"C'mon, Shawn! You're the most clever person I know! Help me think of some games!" Juliet moaned, looking down at a blank notepad.
"This is hurting my brain!" Shawn moaned back, balancing a pencil on his finger.
Shawn and Juliet were thinking of games to play at the baby shower. "Ooh! How about Baby Bubbles? Everyone blows a bubble and whoever's is the smallest wins?" Shawn joked. Juliet playfully hit his arm.
"Seriously Shawn! How about a game where we play a snippet of a song with the word baby in it and people have to guess it?" Juliet suggested.
"Mmmm, okay! Are we done here?" Shawn asked, a smirk forming on his face. Juliet shook her head, promptly followed by a moan from Shawn. "How about Diaper Dash? Whoever changes a diaper the fastest wins." Shawn sighed.
Juliet's face lit up, "That's the creative Shawn I was talking about!" She wrote the game down on her notepad. "Now we need to think of food to serve. How about baby themed items? Babies In a Blanket, um, Tater Tots, and really small servings." Juliet explained.
Shawn agreed, "That should be good. Looks like were all done here." He stood up.
"Wait! One more thing! What should the overall theme be?" Juliet begged.
"Babies?" Shawn joked. Juliet furrowed her brow. "I don't know, you decide that one. My creative juices are running on empty." Shawn sighed, turning around and walking out of the room. Juliet sighed, she'd have to figure out the theme soon because the party was in two days.
The theme could be a jungle theme, Juliet thought. She sighed again, "Shawn, can't you just help for a little bit longer?" Juliet pleaded. Shawn walked back in holding a half-eaten donut.
"Does it matter what the theme is?" Shawn asked, chewing a piece of the donut.
"Yes, Shawn it matters. Please just scrape up the rest of your creative juices and use them for something other than 80's movie references." Juliet pried.
Shawn sighed and closed his eyes, pressing his finger to his head. His eyes popped open, "Your ready to pop!" He exclaimed randomly.
"Okay, I'm not sure what that has to do wi-" Juliet was cut off.
"No, no the theme! We could serve POPcorn, those cake POPS, POPsicles, et cetera." Shawn explained.
Juliet's eyes widened. "That's what I was talking about!" she stood up and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you." She smiled.
The Next Day
Juliet browsed the bakery section in the store. She would have to buy twenty cake pops to feed everyone. Shawn was wandering around somewhere else finding popcorn and popsicle. The baker handed Juliet twenty rattle-shaped cake pops. She thanked the baker and left to find Shawn. She passed by a package of twenty-five Blowpops and grabbed it. Suddenly two hands touched her waist. Juliet jumped and spun around. "Shawn! You almost made me go into labor!" She breathed, holding her stomach.
"Look I found POP-tarts! They're mini ones too!" Shawn smiled, waving them in her face.
"I found BlowPOPs!" Juliet replied. They walked to a party supplies aisle. "Ooh, POPpers!" Juliet grabbed a few packages and turned to Shawn. "This looks about good, I have the rest of the things at home." she explained. Shawn nodded and they walked to the check-out.
The setup was perfect. The tables each had pink tablecloths over them, there was a small circular cake that looked like it was going to explode, and finally, there was a table with all of the "Pop" themed items. Balloons, poppers, and party favors (made up of mini poptarts, popcorn, and a Thank you card with the word "POP" across the front.) lay on a small table in a corner.
Juliet smiled at the beautiful setup. She called for Shawn to look at it. He shuffled onto the patio and smiled, "It's beautiful, Sunshine." Shawn complimented. "It'll be great tomorrow." Shawn continued. He kissed Juliet on the mouth and walked her inside.
"Sydney Spencer O'Hara." Shawn sighed, sitting down on the couch.
Juliet smiled and checked the time. She'd spent two hours setting up and it was already almost midnight. A yawn escaped her mouth. "I'm gonna hit the hay." Juliet stretched and waddled into her room.
"Shawn, we have to set up!" Juliet shook Shawn awake. "Gus is going to be here to help any second!" she flipped him over and kissed his cheek. Shawn's eyes opened and he smiled.
"Mornin' Sunshine." Shawn greeted. He had given Juliet the pet name "Sunshine" and called her that for a while.
"Shawn, Gus is going to be here soon." Juliet got out of bed and pulled some pants over her legs. Shawn moaned softly and rolled out of bed. "I'll make you some coffee." Juliet offered. She started a pot of coffee and waited for Gus to arrive on time, as usual. There was a knock at the door and Juliet opened it. Gus stood at the door holding a few gifts, a smile lit up his face.
"Juliet you look great." Gus complimented. She smiled and signaled for him to come inside.
"As do you Gus. Long time no see, yet you haven't changed a bit." Juliet replied. "You can set the presents down on the coffee table." she directed. Shawn walked out of the bedroom.
"Hey Gus! How ya' doing?" he asked.
Gus nodded, "Not bad. Business has been good. How are you, buddy?" he asked.
"Great, Jules and I are both really excited to have a little girl in the house." He looked over at a beaming Juliet.
