Author note: Hey guys I am back. Not that I actually went any where!
Enjoy this chapter! Bet you are happy I didn't leave you on a cliff hanger for too long!
Previously:
Charlie then took him on a tour of the facilities. She pointed out the swimming pools and saunas and all of the extra activities they offered such as tennis and basketball, although she explained that Shawn had never been the energetic sporty type.
When Charlie showed him the meditation room where Shawn was Henry desperately wanted to go inside and see his son. Charlie refused saying he would see him soon and he wasn't to disturb the session. This meant that Henry resorted to peering through the glass on the door until Charlie pulled him away saying, "He'll see you, he's extremely observant"
Henry moved away from the door then and commented, "Inherited of me probably."
Charlie then escorted him back to the office and she propped the door open with a door wedge.
"Can I offer you a cuppa?" she offered.
Henry nodded, "Please" he agreed, his stomach rumbling as he realised he had missed lunch.
The, they waited for Shawn.
Henry stood up when Shawn appeared in the door way. He could have recognised his son anywhere.
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Shawn peered through the door and immediately his eyes were drawn to his father who stood up upon eye contact.
"Shawn" Henry breathed before rushing over to his son and embarrassing him in a huge hug.
Shawn, who was no fan of physical contact, even with Charlie who he was comfortable with immediately started struggling and pulled away,
"Get off!" he yelled and immediately Henry withdrew and stared at his son.
Shawn was surprised to find tears in his father's eyes and he beckoned him to sit down.
"I'm so sorry! For everything!"" Henry blurted before expressing various different apologies before finally he finally slumped onto the sofa.
Shawn stood there bewildered. What was he meant to say now? He was going to come in angry but how could he when his father was a blubbering wreck?
"Why?" Shawn asked simply instead and Henry looked up at him through wet eyes.
"It wasn't my choice….Your mother …won custody and, she wanted you to come here" he managed to get out through sobs and tears.
Shawn was shocked. He had always thought that his father had abandoned him but now, as it turns out. It had been Maddy both times. Shawn then got over the original reaction by letting out a bitter laugh.
"Doesn't surprise me" Shawn commented, coming to sit next to his father on the sofa. "She always did think I was a freak"
Henry looked down sadly and wiped his eyes with a tissue. "She's a psychiatrist, she diagnoses everyone"
Shawn just stared at him and Henry caught a glance of the pineapple he had put on Charlie's desk.
"I got you a pineapple" Henry said weakly.
Shawn grinned and went over to Charlie's desk who quickly offered him the pineapple.
Henry smiled weakly from the sofa when he saw the genuine smile coming from his son. Charlie sat at her desk in the corner, seemingly forgotten.
"You know, I never thought you would actually turn up" Shawn commented.
Henry looked down ashamed.
"You read newspapers?" he asked and Shawn nodded solemnly.
"You heard of the Ying Yang killer?" he questioned again.
Shawn gave another solemn nod.
"The last guy he targeted was my best friend and he lost the game. I… was very upset"
Shawn stared at him, patiently waiting for him to continue.
"Shortly after I was offered a job in Miami and I had to take it. Everyone was just looking at me in pity and I just had to escape"
Shawn just looked at him that was no excuse.
"Why didn't you ever visit?" Shawn asked.
Henry shook his head in self-pity and looked down.
"He's trying to say he forgot about you, preoccupied by his job I suspect" Ross whispered in his ear, causing Shawn to jump.
"Is that right?" Shawn questioned.
Henry looked up confused and Charlie sighed, realising that Ross must be back once again.
"Were you preoccupied with your work?"
Henry didn't give a direct answer but instead murmured, "Miami has a much higher crime rate than Santa Barbra"
Silence proceeded this.
"So, are you planning to stick around?"
"Yeah" Henry whispered.
Trying to diffuse to tense atmosphere, Henry reached into his pocket and brought out a lolly pop, one of the ones Shawn had loved as a child.
"Lolly pops? Dad! I'm 24!" Shawn burst out laughing and Henry joined in.
Charlie watched the bizarre situation and noticed that even with Shawn's previous statement about his age; he still accepted the lollipop, without asking if he had poisoned it.
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Later on that week, it was time for Gus to visit and Gus put on his visitors pass and went to join Shawn in Charlie's office. They met there every week but they didn't necessary stay there. Now that Shawn was older Charlie had allowed him to go where ever he wanted with Gus, sometimes Gus stayed longer and he got to join in an art class or something which Gus actually enjoyed although he was jealous of Shawn's artistic ability. It seemed there was nothing that Shawn didn't excel at.
"Hey buddy" Shawn greeted him.
Gus smiled as he saw his best friend coming.
"How have you been?" Gus asked in concern.
"Ok" Shawn responded shrugging. "Got something to tell you though"
"What?" Gus questioned, sensing he was about to break some big news.
"My Dad turned up"
"What?" Gus questioned in shock. "What did he do? Why did he come?"
Shawn smiled, seeing his best friend panic so much.
