It's easier to fight for principles than it is to live up to them.
It's early morning and Sophie has been staying with Peter, as she's decided to stay and be a counselor at Horizon. She slept in one of Peter's old shirts and is happy that he's letting her back in his life again. She walks into the kitchen and pours herself a cup of coffee and grabs the newspaper, before hoping up on the counter to sit and read.
Peter walks in the kitchen, feeling her presence he starts looking around for his shirt without looking up at her. "Hey Soph, do you know where my…" he finally sees her "Oh." He says and walks over to stand right in front of her, but she's unphased by him, and continues reading. He leans forward to grab the coffee pot that is right beside her on the counter, picks it up to see that's it's completely empty. "You mind leaving me a drop new time?" He says playfully.
"Oh. Yea, sorry." She says giving him a small shy smile. He turns to the fridge instead to get some juice. "Hey this Dear Agnes is pretty good." She looks, talking about the newspaper column that has her entranced.
"You use self-advice columns?" He asks confused by this.
"It's fun." She shrugs. "For instance, this woman's been seeing this guy, purely physical, and now she wants to know if they can take a step back and have a go at a real friendship relationship….sounds familiar" She says giving him a pointed look.
"You're comparing us to a lovelorn column?"
"Well I don't know, I mean, how much do we really know about each other?" She asks honestly.
"Well I know you like your coffee black." He says pointing to her cup.
"Well that's a gimme. I'm usually still around in the mornings"
Peter sighs "I know you like to sleep on the right side of the bed."
"I see a pattern here." She replies.
"I know all the important stuff, Soph."
"Oh yea? Where'd I grow up?"
"Newfoundland?" Peter guesses
"What's my favorite song?" Peter sighs again "Favorite movie?" She continues.
"You're never around long enough to ask." He tells her and she gives him a defeated look. They are interrupted with the honking of a car outside. Peter goes over to the window and peeks through the blinds to notice a car he doesn't recognize.
"Hey! Hey!" He starts banging on the window. "You're driving across my lawn!" He grabs a robe to cover his pajamas and runs out to see a man parking a metal trailer/camper (think Derrick Shepard style from Grey's anatomy).
Sophie finally looks and jumps down off the counter excitedly.
"Mike! Mike, you're at the wrong place." Peter tells him, as he walks up to him. Mike just ignores him. "Sophie Becker?" he askes as she's now walked up behind Peter.
"That's me" She replies and grabs his clip board to sign the paperwork with a big smile on her face.
"You bought this?" Peter asks turning to her.
"Got a good deal too." She replies.
"You mind telling me what it's doing on my lawn?"
"We're neighbors." She says smiling as she walks up to the front door of the trailor like it's no big deal at all.
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Back at Horizon, Dawson is packing to go visit his family. He has his duffle bag on his bed, and is stuffing clothes into it, while Jack sits on his bed talking with him.
"Don't forget mentos, and the Victoria Secret catalog…That's very, very important."
"Jack, don't worry, I'll get you your stuff. Now, would you get off my shirt? Your sitting on it." He points out as Jack stands up off his bed.
"Yea, okay. Just please don't forget. This is my only shot at something from the outside world."
"How?!" Dawson laughs, "You keep pounding it into my head." Dawson grabs his duffle bag and they start walking out their dorm. "So how am I supposed to get this stuff to you anyway? You know Peter checks everything."
"Here is a 12x15 manila envelope." Jack says showing him the envelope he's been hanging onto. "It's addressed and stamped from my father, the eminent Professor Richard McPhee. Ph.D. to Kat, just pop it in the mail when your ready."
"Jackers, your crazy man, this is never going to work." Dawson says shaking his head in disbelief.
"They'll think it's college material, it works like a charm every time. Have a great trip buddy." He says as he hands out the folder, which Dawson reluctantly takes. He looks down at it, and looks over at Jack, with a you've got to be kidding me look on his face, but Jack just smiles back at him and walks away. Just as Andie walks out from the lounge and walks over.
"Going home, huh?" She says
"Yea, I'm getting out of here for just a minute."
