Juliet Lynn O'Hara had her first crush when she was 13 years old. And it was one of the worst experiences of her life.
First crushes are usually memories full of laughter and happiness. Even if it ends with heartbreak. Not for Juliet though.
Juliet's first crush was on a 18 year old named Shawn. She never figured out his last name but she met him over a summer trip to Santa Barbara.
He had just finished high school and had no plans for his life. He worked in a small café that Juliet loved. She would go there daily and just sit and watch him.
After about a week of sitting and staring, he noticed her. He walked over to her on his break and said hi. They started talking. He told her to come back the next day and he would come sit with her on his break. She agreed happily.
He sat with her everyday on his hour long break for the rest of the month. She learned so much about him. Like how much he loved pineapples. And how he has a best friend since birth.
She never learned his full name though. Who knew that would count in the future.
It was the beginning of August when Juliet went to the café and Shawn wasn't there. She asked the replacement about him.
"Well this could just be a rumour but I heard he got arrested for stealing the high school's driver's ed car. His own dad, who's a detective, dragged him to the station."
Juliet had gasped and ran out of the café.
You see, Juliet, even at this young age, knew she wanted to become a cop and she valued justice and law-abiding very highly. She was shocked that her friend had done such a thing. It just killed her.
After that summer she forced herself to completely forget Shawn and just didn't consider him her first crush. She completely wiped him from her memory.
Maybe that's why when she unknowingly sat in his seat in that diner and then ended up working with him, she felt a connection.
Juliet's fiancé is her forgotten first crush and she doesn't even realize.