I want to thank everyone who read, reviewed, and favorited my previous one-shot story "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader Extended," and I hope that everyone will read and review this story.

This story is a one-shot or a two-shot depending on how you look at it. This is a look at Juliet's and Carlton's relationship when Juliet dated two guys that Lassiter did not like - Commander Luntz and Shawn. I wanted to give my version of how they changed. The time frame of the conversations are labeled by the episodes to which they are related. The second conversation incorporates parts of my first Psych story.

I might add more conversations in the future and if there are any specific topics that people want to see and between any of the main characters, please let me know in a PM or a review. I liked to be challenged.

As usual, I do not mind flames as long as they are constructive. Tell me what I got wrong and I will definitely try to change it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Psych, but I hope to be able to become a writer for the show. See my imagination running away?

*Between "Talk Derby to Me" and "Gus Walks into a Bank"*

Junior Detective Juliet O'Hara was sitting at her desk finishing up some paperwork on the derby girls case. While it had been over a week since the girls had been indicted, the last dumping site of merchandise had been found yesterday.

Juliet started to get lost in thought as she thought about the case. She was not sure what to make of Shawn. He was very sweet creating a candlelight dinner for her and hiring a DJ for the couples skate, and while she was sort of developing feelings for him – had been for the past three years if she were honest – there were still problems they could not overcome, that she could not overcome.

Shawn was there for her, making her laugh, knowing when she was in danger, taking the blame when she made a mistake on the derby investigation, and even catching a convict she lost and making sure she got the credit. They worked together all the time. What if they started a relationship and it did not work out? Would they be able to work together after that? Another problem was if they did start a relationship and the police department found out about it, they would not be able to work together again. It was Shawn's fault since he outed Lassiter's relationship with his old partner, but at the same time, she would not be in Santa Barbara if Shawn had not. After three years, Santa Barbara had become her home and she did not want to lose it. Another problem with Shawn was his instability. She saw how he would hit on every pretty girl who came into his line of vision, his carefree ways showing that he was not ready for a serious relationship. He never took anything seriously – his file said that he had fifty-seven jobs within ten years before becoming a psychic detective. The file also stated how he traveled around during those ten years and she often wondered if one day, she would enter the police department and hear they lost their psychic detective because he got bored. This turned her thoughts to the new relationship in her life.

Commander Cameron Luntz had all the qualities Shawn lacked. He seemed stable, looking for a real relationship, and was the most serious person she knew besides Carlton. The age difference did bother her a little, but dating an older man also helped her to feel more mature instead of the way everyone else in the Santa Barbara Police Department treated her as a young junior detective who still needed more experience. Yes, she had been the lead on a couple of cases, but Lassiter and Chief Vick still acted as though they needed to guide her.

She was brought out of her thoughts by Carlton Lassiter. "O'Hara, we just got a call about some drug dealings going down on Mason Street."

She stood up, "All right then."

Together, they walked to Carlton's car. Outside the SBPD, Juliet saw Cameron and hoped he would not see her. She still had not told Carlton about dating him, nor anyone else. Dating Cameron was slightly embarrassing and she could only imagine Shawn's reaction if he found out. Carlton's reaction would still show disgust, but she knew that Carlton liked being the center of attention on an investigation and when SWAT was called in, he lost that attention. For some reason, Shawn's reaction meant more to her and she wanted to avoid it at all costs.

Juliet began to walk a little faster and Carlton sped up as well thinking she wanted to get to the scene quickly and, of course, he did. However, neither achieved their goals.

"Juliet!"

Juliet and Carlton stopped and turned towards Luntz who walked towards them. Juliet took in a deep breath, while Carlton wondered how Luntz could know O'Hara.

Luntz caught up to them. He smiled at Juliet and nodded at Lassiter, "Juliet, it's good to see you. Lassiter."

Carlton decided to be cordial, "Luntz." After three seconds of awkward silence, he decided to achieve his goal, "Well, if you don't mind, Luntz, O'Hara and I need to go to a crime scene."

