"Juliet," Shawn spoke softly as the two couples stepped through the front door of Juliet's house. Juliet turned, "I'm going to go home for tonight. I really need to take care of a few things there. I mean my stack of mail alone is probably as tall as my front door." Shawn smiled as he rubbed Juliet's arm.

Juliet smiled softly before leaning in to place a light lingering kiss on Shawn's lips. "Good night."

Shawn pulled her in for a hug and tucked her head under his as he kissed her for head, "I love you. I'll see you tomorrow."

"You leaving, Shawn?" Ian questioned as he and Elaine returned from the living room.

"Yeah, now that we're both mostly recuperated I need to tend to a few things at my apartment, but I'll be back later tomorrow morning. I'll bring lunch."

"Chow Mein?"

"Sure."

Shawn loosened his hold on Juliet and went over to the elder O'Hara's. Elaine hugged him and Ian shook his hand as he clapped Shawn on the back.

Shawn let himself out and turned around at the bottom of the stairs, "see you tomorrow!"


Juliet had a surprisingly hard time falling asleep that night. She had grown used to having a warm body at her side while she slept. She tossed and turned for a couple hours before falling into a restless sleep. Juliet finally woke the next morning around eleven to the smell of Chow Mein, Mei Fun, Mongolian Beef, and Cashew Chicken. Juliet jumped out of bed, threw on a t-shirt and jeans, and pulled her hair into a clip before bouncing down the stairs.

"Jules!" Shawn exclaimed as he set down his chopsticks and jumped up to give her a big hug. She kissed his cheek, "sleep well?"

"No," Juliet made no attempt to moderate how restlessly she'd slept.

"Me either," Shawn smiled brightly. Shawn noted how weird it was that he was happy he was unable to sleep without her beside him.

"Morning, Julie," Elaine set a cup of coffee in front of her daughter before giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you again, Shawn, for lunch," Ian said. "Chinese is Elaine and my favorite."

"My pleasure!"

The quartet had a pleasant lunch as they laughed and Shawn amused them with obscure 80's trivia. After all the leftovers were put up and the dishes done they all headed upstairs to get ready.

Shawn watched TV for a bit while Juliet took a shower and did her hair and make-up. Shawn had one side of his charcoal trousers on when Juliet finally emerged from the bathroom in her slip. He caught himself staring; "You look beautiful," Shawn finally managed as he buttoned his pants and began slipping his belt through the first loop.

"Thank you," Juliet smiled sweetly, "but wait until you see my dress."

Juliet slipped into her walk-in closet and retrieved the plastic garment bag containing her dress. She also grabbed her new shoes and laid both on the bed. She removed the dress from its encasement and then folded the bag and placed it beside her shoes. It was a beautiful dress. It was a muted lilac satin, with matching bead work over the empire bodice which sported a deep V. Juliet slipped it on over her head and turned around, "Could you zip me up Shawn?" Juliet asked quietly.

Shawn came in close behind her as she moved the soft curls of her hair out of the way. He slowly lifted the zipper to its proper place before placing his hands on her shoulders and spinning her around. The dress fit her perfectly and showed off just the right amount of curve and skin without being too revealing, "You look amazing," Shawn said breathlessly.

Juliet giggled shyly. She picked his tie up off the bed and placed it around his neck. She pulled him by his tie and kissed him deeply. Shawn stepped back suddenly, "Uh, um, should stop!" he almost ran for the bathroom.

Juliet grinned to herself when heard Shawn mumbling something as she put her silver wedge heels on. Shawn returned a few minutes later, his tie still hanging loosely around his neck. He put his jacket on quickly and then focused attention on his black and silver tie. Once finished, Juliet adjusted the knot a bit before she grabbed her clutch.

Elaine and Ian were waiting at the bottom of the stairs for them. Elaine looked almost as beautiful as her daughter. She was wearing a white linen dress that showed off a black satin ribbon just under the bust. There were large roses embroidered in black silk thread along the lower half of the skirt and she sported a black satin ¾ sleeve bolero and red satin peep-to heels. Ian was dressed much as Shawn was, but in black instead of charcoal and a scarlet pocket square.

Ian kissed Juliet on the cheek as she passed to grab her keys. "You look lovely, Juliet."

"Thank you, Daddy," Juliet smiled. "Let's get going."