Again, this girl does not own Psych. I realized I haven't done some established Shawn/Abigail Shules action. Even though I hated Shawn and Abigail, it created a different dynamic for him and Juliet.
Shawn walked into the SBPD with his head raised high and a smile on his face. This was typical Shawn behavior. His entire face dropped when he saw Juliet O'Hara. The beautiful blonde was avidly typing some sort of report at her desk. Ever since he'd began dating Abigail, things between him and Juliet were strange. More than anything did he want to go back to where they stood before. They were flirty, fun, and relaxed. He knew most of this awkwardness was on account of him. He didn't know how to act around her. Even after their talk in Vancouver, he wasn't sure how to conduct a strictly platonic relationship with Jules. The truth was, as much as he really like Abigail, he'd always have romantic feelings for Juliet. There was something about her that made his heart thump just a little bit faster. He instantly felt guilty when these feelings rose.
He decided to walk up to her and say hello. "Hey, Jules."
Her blue eyes looked up and she smiled that dazzling smile. "Hi, Shawn!"
"Whatcha got there?"
"Oh, just some paperwork for the case we were working on with that string of bank-robberies. Yeah, I'm almost done."
Shawn nodded and he leaned against her desk. "So… you look decent today."
She looked somewhat sadly down back to her computer. She hated that things between her and Shawn were so tense. Why she had to go to that movie theater and make a fool of herself beat her. Every time she saw him with Abigail, though she was happy for him, she felt a twinge of jealousy and hurt. She couldn't help but think that should be me. It sounded cliché, and maybe it was! She didn't even realize her feelings were this strong for him until he'd told her no that fateful night.
Shawn noticed her reaction and instantly felt awful. "I'm-I'm sorry Jules. I don't know why I keep doing that. I was the one who said we should be able to keep a friendship going because you mean too much to me. I guess I haven't been showing how much you mean to me these days, huh?" The words sort of spilled out.
Juliet smiled softly. "I get it, Shawn. It's really sweet of you to say that."
"Well, you do! I mean, you're my friend! Probably one of my closest friends! I should be able to say you look beautiful today and not have to feel guilty or weird. Because I'm just stating a fact."
Juliet felt her cheeks flush and she swallowed. "You think I look beautiful?" she was probably referring to her messily done bun that had loose strands everywhere and the fact that she had the sleeves over her light blue shirt rolled up. She looked exhausted."
"Yes." He simply said and he walked away with that.
She couldn't help but watch him walked across the office with his hands leisurely tucked in his jean pockets. He had such a casual step. For some reason, she found it endearing. It was in this moment that Juliet O'Hara knew that her and Shawn probably wouldn't have a textbook platonic relationship.
When was anything to do with Shawn Spencer textbook?
And when was anything ever platonic?
She smiled to herself as she continued her work. One day they would work. It just wasn't that moment. Apparently, it made too much sense.
