Chapter Two
"You know I think you purposely fail these" Andie exclaimed, clutching an exam in her hand.
"And why would I want to do that?" Pacey replied half heartedly as he flipped through a magazine.
"You don't want to pass because you're afraid" Andie answered, eyeing him skeptically"Your afraid of what will happen after you graduate, where you'll go, what you'll do"
Andie paused, taking a deep breath "You can't stay in high school forever Pace"
Pacey set the magazine down, and closed his eyes.
"That is it, isn't it?" Andie asked, a little unsure.
"I really can't?" Pacey replied with a little laugh.
Andie sighed, realizing he wasn't taking her seriously.Or if he was, he was hiding whatever was really scaring him well.
Deciding to change the subject, Andie hopped to her feet "So are you going to the prom?"
The instant the words left her mouth she knew it was a mistake.
When Pacey looked up at her with his deep blue eyes full of sadness, she bit her lip.
"So anyways..umm how's..uhh.." Andie struggled
"Are you?" Pacey finally asked, breaking the awkward moment.
Andie looked down, suddenly feeling very self-conscious "Um Well..uh the thing is..."
"No ones asked me yet" Andie blurted out a second later
Pacey's eyes widened and Andie nervously began to work on the notes for his exam again.
"Andie are you serious?" he asked, not believing his ears
Nodding, Andie's face flushed red, and she instinctively raised her hands to her cheeks but didn't look up.
"You can't be" Pacey concluded, shaking his head "There's no way the boys at Capeside High haven't noticed the most beautiful girl in school"
Feeling like he'd said too much, Pacey tried to change his wording "I mean you're the perfect date! Smart, pretty, and so unbelievably fun to hang out with"
"Andie your awesome and if the lame guys in our school don't realize that then it's their loss"
Andie smiled slightly, her eyes brimming with tears.
"And if that's the case then there's always me" Pacey continued with a laugh "I'd be honored to be your backup date"
Andie looked away, brushing away her tears.
"Not that your gonna need one babe" Pacey added quickly
"Thanks Pacey" Andie replied pulling him into a hug "Your the best"
Pacey pulled away, sitting back.
Sitting silently he began to fiddle with the buttons on his jacket "Uh I better get home"
"Why don't you stay a bit longer, I mean I'd really like you to" Andie replied, giving Pacey her sad best puppy face "Besides your pretty unbelievably fun to hang out with yourself!"
Pacey took his jacket off with a smile.Then swung his coat on the back of the chair.
"I'll be right back" Andie replied smiling back as she slid out the bedroom door "I'll get us something to drink"
In Andie's room
Pacey jumped around frantically, nervously talking to himself as he looked in Andie's dresser mirror.Wrestling with his heart, Pacey tried to decided whether he should tell his best friend his true feelings.Why he couldn't stand to hug her another moment without kissing her. Feeling his lips on hers.
Downstairs, McPhee kitchen
Pulling the ice cube tray out of the freezer, Andie grinned.As she dropped a few ice cubes in each glass, she looked up.Barely audible she could hear the sound someone talking to themselves coming from the vent in the ceilingAndie smiled wider as she recognized the voice.
Upstairs
"I can't tell her," Pacey decided, dropping down backwards on to the bed dramatically"She'll just laugh at me"
"Tell me what?" Andie asked walking in with her hands full.
"Uh, nothing" Pacey replied as he lifted the drinks out from Andie's arm, helping carry some of the stuff she'd brought up."Sooo..what do you wanna do? Watch TV?"
Andie shrugged her shoulders, and then grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl beside her.
Pacey took a drink from his soda, and then glanced at his watch.
It was only nine, but he knew he couldn't take sitting in such close proximity to her without accidentally letting something slip. Or even worse, doing something irrational.
"Sorry to cut the evening short but I forgot I have to...I have to..see there's this thing..there's something I have to do"
"Are you trying to ditch me Witter?" Andie asked, with a sideways grin.
Swinging his backpack on his shoulder, Pacey walked to the door, stopping once to grab the exam off Andie's desk "Never! But thanks for the help tonight, I really appreciate it..well gotta go"
Without looking back or another word, Pacey walked out, leaving Andie stunned.
TBC...
