Pacey carefully lit the candle and placed the muffin, along with the rest
of the breakfast he had made, on the breakfast tray. Today was Joey's 25th
birthday, and he was going to make it a special one.
He walked into their room and pulled the shades up to let the sun in. The brisk October air blew outside and the orange and yellow leaves swirled near the window. Pacey turned to her and began to sing, "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Joey, Happy birthday to you." He kissed her on the cheek. "Wake up sweetheart."
Joey looked up at him with her intense brown eyes and smiled. "What are you doing?" "Come on Jo, sit up." Pacey got off of the bed and set the tray over her legs. He had made her steaming scrambled eggs, sizzling bacon and coffee, just the way she liked it. "Aw, Pacey, this is so nice." He held up the blueberry muffin, carefully as not to put out the candle. "Here, make a wish." She closed her eyes and then blew out the candle. "What'd you wish for?" He asked. "If I told you, it wouldn't come true now would it?" She answered. "Well, if it's what I think it was, then this should do the trick." He handed her a small blue booklet.
Joey looked at him with a confused look as she reached for the leaflet. She opened it slowly and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of what was inside. "Oh my gosh, Pacey." He smiled. Her hand trembled as she held the plane ticket closer to read. "Wait, you haven't gotten to the good part." Pacey reached into the fold on the back cover and pulled out two tickets, to Walt Disney World.
Tears welled up in her eyes and she was speechless for a second. "Oh, wow, Pacey." "This is unbelievable." He slid next to her on the bed and draped his arm over her shoulder. She smiled. "Is this for real?" Pacey smiled back. "Yes, it's very real." Joey finally kissed him and gave him a hug. She wiped her eyes. "I, I still can't believe this." "When are we leaving?" She asked. "Uh, well it was kind of last minute, but uh, the plane leaves tomorrow morning." He answered. "So, we should probably get packing." He smiled at her. "Tomorrow?" "Well then I have so much to do to get ready." Joey stopped in the doorway, "how did you afford this?" She questioned. Pacey laughed and walked over to her, "Don't you worry about that, this is my gift to you; and I'm just hoping that, it will be," Pacey paused for words, "wicked awesome," He said with a smile as Joey laughed.
Pacey opened his eyes as he felt the plane dip down and heard the pilot's voice. "We are now beginning our descent." "We should be arriving in about five minutes or so." "I hope you enjoyed your flight this afternoon, and to all you vacationers, have a great time." Pacey looked at Joey who was asleep on his shoulder. The flying fear had subsided within the first few minutes of the flight but she had only fallen asleep moments earlier. Pacey kissed her hair. "Jo, wake up, we're here."
They waited to retrieve their bags and hopped into the rented Toyota Corolla in no time at all.
The sizzling eighty-degree weather felt nice at first, until the mistake of wearing pants caught up to them. They drove down the Orlando highway with the sunroof open and the strong wind catching in their hair.
Joey chuckled to herself as she rested her hand out the window. "What?" Pacey asked. "Uh, nothing," "What, just tell me." He pleaded. "Ok, promise you won't laugh." She said. "Ok, I promise." "Well," Joey paused, "I don't think I've ever seen a palm tree." She turned to him as Pacey let out and small chuckle. "Uh, you promised you wouldn't laugh!" "Ok, I'm sorry." Pacey furrowed his brow. "You really haven't seen a Palm tree?" He asked again. "No." She answered. Pacey smiled, "Well, then you still have so many things to see."
"Look, there it is." Pacey said as the highway opened and big arches with Mickey and the other characters led the way into Disney. "Welcome to Walt Disney World." Pacey said just as they drove under the sign. Joey smiled and opened her window more to let her hand fly free through the air.
They pulled into Caribbean Beach and Joey was amazed again. "This is where we're staying?" She asked. "Oh yeah, only the best for my girl." Pacey smiled.
"Here is your key, Mr. Witter, enjoy your stay at Caribbean Beach." "Thank you very much." Pacey said as he collected the room key and his credit card. "Let's go." "You know I still can't believe how warm it is here." Joey said as they walked back out into the Florida sun. "Yeah, it's nice to get out of those thirty-degree days back home." "I'll say." she responded.
