The five Capeside teens had congregated by the fountain and then walked together through the near empty streets of. Arriving at the dive in they were surprised by how busy it was.
"Hmm, looks like everyone's here tonight", Andie commented as she Dawson and Joey hunted avidly for somewhere to sit.
"Yeah", Dawson agreed vacantly as he searched his surroundings. Let's hope not quite everyone is here, he thought, there was one person he really didn't want to see. He'd learned from his mother, who'd seen Doug in town that day, that Pacey had arrived home the night before.
Even though he'd spent all summer planning what he'd say when the pair met again, right now he had no clue.
"Oh, here we go", Andie interrupted his thoughts motioning towards an empty motorboat. She stepped up in to it and held out her hand to help Joey do the same. Dawson followed suit. He and Andie sat beside each other on the back seat and Joey sat in-between his legs.
"Gees Andie don't make it too obvious", Joey laughed when she saw Andie staring at a group of boys in the water along side them.
"It can't be helped", Andie smiled slyly before continuing, "This place is single girl heaven, hot men in bathers all over the place!"
Joey smiled and shook her head in disapproval.
"Well unfortunately this girl ain't single so I'm not with you on that one".
"Unfortunately?" Dawson exclaimed with raised eyebrows.
Both girls giggled.
"Relax Dawson I'm kidding", Joey said placing a reassuring hand on his knee. "Although . . ." her eyes followed a tall, muscular man in Speedos as he walked past.
Dawson jabbed both girls playfully in the ribs and they erupted into fits of laughter.
Mean while Jen and Jack had gone to the refreshment stand. They purchased five sodas and walked away heading in the direction of their three friends. Jen paused and placed the two drinks she carried on a nearby table. Reaching a hand into her over shoulder, beach bag she quickly found what she was looking for.
"What are you doing?" Jack asked walking back to join her.
A sly grin spread across her face as she turned to him brandishing a full bottle of vodka.
"Whadda ya say?" She nodded suggestively first at the bottle then the drinks on the table.
"Oh no Jen, not a good idea".
"Come on, why not? Let's kick back and have a little fun", she continued to smile in a desperate attempt to persuade him.
"And here's me thinking you were a reformed character", he said flatly.
Her smile faded,
"Look Jack, I just thought that since things seem to be running smoothly around here for a change then why not take the time to celebrate. Obviously, not a good idea". She shoved the bottle back in her bag and went to pick up her drinks but suddenly stopped.
"Uh oh", she said with out realising.
"What?" Jack looked at her confused. He followed her gaze and was equally shocked by what he saw.
"Ah, not good".
"Very bad".
Neither one could think of what to do but they didn't have to, he'd seen them.
"Jen, that vodka still good?"
She nodded not looking away from the approaching figure once.
"Cause I'm thinking it might not be such a bad idea after all".
The laughter in the boat had died down when the film had started. All three occupants sat watching intently but it wasn't long before Andie's short attention span kicked in.
"I wonder where they've got to?" She asked scanning the crowds around them in the hopes of spotting Jack and Jen. She saw no sign of them and so turned to Joey and Dawson. They seemed entwined with each other and engrossed in the film. She answered her own question,
"There probably off some where getting down 'n' dirty in the sand".
Dawson looked at her startled,
"What?!"
She hadn't realised he'd heard her.
"Oh never mind". She went back to watching the film.
Dawson looked down at Joey nestled in his arms. Her eyes darted around the huge cinematic screen taking in every inch of the film she'd seen a thousand times. He recalled times when they'd watched it together as children. She'd always gotten scared and buried her face in his chest. That thought made him smile, the girl who played the big, tough tomboy could be turned into a jumpy, screaming wreck so easily.
He tightened his hold around her and lightly kissed the top of her head. Finally she looked round at him and smiled. They kissed, slowly at first then more passionately.
