Chapter 1

How could Juliet do this? She let herself get pregnant. Her eyes concentrated on the small stick in her hand. The two blue lines looked back at her as if they were smirking. Juliet felt a giant pit in her stomach. She was too young, she was only 24. Her head pounded as she wrapped the pregnancy test in toilet paper and threw it away. Juliet looked in the mirror at herself; her hair wasn't done, nor her make-up. She began doing her hair as she thought of the dad. Her whole body cringed at the thought of him. How could you do this? Especially with him! Juliet scolded herself. His face floated around her brain; the brown hair, the brown eyes, his same stupid smirk. Juliet moaned, pulling out the last few knots in her hair.

Juliet shuffled to the kitchen where she poured herself a glass of orange juice. She chugged it down and sat at her table. A sigh escaped her lungs and she lay her head on her arms. She stood up and walked into her room, pulling an outfit out of her closet. Juliet slid it on and checked the time. 9:30 AM, she'd have to leave for work soon. She grabbed her purse, trudged towards the door, opened in and left, pulling the door shut behind her.

At the Santa Barbara Police Department, Juliet sat down at her desk, hoping that Shawn, her co-worker and father to the baby in her stomach, wouldn't see her. He was across the station, eating a bag of pretzels. Juliet hid herself behind the desktop on her desk, hoping her wouldn't come over. She heard footsteps walking towards her desk. Juliet looked up, there he was, smirk and everything.

Her shoulders fell. "Shawn, I... You-" Juliet couldn't find the right words. He looked at her, confused.

"Is everything alright?" he asked, his smirk turning into a frown. Damn he's cute. Juliet thought immediately shaking the thought away. She nodded, turning away from him, she played with the thought of telling him.

"I just need to talk to you after work." She told causally. Shawn smirked, nodded and walked away. Juliet sighed and looked at her stomach, soon it would be big and round.

After a few hours, the thought of telling Shawn seemed terrorizing. What would he think? Would he be happy? Juliet doodled on her notepad, the station was slow, and almost silent. She gathered her things and left the station for a lunch break. There was a bench on the side of the building, Juliet sat down and took a sandwich from her purse. The same light footsteps sounded beside her. She took a deep breath and turned to see Shawn.

"Can't stay away from me, can you?" Juliet smiled falsely. Shawn shrugged and sat down next to her.

"Want to talk now?" he asked, he seemed worried. Juliet looked down at her shoes, studying them.

"I guess if we have to." she mumbled the last part. Shawn waited for her to continue. "Remember two weeks ago, when I stayed at your house?" Juliet asked shakily. He nodded, seeing where she was going. "Well," Juliet took a deep breath, she felt a lump in her throat and a deep pit in her stomach. "I took a test this morning, and it was positive." she felt a tear in her eye.

Shawn's eyes widened, she couldn't tell if he were happy or angry. Juliet smiled, trying not to look like she was about to cry. Shawn's eyes fell on her stomach. "You're pregnant?" he asked. Juliet nodded, a tear fell down her cheek. He wiped it away, a smile on his face. Juliet looked up at him, she scooted farther away, feeling angry that he let this happen.

"Are you happy?" Shawn asked, still in shock.

Juliet shrugged, looking down at her shoes again. "Are you happy?" she asked softly.

Shawn was silent. He was thinking. "Well, if you're happy, then I'm happy." he smiled. It seemed cheesy, but Juliet excepted it. She nodded, stood up and walked away, not asking anymore questions.

Shawn stood up and called after her. "Juliet! We still need to talk!" he called. Juliet sped up but he caught up to her. He grabbed her shoulder and turned her to face him. Juliet looked away from him.

"So, are 'we' anything?" Shawn asked awkwardly.

Juliet shrugged, "I need to think." she said, turning away from him and leaving. She strode into the station, carrying herself elegantly. Shawn stood dead in his tracks, watching her walk away. Juliet sat back down at her desk and started typing up reports. Her head was clogged with questions, scenarios and anything that didn't have to do with work. Her eyes darted around the station, looking for Shawn. Part of her really liked him but the other, stronger, part cringed at the thought of living with him, being with him, raising a child with him. Juliet shook her head, in attempt to clear her thoughts. She finished typing a report and looked away from her computer. Her eyes fell on Shawn. He looked hurt, sad, angry. Just as she began to feel sorry for him, she peeled her eyes away from him.

After a few hours of thinking, Juliet gathered her things and quickly left, hoping not to be noticed by Shawn. She reached for the handle of her green Volkswagen Bug, as she heard Shawn calling her name. Regretting it, she turned to face him.

"We need to talk." Shawn said seriously. Juliet moaned, cursing under her breath.

"Shawn, I told you-" Juliet began, but she was cut off by Shawn.

"I don't care, we need to talk, now." He repeated, emphasizing "need" again. Juliet's body untensed a bit, but still stayed on alert. Shawn, noticing her calming down, reached for her hand.

Juliet quickly pulled her hand away, "Shawn," she warned sternly.

He nodded, "Can we go out and talk?" he pleaded. Juliet sighed, she'd allow it. Shawn and Juliet drove to a fast food restaurant and met up inside. Shawn offered to pay but Juliet insisted she'd pay for herself. They sat down at a table with their greasy food and began talking.

"You haven't answered my question." Shawn blurted out, almost rudely. Juliet played with a french fry as she thought of something to say.

"Shawn," she began, "What happened a few weeks ago, was unintentional. It didn't mean anything to me. It was an accident." She continued.

Shawn's face fell a bit. "Juliet, we- I thought..." he couldn't find the words to say.

"I'm sorry if it meant something to you but, if I could go back, I wouldn't have gotten drunk that night, I wouldn't have stayed with you, and I wouldn't be pregnant now." she explained simply.

Shawn nodded, he cleared his throat and changed the subject. "Will you need any help?" he asked, obviously fighting back tears.

Juliet shrugged, "A lot can happen in nine months." Juliet gathered her trash and left the table, leaving him with that statement.

Shawn didn't know whether or not that was a good thing or a bad thing.

And thus ends chapter 1.

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I will probably start Chapter 2 tomorrow!