Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the Dawson's Creek characters or anything associated with the show.

**This story is picking up at the end of the series finale, but before we see Pacey and Joey together on the couch.

Please rate and review and if anyone likes it I'll keep writing! Thanks!

-Kim**

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Kiss, Cry, or Dream

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Chapter 1

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"Jo, I need you. I've never needed someone so badly before. Never depended on someone so totally and completely. God, I love you so much. I don't know what I would do if I lost you. You're everything. You're my everything."

My lips just curled up in a slight smile as Pacey whispered against them. It's 2008, and life couldn't be any better. Well, it could, if Jen were still here, but after experiencing something so real and seeing how you can lose someone in just an instant, I have to live, love, and dream with all I have. I can't waste any more of my precious time running when I should be spending it with him. With Pacey. My other half, my one true love.

"I love you too, Pace. I'm done running. I'm ready to live my life, and I couldn't be happier that I get to live it with you."

"You don't know how long I've longed to hear those words from you Jo. Someone up there must love me to let me end up with someone so amazing and way out of my league."

We both just stand there holding each other, eyes locked in a gaze more intense than anything I've ever seen in the movies. I could stand like this forever, it just feels so right.

"You're probably right, I am so out of your league."

"Leave it to Joey Potter to ruin this beautiful moment with another witty, sarcastic comment."

And with that we were right back into being not just Joey Potter and Pacey Witter, but Joey and Pacey, Pacey and Joey. And nothing ever felt so real and so absolutely right.

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"Come on Jo it's about to start!"

Aw Pacey looks so cute when he's excited. After a few days in Capeside Pacey and I decided to move back to my apartment in New York temporarily until we figure out more permanent living arrangements, which could be kind of complicated between my editing job and his restaurant in Capeside.

"So what do you think is gonna happen? Is Colby going to kiss Sam?"

I sit down on the couch and snuggle into Pacey as he wraps his arm around me.

"I don't know Jo, you tell me."

"Well if I were writing this thing, I would totally have Sam ditch this Colby kid and run away with Petey to her apartment in New York."

"Ha, I think it might be a little early for that. Give it a couple of seasons."

"Okay shh, it's starting."

"That was perfect. Absolutely perfect."

I look over at Pacey and see his glossy eyes. I was close to tears myself.

"Are those tears? Are you crying?"

"He got me. He got me."

"Let's call him."

So together we call Dawson and completely gush over his amazing season finale. And the finale does bring up some memories for me. But that's how I know I made the right decision by picking Pacey. I can look back at those memories with Dawson and feel no regret, no pain. Everything I did in my life brought me to where I am now, brought me to Pacey. I had to experience the heartbreak with Dawson to grow and mature, and to know who I truly belonged with. And I couldn't be more ready to start my life with Pacey and see where it takes us.

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