I loved Pacey and Andie from Dawson's Creek and thought that they belonged together. This is my first DC's story and I changed some of the things that happened. Jen did not die (I hated that they killed her off, I wish they would have given her a happily ever after ending). Please R&R. Only the prologue is written from Pacey's POV.
Disclaimer: I own nothing…except my car
Prologue
My name is Pacey Witter and I've fallen in love twice in my life. The first is time was with Andrea McPhee (Andie for short). Andie was beautiful and smart. She had no problem calling me on my bullshit (and I was full of it) but she never made me feel stupid or beneath her in any way. She was first person who truly believed in me and made me believe in myself. She was the first woman that I loved, the first woman who loved me, all of me completely with no judgment. The second time was with Josephine Potter (Joey). Joey was the girl who was my best friend's best friend. The one who he was supposed to end up with at the end of the day. She was the unattainable girl who you couldn't believe would actually fall for someone like you (well someone like me anyway). And yet she did. Joey was the girl who you never felt worthy off, the one you knew could do anything, be anything, choose anyone and yet for some insane reason she chose me, at least for a little while.
Those two incredible women changed my life in different ways. They helped shape me into the man I am today. It's been years since I've spoken to either of them, but I do keep up with their lives. Andie, via Jack her brother who also happens to be my brother's fiancé (funny how life works out). Joey via Jen (one of our mutual friends) and Dawson (the best friend who I mentioned earlier). They have both gone on to do great things just as I knew they would. Andie became a doctor and Joey a writer.
In the 10 years since we graduated high school and my relationship with Joey ended, I've dated other women, been in other relationships but none of them have come close to what I had with either Andie or Joey. I've been asked before if I think I've met my true love (when you get to know me a little better, you'll understand the humor in that). The closeted romantic, the guy deep down says, yes, I have, but the cynic in me asks, is there such a thing? I loved them both, always will, but in completely different ways. I was always afraid of not living up to the potential they saw in me and was terrified that they would realize that I wasn't worth it and leave me. Interestingly enough, I broke it off with both of them. Andie, because I couldn't get past the crushing betrayal she dealt me and Joey because I didn't want to hold her back. 10 years have given me a lot more perspective on life, the past and the mistakes I've made. Interestingly enough, I don't really regret a lot, even the mistakes because they led me to where I am today. The only thing I've truly regretted was letting go of the most important person to me. I'm telling you about Joey and Andie because although I love them both, there is only one with whom I've never stopped being in love with. My name is Pacey Witter and this is the story of how I found my true love again.
Capeside, Massachusetts, the town where I grew up. When I left this place I never thought I'd want to set foot here again but life has a funny way of screwing with us. My group of friends, the gang, as people used to call us, has all gone our separate ways over the years. Dawson went to California to become an awesome film maker, Joey to New York, Andie to Italy, then to Boston and me to D.C. The only ones who stayed here where Jen and Jack, which is ironic because we all thought that Jen would be the first to get out of here and Jack wouldn't be far behind. But there goes life again, screwing with us. Jen got pregnant after college and realized that there is nowhere else she would rather raise her baby, especially with her Grams here. And Jack, well Jack met my brother Doug and as they say the rest was history. Doug is the town's sheriff, took over after my father died a few years ago. They've had their share of hardships over the years, but they've gotten through them. Anyway, back to the story of our past, we'll get to the present soon enough.
Here's a short history lesson. Our little group started out with Dawson, Joey and me. We grew up together, been friends since we were kids, although you can say Dawson was the glue that held us together. He and Joey were the kind of friends who grew up sleeping in each other's bed and you just knew that they were destined to be "soul mates" for life. Dawson was also my best friend and I use to feel like Joey tolerated me because of it. Anyway fast forward to sophomore year of high school. Dawson and Joey had just started to feel that certain tension that teenagers get when they realize that my friend who I thought was just a friend is not just a friend. Yeah, as you can imagine, it was interesting watching them navigate through the will they won't they game. And just when it seemed like they would, in comes Jen Lindley. Ahhh Jenifer, she was gorgeous and oh so cosmopolitan. Don't get me wrong, Joey is beautiful, hair the color of dark chocolate and eyes that you can get lost in and all that. But Jen, well Jen had been sent to Capeside by her parents from New York to live with her Grams, who happened to be Daswon's next-door neighbor, because she was getting a little out of control in the big city. Anyway, small-town boy meets city-girl and there were fireworks. Cue the tension between Jen and Joey, Dawson and Joey. That relationship ended due to a little misunderstanding when Jen's ex-boyfriend re-entered the picture. Then Joey and Dawson started officially dating but Jen decided she wanted Dawson back and did a lot of let's just say "high school girl things" to try to make it happen. That didn't work, but in came Jack and Andie. Jack had a huge crush on Joey (this was all before even he knew he was gay) and she kinda developed one on him. That ended the Joey/Dawson round one relationship, but I met Andie, more on that later. Needless to say Joey/Jack did not last because of the obvious, and Andie and I broke up for a whole different set of reasons, she cheated on me with a fellow mental patient. I'm not making this shit up. Then Joey and I started our thing, which pissed the hell out of Dawson and caused us not to speak to each other for a while. She was always torn between him and I, but our relationship ended with me letting her go because I didn't want to hold her back. Oh and somewhere in all of that mess Jen and I had a thing (not sure what else to call it). Somehow despite all of the drama and craziness, we all managed to stay friends (some more than others). I've always thought it was interesting that the stuff that pushed Dawson and I apart, brought him closer to Andie, Jen and Jack and the things that pushed Joey and Dawson apart, brought me closer to Jen and Jack, etc…
Anyway, I tell you this to explain what is bringing us all back here, yes you heard right. The old gang is getting back together. Jack and Doug are making it official. Yep, the wedding's in a week. Dawson and I are groomsmen and Jen, Andie and Joey are bridesmaids. Everyone decided to come in a little early to make sure everything was running smoothly and I think we all realized that this might be the last opportunity in a while for all of us to gather together in Capeside. I have a feeling it is going to be an interesting couple of weeks.