Ash and An Evening With Mr. Yang

Date is ago.

(Shawn p.o.v)

As I was getting the drinks ready for me and Ash since Penelope took the stuff for her and Gus, I looked up to see Juliet standing there.
"Jules! What are you doing here?" I asked her before rethinking a bit. " What I mean is, you know, who's going to fit Mr. Yang with her straightjacket and iron mask with face grill?"
"Something tells me there's an entire precinct of officers bidding on that job right now." She joked making me move to grab one of he treats I had gotten for the movie.
"Uh, can I interest you in a Necco Wafer?" I offered before picking up the tray and she took a few steps towards me.
"Shawn, can you just not talk for a few seconds? Look, I just wanted to tell you that what you did today... I mean, I can't imagine being able to function at that level while your mom and Ash was... You know." She tried to explained but had trouble doing so, as she stated to move closer to me. "I am, uh, clearly not as good with words as you are, and I know that things between us have been a little complicated, and that there have probably been some mixed signals, mostly from me, with regards to the time that we spend together outside of the line of duty."
"Look, Jules..." I started as we now stood only a few feet from one another, only for her to interrupt.
"Shh! Please, just let me finish stumbling through this. I'm almost done. I promise." She told making me do so. "What I'm saying is that I think, maybe, the best things, the richest things, aren't supposed to come easily, and that sometimes the moments that make the most sense happen when everything else doesn't, and, well, I think you deserve more than popcorn tonight. So why don't you let me take you to dinner?"
"Detective O'Hara, are you asking me out on a date?" I asked her, hoping for that to not be the case.
"I am. A proper one." She informed me with a small smile on her face.
"Wow. I cannot believe this. All this time, and..." I started before chuckling in disbelief at the timing. " Your timing is just awful."
"It is?" She asked as her smile fell.
"Yeah, just dreadful."
"What?" She stammered in confusion.
"I can't go to dinner with you, Jules. I'm already on a date." I informed her.
"You are? What, here?" She asked.
"Yeah. Right now. It's... It's weird, it's a little weird, but, uh... Yeah." I admitted before deciding to tell her who with. "With Ashley. Since she's back and all and we are in the talks of seeing if we'll get back together."
"The one that got away." She told since I said that about Ash when she went undercover the first time and I couldn't stop her.
"Yeah." I agreed making her kiss my cheek before wiping any mark away.
"Get out there. She's not going to wait forever." She whispered to me before heading off, making me touch my cheek before speaking again.
"Jules?" I called making her look at me. " I am so sorry for snapping at you earlier."
"I know." She told before leaving.
I took a breath before picking the tray up again and headed out to run into Ash waiting for me.
"You all right?" She asked with a slight head tilt.
"Yeah. Why would you even ask that?"
"Mostly because you look like you got punched in the stomach and stopped breathing for a few seconds." She admitted making me remember I couldn't hide stuff from her.
"Wow. I didn't realise I was that transparent." I pointed out before clearing my throat. "The truth... The truth is, Bunny, everything is not okay."
"Ok?" She told as I gave a nervous chuckle.
"And I don't know exactly how to say this."
"Try using words to form a sentence." She joked to help me with this.
"I'm so, so sorry, Ashley. They're all out of butter." I admitted making her give me a look of disbelief.
"Wait, what?"
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Seriously?!" She questioned as we smiled at each other.
"I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm apologising, 'cause it's not my fault, really, but I mean, it's opening night, and how do you run out of butter? That's cardinal. That's cardinal."
"I'm gonna kill you Shawn Spencer." She told with a laugh before refocusing on the butter situation. "What are we going to do?"
"I don't know exactly." I admitted as we headed to her car and I wrapped my arm around her as we did. "Uh, as you can see, the kernels are fluffy, and salted quite nicely.
I tried... I tried one."
"Well it's only fair I try one." She told before grabbing one and tossed it into her mouth. "They are salted nicely."
"See."
"Shame about the butter though."
"But we do have Necco Wafers."
"Necco?" She asked making me nod.
"And Toblerone."
"You know I love Toblerone." She told making me smile at her.
"Yes, I sensed that you might."
"Ha ha, very funny you doofus."
"It's like a more sophisticated Krackle."
"Yeah!" She told in agreement.
"How did the thing go with Dean?"
"It went well. Him and his brother are safe doing their own thing. We talked and he was the one to point out that it's not wise for a fed to date a dead wanted criminal. So we are officially over and I'm free to date whoever I want."
"I heard there's this cool psychic with great hair in town."
"He sounds hot."
"He is. Somewhat knows Spanish." I joked making her laugh.
"Sounds perfect then."

(Ash p.o.v)

When we neared my car, Shawn wanted to open the passenger door for me like a gentleman.
"Hey, you're sure about this?" I suddenly asked him, making him give me a small smile.
"Absolutely." He told giving me a quick kiss before opening the door. "Now, in with you into this carriage."
I sat in the car and he shut the door before rushing to the other side and climbed in. Once Shawn put the tray in the middle, a hand reached forward making me gasp and turned to look to see Gus and Penelope in the back.
"That's what I'm talking about." Gus told as Penelope reached for some for herself.
"Gus. Penelope." I told to myself as I tried to not slap Shawn on the arm for forget to mention they would be joining us.
"Hello, Ash." They both told with a smile.
"Ley." I corrected for Penelope.
"Seriously?!" She questioned.
"Fine. You can say it once." I told making her get giddy.
"Oh I am saving that once." She admitted as I looked at Shawn to explain this.
"They wanted to join us due to what happened with you and cause of the fact Lassie wouldn't let them into his car once this was all done." He explained.
"Sounds fair then."
"So just pretend like the two aren't here." He told making me nod before Shawn gave him a nod in thanks and Gus did one back.
"Well if we are doing this," I told before hitting the button to make the roof go back. "We are doing it properly."
"Oh I am so glad we stole those blankets from the police." Shawn told making us chuckle as Penelope and Gus got their own, while me and Shawn shared one in the front.
"You good?" Shawn whispered into my ear making me nod.
"I'm good."
"Are those Necco Wafers up there?" Gus asked.
"Yes, they are." Me and Shawn told him.
"Pass them back please." He told making us do so.
"What are Necco Wafers?" Penelope asked making the three of groan in shock.
"Pass the beautiful tech girl one, we need to witness history being made boys." I told making Shawn give her one to try.
As soon as she closed her mouth on it, she started to smile at us.
"It's good." She told making us cheer.
As we enjoyed the movie, Shawn intertwined my hand with his. I looked over at him as he gave it a kiss and just looked at me with a look of pure joy.
"I love you." He mouthed.
"I love you too." I mouthed back before resting my head on his shoulder.