"Why don't we set up a bit?" Gus suggested, walking towards the patio.
"We're going to need your help with the games and the party favors; everyone has to get one." Juliet explained. Gus nodded, obviously pleased to be doing this. He looked around at the large patio.
"This is a great place to have a baby shower." he smiled and turned to Juliet, "What do you need me to help with right now?" he asked.
Juliet pointed to the table with "Pop" themed foods on it. "You can arrange those any way you like." Juliet told. Gus nodded and rushed over to the table, fixing each item perfectly. Juliet turned to Shawn, "Now, we should get dressed and cleaned up; people should be arriving soon." She grabbed Shawn's hand and walked into their bedroom.
After a few minutes, Juliet was finished putting on her dress and fixing her hair. Shawn turned to her and smiled, "I told you that dress would look better for another occasion!" he chuckled, gesturing to the dress she tried to wear to The Outback. Juliet smiled, wrapping her arms around him.
"Are you ready?" She whispered. Shawn nodded, planting a kiss on her forehead. A knock on the door sounded through the house, "Looks like that the rest of the Gusters!" Juliet giggled and waddled to the door. She pulled it open and saw three smiling Gusters.
"Welcome!" Juliet and Shawn said in unison. Juliet opened the door for them to enter, "We're just about finished setting up." Juliet explained, walking them out to the patio. Gus had done a wonderful job arranging the food in order. He winked at Juliet and greeted his parents and sister.
There was another knock on the door and Juliet greeted Shawn's parents. They made their way to the patio. After a few minutes, Juliet's parents and brothers had arrived, meaning that everyone was here.
Juliet greeted each of them and got everyone quieted down. "Hello, everyone. Thank you all for coming to the celebration of Sydney Spencer O'Hara." Juliet giggled a little bit. "Right now, I'd like to start with some games to kick off the party. So, let's all gather around that table and start game one!" Juliet smiled as everyone circled around the table.
"First we're going to play a game called 'Diaper Dash'. Every family gets a baby doll with a 'dirty' diaper and who ever changes it the fastest wins. Okay?" Juliet explained as Gus handed out a baby doll to each family.
"Ready, set, GO!" Shawn yelled as each family began ripping off the old diaper and putting on the new one. Henry finished first which made everyone laugh at him. Juliet and Shawn finished second and so on. "Diaper Dash" was a big hit and they moved onto the next game. Gus played the first song, (Baby It's Cold Outside) and Juliet's mom guessed it first.
A few songs later, Juliet's mom had won the game and was given a gift card as a prize. Juliet looked over at Shawn, "Presents?" she asked, followed by a nod from Shawn. Juliet sat down on the couch and was surrounded by her friends.
Gus handed Juliet the first present, "This is from the Spencers." Gus told. Juliet pulled a large box of diapers out of the gift bag.
Henry smiled, "You will always need diapers." he laughed. Juliet and Shawn thanked him and moved onto the next presents from the Gusters. There were three boxes of clothes each holding about two dresses, three or four shirts, and many socks and bows.
"Thank you guys!" Juliet reached out to hug each of them. Juliet's mom handed her a wrapped box. Shawn and Juliet pulled off the wrapping paper and looked at the present. It was a bear that plays noises commonly heard in the womb.
Juliet gasped, "Thanks mom!" she smiled, giving her a kiss on the cheek. Gus handed over his gift which was a small card. Juliet opened it and a Target giftcard lay inside.
"I didn't have time to buy something so I decided that this should do." Gus admitted. Juliet smiled and thanked him. All the presents were opened and Shawn whispered something in her ear.
"I'm saving my present for later." he smiled. Juliet nodded and thanked everyone one last time. Shawn walked over to a table with a bottle of champagne on it. He grabbed it and got glasses for everyone. Shawn poured each person a glass and got Juliet a glass of sparkling water. "You guys can say a few toasts, I'll be right back." Shawn said walking into Juliet's bedroom.
Shawn felt his palms sweat. He searched around under Juliet's bed for a small box. His hands touched the velvety box and her grabbed it pulling it out from under the bed. Shawn's heartbeat sped up as he looked inside the box at a shiny silver ring with two diamonds and two rubies on the top. Was he really about to do this? Shawn took in a deep breath and let it out slowly, placing the box inside his pocket. He walked out to the living room, getting ready for his life to change for better or for worse.
"To Sydney!" the crowd cheered as they all hit their glasses together. Juliet looked over to see Shawn reentering the room. He grabbed his glass of champagne form the table and rose it in the air.
"I'd like to say something." He began, feeling his hand shake. All eyes turned to him. "Uh, Jules, gosh where do I start?" Shawn chuckled, "I don't know what I would do without you. You're my best friend, besides Gus of course." Gus shot a wink at him. "You're my soulmate and I am so glad to have the honor to start a family with such a wonderful mom. I think what we have is special and I don't ever want to lose that, and that is why..." Shawn set his glass down and pulled a small box from his pocket. Juliet gasped, placing both hands over her mouth. "That is why, I want to marry you."
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