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A/N: I'm not sure if any of the hospital stuff would actually happen. But it is a story. Anyway here is Chapter 12.
Chapter 12:
Everyone in the room but Shawn turned to look at Henry. Juliet's parents looked at him. Her father walked over to him.
"What the hell is your problem?"
"I want my son."
"You're in my daughter's room. You do not need to yell."
"Henry, let's not make a scene." Claire said stepping in. Henry turned to Gus.
"Why is he not in his room?"
"He wanted to see Jules."
"I'll handle this." Claire said. She walked over to the bed. She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Shawn, honey. We should go back to your room."
"No."
"Shawn, please." She sat on the edge of the bed. She tousled his hair gently. She sighed. "Why not?"
"Because if I leave, she could die." Shawn said melodramatically. "On second thought, she wouldn't be in this mess if it wasn't for me. Take me back to my room." He turned away from Jules. His mom wheeled him back to his room. The others followed. He fell asleep.
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A week later, they released Shawn. Juliet was still unconscious. She hadn't woken up yet. He stayed at home for a week, resting and playing video games with Gus.
One day there was a knock on his apartment door. Gus answered it. It was Craig O'Hara and his wife.
"Mr. and Mrs. O'Hara? What are you doing here?" Gus asked.
"We're here to see Shawn."
"Of course. Come in." Gus said. They came in. Shawn came out of his bedroom. He spotted Jules's parents. "Shawn, this is Craig and Rose O'Hara."
"What are they doing here?" Shawn asked.
"We came to talk to you."
"Why?"
"You haven't been back to see Juliet since that day in the hospital. We want to know why?"
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"Because…" Shawn started.
"He feels guilty." Gus said.
"You're not the one who kidnapped her."
"No. I'm not. But if I hadn't been on the case, she wouldn't have been in danger." Shawn said.
"That doesn't explain why you won't go see her."
"I can't."
"Why not?" Craig said his voice getting louder.
"Craig, yelling at the boy is not going to help."
"We just want our daughter back."
"Why do you think I can help?" Shawn asked.
"She seems attached to you."
"You did rescue her. Most guys wouldn't dive into a pool of freezing water to save a coworker."
"She's a friend."
"Most guys wouldn't do that for a friend, unless they had certain feelings for her." Craig said. "Look, son. All we're asking is that you com see her. Maybe you can bring her out of the coma. Please think about it." They left to go back to the hospital. Shawn sat on his couch for a minute. Then he got up and grabbed his backpack. He opened the door and turned to look at Gus.
"Are you coming?"
"Where are we going?"
"The office." Gus followed Shawn out the door. They drove to the office. Shawn went straight to his desk without a word. He sat down and fired up his computer. Gus watched him intently. He knew his best friend was hurting. He just didn't know how to fix it.
After hours of working in silence, Gus got an idea. He had to get Shawn to see Jules. He just had to figure out how. Tricking Shawn would never work. He was too smart for that. However, Gus did have the car. Shawn had to go where ever it went.
"I'm hungry. Wanna go get something to eat?" Gus said. Shawn nodded. He grabbed his backpack and headed to the car. Gus smiled to himself. He followed Shawn out the door.
After they ate, Gus drove to the hospital. Shawn didn't realize where they were until it was too late.
"What are we doing here?"
"I want to visit Jules. You can either sit here in the car or you can come with me." Gus said. Shawn sighed. He got out of the car and followed Gus up to the room.
