Description: this is a story I have been working on for a while. This is my first Dawson's Creek story so take it easy on me, I'm rusty on my characters.

Disclaimer: I may not own the characters but this story is original and from my imagination.

Author's note: this is my first try at a Dawson's creek story, be nice to me please. This is a Pacey/Joey fic, my version of how they got together. Enjoy and review thanks

Chapter #30

( Pacey's pov)

" You alright Joe?", I question after watching Dawson take off in the opposite direction. The look on her face right now is slowly killing me. Joey looks so lost and heart broken right now. What did she honestly expect to happen though? She had to have known that Dawson wasn't going to take the two of us getting together well. What did she think, that he was going to all excited and happy for us? Talk about wishful thinking.

" He hates me, doesn't he Pacey?", asks Joey in a sad tone. Why would Dawson hate you Joe? Its not as though you made a move on me first. It was the other way around if I remember correctly. I kissed you first. If Dawson is going to hate anyone, more than likely its going to be me. Can't exactly say that I blame him though. I did kind of go behind his back.

" He doesn't hate you, Joe. He'll come around, give him time.", I assure with a smile before taking her into my arms. I don't see any reason why Dawson would hate Joey to begin with. Yeah, she kissed me back, but that was after I made the first move. Should we have told him sooner? Yeah, probably. But its not as though we can go back and change what we did. Whats done is done, things will blow over eventually.

" You really think so? Things are never going to be the same are they Pace?", inquires Joey as she glances up at me. I don't think that they ever will be. Not between Dawson and I at least. Our friendship is forever fractured. I could apologize to Dawson until my face turns blue, its not going to change a damn thing. Will Dawson and I ever be friends again? Probably. I would like to hope so. But things will never be the same between us. I'll always be the guy who stole his girl.

Placing my arms around Joey, I rest my chin on her shoulder," Yeah, its not you that he hates anyway. It's me, Joe. I betrayed his trust. And honestly? No, not between Dawson and I at least."

Taking hold of my hand, Joey glances up at me," Do you regret kissing me now?"

" Of course not Joe, you were worth the risk.", I confide with a goofy smirk when her lips meet mine. Why would I ever regret kissing Joey? It was one of the best decisions that I could have ever made. If I didn't kiss Joey, I never would have found out that she liked me back in return. We would still just be hanging out, pretending to hate one another, and trading insults. I loved trading insults with Potter, don't get me wrong. But I would much rather be able to kiss her when I want her to shut up than pick an argument with her. If I had the chance to go back do everything all over again? I wouldn't change a thing Joey makes me happy and that's all there is to it. ….(End Pacey's pov)

Alright this is actually the end of the story, there's one more chapter of Pacey/Joey's thoughts but that's it after that. Thanks to everyone that reviewed this story. I will be continuing the other three with regular updates.