Shawn decided that the six month anniversary into the relationship with Lassie was the perfect time to confess exactly how he solved his cases. He prepared himself for the argument he knew was bound to happen, came up with multiple excuses, even ways to turn things into a big joke if it looked like Lassie was going to arrest him. He was even prepared for a full on parade in his honor with Lassie conducting, but come on, we all know THAT was not happening. What he did not prepare for ended up being worse than anything he imagined. The look of disbelief and sadness would haunt him for days, the words spoken in little more than a whisper; "We're done Spencer", would keep him up at night. the worst of it was, two weeks later and still no one had heard from him. He simply called in a month's long vacation with the Chief and took off. As bad as that was, Gus and Henry kept giving him these looks, like they knew exactly what he was going through. It took him three days before realizing that they DID know, they DID get it, well, as much as anyone else could. Because of him, HE left them without a word, HE brought on the same sorrow and anxiousness as when Lassie left him. After that, he promised his self that should he ever leave again, he would always keep in touch...well, with Gus at least. Hopefully that when Lassie got back in two weeks he wouldn't have to put that promise in action. Though, it was better to be packed ahead of time, just in case. He would spend as much time these next two weeks with Gus , even if waiting for the unknown was unbearable.