"The first time you leave is always the hardest." She says a little more seious
"I've got nothing to be afraid of." Dawson tells her, but unbeknownst to both of them, Pacey just walked out from the wood shed and sees them talking, they're standing with such a closeness and intimacy, he's not sure how he feels about what he sees.
"Sometimes people act differently towards you, because you know, we've been here."
"Yea, maybe…"
"It's okay…maybe it'll be easier for you." She says, not wanting to worry him. Pacey's still stacking the chopped wood, watching their chemistry, something he's not sure he ever felt with Andie. Just then Peter walks out.
"Hey Dawson, your parents are over at the administration building." He says walking up to them. "Hey Andie." He calls out as she starts walking away. She smiles and gives a small wave as she continues walking.
"All right, let's go." Dawson says as he grabs his duffle, which he has since put on the ground, and gives one last look behind him to watch Andie as she walks away. He joins Peter on the walk over to his parents.
"How are you feeling about going home?"
"It's home….am I supposed to feel different?" He asks with sincere honesty.
"You might get surrounded by a lot of things that helped get you're here. Including those bullys at your old school. They're not your friends."
"I can handle it. I know they never cared about me."
"Good. I want you to work on reminding yourself that while you're home. Just remember your patience, communications and deep breaths."
Dawson nods
"Alright kid." He puts his hand on his back as the Leery's get out of their car.
"Mr. and Mrs. Leery! I think Dawson's all ready." Gail smiles warmly at them as they all start walking towards each other.
"Son" Mitch says and envelopes him in a warm hug, Dawson then turns to his mom for a hug. "Dawson." She says, "You look good."
"See you in a couple of days." Peter calls out as the Gail and Dawson start walking to their car.
"How is he, really?" Mitch asks
"You've got yourself a good son there, Mr. Leery"
"You're sure we should be bringing him home? He's ready to be around those kids from his old school? So soon, after what happened?"
"Your son's come a long way, just give him a chance to show you." Mitch gives Peter a respectful nod and turns to walk over to the car.
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Meanwhile Sophie has been working in the cafeteria when the food supply guys walk in with a few boxes and crates.
"You can put that there." She points to a spot, briefly looking up from her clipboard. Just as another guy walk in with another box.
"Oh, no, you can give that one to me." She says and takes the box from him. Peter walks in to see all the boxes everywhere.
"Uh…where's Lola?"
"Your cafeteria director quit and Frank was kind enough to volunteer my services. This feels like some sort of initiation" She says as she's shifting through boxes moving things around, trying to make sense out of the chaos that was left.
"This is really bad timing." Peter says, thinking out loud.
"Why? Whats up?" Sophie asks, now she's concerned.
"Chloe called this morning. The investors are coming tomorrow."
"Is this payback for the trailer?" Sophie asks jokingly
"No, not yet." Peter teases
"Call her back, tell her she's got lousy timing and reschedule."
"I can't. Horizon needs this money, badly." They move a few boxes in a few seconds of silence before he breaks the tension again. "Hey, what was this morning all about."
"This morning was about me trying to get a clear picture of our relationship."
"Like?" He probes.
"Like…..What if I told you I want more." Sophie says, suddenly showing insecurity. Peter stops to look at her, in shock. He's just about to speak when he notices the two food guys have walked in with more boxes.
"Guys, just put that stuff in there." He says as they walk by. "First of all, I'd have to register my uh, level of surprise, and then I'd have to ask you to define, um more."
"I want us to be friends Peter, real friends, and see where that takes us."
"I thought we skipped that whole awkward friendship stage and went straight to the good stuff." He says shrugging his shoulders with a sly smile, but Sophie just rolls her eyes.
"What?" he asks.
"What's the good stuff?" She counters. "I mean, really?" She says before walking out of the room.
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Meanwhile in the lodge the girls are working together hanging up a Welcome banner for tomorrow's investors visit.
"A little more to the left" Jen says from the main floor, while Andie, Joey and Kat are above the staircase trying to tie the banner to the railing.
"Which left?" Andie asks
"My left, of course." Jen says. "The New Yorkers may want to read this…a little professionalism here, I don't want to be hanging this banner all day" She says just as Jack walks up to her.