Andie looked on and smiled approvingly. Suddenly out of nowhere a beach ball came flying towards her, it rebounded of her head and landed in the bottom of the boat. Immediately she snatched it up and shot to her feet. She spun violently to front its owner.
Dawson and Joey broke from each other and looked up confused when they heard her angered voice.
"Watch it you brainless moron!" She creamed thrusting the ball at the water below.
A young male who looked roughly her age walked sheepishly over to retrieve it. After picking up the ball he ran his hand through his short, dark blonde hair and gulped nervously. Then he spoke,
"I'm really sorry". His voice was unsteady.
"Yeah you better be", Andie snapped back but after further examining him she wished she hadn't. He had a well-toned body, boyish features and the most intense green eyes she had ever seen.
"I wasn't looking but I will from now on", he said flashing a, as she dubbed it, dreamy smile.
She blushed slightly and bit her lower lip,
"Oh that's ok".
Joey and Dawson had watched this scene with great amusement. Seeing the faraway expression on Andie's face Joey decided to step in. She leaned across to the side of the boat, at which he stood, craned her neck and asked bluntly,
"Do we know you?"
Andie was unsure of what she was doing, "Jo?"
"No", he answered, looking at Joey a little apprehensively. "I'm, err, Damon", He offered out his hand to complete the introduction. Joey instead took hold of his wrist and redirected him to Andie.
"This is Andie" she said placing their hands together, "and she's pleased to meet you". Both seemed completely bewildered but shook hands anyway.
"Hmm, Damon and Andie, got a nice ring to it don't ya think? Now why don't you kids run along and have some fun". She quipped leaning back against Dawson with an air of satisfaction.
"But not too much fun", he added for her.
"Well, d'you wanna go take a walk?" He asked still holding her hand and offering the other one to help her out of the boat.
She couldn't contain the huge grin and embarrassed glow that hit her face.
"I'd love to". She took his hand and stepped into the shallow water. Turning back to look at Joey she and Dawson both winked and Andie nodded in thanks. The pair walked away still hand in hand leaving Joey and Dawson to return to their make out session.
"Hmm, looks like everyone's here tonight", Andie commented as she Dawson and Joey hunted avidly for somewhere to sit.
"Yeah", Dawson agreed vacantly as he searched his surroundings. Let's hope not quite everyone is here, he thought, there was one person he really didn't want to see. He'd learned from his mother, who'd seen Doug in town that day, that Pacey had arrived home the night before.
Even though he'd spent all summer planning what he'd say when the pair met again, right now he had no clue.
"Oh, here we go", Andie interrupted his thoughts motioning towards an empty motorboat. She stepped up in to it and held out her hand to help Joey do the same. Dawson followed suit. He and Andie sat beside each other on the back seat and Joey sat in-between his legs.
"Gees Andie don't make it too obvious", Joey laughed when she saw Andie staring at a group of boys in the water along side them.
"It can't be helped", Andie smiled slyly before continuing, "This place is single girl heaven, hot men in bathers all over the place!"
Joey smiled and shook her head in disapproval.
"Well unfortunately this girl ain't single so I'm not with you on that one".
"Unfortunately?" Dawson exclaimed with raised eyebrows.
Both girls giggled.
"Relax Dawson I'm kidding", Joey said placing a reassuring hand on his knee. "Although . . ." her eyes followed a tall, muscular man in Speedos as he walked past.
Dawson jabbed both girls playfully in the ribs and they erupted into fits of laughter.
Mean while Jen and Jack had gone to the refreshment stand. They purchased five sodas and walked away heading in the direction of their three friends. Jen paused and placed the two drinks she carried on a nearby table. Reaching a hand into her over shoulder, beach bag she quickly found what she was looking for.
"What are you doing?" Jack asked walking back to join her.
A sly grin spread across her face as she turned to him brandishing a full bottle of vodka.
"Whadda ya say?" She nodded suggestively first at the bottle then the drinks on the table.
