centerSomebody Already Broke My Heart
By: Jelishacenter
bDisclaimer:b I do not own any of the characters from Dawson's Creek nor do I want to. Well, maybe Josh Jackson. I do not own the rights to the song of the title; it belongs to the artist Sade and that is where it will remain. bSummary:b After weeks of arguing and hurting one another, Dawson leaves town for the summer, hoping to soon forget Josephine Potter. Heartbroken and confused, she makes a silent vow to herself that she would forget him, at least for the summer, hoping that they could work things out by time school starts back in the fall. As time wears on she finds herself drawn to his best friend, Pacey, he comforts her and helps her to realize that there is life beyond Dawson Leery. But he didn't help her from not falling in love with him. bBasic Details:b Story takes place in the summer of Season Three. There was no romance between Pacey and Joey at any time in the past. And Dawson and Joey had just broken up because of once again, disagreements. Jen and Pacey are the only two Capesiders that Joey knows that is staying in town for the summer.
iPrologue
You came along, when I needed a savior
Someone to pull me through, somehowi
The droplets of rain began to fall onto Capeside ground, traveling eyes wandered to the sky overhead, it was the first day of summer, it was a time to celebrate, but the young woman could only feel remorse as she stared at the house that stood before her.
Without realizing, someone stood beside her, they had seen the scene that had taken place just a few minutes before. The yells of frustration that was thrown at one another and the tears that continued to overflow from their eyes, it had sickened him in away to see those two react this way.
Brushing the brown wet strands of loose hair from her face, she rolled her eyes in annoyance to see who was standing beside her. "Not now, Pace, just not now." She muttered underneath her breath, she continued to keep her eyes on the house, debating whether or not should she enter.
He shrugged his shoulders, dumbfounded. "Potter, you know I could give you my word of advice..."
She cut him off, "Well, save it. I don't want to hear any advice from someone who could be considered as jailbait. Go away, Pacey!" She felt the tears slowly burn her eyelids once more, she was so cold, and so lonely. Why did she say the things she did? She didn't mean it...Dawson should have known she didn't mean it.
And now he was leaving her, deciding that they didn't need each other right now as much as he thought they did. He was leaving Capeside for the summer, just two months ago they had been planning what they were going to do together, but now...everything was ruined.
She had no one else to confide in, Andie was leaving with Jack to visit their grandparents and Jen...well, her and Jen never exactly saw eye to eye. And then there was Pacey...she knew he was staying in town, but she didn't care, he wasn't her friend, and more importantly...he wasn't Dawson.
The rain began to come down harder on the both of them and Pacey watched the girl beside him as she began to soak her clothes, he could tell she was cold. He knew that Dawson wouldn't leave the house until he knew that Joey was gone, without contemplating, he grabbed her hand and ran towards his father's car. She had been so cold and tired that she didn't refuse his urgency, instead she climbed into the passenger's seat and cuddled her arms close to her chest.
Letting out a sigh of relief when the heat began to circulate throughout the automobile, she slowly relaxed, her eyes falling to the floor. She knew it was over, at least for now. The summer would go by fast and when it was time for school to start up again she knew he would be there waiting for her to return to him.
He just had to be.
Her blue eyes traveled back to the two-story house that she had known and loved all her life, this seemed so final. Breathing deeply, silent tears fell down her cheeks. "Pace?" She whispered; her eyes still fixated on the house.
He had been so surprised to hear her say anything to him that he barely heard her, she seemed so reserved and far away from him. He felt sorry for her. "Yeah, Jo?"
She curled her legs beneath herself, entranced by the heavy pouring of rain outside. "When...uh...you and Andie ended things...did it h-hurt so much?"
Chewing on his bottom lip, he said nothing at first. He hadn't thought of his breakup with Andie in quite some time it had been almost a year since it happened and he had thought he had healed from it. But it did hurt at the beginning, every night he could envision her making love to that other guy...the mental patient. It sickened him just thinking about it, sometimes.
Finally, he muttered. "At first it did, but then there are things that occupy your time...to make you forget...or sometimes move on." He had his boat to make sure he didn't think of Andie, and it had worked...he didn't think of her as much as he would have thought he would.
She rolled her eyes, tugging at the hem of her soaked red shirt. She turned her gaze away from the window and towards Pacey, he had been shocked to see her look so distressed, her big blue eyes brimmed with tears. "I can't believe I'm saying this but...can you help me? Help me to forget?" She ran her fingers through her hair, helplessly. "At least just for the summer, that's all."
He glanced at her awkwardly; the thought of spending an entire summer with Josephine Potter wasn't high on his list of things to do. He almost groaned in annoyance, but he covered quickly. They weren't close, to say the least, but he knew that this wasn't the time to rehash the reminder of why they didn't hang out with one another...especially alone. He smiled that Pacey Witter charm smile, the one that some girls just had to grin back at. Joey took it as a good sign. But she didn't smile back. She frowned instead.
"Sure, Potter." He whispered gently, his blue eyes staring intently into her own. "I'll be here if you need me."
He wondered what she was thinking as she sat there, in his car, and stared at him blankly. He could tell if she was annoyed or angry with him, sometimes he could even tell when she was enjoying his company but there were times, just like right then that he didn't know what was going through her mind at all.
She smirked half-heartily, "Well, right now I need you to take me home, I don't need to be sick the first week of summer, jailbait, and step on it." He groaned, holding back his laughter, as he started the engine and began to pull out of the driveway.
Josephine looked towards the house once again, before a sad smile crept upon her lips. She whispered so faintly, that not even Pacey could hear her, as she touched the window, waving farewell to the one she loved...for now.
