The next month was pretty uneventful for the New Special Agent. He would work with Gus and solve cases just like the old days; with the exception that he wore a suit and now carried a gun. One day about six weeks after the bank robbery Shawn didn't show up for work. Juliet was starting to get concerned, she didn't answer any of his phones and neither Gus nor Henry knew where he was.
Getting concerned she went to Chief Vick and told her that he hadn't come in. Vick told Juliet, "I was getting ready to tell you that the SWAT team borrowed Mr. Spencer and they now need us to come and help with the case they are working downtown."
Juliet was stunned, "Shawn is working with SWAT? Really?" Vick laughed, "yeah really! Did you know that one of his 57 jobs he had when he ran away was an assassin for the CIA?" Juliet's mouth just hung open and she shook her head. Vick smiled at her, "We keep learning that your boyfriend is a pretty complicated fella." Juliet sighed, "Your telling me! Wait, who is going to tell Lassiter that Shawn was a CIA assassin?"
Vick playfully hip bumped her over and said with a huge smile, "I am the Chief I get to tell him "
Vick road with Lassiter and Juliet to the crime scene, Lassiter kept shaking his head saying, "Shawn an assassin? Really?" Vick and Juliet kept snickering at each other and reassuring him that he heard them correct.
They pulled up to the scene right as the hold off was over. They didn't even recognize Shawn when he walked up to them. He was wearing black cargo pants with tons of pockets and his right leg had a holstered 45 on it. He had a black t-shirt on and Juliet noticed the mystery man's bulging arm muscles and his hard pecks. He had a black ball cap on backwards and dark aviator glasses. He also had an assault riffle swung on his back.
They didn't recognize him until he said, "Hey guys how are you all?" Juliet blushed at the thoughts she was having about the mystery man was really about her boyfriend. Lassiter looked over his glasses at Shawn examining every inch of him.
Lassiter in an almost yell said, "What the hell are you wearing Spencer and were you really an assassin for the CIA?" Shawn chuckled, " I guess I am pretty complicated huh and yes I did for a summer but I couldn't handle killing people on a daily basis. The outfit is just standard SWAT stuff but I have to admit it makes me look sexy." Without noticing she said it out loud Juliet said with one eyebrow raised, "It sure does!"
Markus Wilson the head of the SWAT team came over and thanked Vick for loaning Shawn to them. He told the group while patting Shawn's back, "This young man took out our suspect with one shot. He didn't hurt anyone else and he fired so straight the darn bullet didn't even shatter the glass from 400 feet. This young man is by far the best shot I have ever seen."
Shawn sheepishly smiled blushing at the compliments, "Thank you sir, I am just doing my job."
He got in the car with Vick, Lassiter and Juliet; the ride back to the station was quiet. Shawn couldn't take it anymore, "Yes I was an assassin for a while, I was also a volunteer fireman on 9-11 in New York, and I also did work for Interpol and Scotland yards. Oh yea and don't forget the Weiner mobile. That time in my life I did a lot of stuff that will all probably come out eventually, I would work at those jobs learn them and move on. Here the job is never the same and plus I have all of you so it makes it all worth it."
Juliet shook her head and asked Shawn, "Just tell me one more thing?" Shawn noticing her serious face, smiled and told her, "Ask anything." She smiled a seductive smile, "Do you get to keep the uniform?" He fidgeted in his seat; "Um yeah it is mine" She smiled slyly and said good. Lassiter was making fake barfing sounds in the front seat and Vick playfully slapped him.
They got back to the station and they went in. The friends he had in the station didn't recognize him either in that get up. Henry came to his desk and smiled at his son's outfit, "Hmm who did you off today?" Shawn looked at his Dad and said, "Dad you know that's not funny, I did kill someone today and you know that bothers me to do that."
Henry smiled at his son and told him, "Kid you are going to have to get over yourself. You aren't going out and popping people for the fun of it you are saving lives. I for one am glad you are out there and that you are on our side." Shawn laughed. Henry continued, "Plus I like to give names when I brag about my big shot Special Agent Son."
Shawn smiled at his Dad. "You brag about me?" Henry laughed, "Well if you count a scrapbook of all the times you have been in the paper that I may or may not show to my buddies, then yeah I guess I do brag on you. I can't help it."
The Father/Son conversation was interrupted by a disturbance at the front of the station. Shawn and Henry both ran to investigate. Buzz was trying to calm this elderly woman down she kept yelling "WHERE IS HE WHERE IS THE BASTARD THAT KILLED MY SON?"
Shawn introduced himself as Special Agent Spencer and how he would love to help her if she could calm down and give him some more information. She looked at him with venom in her words, "He was robing a bank last month and one of you police men killed my only son." Shawn tried again to calm the woman down, "I am so sorry for your loss ma'am but your son was robbing a bank holding a gun to a hostage there was nothing the officer could do, he couldn't let your son hurt any innocent people?"
She thought for a moment her face appearing to calm. In an instant of realization her face flashed red, "IT WAS YOU THAT SHOT HIM!" Shawn didn't have time to react before she shoved a kitchen knife (you know the big ones you never use) into his stomach. Shawn gasped and grabbed for his Dad. His Dad helped him to lie down on the floor while three officers subdued the old woman and put her in a holding cell.
Shawn held his stomach and had hot tears in his eye, "I had to shot him, I couldn't let him hurt those people, Oh God I couldn't.." He passed out before he could finish that sentence. Henry yelled for someone to call 911 and he felt for a pulse. Thankfully there was a weak one but he could tell that Shawn was in real trouble.
Lassiter joined Henry with the department first aide kit. He took out some pressure bandages and wrapped them around the knife. He told Shawn, "You did the right thing killing that man, and you saved lives that day, a lot of lives." Lassiter hoped that Shawn could hear him even if he wasn't conscious.
The Ambulance came and took Shawn to the hospital.
Lassiter took Henry and Juliet in his car and followed the ambulance.
One Month latter;
Shawn was sitting on his Dad's couch still recovering from the stab wound from the crazy grieving mother. It took some soul searching while in the hospital but he made peace with his new role and was glad that all those "training" sessions with his dad could start to really pay off.
Dinner is ready! They group of friends gathered around the kitchen table to share a meal. Henry made steaks and lots of wonderful food for everyone. After Dinner Lassiter asked Shawn, "You continually surprise me why don't you tell me what you haven't done in your life?" Shawn smiled without even missing a beat, "Nude Model, never did that, so Lassie you have one up on me there." The group at the table even Lassiter busted out laughing they were glad that their Special Agent was getting back to his old self.
Two months after the stabbing;
Shawn was still at his Dad's house and he was getting ready for work, he was in front of the bathroom mirror dressed in nice pants and a button up shirt trying to tie his tie but having a lot of trouble. His Dad heard him cussing at his tie and offered to help him. Henry tied the tie in a tight Windsor knot and looked at his son, with a shiny badge on his belt and a gun in his holster. He patted his sons shoulder and said, " I have got one good looking son, but he needs to stay away from knife wielding pshyco's and other people that want to kill him because this old mans heart cant handle too many more near death hospital stays." Shawn laughed at his Dad. Henry said," Be careful today son, and know that I love you!" Shawn smiled at his Dad. It was amazing almost dying several times in the last few years has made it easier for him to tell me those words but the last years showed him that he didn't need to say them he all ready knew them.
Shawn started to walk out of the bathroom, he stopped and said, "Oh yeah I love you to Pops"