Sarah and Jen were hanging out in their room. "So, what's the story with
Joey and Pacey?" asked Sarah.
Jen put down her magazine. "Well, they went out for awhile senior year. They fell in love toward the end of junior year, and during the summer took a spur-of the moment trip on Pacey's boat to the Florida Keys. They dated until May of senior year. At prom, however, they got into a HUGE fight. Words were exchanged…" Jen paused. "Well, let's just say it wasn't pretty. They broke up at prom, and right after graduation Pacey took off for the Caribbean, working on a sailboat. He showed up in Boston in the fall, and he and Jo regained their friendship. It's so obvious that they still love each other, though. I mean, the way they look at each other, the way they act…" Jen's voice trailed off. "It's no wonder you thought they were dating."
"Yeah" said Sarah.
Just then, Joey walked in. "Hey guys, what's up?" "Nothing" Sarah and Jen said in unison. Joey gave them a funny look. "Ok" she said. "I was just checking to see what time we should leave for the concert?"
"Umm, I think the concert starts at eight, so probably around 7 or 7:30," answered Jen. "Ok, then I'm gonna go into town for a little bit, do you guys wanna come?" "No, thanks" they both said. "Suit yourself" said Joey. I'll see you guys at 7. And be ready!" said Joey as she walked out of the room.
Meanwhile, Charlie saw Audrey sunbathing by the pool. He walked over to her and sat down on a chaise lounge next to her. "Listen, we need to talk."
Audrey looked at him. "I think so, too"
"Audrey, I-"
"Charlie, I-"
"I think we should break up" they said in unison.
"You think so too?" asked Audrey, in some relief.
"Yeah. It's just not working out between us" answered Charlie.
"You're right. But, it was fun while it lasted"
"Yeah," said Charlie, "it was."
"So, friends?"
"Friends" answered Charlie. As if to cement this, the two hugged each other. "Come on", said Charlie, "let's go swimming!" He picked Audrey up and started carrying her over to the pool.
"Don't you dare, Charlie Todd!" yelled Audrey, giggling. "Put me down! I'm serious!"
SPLASH!!!!!!! Charlie threw Audrey in the pool.
"Ohhhh" she narrowed her eyes at him. "You will pay for that!" And she grabbed him by the legs, and pulled him in the pool with her.
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"GUYS! LET'S GO!" Joey yelled up the stairs, hoping that Jen and Sarah would hear her. The two girls had hit it off right away, and discovered that they had numerous things in common, including the need to primp for hours before big events.
"We're coming!" Jen called back, as she and Sarah walked down the stairs.
"Finally!" said Jack. "C'mon guys, let's go!"
They all walked about a mile down the beach, where the concert was supposed to take place. "Wow! This is great!" Rory, who had never been to an outdoor concert before, looked around awestruck. "C'mon Tristan, let's go check it out" said Rory, grabbing her boyfriend's hand and leading him away. "There's Chris," said Audrey, pointing. "I'm gonna go talk to him." Sarah, Mona, and Jen followed. Joe and Paula went to go dance, Joey and Pacey decided to grab some dinner, and Jack and Alex decided to just check out the concert and walk around.
"Hey, Tristan, I'm gonna go grab a coke" said Rory, pointing to an outdoor Coke stand set up a few yards away. "I'll be right here" answered Tristan. A few minutes later, Rory came back, two Vanilla Cokes in her hands. Tristan was talking to a girl. A girl that was easily recognizable, and who was sort of flirting with Tristan. Tristan, of course, was NOT flirting back. Still, Rory decided to have a little fun. She went up to Hillarie Burton (she's one of the MTV VJs, for those who don't know), and whispered something in her ear. Hillarie's face changed. "Wow. That's embarrassing. I mean, I almost went out on a date with you!" she said, walking away.
"What did you tell her?" Tristan demanded.
Rory grinned. "I might have said that you were from Hanson. You know, the little one. Only grown up."
Tristan pouted. "What did I ever do to you?"
"Nothing" Rory answered. "I just felt like doing that."
"Well," said Tristan, "I'll have to punish you for that." He wrapped his arms around Rory and kissed her. Slowly, passionately. Rory nearly dropped the cokes.
"Here" she said, handing the cokes to Tristan. "Hold these. I need to go cool off." Rory headed toward the beckoning ocean. She kicked off her sandals and waded in up to the tops of her denim cutoff shorts. When she came out, Tristan came up and handed her a coke. "Charlie's band is about to go on" he informed her.
