Hello! Second last chapter (so sad to be so close to be finished!)
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Juliet met Carlton and Gus at the hospital. It was ten in the morning and they had not long ago gotten a call from Henry saying Shawn had woken up. Once they arrived at the hospital, they all raced to the receptionist's desk, demanding to know where Shawn was. As soon as they heard the number, they ran full speed towards the room. They didn't knock or anything, they just burst in.
"Um… hey guys…" Shawn said. Shawn was only in his underwear. The doctors were nice enough to let him keep that. The doctors were just taking a look at his injuries, making sure that they were treated correctly and that nothing was wrong with them.
"We can… come back later" Carlton said, being the only person who had never seen this much skin showing on Shawn.
"don't be stupid. I'm awake and bored. Come on in!" Shawn said. Juliet was the first one in and soon as she was close enough, she buried her face in Shawn's shoulder.
"Don't you ever be so stupidly reckless again!" Juliet cried.
"Jules, you don't have to worry about me…" Shawn said.
"But I do. I worry about you every time you do something stupid that could possibly get you killed. And I'm not the only one who does. So you should just stop."
"And I worry about you every time you grab your gun and follow a bad guy" Shawn said. Juliet stared at him before finally moving in for a kiss.
"Ok, that settles it" Carlton said, far too uncomfortable with the situation. "I'm coming back later."
"Lassie, get back here!" Shawn called out. Carlton poked his head back through the door.
"Is it over yet?" he asked.
"Yes, yes. We promise only to kiss when you children aren't in the room" Shawn said. Gus held up a Mars Bar and immediately, Shawn's attention was diverted.
"Ooh! A chocolate bar!"
"And we're the children…" Carlton said. Just as Shawn was about to open his bar, the doctor grabbed it from him.
"Your cholesterol is far too high" he said. "I'll keep it for safe keeping." The doctor then opened the packet and took a bite. "I'll be back to check on you later." Shawn stared after the doctor.
"Can you believe that?" Shawn asked.
"Well, you do eat a lot of junk…" Juliet said.
"I have been shot and stabbed. I deserve at least a candy bar!" and with those simple words the entire room fell silent. And Shawn saw clearly the blame they each felt. "You've gotta be kidding me. How was any of this you fault? Just name one thing!"
"I shouldn't have let you go alone" they all said at once and then stared at each other. Shawn stared at all of them.
"That's stupid. You think that if you came with me, things would be different? They probably would have just killed us on sight if they saw you two, because your detectives! And besides, you didn't even know what I was doing! As for you, Gus, I told you to go to the chief. So it's not your fault. It's not any of your faults! And if I ever hear you blaming yourselves again, I will never share a candy bar with you ever again!"
"You don't do that now" Gus said.
"Gus, don't be Garfield on a Monday. It's the thought that counts."
"You've used that one before."
"Have I? I must be tired... What do you think Lavender Gooms?"
"Used that one before too."
"Huh…"
"I can't listen to any more of this" Carlton said.
"Lassie! Stay!"
"I would rather bungee jump without a properly test rope."
"That's a little dark" Gus said.
"I should go follow him" Juliet said. "I'll see you soon?"
"Don't forget your lips" Shawn said. Juliet and Gus looked at him. "I'm just not feelin' it today…" Juliet smiled and kissed her boyfriend again before taking off after Carlton.
Then it was just Shawn and Gus in the room.
"So…" Gus said. Looking away from Shawn.
"So…" Shawn replied, looking away from Gus. Then, they both turned to look at each other. Gus went running into Shawn's open arms and finally the duo was reunited. "I've missed your magic 8 ball head."
"And I've missed your sweet white chocolate smell" Gus said.
It was a single week since the accident. Shawn was already back up on his feet. Well, foot. Doctor's orders to have crutches for at least another week. William's trial had already passed. There was so much evidence pinned against him, he was done for. They even managed to pin the charity theft on him, thanks to Shawn. He was sentenced to life in jail. This time, however, it would take a lot more that kissing ass to get out on parole so early.
