Chapter 10
They stared at each other in disbelief. Shawn didn't believe that she was standing in front of him. Juliet on the other hand was too shocked by his appearance. He wore a black business suit with golden cufflinks and a nay blue tie that brought out his eyes perfectly. His hair was in his typical perfect form and he was cleanly shaven.
Kate looked from Shawn to Juliet and decided quickly that it may be better to go. She took Ashley's hand and they left the kitchen silently.
Shawn and Juliet stood there for another minute before Shawn took a step forward. "Jules…"
But before he could say anything else he felt Juliet's hand connect with his left cheek. He was pretty sure that you could've heard the smacking sound for at least a mile. He brought up his hand to cover his burning cheek and look bewildered at the small woman in front of him.
"Jules, please…" He started again and this time he was quick enough to catch her hand before she could slap his other cheek. He had gotten a hold on her left wrist and held it tightly.
She tried to free her hand but couldn't get it out of his firm grip. He took her other hand and held it tightly as well and shoved her back against the fridge, pressing his body against hers to prevent her from moving away while holding her arms above her head. She winced when her back hit the cold material.
"Jules, can we please talk about this?" He asked.
"Don't you dare to call me that." She hissed. "You lost that right about two weeks ago."
He closed his eyes for a second taking in what she had just said.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry? That's all you can come up with? I get a freaking email and 'I'm sorry'? After nearly a month. I hope you give me a very good explanation for all of this in the next ten seconds or I'm walking away from you for good." She said looking directly into his eyes leaving no doubt that she was dead serious.
"Jules…"
"Don't call me that." She said again.
She looked at him expectantly but he didn't say anything.
"Goodbye, Shawn." She finally freed her arms and shoved him away from her, making her way to the door. Before she reached it she turned around again with tears in her eyes.
"I was scared, Shawn. I thought something happened to you." Her voice was shaking by now and she was clearly on the edge of crying. "I thought you were dead. And now I see you playing house with your girlfriend? I. thought. you. were. dead." She repeated emphasizing every word while tears where streaming down her cheeks. "You promised me you'd be there when I need you. Guess what. I needed you more than anything else and you weren't there. You broke your promise." Her eyes had lost the usual playful sparkle and were cold as ice when she spoke. "Don't even think about coming back. Because as of now our friendship is over and you are dead to me!" After one last glare she turned on her heels and stormed out of the door.
A/N: So yeah... sorry for the cliffhanger but it was just too tempting to stop at this point :D