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Shawn Butler and Carly Spencer are fictional characters and a former potential couple on the ABC Soap opera General Hospital.

Storylines[]

In February 2011, Theo realizes Shawn has betrayed him and decides Shawn has to be taken out so after Jason and Shawn attempt to lure Theo to a location he sends his men in his place and orders them to open fire turning it into a shootout. Jason got away but Carly finds a wounded Shawn passed out on the side of the road and brings him to her house and helps him by tending to his wound. Sonny Corinthos, Carly's ex soon arrives at her house looking for Shawn as he blames him for having a role in planting the car bomb that led to the disappearance of his now-wife Brenda. Shawn tells Sonny he had nothing to do with it and that it was all Theo's plan. Sonny doesn't believe it and has his goons tie Shawn up with orders to kill him if he doesn't talk. Sonny ultimately doesn't do anything and when he leaves, Shawn is taken to the hospital to get proper care.

When serial killer, Franco begins menacing Carly and her daughter Josslyn, Jason hires Shawn as their personal bodyguard. Jasper Jacks, Carly's estranged husband strongly objects to Shawn guarding his daughter as he doesn't want someone with ties to the mob protecting Josslyn. He attempts to pay Shawn to quit but Shawn states that he can't be paid off.

Jax then digs into Shawn's past and finds out he had been dishonorably discharged from the military because he had killed a fellow Marine. Jax then threatened to use Shawn's violent past against Carly during their custody hearing to prove Carly's an unfit mother. Carly defends Shawn but he quits, not wanting to have anything to do with messing up Carly's chances at keeping her daughter. Shawn then confronts Jax by telling him he quit. Shawn ordered Jax to leave Carly out of whatever issue Jax had with him. Jax then taunted Shawn about killing another Marine and Shawn responds by punching Jax in the face.

In July 2011, Jax lost custody of his daughter to Carly after Sonny framed him for drug possession and Jax quickly leaves town. Shawn believes Jax will be back and begins paying more attention to Carly and her daughter. In August 2011, Shawn's instincts were right and Jax comes home attempting to kidnap Josslyn. Shawn catches Jax before he's able to leave but his efforts are stalled when Jax brings up an incident in Shawn's past where he unintentionally injured a young girl during the same event that caused his PTSD.

Shawn started to remember the incident and he froze and Jax walked right out the door with Josslyn. Shawn recovers and he starts going around town looking for Josslyn. He manages to track Josslyn and Jax down at Robin Scorpio's house. Shawn talks to Jax who eventually gives Josslyn to Shawn and Shawn brings her back home to Carly.

When Jax is presumed dead after his private jet crashed into the harbor, Shawn comforts Carly but a body wasn't found making her believe Jax is still alive. Shawn encouraged her to trust her instincts and gave her more hope when he found out Carly's boat was missing from the harbor. Jason later approaches Shawn with a job to take over his position in the Corinthos Organization temporarily while he is preparing to marry Sam. Carly and Shawn continue to grow closer as he becomes more involved in the business. He protects Carly's son Michael from getting busted with illegal drugs that were planted in Sonny's warehouse. However, Michael doesn't approve of his mother's and Shawn's budding relationship.

On September 30, Shawn and Carly are accidentally locked in a panic room in Sonny's warehouse as Shawn was preparing to put seven bags of hydrocodone in the room. Sonny's rivals had planted the bags for the cops to find and Shawn had arranged for a fake bomb to be found in the warehouse to keep the cops busy.

In October 2011, after receiving a package from Franco, Carly becomes worried and she and Shawn go to Hawaii to warn Jason, who is on his honeymoon with new wife Sam. They stay with Sam and Jason and bond and ultimately share a kiss on October 27.

In November 2011, on Veteran's Day, Shawn opens up to Carly about his friend and fellow Marine Tommy Ashford whom he accidentally killed in Afghanistan and how his father was gunned down right in front of him when he was a kid. Carly and Shawn spend Thanksgiving together at Kelly's but Shawn realizes they are getting too personal and pulls away. When Franco makes contact again, Shawn moves in with Carly temporarily to protect her and Josslyn.

In December 2011, Shawn and Jason's accountant Bernie Abrahms attended a meeting in Jason's place but it was an ambush and Bernie is shot by an unknown assailant. Shawn handled the situation but he was overcome by his PTSD. Carly arrived soon after and was concerned over the state of shock she found Shawn in. Carly soon found out that therapy dogs can help with PTSD and for Christmas, she gets Shawn a dog to help with his PTSD, whom he names Wilson.

On December 28, Shawn tells Carly he can't take Wilson. Carly says he is giving her mixed signals and he kisses her before saying no. Carly says Franco is gone and she is moving to the Metro Court with Josslyn. She will keep Wilson and dismisses Shawn.

In January 2012, as Shawn is preparing to leave Port Charles, he is forced to take in Tommy's troubled teenage son, T.J. Ashford who has run away from home. Shawn decides to take him in. Carly then hires Shawn to manage Kelly's Diner. Shawn is jealous of Carly's new relationship with Johnny Zacchara and T.J. calls him out on his feelings for her.  On January 12, Carly meets Ranelle, a woman Shawn is seeing. Ranelle clarifies that she has no commitment to Shawn and they are casual. Carly explains that she and Shawn are just friends.

