Two Smoothies and a Pineapple with a Bow on Top

Next Day

Shawn Spencer walked into the police station with a pineapple with a red ribbon on top and two smoothies. This was not an uncommon occurrence at this point. However, what was uncommon was the look on his face. He was nervous. Shawn Spencer didn't do nervous. He did confident, funny, and psychic, but NEVER nervous.

He strode determinedly to Juliet's desk, only to find it empty. He placed the pineapple on her desk and looked up at the clock, which read 10:30. 'She should be here,' Shawn thought to himself as he looked around the room. He spotted Buzz walking by and called him over.

"Hey Shawn!"

"Nabbers! Have ya seen Juliet?" Shawn asked feigning flippancy.

"No, she hasn't been in the station, she wasn't here yesterday either. I hear she's in Miami actually, some personal affair. Anyways, I've gotta run, see ya later Shawn!"

Shawn stumbled through the police station in a stupor. Had he really screwed up that badly? Had he missed his one moment?

Shawn pushed the straws from the two smoothies together and took a long sip. The tastes of mango and pineapple assaulted his taste buds and snapped him out of his reverie.

Shawn looked up and began to stride towards the exit. He stuffed his hands in his pocket and his hand brushed against something plastic. He pulled the thing out and was surprised to find that it was the decoder ring. He paused for a moment, just staring at it, and then closed his hand around it and walked out of the station.

2,000-Miles Away

Juliet sat on the couch next to her older brother and his newborn baby. The past few days had been absolutely crazy. Her mom had called her three nights before saying that the baby was going to be arriving early and she had to get down there as fast as possible.

Then the day after she arrived the baby was born. The excitement was almost overpowering. Now that she thought about it though, it was kind of what she needed. She couldn't handle thinking about Shawn right now. Not after he ran out on her like that.

She thought that she was different, that she wasn't just another girl.

"Juliet, are you okay?" Juliet's mother, Caroline, asked.

"Hmm, yeah, I'm fine." Juliet replied quickly masking her thoughts. "Anyways, it's late, I'm going to bed. Congratulations again John!" Juliet announced as she walked towards her room.

When Juliet reached her bed she collapsed on top of it. She had a lot of thinking to do, it was going to be a long night.

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