Chapter 7

Juliet felt her stomach flop. What had she just said? Shawn stared at Juliet in utter shock. He held Juliet's hand in his, rubbing the top of it.

"Jules, even I can't move that fast!" Shawn admitted, once he'd found the right words. "We still have things that we need to work out!" he stared into her dazed eyes. Juliet didn't say anything or react at all. "Jules, I know what you're feeling right now is just something that'll dim down a bit and then, your true feelings will actually come out. But right now, your probably just experiencing hormone changes." Shawn explained sounding sophisticated. Juliet blinked a few times and nodded.

"I, my- You were just so..." Juliet sighed, trying to find the right thing to say. "I didn't mean to say the last part, my mouth just kept moving and... I don't even know why I said that. It's so hypocritical to what I said before, and... I'm sorry." Juliet apologized sincerely. Shawn smiled. He felt as if Juliet was holding something else back. Juliet stared at Shawn's eyes, she could've kissed him right then, his lips were right there calling her.

"Why don't we just go to the store?" Juliet broke the stare. Shawn agreed with a nod and stood up from the couch. "I'll go clean up my face," Juliet pointed to her running make-up, "Got any mascara?" she chuckled.

Shawn shook his head, "Sorry."

Juliet drove to a maternity wear store and parked her car in the parking lot. She got out of the car, holding her stomach at the bottom. She walked into the store holding Shawn's hand. Inside, they were greeted by a young woman who was very cheerful.

"Hello there! Is there anything I can help you with today?" The lady asked. Juliet looked at Shawn as if she were consulting him about the question.

"No, we're fine." Juliet answered, walking towards a rack of clothes. Shawn closely followed, squeezing Juliet's hand. The rack was labeled, "Clearance!". Juliet searched through the clothes until she found a few that looked good.

"Shawn, look at this one!" Juliet held up a yellow shirt to her chest, looking down at it. "This is so cute!" she smiled.

Shawn nodded, "How much is it?" he looked around the shirt for a tag. There was a small sticker on the sleeve that read $24.99. "Damn, I could make that for cheaper!" Shawn joked.

"And I thought they were on clearance!" Juliet laughed. She tucked the shirt under her arm and continued searching through the rack. There were lots of dresses that looked good, so Juliet picked out a few and turned to Shawn. "I'll go try these on, you wait here and..." Juliet's voice trailed off before turning around and walking towards the dressing rooms.

What is up with Juliet? Shawn thought as he waited for her to finish trying the clothes on. He sat down in one of the chairs by the changing room. He tried to think of anything that could be bothering her. His thoughts were interrupted by Juliet walking out of the dressing room wearing the yellow shirt that she had gotten from the rack. A large smile was shining across her face. Shawn raised his eyebrows and smiled. "That looks really good." he complimented, still a bit lost in his own thoughts. Juliet smiled doing a quick 360.

"I'll get this one, definitely." Juliet told Shawn. She walked back into the dressing room and tried on more clothes. Shawn played with the buttons on his shirt trying to decipher Juliet. Something about her was completely different. She wasn't the Juliet Shawn knew. There was something holding her back, something causing her to push Shawn away like this. He was determined to find out.

Once Juliet had finished trying everything on, she walked to the register with Shawn. She ended up buying two shirts and two dresses. They paid for the items and left the store. Juliet climbed into her car and started the engine, glancing over at Shawn. He was looking out the window, being unusually quiet. Juliet began driving back to Shawn's house, trying to avoid the awkward silence that had overcome the vehicle.

Juliet parked in Shawn's driveway and stepped out of the car. Shawn did the same and they walked up to Shawn's door. "Shawn?" Juliet blurted out right as he was about to say something.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"I'm sorry about today. It was just so sudden and I feel awful." Juliet apologized.

"It's fine." Shawn smiled, "I understand." he continued, wanting to ask her what was up. "And, Jules?" he finally mustered up the courage to ask.

"Yes?"

"Never mind." Shawn sighed.

Juliet looked at Shawn, leaning in close to kiss him. She kissed him softly on his lips and said good-bye. "We'll talk tomorrow." Juliet promised. She walked back towards her car not turning around.

Another short one.

Thanks to Cap R. Man for pointing out a flaw in my story! It is now fixed.

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