A few hours later, the plane lands in San Francisco. Despite the late hour, it is humid and warm outside. I see my cousin standing inside the airport looking exhausted from a long day of work. When he sees me, his eyes light up and he practically runs up to me to give me a hug.

"Liz! I'm so glad you're here!" Gus says excitedly as we hug.

"It's good to see you, Gus," I say and Gus steps out of the embrace.

"I just wish you were here for a visit and not a bad situation," Gus says sadly and I nod.

"Yeah, me too," I reply and Gus takes one of my suitcases from me. The two of us walk out to his car and we put my bags in the back seat. I climb into the passenger seat and I stare out at the California landscape. Home has never felt so...strained? Being back does not feel like being home, that I know for sure.

"You gonna be okay, Liz?" Gus asks me gently.

"Yeah, I think so. Just take me to my parents, I guess. I don't know what else to do," I say softly.

"At this point, that probably is the best thing to do," Gus agrees as he backs his car out of the parking spot that he was parked in.

"Gus, Shawn isn't going to be at the hospital, right?" I ask and Gus shrugs.

"I don't know, Liz. Shawn has a way of doing things regardless of what someone else tells him. I have no clue where he will be. Your sisters are out of town and I contacted them, but they never replied. If Shawn is there, I can tell him to leave," Gus offers.

"I'm just not sure I'm ready to deal with him yet," I say as I fiddle with my hands.

"I get it. You two didn't really get along until shortly before you left," Gus reasons, "Shawn can be kind of a lot at first and you probably don't need to see him on your first night back."

"Yes," I say quickly. Sometimes it feels like Gus can read my mind. More than Katherine has ever been able to.

"However, Liz. I can't keep Shawn away forever and you know that. You two are going to see each other sooner than later. Shawn is my best friend too and I can't just throw him out. You know he won't like that. For people who don't like each other, both of you know each other pretty well," Gus says and I slap my leg angrily against my thigh.

"Burton Guster!" I shout and Gus raises an eyebrow.

"What? Don't Burton Guster me! I'm just stating the facts," Gus explains and I roll my eyes.

"Stating the facts of life is not going to help your situation nor is it going to help mine, so I suggest we drop the Shawn subject and just get to my parents," I say and Gus nods.

"Fair enough. But, Liz, he may be there," Gus warns.

"I know!" I say exasperated at my cousin and his incessant prying. A while later, Gus pulls into the Santa Barbara hospital parking lot. The two of us hurry inside and up to the reception desk.

"How may I help you?" The receptionist asks and I fumble over my words.

"My parents were in a car accident recently. I am Elizabeth Taylor," I say quickly. The receptionist gives us the room numbers and Gus and I waste no time hurrying upstairs to my parents.

I push open the door to one of my parent's rooms and I let out a small gasp when I see that it is empty.

"Oh no!" Gus mutters out behind me.

"Gus, what do we do?" I ask quickly. I see my Dad's name on a whiteboard on the wall. Turning back to Gus, I hear my dad talking in the room next door. Gus and I hurry to the room next door and I see my mother lying bed while my Dad sits in a wheelchair next to her bed, talking to someone. Another familiar voice is talking to them, making my Dad laugh from time to time. A voice that I was hoping not to hear tonight or really ever. Hoping my worst fears are not confirmed, I slowly poke my head in the door. Sure enough, Shawn Spencer is sitting on the hospital room couch as he talks to my dad. Shawn sees me and he stands up from the couch, stopping whatever conversation he had been having with my dad. My dad turns his wheel chair away from Shawn to see me.

"Elizabeth!" My dad says at the same time Shawn says

"Lizzy?" I hurry over to my dad and give him a hug, being mindful of all of his various injuries.

"Hi, Dad! How are you doing?" I ask and out of the corner of my eye, I see Gus nodding Shawn towards the door. Choosing to ignore Shawn, I focus on my Dad.

"I'm okay. I'm glad you came, Lizzy. New York City is so far away and you haven't been back in awhile. Your mother and I were hoping that you would be back soon," Dad answers.

"Well, I'm here now!" I exclaim and my Dad chuckles softly.

"If only your mother could see you," Dad says quietly as he looks over at Mom.