"Did you put this in my box?" He asks, holding out an egg.
"Let's grasp the concept of up, people." She says, not turning his way to answer his question until a few moments later, then she finally looks at him.
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Well Joey was dumping all over your other eggs so I thought that I would make up for it."
"Is it straight yet?" Andie asks causing Jen to look back up at the girls.
"Down an inch"
"Wow.." Jack says smiling big "that's like, I mean no one has ever, and I do mean never done anything nice for me, for no reason."
"I did it because I like you." Jen replies back through her gritting teeth
"Really?" Jack replies back, his voice squeaking with intimidation.
"I just freaked you out. I gotta work on pulling it back." She says walking away slowing.
"Hey." Joey calls down to Jack who's just watching Jen leave. "Where's Jen going?" She sighs and leans over the balcony railing "What did you say to her Jackers?" He just looks around confused by the whole conversation.
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The next day Dawson is sitting on his back porch with his sketch pad, drawing the creek and back deck when an old "friend" walks up.
"Hey Dawson" Drew Valentine says. Dawson looks up and sighs, he feels this heavy weight, as he knows Drew was a character that was always looking for trouble.
"Hey" He finally replies with weighted breath.
"Everyone wants to see you." Dawson shakes his head at this. "I'm just trying to hang out at the house, it's my first time back, I don't want to upset my mom, you know."
"Come on, what's she going to know?" Drue eggs him on. "Your dad's probably at the restaurant and your mom busy working on her next story. I bet they won't even notice we left. They never use to." Dawson starts looking down at his feet, getting anxious that Drue won't seem to leave him alone, or take no for an answer. And Dawson, being rather non-confrontational, starts feeling like he has to do what Drue tells him.
"Oh come on. The Crew wants to see you." Drue peer pressures him. Dawson looks over at him with the corner of his eye and starts thinking about how hanging out with Drue, Chris Wolf and Matt Caulfield, is what got him into trouble in the first place, and yet he still wants to be accepted by these guys. He wants to belong to something. Reluctantly he agrees to go.
"Alright, lets get out of here." He tells Drew.
"Now you're talking" He says as they walk away from the house.
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They go and meet up with Matt and Chris who are hanging out in the woods drinking some beers that Matt stole.
"Hey look who I found." Drue says as they walk up to the guys. They all exchange handshake and pleasantries before Matt tries to offer Dawson a beer. "Good to see you, you could have ended up in juvie." Dawson doesn't take the beer but offers a smile. "Just got lucky I guess."
"You keeping up with your sketches?" Chris asks him.
"I'm trying, but free time is kind of limited."
"You think you could help us out?" Drue says, causing Dawson to turn around. "With what?" He asks
"Rich, druggy teens begging for a fix. They could pay us high prices. Sounds like a no brainer." Dawson just looks down shaking his head. He knew deep down meeting up with these guys was a bad idea, but he wasn't sure he knew how to escape them either.
"No way. I'm not getting in more trouble just because you want to find a way to score a few extra bucks." He tells them walking away.
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Meanwhile back at Horizon Peter and Sophie are meeting up with investors to help save Horizon from foreclosure.
"I think you're really losing out by not really marketing this place" Chip, one of the investors says to Peter.
"Add a few teachers, some students, and you got yourself a cash flow. I can see the magazines now."
Peter just ignores him as they walk up to Kat and Pacey over by the wood shed. "Hey Kat, uh can you give everyone a quick tour please?"
"What's with the wood?" Chip asks
"It's for the gazebo, all built by students" she answers
"Hmm" Chip says
"It gives us a sense of responsibility and accomplishment, we build what we use." Pacey says in a mildly sarcastic tone.
"Very touched by an angel." Chip says. "Hand me that axe, my man." He says taking off his jacket. He swings it fast and sloppy. Aggressive, so he does break the wood, but he doesn't look manly at all while he did it. Though he doesn't know that, and really he just feels proud of himself for chopping wood. "Yeah baby!" He exclaims.
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Meanwhile it's now night and Dawson is standing in his room, looking around at his posters for one last time, as he's not sure when he'll be allowed back for a visit.
