Title: I Knew You Were Trouble
Summary: But she had allowed herself to fall for him after years of their twisted little dance of give and take.
Genre: Romance/Angst
Pairing: Shules
Word Count: 318
Disclaimer: Not mine!
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Once upon a time a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, you got me alone
You found me, you found me, you found me
I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard you took a step back
Without me, without me, without me
-I Knew You Were Trouble
How could she have been so stupid?
Juliet O'Hara considered herself to be a fairly intelligent woman with a good heart and enough foresight to keep herself out of the same trouble she had found herself in when she was in high school and even in college. She had good taste in men, and she had broken her fair share of hearts along with having her own broken. She had lived and learned while keeping her mind and heart open to all possibilities.
Then there was Shawn Spencer.
With his carefully maintained hair, smooth words and carefree attitude, he was everything she had looked for in a man, and at the same time he was exactly the opposite of what she wanted and needed. Maybe the timing was wrong, maybe it was all wrong. But she had allowed herself to fall for him after years of their twisted little dance of give and take.
For a while, they had actually been happy together. She really did love him, and she was certain he loved her. But maybe it wasn't enough. Or maybe he hadn't loved her in the way he thought he did. Maybe their romance was only fated for pain and goodbye. Maybe she had known this all along and had just been unable to admit it to herself.
It wasn't until she saw him standing on the street with Abigail Lytar that she finally heard what the little voice in the back of her mind had been whispering all along.
I knew you were trouble.
Maybe he didn't love Abigail, either. Maybe he didn't have the capacity to love a single woman for the rest of his life. Whatever the reason, she didn't stick around to find out.
She did love him, but she refused to give him the chance to break her heart. So she said the one word he couldn't bring himself to.
Goodbye.
The End.
A/N: Next up, All Too Well. Thanks for reading, and please review!