A/N: Once upon a time there was me working on a huuuge Shules fic. But it was kind of a dark story and I got a tiny little bit depressed writing it. Then my brother got a girlfriend and my sister a boyfriend. That made writing a sad Shules fic even more depressing for me somehow. Why am I telling you this? Because me feeling sad has this story as a result. It is happy Shules. I hope it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, because that was sort of my goal. It's a happy story for the biggest part anyway, I am still slightly evil from time to time...

As always and ever, a massive thanks to the pineapple to my smoothie, Elize34 for being the best beta one could wish for.

Also: I still do not own Psych and I still have not found a way to alter history and arrange for myself to be born English. Hence, the grammar mistakes for which I can do nothing but apologize and try to make as less as possible.

"Could you at least try to leave some cereal for me?" Juliet asked, glancing at her boyfriend who was sitting across the kitchen table and was just in the process of emptying the entire content of the box of cereal into his bowl.

"But Jules", Shawn replied as he grabbed the milk and poured it over the cereal, "The only thing you have besides cereal are those healthy cracker biscuit things that look like carton and I'm fairly sure they taste like that as well."

"Well maybe I would be in the possession of basic things such as bread and cheese if a certain someone didn't come over all the time and eat about 99% of the food I have in my kitchen." She said.

"That's not fair Jules, you know I have to have my midnight snack, otherwise I get grumpy." Shawn said, his mouth full of cereal.

"And here I was thinking there was a whole other reason that you always wake up so happy in the morning after having spent the night here." Juliet said casually and chuckled when she saw Shawn's face flushing a faint color of red.

Shawn however soon recovered: "You have no right to talk Jules, you were practically begging me not to leave last night and spend the night with you."

"Did not."

"Oh please Shawn", Shawn begged in a high pitched voice that was supposed to resemble Juliet's, "Oh please do not leave me alone for I'd miss you so dearly. Would you please stay with me tonight? Please?"

"I have a different recollection" Juliet said, smiling and grabbing a cracker from the table.

"Anyway", she said after a while, eating the last of her cracker and simultaneously getting up from the table, "I should get the guest room ready."

Shawn looked at her with a shocked expression: "What are you banning me to the guest room for? Oh, I know, it's because of last night, isn't it? Just because I think the remake of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory is a disgrace to the original and you just happen to love Johnny Depp so much that you can't agree with me, does not mean you have ban me to the guest room. That's just harsh. Although now I think about it...if you tell me that you like Dirty Dancing 2 better than the original, it would most definitely make me reconsider our relationship not to mention..."

"SHAWN!" Juliet shouted, "You're doing it again."

"Do what?" Shawn asked innocently.

"Rambling."

"I never ramble Jules, I only provide the ignorant with very useful insights regarding human life. So, what do you wanna do on your day off? We could go back to bed, I'm feeling kind of sleepy to be honest."

"You really have the short term memory of a goldfish." Juliet replied, shaking her head as she turned around and walked to the guest room across the hall."

Shawn was quick to follow her: "Wait a minute, I thought you were joking about banning me to the guest room?" He asked, entering the guest room as well.

"It's not for you, it's for Jim. Remember? Jim my five year old nephew who is staying with me today and tonight because my cousin and her husband have a wedding in Santa Barbara?" Juliet often wondered if Shawn really didn't remember stuff she said to him or that he simply pretended to have forgotten them, but judging from the way he looked right now, it was the first option.

"You could have, like, mentioned this to me last night. I was under the impression you and I would spend your day off together."

Shawn really sounded disappointed and Juliet sighed, opened the closet to grab a pillow and said: "I've told you about ten times about Jim coming to stay with me, Shawn, it's not my fault that you only remember unimportant things and forget the things that do matter. "Shawn?" She added confused when she turned around with the pillow in her hand and saw he wasn't standing in the room anymore. Shawn?" She said again, this time sticking her head around the door to see if he was in the hallway. And sure, there he was, standing in the middle of the hallway, the sheet that she was supposed to be making the bed with, over his head. "Shawn what the hell are you doing?" Juliet asked.

Upon hearing her voice Shawn turned around and exclaimed enthusiastically: "Look Jules, I'm a ghost!" And he began running up and down the hallway while simultaneously waving his arms and humming the X-files theme. Juliet let out a chuckle at the sight before her. Shawn's enthusiasm and general goofiness was hard to resist, especially now that he was 'floating' towards her, occasionally bumping into one of the walls because of the way the sheet over his head was limiting his sight. 'I'm dating a six year old.' Juliet mumbled, shaking her head but laughing at the same time.

"No Jules, you're dating a superhero!" Shawn replied, now standing in front of her, the sheet currently draped around him as a cape.

