Hey guys, I'm REALLY sorry for the wait. I know I hate it when people take forever to update so I guess I'm just a hypocrite. I tried to make it a bit longer because of that. Be warned, it's a very Juliet-centric chapter, I just love her.

Disclaimer: Seriously? Of course I own Psych. In magical opposite land where all your dreams come true. Wait, what do you mean it doesn't exist?


Shawn POV

Shawn awoke to the feeling that small sticks were poking into his back, and then he realized they literally were.

He opened his eyes and looked up at the canopy of leaves above him. Memories of stumbling through the woods lessened his disorientation a bit.

Shawn moved to plop himself on his elbows before lancing pain shot through his hip.

He looked down at his poorly wrapped hip and concluded that the blood loss was causing his confusion. He remembered something else and his head swiveled frantically before his eyes rested on the frail, pretty shape lying curled next to him.

His breathing calmed, he reached his hand and gently brushed her gnarled hair from her peaceful face. Lily's eyes fluttered open softly, her beautiful green eyes meeting his own, her face in a small smile.

Shawn spoke quietly, "As much as these twigs are comfortable we should probably get moving. Come on, we can be like that guy on Man vs. Wild, except I'm pretty sure he cheated."

He grabbed his handy walking stick from the ground beside him and used it to shimmy up to a stand. He outstretched his free hand and Lily jumped up and slipped her hand in his.


Juliet POV

Empty except for blood. It really was a good analogy for her heart at the moment, she thought. Except if it was truly empty then she wouldn't feel it being shattered, torn and ripped apart. The pain filled her so much it began to physically pound her body.

She took a deep, shuddering breath and tried to put her brain into cop mode, analyzing the room.

Lassiter moved passed her and began conducting a thorough examination.

Gus was standing stock still beside her, his breathing shallow.

When Lassiter picked up a short, light brown hair from the floor Juliet sprinted from the room. She ran up the stairs and pushed passed the other cops to the safety of the outdoors.

A light breeze tugged at the fly aways from her ponytail.

Juliet welcomed it, imagining the wind sweeping all her thoughts away.

Her breathing had steadied and her footsteps became a rhythmic beat.

She felt ashamed, Shawn needed her and all she could do was run away. She knew that without a doubt that if it were her missing Shawn would be in there, searching for any lead to her whereabouts; doing what she was too weak to.

Worry was screaming through her every nerve, seeming to burn them out as it went.

As she had recently learned, Shawn was not psychic. Amazing, incredible, though he was he was no more in touch with the supernatural then the next person.


*Flashback*

Juliet was sitting comfortably on the couch in the Psych office, watching a Back to the Future marathon with Shawn whose arm was around her shoulders.

Shawn shifted uncomfortably and reached for the remote to mute the volume.

He looked down at her and cleared his throat nervously, in turn making Juliet apprehensive.

"Um... Jules, how would you feel if I said I've been lying to you for about 5 years?"

Juliet was confused, "I know Shawn, you tend to exaggerate the truth." She said with a teasing smile.

Shawn shook his head," I mean about one specific thing."

Juliet sighed exasperatedly, "Shawn, just tell me."

Shawn seemed to be steeling himself, his face serious for once, "I'm not psychic. Juliet gaped at him, What?"

*End Flashback*


She remembered feeling anger first but the thing bothering her most was that she hadn't seen it. She'd been confident in her detective skills and yet she'd missed something right in front of her nose.

In the back of her mind she registered that Shawn was explaining to her why he did it.

She almost laughed out loud at the irony, really Lassiter was the reason Shawn got the job. If Lassiter hadn't accused him Shawn would never have made up the story.

Her shock and anger had turned to pure amazement as he explained how he solved cases.

She had always thought that he viewed the world differently and would wonder how the world looked from his eyes. This just made her curiosity grow. Shawn saw every single detail and used raw intellect to connect the dots.

His rocky relationship with his father suddenly started making more sense also. By pushing all of those rules and techniques on Shawn it just led him to rebel and want nothing to do with his father. It was just another piece of the puzzle.