"OK" replied Rory. She and Tristan got as close to the stage as possible, and just watched the concert.
"Here" said Pacey, handing Joey a bottled beer. Joey looked at it doubtfully.
"Pace, you know I don't drink that stuff" she said.
"Come on! It's imported beer, quality stuff. Plus, you're at a concert, in Florida, on spring break! Lighten up and have some fun!"
"OK, but if I get shit-faced I'm blaming you." Joey cracked open the beer. "A toast," she said, "to friendship." "To friendship" Pacey echoed, and they clinked their beer bottles together. "Look, Charlie's on" said Joey, pointing. She and Pacey settled back and watched the concert.
"So, Chris, what have you been doing since I left LA?
"Well, I just wrapped the sequal to Spiderman, and I'm starting an untitled movie opposite Christina Ricci next week."
"Sounds cool."
"Yeah. So, how are you doing?"
"Ok. Charlie and I broke up this afternoon. We decided we were better off as friends."
"Really?" asked Chris hopefully.
"Yes, but, Chris, I can't get involved with you anymore. I mean, it was just so… hard to break it off the first time, to fly all the way to Boston and go to Worthington without you. I don't think I could do it again. I'm sorry."
"Ok" Chris choked out. "Listen, I have to go now. I'll talk to you later." 'Have a nice life' he said under his breath as he walked away.
Audrey looked sad as she watched Chris walk away. "Why do I get the feeling I just lost a good friend?" "Hey look!" said Jen, trying to cheer Audrey up. "There's Charlie."
"So, Jack, Joey tells me that you're originally from Long Island?" asked Alex, as the two walked along the beach.
"Providence born and bred. We moved to Capeside when I was sixteen."
"That must have been tough" Alex sympathized. "Yeah. But I made awesome friends pretty quickly."
"That's good. Look, there's Charlie" said Alex, pointing toward the stage.
Joe and Paula were grinding on the dance floor. "Dude, this sucks so far. Too much pop music" said Paula, flipping her read-and blue hair.
"I agree. Wanna go have sex?"
"Sure" said Paula, and they headed back to the house.
Jen put down her magazine. "Well, they went out for awhile senior year. They fell in love toward the end of junior year, and during the summer took a spur-of the moment trip on Pacey's boat to the Florida Keys. They dated until May of senior year. At prom, however, they got into a HUGE fight. Words were exchanged…" Jen paused. "Well, let's just say it wasn't pretty. They broke up at prom, and right after graduation Pacey took off for the Caribbean, working on a sailboat. He showed up in Boston in the fall, and he and Jo regained their friendship. It's so obvious that they still love each other, though. I mean, the way they look at each other, the way they act…" Jen's voice trailed off. "It's no wonder you thought they were dating."
"Yeah" said Sarah.
Just then, Joey walked in. "Hey guys, what's up?" "Nothing" Sarah and Jen said in unison. Joey gave them a funny look. "Ok" she said. "I was just checking to see what time we should leave for the concert?"
"Umm, I think the concert starts at eight, so probably around 7 or 7:30," answered Jen. "Ok, then I'm gonna go into town for a little bit, do you guys wanna come?" "No, thanks" they both said. "Suit yourself" said Joey. I'll see you guys at 7. And be ready!" said Joey as she walked out of the room.
Meanwhile, Charlie saw Audrey sunbathing by the pool. He walked over to her and sat down on a chaise lounge next to her. "Listen, we need to talk."
Audrey looked at him. "I think so, too"
"Audrey, I-"
"Charlie, I-"
"I think we should break up" they said in unison.
"You think so too?" asked Audrey, in some relief.
"Yeah. It's just not working out between us" answered Charlie.
"You're right. But, it was fun while it lasted"
"Yeah," said Charlie, "it was."
"So, friends?"
"Friends" answered Charlie. As if to cement this, the two hugged each other. "Come on", said Charlie, "let's go swimming!" He picked Audrey up and started carrying her over to the pool.
"Don't you dare, Charlie Todd!" yelled Audrey, giggling. "Put me down! I'm serious!"
SPLASH!!!!!!! Charlie threw Audrey in the pool.
"Ohhhh" she narrowed her eyes at him. "You will pay for that!" And she grabbed him by the legs, and pulled him in the pool with her.