"Well maybe the superhero could help me make the bed." She said, wanting to walk back into the room again but Shawn prevented her from doing so, quickly going around her and standing in the doorway

"Only if the superhero in question gets a kiss in return." He said cocky. Juliet smiled, leaning towards him and the moment he leaned into her as well, she swiftly ducked under his arm and grabbed the sheet from his shoulder at the same time. "Not fair Jules, not fair." He said disappointed but a moment later he was helping her making the bed anyway. "At what time is this Jim person coming anyway?" Shawn asked.

"Colleen, my cousin, said she'd drop him off around noon so anytime now." Juliet said. Shawn's face fell. He'd been looking forward to spending the day with her, especially since she got so little days off. And now some unknown kid was getting in the way of that.

"Well, I guess I better get going then." He said resigned.

"Or you know, you could stay." Juliet replied slightly hesitant, afraid she had overstepped some unknown line with her reply. She had learned from experience that Shawn was very easily freaked out when it came to 'taking steps' and she wasn't sure if him meeting relatives of hers including a 4 year old kid was a step in his mind. Luckily Shawn seemed to like her suggestion because a smile appeared on his face as he and Juliet finished making the bed: "Sure, I can stick around for a little while." Juliet smiled as well and a second later the doorbell rang...

(...)

"Aunt Jules!" A small voice happily exclaimed as she opened the door and one second later two tiny arms were safely secured around her waist. "Hey buddy!" Juliet said lovingly, lifting Jim up in the air. With Jim still in her arms she greeted who Shawn thought to be Colleen and Colleen's husband as well. Unsure what to do exactly Shawn stood there waiting in the corner, a few steps behind Juliet.

"Hey Colleen, how have you been?" Juliet asked, putting Jim down on the ground again. While she, Colleen and Colleen's husband began talking, Jim, having gotten bored with the adults talking, turned around to go into the living room but nearly bumped into Shawn when he did.

"Aunt Jules, there is a strange man in your living room!" Jim cried out, his eyes big with fear because of the sudden encounter.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Juliet said, quickly walking over to Jim and Shawn, the last one looking more uncomfortable by the second. "I totally forgot to introduce you! Jim, this is Shawn. Shawn is my boyfriend." Juliet said, eyeing Shawn who then slowly put out his hand which Jim only shook after having looked questioningly at Juliet and having received an encouraging nod. As soon as they had shaken hands, Jim got behind Colleen who shook hands with Shawn as well.

"So you're the infamous Shawn Spencer." She said smilingly. "It's great to have finally met you after everything I've heard about you." She exchanged a meaningful look with Juliet which Shawn didn't fail to notice and then she introduced her husband Rick to him. She began asking him some questions which he replied to absentmindedly, all the while looking at Jim who was still staring at him with big eyes from behind his mother. The staring was starting to make Shawn even more uncomfortable. He liked to think he was pretty good with kids because, as Gus said to him at least four times a week, most of the time he acted like a kid, thus making contact with children was easy for him. It looked like he had to make more effort for this Jim to like him though, judging from the way he still refused to move one inch away from his mother. Maybe this whole thing was a mistake, he thought. Maybe it was too soon for him to try stuff like this and this was his cue to leave.

Colleen noticed Shawn looking at Jim and smiled: "Don't worry if Jim initially doesn't seem to like you very much, he's always been shy upon meeting someone for the first time and I think your presence has overthrown him a little. It's okay, just give him a little time to adjust and he'll get over it in no time. Oh, talking about time, we really have to rush to the wedding now. Ricky's boss is getting married and he throws the kind of wedding that lasts all day and night." She rolled her eyes as if she wasn't really looking forward to it but walked towards the front door anyway. Jim let go of her and quickly ran over to Juliet to grasp hers.

"Oh here is his bag, everything should be in there. Juliet, you have my phone number in case something's wrong right?"

"Yes, I have it right here, don't worry, me and Jim are going to have an fantastic time, right Jim?" When Jim nodded his head Juliet added: "Now hurry you two! Have fun!" Colleen and Rick both gave Jim a kiss, told him to behave and with a "It was nice meeting you Shawn" left. Juliet and Jim quickly went to stand in front of the window to wave at them, but Shawn didn't follow them. The front door was still open and he stood there wondering if maybe it wasn't for the best if he just quietly left...

A/N: Cliffhanger! And that on the first chapter. What you think of it so far? Does it sound promising/like fun at all? First chapters are never my strong suit by the way, since I always feel like I have to find my way in a new story...but I still hope you liked it. OMG, you know what you should like totally do? Write me review! That would be like the best thing ever! (Seriously though; reviews are pretty much the only thing that convince my insecure mind to keep writing)