Kiss and Tell
part 8
"Okay, would somebody care to tell me what's going on with you two?" Jen asked as Pacey and Joey sat down. Coming to the ice cream parlor on Mondays after school was a tradition for the four that began around sophomore year, when Jen moved in. They sat at the same booth, in the exact same positions every time. Dawson and Jen in the seats next to the window facing each other, Pacey next to Dawson, and Joey across from Pacey. After Jen and Dawson started going out, Pacey and Joey would joke about getting their own table because Jen and Dawson would be making "lovey-dovey" eyes at each other.
There wasn't much of that going on anymore.
Joey and Pacey exchanged looks, then Pacey said, "It's complicated." Dawson gave Pacey a Look, and Pacey gave him one right back that seemed to say "We'll talk later." Dawson gave a brief nod then turned to face Jen but she and Joey seemed to be having their own conversation with eyes.
"Well then," Joey said once her "conversation" was finished. "What's the deal with the McPhee siblings and us? Are they in or out?" Joey looked to Pacey, already guessing what he was going to say. "Pacey says in, what about you Jen?"
"Well, I guess they're okay. That Andie chick is kind of perky, but she doesn't seem too bad. And Jack seems really nice."
"Yeah, he's pretty hott," Joey admitted. "I wonder if he's single." Pacey couldn't believe that Joey just said that. 'She's interested in Jack??'
"I dunno, Jo," Jen replied, interrupting Pacey's thoughts. "I got kind of a weird vibe from him. Like, 'Stay away' kind of, you know? I wonder what that's about," she trailed off and switched her gaze to Dawson who seemed to be in a world of his own. "Dawson, what do you think is his deal?"
The other two trained their gazes on Dawson but he clearly wasn't paying attention .He was gazing out the tinted window but it didn't seem that he was gazing at anything in particular. "Dawson?"
Dawson seemed to snap out of his trance. "Uh, what did you say?"
"I wondered what you thought of Jack."
"Oh, um…" 'I think he's God's gift to the male specimen.' "He seems okay, I guess," Dawson said, trying to keep his voice steady. "But man, does that Andie have a mouth! She could probably run it all day if someone gave her the chance." The three stared at him for a bit, unsure, then nodded in agreement. Joey noted that even Pacey nodded. 'Maybe I still have a chance…'
The four sat in silence, then Pacey exclaimed, "So, how about those Mets?"
That seemed to knock the atmosphere back in order. The rest of the evening went by pretty quickly. The four best friends almost forgot how strange Dawson was acting, how Pacey seemed to have an interest in Andie, how Joey seemed to not care, and how Jen and Dawson's relationship seemed to be going downhill. Yep, it was almost like the old times.
Almost.
part 8
"Okay, would somebody care to tell me what's going on with you two?" Jen asked as Pacey and Joey sat down. Coming to the ice cream parlor on Mondays after school was a tradition for the four that began around sophomore year, when Jen moved in. They sat at the same booth, in the exact same positions every time. Dawson and Jen in the seats next to the window facing each other, Pacey next to Dawson, and Joey across from Pacey. After Jen and Dawson started going out, Pacey and Joey would joke about getting their own table because Jen and Dawson would be making "lovey-dovey" eyes at each other.
There wasn't much of that going on anymore.
Joey and Pacey exchanged looks, then Pacey said, "It's complicated." Dawson gave Pacey a Look, and Pacey gave him one right back that seemed to say "We'll talk later." Dawson gave a brief nod then turned to face Jen but she and Joey seemed to be having their own conversation with eyes.
"Well then," Joey said once her "conversation" was finished. "What's the deal with the McPhee siblings and us? Are they in or out?" Joey looked to Pacey, already guessing what he was going to say. "Pacey says in, what about you Jen?"
"Well, I guess they're okay. That Andie chick is kind of perky, but she doesn't seem too bad. And Jack seems really nice."
"Yeah, he's pretty hott," Joey admitted. "I wonder if he's single." Pacey couldn't believe that Joey just said that. 'She's interested in Jack??'
"I dunno, Jo," Jen replied, interrupting Pacey's thoughts. "I got kind of a weird vibe from him. Like, 'Stay away' kind of, you know? I wonder what that's about," she trailed off and switched her gaze to Dawson who seemed to be in a world of his own. "Dawson, what do you think is his deal?"
The other two trained their gazes on Dawson but he clearly wasn't paying attention .He was gazing out the tinted window but it didn't seem that he was gazing at anything in particular. "Dawson?"
Dawson seemed to snap out of his trance. "Uh, what did you say?"
"I wondered what you thought of Jack."
"Oh, um…" 'I think he's God's gift to the male specimen.' "He seems okay, I guess," Dawson said, trying to keep his voice steady. "But man, does that Andie have a mouth! She could probably run it all day if someone gave her the chance." The three stared at him for a bit, unsure, then nodded in agreement. Joey noted that even Pacey nodded. 'Maybe I still have a chance…'
The four sat in silence, then Pacey exclaimed, "So, how about those Mets?"
That seemed to knock the atmosphere back in order. The rest of the evening went by pretty quickly. The four best friends almost forgot how strange Dawson was acting, how Pacey seemed to have an interest in Andie, how Joey seemed to not care, and how Jen and Dawson's relationship seemed to be going downhill. Yep, it was almost like the old times.
Almost.