"Dawson" Gail knocks as she opens the door and walks in. "I packed you some new art supplies for your ride back."
"Mom….I'm not sure if they'll let me bring that stuff in."
"Well you can use it in the car on your way."
"Yea, I guess."
"Finished packing?"
"Yeah, I really didn't bring much stuff home with me."
"Your old friends, they come by to see you?"
"Yeah, but nothing happened."
"You shouldn't be seeing them, they're not your friends and they don't care if you get in trouble."
"Let's not talk this right now."
"I'm just worried about you, you know. You're doing so well and getting a hold on your dyslexia and everything"
"Yeah, and I'm going to continue doing well. I'm fine, honest." He tells her and they embrace before he heads out to return to Horizon with his dad.
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"Everything was different." Dawson tells Peter as he's searching his bags for re-entry
"It happens."
"Not in Capeside. Not ever changes there."
"Maybe it wasn't Capeside that changed."
"I don't think I've changed."
"Would that be such a bad thing if you had? Your bag's all clear, you're good to head out."
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In the lounge, Jen walks over to her mail cubby and pulls out a small card that reads 'From a Secret Admirer.' She smiles as she reaches in and pulls out tarot cards wrapped in a small velour blanket. Unbeknownst to her, Jack is watching with a satisfied smile on his face. He turns and walks away before she can notice him. She finally turns around to see if she can figure out who left this for her, but doesn't notice anyone or anything out of the ordinary. She hugs the tarot cards close to her chest and goes back to her room.
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Peter and Sophie have finally gotten some along private time, and are still trying to figure out their relationship.
"So what you're saying is, what if we realize we have nothing in common? Where do we go from there?"
"Yea, I mean isn't it better to find out now, Peter, I want to know we're not going to wake up one morning and not recognize each other, just because we didn't take a step back."
"That's never going to happen Soph, not with me."
"Maybe, I'm the one that needs to play catch up."
"I've got Group, maybe we can talk about this tonight, over lobsters?"
"I can't. Housewarming"
"You just got here, who do you know?" He asks with a slight chuckle
"A few people from University…Bob" Peter scuffs.
"What can I say, he makes me laugh."
"You don't have to date Bob to laugh at him, actually he's funnier from a distance."
"Why don't you bring the lobsters over?" She asks
"Yea right…..maybe some other time" He says leaving the room.
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"This sucks" Dawson tells Jack and Pacey as they're cleaning up trash off the streets as part of their community service outreach. "Right when I get back, what do I get stuck with….manual labor"
"You know the quicker you stop complaining, the faster we'll get this done." Pacey says.
"I'm just saying, this town's got some money, they could invest in a trash truck or something."
"Why should they….they got us." Pacey counters. They start walking down the street but stop when they see a police car talking to a few teens. Dawson has flashes of the guys back home and starts feeling anxious just thinking about how that very recently could have been him if he can continued hanging out with Drue and his friends. Feeling uncomfortable with the sight before him, Dawson says nothing but just turns around to walk back the way they just came from.
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Later that night, Dawson is out by the basketball hops shooting the ball by himself. Just trying to get a moment of clarity with the stillness of the night. He shots, and misses and his ball rolls to the edge of the court, into the trees and Drue walks out from the woo
ds, holding the ball, Matt followed closely behind him. Drue puts his finger up to his lips motioning for Dawson to stay quiet, while the look each way to make sure no one is around.
"What are you doing here Drue?" Dawson asks.
"I just thought I'd come up here and pay you a visit."
"You guys can't be here, you've got to go now." Dawson says quickly as he's panicking, scared of getting caught by Peter, but also scare of not getting caught and finding out what exactly it is that Drue wants.
"I think we're exactly where we should be, don't you Drue?" Matt says. "Come on Dawson, you don't want to let us down, do you?" He counters trying to manipulate him just like he used to.
"I already told you guys, I'm not going to sell drugs for you here."
"Well that's unfortunate, because I think it's prime business up here." Drue says. "What's up with you? You're making me look bad. Come on Dawson."
"I could get sent to juvie for this." Dawson says. "If this goes bad, if I get caught.."
