A/N: I apologize for a couple of things. First off, no I did not forget about this, I've just been trying to get some writing done on my first FF in a series that has been named "Trust Is Earned." I've been having some writing issues on it, but what I have written I really like, and I hope to be able to start posting it soon. Second of all, this one is NOT a happy one. I do hope that you'll read it anyways. It is one of the shorter one's I've written, as the song seemed to be harder to fit into a One-Shot than I thought. Enjoy, and I do promise a nice, happy, fluffy one next go round!

Thousands of people live in this town

And I had to run into him

There was nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
He walked up to me, looked in my eyes

Juliet let her feet carry her, as she schlepped around the three other bags from the various stores she had stopped at today. Her arms were tired, but she was having one hell of a day and shopping always helped her cope. Her eyes grazed over the stores that stretched out in front of her, as the smell of the food court wafted toward her assaulting her nostrils in the most cruel way. Glancing at her watch, which took a bit of maneuvering, she sighed. Three hours she had been shopping in the mall, and she hadn't even covered two thirds of the mall yet. Giving into the temptation that the food court offered, Juliet sat her bags down at a table and yanked her purse behind her as she jogged up to the counter of the first Chinese place she encountered. If she remembered correctly from previous mall trips, that this place had excellent egg rolls. Her mouth watered at the thought of food in general, but Chinese was one of her favorite types of food to eat.

Placing her order, and watching as the balding elderly gentleman stared at her for a moment, she waited impatiently for her food to arrive. Once it was set on a tray in front of her, Juliet picked it up and made her way back to her table.

Sitting down, Juliet added just the right amount of soy sauce to her mixture of food, before lifting a generous bite to her lips.

"Mmmmhmm."

"Is that good."

Juliet new the voice without turning. Her face turned a bright shade of red, as she sat her fork down. Taking a napkin to the corners of her mouth, she faked a smile before turning toward him.

"Hello, Shawn." Juliet felt her insides flip-flop on her. She hadn't seen him in three years. The last she heard from Gus was that Shawn had went on a cross-country vacation when they had broken up. She hadn't expect to see him again. At least not for a while, according to Gus.

"Hiya, Jules." He smiled broadly, the twinkle back in his eyes. God, how she had missed seeing those beautiful eyes.

He said how've you been

It's great to see you again

You're really a sight for sore eyes

I said, I can't complain

I'm doing fine

"So, how have you been, Jules? God, it's so great to see you again! You're really are a sight for sore eyes. It's just been so long!" The smile never left his face, as he motioned to the chair in front of her.

Nodding her head, Juliet took her fork and jabbed at the food that no longer looked appetizing. Forcing a smile that she knew came off fake, Juliet looked him in the eye. "Can't really complain. I'm doing fine-"

Placing a finger to his temple, as his knee bounced up and down, Shawn tilted his head. "I'm hearing that- you've been promoted?"

Juliet felt her cheeks flush, as she looked at him shyly. "Yeah. Finally got that junior dropped from my title."

Shawn rubbed his hands together. "That's great news! You were always the better detective- just don't tell Lassie I said that. You know how he gets jealous."

Juliet had to admit, it was great seeing Shawn again. Except for those pesky little things called feelings that keep rearing their ugly head every-time he smiles at her. Though it did annoy that he could sit there after three years and pretend like nothing happened. Like neither of them ended up with broken hearts, Shawn's so severe that he felt the need to take off for three years without so much as a phone call to let her know he was still alive.

We talked as the people rushed by

We laughed about old times and all we went through

That's when he hugged me and said I've missed you

"Yeah, I guess it is. Though, Carlton is in line to take Chief Vick's place when she retires next year."

His eyes widen for a moment, as he inspected the people that passed by. A woman pushing a stroller, a man on his cellphone seemingly ignoring everyone around him. Everyone appeared so busy that they didn't even realize that her and Shawn were fumbling through a conversation.

"Vick's retiring- wow, have I been gone that long?" It was the first serious comment out of his mouth, since he had sat down.

"Yeah, she just had another baby. A boy. Ricky."

