I don't own any if these characters. Wish I owned Pacey, but any ways...
I just want to mention that I liked Eddie, but for this story he won't be under the best light. Sorry Eddie
{Recap} "Alison" Joey cried, walking towards the kitchen. She heard her friends laugh "In her Joe". "Joe?" Another voice asked. "Yah, my friend Joey" Alison answered, as Joey walked Into the kitchen. "Pacey Witter, meet my best friend Joey Potter".
"Joey?" Pacey mumbled, looking amazed at the women standing before him. "Pacey?" she asked. Pacey felt the air being sucked out of him, as he looking into Joey's soulful eyes. She looked great, after 5 years Joey Potter, if possible, looked more beautiful then when he last saw her. "Do you two know each other?" Alison asked confused. Joey's bottom lip trembled "Yes". "Really how?" Rafe asked coming into the kitchen. "Joey was a year behind me in high school" Pacey lied. "Wow! Then maybe you can tell us about the guy that no other guy can measure up to" Alison laughed "Because Joey here, won't tell us a thing about him". "Except he made her laugh" Rafe put in. "Must be Dawson" Pacey sighed looking at Alison and her husband "Joey and Dawson Leery were the dream team". "No it's not Dawson, we heard about him". "Really?" Pacey asked taken back "Eddie?". "Hardly!" Joey mumbled. "What was that Potter?" Pacey asked turning to Joey. "Nothing?" she smiled sadly. "Eddie, was an idiot" Alison snorted. "What happened?" Pacey asked. "I would prefer not to talk about it" Joey said speaking up. Pacey saw tears shine in her eyes "What's wrong. What am I missing?'. "Nothing" Joey said running out. "What happened?" Pacey asked Alison & Rafe. "Let's just say Eddie wasn't the best choice of a mate for Joey" Rafe sighed. "What did he do to her?" Pacey cried in frustration "We aren't the people to say, Sorry Pacey" Alison said running her hand threw her hair "I better go check on Joey". "I will go" Pacey volunteered. Alison raised her eyebrow "Are you sure?" "Yah" he said jogging out of the room.
Pacey found Joey crying, outside on the back step "Potter?" he asked. "Go away" she said so soft that her voice was barely above a whispered. "Potter what's wrong?". "I said go away!" she exclaimed, looking up. Pacey gulped, and walked over to Joey. Her eyes were red, and tears were running over her cheeks "Joe, what happened?". "Do you understand English 'Go Away" Joey cried again. Pacey ran his face over her wet face, and brushed away her tears "tell me Joe". "Fine" she whispered, sitting down on a lawn chair. Pacey stood and looked down at her as she told her story "I was with Eddie for about a week when I realized that I didn't want to be with him". Pacey smiled "Once you have Pacey you can never go back". Joey smiled "Oh so true!" Pacey opened his yes in shock "Joey what are you saying". "Can I keep going?" she said hastily "so anyway I went back to Capside." Pacey interrupted again "You went home!" "Yes, Any ways. So you were gone, I went back to Eddie. I couldn't be by myself, I felt so alone. I just needed some one who loved me. Eddie loved me.. Well I guess he did. Eddies band became very popular, and Eddie changed. And not for the better. He started staying out, while I stayed home crying. I really should have never gone back to him, but I did. One day I said I was leaving, because I was more alone now then ever. He got angry and he.". "He what Joe?" Pacey

asked knelling before her. "He hit me," Joey said biting her lip.
"Jesus Joey!" Pacey cried, "I'm so sorry". "Its fine' she sighed "I stayed, after that. I was afraid to leave. A year later, he was still hitting me when he felt like it. We moved to London, where I met Alison & Rafe. One night, he beat the shit out of me. I was put in the hospital. He left, hasn't seen him since. That was 2 years ago". A tear ran down Pacey`s face "I`m so sorry Joey" he muttered, taking her into his arms "I'm so sorry". "It's fine" Joey lied. "But If I had to be there, I could have stopped you from going back to him". "It's not your fault" Joey answered "It's my own". 'No it is not!" Pacey cried out to her "Joe this is anyone but YOUR fault". Joey let her tears fall freely onto Pacey`s shirt "I'm so sorry Pace, I'm sorry". Pacey laughed softly "And why are you sorry Joe?" he asked. "Because I loved you, and I was afraid to get hurt again". "You loved me" he sighed "As in Past tense?". "What?" Joey asked pulling away. "Guys the Party Started' Rafe called from the door way. "We had better." Joey stammered. "Yah" Pacey sighed "Shall we". "We shall" Joey smiled.
* Yet Again, I loved Eddie. But for the purpose if this story he had to be a jerk, So again Sorry Edie!