Luntz responded with, "Of course, I just need to speak to Juliet for a minute."

Carlton raised an eyebrow when Luntz called her "Juliet."

Juliet gave Carlton a sheepish glance as she stepped over to the side with Luntz.

Carlton saw the way Luntz placed his hand on the small of Juliet's back and he did not like it one bit. He overheard "dinner," "last night," and "see you tomorrow," before Luntz walked away and O'Hara practically jogged to his car. They both entered without uttering a word and they were off to the crime scene.

At the site, Juliet and Carlton saw the drug deal as it was happening and called for back up. Within twenty minutes, the dealers and buyers were arrested and put into the black and whites to be booked at the station. Some officers stayed behind to find more evidence, but Lassiter and O'Hara were no longer needed at the scene.

The partners got into the car and began to drive back to the station. The silence was awkward again.

Carlton decided to ask the question, "Are you dating Luntz?"

O'Hara was short, "We've been out a few times."

Carlton asked, "Where did you meet him?" He was sure that O'Hara had never had the chance to work with SWAT.

"At that conference a week ago."

"Do you like him?"

"Why else would I be dating him?"

"You do know he is older than me."

"I know."

Carlton thought about how many guys at the station would try to flirt with her, Spencer being the most prominent. "Have you told anyone?"

O'Hara did not look at him, "No."

"Not even Spencer? It would tell him and the rest of the guys to back off."

She responded, "I haven't told anyone. It's no one's business anyway."

"I'm surprised, since Spencer thinks he is your boyfriend in the wings."

"And I'm surprised you are talking about him voluntarily."

Carlton kept his mouth shut after that since he had no retort. He knew though if O'Hara and Luntz saw more of each other, he would have fun taunting Spencer when he found out. Still, the idea of O'Hara and Luntz dating annoyed him beyond anything Spencer could do, maybe even dating O'Hara himself, although he would never admit it.

*After "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader"*

Detectives Lassiter and O'Hara were on a stakeout in Lassiter's car outside a factory. They were waiting for a boyfriend of an attempted murder victim to get out of work there. The guy was supposed to get out at two, they arrived at one, and still the suspect had not exited the building two hours later.

There was still a tenseness between the two partners, even though Lassiter had forgiven Juliet and Juliet promised never to hide anything from Lassiter again. However, Lassiter still had a few questions he wanted to ask, especially sitting in that car for two hours.

"Why Spencer?"

Juliet jumped, "What?"

Lassiter decided to push forward, "Why are you dating Spencer?"

"Seriously, you're asking me three days after finding out? I thought that would be your first question."

Carlton was not taking the bait, "You're stalling O'Hara. Why don't you want to answer?"

Juliet took a deep breath, "Because I know you won't like my answer. The truth is I've liked Shawn for a long time."

Carlton rolled his eyes, "Of course, I know that. I'm wondering why though?"

Juliet was taken aback but spoke, "Shawn just treated me differently from everyone else."

He asked, "How do you mean? I saw the way he was hitting on you during your first case here in that diner."

"True, and you had to have seen that I ignored his advances."

Carlton nodded, "And I had to commend you for that. But what changed?"

"He was the first to listen to me."

"I always listened to you."

Juliet shook her head with a smile, "No, you didn't. You thought I was a rookie and you took charge of everything during that first year. If there was something I wanted to look into, I had to follow my gut instinct and do it on my own. Shawn, I guess psychically, understood me.

"In Miami, when I first passed my detective exam, I was only given paperwork. I never went out on crime scenes – I actually saw more crime when I was only an officer, which is why I asked for the transfer. I thought a change of scenery would help, but the only thing that changed was being partnered up with the head detective so I went out to scenes. Still, no one listened to me, except Shawn. He works on instincts and obviously we work on evidence, so he was someone I could turn to. If I had a doubt about a case, I would tell Shawn my doubts and he would find the truth, such as the tennis girl's attack.

"The first day I felt like I really belonged to the SBPD was when you told me I was a good detective and to forget those rules you were trying to teach me."

