Title: Betrayal
Part: 3
Author: Chantal aka Mala Website: http://my-dc.cjb.net
Rating: M
Spoilers: Season 4 Summary: Pacey's been a naughty boy.
Category: Joey/Pacey/Jen
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. Author's Note: I've always liked the idea of Jen/Pacey together so I thought I'd have a go. Please R&R.
"He said what?" Pacey asked, trying not to choke on the sandwich he was eating.
"He said you were cheating on me," Joey repeated. "Of course I told him it was absurd and then kicked him out."
Pacey put the sandwich down.
"Why would he say such a thing?" Pacey asked, searching Joey's face to see if she was testing him.
Joey shrugged as she stood up then sat down in Pacey's lap.
"I guess he's trying to get me back. But it's a pretty stupid way if you ask me. As if I'd believe something like that," Joey said, caressing Pacey's cheek.
Pacey pulled Joey's hair back with his hands.
"Yeah pretty stupid," Pacey said slowly. "Besides whom would I cheat with? Andie? All the way in Italy?"
Joey giggled. "How about Jack?"
Pacey snorted.
"Or maybe Jen," Joey whispered, leaning closer to kiss him.
"Yeah," Pacey laughed nervously as he kissed Joey back. "I'd have sex with Jen."
"You did once," Joey said as she pulled away.
"Once upon a time," Pacey added as he pushed Joey off his lap lightly.
He stood up. "It's silly talking about this. Come help me with True Love. There are a couple of things I need to fix on it."
"Didn't you fix it the other day?" Joey asked as she carried their dishes to the sink.
"Oh, yeah but now it's something else," Pacey said, turning away so Joey couldn't see his face.
"Okay," Joey said lightly as she took his hand and led him out of the B&B.
She was so happy to have everything cleared up. She would just have to try to put Dawson Leery out of her mind forever.
*
Pacey nervously knocked on Jen's door the next night. Grams answered the door.
"Young Pacey," she said with surprise. "Do you want to see Jennifer?"
"Yes please Mrs Ryan," Pacey said uncomfortably.
He looked around nervously in case someone saw him on Jen's doorstep. Grams invited him in then called out for Jen.
Jen came bounding down the stairs and the smile on her face grew when she saw who it was.
"Pacey! Hi!" she said.
She was about to kiss him when she realised Grams was still in the room.
"Thanks Grams," Jen said, looking at her pointedly.
"Well I guess I'll be on my way to my bible reading," Grams said as she picked up her bag.
"See you, Mrs Ryan," Pacey said as Jen's grandmother left.
"I'm so glad to see you!" Jen exclaimed, grabbing Pacey's hand. "I love unexpected visits!"
Pacey pulled his hand away from Jen.
"Jen we have to talk," Pacey began.
Jen backed away slightly. She didn't like it when someone started off a sentence like that. Everything bad said to her had started that way.
"Are you thirsty? Hungry?" Jen asked, trying to delay the inevitable.
"No thanks Jen, this won't take long," Pacey said as he shuffled his feet uncomfortably.
Jen led him into the living room.
"Is this about Dawson? I told him not to tell Joey so we should be okay," Jen said quickly.
"Dawson did tell Joey but luckily she didn't believe him. He didn't mention your name just said I was cheating on her," Pacey began. "It was really hard for me to lie to Joey. So I've decided I'm not going to do it anymore."
"Really?" Jen asked breathlessly, hoping this was what she was waiting for.
"We have to end this Jen. It's not fair on Joey and it's not fair on you," Pacey said quickly.
"What?" Jen asked as her face paled.
"I'm sorry Jen but it's not going to work between us. You need to find someone who can give you all of him. I can't," Pacey said.
He stood up as Jen grabbed his arm.
"Pacey, we have something. We have a connection. Let's stop exploring and go for it!" she said earnestly.
Pacey gently shook Jen's hand off his arm.
"It's over Jen," he said softly.
He bent down to give her a kiss then walked out the door.
*
Jen woke up the next morning with a tear stained face. She didn't even know when she'd fallen asleep the previous night. After Pacey had left, she had called him at least a half a dozen times but he didn't answer.
Eventually she'd gone to bed and cried herself to sleep.
Now it was morning, a school day and she'd have to see Pacey and Joey together.
She slowly dragged herself out of bed, showered and had the usual Grams breakfast. Then she walked to school.
On the way in, she bumped into Joey at the entrance.
"Good morning Jen!" Joey exclaimed chirpily.
"Morning," Jen said grumpily as she traipsed through the doorway.
"What's wrong Jen?" Joey asked.
