Pacey slammed his locker shut and pulled his backpack over his shoulder.
He wasn't particularly is the best of moods and to make matters worse, the
day was dragging like a turtle with a broken leg. Pacey cursed to himself
as he headed to his next class. It's not fair, he thought, I have to go to
class while my friends are hanging out on the docks.
Pacey's grades were slipping and his teachers thought it best that he remained at school while his classmates worked the hamburger stand. Principal Green told Pacey to focus more on his school work and less on the Regatta Festivities. Sure, that's easy for him to say, grimaced Pacey slowly stomping down the hallway.
Pacey slugged toward his Algebra class. The rest of the students were filing into their classes and the halls were starting to empty. Pacey wasn't in a hurrying mood so he took his time getting to class. As he came around the hall corner, he bumped right into an unsuspecting student.
"Hey watch it!" shouted Joey, as her History book fell to the floor.
"Joey." stated Pacey in shock.
For the past two days Pacey had been avoiding Joey. He was sure that she had noticed but surprisingly she hadn't said anything. Pacey felt extremely awkward that he had bumped into Potter. She was the last person he wanted to see right now.
There was a moment of silence but Pacey finally found the ability to speak.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you."
"Try opening your eyes when you walk. You'll find it works a lot better." scowled Joey as she bent to pick up her book.
Pacey placed his hand over his heart as if he had been stabbed and his face crumpled up into an expression of pain.
"Once again I'm stabbed by your rapier wit, Potter. You should really try to come up with something a little more creative. Your insults have been plummeting these past few months."
"Well Pace, I guess your stupidity has rubbed off on me. I should really stop helping you with your boat." snapped Joey as she dusted of her school book.
"To-shay"
So where are you off to? Are you heading down to the docks?" asked Joey.
"No. Drill Sergeant Green thought it best that I focus more on Algebra than the upperclassman hamburger stand." growled Pacey.
"He's right. If you didn't spend so much time working on True Love, you might not be failing math."
"Thank you pop. I swear, you sound more like my father every day."
"Cry me a river, Pacey. It wouldn't kill ya to study every now and then."
Pacey brushed off Joey's last remark. He felt melancholy and the last thing he wanted to do was argue. Pacey just stared at Joey with frustration in his eyes. This caused Joey to crack a smile. Suddenly Pacey's attention was thwarted. His eyes zeroed on her expression. Joey shook her head in mild amusement. She gave the look of aggravation but with a mix of compassion. Pacey found it weird that even when Joey was scolding him, she still came off beautiful.
"So how about you? Are you heading down to the docks?"
"Yeah but I'm helping Bessie with the B and B stand. I asked Principal Green if I could skip out on the hamburger stand and help Bess. He didn't seem to mind because of my academic standing." teased Joey with a smirk.
"Great." replied Pacey sarcastically.
Suddenly the school bell rang, informing Pacey that he was late for class. Fantastic, I'm late, thought Pacey.
Pacey sighed in utter defeat. He was sure he had an up coming date with detention.
"I better go. I don't want my Algebra teacher to blow her top." sighed Pacey, starting down the hall.
Joey quickly grabbed Pacey by the wrist and the feel of her touch sent chills down Pacey's back. He quickly pushed the feeling away and remembered he was late for class.
"Wait a minute Pace. I want to ask you something."
"What's up?" asked Pacey as he looked up at the clock on the wall.
"Why have you been avoiding me? We haven't spoken in two days. Is something wrong?"
Pacey stared blankly at Joey. His first impulse was to shout. What do you think Potter, he thought, I'm in love with you but you don't seem to give a damn.
Pacey pushed away the impulse and made up a lame excuse as to why he had been avoiding her.
"No, I've just been busy that's all. I've been putting on the finishing touches to my boat. I haven't had much time to chat."
"Not even during lunch period? Yesterday I saved you a seat in the lunch room but you walked right past me. I saw you toss me a glance Pacey but you chose to sit with a group of people you barely knew."
"Look Joey, can we talk about this later? I really need to get to class. Come by True Love tonight and we'll talk." replied Pacey, tossing another glance at the wall clock.
"Sure Pace. Whatever you want." stated Joey, as Pacey darted down the hall and vanished into his class.