Shawn later tries to convince Carly to officially divorce Jax when Jax sells his half of their hotel to Carly's rival, Kate Howard without telling her. On February 2, 2012, Shawn asks Carly on a date. She is taken by surprise and says she thinks they are in a good place right now and he agrees.

At the urging of GH's new resident psychiatrist, Ewen Keenan, Shawn asks to escort Carly to the General Hospital Pulmonary benefit at the Metro Court, but she doesn't return his call. After much probing from T.J, on February 23, Shawn confronts Carly and tells her he wants to be with her. When she doesn't return his feelings, Shawn backs off.

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Supercouples
Alan and Monica ยท Dante and Lulu ยท Duke and Anna ยท Frisco and Felicia ยท Jason and Elizabeth ยท Jason and Sam ยท Jax and Brenda ยท Jax and Carly ยท Kevin and Lucy ยท Lucky and Elizabeth ยท Luke and Laura ยท Nikolas and Emily ยท Patrick and Robin ยท Rafe and Alison ยท Robert and Anna ยท Robert and Holly ยท Sean and Tiffany ยท Sonny and Brenda ยท Sonny and Carly ยท Spencer and Trina ยท Spinelli and Maxie ยท Stephen and Livvie ยท Stone and Robin

Current Couples
Chase and Brook Lynn ยท Curtis and Portia ยท Dex and Josslyn ยท Drew and Nina ยท Kevin and Laura ยท Mac and Felicia ยท Michael and Willow ยท Ned and Olivia ยท Robert and Diane ยท Scott and Lucy ยท Sonny and Natalia ยท T.J. and Molly ยท Yuri and Terry
Potential Couples
Brennan and Carly ยท Brick and Jordan ยท Calvin and Jordan ยท Chase and Sasha ยท Cody and Brook Lynn ยท Cody and Tracy ยท Dex and Kristina ยท Dex and Molly ยท Drew and Jordan ยท Drew and Willow ยท Gio and Josslyn ยท Gio and Trina ยท Isaiah and Jordan ยท Jason and Anna ยท Jason and Ava ยท Marshall and Stella ยท Ric and Ava ยท Ric and Sam ยท Robert and Olivia ยท Scott and Tracy ยท Sonny and Alexis ยท Sonny and Ava ยท T.J. and Willow
Former Couples
Brad and Lucas ยท Chase and Willow ยท Cody and Sasha ยท Curtis and Jordan ยท Drew and Carly ยท Drew and Elizabeth ยท Jason and Carly ยท Lucky and Maxie ยท Lucky and Sam ยท Michael and Sasha ยท Ned and Alexis ยท Nikolas and Ava ยท Ric and Alexis ยท Ric and Elizabeth ยท Ric and Nina ยท Scott and Laura ยท Sidwell and Holly ยท Sonny and Nina ยท Sonny and Olivia ยท Sonny and Sam ยท Valentin and Nina
Offscreen Couples
(One or both characters offscreen)
Couples of the 1960s
Eddie and Angie ยท Edward and Lila ยท Fred and Janet ยท Howie and Jane ยท Ken and Cynthia ยท Lee and Meg ยท Mike and Adela ยท Mikkos and Helena ยท Mikkos and Kristin ยท Noel and Brooke ยท Peter and Jessie ยท Phil and Jessie ยท Roy and Peggy ยท Steve and Audrey ยท Steve and Peggy ยท Tom and Audrey ยท Victor and Helena
Couples of the 1970s
Al and Lucille ยท Cameron and Lesley ยท David and Laura ยท Henry and Jane ยท Jeff and Heather ยท Jeff and Monica ยท Jim and Audrey ยท Julian and Alexis ยท Lee and Carolyn ยท Peter and Diana ยท Phil and Diana ยท Rick and Lesley ยท Rick and Monica ยท Roy and Bobbie ยท Scott and Heather
Couples of the 1980s
Alan and Lucy ยท Bryan and Claudia ยท Colton and Felicia ยท D.L. and Bobbie ยท Faison and Liesl ยท Grant and Celia ยท Jake and Bobbie ยท Julian and Cheryl ยท Kevin and Terry ยท Lee and Gail ยท Luke and Holly ยท Ned and Dawn ยท Ned and Monica ยท Noah and Bobbie ยท Rick and Ginny ยท Robert and Cheryl ยท Robert and Katherine ยท Robert and Jackie ยท Silas and Nina ยท Sonny and Connie ยท Stefan and Laura ยท Tom and Simone ยท Tony and Alex ยท Tony and Bobbie ยท Tony and Tania ยท Valentin and Alex ยท Victor and Liesl
Couples of the 1990s