"Is she going to be okay?" I ask and Dad shrugs.

"The doctors don't know yet. She's been in a coma ever since we were brought to the hospital. One of your friends has been here ever since we got to the hospital. Mostly Gus, but Shawn is so entertaining!" Dad says.

"Shawn is NOT my friend, Dad," I clarify, but Dad chuckles and shakes his head.

"That's not what the summer before you left for New York told me," Dad says mischievously.

"Dad!" I say exasperated by his prying. This reminds me of something that had happened during that summer. The first time that Shawn and I actually started getting along.

Flashback to the summer after graduation. Shawn, Gus and Lizzy are eighteen years old.

Gus takes off running with this girl that we had just met on the beach. Shawn and I sit on a bench, dumbfounded by the fact that Gus had left us for some girl.

"Would it have killed him to stay for a few more minutes?" Shawn wonders out loud and I make a noise of disbelief.

"Yeah, honestly. I thought I mattered more to my cousin than some random girl that he just met on the beach," I agree, kicking at some sand absentmindedly with the toe of my shoe.

"He does this ALL the time," Shawn says dramatically and I gently smack Shawn on the shoulder.

"Shawn Spencer, do not complain to me about that. For every five times you have done that to Gus, he has done it once to you," I say and Shawn groans.

"Still doesn't make it right," Shawn grumbles and I shrug.

"Yep, but it's not right for you to do it to him. If you were a good friend, you wouldn't be doing it to him in the first place," I advise as I play with a loose thread hanging off my tank top.

"Yeah, but it's different when it's your best friend," Shawn tries to weasel his way around my advice.

"I know, Shawn. Gus is my best friend too. I agree with you," I sympathize and those four words almost stop my heart. I just agreed with Shawn Spencer. What is this world coming to?

"Well, he's not the only one who gets to have fun," Shawn says as he starts to untie his sneakers and I raise an eyebrow.

"Shawn, I have a boyfriend," I remind him and Shawn rolls his eyes.

"I know that, Lizzy. I'm not going to go running off with you like he did with that girl, but we can still have some fun," Shawn responds as he takes his socks off and sticks them inside his sneakers. I begin to untie my sneakers while looking at him skeptically. Sticking my socks inside my shoes after I take them off, I plant my bare feet in the sand.

"Alright, what do you have in mind?" I ask and Shawn reaches for my hand. I put my hand behind my back and Shawn starts to whine,

"Lizzy! It won't be a surprise if I tell you!" I roll my eyes and hold out my hand.

"Just touch my fingers," I say and Shawn complies. Our fingertips brush and the two of us start running towards the water. I stop once the water gets ankle deep and I look out at Shawn who has run further into the water.

"You coming?" Shawn asks and I check behind me just to make sure that for some reason Chris isn't lurking around before continuing forward. Chris' parents actually wanted him to eat at home with them for once so he could not hang out with me, leaving me to hang out with Gus and Shawn. Or I guess tonight, just Shawn. I could have just walked home I guess, but the part of me that actually respects Shawn as a human being decided that maybe leaving Shawn by himself is not the best idea. I wade further into the water, shivering slightly as I walk. Shawn wades inland a little bit to meet me halfway.

"Don't want you to get soaked," Shawn says with a small laugh and I nod.

"That would be bad," I say and I take a step closer to Shawn, wading to the bottom of my shin. Looking down to make sure I don't fall, I feel Shawn looking at me and I look up to see him staring at me. Right as I meet his eyes, I step in a whole and nearly fall into the water. Shawn snaps out of his daze and grabs my wrist right before I fall. He puts a hand on my lower back to steady me and I regain my balance.

"It's okay, Lizzy. I'll catch you even when you aren't falling for me," Shawn says and the two of us wade deeper.

"Shut up, Shawn," I say seriously as we wade further into the ocean carefully. Shawn obviously hates the silence between us because he says,

"I never thought I would have to catch you when you fell for me. You fell so hard!" We are standing in water above our knees and to surprise him, I pull Shawn close to me and drag him out deeper. My shorts are getting wet, but quite frankly, I don't care. Shawn stays close to me thinking that his little antics are working. I get even closer to him just to let him think he is winning and then....

