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Instead of going to their rooms together, they'd decided to go their respective rooms by themselves to pack. Joey was in her room, packing her clothes for the road trip. She was so beyond nervous, her hands were shaking. When she'd been walking up to her room, she'd started to have several doubts about the whole thing.. Dawson's words to her kept running through her head, and she didn't know if she could go through with it. She really liked Charlie, and she wanted to go. She just didn't like having everyone so mad at her. Bessie had hung up on her, telling her if she went, it would be the worst mistake she ever made. She finished packing, and sat down on her bed. She contemplated calling Dawson, and telling him she was sorry. Audrey and Pacey burst through the door, causing Joey to jump up off her bed. At the look on her face, Pacey shook his head at her.

" Don't chicken out, Potter. You have to go, and everyone thinks you should." Joey sighed, and sat back down.

" Not everyone, Pace. Three people have told me I should go. I called Bessie to tell her what I was doing, and she hung up on me." Audrey rolled her eyes and sat down next to her.

" Oh, who cares! You're an adult, Joey, and you should be able to do what you want. Who cares what other people think, just as long as you're happy?" Joey couldn't help but smile at Audrey. She was only trying to make her feel better, but Audrey wasn't finished.

" Not to mention the fact that Charlie is hot, and you get to spend every night with him." Joey finally laughed when she said this.

" Thanks, Audrey, that's helpful. You don't have to worry, I'm still going to go. I've already told Charlie I would, but I still feel like throwing up." Pacey and Audrey grinned. Pacey was the next one to speak.

" Look, Jo, there is nothing wrong with going on a road trip for a couple of months. I'm sure you're going to end up hating the clubs, but at least you'll get to know Charlie." Joey shook her head at Pacey, smiling. Before she could say anything else, Charlie was knocking and entering her room at the same thing.

" Hey, Joey, we have to go now. The boys are all loaded up and waiting." Joey smiled and nodded at him.

" Okay I'm coming, just let me say good-bye to these two." He nodded and stepped outside of the room. Joey turned and faced her two really good friends to say good-bye.

" Guys, could I get a ride if this is totally awful? I'm hoping it won't be, but we'll see, won't we?" Pacey smiled gently at her, walked towards her, and hugged her.

" Call me day or night, Jo. I'll be there in a heartbeat, wherever you are." Joey smiled back, and hugged him. When their embrace finally broke, Audrey moved forward. She immediately started crying, and grabbed Joey.

" I'm going to miss you so much! You have to call me at least three times a day, okay?" Joey just kept laughing and nodded her head in agreement. When Audrey released her, Joey picked her bag up off of her bed, and headed towards Charlie. When saw her, he winked at her, and reached for her bag. She turned to wave one last time at Pacey and Audrey before walking away. Charlie just shook his head at her expression.

" I still don't know how you do it." Joey looked over at him, and smiled.

" How I do what?" Charlie paused long enough to take hold of her hand, and then continued walking.

" Seeing Pacey with your roommate. I can tell you still care deeply about him. What I'm trying to say is, you're absolutely amazing." Joey glowed at his words.

" Why thank you, Mr. Todd." He nodded his head, and opened the front door of the Dormitory. The van was waiting outside for them when they got out there. Charlie put Joey's bag in the back, and Joey climbed into the van. Only the back seat was open, which Joey was certain was all Charlie's doing. He soon climbed in beside her, and settled in for the trip. To make himself more comfortable, he put his arm around her shoulders, and for the first time, she didn't mind. As the van pulled away from Worthington, Joey watched it fade away into nothingness from the window.

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Audrey slowly closed the door where Joey had once stood. She probably hadn't even pulled away in the car yet, and she already missed her. She walked quietly over to Joey's bed, and sat down. Pacey smiled at her, and sat down next to her.

" What's wrong, sweetie? I didn't think you'd get sad over this, after all you were the main one rooting for this." She sighed and laid back.

" I know I know, I did want her to go. I knew she'd be miserable if she didn't go. It's just that she's turned out to be one of my best friends, and now she's gone." Pacey sighed, and put his head down.

" That Joey, does have a tendency to make you love her. The interesting thing is, she usually doesn't have a clue." Audrey turned her head, and looked at him closely.

" You really love her don't you, Pacey? I don't know why I never saw it before, but it's there plain as day. You'd do pretty much anything for her, wouldn't you?" Pacey didn't look at her, just answered.

" That's right, I would. I do love her, I probably will continue to love her for the rest of my life. It just doesn't look like it's meant to be. I didn't want to tell you this, because I thought you'd misunderstand. I love her yes, but it's not like it used to be. It doesn't hurt to see her, or to see her with someone else. We've both moved on, and I think it's made us stronger." Audrey took a shallow breath before speaking.

" Talk like that doesn't usually make a girl want to date you, Pacey." He turned his head towards her.

" Audrey, it's not like that. I hope you realize what I mean. I like you a lot, Audrey, I'm sorry if what I said made you think I didn't" she sat up on the bed, and stood up to face him.

" I don't doubt that you like me, Pacey. I just wonder if you'll ever want to be in a relationship with me." He sat up and placed his hands on her hips.

" Oh, I think I want to be in a relationship with." Without giving her a chance to respond, he picked her up, and threw her back on the bed. He was soon on top of her kissing him, when Audrey made him stop.

" Wait, we'd better get off of Joey's bed. She'll kill me if I have sex on her bed." When she said this, Pacey couldn't help but throw his head back roar with laughter.