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"Hey" Gus met Shawn at the gate. "Have a good time?" He asked as the pair made their way towards the airport exit.

"Oh Yeah" Shawn smiled "Lots of hot dumb girls who believe I have psychic powers"

Gus laughed "Did you spend time with your mom between all these girls?"

"Of course I did Gus, who do you think made my breakfast in the morning?"

"You're looking a lot better," Gus noted.

Shawn rolled his eyes, "I wasn't ill Gus."

"You figured out what you're going to do about-?" Gus didn't need to finish the question, Shawn knew what he was talking about.

Shawn squinted as they stepped out into the bright sun. "You want to go to the movies later? We haven't been in ages," Shawn asked, ignoring Gus' question.

Gus decided to let it go for now, Shawn would talk to him when he was ready. "Sure, what do you want to see?"

Shawn shrugged, "You're choice."

"Last time you said that we ended up going to see Saw."

"Yes, and?"

Gus glared at his friend, "You know I don't like horror films Shawn, I had nightmares for a week after that."

Gus had driven Shawn back to his place to unpack and shower before they would meet for food and then go to the cinema.

Shawn checked the clock on his cell phone as he got ready to go out. He was already late but Gus had learnt to anticipate Shawn's lateness. He grabbed his keys off the counter, pulled his helmet from the cupboard and headed towards his door, just as he clasped the door handle his phone went off. He marched to the phone and answered it.

"Yello?"

"Do you have to answer the phone like that?" The voice asked and Shawn's cheery disposition disappeared instantly.

"What do you want dad?"

"I want to come over so we can talk about whatever is bothering you.

"I would but my diary's booked up, today I have an appointment to gauge my eyes out and then later on I'm jumping out a plane without a parachute"

"Be serious Shawn" Henry admonished.

"I have plans with Gus today"

"What about tomorrow?"

"I'm busy"

"Shawn!" Henry was getting frustrated.

"You might want to talk Dad but I don't"

"Well you can't always get what you want"

"No" Shawn agreed "But there's always the chance what you do want comes along, moves into your house and what you had before is discarded like yesterday's newspapers"

"What are you talking about Shawn?"

"It's nothing"

Henry snorted "Sounds like nothing"

"Just-" Shawn paused.

"Just what Shawn?"

"Just leave me alone" Shawn answered quietly.

"What?"

"We don't get a long Dad, we never have and I don't need psychic powers to know that we never will"

"Shawn-" Henry began but Shawn continued.

"Maybe it's better if you stayed away"

"Shawn" Henry tried again.

"No Dad, I can't…I can't keep going on like this. I can't keep fighting with you, I'm sorry. I hope you and Nick have fun together" He said before handing up the phone. Before leaving the apartment he pulled the phone line out of the wall, knowing his father would try and call him again. As he jogged down the stairs he pulled his phone out and turned it off, leaving no way for his father to contact him.

He didn't know how to fix things with his father. Shawn would always want to do what he wanted and his father would always be disappointed in him, neither willing to risk being hurt.

Maybe they would be able to work things out eventually but not now. Not while Nick was living in his house, sleeping in his room and hanging out with his father, being the perfect son. Shawn needed some time to figure out where he fit in and he couldn't while Nick's presence increased his anger towards his father.

Shawn pulled his helmet on and climbed onto his bike. Within seconds he was speeding down the roads towards Gus' place.