Due to the positive response, I will be turning Second Chances into its own story-probably not for a couple weeks, but I'll let you know :) I'm excited about that one. Anyway, I'm super stressed with school so I figured I'd write a quick, fluffy Shules. Also, everyone should go check out Back in the Game! (Maggie's new show). I haven't seen it, but it looks awesome! Anyway, this is not tied in to Second Chances...

The Next Adventure

"Morning Mommy!" Juliet awoke to her two year old daughter pouncing on her stomach-the typical Saturday routine, but for some reason, today it made her feel sick.

"Ugh, morning Jaime..." She groaned, closing her eyes with hopes the nausea would go away. It didn't, however, and she had to push Jaime to the side while she ran for the toilet.

"Dad-dy! Mommy's sick!" She heard Jaime yell through the small house.

Within seconds, Shawn had arrived at the bathroom door and walked in. "Sweetie?" He said as he pulled her hair back. "You okay?"

"Yeah," she got up and went to rinse her mouth in the sink. "I just felt really sick after Jaime pounced on me, I feel a lot better now."

Shawn looked at her, eyes wide with concern, "Well I'm glad you're not working today. Cereal for you my darling bride-and not the sugary stuff, the grown-up cereal you make me eat." He kissed her head and walked out. "Starfish! You want a waffle? Mommy doesn't get any but you and I can have them with pineapple!"

"Yay! Is Mommy okay?" She asked-already at two she was the sweetest, most considerate person Juliet knew. She was Shawn's daughter through and through, dark wavy hair, easy smile, overall joy and excitement with life, but her eyes were surprising. They had been bright blue since she was born, like her own eyes, but right when she turned two they started to sometimes change. When little Jaime was especially happy, they flashed green-temporarily, but unmistakably.

"I'm okay baby-girl." She smiled as she ran a hand down her daughter's hair. She really did feel better, far better in fact. Really, she wanted a waffle with pineapple. "Shawn, make that three waffles, my stomach feels fine." He looked at her questioningly, but nodded and scooped extra waffle mix into the mixing bowl.

The waffles didn't take long to make, Juliet cut the pineapple while her husband watched the waffle maker and Jaime cooked a deluxe breakfast in her play kitchen. It had taken a while to adjust to having a baby, she and Shawn had some awful nights and days as they figured out schedules and responsibilities and just having a child overall, but as she looked at her happy family, Juliet smiled-her life was perfect.

"Breakfast is served, ladies!" Shawn exclaimed with enthusiasm and they all sat down around the table, Jaime crawling into her booster seat. "First, the Queen of the castle, the lovely Jules." He plopped a waffle on her plate and handed her the bowl of pineapple. "For the prettiest starfish of them all, Princess Jaime, I will cut your waffle into choke-free pieces! He plopped a waffle on the Perry plate he had pulled toward himself, then put another one on his own plate. "And one for King Shawn." Then-true to his word-he cut Jaime's waffle and the pineapple slices that accompanied it and slid it across the table to their daughter.

He was an amazing father, far better than she ever could have guessed. He was loving and fair, disciplining her when she needed it but never going too far and always explaining how much he loved her. He was the perfect father in fact, protective without hovering, tender but fun, everything a little girl could ask for. Juliet blinked rapidly, suddenly aware her eyes had welled up.

"Mommy? Are you crying?" Jaime asked, fork halfway to her mouth.

"No, just had a piece of pineapple caught in my throat." She saw Shawn's skeptical glance, but ignored it. "You know what this needs? Peanut butter." She said as she rose from the table and walked to the pantry.

"Ew! Gross! Mommy, no!"

"You don't know it's gross unless you try it!" She said, plopping a dollop of peanut butter on her pineapple covered waffle. She took a bite, much to her daughter's disgust, but it tasted wonderful. "Mmmm!" She said, bringing her face very close to her little one's.

"Jules, you know I'm all for pineapple experimentation, but that's a new one..." He seemed to be examining her, but after a second, he shook his head and said, "...give me a bite!" He reached over and cut off a piece of the waffle, then tried to cover how repulsed he was by the taste. "That's...interesting...I think I'll stick with this..." They finished their meal with a couple games of I-Spy, which Jaime could already beat her at-she definitely inherited her father's observational skills. Once they were done, Shawn started clearing the plates, "Okay Starfish, you know the drill, one episode of Phineas and Ferb then we're going to the park!"

"Yay!" Jaime dashed into the family room, leaving Shawn and Juliet alone in the kitchen.

"Babe, how are you feeling?" He asked cautiously.

"I feel fine, great actually! I guess Jaime just hit my stomach weird this morning."

"Mmhmm. Sweetie, do we have any pregnancy tests in the house?" He asked it so casually she did a double take to make sure she heard him correctly.

"Um, maybe-you don't think...Shawn I'm on the pill." She couldn't be pregnant, her last period was...when was it?

"97% effective, ask Lassie, he's got two of those three percent." It was true, both of Carlton's kids were accidents.

"But...I couldn't..." Still, she and Shawn walked to the bathroom, making sure Jaime was enthralled in her show. They found two tests under the sink, one was expired but only barely. She used both of them and they began the agonizing five minutes of waiting.

"Shawn, could we handle another baby?"

"Sweetie, if you're pregnant, of course we can handle it. Psych is doing well and you make plenty. We got this."

She was touched by his faith, and started tearing up again. Dang, she was so emotional, and hungry, and nauseous...shoot, she had to be pregnant. "I love you." She couldn't think of anything else to say and Shawn moved so he was sitting next to her on the tub with his arms wrapped around her.

"Mommy? Daddy? What are you doing on the tub? Why are you in the bafroom?" She smiled at her daughter's mispronunciation of the word, she loved being a mother so much, and having another one would be stressful but wonderful. "X, this is a x, right Daddy?" She had grabbed the stick from the counter without them realizing it and Shawn jumped up to take it from her.

"Close, Baby, it's a plus! So is this one! Jules!"Shawn's eyes were bright green and wide and she ran to look at the positive pregnancy tests with him. Plusses, both of them, she was pregnant. She looked up at Shawn, who planted a big kiss on her lips, killing all the fears and doubts about whether or not they could handle another.

"What does plus mean?" Jaime asked, tugging on Shawn's shirt.

"It means-" he started but she kissed him again to cut him off. Then she turned and picked up their perfect little girl.

"It means you can't jump on Mommy's stomach for a little bit, and that I might be eating some funny foods for a while. I'll tell you more when you're three, okay Baby-Girl?" She looked at her daughter's puzzled face. She'd be three in three months, they'd tell her then so they wouldn't have to explain it if anything terrible happened.

Jaime looked at her, then Shawn, then her again and eventually nodded. "Okay...but I wish I was three now." She and Shawn looked at each other and smiled, then each kissed a cheek of their sweet little girl. She giggled at their kiss and hugged them both tight, then pulled back suddenly. "Can we have a denture at the park?"

"Adventure, Starfish. Dentures are old people teeth, but yes, we can play save the Princess." Shawn said with a smile.

"Mermaid! I wanna be a mermaid!"

Juliet laughed, their next adventure had already started, their family was growing, and as she looked at the king and mermaid that would help her along this grand adventure, she couldn't help but think it would be a great one.

Okay guys, you know the drill, let me know what you think! Hope you like the cuteness of the Spencer family!