Chapter Title: A First Time For Everything

AN: I don't know is going on over at ff right now. I spent half the day trying to fix the last chapter yesterday. And every time it would turn out the same way. It was perfect when I typed it out. Oh well, I'm over it. Hopefully this one turns out okay.

Jen stood at Henry's locker knowing she needed to be honest with him. She hadn't been up front with Dawson, and look where that had gotten her. She shook her head in frustration. She was scared that he would get scared and run. Even though he didn't seem like the type that would do that, it could happen. He walked up to her and pinned her against the lockers. She put her hands on his shoulders to stop him but he shook his head then pressed his lips to hers. She forgot everything she was going to say to him giving into him. The warning bell rang making her push him away.

"I need to talk to you about something. Come by my house later?"

"Yeah." He said before kissing her one last time.

That bought her a few more hours to think of what to say. How do you tell someone you love that you were a far cry from the person they thought you were? Granted, she wasn't like that anymore. And she didn't plan on returning to her wild ways anytime soon. But he still needed to know.

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Pacey sat on Joey's bed waiting for her to get out of the shower. He had been over a lot lately. So much that Bessie was threatening to start charging him rent. He knew she wouldn't though. He had been fixing things left and right, and during pretty much anything else he could do to help get the B&B opened before spring. He heard the shower turn off and a mental picture of Joey in a towel popped into his head. He groaned knowing he wouldn't last much longer. They had talked about it and even insinuated that it would happen soon. But he had always left the when part up to her. He doubted she was ready now.

Joey came into the room a minute later wrapped in a towel. Pacey groaned again before getting up off the bed. He walked over to her running a finger down her arm. She looked up at him with expectant eyes.

"Do you have any idea what you're doing to me? I'll never get you out of my head now." He whispered huskily.

"I know." She said not breaking his gaze.

"Is Bessie here?"

"She's laying down."

"Then that's my cue to leave." He said brushing a piece of hair out of her eyes.

"You don't have to. Just give me a few minutes to get dressed." She said putting a hand on his arm.

"If I stay I'll just get myself in trouble." He said against her neck.

He kissed her neck making his way towards her chin. He kissed her cheek then finally met her lips. A door opened down the hall and Joey shoved him towards the window. He climbed out nearly tripping making his way to the truck. He looked at her window before he opened the truck door. She smiled at him before he shut the door. She watched him drive away before she left the window. She heard Bessie in the bathroom so she knew he had gotten away without her seeing him. Joey was in the kitchen a few minutes later when Bessie walked in.

"Did I hear Pacey a few minutes ago?"

"He was a here for a minute or two." Joey said avoiding her sisters' eyes.

"Why did he leave?"

"He had something he had to do."

Bessie accepted that and walked away. Joey let out a sigh of relief knowing she wouldn't be so lucky next time.

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Jack hated when Jen conned him into going to the store for her. She always asked him to get the weirdest things. Luckily she had never asked for tampons. But she had asked for shaving cream, deodorant, and some kind of organic ice cream. The things he did for his best friend, he hoped she appreciated him. He was grabbing the ice cream when someone's hand laid his or her hand over his. He looked up and saw the most gorgeous man he had ever seen.

"You can have it. You're hand was on it first." The guy said taking his hand away.

"No go ahead. My friend can live without her ice cream." Jack said with a laugh.

"You sure?" The guy asked giving him an unsure look.

"Yeah." Jack said not wanting the guy to leave.

"I'm Ethan." The guy said putting the ice cream in his basket.

"I'm Jack." Jack said glad the guy wasn't running away screaming.

"So you're from around here?" Ethan asked looking at him.

"Yeah, and you're not. I would have seen you before."

"It's a pretty small town?"

"You take four lefts and you're back where you started."

Ethan laughed walking with Jack to the registers.

"I'm new in town. Just moved here last week. Maybe you could show me around?"

"Sure." Jack said writing his number down on Ethan's receipt.

Jack would have to thank Jen when he got home. If it weren't for her nagging he never would have left the house so she could be alone with Henry.

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Jen sat on the pier behind the house with Henry. She had finally come clean and he had been silent for the few minutes since it happened. Which wasn't a good sign. She braced for the worst. He looked over at her and she was sure he was going to tell her he never wanted to see her again.

"That's in the past right?"

"My wild and wicked ways? Yeah." She said not sure what he was going to do.

"Everyone makes mistakes. No one's perfect. It's okay that you're not."

"And yet you are." She said brushing a piece of hair out of his eyes.

"No I'm not. I just haven't lived yet." He said with a smile.

"Stick with me, I'll change that." She said against his lips.

"I'm looking forward to it." He said kissing her.

She couldn't put into words how happy she was. Or how shocked she was when he had just accepted it for what it was. She wasn't used to having someone be so accepting of her.

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Andie was working on homework when the doorbell rang. She sighed before going downstairs. She gasped when she saw the person standing before her. She hadn't expected him to show up.

"Can I come in?" He asked giving her a pleading look.

She opened the door wider so he could walk by and he pulled her into his arms.

"I was really surprised when you called me. I thought you were still with your boyfriend."

"We broke up not long after I got back."

"You told him?"

"Not right away. I told him a couple days ago."

"Then why did you break up with him?"

"He broke up with me. For another girl."

"So he cheated on you too?"

"No, they didn't get together until after we broke up."

"I'm sorry I haven't called." He said wrapping his arms around her waist.

"It's okay, I was scared to call you too."

"I'm really glad you did." He said before kissing her.

Andie sighed against his lips feeling weightless against him. Being with Mark was nothing like being with Pacey. Mark understood her in ways Pacey never could. And she hated to say it, but she trusted Mark more than she had ever trusted Pacey. She didn't know where things were going, but where ever they were going she would follow willingly.