"Honey, I'm home!"
Joey Potter came running out of the kitchen to greet her boyfriend of 6 years.
"Hey! How was work?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes I do."
"Ok, well, I got a promotion."
"Pace, that's excellent! Why aren't you excited?"
"Well Jo, the thing is, if I take the promotion-"
"What do you mean if you take it?"
"Jo, will you let me finish? If I take the promotion, we have to - I have to move to Boston."
"Oh."
"Yeah, oh."
"Well, I guess we'll have to start looking for a house!"
"You wanna leave Capeside? You wanna leave Bessie and everyone?"
"Yes - no, but I know how much this opportunity means to you Pace, and I know I would be devastated if you went without me."
"Jo, I wouldn't go without you, that's why I'm asking you - are you sure you want to move to Boston?"
"Yes Pace, I'm sure. I want to move to Boston with you."
"Oh, Jo, thank you so much," he said relieved, picking her up and twirling her around.
"Pacey!" She laughed. He set her down gently on the couch, and sat next to her.
"Well, we don't need to worry about housing or anything," he said.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because. Ok, my promotion? It's to Assistant Manager of Boston Harbor Marina, and they're housing us, right near the beach, but in a quiet area... kinda like Capeside."
"How do you know it's kinda like here?"
"I've been there before."
"Oh, ok."
"What time is it?" He asked suddenly.
"Um... 9:45, why?"
"Have we got time to... y'know?" He asked, the mischievous glint in his eye.
"Pacey..." she said warningly.
"What? I don't even get to celebrate my promotion with you?" He asked, feigning disappointment.
"Oh, fine then. You're lucky I have this week off." She said, laughing as his breath tickled her neck.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Pacey was jolted awake by his alarm.
"7:00 already? Shit!" He exclaimed, rolling over to wake Joey, only to find she wasn't there.
"Jo? Jo??" He called out.
When no one replied, he got out of bed moaning.
"Jo, where are you?" He called.
He stopped suddenly and stood as quietly as possible. He crept towards the bathroom.
"Jo? Are you in there?" He called through the door.
"Pace?" She asked, and although it was muffled he could tell that she had been crying.
"Oh, Jo, what's the matter?" His heart was falling... he hated seeing her upset.
"Come and look for yourself," she said sniffling.
He walked over to her and saw the pregnancy test lying on the bench.
"Is it... is it negative?" He asked.
"No... it's positive," she said bursting into tears again. He looked at her, confused.
"Pacey, I'm pregnant"
"Yeah, I got that. What's so bad about that?"
"Well, we've never talked about this. I mean, I've always wanted to have children with you Pace, but I'll terminate if you don't want-"
"-Jo, what makes you think I wouldn't want it? Jo, this is fantastic! We're gonna have a kid!" Pacey started dancing around the bathroom. Joey started laughing at him; he never was a very classy dancer.
When he saw her laughing, he turned to her and pulled her of the seat of the toilet and twirled her around and around until they came into the kitchen.
She collapsed into a chair, and he collapsed next to her.
"Hey Pace, when are we moving?" Joey asked suddenly.
"Um, in 4 weeks. Why?" He replied.
"Well, we're gonna need to pack and say goodbye to everyone, and I'm gonna need to see a doctor," she said.
"Why do you need to see a doctor?" He asked stupidly.
"Did you pay any attention in PD class?"
"No," he replied simply.
"That's obvious. Anyhow, I need to see a doctor regularly to make sure that the pregnancy is going right."
"What, the stork doesn't drop a bundle down the chimney?" He tried to sound upset.
"No Pace, sorry to disappoint you," she replied, narrowing her eyes.
"Jo, I'm sorry. Look, how about breakfast? I'll make you anything you want."
"Ok, um... this sounds gross I know... but can you make me eggs, bacon, and hash browns with whipped cream?"
"What?!" He exclaimed, "you want whipped cream on hash browns?" He grimaced.
"Yeah, I know, it sounds disgusting, but I'm craving it," she replied simply.
"Alright, alright, I'll make that for you if you go and make an appointment with the doctor while I make it. Deal?"
"Deal. Thank you" she smiled.
"No problem, as long as we get you sorted out."
She laughed and left the room.
5 minutes later she came back and said "3:30 this afternoon."
"Cool. Do you want me to go with you?"
"Are you kidding? Of course I do!"
"Lucky it's my day off" he muttered.
"Aren't you off until a week after we move?" Joey asked.
"Yeah. And I'll probably get paternity leave as well around the time you're due to pop."
"Pacey, that's disgusting!" She exclaimed, while he grinned at her.