Jen turned around. Why did Joey always have to act so nice? Jen thought. She knew it was because Joey got everything.
"Nothing is wrong," Jen said evenly. "Mind your own business."
Jen felt some satisfaction at the expression on Joey's face. She turned and stomped away. She really didn't want to deal with her enemy at that moment.
Jen reached her locker and opened it. She began to pull out books then slammed it shut. Standing right next to her was Dawson. She groaned.
"Don't start Dawson. I'm not in the mood," she said as she turned and began to walk away.
"Jen, wait," Dawson said as he grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. Even though what you did was wrong, it's obvious you care about Pacey a lot. I don't know why."
Jen tried to smile but inside she was miserable.
"Pacey broke up with me," she said. "It's over. So you don't have to worry about your precious Joey."
Dawson shook his head. "I'm sorry Jen. But it's for the best. You'll be glad in the future that he broke it off. If he can cheat on Joey, he can cheat on anyone."
"Yeah, Joey's perfect," Jen answered. "I've got to get to class."
She turned and stomped away.
*
Dawson tied his rowboat up to the pier near his house then turned to head home. He'd been thinking about a lot of things He frowned when he saw Pacey standing at the end.
"Get out of here," Dawson said in a low voice. "I mean it Pacey. I don't want to see your face."
Pacey flinched slightly but didn't move.
"I want to talk to you Dawson. There are a few things we need to clear up," Pacey said.
Dawson pushed past Pacey roughly.
"I have nothing to say to you Witter," Dawson said angrily. "Just go away."
Pacey grabbed Dawson's arm. The two boys faced each other.
"We're talking whether you like it or not," Pacey insisted. "Dawson, I know you know about Jen & I. Thank you for not telling her its Jen. It would be a shame to ruin their friendship."
"Pacey you are the one who is going to ruin their friendship. Do you really think Joey isn't going to find out about this? It will come out eventually. And it's going to kill her," Dawson said.
"I've broken it off with Jen. I love Joey. I'll protect her from this," Pacey said.
Dawson advanced on Pacey. "I swear I'm going to kill you."
He pushed Pacey and Pacey pushed back. Dawson gave him another hard shove. Pacey was very close to the edge of the pier as he grabbed Dawson's arm to keep his balance. Dawson pulled his arm away and lifted his fist. Pacey walked backwards slowly away from the edge of the pier as Dawson followed him.
He struck his fist out towards Pacey just as they heard a female voice calling out.
"Dawson, what are you doing?" Joey exclaimed as she ran over.
"I'm doing the right thing by you," Dawson said. "Getting rid of this loser."
"Dawson! What the hell is wrong with you? Why won't you leave us alone?" Joey asked.
"Joey, open your eyes! He's lying to you. Are you that blinded by love?" Dawson asked.
Dawson looked at Pacey and shook his head in disgust. "Tell her!"
Joey looked between Dawson & Pacey. Pacey did look a little uncomfortable.
"What's going on Pacey?" Joey asked keeping her voice even.
"Nothing," Pacey said shortly as he looked at Dawson.
Joey turned to Dawson. "Can you leave us alone please?"
Dawson nodded. "I'll be at home if you need me, okay?"
Joey nodded. She was getting scared. Dawson really seemed concerned about her.
As soon as Dawson had left, Joey turned back to Pacey.
"Tell me the truth Pacey. I mean it," she said. Pacey sighed as he took Joey's hand.
"I love you Jo. I really do. But I did something stupid. I don't think with my head," he said, wondering how he could tell her.
He had to tell her. Dawson was right. She would find out.
"What Pacey?" Joey asked, backing away a little.
"I've been cheating on you," he said softly.
"How long for?" Joey asked evenly.
"Since we've been together," Pacey answered.
"Who with?" Joey asked.
Pacey reached out his hand to her. "It doesn't matter. It's over. I broke it off. I'm so sorry Joey."
Joey stepped out of his reach. "Who with?" she asked again. "Tell me. I want to know."
"Joey, it doesn't matter. It was a mistake. We'd been having a fling before you and I got together. I went to her because I was upset I couldn't be with you. It was hard to break it off with her because she's such a good friend," Pacey said.
Joey's eyes widened. It couldn't be.
"Jen? You cheated on me with Jen?" Joey asked angrily.
"Joey.no," he said.
"You bastard! How could you?" Joey screamed. "I trusted you. You broke up my friendship with Dawson for what? How could I have been so stupid?"
"Joey, please," Pacey said, reaching for her again.
"Don't touch me. Don't touch me," she said and turned.
She began to run. She knew exactly where she was going.