"Goodbye Dawson." ~*~
By: Jelishacenter
bDisclaimer:b I do not own any of the characters from Dawson's Creek nor do I want to. Well, maybe Josh Jackson. I do not own the rights to the song of the title; it belongs to the artist Sade and that is where it will remain. bSummary:b After weeks of arguing and hurting one another, Dawson leaves town for the summer, hoping to soon forget Josephine Potter. Heartbroken and confused, she makes a silent vow to herself that she would forget him, at least for the summer, hoping that they could work things out by time school starts back in the fall. As time wears on she finds herself drawn to his best friend, Pacey, he comforts her and helps her to realize that there is life beyond Dawson Leery. But he didn't help her from not falling in love with him. bBasic Details:b Story takes place in the summer of Season Three. There was no romance between Pacey and Joey at any time in the past. And Dawson and Joey had just broken up because of once again, disagreements. Jen and Pacey are the only two Capesiders that Joey knows that is staying in town for the summer.
iPrologue
You came along, when I needed a savior
Someone to pull me through, somehowi
The droplets of rain began to fall onto Capeside ground, traveling eyes wandered to the sky overhead, it was the first day of summer, it was a time to celebrate, but the young woman could only feel remorse as she stared at the house that stood before her.
Without realizing, someone stood beside her, they had seen the scene that had taken place just a few minutes before. The yells of frustration that was thrown at one another and the tears that continued to overflow from their eyes, it had sickened him in away to see those two react this way.
Brushing the brown wet strands of loose hair from her face, she rolled her eyes in annoyance to see who was standing beside her. "Not now, Pace, just not now." She muttered underneath her breath, she continued to keep her eyes on the house, debating whether or not should she enter.
He shrugged his shoulders, dumbfounded. "Potter, you know I could give you my word of advice..."
She cut him off, "Well, save it. I don't want to hear any advice from someone who could be considered as jailbait. Go away, Pacey!" She felt the tears slowly burn her eyelids once more, she was so cold, and so lonely. Why did she say the things she did? She didn't mean it...Dawson should have known she didn't mean it.
And now he was leaving her, deciding that they didn't need each other right now as much as he thought they did. He was leaving Capeside for the summer, just two months ago they had been planning what they were going to do together, but now...everything was ruined.
She had no one else to confide in, Andie was leaving with Jack to visit their grandparents and Jen...well, her and Jen never exactly saw eye to eye. And then there was Pacey...she knew he was staying in town, but she didn't care, he wasn't her friend, and more importantly...he wasn't Dawson.
The rain began to come down harder on the both of them and Pacey watched the girl beside him as she began to soak her clothes, he could tell she was cold. He knew that Dawson wouldn't leave the house until he knew that Joey was gone, without contemplating, he grabbed her hand and ran towards his father's car. She had been so cold and tired that she didn't refuse his urgency, instead she climbed into the passenger's seat and cuddled her arms close to her chest.
Letting out a sigh of relief when the heat began to circulate throughout the automobile, she slowly relaxed, her eyes falling to the floor. She knew it was over, at least for now. The summer would go by fast and when it was time for school to start up again she knew he would be there waiting for her to return to him.
He just had to be.
Her blue eyes traveled back to the two-story house that she had known and loved all her life, this seemed so final. Breathing deeply, silent tears fell down her cheeks. "Pace?" She whispered; her eyes still fixated on the house.
He had been so surprised to hear her say anything to him that he barely heard her, she seemed so reserved and far away from him. He felt sorry for her. "Yeah, Jo?"
She curled her legs beneath herself, entranced by the heavy pouring of rain outside. "When...uh...you and Andie ended things...did it h-hurt so much?"
Chewing on his bottom lip, he said nothing at first. He hadn't thought of his breakup with Andie in quite some time it had been almost a year since it happened and he had thought he had healed from it. But it did hurt at the beginning, every night he could envision her making love to that other guy...the mental patient. It sickened him just thinking about it, sometimes.
Finally, he muttered. "At first it did, but then there are things that occupy your time...to make you forget...or sometimes move on." He had his boat to make sure he didn't think of Andie, and it had worked...he didn't think of her as much as he would have thought he would.
She rolled her eyes, tugging at the hem of her soaked red shirt. She turned her gaze away from the window and towards Pacey, he had been shocked to see her look so distressed, her big blue eyes brimmed with tears. "I can't believe I'm saying this but...can you help me? Help me to forget?" She ran her fingers through her hair, helplessly. "At least just for the summer, that's all."
He glanced at her awkwardly; the thought of spending an entire summer with Josephine Potter wasn't high on his list of things to do. He almost groaned in annoyance, but he covered quickly. They weren't close, to say the least, but he knew that this wasn't the time to rehash the reminder of why they didn't hang out with one another...especially alone. He smiled that Pacey Witter charm smile, the one that some girls just had to grin back at. Joey took it as a good sign. But she didn't smile back. She frowned instead.
"Sure, Potter." He whispered gently, his blue eyes staring intently into her own. "I'll be here if you need me."
He wondered what she was thinking as she sat there, in his car, and stared at him blankly. He could tell if she was annoyed or angry with him, sometimes he could even tell when she was enjoying his company but there were times, just like right then that he didn't know what was going through her mind at all.
She smirked half-heartily, "Well, right now I need you to take me home, I don't need to be sick the first week of summer, jailbait, and step on it." He groaned, holding back his laughter, as he started the engine and began to pull out of the driveway.
Josephine looked towards the house once again, before a sad smile crept upon her lips. She whispered so faintly, that not even Pacey could hear her, as she touched the window, waving farewell to the one she loved...for now.
"Goodbye Dawson." ~*~