Joey Potter came running out of the kitchen to greet her boyfriend of 6 years.
"Hey! How was work?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes I do."
"Ok, well, I got a promotion."
"Pace, that's excellent! Why aren't you excited?"
"Well Jo, the thing is, if I take the promotion-"
"What do you mean if you take it?"
"Jo, will you let me finish? If I take the promotion, we have to - I have to move to Boston."
"Oh."
"Yeah, oh."
"Well, I guess we'll have to start looking for a house!"
"You wanna leave Capeside? You wanna leave Bessie and everyone?"
"Yes - no, but I know how much this opportunity means to you Pace, and I know I would be devastated if you went without me."
"Jo, I wouldn't go without you, that's why I'm asking you - are you sure you want to move to Boston?"
"Yes Pace, I'm sure. I want to move to Boston with you."
"Oh, Jo, thank you so much," he said relieved, picking her up and twirling her around.
"Pacey!" She laughed. He set her down gently on the couch, and sat next to her.
"Well, we don't need to worry about housing or anything," he said.
"Why?" She asked.
"Because. Ok, my promotion? It's to Assistant Manager of Boston Harbor Marina, and they're housing us, right near the beach, but in a quiet area... kinda like Capeside."
"How do you know it's kinda like here?"
"I've been there before."
"Oh, ok."
"What time is it?" He asked suddenly.
"Um... 9:45, why?"
"Have we got time to... y'know?" He asked, the mischievous glint in his eye.
"Pacey..." she said warningly.
"What? I don't even get to celebrate my promotion with you?" He asked, feigning disappointment.
"Oh, fine then. You're lucky I have this week off." She said, laughing as his breath tickled her neck.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Pacey was jolted awake by his alarm.
"7:00 already? Shit!" He exclaimed, rolling over to wake Joey, only to find she wasn't there.
"Jo? Jo??" He called out.
When no one replied, he got out of bed moaning.
"Jo, where are you?" He called.
He stopped suddenly and stood as quietly as possible. He crept towards the bathroom.
"Jo? Are you in there?" He called through the door.
"Pace?" She asked, and although it was muffled he could tell that she had been crying.
"Oh, Jo, what's the matter?" His heart was falling... he hated seeing her upset.
"Come and look for yourself," she said sniffling.
He walked over to her and saw the pregnancy test lying on the bench.
"Is it... is it negative?" He asked.
"No... it's positive," she said bursting into tears again. He looked at her, confused.
"Pacey, I'm pregnant"
"Yeah, I got that. What's so bad about that?"
"Well, we've never talked about this. I mean, I've always wanted to have children with you Pace, but I'll terminate if you don't want-"
"-Jo, what makes you think I wouldn't want it? Jo, this is fantastic! We're gonna have a kid!" Pacey started dancing around the bathroom. Joey started laughing at him; he never was a very classy dancer.
When he saw her laughing, he turned to her and pulled her of the seat of the toilet and twirled her around and around until they came into the kitchen.
She collapsed into a chair, and he collapsed next to her.
"Hey Pace, when are we moving?" Joey asked suddenly.
"Um, in 4 weeks. Why?" He replied.
"Well, we're gonna need to pack and say goodbye to everyone, and I'm gonna need to see a doctor," she said.
"Why do you need to see a doctor?" He asked stupidly.
"Did you pay any attention in PD class?"
"No," he replied simply.
"That's obvious. Anyhow, I need to see a doctor regularly to make sure that the pregnancy is going right."
"What, the stork doesn't drop a bundle down the chimney?" He tried to sound upset.
"No Pace, sorry to disappoint you," she replied, narrowing her eyes.
"Jo, I'm sorry. Look, how about breakfast? I'll make you anything you want."
"Ok, um... this sounds gross I know... but can you make me eggs, bacon, and hash browns with whipped cream?"
"What?!" He exclaimed, "you want whipped cream on hash browns?" He grimaced.
"Yeah, I know, it sounds disgusting, but I'm craving it," she replied simply.
"Alright, alright, I'll make that for you if you go and make an appointment with the doctor while I make it. Deal?"
"Deal. Thank you" she smiled.
"No problem, as long as we get you sorted out."
She laughed and left the room.
5 minutes later she came back and said "3:30 this afternoon."
"Cool. Do you want me to go with you?"
"Are you kidding? Of course I do!"
"Lucky it's my day off" he muttered.
"Aren't you off until a week after we move?" Joey asked.
"Yeah. And I'll probably get paternity leave as well around the time you're due to pop."
"Pacey, that's disgusting!" She exclaimed, while he grinned at her.