Just the Girls
The next day at school, Dawson and Caroline couldn't help but show their affection for one another. It was obvious to all their friends that something was definitely going on between them. Jen first noticed it that morning by the lockers.
"Hey, guys. How's it going?"
"Oh, hi Jen. Things are okay. Was there a particular reason you were asking?" Caroline asked with an innocent look on her face.
"Well, you two are acting just a little suspicous, that's all."
"You'll find out all about it at lunch," Dawson started. "but right now we're late for class."
"Okay, Dawson. I can be patient, but I can tell when you're up to something." Jen replied with the little grin that was speading across her face.
Kiss me out of the bearded barley.
Nightly, beside the green green grass.
Swing swing, (swing swing) swing that spinning step.
You wear those shoes and I will wear a dress.
Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.
Lift your open hand, strike up the band,
And make the fireflies dance.
Silver moon's sparkling, so kiss me.
"Bye Jen." was the last thing Caroline could say before Dawson dragged her away from their friend. Five seconds before they were in the door, Dawson checked if anyone was looking at them. When he knew it was safe, Caroline gave him a quick, sweet kiss.
Later at lunch, Joey and Jack started noticing the same thing that Jen did earlier. None of them wanted to say something about it just yet, but Andie, Henry, and Pacey still didn't catch on. It took a while until Jack, Joey, and Jen finally said something.
"So," all three asked. "what's going on with you two?"
Caroline looked at Dawson, and he looked at her too. Neither one of them knew how to explain it, but they managed to think of something fast. "You wanna tell 'em, or should I?" she finally asked him.
"You tell them."
"Okay, here goes. As of last night, Dawson and I have been going out. We're a couple."
The girls and Jack were all over the news. It was girlie-talk city, and the other guys were happy for the two as long as they didn't have to get extremely excited.
"We have to celebrate this." Jen started.
Andie added, "I've got the perfect idea. Let's have a slumber party!"
"Definitely, that's a fabulous idea, Andie." Joey said. "Where should we have our little party?"
"Well, you might as well have it at Jen's since Andie and I are already living there." Jack added.
"You know, he does have a good point." Caroline started. "What do you think girls, should we vote on it?"
"We don't have to vote." Jen replied. "Grams is going out of town for the weekend. I'll ask her if we can have the slumber party. Jack, do you think you can play watchdog this weekend?"
"Sure, no problem." Jack responded.
Kiss me (kiss me) down by the broken treehouse.
Swing me (swing me) up on its hanging tire.
Bring bring, (bring bring) bring your flowered hat.
We'll take the trail marked down your father's map.
Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.
Lift your open hand, strike up the band,
And make the fireflies dance.
Silver moon's sparkling, so kiss me.
"Good, that's settled. We'll meet…"
"Hey, what about us?" Dawson, Pacey, and Henry interrupted. "We wanna come ,too!"
"Sorry guys, boyfriends not allowed." Joey and Andie teased.
"But I'm not a boyfriend," Pacey protested. "I'm a cousin!"
The group, including Pacey, couldn't help but laugh.
"Sorry, Pace." Caroline told him. "Still won't work. You're just trying to find a way to get in so you can help Dawson and Henry pull a surprise panty raid on us."
With an innocent grin, Pacey tried not to be coy with his cousin. "Who me? Caroline, I would never help these two pull a panty raid against my dear, sweet, not to mention favorite cousin who, might I add, I love as a sister and her friends."
Caroline sensed a banter coming on and couldn't resist. "If you don't help them, you'll pull it off by yourself. Either way, it's out of the question since Mrs. Ryan wouldn't allow any boys in the house if she's not there. And believe me, she has her own ways of knowing."
"How come Jack gets to be there?"
"Duh! Because he lives there. Stop arguing with me Pacey. It's time for class, and we'll be late if you and I keep bantering on and on like a couple of idiots."
"Okay, you win Caroline."
"Thank you. Dawson, since I'm gonna be at Jen's, maybe you can go to the movies with the guys and we'll go tomorrow."
"Okay," he said kissing her softly, "but you have to write me a poem as part of the raincheck."
Kiss me beneath the milky twilight.
Lead me out on the moonlit floor.
Lift you open hand, strike up the band,
And make the fireflies dance.
Silver moon's sparkling, so kiss me…
So kiss me…
So kiss me…
So kiss me
-Kiss Me
Sixpence None The Richer
"You got it. Bye."
Later that night…the girls were having a wonderful time eating junkfood, spilling secrets, and playing games. They didn't want any of it to end.