"Ok, look for building 24." Pacey said as they drove around the castaway hotel. "Uh, 24 there it is right there." Joey pointed as Pacey took a sharp turn into the parking lot. "I stayed here when I was little and it is very cool." he said. "You're gonna like it." They stepped out of the car and were brought down to all of the islands in the crystal blue Caribbean. "Here is the room key, 2437, go ahead and take a look around if you want." He said as Joey met him with a smile.
She walked up the open-air staircase and the sparkling view of the lake was visible. The halls wrapped around endlessly. After strolling around and viewing the scenery, Joey found the room and saw Pacey standing there, leaning on the railing. He smiled as Joey approached him. "Pretty cool huh?" he said. She leaned next to him. "Yeah, it's great."
"What do you say we go in?" Pacey said as he opened the door. The room was beautiful. Bright tropical bedspreads highlighted the brilliant Caribbean theme, the bathroom was a little small, but everything else was perfect.
Pacey brought their suitcases in and immediately collapsed onto the bed. "Ah, now I can get used to this." Joey sat down next to him. "This is nice." She turned to him, "What should we do first?"
After lounging and unpacking some, at twilight, they walked down to get food and then Pacey suggested a leisurely walk around the esplanade. The sunset revealed fiery colors of oranges and yellows in the calm Florida sky. They held hands as a warm breeze blew across the lake. "You like it so far?" Pacey asked. "Pace, this place is absolutely amazing." "It everything I thought it would be and more." He smiled Joey leaned her head on his shoulder. After a while, Pacey broke the silence as they walked around a corner. "Hey Jo, look," he pointed, "you can just barely see the castle." It took a minute for Joey to see it. "Oh yeah, it's pretty." "Yeah, tomorrow, when you see it for the first time, up close, it takes your breath away."
The sun set quickly and the warm breeze turned cooler, they walked back to their room around eight-thirty.
They were both tired and got into bed early. First Joey yawned and then Pacey followed. She snuggled up next to him and laid her head on his chest. Pacey smiled and kissed her hair. "Just remember, get a good night's sleep, because tomorrow, the fun begins." He whispered. "I can't wait." Joey said. "Goodnight Jo, I love you." "I love you too, goodnight."
He walked into their room and pulled the shades up to let the sun in. The brisk October air blew outside and the orange and yellow leaves swirled near the window. Pacey turned to her and began to sing, "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Joey, Happy birthday to you." He kissed her on the cheek. "Wake up sweetheart."
Joey looked up at him with her intense brown eyes and smiled. "What are you doing?" "Come on Jo, sit up." Pacey got off of the bed and set the tray over her legs. He had made her steaming scrambled eggs, sizzling bacon and coffee, just the way she liked it. "Aw, Pacey, this is so nice." He held up the blueberry muffin, carefully as not to put out the candle. "Here, make a wish." She closed her eyes and then blew out the candle. "What'd you wish for?" He asked. "If I told you, it wouldn't come true now would it?" She answered. "Well, if it's what I think it was, then this should do the trick." He handed her a small blue booklet.
Joey looked at him with a confused look as she reached for the leaflet. She opened it slowly and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of what was inside. "Oh my gosh, Pacey." He smiled. Her hand trembled as she held the plane ticket closer to read. "Wait, you haven't gotten to the good part." Pacey reached into the fold on the back cover and pulled out two tickets, to Walt Disney World.
Tears welled up in her eyes and she was speechless for a second. "Oh, wow, Pacey." "This is unbelievable." He slid next to her on the bed and draped his arm over her shoulder. She smiled. "Is this for real?" Pacey smiled back. "Yes, it's very real." Joey finally kissed him and gave him a hug. She wiped her eyes. "I, I still can't believe this." "When are we leaving?" She asked. "Uh, well it was kind of last minute, but uh, the plane leaves tomorrow morning." He answered. "So, we should probably get packing." He smiled at her. "Tomorrow?" "Well then I have so much to do to get ready." Joey stopped in the doorway, "how did you afford this?" She questioned. Pacey laughed and walked over to her, "Don't you worry about that, this is my gift to you; and I'm just hoping that, it will be," Pacey paused for words, "wicked awesome," He said with a smile as Joey laughed.