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"GUYS! LET'S GO!" Joey yelled up the stairs, hoping that Jen and Sarah would hear her. The two girls had hit it off right away, and discovered that they had numerous things in common, including the need to primp for hours before big events.
"We're coming!" Jen called back, as she and Sarah walked down the stairs.
"Finally!" said Jack. "C'mon guys, let's go!"
They all walked about a mile down the beach, where the concert was supposed to take place. "Wow! This is great!" Rory, who had never been to an outdoor concert before, looked around awestruck. "C'mon Tristan, let's go check it out" said Rory, grabbing her boyfriend's hand and leading him away. "There's Chris," said Audrey, pointing. "I'm gonna go talk to him." Sarah, Mona, and Jen followed. Joe and Paula went to go dance, Joey and Pacey decided to grab some dinner, and Jack and Alex decided to just check out the concert and walk around.
"Hey, Tristan, I'm gonna go grab a coke" said Rory, pointing to an outdoor Coke stand set up a few yards away. "I'll be right here" answered Tristan. A few minutes later, Rory came back, two Vanilla Cokes in her hands. Tristan was talking to a girl. A girl that was easily recognizable, and who was sort of flirting with Tristan. Tristan, of course, was NOT flirting back. Still, Rory decided to have a little fun. She went up to Hillarie Burton (she's one of the MTV VJs, for those who don't know), and whispered something in her ear. Hillarie's face changed. "Wow. That's embarrassing. I mean, I almost went out on a date with you!" she said, walking away.
"What did you tell her?" Tristan demanded.
Rory grinned. "I might have said that you were from Hanson. You know, the little one. Only grown up."
Tristan pouted. "What did I ever do to you?"
"Nothing" Rory answered. "I just felt like doing that."
"Well," said Tristan, "I'll have to punish you for that." He wrapped his arms around Rory and kissed her. Slowly, passionately. Rory nearly dropped the cokes.
"Here" she said, handing the cokes to Tristan. "Hold these. I need to go cool off." Rory headed toward the beckoning ocean. She kicked off her sandals and waded in up to the tops of her denim cutoff shorts. When she came out, Tristan came up and handed her a coke. "Charlie's band is about to go on" he informed her.
"OK" replied Rory. She and Tristan got as close to the stage as possible, and just watched the concert.
"Here" said Pacey, handing Joey a bottled beer. Joey looked at it doubtfully.
"Pace, you know I don't drink that stuff" she said.
"Come on! It's imported beer, quality stuff. Plus, you're at a concert, in Florida, on spring break! Lighten up and have some fun!"
"OK, but if I get shit-faced I'm blaming you." Joey cracked open the beer. "A toast," she said, "to friendship." "To friendship" Pacey echoed, and they clinked their beer bottles together. "Look, Charlie's on" said Joey, pointing. She and Pacey settled back and watched the concert.
"So, Chris, what have you been doing since I left LA?
"Well, I just wrapped the sequal to Spiderman, and I'm starting an untitled movie opposite Christina Ricci next week."
"Sounds cool."
"Yeah. So, how are you doing?"
"Ok. Charlie and I broke up this afternoon. We decided we were better off as friends."
"Really?" asked Chris hopefully.
"Yes, but, Chris, I can't get involved with you anymore. I mean, it was just so… hard to break it off the first time, to fly all the way to Boston and go to Worthington without you. I don't think I could do it again. I'm sorry."
"Ok" Chris choked out. "Listen, I have to go now. I'll talk to you later." 'Have a nice life' he said under his breath as he walked away.
Audrey looked sad as she watched Chris walk away. "Why do I get the feeling I just lost a good friend?" "Hey look!" said Jen, trying to cheer Audrey up. "There's Charlie."
"So, Jack, Joey tells me that you're originally from Long Island?" asked Alex, as the two walked along the beach.
"Providence born and bred. We moved to Capeside when I was sixteen."
"That must have been tough" Alex sympathized. "Yeah. But I made awesome friends pretty quickly."
"That's good. Look, there's Charlie" said Alex, pointing toward the stage.
Joe and Paula were grinding on the dance floor. "Dude, this sucks so far. Too much pop music" said Paula, flipping her read-and blue hair.
"I agree. Wanna go have sex?"
"Sure" said Paula, and they headed back to the house.