"Okay, Caroline..." Andie started. "do you want Truth or Dare?"
"Truth!"
"On a scale of one to ten, how good a kisser is Dawson?"
"What if I don't want to answer the question?" she jokingly asked. "What are my consequences?"
Joey, Andie, and Jen huddled to think of something for Caroline to do in case she wouldn't answer the question. When they finally came up with something, Andie handed her the phone.
"You have to…"
"Fine, I can do that."
Meanwhile, the guys were just hanging in Dawson's room when Pacey decided he had enough movies and turned on the radio.
"And now a special request," the DJ said. "This one goes out to a very lucky guy from someone who loves him a lot. Here's 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' by Savage Garden"
I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need.
I love you more with every breath truly, madly, deeply do..
I will be strong, I will be faithful 'cos I'm counting on a new beginning.
A reason for living, a deeper meaning.
I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down on me...
And when the stars are shining brightly in the velvet sky,
I'll make a wish, send it to heaven, then make you want to cry..
The tears of joy for all the pleasure and the certainty.
That we're surrounded by the comfort and protection of..
The highest power. In lonely hours. The tears devour you..
I want to stand with you on a mountain,
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever,
Until the sky falls down on me...
Oh, can't you see it baby?
You don't have to close your eyes 'cos it's standing right before you.
All that you need will surely come...
I'll be your dream, I'll be your wish, I'll be your fantasy.
I'll be your hope, I'll be your love, be everything that you need.
I'll love you more with every breath truly, madly, deeply do...
I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down on me...
I want to stand with you on a mountain.
I want to bathe with you in the sea.
I want to lay like this forever.
Until the sky falls down on me...
I want to stand with you on a mountain...
-Truly, Madly, Deeply
Savage Garden
"That was for Dawson Leery from a secret admirer."
"I bet Dawson's freaking out over the dedication right now." Jen said as they all laughed about their little prank.
"Joey, Truth or Dare?"
Joey thought for a minute, "I'll take Dare, Caroline."
"Okay, for your dare, you have to sing the song to a Broadway musical."
"Piece of cake, Jo."Jen said. "Use the song you sang for the Miss Windjammer Pagent."
"Okay, here I go."
And now I'm all alone again,
Nowhere to turn, no one to go to,
Without a home, without a friend...
Without a face to say hello to,
And now the night is near
I can make believe he's here.
Sometimes I walk alone at night,
When everybody else is sleeping...
I think of him and
I'm happy with the company I'm keeping,
The city goes to bed and
I can live inside my head,
"Do I have to sing part of it or all of it?"
"All of it!" everyone else answered.
Own my own pretending he's beside me,
All alone I walk with him till morning.
Without him I feel his arms around me,
And when I lose my way
I close my eyes and he has found me.
In the rain the pavement shines like silver,
And the lights are misty in the river,
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight...
And all I see is him and me forever and forever.
And I know it's only in my mind,
That I'm talking to myself and not to him.
And although I know that he is blind,
Still I say, there's a way for us.
I love him!
But when the night is over,
He is gone, the river's just a river.
Without him the world around me changes,
The trees are bare and
everywhere the streets are full of strangers.
I love him!
But every day I'm learning,
All my life I've only been pretending.
Without me his world would go on turning,
A world that's full of happiness that
I have never known,
I love him...I love him...I love him,
But only on my own.
-On My Own
Les Miserables
"Look out Broadway." Andie said. "Your singing's amazing. I bet if you wanted, you could get a talent scholarship."
"Yeah, Jo. How come you're not in the choir with me?" Caroline asked her. "I know my choir director is looking for the perfect soloist for our musical."
"I don't know. Between that, drawing, school, and work? I don't know if I would ever have the time."
"Hey, did ya'll hear the dedication the DJ just made?" 'How's It Gonna Be?' by Third Eye Blind is playing in the background. "He said 'To Jen from Henry: He's sorry and he loves you a lot.' Jen, is there something you haven't told us?"
Jen couldn't fight back the tears anymore. "We sorta had a fight. I don't even remember what Henry and I were fighting about. I just miss him so much." She broke down in major tears while her friends supported and hugged her.
"Why don't you try calling him or something?"
"You're right, maybe I should call him at Dawson's. But what if Henry doesn't wanna talk to me?"
"Just call him, Jen."
"All right." She started dialing Dawson's number and waited impatiently for someone to pick up.
"Hello, Dawson's room…"
"Henry?"
