Chapter 2: Shawn and Juliet Take a Chance
Gus walks into the Psych office to notice that Shawn hadn't cleaned up the refrigerator. Go figure. Gus just sighed and sat down at his desk. He decided to play some online poker while he waited for Shawn to arrive. He opened up the computer and notice that it was already on. "Oh Shawn," He said to himself, "you give yourself away so easily." A couple minutes later, Shawn walks into the Psych office with Jules by his side. "Hey, buddy." Shawn said. "Hey. What's Jules doing here?" Gus asked. "I brought her over so she can come and work with us." "Ok, Shawn. Is there something you HAVEN'T been telling me?" "You haven't told him?" Jules whispered. "Well, you know how Gus is. He'd be like, 'Oh wow, Shawn. Guess what? I don't believe you!' And then he would start laughing." "What's that?" Gus asked. "Nothing. What were you saying before?" "Forget it for now. We will talk about it later." "Ok. Well, let's get started." Shawn said.
"Ok, so what were we talking about earlier?" "Is there something you haven't been telling me?" Gus said. "One minute. I will be right back, I promise." Shawn walked over to Juliet's desk, and said, "Ok, Jules. He's asking me again, do you think I should tell him? Or is it not time?" "Shawn, he's your best friend. You can't keep something like this hidden from him. I am sure he would understand completely." Jules said. "Alright, I trust you." Shawn walked away from Juliet's desk, and walked up to Gus. "Ok, I am going to answer your question. I hate to say this, but, yes, there is something I haven't been telling you." "Tell me, Shawn. I'm surprised you would even do this, but, go on." Gus said. "Ok, well, It has something to do with Jules..." Shawn said. "Ok, Shawn. I am not playing this game like we did when we were in Junior High when we liked somebody. I don't want you giving me hints and I have to try and guess. Please, just tell me." "Alright, alright. A week ago, I asked her out, but she said she was already on a date. And when she was supposed to be on a date, she came up to me when I was walking down the street and she asked me out. So, we are going out now."
"I knew something was going on between you guys." Gus said softly, with a smirk. "Yeah, you just know everything, don't you, Burton Guster?" Gus stared at Shawn, and then looked away. "Alright, dude. Give me the news." Gus said. "Ok, what do you want to know? There is so much on Yahoo right now, you wouldn't BELIEVE it!" Shawn said, proudly. "You know what I mean, Shawn." "I am pretty sure I gave you enough at the police station." "Alright, alright. Fine." Gus said. "Can we get to work on this case, now?" Shawn asked. "Yeah, I guess. I need a girlfriend." "Yes. Yes, you do." After a couple minutes of working on the laptop, Gus just couldn't hold it in. "Ok, I can't help it. Did you guys kiss?" Gus said frantically. "Gus, you sound like a little Elementary School kid right now." "Come on, just tell me!" Gus pleaded. "Ok, fine! Yes, we kissed." Shawn said slowly. "I always know when people are meant to be! What!" Shawn just rolled his eyes and put his focus back on his laptop.
"Alright, Shawn. What's going on? You haven't been acting like yourself ever since you went on that date with me." Said Juliet. "I'm sorry, Jules. I just can't believe that... oh, never mind." "Shawn, please tell me what you were going to say." "Alright, I've got nothing to lose anyways." Shawn said. "I just can't believe...you would even...want to date me. I always thought you were in love with somebody else, but definitely not me. But, it's great to know you like me, because I feel the same way about you." "I do like you, Shawn. I really do. You were my best friend before, and, usually best friends fall in love. It's just something about friends that makes you wonder why you even became friends with them. Is it because you love them? Or is it just because you always found them a nice and funny person? There's so many things we can say about it." "I know, Jules. I just can't believe it happened. It's so hard to believe." Shawn said. "But, are you happy about it?" Juliet asked. "Of course I am, Juliet. I care about you." Shawn took her hand and said, "I will see you later. I gotta get to the Psych office so me and Gus can get some things done." When Shawn was still holding her hand, Lassie walked by and noticed. He looked at them, looked to the other side, and looked back. He then chuckled slightly, and left. Shawn rolled his eyes, and said bye to Juliet. Shawn walked out of the Police Department with his head held high.
Shawn walked into the Psych office, and noticed Gus with a client. "Oh, cool," Shawn said, "Who's this?" "This is Jonathon Barlow. He's here for that case we have been working on, he's the one who claims his wife has been killed by some random person." Gus said. "Oh yeah! Ok, well, let's get started." 1 hour later: "Thanks again, guys!" "No problem." Gus said. "Ok, Gus. Let's go." Shawn said quickly. "Wait, what? Where? Where are we going?" Gus asked. "Well, were gonna go out to Red Robin. Just you and me. Buddies having lunch together. How does that sound?" "Ok, Shawn. I'm not stupid. I know you are gonna end up leaving to go see Juliet and then I am gonna have to pay for the food. Well, I am not falling for it this time. Nope, not at all." Gus said. "Gus, I am serious this time. I will pay for my food, and you will pay for yours. I just want to talk to my buddy who I never really have time to talk to." "You promise you won't leave early and not pay for your food?" Gus asked. "I promise." "Alright then, Shawn. I believe you." "I call shotgun." Shawn said out loud.