I shove him in the water. Shawn falls completely under and I laugh quietly at my success. I am not prepared for when he comes out of the water. He moves his now very wet hair out of his eyes and glares at me.

"Lizzy!" Shawn shouts and I chuckle. Shawn gasps for air dramatically and comes closer to me. I tense up, waiting for him to shove me into the water when he says, "You remind me of a pineapple."

Wait what? I shove him into the water and he tells me that I remind him of his favorite thing in the world? This isn't right by any means.

"Excuse me?" I say and Shawn steps closer to me. He places his wet hands on my shoulders and I try to wriggle free of his grasp. "You're wet!" I shout.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Shawn says and I cross my arms, admitting defeat.

"Fine, why am I a pineapple?" I ask and Shawn starts to explain, but I stop him. "You know what, I don't even want to know," I interrupt and Shawn cocks his head, stepping closer. I take a step backwards and shake his hands off of my shoulders.

"Lizzy, you are prickly on the outside, but sweet on the inside when you let people get to know you for you," Shawn says once I stop talking.

"I think I'm sweet to everyone else and prickly towards you because you annoy me!" I say and Shawn shakes his wet hair.

"Then you're not a pineapple!" Shawn complains and I roll my eyes.

"And that's a big deal, because?"

"Because I wanted to have a friend who was like a pineapple." I stare at Shawn and think over that for a second.

"You think we're friends?" I ask and Shawn looks at me like I'm crazy.

"You don't?" He asks and I shrug.

"Well, you're not the first person I think of when I think of friends," I say softly and Shawn comes closer to me.

"Why not?" He asks, the distance between us getting smaller.

"Shawn..." I warn him and he puts a wet hand on my shoulder.

"Why, Lizzy?" He asks me and I take a step back.

"I thought you were annoying and rude and you are always with Gus and I wanted Gus to spend time with me!" I explain and Shawn bites his lip.

"But, Gus isn't around," Shawn says, "and yet here you are, still hanging out with me."

"I know. I guess we can call it a mutual respect. How about that?" I ask and I extend my hand to Shawn. He takes it and shakes it.

"To mutual respect!" He says loudly and then he shoves me into the water. I fall in and become completely submerged. A couple seconds later, I hear another splash and Shawn waves at me under the water. He grabs my hand and pulls me out of the water. I start shivering as soon as I am out of the water and I stand close to Shawn. The sun has almost set and Shawn wraps an arm around my shoulders.

"Blanket in my car," I mutter through chattering teeth. The two of us hurry to the sand which is cold as well. Our clothes are soaked and as I reach down to pick up my sneakers, my car keys fall out of my pocket. Shawn snatches them up before I can do anything.

"I'll drive!" Shawn shouts and I stand up to my full height holding my sneakers. Shawn races to my car , with his sneakers and my car keys in his hand and I brush my feet off on the parking lot pavement which is surprisingly still warm despite the cool breeze before chasing after him. When I get to my car, Shawn has already stolen my blanket and is snuggling with it in the driver's seat of my car. I roll my eyes and put a hand out for the blanket and the car keys. "I said I was going to drive!" Shawn protests and I raise an eyebrow at him.

"I don't trust you with my car," I say, but Shawn starts it anyways.

"You shoved me in first, so I get the blanket because I have had to be cold longer and driving you home is my way of saying thank you to accepting my offer of friendship," Shawn explains and I roll my eyes.

"Fine, you win," I say and I cross my arms. Shawn starts the car and gently backs it out of the parking spot. "You think we should wait for Gus?" I ask as Shawn starts to drive out of the parking lot. We pass a huge bonfire where people are dancing. Shawn and I see Gus dancing with that girl he ran off with earlier.

"Nah," Shawn says as he drives on. He honks the horn as he drives by and Gus doesn't even turn to wave. Shawn chatters aimlessly about different things as he drives and I toss in the occasional comment. We pull up to my house and Shawn stops the car. He is in the middle of telling me some story about some girl that he was hanging around when I interrupt him,

"Thanks," I say.

"Your welcome. My presence makes lots of people happy," Shawn says and I roll my eyes.

"Shawn, seriously. Thank you for enjoying hanging out with me even though Gus wasn't around to act as a buffer," I say and Shawn smiles.

