The Balcony Scene

Chapter 7

I do not own the Yellow Pages, Revenge, Mulan, or Lion King

In Too Deep by Sum 41 to the side for those of you who like music to go along with your chapters.

        "You think he'll pass?" Chief Vick asked Henry, who had been kind enough to give her a lift.

             "I know he will." Answered Shawn's father with a sigh. "Shawn's the best shot I know. And I should know. I'm the one who taught him. He's probably put in more hours per week than your Lassiter."

          "How do I not know about this?" asked the Chief looking slightly put out about being left out of the loop.

               "Shawn doesn't want anyone to know. He hates guns and he hates the very idea of taking a life. It goes against his entire nature. I've never seen anyone who loves life itself more than my son. Have you seen the way he looks at your O'Hara? I've never seen him look that way at anyone before." Henry smiled softly.

            "How did he hurt his back?" the old cop asked. Chief Vick didn't even bother with asking how he knew.

            "At rehearsal for the case they are working undercover on a light fell and was about to hit someone under our protection, Nathaniel Mayson Jr. When the younger Mr. Spencer alerted O'Hara to the fact that he was in danger she pushed Mr. Mayson out of the way but, then O'Hara was in danger. Seeing O'Hara in danger Mr. Spencer leapt from where he was on top of the ladder and pushed her out of the way. He fell about twelve feet, rolled and saved my detective's life." She explained as she carefully watched Henry's face for a sign of how he took the information. His face revealed nothing but his eyes shone with pride

        "I told him that he would be less likely to get hurt if he took falls on his shoulder and hip." Was all that Henry had to say about it. Chief Vick rolled her eyes.

        "Why have I never heard of my people seeing Shawn around the range?" she asked.

         "My son, he can be quite...resourceful. When he wants to be that is." Answered Henry coyly. They pulled in behind the Blueberry at a gun range that no one besides Shawn and Henry had heard of.

             "Follow me." Said Shawn and they all went into a place apparently called Roger's Gun Rage. The light behind the 'n' had been out for as long as anyone cared to remember.

          "Not only is the 'n' out on the sign but they also left it out on the Yellow Pages entry and all of the newspapers around here only have misprints. I thought the joint was pretty neat my-self. It's out of the way of anybody and everybody I know." Shawn was saying when Roger himself appeared out of nowhere.

          "Shawn!" he cried. "It's been forever, I thought that you had finally gone and gotten yourself killed." everybody but Shawn flinched involuntarily. Despite his friendly words, the bedraggled and unkempt man's face was set in an unfortunate and permanent scowl. Shawn hopped the counter and hugged his friend.