Hey guys! Last chapter! :D Longest one because I wrote it yesterday an today. Internet wasn't available until today, so...extra long! :D
(Shawn)
Watching her run hurt me the most. I am so stupid for keeping up that stupid charade. Gus's plan failed. I won't be able to do it now that she knows what I was doing. Or at least what I was trying to do.
I got in the car and turned the station to Juliet's favorite. I didn't like most of the songs that were played, but I kept the station on. It's one memory that I'll keep close.
I drove to Henry's to talk. I never minded his advice. He always has a point. Even if it's about fishing garbage.
He saw me pull up and came out of the house.
"Shawn! What are you doing here? It's like 3 in the morning."
He had all his fishing gear with him so I assumed that is why he was up so early.
"I was trying to make amends." I admitted. I wasn't in the mood to make up some silly excuse.
"Amends for what?" he asked.
"Don't act like you don't know, Dad. You always know what's going on."
He took his hat off, "Son, let's talk." And he motioned for me to follow before he disappeared into the house.
I followed. Maybe he might have a suggestion of how to get Jules back.
He sat on the sofa and I sat with him.
I ran my hands through my hair, "I don't know what's going on."
"Would you mind sharing what has happened in the past 3 days?"
"How'd you know it's been that long?"
"That's when you stopped, you know, messing around and pulling pranks on Gus."
"What?"
"He called me and told me what was going on between you and Juliet."
"Gus!" I shouted out of habit. I knew he wasn't there. "What did he tell you?"
"He told me that you told Juliet your little secret, she hates you, and that he and you have a plan to get her back."
"I don't know if she hates me, yet. She just cried on my shoulder, then went off yelling again."
"Well that's how women work. One minute they are nice and understanding, the next they are yelling at the top of there lungs and seem like they don't know anything."
I nodded in agreement. "I just don't know what to do, now. Gus's spectacular plan failed. She caught on and figured it out after I had only done it one day. It's like I should just do nothing. But I can't I love her too much. I have to get her back."
"Maybe you should do nothing."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you're trying too hard with this. If you do nothing, she might come back. Unfortunately that did not work with Madeline."
"You're telling me to do nothing! Dad! I HAVE to do something."
"It's just a suggestion."
"I refuse to do nothing. I will get her back. I want to show her how much I love her. You can't accomplish that by doing nothing."
He shrugged, "I'm just trying to help."
"Well you're not." I got up and stormed out the door. I think all of this is finally taking it's toll on me, too.
(Juliet)
I cried more when I got back in my house. I wish he was here. What did I just do to him? He's been trying to get me back and I rejected him. I feel so bad now. It was too late to go back and apologize. He was gone. I'm too late. Should I call him? Should I call him and tell him I'm sorry? Or should I go to Gus's house, where I knew he was staying, and talk to him in person?
I made my decision and grabbed my sweater. I ran outside to my car. I had to get to Gus's place.
(Shawn)
I know deep down that it was the right thing to tell her the truth. Even if it would cost me my relationship with her. I don't know if she'll forgive me. I drove back to Gus's. I took the long route to clear my head a bit. I had to think. But the thought of Juliet kept coming back.
"Hey buddy, wanna watch-" Gus started but I cut him off.
"No." I said and went to my room.
I flopped on the bed and checked my phone for messages. Nothing. Nobody called. Nobody texted. The days are so lonely without her. How did I survive when we weren't a couple?
I heard muffled talking after a while of doing nothing. I couldn't make out one voice; Gus's. The other was a woman's voice that I didn't recognize. I heard a knock at my door, "Not now Gus! Can't you see that I'm in grieving?"
But a different person came through the door. Juliet.
"Hey." I said quietly
"Hey." She came over and sat next to me. She put her arm around me and hugged me. I shrank back.
"What's wrong?" She asked not removing herself from me.
"I thought you...you-"
She put her finger on my lips to silence me. "I already know what you're going to say. I don't hate you. I never will hate you. I was angry, yes. But I realized something after you left. I never knew, how much it helped to have someone there. Someone to help when you're feeling down. That is just one of the many things I love about you."
I smiled slightly.
"I couldn't stand being alone," She continued, "I missed you."
(Juliet)
His smile grew bigger when I reached for his face and pulled him into a kiss. A kiss that started our new, honest relationship.