Chapter 9-Gus' Reaction
Shawn decided that if Juliet had told Lassiter and Chief Vick, he had every right in the world to tell his best friend, so he sat at his desk waiting for Gus to arrive. He couldn't wait to tell him, it was awful to keep a secret this big from his best friend. Gus finally came in around three after he had finished making his pharmaceutical rounds.
"Hey Shawn, have we got anything to drink around here" he greeted his friend.
"Yeah there's some orange juice in the fridge," Shawn rolled in his chair over to him.
Gus gulped down the juice while Shawn just looked at him. "Uhh, what are you staring at?"
"Nothing, I just have something to tell you, but I want your full attention"
"Fine," Gus put the juice away "What is it?"
"It has something to do with me and Jules."
"Have you set a date for the wedding?" Gus asked excitedly. He was still trying to get used to Shawn's new lifestyle but he was fully supportive of his relationship with Juliet, it would be good for Shawn.
"Nope"
"Ok then, what is it?"
"Well, Juliet and I are having a baby!" Shawn exclaimed.
Gus was glad Shawn made him put the juice away or he might have choked.
"You're not being serious are you?"
"No, I mean in, Jules is pregnant" Shaw said again.
"You're going to be a dad?" Gus couldn't believe it. It was one thing for Shawn to decide to get married, but another thing entirely for him to be a father. He knew Shawn would step up to the challenge, he never backed down, but he still couldn't imagine seeing his friend with a baby in his arms.
"Yeah"
"Well, how do you feel about that?" Gus asked him.
"Honestly, Gus, I'm terrified. There's no turning back now, I'm not walking out on this kid, but I don't know if I know how to be a dad. There's so much responsibility. Jules is going to make a great mom and I know she'll bring me along, but what if I'm not a fast enough learner? I don't want to mess this kid up," Shawn admitted.
"Shawn, when have you ever been a slow learner? Just make sure you're the favorite parent and then you have nothing to be concerned about," Gus ended jokingly.
"I'm just glad that it's Juliet, she's patient enough" Shawn told him.
"Well, we got to go out and celebrate then," Gus said, "Who else knows?"
"Pretty much everyone"
"What? I was the last to know? How come?"
"Well naturally I told my dad as soon as I found out, and then Juliet said it had to be a secret, but she started telling people, so just know you're the second one I told" Shawn explained, "and as much as I'd love to go out and celebrate, I think we need to do the responsible thing and work on this case so we get paid."
A/N
After this chapter, time is going to start going by a little faster. I just had to have everyone find out, so hopefully things will start going at a faster pace now!