A/N I decided to clean up the story so I rewrote it. It is still the same story, but a lot easier to read.

This takes place the day after Promicide

Pacey was sitting on the sofa looking out his window at Joey. He was wondering if she would knock or just go away. Finally he watched her take a deep breath and knock on his door. Pacey walked to the door and opened it. "This is a surprise Joey, I didn't think I would see you this soon."

Joey walked into his house, she hesitated, and turned to face him "We need to talk Pacey"

"I agree Joey so what is on your mind"

She looked at Pacey. "Pacey you have been vague and distant for some time now. Then the monumental blow up at the prom. Not only did you embarrass me you embarrassed yourself."

Pacey motioned toward the couch "Have a seat Joey" He then grabbed a kitchen chair and straddled it facing Joey.

"Joey I am so sorry for what I said to you on the boat. I am deeply ashamed for what I said and where I said it. I had no right to embarrass you like that. I wish I could take it back, but the problem is that I meant every word I said."

Joey visibly flinched.

"You know I love you Joey"

Joey loudly interrupted, "How can you say that, how dare you say that, after what you said to me."

"Joey, what I was going to say is that I love you as a friend, and if you think about it, your not in love with me either."

"Pacey, how can you say crap like that, after all we have been through together."

Pacey paused, "Joey" he softly said. "We are each others rebounds. Me from Andie and you from Dawson and the college guy."

"His name is AJ"

"Joey, we were meant to be friends. We made a mistake. I know we were affectionate toward each other, but we lacked passion. Even our love making was like we were doing it by the numbers."

"Pacey I am not a slut. Not every one gets a crash course in sex like you did with Tamara. "

" When I was thinking about passion, I was not thinking about Tamara. Joey don't confuse being slutty with passion."

"Pacey are you saying I am bad in bed? and if not Tamara, where or who did you learn all this passion?"

"No Joey, your not bad in bed. You were just in the wrong bed, I think both our hearts were elsewhere. Joey, you don't learn passion, it is either there or not there."

"Half the time I did not know how to act around you, I was afraid of every little thing I did would set you off. We essentially tip toed around each other. I thought I was in love with you, but slowly I started to question my feelings toward you."

"So Pacey, what happened? What made you decide, your not in love with me."

Pacey looked up at Joey "Joey I am sorry. I never should have let this go on so long. I thought the feelings would go away. They just got more intense."

"Pacey what in the hell are you talking about?"

"Joey remember when Andie took X and it reacted with her medicine?"

"Yes I do, what does that have to do with us."

"Do you know why I stayed in the hospital till she was out of danger ?"

"I thought you wanted to stay with Jack."

"No, The thought that she may die was unbearable. I realized that I did not want to exist in a world, that did not have Andie Mcphee in it."

Joey stood up and with her voice steadily rising. "What...Pacey, you two have been broken up for almost two years. I can't see why you would decide that after all this time."

"Joey, with you, as much as I tried, and as much as I thought I loved you at one time, something was missing. I could not put my finger on it. With Andie almost dying I realized the problem was with me not you. When I broke up with her, my life went into a downward spiral. Even being with you could not check it. I started to realize that the high point of my day was when I saw Andie, even if I was mad at her."

"Pacey, that is ridiculous."

"Remember last years Prom?"

"Joey nodded, yeah we really do not do well at dances. Always some sort of drama."

"When you and I were dancing, and Dawson had his melt down, I looked up and saw her standing there, with tears streaming down her cheeks. That sight will haunt me for ever. You know what she told me? Go get her Pacey, if you love her go get her. Even when she was anguished, she thought of my happiness. That is true love Joey. When you put the happiness of some one you love above your own. She did that, and I have never forgotten that."

"So Pacey, are you trying to tell me your in love with Andie? She cheated on you. You broke up and now your telling me you are in love with her. Your incredible Pacey, I feel like I am in some alternative universe."

"I guess I have always been in love with her. I just never forgave her. I said I did, but I didn't. When I got my stupid pride out of the way, I eventually realized there was nothing to forgive. She did not need forgiveness, she needed understanding. If Andie had not told me I would have never known. She could not live a lie. Andie took a chance, hoping that I would understand. I didn't."

" Pacey I feel used, It is like our whole relationship was a lie."

"No more than you used me. We are friends who made a bad mistake. Besides you always had Dawson. The guy your ran from, always to run back to."

"I am so confused Pacey. You have decided your are in love with a girl you broke up with two years ago and has left Capeside. I just don't get it."

"Andie leaving Capeside was what made me realize I was still in love with her. Even when we were broke up, she was always around. When she left, I missed her, I suddenly felt empty."

"So Pacey, what are you going to do?"

" Go after her Joey, and pray to God she still loves me"

.

"Pacey, your going to chase her to Italy?"

"If I have to, I don't care where she is I will go to her."

"Pacey, I am sorry, I just don't get it. Out of the blue you decide your in love with Andie, and your going to drop everything and go find her? Why?"

"Joey, because Andie is the single most important being to ever grace my existence."

Joey stood up and looked at Pacey, she shook her head, and walked out wordlessly.

SEVERAL DAYS LATER

Pacey was home, Racking his brain to figure out how to get to Italy. He just about had all the money he needed. He knew that Doug had some money, but he was not looking forward to the lecture, and the groveling he would have to do, There was someone knocking at the door. Irritably, he glanced at the clock. 10:23PM, ever since that one visit by Joey,. everyone had pretty much left him alone. I guess they are shunning me, he thought, and I really don't care.

The knock persisted, probably some idiot stuck in the sand. He strode to the door and flung it open. Standing there was Andie in a simple skirt and blouse. He noticed she had let her hair grow below her shoulders, She was stunning.

Pacey stood there shocked, speechless, with his mouth hanging open. Andie walked in, and started tapping him on the chest with her index finger.

"Hey sailor, I heard you were going to Italy."

"Um yes, I am, I was... "

"Hey sailor, why were you going to Italy", with that question she walked right up to Pacey, and stood toe to toe with him.

Still tapping Pacey on the chest, "Hey sailor, I heard you love some girl in Italy."

" How did you get here? Why are you calling me sailor? Why are you here? Why aren't you in Italy?"

Andie put her hand across Pacey's mouth. "Pacey hush. I am here for graduation, and I heard you were going to sail to my rescue. You know Pacey, when a girl gets this close to someone, and totally invades their personal space. She usually expects to be kissed."

Pacey gently removed her hand from his mouth. Looked down at her, and said. "You want me to kiss you?"

" I thought you would never ask."

Pacey woke up and looked over. He still could not believe it. Next to him was Andie Mcphee. She was sleeping on her stomach. Her head was turned away from him. Her blonde hair was splayed across her bare back. The sheet was pushed down to her waist. God she is beautiful, he thought. He kissed her bare shoulder. Pacey chuckled to himself. I guess we still can't keep our hands off each other.

Pacey did not know all about all this soul mate stuff that Dawson and Joey kept talking about. He did know that with Andie, there were no endless conversations defining their relationship. She was his, and would be for life. Pacey felt complete again. That vague something is missing feeling was gone.

Pacey was propped up on one arm, looking at her bare back, absent mindlessly playing with the sheet. Lost in thought about him, and Andie .

"Pacey"

"Yes Andie."

"Stop fidgeting. If you want to see my ass, just pull the sheet down."

He heard her giggling, Pacey took Andie into his arms. He looked down into her beautiful gray eyes.

" Now Mcphee, all this time I thought it was you, who wanted to look at my ass."

" Your deluded Pacey. Kiss me."