Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Chapter 6:
"Shawn Henry Spencer! What kind of greeting is that to greet your mother?!" Said the woman. Shawn's jaw just about hit the floor.
"Mom! What are you doing here? Wait, was that you we heard laughing?"
"Yes." She said standing up, arms open. Shawn took the hint and gave his mother a hug. "Gus!" She hugged him too.
"Let's eat." Henry said placing the food on the table. Shawn sat down opposite his parents. Everyone enjoyed their food. Everyone but Shawn. He pushed the food around his plate with his fork. He was staring off into space. He kept looking at his watch.
"Shawn, stop playing with your food and eat it." Henry said. "And stop looking at your watch."
"Henry, leaving him alone. He'll eat when he's ready." Said Shawn's mom. "And maybe he's got a hot date that he doesn't want to be late for." Shawn couldn't help but grin when she said this. He looked at his watch again.
"Would you stop that, Shawn. Everything is going to be ok. The Chief said she would call when they were ready." Gus said.
"What the hell is taking so long?" Shawn said.
"It's not as easy as you would think." Gus said. "It takes time."
"Yeah, well, time is something we don't have." Shawn put a piece of food on his fork and slowly chewed on it.
"Since when don't you like steak? And you've barely touched your beer. And what are you two whispering about?"
"I'm not hungry." Shawn said slowly. "And it's not important."
"That's not a reason. Now, eat your damn dinner and stop looking at your watch."
"You know what dad? I'm not a kid anymore. You can't make me eat. I'm not having a good day. Now, I came over here for help but I guess that's too damn much to ask." Shawn got up from the table and went into the house. The other three watched him disappear down the hall.
"Way to go, Henry. You couldn't just leave him alone, could you?"
"You know what, Claire? He's my son too. And I think I know a little bit more about him then you do."
"Oh really. What about when he came by me and Sierra because his father arrested him for borrowing his car? Maybe if you had spent more time actually being his father and less time training him to be some detective prodigy, you would understand."
"He came back and I was trying to make him a detective."
"Years later. Well, it didn't work."
"The kid has to grow up some time, Claire."
"Did you ever stop to think to listen to him?" Claire turned to Gus. "What did he mean he wasn't having a good day and he came here for help?"
"We have a case." Gus said calmly. "It's kind of a tough one."
"What makes it a tough one?" Henry asked.
"It involves someone he's close too."
"Well, you're here. So it must have something to do with that girl detective. I can tell you right now, he's too emotionally involved."
"You're not going to get him to back off. He loves her. He's going to get Juliet back no matter what it takes." Gus said defending Shawn.
"Who's Juliet?" Claire asked. "You know what? I'm gonna see if he's ok. He can tell me." She got up from the table and walked down the hall. She knocked on Shawn's bedroom door and walked inside.
"Shawn? Sweetheart?" She looked around his old room. He was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. She sat next to him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Honey, are you ok?"
"No." Shawn said. He looked at her. She could see the tears in his eyes.
"You wanna tell me what's going on or do I have to get it out of Gus?"
"He already told you didn't hear?"
"Just that you have a case involving a certain girl detective named Juliet who you may or may not have feelings for."
"She was kidnapped. The kidnapper wants 10 million dollars, a one way ticket out of the country, and me off the case and he wants me to deliver it."
"How long do you have?"
"Three hours." They sat in his room for a while and she comforted him. Meanwhile, the chief and Lassiter and a girl about Shawn's age came in.
"Hi Henry."
"Karen. Detective Lassiter. What are you doing here?"
"The young lady told us, her father lived here." Lassiter said moving aside. Henry looked at the girl before him.
"Sierra?"
"Hi daddy." The girl said hugging him.
"We also need to talk to Shawn." Karen said.
"Why?" Gus asked.
"We are having problems getting the ransom money together." Lassiter said.
"How can you not have it all?" Gus asked slightly angry.
"It's not like we have that kind of money, just lying around, Guster." Lassiter said.
"Excuse me for assuming that the police department was able to get one of their own back." Gus said. "Shawn can't handle that right now."
"What can't Shawn handle right now?" Shawn asked coming out of the house followed by his mother.
"We don't have enough money." Lassiter said.
"Nice way to put it, Lassie." Shawn said. "How much are we short?"
"About five thousand dollars." The chief said. Shawn looked at the ground.
"You mean to tell me that we have nothing worth five thousand dollars?" Gus said.
"Forget about the money. Did you get the ticket?" Shawn said.
"Yes."
"Then go back to the station. I'll take care of the money issue." Shawn said.
"Do we have a location?"
"Not yet." Shawn said walking through the house and out the front door. "Gus!" Gus followed him.
The others stared at him. They were speechless. They watched as Shawn drove away on his bike and Gus follow him in the car.
A/N: Ok. I know everyone's wondering who Sierra is and how she fits into the story. Well I'm sure you figured out who she is but how she fits well be explained later. Now, I'm sure your wondering where Shawn is going. All I can say is you'll be surprised.