Carlton thought about what O'Hara said for a few seconds before speaking. Then, "So are you saying that if I had taken your suggestions back then, then you and Spencer wouldn't be together right now?"

Juliet rolled her eyes, "That's what you got from everything I said?"

"Well, yes, you said that because he listened to you, you were attracted to him."

She shook her head, "No, I would be lying if I said wasn't physically attracted to him when I first met him. Just that he was different, and by the middle of that first year, we were friends." She started to get lost in her memories, "I mean, I saw a different side to him when he wanted to help you solve that astronomer case –"

"What?"

Juliet jumped and immediately clapped her hands over her mouth.

He was fuming, "What do you mean, O'Hara?"

She flinched at the tone in his voice. "I'm sorry, Carlton, I never meant to let you know. Shawn told me you were feeling down and he wanted to help you solve your case. He was never brought on as a consultant, never paid, so technically, you solved the case."

He was murmuring to himself, "Spencer did it again. The tips he called in before he worked for the SBPD, even a case I solved myself he really solved..." It became incoherent as he continued.

Juliet became worried, "Please, Carlton, you're scaring me… We have a job to do… Shawn only meant to be a good person, not show you up… Remember that hot streak you were on and we didn't see him for a month… Remember how you tricked Shawn in front of Abigail with Raj thinking he was cursed – while I reprimanded you, secretly I enjoyed it…"

He became coherent enough for O'Hara to hear, "Oh, great, my little trick helped your jealousy streak and made Spencer even more attractive to you…"

Juliet was becoming exasperated. Luckily, the perp came out of the factory and as he saw the detectives, he ran. This was enough to bring Lassiter out of his trance and the detectives began their pursuit.

Twenty minutes later, the boyfriend was in the back of a black and white for a drug charge that came about when a bag of narcotics fell out of his backpack as he ran, enough for the police to hold him for the time being.

O'Hara and Lassiter went back to his car to go back to the station for the interrogation. They were silent at first when they were on their way.

Juliet was the one to break the silence, "Shawn only wanted to help. He didn't tell me anything more about meeting you in the bar, even though I bugged him about it afterward. He has a good heart."

Carlton was silent as he drove.

"I'm sorry. I promise no more secrets, but it was a secret for your own good. He cares and you know that. He saved you when Drimmer was setting you up for murder, and he tried to prove you were not crazy with that shark attack case."

Still silence.

Juliet just sighed wondering if Carlton wanted a new partner again. She felt horrible and hoped that she would be able make it up to him.

Suddenly, she heard:

"Do you love him?"

Juliet was sure she was losing her mind, "What?"

"You heard me. Do you love Spencer?"

Juliet bit on her bottom lip before answering in a quiet voice, "Yes."

More silence for a few seconds.

Then, he asked, "Besides the polygraph, has he said it to you?"

"Once."

She heard Carlton take a deep breath. "Once in three days, it certainly doesn't seem like madly in love to me, O'Hara."

"I'm not going to push him, Carlton. Having a serious relationship is a big commitment for him and just admitting he loves me is a big step. Besides, I think it's better this way because it prevents us from being all starry-eyed while trying to solve a case. We've only been together three months, so we don't need to get married tomorrow."

The car swerved. "Marriage? To Spencer?"

"Carlton, you do realize that Shawn gave you the job of being my sounding board, so there might be times you'll hear things you won't want to hear."

"As long as it's not about Spencer's se-love life, fine."

"Deal, as long as you don't tell me you approve of me 'consummating' my relationship."

Carlton huffed, "Believe me, that is one thing I'll never approve of, so that conversation will not be had."

There was silence again. Carlton began, "So, you thinking of marrying Spencer?"

"Sort of, I know that I love him and I have for a while. I'm not ready for marriage now, but I honestly think Shawn is the one. Please tell me you'll support me."

"You're my partner, O'Hara, and partners have each other's backs. Just know that if Spencer does anything to hurt you, I will shoot him and make it look like an accident."

Juliet could not help the smile on her face, "Deal."