This story takes place in the summer between season 2 and season 3 and it's only my imagination and creativity.

It's a Pacey/Joey story and it starts after Dawson has left to spend his summer in Philadelphia.

I've already posted the first few chapters of this story 2 years ago, but then I could not login to my old account anymore, so here is it again.

I will update the story as often as I can.

Unexpected Comforts

Joey's POV:

He had left, left to spend his summer with his mother in Philadelphia. I looked down at the small letter in my hands, I had found it on the porch this morning and thought that it was only another letter of him where he tells me how sorry he is and that he is still hopeful that one day I will be able to forgive him.

I signed, the last few weeks still heavy on my shoulders and the disappointment every time I was thinking about my dad was still in my stomach. How could he do that? He was supposed to start a new life but instead he did all the same mistakes again.

We had lost everything and Bessie and I still had no idea what we should do now without our cafe.

I put Dawson's letter back in the envelope. Everything I wanted was to forget the last few weeks and make a clean cut. I had three months now to start a new life but I also knew that I was alone. Everyone was gone. Jack had left town to spend his summer with Jen, Bessie was busy with Alexander and trying to earn a bit money for us, while I still had no new part time job.

Dawson was in Philadelphia and I was pretty sure that even if he would be here in Capeside, I would not talk to him.

I put his letter into a small box under my bed, I was hiding a lot of bad memories there and this letter was kind of also a bad memory because Dawson reminded me too much of the past year and all the pain I had been gone through.

Now was the perfect time to start a new life. I pushed the box back under my bed and smiled to myself.

"Three months." I said to myself.

I had three months to start a new life, to become a new girl because I was more than tired to be little Joey Potter for everyone.

I wanted to be someone else, someone without all the insecurities. I wanted to be carefree and enjoying my summer and today was the day to start with it.

I pushed away all the bad thoughts and left my room to grab the phone, I knew who else could need a better mood and an unforgettable summer.

With a knowing smirk I dialed his number...