"Like the singer?" His eyebrow furrowed slightly. "Oh come on, I know she could have done better than that!" He smiled playfully.

"Who knows, maybe Ricky Martin is her favorite singer." Juliet laughed, and realized that she was falling into their old routine. It felt almost right, except there was something nagging at her. Like she was missing something really important.

"So—Jules you're shopping. Tell me about the case—maybe I can help."

It was times like this that she thought maybe he really was psychic. While she would love to say that finding out the truth had been what tore them apart, that would be a lie. One that she had tried to feed herself over and over again. Though, not fully a lie. Since their relationship started going down hill from that point on.

"Technically—we solved it. I just wish that it had a happy ending-"

Shawn sighed as he ran a hand over his face. "Let me guess, it was a case involving a child?"

Juliet shook her head. "A whole family actually. The mother and father were found murdered—the five year old was missing. We found him about three miles behind the house-" Tears started to roll down her cheeks. "He had tried to run away from it all. He had his parents blood all over him. It was awful-"

The description brought back images from particularly gruesome cases that they had worked over the seven years that he had consulted with the SBPD. The family part really hit home. Images from nightmares long since past.

"Are you okay?" Juliet asked, as she reached out a hand to him.

Shawn shook it off, and forced a chuckle. He knew his face had gone pale. "Yeah—just memories—and not good ones."

Juliet needed no more explanation. "Yang?" Her eyebrow cocked slightly.

He smiled softly. "Yeah—and the nightmares that followed."

Juliet shook her head knowingly. "I've been there too, Shawn."

That's when she walked up to him

He said, this is my wife

I gave my best smile

But I was dying inside

Out of the corner of her eye, Juliet watched as a striking brunette walked slowly toward the table that her and Shawn were currently sharing. Her round belly spoke volumes, as did the eye popping diamond on her left hand. At first Juliet was confused, why was she walking toward her and Shawn—was she in distress, did she need help. However, as the smile on Shawn's face grew, he stood up his hand out to take the pregnant woman's, pulling her into his side.

"Jules, this is Amanda, my wife."

Juliet faked a smile as her stomach flip-flopped uncomfortably. Tears sprang to her eyes, as her heart was crushed again. Shawn Spencer was the only man that had ever hurt her so severely, and so many times. Reaching out her hand, Juliet shook Amanda's.

"Amanda, this is Jules. She's like one of my best friends." He smiled sincerely and Juliet realized that he hadn't been trying to pretend that the past hadn't happened, he was trying to fix what he had broken. He had wanted to make amends before he became a father.

"Hi, Amanda."

"Hello, Juliet! Shawn talks about you all the time. You're a detective, correct?" Amanda smiled softly at Juliet, her free hand was placed protectively over her rotund belly. A spike of jealously coursed through Juliet's veins, but she shoved it away.

"Yes, I am. It's so great to meet you." Juliet tried for her usual cheery tone. The one that had disappeared around the same time Shawn had.

He said we gotta go now

It's getting late

It was so good to see you

Then they walked away

Shawn looked at his watch, and shook his head.

"It's getting kind of late. We haven't eaten lunch just yet. We better be going." Shawn paused as he leaned down and gave Juliet a lingering hug. It was like he was apologizing for springing all of this on her like that. As he rose back up, he smiled brightly at her. If she had been standing, Juliet knew that her knees most likely would have given out. "It was so great to see you, Jules! I've missed you."

With that, Shawn took his wife's hand, as they turned around and walked away. Juliet watched with a hint of jealously as Amanda leaned against Shawn's side, as he slipped his arm around her waist. Amanda's head leaned against Shawn's shoulder. Juliet let one stray tear slip down her face as she realized that after all this time, she was still in love with Shawn Spencer, but she had lost her chance. Juliet was not the type of girl that broke up a marriage, especially when children were concerned. Turning back toward her food, Juliet toyed with it for a moment, before tossing the relatively untouched Chinese food. Her appetite had disappeared when Shawn had reappeared. With one last passing glance around the store, Juliet grabbed her bags and made for the exit.