"Well, you see the newspapers about Gary Mcgavern. I got to testify against him and I guess my dad saw the tape and came to visit. He said he's gonna visit twice a week for family therapy."
"You testified? God Shawn!" Guys blurted. "Twice a week? Did he apologise?"
"He uh…. Broke down in a blubbering wreck. He brought me a pineapple too" Shawn smiled.
Gus laughed out loud at the thought of Henry bringing pineapple. "Well I am glad he felt bad"
"Me too" Shawn thought out loud and Gus didn't look shocked. "I don't know what I would have done if he had just come back into my life and…" he broke off, thinking of what Henry could have done, but didn't.
Gus then stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I guess we'll just have to wait to see if he actually turns up for therapy then, won't we?" he asked rhetorically and Shawn nodded tapping his fingers on his leg. He was nervous already.
Previously:
"Were you preoccupied with your work?"
Henry didn't give a direct answer but instead murmured, "Miami has a much higher crime rate than Santa Barbra"
Silence proceeded this.
"So, are you planning to stick around?"
"Yeah" Henry whispered.
Trying to diffuse to tense atmosphere, Henry reached into his pocket and brought out a lolly pop, one of the ones Shawn had loved as a child.
"Lolly pops? Dad! I'm 24!" Shawn burst out laughing and Henry joined in.
Charlie watched the bizarre situation and noticed that even with Shawn's previous statement about his age; he still accepted the lollypop, without asking if he had poisoned it.
When Henry returned to the station, all of the officers looked at him curiously. Henry tried to ignore the stares that were coming at him from all directions and he made his way to the Chief's office at a fast pace.
Juliet and Carlton were at their desks when they saw Henry rush to the Chief's office. Their desks were only a few metres away from her office and it was easy to tell how the whole station quietened and the sound of a man's footsteps that he was back. The most shocking thing though, was that he was smiling. Quickly, they both followed him into the Chief's office, catching the door as it swung shut, Juliet poked her head inside.
Henry smiled and invited her in and her partner immediately followed.
"What are you so happy about?" Carlton asked him. Henry smiled before turning to the Chief and sitting down in the chair opposite.
"I've just been to see my son" Henry admitted with a proud and gleeful expression on his face.
Juliet gasped and the Chief returned the smile. "How was he?" she asked.
"Well, he still loves pineapple and… he's grown up into a brilliant young man" Henry admitted, almost tearing at the thought that he didn't raise him.
"He wasn't angry?" the Chief asked shocked.
Henry paused and shook his head. "I told him the truth of what happened. He's mentally ill and I didn't want to lose his trust"
The Chief nodded in agreement.
"So what's his diagnosis?" Juliet asked with concern and Henry turned to look at her.
"I think…. I shouldn't disclose the nature of my son's condition to anyone just yet. I mean…" Henry tried to correct, seeing the hurt in Juliet's eyes, as if she thought that he thought she couldn't be trusted. "It's up to him, you know"
"Oh" Juliet said, understanding what he was getting at, but Henry took the time to explain further.
"He's doing really well according to Miss Marks, Charlie. He's on meds and he was perfectly normal when I saw him" he grinned, as if proud of his son's achievement.
"That's good" the Chief agreed. She then twisted her hands together and asked another question, "Are you going to keep this up?"
Henry smiled, "Most definitely"
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By the end of the next week Henry had come to visit twice for family therapy and each time, they had talked a little more. When Gus visited at the end of each week, Shawn told him everything of what had happened with his father and he was very supportive of their growing relationship.
It was in a private therapy session with Charlie one night when Shawn asked the question he had asked for years.
"No that my dad is back and everything…. Does this mean I can get released?... soon?... eventually?... ever?" he finished exasperatedly.
Charlie laughed. "Well your symptoms have been a lot better over the past few years, haven't had a break down in a few years. It depends" she finished.
"On what?"
"I was going to speak to Gus anyway. See if he is willing to have a roommate, I don't want you living alone. You would have to promise to eat three meals a day, every day and take your pills"
Shawn started to smile, looking rather excited.
"It might not be permanent though" Charlie warned. "The problem we have is a rather large disruption in your routine and you have been here for so long, you would find it really hard to adapt to society"
Shawn looked down, believing he was never going to be leaving.
"I'll discuss it with my colleagues. Perhaps we'll have a trial run" she commented and Shawn offered her a weak smile.
"Ok, off you go" she waved cheekily and Shawn smiled before leaving Charlie in peace.
Shawn made his way up to see Jessica but paused at the door at the racket going on inside.
"Urgh!" Jessica yelled and Shawn's eyes widened in curiosity, what was she doing?
Shawn knocked on the door hesitantly and he heard to call from the other side. Upon hearing a loud smashing sound he entered the code on her door. The locks were an easy combination which Shawn had figured out years ago. He suspected that Charlie knew he knew, but she had never said anything.
"Jessica?" Shawn asked as he took in the view around him.
Author note: So Shawn finally wants out huh? And what the hell is wrong with Jessica?
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