A.J. and Carly ยท Bill and Nancy ยท Damian and Katherine ยท Damian and Lucy ยท Decker and Dawn ยท Finn and Jackie ยท Foster and Annabelle ยท Franco and Ava ยท Gregory and Jackie ยท Jagger and Brenda ยท Jagger and Karen ยท Jason and Robin ยท Jason and Karen ยท Jax and Chloe ยท Leopold and Dominique ยท Mac and Dominique ยท Miguel and Lily ยท Ned and Lois ยท Ned and Wendy ยท Paul and Jenny ยท Paul and Tracy ยท Rex and Lucy ยท Ryan and Felicia ยท Scott and Dominique ยท Shawn and Jordan ยท Silas and Ava ยท Sonny and Karen ยท Sonny and Lily ยท Stefan and Bobbie ยท Stefan and Katherine ยท Todd and Blair ยท Tony and Carly
Couples of the 2000s
A.J. and Courtney ยท Alcazar and Carly ยท Alcazar and Lois ยท Alcazar and Skye ยท Carlos and Sabrina ยท Coleman and Connie ยท Cooper and Maxie ยท Dillon and Georgie ยท Dillon and Lulu ยท Drew and Kim ยท Ethan and Kristina ยท Franco and Maxie ยท Griffin and Claudette ยท Jason and Courtney ยท Jax and Courtney ยท Jax and Skye ยท Jesse and Maxie ยท Johnny and Lulu ยท Johnny and Maxie ยท Johnny and Olivia ยท Kiefer and Kristina ยท Logan and Lulu ยท Luke and Felicia ยท Luke and Tracy ยท Max and Diane ยท Nathan and Claudette ยท Nikolas and Courtney ยท Nikolas and Elizabeth ยท Nikolas and Gia ยท Nikolas and Rebecca ยท Patrick and Lisa ยท Ric and Claudia ยท Ric and Faith ยท Ryan and Heather ยท Scott and Bobbie ยท Sonny and Claudia ยท Sonny and Emily ยท Taggert and Portia ยท Trevor and Connie ยท Zander and Elizabeth ยท Zander and Emily
Couples of the 2010s
Aaron and Kristina ยท A.J. and Elizabeth ยท Andre and Jordan ยท Anthony and Tracy ยท Brad and Felix ยท Chase and Nelle ยท Dante and Valerie ยท Dev and Josslyn ยท Dev and Trina ยท Dillon and Kiki ยท Drew and Hayden ยท Drew and Margaux ยท Drew and Sam ยท Dustin and Brook Lynn ยท Dustin and Lulu ยท Ethan and Irina ยท Ethan and Maya ยท Ewen and Elizabeth ยท Felix and Lucas ยท Finn and Alexis ยท Finn and Anna ยท Finn and Hayden ยท Franco and Carly ยท Franco and Elizabeth ยท Franco and Nina ยท Griffin and Ava ยท Griffin and Kiki ยท Hank and Nelle ยท Hank and Willow ยท Jax and Nina ยท John and Sam ยท Johnny and Brook Lynn ยท Johnny and Carly ยท Johnny and Connie ยท Johnny and Kristina ยท Johnny and Lisa ยท Julian and Kim ยท Julian and Olivia ยท "Levi" and Maxie ยท Lucky and Siobhan ยท Luke and Anna ยท Martin and Blair ยท Michael and Abby ยท Michael and Kiki ยท Michael and Nelle ยท Michael and Rosalie ยท Michael and Sabrina ยท Michael and Starr ยท Mike and Rita ยท Mike and Yvonne ยท Milo and Epiphany ยท Morgan and Ava ยท Morgan and Kiki ยท Nathan and Maxie ยท Neil and Alexis ยท Nikolas and Britt ยท Nikolas and Brook Lynn ยท Nikolas and Hayden ยท Nikolas and Nadine ยท Oscar and Josslyn ยท Parker and Kristina ยท Patrick and Britt ยท Patrick and Sabrina ยท Patrick and Sam ยท Paul and Ava ยท Peter and Maxie ยท Rafe, Jr. and Molly ยท Ric and Madeline ยท Ryan and Ava ยท Shawn and Alexis ยท Shawn and Carly ยท Silas and Sam ยท Sonny and Nelle ยท Spencer and Josslyn ยท Spinelli and Ellie ยท Steve and Olivia ยท T.J. and Taylor ยท Todd and Carly ยท Trey and Kristina ยท Valerie and Kristina
Couples of the 2020s
Adam and Josslyn ยท Austin and Ava ยท Austin and Britt ยท Austin and Maxie ยท Blaze and Kristina ยท Brando and Molly ยท Brando and Sasha ยท Cameron and Esme ยท Cameron and Josslyn ยท Cameron and Trina ยท Chet and Terry ยท Cody and Britt ยท Dante and Sam ยท Finn and Elizabeth ยท Jackson and Lucy ยท Jake and Charlotte ยท Jason and Britt ยท Jax and Britt ยท John and Ava ยท Julian and Britt ยท Julian and Nelle ยท Lenny and Phyllis ยท Marshall and Epiphany ยท Martin and Lucy ยท Nikolas and Esme ยท Rory and Trina ยท Taggert and Jordan ยท Scott and Liesl ยท Spencer and Esme ยท Valentin and Anna ยท Valentin and Brook Lynn ยท Valentin and Gladys ยท Victor and Ava ยท Victor and Eileen ยท Victor and Lucy ยท Yuri and Monica ยท Zeke and Jordan
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