

"Yeah I'm- just out of breath. Took me- minutes to find you- damn nurses."
He cursed while trying to catch his breath. When he had his breath back, he faced Shawn. "We caught Jerry, and arrested him." He said.

"Wait. Jerry shot you?" Maddie questioned Henry. "Your old partner?" Henry nodded.

"Glad to see you're alright," Carlton said to Henry who nodded back. Shawn closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The nightmare was over. Jerry was caught, and his dad was fine. An arm squeezed him softly and Shawn glanced down to find Juliet's arm around his waist. He looked at Juliet; she was watching his parents interact.

When Shawn squinted, he wasn't surprised to see a halo above Juliet's head. She was truthfully his angel.

Hope you liked the Shules :)