"Hello," Pacey called into the silence as he arrived home.
Getting no response he went into the galley looking for a note on the fridge.
Seeing none he began to worry a bit. Deciding to wait for a little longer
before overreacting Pacey began to make dinner.
About an hour later Joey stumbled down the steps of the boat. She was shaking uncontrollably and was missing her coat. Tears were falling down her face which was red and raw from the cold.
At the nose a worried Pacey had jumped off the couch and went saw Joey trying to make her way down the steps to the living area. Scared he rushed over and gently lifted her off the ladder.
Before he could put, she had buried herself in his arms her sobs matching her shaking. Gently he rubbed her freezing arms, trying to warm them. "Shhhh, your safe now, he told her as he began to ease them over to the couch. Once there he managed to sit her down, kneeling in front of her he carefully wiped the tears off her face. "What happened Jo?"
Unable to talk she continued to cry. Getting more and more terrified by the second, Pacey sat next to her on the couch pulling her into his arms. He held her as she cried into his shirt the tears soaking through to his skin. He continued to run her arms, bring back the warmth as she began to calm down in his arms.
She sat up and began to walk back and forth around the. Pacey watched her for a few moments noticing her limping a bit. Getting angry he felt his hands curling into fists. Trying to calm down he took several deep breathes not wanting to scare her.
She finally stopped her back turned to him. Taking a deep breath she told him about being mugged and running away. She told him about the mugger being hit by a car and how she called the cops. She left out the part about waiting for them to arrive, and debating about going to the hospital with him. She also left about the part where she denied the mugging to the cops.
Shocked Pacey sat through her story marveling again at her strength. He noticed the way she shook slightly unsure of his reaction to the story. Getting up he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He kissed the nape of her neck as she relaxed into him, before speaking. "Go take a shower and warm up, I'll bring you some dinner."
Shooting him a grateful smile Joey stepped away intending to just that.
As she walked away he stopped her, "Jo, I love you."
"I love you to Pace," she said with a smile disappearing into the bedroom.
About 45 minutes later Pace came into the room a bowl of soup in his hands. He smiled at the sight that greeted him. Joey asleep on the bed, quietly he put the tray down and crossed over to the bed. Gently he picked her up and pulled back the covers lying her back down. He brushed some hair off her face leaning down to plant a kiss on her forehead. Leaving the room he went up to the deck and took his anger out on a punching bag.
About an hour later Joey stumbled down the steps of the boat. She was shaking uncontrollably and was missing her coat. Tears were falling down her face which was red and raw from the cold.
At the nose a worried Pacey had jumped off the couch and went saw Joey trying to make her way down the steps to the living area. Scared he rushed over and gently lifted her off the ladder.
Before he could put, she had buried herself in his arms her sobs matching her shaking. Gently he rubbed her freezing arms, trying to warm them. "Shhhh, your safe now, he told her as he began to ease them over to the couch. Once there he managed to sit her down, kneeling in front of her he carefully wiped the tears off her face. "What happened Jo?"
Unable to talk she continued to cry. Getting more and more terrified by the second, Pacey sat next to her on the couch pulling her into his arms. He held her as she cried into his shirt the tears soaking through to his skin. He continued to run her arms, bring back the warmth as she began to calm down in his arms.
She sat up and began to walk back and forth around the. Pacey watched her for a few moments noticing her limping a bit. Getting angry he felt his hands curling into fists. Trying to calm down he took several deep breathes not wanting to scare her.
She finally stopped her back turned to him. Taking a deep breath she told him about being mugged and running away. She told him about the mugger being hit by a car and how she called the cops. She left out the part about waiting for them to arrive, and debating about going to the hospital with him. She also left about the part where she denied the mugging to the cops.
Shocked Pacey sat through her story marveling again at her strength. He noticed the way she shook slightly unsure of his reaction to the story. Getting up he went over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist. He kissed the nape of her neck as she relaxed into him, before speaking. "Go take a shower and warm up, I'll bring you some dinner."
Shooting him a grateful smile Joey stepped away intending to just that.
As she walked away he stopped her, "Jo, I love you."
"I love you to Pace," she said with a smile disappearing into the bedroom.
About 45 minutes later Pace came into the room a bowl of soup in his hands. He smiled at the sight that greeted him. Joey asleep on the bed, quietly he put the tray down and crossed over to the bed. Gently he picked her up and pulled back the covers lying her back down. He brushed some hair off her face leaning down to plant a kiss on her forehead. Leaving the room he went up to the deck and took his anger out on a punching bag.