009. Months.
[Established Shules]
"Mommy? Can you read me a story?" The little girl's sparkling brown eyes reminded Juliet so much of her husband's.
"Not now, honey. Mommy's a little bit tired right now." Juliet waddled as best as she could with her overlarge stomach towards her bedroom. "See if Daddy's here."
"He's not. He's with Uncle Gus, they went to go get hot dogs."
Juliet sighed. "Well, you better tell him when he comes back that Mommy wants him to read you a story."
"Okay," the girl grinned before skipping off.
Juliet smiled. Her daughter, Shawn's daughter, was one of the best things that had ever happened to the two of them. Having kids wasn't always a good idea when you were a detective and worked a lot of dangerous jobs, but Juliet had always felt they'd made the right choice. And generally, if neither Shawn nor Juliet were available, Gus was happy to take her along on his pharmaceutical routes.
Juliet rubbed her stomach pensively. She was nine months pregnant and on maternity leave. Lassiter would pop in from time to time to get her input on a case he was working, but Juliet spent her time thinking about the last nine months and the next ones to come.
The door opened. "Girls, I'm home!" Shawn called. "And I brought a pineapple shake for my favorite daughter!"
"I'm your only daughter!" came a giggle from the living room. Shawn and Gus came inside and set the food down on the table. Gus went to go play with his goddaughter, and Shawn went straight to his and Juliet's room. He found her looking up at him in a mixture of pain and excitement.
"Hey, Jules, what's up?"
"Shawn… my water just broke."
A/n: I didn't want to name Shawn and Juliet's kid because I didn't want anyone to disagree with the name I gave her. I also think Shawn and Jules would be a very amusing married couple.