Part: 3
Author: Chantal aka Mala Website: http://my-dc.cjb.net
Rating: M
Spoilers: Season 4 Summary: Pacey's been a naughty boy.
Category: Joey/Pacey/Jen
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. Author's Note: I've always liked the idea of Jen/Pacey together so I thought I'd have a go. Please R&R.
"He said what?" Pacey asked, trying not to choke on the sandwich he was eating.
"He said you were cheating on me," Joey repeated. "Of course I told him it was absurd and then kicked him out."
Pacey put the sandwich down.
"Why would he say such a thing?" Pacey asked, searching Joey's face to see if she was testing him.
Joey shrugged as she stood up then sat down in Pacey's lap.
"I guess he's trying to get me back. But it's a pretty stupid way if you ask me. As if I'd believe something like that," Joey said, caressing Pacey's cheek.
Pacey pulled Joey's hair back with his hands.
"Yeah pretty stupid," Pacey said slowly. "Besides whom would I cheat with? Andie? All the way in Italy?"
Joey giggled. "How about Jack?"
Pacey snorted.
"Or maybe Jen," Joey whispered, leaning closer to kiss him.
"Yeah," Pacey laughed nervously as he kissed Joey back. "I'd have sex with Jen."
"You did once," Joey said as she pulled away.
"Once upon a time," Pacey added as he pushed Joey off his lap lightly.
He stood up. "It's silly talking about this. Come help me with True Love. There are a couple of things I need to fix on it."
"Didn't you fix it the other day?" Joey asked as she carried their dishes to the sink.
"Oh, yeah but now it's something else," Pacey said, turning away so Joey couldn't see his face.
"Okay," Joey said lightly as she took his hand and led him out of the B&B.
She was so happy to have everything cleared up. She would just have to try to put Dawson Leery out of her mind forever.
*
Pacey nervously knocked on Jen's door the next night. Grams answered the door.
"Young Pacey," she said with surprise. "Do you want to see Jennifer?"
"Yes please Mrs Ryan," Pacey said uncomfortably.
He looked around nervously in case someone saw him on Jen's doorstep. Grams invited him in then called out for Jen.
Jen came bounding down the stairs and the smile on her face grew when she saw who it was.
"Pacey! Hi!" she said.
She was about to kiss him when she realised Grams was still in the room.
"Thanks Grams," Jen said, looking at her pointedly.
"Well I guess I'll be on my way to my bible reading," Grams said as she picked up her bag.
"See you, Mrs Ryan," Pacey said as Jen's grandmother left.
"I'm so glad to see you!" Jen exclaimed, grabbing Pacey's hand. "I love unexpected visits!"
Pacey pulled his hand away from Jen.
"Jen we have to talk," Pacey began.
Jen backed away slightly. She didn't like it when someone started off a sentence like that. Everything bad said to her had started that way.
"Are you thirsty? Hungry?" Jen asked, trying to delay the inevitable.
"No thanks Jen, this won't take long," Pacey said as he shuffled his feet uncomfortably.
Jen led him into the living room.
"Is this about Dawson? I told him not to tell Joey so we should be okay," Jen said quickly.
"Dawson did tell Joey but luckily she didn't believe him. He didn't mention your name just said I was cheating on her," Pacey began. "It was really hard for me to lie to Joey. So I've decided I'm not going to do it anymore."
"Really?" Jen asked breathlessly, hoping this was what she was waiting for.
"We have to end this Jen. It's not fair on Joey and it's not fair on you," Pacey said quickly.
"What?" Jen asked as her face paled.
"I'm sorry Jen but it's not going to work between us. You need to find someone who can give you all of him. I can't," Pacey said.
He stood up as Jen grabbed his arm.
"Pacey, we have something. We have a connection. Let's stop exploring and go for it!" she said earnestly.
Pacey gently shook Jen's hand off his arm.
"It's over Jen," he said softly.
He bent down to give her a kiss then walked out the door.
*
Jen woke up the next morning with a tear stained face. She didn't even know when she'd fallen asleep the previous night. After Pacey had left, she had called him at least a half a dozen times but he didn't answer.
Eventually she'd gone to bed and cried herself to sleep.
Now it was morning, a school day and she'd have to see Pacey and Joey together.
She slowly dragged herself out of bed, showered and had the usual Grams breakfast. Then she walked to school.
On the way in, she bumped into Joey at the entrance.
"Good morning Jen!" Joey exclaimed chirpily.
"Morning," Jen said grumpily as she traipsed through the doorway.
"What's wrong Jen?" Joey asked.
