Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I just wanted to write a
little better ending for the show, in my opinion.
A/N: I don't know about the rest of you, but I was fairly disappointed with the way they left things in the DC finale. BTW, there will be spoilers for booku episodes, including the finale, in this story. You have been warned. Now, on with the show.
The door to Joey and Pacey's NYC apartment swung open as someone came lumbering into the room, carrying two large boxes.
"Pacey, is that you?" Joey's voice resonated from the kitchen.
"Yeah, I've got the invitations here." Pacey set the boxes down on the coffee table as Joey joined him in front of the couch. "So, I guess it's official, we're doing this thing in capeside."
"You bet," Joey smiled and wrapped her arms around Pacy. "It'll be easy for everyone to be there, including Jen."
"I miss her too, Jo," Pacey said as he squeezed her tighter in his arms. It had been almost a year since Jen had lost her battle with a heart defect, leaving behind a daughter who was being raised by Jen's gay best friend, Jack, and his boyfriend, Pacey's brother, Doug. "I'm just not so sure about the rest of my family."
"Don't be silly, your parents love me. I'm your mother's little Joanna." Joey released Pacey and sat down on the couch before reaching over to grab on of the boxes.
"Ha, ha. Think you're funny, eh?" Pacey joined her and grabbed the other box. "Any idea who you're going to ask to be your Maid of Honor?"
"Funny you should ask that. I was in the kitchen thinking about it before you came home. I think I've got it narrowed down to two people. On one hand, I've got Bessie, but on the other, I've got someone close to both of us, who has always supported our relationship completely, even the first time around." Joey seemed apprehensive as she was about to mention the second choice.
"Well, who is it?" Pacey had stopped opening his box and was entirely focused on Joey now.
"Your sister, Gretchen." Joey paused to take in Pacey's reaction. "I know that neither one of us has talked to her in a while, but your mom told me that she just got a job as a columnist for a startup entertainment magazine in L.A. Wouldn't it be great to have her stand up with us?"
Pacey started to smile, that sinister but loving Pacey smile that all too often preceded some wisecrack remark, often directed at Joey. "It could definitely make things interesting, seeing as how I just decided, today, on who I want to be my Best Man."
"No.you're kidding me. Dawson?!" Joey finished Pacey's thought for him. "Have they even seen each other since senior year?"
"From what I gather, no, though in the last conversation I had with her, his name did come up a couple times, same on his end." Pacey's smile had significantly widened as the thought began to swim through his brain. "Which one should we call first?"
They both made a mad-dash for the phone, Joey managed to beat Pacey and was already dialing Gretchen's new number which she had written on a piece of paper next to the phone. Gretchen was surprised to say the least, be she quickly agreed. She asked who was going to stand up with Pacey, but Joey lied and said they hadn't decided yet. When they hung up, Pacey dialed Dawson's number and had a very similar conversation, and again they lied. When all was done, the two of them collapsed together on the couch, quite satisfied with themselves.
A/N: I don't know about the rest of you, but I was fairly disappointed with the way they left things in the DC finale. BTW, there will be spoilers for booku episodes, including the finale, in this story. You have been warned. Now, on with the show.
The door to Joey and Pacey's NYC apartment swung open as someone came lumbering into the room, carrying two large boxes.
"Pacey, is that you?" Joey's voice resonated from the kitchen.
"Yeah, I've got the invitations here." Pacey set the boxes down on the coffee table as Joey joined him in front of the couch. "So, I guess it's official, we're doing this thing in capeside."
"You bet," Joey smiled and wrapped her arms around Pacy. "It'll be easy for everyone to be there, including Jen."
"I miss her too, Jo," Pacey said as he squeezed her tighter in his arms. It had been almost a year since Jen had lost her battle with a heart defect, leaving behind a daughter who was being raised by Jen's gay best friend, Jack, and his boyfriend, Pacey's brother, Doug. "I'm just not so sure about the rest of my family."
"Don't be silly, your parents love me. I'm your mother's little Joanna." Joey released Pacey and sat down on the couch before reaching over to grab on of the boxes.
"Ha, ha. Think you're funny, eh?" Pacey joined her and grabbed the other box. "Any idea who you're going to ask to be your Maid of Honor?"
"Funny you should ask that. I was in the kitchen thinking about it before you came home. I think I've got it narrowed down to two people. On one hand, I've got Bessie, but on the other, I've got someone close to both of us, who has always supported our relationship completely, even the first time around." Joey seemed apprehensive as she was about to mention the second choice.
"Well, who is it?" Pacey had stopped opening his box and was entirely focused on Joey now.
"Your sister, Gretchen." Joey paused to take in Pacey's reaction. "I know that neither one of us has talked to her in a while, but your mom told me that she just got a job as a columnist for a startup entertainment magazine in L.A. Wouldn't it be great to have her stand up with us?"
Pacey started to smile, that sinister but loving Pacey smile that all too often preceded some wisecrack remark, often directed at Joey. "It could definitely make things interesting, seeing as how I just decided, today, on who I want to be my Best Man."
"No.you're kidding me. Dawson?!" Joey finished Pacey's thought for him. "Have they even seen each other since senior year?"
"From what I gather, no, though in the last conversation I had with her, his name did come up a couple times, same on his end." Pacey's smile had significantly widened as the thought began to swim through his brain. "Which one should we call first?"
They both made a mad-dash for the phone, Joey managed to beat Pacey and was already dialing Gretchen's new number which she had written on a piece of paper next to the phone. Gretchen was surprised to say the least, be she quickly agreed. She asked who was going to stand up with Pacey, but Joey lied and said they hadn't decided yet. When they hung up, Pacey dialed Dawson's number and had a very similar conversation, and again they lied. When all was done, the two of them collapsed together on the couch, quite satisfied with themselves.