"Anytime, Lizzy," Shawn says as we climb out of the car together. He tosses me my keys and I catch them and he hands me the blanket. Shawn grabs his sneakers out of the back of my car and shuts the door.

"See you around," I say as I lay the blanket out on my front porch and step closer to my front door.

"Yep. See you around," Shawn says waving at me with his free hand that's not holding his sneakers before taking off down the dark street in his bare feet. His house is only a couple of streets over, so he doesn't have that far to run. Suddenly, light floods the porch where I am straightening out the blanket and I see my parents watching Shawn Spencer's retreating form. Somehow, that was the beginning of my odd alliance with Shawn Spencer.

Flashback Ends

I roll my eyes at the memory.

"I remember that one night early on in the summer when he drove you home in your car. Your mother and I watched him as he ran home. Lizzy, why didn't you offer to drive him home?" Dad asks me and I groan.

"Dad, I did not come this far to stand here and talk to you about Shawn Spencer even though you have been hanging around with him for the last few hours," I say and I put a hand on my Dad's shoulder. "I want to talk about you," I say and Dad chuckles,

"Fair enough, but Shawn is just out in the hall if you actually want to talk to him. He's probably pretty happy to see you."

"Dad!!"

"Alright alright. The doctor says I'm stuck here for awhile. They want to see me walk before they release me."

"You mean you can't walk?"

"No, Lizzy. I'm afraid not." This news put me in a small shock.

"Is it permanent?"

"The doctors don't know yet. It was a really bad crash. I've only been in this wheelchair for about an hour. I was unconscious up until an hour or two before then."

"Dad!!! There's so much Gus didn't tell me!!" I shout and Dad shushes me.

"Keep it down. The news of a car accident probably worried you enough and Gus needed you to use that brain of yours to get yourself over here and not so much worry about your parents. Besides, Gus didn't really know that much," Dad says softly and I look over at my mom. Tears cloud up my vision and I sit down on the couch as I begin to cry. Dad wheels over and puts a hand on my back.

"Mom hasn't woken up and you are in bad condition. This is not good," I say as I cry.

"Oh, Lizzy," Dad says as he runs a hand down my back. Gus walks back in to make sure everything is okay and he sits down next to me when he sees me mid-meltdown.

"Lizzy, the doctors think that both of your parents can pull out of this and be just fine. Both of them. Do you think I should take her home?" Gus asks my Dad and I shake my head, but my Dad nods.

"Lizzy, you need some rest and you need to be somewhere that isn't the hospital," Dad says as he rubs my back some more, "Your mother and I will be just fine until the morning."

"I am coming back first thing in the morning," I say as Gus helps me stand up.

"Shawn and I can take you home," Gus says and I glare at him.

"No Shawn," I say, but Gus shakes his head.

"Shawn and I have been here since the accident happened and he needs some rest too," Gus explains and the two of us walk out to the hall. Shawn is leaning up against the wall, flirting with the nurse who seems like she could care less about whatever he was talking about. Gus smacks Shawn on the shoulder as we walk by while keeping me tucked under his other arm. Shawn chases after us and catches up.

"Hey, Lizzy! How's it going?" Shawn asks me cheerfully and Gus whispers something in Shawn's ear. Shawn nods for a second and glances over at me. I ignore him even though a lot of times that is really hard to do. The three of us walk out to Gus' car and Shawn steals the keys from Gus. I sit in the passenger seat and shoot Shawn a look when he plops into the driver's seat.

"Shawn!" Gus shouts as he climbs into the back seat and moves my bags around, "I thought I was driving."

"Well, you thought wrong," Shawn says and I shift uncomfortably in the passenger seat, "You okay, Lizzy?"

"No! Let Gus drive, Shawn," I snap and Shawn's eyes flick from me to having some kind of a non-verbal argument with Gus. Shawn suddenly turns around and starts the car. Before long, we are pulling out of the hospital parking lot and are driving back to somewhere.

"Gus, should we show Lizzy the Psych office?" Shawn asks and Gus shakes his head.

"Shawn, I think the best thing for Lizzy is for her to be at home right now. Everyone needs some rest. We can meet up again in the morning," Gus plans and I nod. Shawn pulls up to my house and stops Gus' blue car close to my front steps.

