Shawn pulled up in his dad's driveway. He got out of the car and walked up to the door and stalled when he was going to knock on the door. Shawn knocked on the door and Henry came to the door.
"Dad, I didn't expect you to be home." Shawn said.
"Shawn, I didn't expect you to be coming over." Henry said.
Shawn went inside, grabbed a beer, and sat down on his dad's couch.
"So son, what brings you over here?" Henry asked.
"I was thinking about what happened between us that night at dinner." Shawn said.
Shawn and Henry sat in the awkward silence for a moment.
Shawn spoke up to the awkward silence and said, "Dad, uh I really need to know why you aren't happy that Jules and I are having a baby."
Henry sighed and said, "Shawn, it's not that I'm not happy for you but you are just so irresponsible. You can't keep up with things and you joke around all the time."
Shawn stayed silent before turning to his dad with tears in his eyes.
"You know what dad, you are right. I am irresponsible and immature that's what makes me who I am today. I can be more responsible I still have 8 months. I don't change when people tell me to change, I change when I think changes are needed. Sorry I even came over here!" Shawn yelled.
Shawn was too upset to drive so he called Juliet and asked her for a ride.
Juliet came and picked him up. She got out of the car when she saw Shawn crying.
"What's wrong?" Juliet asked.
Shawn just shook his head.
"Shawn, I can't help you when you don't tell me what's wrong." Juliet said.
"My dad said that I was too irresponsible and too immature to have a baby. I just don't get how he wants me to change the way I am. I mean yeah I can change the irresponsibility thing but being immature makes me who I am today. I know you would like a little more responsibility to come out of me but you wouldn't want my fun self to go away." Shawn said.
"Shawn, yes you can raise the level of the responsibility, but you don't have to change who you are just because you dad says so. I love you just the way you are." Juliet said.
"How about you drive home and I will meet you at the house and then we can go shopping." Juliet said.
Shawn met Juliet at the house.
As Shawn was waiting for Juliet his phone rang. Shawn pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at his Caller I.D. and it says Henry. Shawn presses decline and sends Henry straight to voicemail. Shawn listens to his voicemail as he sat down on the couch waiting for Juliet.
Shawn sat down on the couch and begins to listen.
"Shawn, I am sorry about what happened with us. It's just that I love you too much to let you mess this up. Truthfully, I am very happy for you and Juliet I couldn't be any more excited. All that I am asking you is to let me be in the baby's life. See you later Shawn."
Shawn looked on the couch and looked like he was just punched in the stomach when Juliet walked in.
Juliet came in and asked, "Hey what's wrong? You look like you just got punched in the stomach."
Shawn stared blankly and nodded.
"My dad left me a voicemail. Do you want to hear it?" Shawn asked.
Juliet put her purse down and sat next to Shawn to listen to the voicemail.
Shawn replayed the voicemail for Juliet.
Once it was done Juliet started to stare blankly also.
"Shawn, I don't know what to say about this. Are you angry or are you happy? Your dad is sending you mixed signals." Juliet said.
Shawn stood up and walked into the kitchen to grab himself a beer.
"Shawn is there anything that I can do for you?" Juliet asked.
"I am a little aggravated but not too much, I am really happy that he realized what he said and made a point to me that the baby should see its grandfather." Shawn said.
Shawn walked back into the living room and sat next to Juliet.
"So does this mean no more shopping because if you want to go I would go with you. Just think about it and then tell me." Juliet said.