Lassiter walked over to Juliet's desk without saying anything. He just stood there. Juliet looked up with a confused face. "...can I help you, Carlton?" "Yes, you can." Lassie said. "Well, what do you need?" "Are you dating Spencer? I just don't get what people like about Spencer." Lassie asked. "Yes, Lassiter, I am dating Shawn. Do you have a problem with that?" Jules asked. "As a matter of fact, yes I do have a problem with that. It's just so funny. I can't believe Spencer got you. What about that other guy? What happened to him?" Lassie asked. "It didn't work out." Juliet said slowly. "Oh, I am so sorry O'Hara. For both things." Lassiter laughed. "Alright, Carlton. You have had your laugh, now, can you please let me finish my work? Thanks, bye." Juliet said. Lassie looked at Jules, and then turned around and left. Juliet started to wonder, "Do I really love Shawn? Or is this just a joke my mind is playing on me?" She looked up at the ceiling and closed her eyes, trying to imagine everything that has happened between her and Shawn. She went back to the day where she met him. It was a great day for her, and she knew it. And then she went all the way from there, back to present day. She opened up her eyes to notice Shawn standing next to her.
"Oh, Shawn! Sorry, I was just thinking about something." Juliet said, excitedly. "What would that be?" Shawn asked. "Well, you know... just something about someone in particular..." "You know what, forget that. I shouldn't be asking you about things that are personal." Shawn said. Gus came up behind Shawn and said, "Shawn, look at the news for today. We are on the front page, isn't that awesome?" Gus said. "Gus, it's happened before. It's not all that new. But yeah, it still is pretty awesome!" "You know that's right." Shawn and Gus fist bumped, and then turned around and payed attention to Juliet again. "So, Juliet... what's up with you?" Gus asked. "Nothing much, Gus. Just working on some things Lassiter gave to me." Jules said. "Hey, Juliet! Why don't you come over to the Psych office tonight? Just to hang out with me and Shawn?" Gus asked. "Sure. What time?" "8 o'clock would be good." Gus said. "Alright, I will see you guys there." "Bye, Juliet." Shawn said, waving at Jules. "Ok, Shawn. Tell me something new." Gus said. "Gus, there really isn't anything new to talk about. If I had something I would want to say to you, I would have told you by now." "Fine." Gus said with a mean look.
Shawn looked at his watch and noticed it was around 7:30 pm. He looked back up, and stared at the wall. "Uh, Shawn... are you ok?" Gus asked. "Yeah, yeah. I..I..I'm fine." Shawn said, stuttering just a tad. "Shawn, something is going on with you. Tell me, please!" "Ok, I'm just a little nervous." Shawn said. "Why?" Gus asked. "Because well, me and Juliet have had some awkwardness between us and I don't want that to happen again tonight but I'm afraid it will." "Shawn, you'll be fine, trust me. The only way you can prevent awkwardness from happening is if you do not bring it yourself." Gus said. Shawn had a worried look on his face but he knew Gus was right and that he should just calm down. Everything was going to be ok, plus it's only Juliet were talking about, right? Shawn waited and waited. He finally decided to do something on his computer, only because he had nothing better to do with his time. He finally heard a knock at the door, but when he went to open it, it was only his dad. "Dad. What a surprise." Shawn said unhappily. "Shawn, I came to see how you were doing on this case. I've been a little worried about you lately. You seem really pressured about this case right now." "I'm doing good with the case, dad. It's not that that's making me a little worried." Shawn said. "What is it then?" Henry asked. "Nothing, dad. I really should get back to work now." "Alright, Shawn." Henry said. He walked out of the Psych office with his hands in his pockets.
Shawn heard a knock on the Psych office door, and quickly got up and opened the door to find Jules standing there. "Jules! Hey! Come in." Shawn said. "Hey Juliet." Gus said. "Hi, Gus." Shawn let Juliet sit in his chair while he went and grabbed an extra chair for him to sit in. "So, there really is no certain reason why I am here? You guys just wanted me to come and visit?" Juliet asked. "Of course, Jules. You are our friend. We wanted you to just come and hang out." Shawn said. "Ok, that's cool." Jules said. "So, Juliet, how have you been doing? Are you busy anytime soon? Like maybe a vacation?" Gus asked. Shawn glared at Gus and mouthed the words, 'Why would you even suggest a vacation!' "Well, now that you mention it, I would like to go on a vacation. But I don't know if I could handle it. I usually can't stand being away from friends, and family and other people for that long." Juliet said. 'Yes!' Shawn said in his mind. "Juliet?" Shawn said. "Yes, Shawn? "Can I talk to you outside?"Shawn asked. "Sure." Jules said. "We will be right back Gus. "Alright." Shawn and Juliet walked outside. Jules asked, "What's wrong, Shawn?" "I don't know."
Jules just looked at him with a blank stare. "What do you mean you don't know?" "Jules, every time somebody brings you up, I get this weird feeling in my stomach." Shawn said. "Shawn, that's called love. Caring about somebody. Whenever you get those weird feelings that you have never gotten before, that means you are falling in love with someone. Usually someone you never thought you would fall in love with." "Juliet, I think we should slow down." Shawn said. Juliet just looked down with a sad look on her face. "No, Jules. We aren't gonna break up, it's just I think we should do things just a little bit slower. Lay off the whole 'I love you' thing and everything like that. I am sorry to say that but I am just not ready for that kind of stuff yet. I am ready to date you, yes I am, but I don't wanna get caught up in things that we shouldn't even be thinking about now or else it will ruin our friendship eventually." Shawn said with a serious tone. "I understand, Shawn. And I agree with you completely. I don't want us to ruin everything we have as friends." Jules said. "Jules, you are my best friend. Well, second best friend because you know Gus is my first, obviously. But you are close. And I wouldn't want anything like being too serious to mess up everything." Shawn said. "Do you want to go to dinner with me and Gus?" Shawn asked. "Sure, that would be nice." Juliet said. Jules and Shawn walked back into the Psych office without holding hands this time.