Chapter 5
"WHAT?!...Did you say Pacey? Pacey?! As in OUR Pacey? Witter - Pacey?!"
"Yeah. That Pacey. How many Paceys do you know Jen?"
"Oh my God! How did this happen?! When did you..?!"
"My leaving party. We were drunk, he gave me a leaving present." She began to cry again. "Damn these hormones" She muttered.
"He gave you a present so you slept with him? What does this mean Joey?! Do you."
"What? Do I what?"
"Do you. love.him Jo?"
Joey bit her lip and avoided eye contact with Jen.
"Joey?"
"What?"
"Do you love him?"
"Yes"
"Jesus Christ! I don't believe this! You and Pacey.again?!"
"Now do you understand Jen? Do you realise why I don't want anyone to know?"
"Yeah, I do. But, he needs to know, Joey. He deserves to know"
"I'm going to tell him. I am. I just need to prepare myself"
"I'm sorry for being tough Joey. I didn't realise. Are you OK?"
"Yeah. I'm just so scared."
"How did things end with you? What happened?"
"We both kind of agreed it was a drunken mistake, that it was because we were scared of losing each other and of being apart."
"Is that what it was for you?"
Joey paused before answering Jen, sighing she said "No. I was in love with him. I had being denying it for ages. Passing it off as just an attraction. but I.I realised that night that I still loved him. I thought he might feel the same way. He gave me our copy of The Little Mermaid. It was really special when we were dating... During our summer. When we were on True Love."
"Jo, I had no idea that you felt this way."
"Well, its obvious that he doesn't feel that way about me. I was just a mistake to him. How can I tell him about Aaron when he is awkward about me anyway?"
"No, Joey, he might feel the same way about you. You never know"
"From what you said about how he's been acting he obviously doesn't"
"No. He might have feelings for you. He might not have wanted to talk about you because it hurt him too much"
"I seriously doubt that"
"Well, you won't know till you talk to him"
"I know", she sighed, "I know".
Joey knew now what she had to do and she knew that she couldn't tell Pacey over the phone. It was getting too difficult to keep this secret from him. More people knew now and she knew it would anger Pacey if he was the last person to know he was a father.
She felt nauseous as she picked up the phone. Jen was playing with Aaron and Alex downstairs, giving Joey time to prepare herself for what she was about to do. It would be the first time she had spoken to Pacey in months, and though she was scared about what would follow, she felt a glimmer of anticipation as she dialled his number in Boston.
"Hello?" It was Pacey. He was there. What would she say?
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
"Er.sorry Pace.I didn't hear you"
"Potter, is that you?"
"Yeah its me, Joey"
"Well," he paused, clearing his throat, "long time no call"
"I'm sorry Pacey. You got my emails though, yeah?"
"Yeah I did"
"You should have called me too"
"I know, I'm sorry...So.What's up?"
"Well.I'm back in Capeside"
"You are?.Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"
"Sorry, it was kind of rushed."
"Ah, Ok."
"So, how've you been?"
"Fine, you?"
"Okay.."
There was silence for a moment when they both rushed to speak at the same time.
"Lets meet up"
"I need to talk Pacey"
They laughed, relieving the tension.
"So how about we talk when we meet up?" Pacey said.
"Yeah. that would be good."
"So.I'm coming to Capeside this weekend anyway, I'm helping Dougie paint his spare bedroom, we could meet up then"
"Right that would be great."
"Jeez, I can't believe it's been so long since I last saw you Jo."
Neither of them spoke, remembering the last time they had seen each other.
"So, I'll er . I'll call you when I get there"
"Ok. bye Pace."
"See yah Potter."
I'That was awkward'/I, Joey thought as she walked downstairs, I'I bet he's only meeting me 'cos he feels he has to.'/I
"Well?" Jen asked.
"He's coming up this weekend. I haven't told him yet though."
"Jacks arriving on Saturday too. Looks like we are all going to be here apart from Dawson."
"Yeah, I bet its not going to be a joyful reunion though."
"Don't worry Jo, I'm here for you"
"Thanks Jen"
"No probs. Pacey would be insane to turn his back on either of you. Look at this little face" she said lifting Aaron up high and sticking her tongue out at him, "who could refuse him?!"
"Pacey might"
"Well, he'd me mad, he'd be mad to turn his back on you too Joey."
"Thanks"
On Saturday morning Joey woke up with dread. She went about her daily activities in silence and refused Bodies offer of breakfast. She wanted to see Pacey again but she wished it wasn't in these circumstances.
At about 11.30am, she heard the phone ring and held her breath as she waited for Bessie to shout whoever it was for. "Joey!" She heard her sister shouting up the stairs, "You've got a phone call" as she took the phone Bessie whispered "its Pacey."
"Hello?"
"Hey Jo, I'm home now so I'll come around in an hour, Ok?"
"Yeah, that's fine, see you then Pace."
"See you then".
AUTHORS NOTE: I got this one done quite quickly, I know its short but I need to separate the chapter where Pacey finds out - to make it flow properly. Thanks for your reviews. Lou (
"WHAT?!...Did you say Pacey? Pacey?! As in OUR Pacey? Witter - Pacey?!"