"Thanks, Shawn," I say as he puts the car in park. I go back to help Gus and Shawn pull luggage out of the back of the car, but each of them have something and seem to be doing just fine.

"What did you put in here?" Shawn asks me as he lifts my heavy bag. I find my house key and quickly unlock the door.

"I don't know how long I'm staying," I say and the two boys set the bags down in the kitchen.

"Anything else we can help with?" Gus asks me and I shake my head.

"I think I'm going to go to bed. Gus, can you call me when you are heading back over to the hospital?" I ask.

"Sure, want us to pick you up?" Gus asks.

"No, I think I'll drive over," I say.

"Okay then. Why don't you call me when you are on your way over to the hospital? Then we can know when to be there for you," Gus suggests and I nod.

"Sounds good," I say and Gus hugs me.

"Good night, Liz. Sleep well," He says and I hug him tightly.

"Yes, thank you for everything," I say and Gus elbows Shawn as he heads for the door, but Shawn doesn't move.

"Let's go, Shawn. Lizzy needs some rest," Gus says as he grabs hold of the doorknob.

"I'll be out in a second. I just want to tell Lizzy something," Shawn says and Gus raises an eyebrow.

"Shawn, it's late. I want to go home and Lizzy needs her sleep," Gus says.

"It will just take a second," Shawn protests and Gus shrugs before heading out the door. When we are alone, I cross my arms.

"What do you want, Shawn?" I ask and Shawn rubs his chin in thought.

"Lizzy, I know that you and I have never been on the best of terms. Remember our whole mutual respect thing?" Shawn asks me and I nod, the memory still fresh in my mind from earlier. "I think we should keep that. I'm sorry that I can seem kind of insensitive and like I don't care, but I really do care a lot," Shawn says.

"That still doesn't make you my favorite person, but tell me what you mean," I say and Shawn continues,

"I want to help you with this. Even if this turns out to be some freak accident, which your Dad doesn't think it is, watching your parents suffer is not an easy thing to deal with. I am here for you if you need me. Even though it may not seem like it." I think about this for a second and my next action surprises me....

I hug Shawn Spencer tightly. And to my surprise, he hugs me back.

"Thank you for the offer," I say as we hug and I pull away from him, "I'll think about it." Shawn nods and I see a smile on his face.

"See you in the morning?" Shawn asks and I nod.

"See you in the morning." Shawn leaves and I hurry to bed to forget what my life has become for a few hours.

AN:/ Wow. Two updates in two days. I have been really wanting to write for Psych right now, can't ya tell? There isn't really a whole lot to say about this one. I really got into the relationships of everybody and that was about it. As for the flashbacks, do you guys like those or are they kind of annoying? I am not going to be offended either way. The flashbacks are kind of like a nod to the show since each episode starts with young Shawn doing something that relates to the case. Lizzy is having flashbacks that relates to something that is happening in the chapter. You get the idea. If you like it or don't like it or have a suggestion on how to make it better, please tell me. Not all of them will be this lengthy. I just really wanted to get into the relationship between Gus and Liz and Liz and Shawn. And the flashbacks are kind of fun to write. The mystery is coming. Shawn kind of alluded to it already in this chapter, but it will become more obvious that there is more going on in the next chapter. What do you guys think of the relationship dynamic between the three main characters so far? Obviously, it is going to change because that's what happens in a book like this, but, so far. What do you hope changes and what do you think shouldn't change? I'm sorry if I seem like an English teacher or something. This helps me figure out what works and what doesn't in this story. I'm on Season 3, but I feel like there is still a lot that I haven't seen yet in the show. What did you guys think of this chapter? Please feel free to comment throughout the story and tell me what you enjoy! Thank you for commenting, voting, reading and doing whatever it is you do to support this story!! I also am going to throw out a little disclaimer: I don't own Back to the Future or Newsies. If you read the last chapter, there are Easter eggs for both and I don't own those movies, musicals or whatever. They belong to their owners.  Okay, enough about that. If you manage to find the Easter eggs in the last chapter, please comment and tell me what you found!! Thanks for stopping by and reading!! See you around, friends!!