It was Natalie's trial at last. Shawn was a witness and had to appear in court. He was supposed to be a witness in William's trial as well, but it turned out there was already so much evidence against him they didn't need Shawn at all. Turns out, police witnessing you holding a knife to a person's neck is enough evidence to get you convicted. Shawn did show up on one of the last days to have a 'Psychic Vision' about the charity theft back in 2010. Natalie was then brought to the stand and she confessed everything.
Shawn approached the box and the lawyers asked him questions. Henry sat in the crowd, watching his son testify feeling a strange sense of joy and pride. His son the detective was testifying.
Shawn remained honest while under oath. With every question the lawyers asked, Shawn found that the honest and truthful answers were constantly in Natalie's favour.
"Tell me, Mr Spencer. Did Natalie ever touch you?" one lawyer asked. There was a slight chuckle in the crowd. Yes, yes. Very funny. A girl helped kidnap a guy and now they want to know if the bad bad girl hurt him.
"No" Shawn said. "Well, only when she was untying me."
"And did she make any threats to you?"
"She said I'd be dead soon. But that's not exactly a threat. More just general statement that anyone would give once they saw the condition I was in. Hell, my old man even said it."
"Okay, but tell me… if Natalie was such a great person and this was all Mr Pond's doing, then why didn't she ever try to help you throughout the entire time you were kidnapped?"
"What makes you say that?" Shawn asked. Everyone stared at him confused. "She did help me. Twice. I think I would have died really soon if it weren't for her." Juliet, Gus, Henry and Carlton all stared at Shawn. They had hardly ever heard anything of the case and had never heard about Natalie helping him.
The court room had spent hours and hours on this particular case. Natalie was obviously guilty of being associated with the crime, but it confused them to know that she had actually helped Shawn. In the end, she was sentenced to 42 months in prison. A charge that was very generous and would have been impossible if it weren't for Shawn.
Juliet, Carlton, Gus and Henry made their way to the chief, annoyed and desperate for some answers. They finally found Chief Vick amongst the crowds of people and cornered her.
"Chief" Juliet called out. The chief looked up to see them surrounding her.
"What can I do for you?" she asked, slightly confused.
"Why did you keep us out of Shawn's case?" Juliet asked and just as she did, Shawn approached them in crutches.
"Hey guys!" he said.
"Because Spencer here asked me to" Chief Vick said.
"What?!" Henry exclaimed.
"Shawn!" Gus yelled and Carlton just groaned. The chief used this as an excuse to make her quick getaway. The original four turned to face Shawn, glaring at him. Shawn just stared right back at him wanting to run away from this argument that he had just stumbled upon.
"What? COMING, CHIEF!" Shawn said, trying to make a dash for it. Carlton grabbed Shawn's shoulder and held him in place.
"Why did you keep us out of the case, Shawn?" Juliet asked, folding her arms.
"Well…" Shawn started, very conscious that Carlton was tightening his grip on his shoulder. Shawn sighed, admitting defeat. "You guys were blaming yourselves for every little thing. I figured that the less you knew… the less you could blame yourselves…"
There it was again. Shawn was the one who was hurt. Shawn was the one that should be cared for, and yet… there he was. Taking care of them. That's how it always ended up. Gus, Carlton, Henry and Juliet exchanged awkward and guilty glances. It shouldn't be like this.
"Shawn, you shouldn't have to worry about us" Juliet said.
"But I do. Every single day" Shawn said.
"Then you know how we feel" Gus said.
"Let's make a deal" Henry said. "If we all promise not to use it unless the situation demands it, can we please, install the GPS back onto your phone?"
"You'll do the same?" Shawn asked, staring at everyone around him.
"I already have GPS on my phone!" Gus said.
"Yes, fine" Carlton said. Juliet nodded as well. They all then pulled out their phones and started to put GPS back onto their phones.
"Only if the situation demands it" Juliet confirmed, suddenly feeling the invasion of privacy Shawn must have felt before. Everybody nodded in agreement.
Shawn looked towards the front of the court room, where he saw Natalie in orange being escorted out of the room in handcuffs. Natalie's eyes met Shawn's and she looked at him gratefully but completely confused.
Not actually sure if Shawn ever said "Don't be Garfield on a Monday". But if he hasn't, let's just for the sake of this chapter say he did.
Stay tuned for the last chapter! (should be out tomorrow... SHOULD)