The office was brimming with activity. At first, she thrived off of that energy but ever since her conversation with Pacey three days ago, it almost seemed to sweep her up into a never-ending whirlwind of stress. She looked down at the towering stack of paper that she still had to edit by the end of the day. She had worked late the past two nights and it seemed like she had another all-nighter ahead of her. She used to love working late. It made her feel important, like she had finally accomplished all her goals and had become the successful business woman she had always hoped she would be. This is what she had wanted her whole life, to get away from Capeside and to make something of herself. She definitely had done it. Her surroundings were full proof of that fact. She had to admit that lately, though, all she could think about was spending time with Pacey. She hated the thought of him sitting in her apartment alone while she worked the night away without him. He only had two more days till he had to go back to Capeside to check-in on the restaurant. Over the past three days they had tried to come to a solution about their life together but with her working so late they didn't have much time to talk, seeing as how she would instantly crash from exhaustion almost the second she walked in the door. Pacey had been so understanding though, and that made her love him even more, which in turn, made their decision that much harder. If she really loved Pacey, how could she ask him to give up the Icehouse? He wouldn't admit it, but she knew it was his passion in life. She had watched this man that she loved struggle all his life to find the one thing in life that made him feel like he was worth something. She never could convince him of his worth but now she saw how happy he was with his restaurant. He had finally found what he loved to do and she didn't want to take that away from him, not now. What if he left the restaurant and that happiness went away from his eyes? She could never forgive herself for that. She knew that Pacey would do anything for her but maybe it was her time to sacrifice. She picked up the phone and quickly dialed the number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, sweetie. I miss you."
"I miss you too baby. You're calling to tell me you're pulling an all-nighter, huh?"
"No, actually I'm calling to tell you I'm on my way home," she said somewhat nervously. She wasn't used to ignoring her responsibilities.
"Really? Did you get all your work done already?" He was surprised, but pleasantly surprised nonetheless.
"Yeah, I got it all done," she said as she gritted her teeth, knowing full well that she was lying.
"Well, great! I'll see you soon then. I love you."
"I love you too."
She felt horrible leaving the office early. She probably hadn't done that a day in her life. But oddly enough, as she got closer and closer to her apartment it didn't matter to her anymore. All she could think about was seeing Pacey and that made her instantly happy. As soon as she opened the door she flung herself into his arms. This was exactly where she wanted to be for the rest of her life.