Pacey opened his eyes as he felt the plane dip down and heard the pilot's voice. "We are now beginning our descent." "We should be arriving in about five minutes or so." "I hope you enjoyed your flight this afternoon, and to all you vacationers, have a great time." Pacey looked at Joey who was asleep on his shoulder. The flying fear had subsided within the first few minutes of the flight but she had only fallen asleep moments earlier. Pacey kissed her hair. "Jo, wake up, we're here."
They waited to retrieve their bags and hopped into the rented Toyota Corolla in no time at all.
The sizzling eighty-degree weather felt nice at first, until the mistake of wearing pants caught up to them. They drove down the Orlando highway with the sunroof open and the strong wind catching in their hair.
Joey chuckled to herself as she rested her hand out the window. "What?" Pacey asked. "Uh, nothing," "What, just tell me." He pleaded. "Ok, promise you won't laugh." She said. "Ok, I promise." "Well," Joey paused, "I don't think I've ever seen a palm tree." She turned to him as Pacey let out and small chuckle. "Uh, you promised you wouldn't laugh!" "Ok, I'm sorry." Pacey furrowed his brow. "You really haven't seen a Palm tree?" He asked again. "No." She answered. Pacey smiled, "Well, then you still have so many things to see."
"Look, there it is." Pacey said as the highway opened and big arches with Mickey and the other characters led the way into Disney. "Welcome to Walt Disney World." Pacey said just as they drove under the sign. Joey smiled and opened her window more to let her hand fly free through the air.
They pulled into Caribbean Beach and Joey was amazed again. "This is where we're staying?" She asked. "Oh yeah, only the best for my girl." Pacey smiled.
"Here is your key, Mr. Witter, enjoy your stay at Caribbean Beach." "Thank you very much." Pacey said as he collected the room key and his credit card. "Let's go." "You know I still can't believe how warm it is here." Joey said as they walked back out into the Florida sun. "Yeah, it's nice to get out of those thirty-degree days back home." "I'll say." she responded.
"Ok, look for building 24." Pacey said as they drove around the castaway hotel. "Uh, 24 there it is right there." Joey pointed as Pacey took a sharp turn into the parking lot. "I stayed here when I was little and it is very cool." he said. "You're gonna like it." They stepped out of the car and were brought down to all of the islands in the crystal blue Caribbean. "Here is the room key, 2437, go ahead and take a look around if you want." He said as Joey met him with a smile.
She walked up the open-air staircase and the sparkling view of the lake was visible. The halls wrapped around endlessly. After strolling around and viewing the scenery, Joey found the room and saw Pacey standing there, leaning on the railing. He smiled as Joey approached him. "Pretty cool huh?" he said. She leaned next to him. "Yeah, it's great."
"What do you say we go in?" Pacey said as he opened the door. The room was beautiful. Bright tropical bedspreads highlighted the brilliant Caribbean theme, the bathroom was a little small, but everything else was perfect.
Pacey brought their suitcases in and immediately collapsed onto the bed. "Ah, now I can get used to this." Joey sat down next to him. "This is nice." She turned to him, "What should we do first?"
After lounging and unpacking some, at twilight, they walked down to get food and then Pacey suggested a leisurely walk around the esplanade. The sunset revealed fiery colors of oranges and yellows in the calm Florida sky. They held hands as a warm breeze blew across the lake. "You like it so far?" Pacey asked. "Pace, this place is absolutely amazing." "It everything I thought it would be and more." He smiled Joey leaned her head on his shoulder. After a while, Pacey broke the silence as they walked around a corner. "Hey Jo, look," he pointed, "you can just barely see the castle." It took a minute for Joey to see it. "Oh yeah, it's pretty." "Yeah, tomorrow, when you see it for the first time, up close, it takes your breath away."
The sun set quickly and the warm breeze turned cooler, they walked back to their room around eight-thirty.
They were both tired and got into bed early. First Joey yawned and then Pacey followed. She snuggled up next to him and laid her head on his chest. Pacey smiled and kissed her hair. "Just remember, get a good night's sleep, because tomorrow, the fun begins." He whispered. "I can't wait." Joey said. "Goodnight Jo, I love you." "I love you too, goodnight."