"I just don't get why, after a month, you decided to replace the sunscreen I gave you." Shawn said, staring at his father incredulously.

His best friend had a habit of picking fights with his father, but Gus was surprised. Clearly something had just…happened…between Kate and Mr. Spencer, and Shawn—with his highly tuned observational skills—had missed it. He needed to call Juliet…and get some Jerk Chicken; he hadn't forgotten the mention of food.

"Can't a father just do his son a favor? I borrowed the sunscreen, I used it, and now I'm replacing it. Skin cancer is a threat, kid, don't you forget it."

Shawn had accepted the sunscreen, but wouldn't drop the subject—always a child…"Ok, thank you Mr. Public Service" he said in a mocking voice, then returned to his normal one, "what's the real reason you're here?"

"Fine, Shawn. I just wanted to see if you had finally kicked your butt into high gear and gotten yourself a case, but you clearly did." Henry gestured toward the bathroom where Kate had suddenly rushed. "So I'll just get out of your hair." Then he left.

Shawn looked after him for a moment, mouth opening and closing not unlike a fish's, then turned to Gus. "So what was that all about? Where'd Kate go?"

"Shawn! Didn't you see the way they looked at each other? Something is up there…I just can't figure out what…" He wasn't as good at reading people as Shawn was, finding food—definitely—but not reading other humans…

"Tap it out, man." Shawn replied.

Gus looked at him cautiously…his friend had never recommended he tap before. Still, he never passed up an opportunity to engage in his favorite hobby, so he started tapping, his head clearing.

However, after about two seconds of sheepishly grinning, Shawn interrupted. "Gus! Don't be the Mel Brooks version of the Spanish Inquisition! This is no time for dancing musical numbers!"

"Shawn, don't be an idiot! Why don't you try to figure it out?"

Just then, Kate emerged from the bathroom. "Figure what out? And did I hear Mel Brooks? Movie marathon anyone?" Gus couldn't be sure, but he thought her eyes looked slightly more red and there was slightly less makeup on her eyes, like she had been crying but splashed her face with cool water to hide it.

Shawn, though, was either oblivious or ignoring their witness' change in appearance. "Figure out what you were hiding from the cops. Fess up!"

"Fess up? Really, how old are you, eight?" Gus added, glad he could ridicule Shawn on his word choice for once.

Kate just looked at them, confused, then looked hard at Shawn. "You're the psychic right? Isn't that what this place is about? So why don't you tell me?"

Gus could tell she was slightly defensive, like she was blocking, but Shawn seemed to take her questions as a challenge. "You don't believe I'm psychic, right? Well let's see…you're twenty years old" Gus knew he got that detail out of Juliet before Kate got there, "you're visiting Santa Barbara alone, not visiting family or friends, but our lovely city holds some significance for you. You work in a hospital" Now he put his hand to his head, where he had gotten some of this, Gus didn't know, but Kate's face told him Shawn had hit it on the nose thus far. "I'm sensing as a nurse…nurse's aid?"

Kate nodded, but stayed silent and studied Shawn for a moment. Then she said hesitantly, "You're observant…but not a psychic. You could've gotten all that from physical clues or outside info." Then her voice gained some confidence, "You're resourceful and clever for sure, but the psychic thing is crap, isn't it?"

Gus was impressed and Shawn looked, and there wasn't a better word for it, flabbergasted. He had only been called out as hyper-observant once, by a bunch of geniuses that he later convinced, but he seemed unsure of how to convince this young woman. Reverting to his childish ways, he snottily retorted, "Oh yeah, let's see you do it then!"

Gus could see his brain scanning, trying to find more information that would convince the girl, but she seemed to be a fortress. He also saw her, searching himself and Shawn and the office with her eyes before she spoke.

"You and Gus have been friends forever, even when you were apart you always had each others backs. Gus is the financially sound one, I'm guessing he has another job and finances most of 'Psych'. You haven't had a case in a while which is stressing both of you out. Neither of you are married, I'm thinking Gus just got out of a relationship and is still recovering and Shawn, you and Juliet are clearly dating but trying to convince people you're not? Which I don't get because A. you're terrible at it—clearly 'Detective' is a code word for something along the lines of 'love you' and B. everyone I've seen around you two knows. That was your father before, you two have a rocky relationship—I'm guessing your parents are divorced, but not when you were a little kid, I'm guessing a rocky couple of years then at least…16 or so before they split. You resent him and also resent the fact that you need and love him and from the little bit I heard he probably feels about the same. So I'm sure you haven't given Juliet that ring in your pocket yet because you love her too much to go through something like your parents did. You're insecure about your worth as a man, which is why you revert to child-like behavior, but I feel like you can be mature when you need to be. Should I go on or is this enough?"

'Dannng!' was all Gus could think. Shawn was good, he usually couldn't tell where he had pulled half the stuff he said, but this girl nailed everything—except the divorce, Shawn was 17 almost 18 when his mom left. But still… "Dang girl, how'd you get all that?"

Color now flooded her cheeks as Shawn gaped at her. "I'm good at reading people I guess."

Shawn was silent. Gus took in the moment…Shawn was never silent. Occasionally baffled for a moment, sometimes quiet during a movie, but silent? Never. This kid had silenced Shawn! Amazing. Incredible. He was tempted to applaud, and he really needed to call Juliet.

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Before I add my little note, I'd like to thank Smurph and Cupcake for their reviews! Text pineapples to you! {#} {#} I'll address them real quick if that's alright. Smurph, I'm glad you're liking it! There will be a bit of Shules in the next chapter, which will either be posted like tomorrow or in like a week when I'm settled at school (where did summer go?!) Cupcake, I added the names of who was speaking in the chapter titles, did that help? And if you were referring to conversations within the chapter, I'll work on making it more clear who is speaking. Thank you both!

Now, to everyone else...Apparently I like making Gus chapters long! I hope you like the Shawn/Kate fake psychic off or whatever you want to call that! As always, I want to hear your thoughts, so please review or PM if you're more comfortable with that and I will address them in the next chapter! (unless you would rather me not, if so, please tell me that is the case! :) ) Enjoy!