Jen turned around. Why did Joey always have to act so nice? Jen thought. She knew it was because Joey got everything.
"Nothing is wrong," Jen said evenly. "Mind your own business."
Jen felt some satisfaction at the expression on Joey's face. She turned and stomped away. She really didn't want to deal with her enemy at that moment.
Jen reached her locker and opened it. She began to pull out books then slammed it shut. Standing right next to her was Dawson. She groaned.
"Don't start Dawson. I'm not in the mood," she said as she turned and began to walk away.
"Jen, wait," Dawson said as he grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. Even though what you did was wrong, it's obvious you care about Pacey a lot. I don't know why."
Jen tried to smile but inside she was miserable.
"Pacey broke up with me," she said. "It's over. So you don't have to worry about your precious Joey."
Dawson shook his head. "I'm sorry Jen. But it's for the best. You'll be glad in the future that he broke it off. If he can cheat on Joey, he can cheat on anyone."
"Yeah, Joey's perfect," Jen answered. "I've got to get to class."
She turned and stomped away.
*
Dawson tied his rowboat up to the pier near his house then turned to head home. He'd been thinking about a lot of things He frowned when he saw Pacey standing at the end.
"Get out of here," Dawson said in a low voice. "I mean it Pacey. I don't want to see your face."
Pacey flinched slightly but didn't move.
"I want to talk to you Dawson. There are a few things we need to clear up," Pacey said.
Dawson pushed past Pacey roughly.
"I have nothing to say to you Witter," Dawson said angrily. "Just go away."
Pacey grabbed Dawson's arm. The two boys faced each other.
"We're talking whether you like it or not," Pacey insisted. "Dawson, I know you know about Jen & I. Thank you for not telling her its Jen. It would be a shame to ruin their friendship."
"Pacey you are the one who is going to ruin their friendship. Do you really think Joey isn't going to find out about this? It will come out eventually. And it's going to kill her," Dawson said.
"I've broken it off with Jen. I love Joey. I'll protect her from this," Pacey said.
Dawson advanced on Pacey. "I swear I'm going to kill you."
He pushed Pacey and Pacey pushed back. Dawson gave him another hard shove. Pacey was very close to the edge of the pier as he grabbed Dawson's arm to keep his balance. Dawson pulled his arm away and lifted his fist. Pacey walked backwards slowly away from the edge of the pier as Dawson followed him.
He struck his fist out towards Pacey just as they heard a female voice calling out.
"Dawson, what are you doing?" Joey exclaimed as she ran over.
"I'm doing the right thing by you," Dawson said. "Getting rid of this loser."
"Dawson! What the hell is wrong with you? Why won't you leave us alone?" Joey asked.
"Joey, open your eyes! He's lying to you. Are you that blinded by love?" Dawson asked.
Dawson looked at Pacey and shook his head in disgust. "Tell her!"
Joey looked between Dawson & Pacey. Pacey did look a little uncomfortable.
"What's going on Pacey?" Joey asked keeping her voice even.
"Nothing," Pacey said shortly as he looked at Dawson.
Joey turned to Dawson. "Can you leave us alone please?"
Dawson nodded. "I'll be at home if you need me, okay?"
Joey nodded. She was getting scared. Dawson really seemed concerned about her.
As soon as Dawson had left, Joey turned back to Pacey.
"Tell me the truth Pacey. I mean it," she said. Pacey sighed as he took Joey's hand.
"I love you Jo. I really do. But I did something stupid. I don't think with my head," he said, wondering how he could tell her.
He had to tell her. Dawson was right. She would find out.
"What Pacey?" Joey asked, backing away a little.
"I've been cheating on you," he said softly.
"How long for?" Joey asked evenly.
"Since we've been together," Pacey answered.
"Who with?" Joey asked.
Pacey reached out his hand to her. "It doesn't matter. It's over. I broke it off. I'm so sorry Joey."
Joey stepped out of his reach. "Who with?" she asked again. "Tell me. I want to know."
"Joey, it doesn't matter. It was a mistake. We'd been having a fling before you and I got together. I went to her because I was upset I couldn't be with you. It was hard to break it off with her because she's such a good friend," Pacey said.
Joey's eyes widened. It couldn't be.
"Jen? You cheated on me with Jen?" Joey asked angrily.
"Joey.no," he said.
"You bastard! How could you?" Joey screamed. "I trusted you. You broke up my friendship with Dawson for what? How could I have been so stupid?"
"Joey, please," Pacey said, reaching for her again.
"Don't touch me. Don't touch me," she said and turned.
She began to run. She knew exactly where she was going.