(Disclaimer. I do not own Psych but I do own the made up OC's I'll be introducing.
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Carlton sighed as he rubbed at his face with his hands, partially in hope it might magically wipe away the stress he's been going through. Honestly though if he believed that would work then he might as well believe that Spencer had truly channeled a dead woman through a cat not long ago.
His ongoing divorce issues with Victoria had been eating at him for far to long, he didn't want to give up on their marriage because that would mean he was quitting and Carlton Lassiter was no quitter.
Now if someone were to tell Lassiter that the phone call Guster would be getting would change his life he would have laughed hysterically before going on an hour long insulting rampage. But no one would be telling him that because that would require a real Psychic. Currently seated at his desk he watched and waited until Gus and Spencer would finally be leaving when suddenly "Barbie Girl" started playing causing quite a few officers to glance over and snicker. Guster jumped up from his seat and glared at Shawn, yelling at him for changing his ringtone without his permission before answering the phone.
"Hello?... Oh my god!" Gus gave one of the biggest smiles ever, glancing at a now curious Shawn before focusing on his conversation. "How are you?... When did you get back?... Shawn stop it I'm on the phone!... Yeah he's here, do you want to-?… No? Oh ok well we are at the Police Department, just tell them you're with us… Ok see you soon!"
By now Shawn was desperately trying to get to the phone or at least listen in but Gus was successful at fighting off Shawn. "Dude who was that?" The only answer he got was a smirk as Gus plopped down in a chair near Lassiter's desk. Carlton was a bit curious to who the mysterious person was but once Spencer began to whine and beg his curiosity was replaced by annoyance.
"Don't you morons have anything better to do than loiter around? Shouldn't you be out doing weird rituals with your cat?"
He grumbled out, expecting some witty banter but instead Shawn kept whining. "Come on!... Just a hint, one small hint?"
Guster looked like the cat who just ate the canary and was enjoying every moment of it. A small form of payback for having to deal with boy cat this week. After a few minutes of Shawn whining and Lassiter yelling at him to shut up Gus uttered one word. "Shawnie…"
Spencer frowned going silent and still, Lassiter sighed in relief. Shawn was mouthing the word to himself when his eyes widened dramatically and he glanced over at the building entrance. "She isn't…"
"She is."
"Who?" Cut in Lassiter. Shawn was about to answer him when a new voice cried out. "Shawnie!"
The person Lassiter saw at the entrance was not someone he expected, neither did Shawn as said Psychic moved to hide behind Carlton's chair.
It was a young lady, maybe a bit younger looking than Spencer with skin just as kissed by the sun as him. Brown boots laced up and stopping just below her knee. The short white sundress with thin straps greatly flattered her thin figure and Lassiter couldn't help but appreciate it.
Guster walked over to greet her. "Hey! How are you?"
"Gussie!" She squealed and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "So what are you two doing here at the Police department? Shawn's not in trouble again is he?" Gus and the young lady slowly made their way over to Lassiter's desk. "Actually we're consultants for the Police, working on a case right now in fact." Carlton was about to stand and introduce himself when she laid eyes on him and smiled. That was until she noticed Shawn who was still hiding behind his chair and squealed in delight. "There you are! Come out and give me a hug!"
Nicely styled hair followed by a giant grin peeked out from behind the chair. "Make me." Challenge accepted apparently as she dashed around Lassie desk and reached out a hand almost grabbing his shirt before he slipped away and stood on the other side of Lassie. All three guys were quite surprised by how quick she was but surprise for Lassie was becoming annoying at being caught between the two. Was she some old or current girlfriend? Must have been because she was chasing Shawn around him and his desk and for some reason he was pretty irked to see such a pretty girl swooning after the fake Psychic.
"As sickenly cute as you two love birds may be I have a very important case to work on and would appreciate it if you two took that elsewhere."
Shawn skidded to a halt causing the girl to crash into his back, they glanced to each other before laughing. "My dear Lassie you are very mistaken, we would never be lovers because I for one am not into incest… You Dezzy?"
'Dezzy' chuckled and shook her head as she gave Shawn a tight hug. Lassiter blinked in confusion before realization hit him, oh god they're siblings and seeing them stand side by side he began to see the resemblances between them. "I'm sorry I just assumed… Spencer never said anything about having a sister." At this Shawn received a hard punch to the arm. "Dude seriously?" She glanced to Gus who looked shyly to his shoes and received a punch in the arm as well, though you could tell it wasn't as hard. "Can't believe you never talk about me. Was our fight really that bad?"
Carlton had stepped closer, curiosity piqued. "Fight?"
'Dezzy' turned to face him. "Long story, another time. I'm Desirae but you can call me Dez or Dezzy."
"Head Detective Carlton Lassiter" He replied extending his hand and fought against a blush as bright green eyes looked him up and down when she shook his hand. "Pleasure to meet you. Head Detective eh? Lots of dedication and hard work… I'm impressed, now if only you could teach the secret of hard work to my big brother over here."
Shawn grumbled and gave Guster a look. Carlton smirked and seemed to puff out his chest at the praise. "Nothing makes me feel better than doing my job to uphold the law and protect the people."
Before Desirae could give more praise Shawn moved between them holding none other than boy cat who looked like it had been napping. "Sorry to interrupt but Gus and I have a murder to solve and would like to know if you have any plans tonight Dez."
Carlton had stepped back and returned to his desk, clearly Shawn was bothered by the given praises that weren't directed to him.
"I have plans to have dinner with Dad tonight. I'll be staying there for a few days until I can find my own place."
"Really you're staying with Henry?" Dez gave Shawn a look.
"Of course, daddy girl…"
Guster quickly took this opportunity to interrupt. "Wait you mean your back in town, like for good?"
"Yeah I got my job transferred here, decided it was time to come home. Apparently so did you, Dad told me you got a new job as well, something about being a Psychic?"
Swallowing nervously Spencer glanced over his shoulder at Lassie. "Yeah let's talk about that later ok? What about you? You still doing artsy stuff or what?"
"I sell some art work on the side but I decided to go with dancing and became a dance teacher." Lassiter was listening in on the conversation but had looked up just in time to see Desirae sway her hips side to side and tugged at his collar. This was Spencer's sister for crying out loud, she was probably just as crazy as he was or was carrying loads of baggage. He needed to focus on work and try to fix things with Victoria.
"Ok well I'll catch up with you guys later, go solve your murder mystery. Oh and Shawn don't forget we need to have a talk." After hugging Shawn and Gus she looked to Lassie and waved. "See you later Lassiter." Carlton waved and watched her walk away, not looking away until she was out of sight.
"Ahem!"
Remembering where he was and who was standing nearby he looked over to see Shawn and Gus giving him weird looks before they too left.
'I think I might be in trouble..'