"Yeah. That Pacey. How many Paceys do you know Jen?"
"Oh my God! How did this happen?! When did you..?!"
"My leaving party. We were drunk, he gave me a leaving present." She began to cry again. "Damn these hormones" She muttered.
"He gave you a present so you slept with him? What does this mean Joey?! Do you."
"What? Do I what?"
"Do you. love.him Jo?"
Joey bit her lip and avoided eye contact with Jen.
"Joey?"
"What?"
"Do you love him?"
"Yes"
"Jesus Christ! I don't believe this! You and Pacey.again?!"
"Now do you understand Jen? Do you realise why I don't want anyone to know?"
"Yeah, I do. But, he needs to know, Joey. He deserves to know"
"I'm going to tell him. I am. I just need to prepare myself"
"I'm sorry for being tough Joey. I didn't realise. Are you OK?"
"Yeah. I'm just so scared."
"How did things end with you? What happened?"
"We both kind of agreed it was a drunken mistake, that it was because we were scared of losing each other and of being apart."
"Is that what it was for you?"
Joey paused before answering Jen, sighing she said "No. I was in love with him. I had being denying it for ages. Passing it off as just an attraction. but I.I realised that night that I still loved him. I thought he might feel the same way. He gave me our copy of The Little Mermaid. It was really special when we were dating... During our summer. When we were on True Love."
"Jo, I had no idea that you felt this way."
"Well, its obvious that he doesn't feel that way about me. I was just a mistake to him. How can I tell him about Aaron when he is awkward about me anyway?"
"No, Joey, he might feel the same way about you. You never know"
"From what you said about how he's been acting he obviously doesn't"
"No. He might have feelings for you. He might not have wanted to talk about you because it hurt him too much"
"I seriously doubt that"
"Well, you won't know till you talk to him"
"I know", she sighed, "I know".
Joey knew now what she had to do and she knew that she couldn't tell Pacey over the phone. It was getting too difficult to keep this secret from him. More people knew now and she knew it would anger Pacey if he was the last person to know he was a father.
She felt nauseous as she picked up the phone. Jen was playing with Aaron and Alex downstairs, giving Joey time to prepare herself for what she was about to do. It would be the first time she had spoken to Pacey in months, and though she was scared about what would follow, she felt a glimmer of anticipation as she dialled his number in Boston.
"Hello?" It was Pacey. He was there. What would she say?
"Hello? Is anyone there?"
"Er.sorry Pace.I didn't hear you"
"Potter, is that you?"
"Yeah its me, Joey"
"Well," he paused, clearing his throat, "long time no call"
"I'm sorry Pacey. You got my emails though, yeah?"
"Yeah I did"
"You should have called me too"
"I know, I'm sorry...So.What's up?"
"Well.I'm back in Capeside"
"You are?.Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?"
"Sorry, it was kind of rushed."
"Ah, Ok."
"So, how've you been?"
"Fine, you?"
"Okay.."
There was silence for a moment when they both rushed to speak at the same time.
"Lets meet up"
"I need to talk Pacey"
They laughed, relieving the tension.
"So how about we talk when we meet up?" Pacey said.
"Yeah. that would be good."
"So.I'm coming to Capeside this weekend anyway, I'm helping Dougie paint his spare bedroom, we could meet up then"
"Right that would be great."
"Jeez, I can't believe it's been so long since I last saw you Jo."
Neither of them spoke, remembering the last time they had seen each other.
"So, I'll er . I'll call you when I get there"
"Ok. bye Pace."
"See yah Potter."
I'That was awkward'/I, Joey thought as she walked downstairs, I'I bet he's only meeting me 'cos he feels he has to.'/I
"Well?" Jen asked.
"He's coming up this weekend. I haven't told him yet though."
"Jacks arriving on Saturday too. Looks like we are all going to be here apart from Dawson."
"Yeah, I bet its not going to be a joyful reunion though."
"Don't worry Jo, I'm here for you"
"Thanks Jen"
"No probs. Pacey would be insane to turn his back on either of you. Look at this little face" she said lifting Aaron up high and sticking her tongue out at him, "who could refuse him?!"
"Pacey might"
"Well, he'd me mad, he'd be mad to turn his back on you too Joey."
"Thanks"
On Saturday morning Joey woke up with dread. She went about her daily activities in silence and refused Bodies offer of breakfast. She wanted to see Pacey again but she wished it wasn't in these circumstances.
At about 11.30am, she heard the phone ring and held her breath as she waited for Bessie to shout whoever it was for. "Joey!" She heard her sister shouting up the stairs, "You've got a phone call" as she took the phone Bessie whispered "its Pacey."
"Hello?"
"Hey Jo, I'm home now so I'll come around in an hour, Ok?"
"Yeah, that's fine, see you then Pace."
"See you then".
AUTHORS NOTE: I got this one done quite quickly, I know its short but I need to separate the chapter where Pacey finds out - to make it flow properly. Thanks for your reviews. Lou (