"You know I've got your back." Drue says "I wouldn't let you take the fall."
"What's it going to be Dawson? You in?" Matt asks. Dawson stays quiet but looks down in defeat.
"Tomorrow, we'll deliver it to you outside of town." Matt says.
"No, forgot about it. Too many people. Look, meet me up this hill on the Creekside Road. Okay? Tomorrow, at noon. If you're not there in 15 minutes, I'm leaving. Alright?" He says starting to walk away when Drue grabs his shoulder to stop him.
"Pleasure doing business with you." He tells him before he and Matt disappear back into the woods.
Dawson grabs the basketball when he hears a noise that startles him again, but this time it's Pacey coming from the woodshed.
"You shouldn't sneak up on people like that."
"Just wanted to check out where the noise was coming from." Pacey tells him.
"Just mind your own business, alright?" Dawson says trying to walk past him, away from the basketball court and back towards the main lodge.
"Oh so Peter should know about the teens we saw in town?" Dawson stops walking and looks back at him. "Yea, I saw the way your were looking at them. Sort of like you saw a ghost or something" Pacey tells him.
"It was just some random guys, it didn't mean anything."
"Whatever man." Pacey says, not believing a word he says. "Just make sure your problems don't become mine."
"I can handle it. I always have." Dawson tells him walking away to go back to the dorms.
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The next day, the bell rings signaling the end of class, and Dawson quickly gets up, gathers his stuff and heads towards the door, only to be stopped by Andie.
"Dawson, are you mad at me or something?"
"No, why?"
"You've barely said two words to me since you've been back. You've even missed your tutoring session"
He sighs not wanting to tell her the truth of what's happened since his visit home. He doesn't want to disappoint her by telling her that he's talked to the very same guys that got him to Horizon in the first place.
"I've just been busy, that's all." He says and starts walking away from her again.
"So that's it? No explanation for why you been dissing me?" He calls out after him, refusing to chase him down.
"Since when do you use the word dissing?" He looks at her confused and turns to continue walking
"Since I'm standing right here trying to get you to listen to me." She says finally walking after him
"Look Andie," He turns to face her "I'm not dissing you. You and me, we're just two different people, from two different worlds."
"Is this the part where you tell me I won't understand where you're coming from?"
"You won't. You can't." He almost cuts her off.
"Your wrong. You try to act tough but we're all the same when we're in here."
"Oh really? Cause as soon as you got the green light that you were getting better you went for the All American boy. Not the nerdy art guy in the corner." He says starting to walk away again.
"What does it matter who I went for?" She calls out.
"You're right, it doesn't. I guess I was just trying to make a point" He says, with his back still turned to her. After a moment of silence he continues walking down the hall and passes Pacey walking towards Andie.
"Pacey, I think Dawson's in trouble" Andie says quickly the second Pacey reaches her.
"And?" Pacey shrugs.
"And he needs our help. I think he might be meeting someone in town, maybe the same guys that he use to hang with"
"He made it perfectly clear that he doesn't need anybody's help."
"It's called Pride, Pacey, you guys seem to flaunt it a lot."
"Why should I risk getting in trouble for him?" He asks, honestly, not to be mean or sarcastic.
"You know what, don't. Just watch my stuff for me." She says and hands him her books. He looks down at the pile in his hands, confused by her actions, and calls out to her as she walks away. "Hey." She stops by the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To risk getting into trouble."
"What are you going to do?" He looks at her with harden eyes, but after a moment, his face softens and he decides to go after Dawson himself.
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In the main lounge area Jen is sitting practicing her tarot cards with Jack. She pulls out 4 cards and he looks down at it in wonder.
"What does that mean?"
"You could get hurt at any moment she says just as Pacey walks over to him and taps him on the back.
"Hey" Pacey says "Let's go." He tells him and Jack stands up.
"Wait a minute, where are we going?" Jack asks while following him out the door, Jen watches, in wonder and back by the classroom door, Andie looks on, worried about Dawson.
Jack and Pacey finally make it outside the building, and Jack speaks up.
"Pacey, I'm not really that great at confrontation."
"Do you know how to play poker?"