"Oh no Jen, not a good idea".
"Come on, why not? Let's kick back and have a little fun", she continued to smile in a desperate attempt to persuade him.
"And here's me thinking you were a reformed character", he said flatly.
Her smile faded,
"Look Jack, I just thought that since things seem to be running smoothly around here for a change then why not take the time to celebrate. Obviously, not a good idea". She shoved the bottle back in her bag and went to pick up her drinks but suddenly stopped.
"Uh oh", she said with out realising.
"What?" Jack looked at her confused. He followed her gaze and was equally shocked by what he saw.
"Ah, not good".
"Very bad".
Neither one could think of what to do but they didn't have to, he'd seen them.
"Jen, that vodka still good?"
She nodded not looking away from the approaching figure once.
"Cause I'm thinking it might not be such a bad idea after all".
The laughter in the boat had died down when the film had started. All three occupants sat watching intently but it wasn't long before Andie's short attention span kicked in.
"I wonder where they've got to?" She asked scanning the crowds around them in the hopes of spotting Jack and Jen. She saw no sign of them and so turned to Joey and Dawson. They seemed entwined with each other and engrossed in the film. She answered her own question,
"There probably off some where getting down 'n' dirty in the sand".
Dawson looked at her startled,
"What?!"
She hadn't realised he'd heard her.
"Oh never mind". She went back to watching the film.
Dawson looked down at Joey nestled in his arms. Her eyes darted around the huge cinematic screen taking in every inch of the film she'd seen a thousand times. He recalled times when they'd watched it together as children. She'd always gotten scared and buried her face in his chest. That thought made him smile, the girl who played the big, tough tomboy could be turned into a jumpy, screaming wreck so easily.
He tightened his hold around her and lightly kissed the top of her head. Finally she looked round at him and smiled. They kissed, slowly at first then more passionately.
Andie looked on and smiled approvingly. Suddenly out of nowhere a beach ball came flying towards her, it rebounded of her head and landed in the bottom of the boat. Immediately she snatched it up and shot to her feet. She spun violently to front its owner.
Dawson and Joey broke from each other and looked up confused when they heard her angered voice.
"Watch it you brainless moron!" She creamed thrusting the ball at the water below.
A young male who looked roughly her age walked sheepishly over to retrieve it. After picking up the ball he ran his hand through his short, dark blonde hair and gulped nervously. Then he spoke,
"I'm really sorry". His voice was unsteady.
"Yeah you better be", Andie snapped back but after further examining him she wished she hadn't. He had a well-toned body, boyish features and the most intense green eyes she had ever seen.
"I wasn't looking but I will from now on", he said flashing a, as she dubbed it, dreamy smile.
She blushed slightly and bit her lower lip,
"Oh that's ok".
Joey and Dawson had watched this scene with great amusement. Seeing the faraway expression on Andie's face Joey decided to step in. She leaned across to the side of the boat, at which he stood, craned her neck and asked bluntly,
"Do we know you?"
Andie was unsure of what she was doing, "Jo?"
"No", he answered, looking at Joey a little apprehensively. "I'm, err, Damon", He offered out his hand to complete the introduction. Joey instead took hold of his wrist and redirected him to Andie.
"This is Andie" she said placing their hands together, "and she's pleased to meet you". Both seemed completely bewildered but shook hands anyway.
"Hmm, Damon and Andie, got a nice ring to it don't ya think? Now why don't you kids run along and have some fun". She quipped leaning back against Dawson with an air of satisfaction.
"But not too much fun", he added for her.
"Well, d'you wanna go take a walk?" He asked still holding her hand and offering the other one to help her out of the boat.
She couldn't contain the huge grin and embarrassed glow that hit her face.
"I'd love to". She took his hand and stepped into the shallow water. Turning back to look at Joey she and Dawson both winked and Andie nodded in thanks. The pair walked away still hand in hand leaving Joey and Dawson to return to their make out session.