"You know I think you purposely fail these" Andie exclaimed, clutching an exam in her hand.
"And why would I want to do that?" Pacey replied half heartedly as he flipped through a magazine.
"You don't want to pass because you're afraid" Andie answered, eyeing him skeptically"Your afraid of what will happen after you graduate, where you'll go, what you'll do"
Andie paused, taking a deep breath "You can't stay in high school forever Pace"
Pacey set the magazine down, and closed his eyes.
"That is it, isn't it?" Andie asked, a little unsure.
"I really can't?" Pacey replied with a little laugh.
Andie sighed, realizing he wasn't taking her seriously.Or if he was, he was hiding whatever was really scaring him well.
Deciding to change the subject, Andie hopped to her feet "So are you going to the prom?"
The instant the words left her mouth she knew it was a mistake.
When Pacey looked up at her with his deep blue eyes full of sadness, she bit her lip.
"So anyways..umm how's..uhh.." Andie struggled
"Are you?" Pacey finally asked, breaking the awkward moment.
Andie looked down, suddenly feeling very self-conscious "Um Well..uh the thing is..."
"No ones asked me yet" Andie blurted out a second later
Pacey's eyes widened and Andie nervously began to work on the notes for his exam again.
"Andie are you serious?" he asked, not believing his ears
Nodding, Andie's face flushed red, and she instinctively raised her hands to her cheeks but didn't look up.
"You can't be" Pacey concluded, shaking his head "There's no way the boys at Capeside High haven't noticed the most beautiful girl in school"
Feeling like he'd said too much, Pacey tried to change his wording "I mean you're the perfect date! Smart, pretty, and so unbelievably fun to hang out with"
"Andie your awesome and if the lame guys in our school don't realize that then it's their loss"
Andie smiled slightly, her eyes brimming with tears.
"And if that's the case then there's always me" Pacey continued with a laugh "I'd be honored to be your backup date"
Andie looked away, brushing away her tears.
"Not that your gonna need one babe" Pacey added quickly
"Thanks Pacey" Andie replied pulling him into a hug "Your the best"
Pacey pulled away, sitting back.
Sitting silently he began to fiddle with the buttons on his jacket "Uh I better get home"
"Why don't you stay a bit longer, I mean I'd really like you to" Andie replied, giving Pacey her sad best puppy face "Besides your pretty unbelievably fun to hang out with yourself!"
Pacey took his jacket off with a smile.Then swung his coat on the back of the chair.
"I'll be right back" Andie replied smiling back as she slid out the bedroom door "I'll get us something to drink"
In Andie's room
Pacey jumped around frantically, nervously talking to himself as he looked in Andie's dresser mirror.Wrestling with his heart, Pacey tried to decided whether he should tell his best friend his true feelings.Why he couldn't stand to hug her another moment without kissing her. Feeling his lips on hers.
Downstairs, McPhee kitchen
Pulling the ice cube tray out of the freezer, Andie grinned.As she dropped a few ice cubes in each glass, she looked up.Barely audible she could hear the sound someone talking to themselves coming from the vent in the ceilingAndie smiled wider as she recognized the voice.
Upstairs
"I can't tell her," Pacey decided, dropping down backwards on to the bed dramatically"She'll just laugh at me"
"Tell me what?" Andie asked walking in with her hands full.
"Uh, nothing" Pacey replied as he lifted the drinks out from Andie's arm, helping carry some of the stuff she'd brought up."Sooo..what do you wanna do? Watch TV?"
Andie shrugged her shoulders, and then grabbed a handful of popcorn from the bowl beside her.
Pacey took a drink from his soda, and then glanced at his watch.
It was only nine, but he knew he couldn't take sitting in such close proximity to her without accidentally letting something slip. Or even worse, doing something irrational.
"Sorry to cut the evening short but I forgot I have to...I have to..see there's this thing..there's something I have to do"
"Are you trying to ditch me Witter?" Andie asked, with a sideways grin.
Swinging his backpack on his shoulder, Pacey walked to the door, stopping once to grab the exam off Andie's desk "Never! But thanks for the help tonight, I really appreciate it..well gotta go"
Without looking back or another word, Pacey walked out, leaving Andie stunned.
TBC...