Joey Potter sighed heavily to herself and headed for the school parking lot. She had a strange feeling that things were starting to change around her and wasn't sure what to make of it.
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"So Dawson, how are things with you and Joey?" asked Andie as she put a burger between two buns.
"That's a very good question Andie but the answer is I don't know. I haven't seen much of her in the past few months. We just started to hang out more but I'm pretty sure she still likes me. I was thinking of asking her to dinner this weekend. I figured we could eat and then watch the fireworks at my parent's restaurant." informed Dawson as he helped Andie with the food.
"I think that's a great idea Dawson. You should really try to fix things between you and Joey. I always thought you two made the cutest couple."
"Why don't you mind your own business, sis." snapped Jack as he squeezed in between Dawson and Andie.
"It's ok Jack, I don't mind. In fact I agree with her whole heartedly. I want things to work out with me and Joey." replied Dawson.
"Soul mates to the end." said Andie with a loving sigh.
"Well I'd like to think so." stated Dawson with a bright smile on his face.
Jack nodded to Dawson's remark but then quickly tossed an evil look in Andie's direction. He knew that she was up to something. Jack was starting to believe that Andie was trying to make trouble for Dawson, Joey, and maybe even Pacey. He wasn't sure how things were between Joey and Pacey but he knew that it wasn't any of Andie's business. Jack was certain that Andie was just jealous and he was tired of his sister's insecurities.
Dawson went back to helping with the hamburgers. Meanwhile, Jack grabbed Andie by the elbow and pulled her to the side.
"What are you doing?" asked Jack angrily.
"What? I was just encouraging Dawson to rectify his relationship with Joey, that's all."
"And it has nothing to do with the fact you think Pacey and Joey might like each other?"
"You're way too high strung Jack. Always the worry wart. You should really talk to someone about your neurotic behavior."
"Save it Andie. I've known you too long and I know when you're up to something. I don't want you to interfere with Dawson and Joey's relationship or Pacey and Joey's relationship for that matter. Stay out of it and worry about yourself." warned Jack.
"I think you're misconstruing the situation, Jack."
"Just promise me you'll stay out of it!"
"But Jack,"
"Promise me Andie!"
"Alright Jack, I promise to stay out of Dawson and Joey's business."
"And Pacey's!"
"And Pacey's." replied Andie with a sigh.
"Good, now let's get back to these burgers." said Jack, a wave of relief coming over him.
=====/////=====
Joey flipped a pancake onto a paper plate and handed it to a customer. It had to of been the millionth pancake she served for the day and she was starting to get tired. If Joey never saw a pancake again, it would still be too soon. She tiredly turned back to the grill to flip more pancakes but suddenly Dawson's voice caught her attention.
"Hey Joey." he said happily.
Joey turned back around and smiled at her close friend. Dawson was smiling as well and he casually ran his hand through his long bangs.
"Hi Dawson. Can I interest you in a Potter B and B hotcake?" asked Joey.
"Yes, thank you."
"You got it." stated Joey as she placed a pancake on a plate and handed it to Dawson.
"So what are you doing tonight?" asked Dawson, as he tore off a piece of pancake.
He put the piece in his mouth and chewed slowly. His attention was still focused on Joey.
"I'm not sure. I really hadn't made any plans." lied Joey, thinking about her talk with Pacey.
"Well why don't you come by my house tonight and watch a movie? I know it's not Saturday but school's cancelled tomorrow due to the Regatta. It's not like we have to worry about getting up early."
"I don't know Dawson. I have a lot of stuff I need to take care of."
"Please Joey. I won't take no of an answer. I was being sincere when I said I want things to go back to the way they were. What better way to do that than by starting back movie night."
Joey thought for a moment. She did miss movie nights but she also promised to talk with Pacey. Joey was in a dilemma. Should I see what's bothering Pacey or hang out with Dawson, she wondered.
"Come on Joe. Just say yes." pleaded Dawson.
Dawson's bright smile and gentle eyes punctured Joey's hurt. She knew that if she turned Dawson down his feelings were going to be crushed. Pacey is much more forgiving, thought Joey.
"Alright Dawson, I'll be there." stated Joey with a sigh.
Suddenly the thought of Pacey flashed through Joey's mind. She still needed to know what was bothering Pacey but it was too late for her to change her mind now.
To Be Continued..