She sat on the grass, looking at the calm ocean below. She took deep breaths, trying to synchronize with the steady slap of the waves on the sand.

A large hand gripped her shoulder, startling her, "Come on O'Hara. I'll take you home." She recognized Lassiter's voice and let him lead her to the car without protest, lost in thought.

The car ride was silent as Juliet stared haplessly out the window.

When they reached her apartment she slowly got out of the car, Lassiter followed her lead and grabbed her arm before she could enter." Hey, Juliet. We've got a whole team searching the house. We'll find something." He said gently but firmly.

Juliet nodded her assent and walked into her apartment.

What had once been a spotless living space was now slightly cluttered. She found that she didn't mind. Shawn's odd belongings around the room made it seem cozier to her. Made it seem more like a home, not just a place she was passing through.

Her heart clenched at the thought of moving on as she had been planning on doing just that. This week was supposed to be happy, she and Shawn had taken a big step and started looking at apartments together. The only reason it had taken so long was that no one at the station knew about their relationship. It would be difficult to explain if a fellow officer or Carlton stopped by her home and Shawn answered her door.

She got ready for bed and laid down on her side, staring at a picture on her nightstand. It was of her and Shawn at this years' ComiCon. Shawn had been a bit reluctant to go after the fiasco his first time but they'd had a great day.

Shawn's arm was wrapped around her shoulders and he had a spiky metal hat perched vicariously on his head. He was grinning naturally in that way that made her heart spasm in her chest. She was standing next to him, beaming, with a signed comic book clutched in her hand.

Suddenly, Juliet no longer felt comfortable in her apartment. Not bothering to change from her sweatpants and the overlarge t-shirt of Shawn's she was wearing, Juliet left.

She sprinted to her car and jumped in.

Without making a conscious decision she steered the car towards the Psych office.

After 15 minutes of driving she had arrived.

Using the correct key on her pineapple key chain she entered the office and breathed in the familiar atmosphere.

She walked over to Shawn's desk and collapsed into the familiar leather chair.

The world seemed to quiet around her, the sound of mild traffic muffled into a calming song.

Juliet looked at Shawn's desk, smiling slightly at the picture of Shawn and Gus posing cheek to cheek and a newer one of her and him standing in front of his motorcycle, arms around each others shoulders, helmets at their hips.

Her eyes were then drawn to a plastic pineapple sitting by the computer.

Smiling sadly she picked it up but frowned as she heard something rattling inside.

Curious, she flipped the hollow pineapple over and pulled out the plug from the bottom. She reached her fingers in and extracted a small box.

Juliet fingered the velvety fabric, almost afraid to open it and have her hopes squeezed out of existence.

Her trembling hand snapped the lid open to reveal a delicate ring nestled in the fabric.

She pulled it out to examine. The silver band was braided around in a simple yet elegant pattern. A small, glistening diamond was seamlessly connected as though grown from the metal.

Thick tears began sliding down her face, contrasting her bright smile.

She remembered telling Shawn once that she didn't believe in marriage, and that was true, then.

Now, she could barely control herself as she laughed and sobbed at the same time, letting all her emotions loose for the first time since Shawn's disappearance. She gingerly placed the ring back in its box without trying it on. She needed Shawn back, then he could put it on her himself.


Check yes Juliet are you with me? Rain is falling down on the sidewalk, I won't go until you come ouside

Juliet turned her head to the side and groaned, wanting it to stop so she could return to the peaceful oblivion of sleep. Realizing she was still clutching the ring box in her left hand she used her right to reach into her sweatshirt and pull out her cell phone.

Check yes Juliet kill the limbo I'll keep throwing rocks at your window, there's no turning back for us tonight

Shawn had obviously changed her ring tone... again. The song stopped as she answered, "Hello?" she asked groggily, thinking that if you took of the 'o' it pretty accurately described her week. "O'Hara, we found something. Come down to the station."


Another chapter done, how did you like my version of Shawn telling Juliet the truth? Sadly I think there's only gonna be one or two more chapters and maybe an epilogue. There were a lot more references to episodes in that one but I couldn't help myself:) Pretty please with a pineapple on top review!