Chapter 2

It was basically dark out, when Juliet drove home. She hated seeing Shawn so hurt, but she had to be strong. She wasn't going to let Shawn be with her just because he had gotten her pregnant. She drove home thinking about her living with him and sleeping next to him. She felt her body shudder. Juliet pulled into the parking lot of her apartment complex. She went up the two flights of stairs and unlocked her door.

Her apartment felt empty, now that it would be housing tow, maybe three. Juliet dropped he purse onto the ground and sunk onto the couch. All of the stress that day had decided to come out now. Her eyes filled with tears and fell down her face. She couldn't help but wonder what she would do without someone else with her. Even if it was, shudder, Shawn.

He's not THAT bad. Juliet tried to convince herself. Maybe you should give him a chance. Her conscience told her. Juliet looked around for her phone, and grabbed it. She dialed Shawn's number and stared at the phone. 555-9811, it even sounded good. Her heart pounded, as she played with the thought of clicking "Talk". She felt her fingers shake as she clicked the green button. The phone rang a few rings and Shawn picked up.

"Jules! Hey!" He answered, as if nothing had happened twenty minutes ago.

"H-Hey... uh... Shawn? I was... uh... thinking that..." Juliet's voice trailed off.

"Jules, are you okay?" Shawn quickly asked, a hint of concern in his voice.

"Yeah, I just don't think that... I, uh, gave you a... fair chance." Juliet stuttered, feeling dumb and regretting calling.

"Well, I guess so." Shawn held himself back from saying, "Well, DUH!"

"I th-think we should talk tomorrow." Juliet suggested, hoping he would agree.

"Yeah, of course." he agreed.

"Goodnight, Shawn." Juliet could feel herself fall for him.

"Yeah, uh, sleep well. Get rested, you know, for the baby." Shawn stuttered, hanging up.

Juliet hung up and sighed. There was just something about him that made her want to be with him. He cared for her, and would hate if something bad happened to her. Juliet wiped the remnants of her meltdown off of her face. The way Shawn got nervous whenever they talked, or the way he would flirt with her non-stop, was just too irresistible.

Maybe we were meant to be. Juliet sighed.

The next day Juliet woke later, it was Sunday; her only day off. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and rolled out of bed. Her eyelids were heavy, and she had just realized that she'd had a pounding headache. She glanced down at her stomach as if she were expecting it to look five month pregnant. Juliet slowly walked into the kitchen and made a cup of coffee and sat down at her table, recalling Shawn and Juliet's conversation last night.

Juliet's eyes wandered around the kitchen, catching the time, 9:12 AM. A moaned rose in her throat, exiting slowly. She rubbed her temples and closed her eyes, trying to stop her headache. As she felt some relief, the phone rang. Juliet looked over at the caller ID that read "Shawn". She reached for the phone and answered it.

"Hey Shawn." her voice sounded tired and raspy.

"Hi Jules, are you okay?" Shawn asked.

"I'm fine. I just woke up, that's all." Juliet replied. "What's up?"

"I was thinking about meeting at Perkins for breakfast. It's real close to you." Shawn explained.

Knowing she would regret it, Juliet replied, "Why don't you come here? I already have coffee and I can make some eggs."

The other line was silent for a second, he was probably shocked at the offer. "Yeah, okay. I'll be over soon." Shawn replied. They each said goodbye and hung up.

Juliet stood up from the table and walked into her room to get ready. She dressed herself and quickly did her make-up, knowing that Shawn didn't live far away.

There was a knock on the door. Juliet shuffled towards the door and opened it, Shawn's face greeted her.

"Hey Jules!" he smiled. Juliet opened the door wider for Shawn to enter.

"I was just about to make some eggs. Do you like scrambled?" She asked. Shawn nodded, sitting down on her couch. Juliet handed him a mug of steaming coffee and started making eggs. The air was silent and filled with awkwardness. Shawn played with a button on his shirt.

After the eggs were done, Juliet brought two plates and forks over to the couch. "Eat up!" she smiled, sitting down on the other side of the couch.

"So," Shawn began, "How are you feeling?" he asked, in a caring voice.

"I just have an awful headache." Juliet complained, rubbing her temples again.

Shawn nodded. "I read online that it's common to get headaches early in the pregnancy." Shawn told.

Juliet raised her eyebrows, "You did research?" she asked, a smile playing at her lips.

Shawn's face turned a slight shade of pink. "I was worried." he looked down at his eggs and played with them. "I wanted to know everything I could about it." he explained.

Juliet's heart melted a bit. Did he actually care that much? She nodded, lost in her own thoughts. She continued rubbing her temples.

"It said the best thing to do is kiss your true love." Shawn joked, his smile turning when Juliet gave him a sharp look. He changed the subject. "Do you want a boy or a girl?" he asked.

Juliet shrugged. It didn't matter to her. She wasn't even sure she wanted a baby. The room went quiet again. Shawn continued to pick at the remnants of his scrambled eggs as Juliet thought.

Shawn cared so much that he did research. He never researches anything. Juliet pondered. She felt like thanking him for caring so much. Juliet turned to face Shawn, his eyes were still focused on his eggs. Juliet tried to find the right words to say.

"S-Shawn?" She began. Shawn looked up. "I am so sorry that I've been so short with you. The fact that you care so much about me, means so much." Juliet smiled, tears coming to her eyes.

Shawn smiled, "Well I was really worried." he responded.

Juliet grabbed Shawn's hand, sending chills down her back. She leaned in close and pressed her lips against his. Shawn sat still for a second, shocked, but wrapped his arms around Juliet's neck. The kiss was flawless. Juliet didn't want to stop kissing him. She cursed her small lungs for needing air. Shawn pulled away from the ten seconds of heaven and stared at Juliet, shocked. Juliet smiled, "Well, my headache is gone."