"No." Jack answers him.
"Uh, you ever lie to your parent?"
"All the time."
"Okay" Pacey stops walking and Jack stops to look at him. "Give me that face."
"Keep your chin up man, show some confidence, try not to look so nice…." Pacey pause for a moment looking at him. "Come on." He says, he knows there not much they can do.
"Alright" Jack agrees and walks after him.
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Dawson walks up Creekside Road and sees that Drue and Matt were already waiting for him. He walks up to them with his head down, but finally looks up when he's standing in front of them. "Listen guys, I'm only going to say this once. I'm not coming back here again. I'm trying to work my way out of Horizon, and handing out drugs to other teens wanting to get high isn't on my plan. I'm out"
"What do you mean you're out? You're our friend aren't you?" Matt questions him "Why would you want to ditch us?"
"What, do you think you're better than us, now that you're at some reformed school?" Drue asks
"You know I don't."
"Then why are you backing out on us now?"
"I just realized, there's more to life than pumping gas, flipping burgers, or getting caught with drugs. I'm doing this for me." He tells them and starts to walk away but Drue grabs a hold of him. "I can't let you do that." He says.
"What are you going to do Drue? Hit me? You think it's really worth fighting me?" Dawson counters and Drue takes a swing and punches Dawson in the face just as Pacey and Jack walk up.
"Hey!" Pacey yells out. "What's going on here?"
"Nothing that concerns you." Matt answers
"I'm handling this." Dawson tells Pacey.
"I can see that." He replies sarcastically.
"What are you doing here?" Dawson asks Jack "Come on" Dawson turns to Matt and Drue. "Just leave them alone." He says talking about Pacey and Jack.
"I heard you might have something to share." Pacey says to Drue.
"Maybe, you interested?"
"Why do you think I'm here."
"Pacey, you don't want to do this. Come on, it's not worth getting in trouble." Dawson says trying to stop him.
"Show me what you got." Pacey says, ignoring Dawson and Drue pulls out "X" from his pocket.
"We're not interested guys." Dawson chimes in, trying to stop this interaction. "Come on, just leave us alone."
"This is bull" Matt exclaims, releasing he's not getting any money.
"Let's roll" Drue tells him and they finally walk away.
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They boys have made their way back to school, and now Jack is recapping his version of the story to Jen.
"This guy, like comes up on me, you know? And I play him cool, like, you don't scare me. I mean, I even gave him the look." But you can tell that Jen is not convinced. "Then it all goes down, I really get crazy and they just backed up, man, it was one of the most defining moments of my life."
"Are your eyes really that blue?" Jen asks
"Okay, now you're freaking me out." Jack jokes she just laughs and shakes her head.
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Outside in the hiking shed Andie and Pacey are making out, but Pacey quickly pulls away as he's just not feeling it. Andie can immediately tell his uncomfortable.
"Where you kissing me to kiss your boyfriend, or kissing me to say thank you for helping out Dawson."
"Well, it's for both" She replies.
"I was rooting for the first answer."
"Mostly it is" She says and leans in to kiss him again but he looks away, and drops his hands that where around her waist. She takes a step back to look at him.
"What was it Andie? Me or Dawson?"
"You think just because I wanted to help him that means I have a crush on Dawson?"
"You always want to help when it comes to him."
"We're just friends"
"I'm not buying that anymore. I mean whenever you two are together it's like your talking in code without even moving your lips."
"You're reading way to much into this."
"Am I?"
"I'm here with you, not Dawson. YOU'RE my boyfriend." She pleads.
"Those are just words Andie."
"Then what do you want me to say?"
"The truth"
"The truth is I'm tired of defending myself, if you're having a hard time believing me then maybe we shouldn't even be together."
"Maybe we shouldn't." Pacey says shocking Andie. She was just trying to give him empty threats, she didn't really think he'd say that. She looks at him with a mixture of shock and defeat before taking a step back and walking out the shed, trying to keep her tears from falling
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Sorry this took so long! I hope I still have some interested readers :/
I'll try to be better about updating but hey, at least Pacey and Andie are donezo! Pacey and Joey will be coming up!