Pacey's grades were slipping and his teachers thought it best that he remained at school while his classmates worked the hamburger stand. Principal Green told Pacey to focus more on his school work and less on the Regatta Festivities. Sure, that's easy for him to say, grimaced Pacey slowly stomping down the hallway.
Pacey slugged toward his Algebra class. The rest of the students were filing into their classes and the halls were starting to empty. Pacey wasn't in a hurrying mood so he took his time getting to class. As he came around the hall corner, he bumped right into an unsuspecting student.
"Hey watch it!" shouted Joey, as her History book fell to the floor.
"Joey." stated Pacey in shock.
For the past two days Pacey had been avoiding Joey. He was sure that she had noticed but surprisingly she hadn't said anything. Pacey felt extremely awkward that he had bumped into Potter. She was the last person he wanted to see right now.
There was a moment of silence but Pacey finally found the ability to speak.
"I'm sorry, I didn't see you."
"Try opening your eyes when you walk. You'll find it works a lot better." scowled Joey as she bent to pick up her book.
Pacey placed his hand over his heart as if he had been stabbed and his face crumpled up into an expression of pain.
"Once again I'm stabbed by your rapier wit, Potter. You should really try to come up with something a little more creative. Your insults have been plummeting these past few months."
"Well Pace, I guess your stupidity has rubbed off on me. I should really stop helping you with your boat." snapped Joey as she dusted of her school book.
"To-shay"
So where are you off to? Are you heading down to the docks?" asked Joey.
"No. Drill Sergeant Green thought it best that I focus more on Algebra than the upperclassman hamburger stand." growled Pacey.
"He's right. If you didn't spend so much time working on True Love, you might not be failing math."
"Thank you pop. I swear, you sound more like my father every day."
"Cry me a river, Pacey. It wouldn't kill ya to study every now and then."
Pacey brushed off Joey's last remark. He felt melancholy and the last thing he wanted to do was argue. Pacey just stared at Joey with frustration in his eyes. This caused Joey to crack a smile. Suddenly Pacey's attention was thwarted. His eyes zeroed on her expression. Joey shook her head in mild amusement. She gave the look of aggravation but with a mix of compassion. Pacey found it weird that even when Joey was scolding him, she still came off beautiful.
"So how about you? Are you heading down to the docks?"
"Yeah but I'm helping Bessie with the B and B stand. I asked Principal Green if I could skip out on the hamburger stand and help Bess. He didn't seem to mind because of my academic standing." teased Joey with a smirk.
"Great." replied Pacey sarcastically.
Suddenly the school bell rang, informing Pacey that he was late for class. Fantastic, I'm late, thought Pacey.
Pacey sighed in utter defeat. He was sure he had an up coming date with detention.
"I better go. I don't want my Algebra teacher to blow her top." sighed Pacey, starting down the hall.
Joey quickly grabbed Pacey by the wrist and the feel of her touch sent chills down Pacey's back. He quickly pushed the feeling away and remembered he was late for class.
"Wait a minute Pace. I want to ask you something."
"What's up?" asked Pacey as he looked up at the clock on the wall.
"Why have you been avoiding me? We haven't spoken in two days. Is something wrong?"
Pacey stared blankly at Joey. His first impulse was to shout. What do you think Potter, he thought, I'm in love with you but you don't seem to give a damn.
Pacey pushed away the impulse and made up a lame excuse as to why he had been avoiding her.
"No, I've just been busy that's all. I've been putting on the finishing touches to my boat. I haven't had much time to chat."
"Not even during lunch period? Yesterday I saved you a seat in the lunch room but you walked right past me. I saw you toss me a glance Pacey but you chose to sit with a group of people you barely knew."
"Look Joey, can we talk about this later? I really need to get to class. Come by True Love tonight and we'll talk." replied Pacey, tossing another glance at the wall clock.
"Sure Pace. Whatever you want." stated Joey, as Pacey darted down the hall and vanished into his class.
Joey Potter sighed heavily to herself and headed for the school parking lot. She had a strange feeling that things were starting to change around her and wasn't sure what to make of it.
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"So Dawson, how are things with you and Joey?" asked Andie as she put a burger between two buns.
"That's a very good question Andie but the answer is I don't know. I haven't seen much of her in the past few months. We just started to hang out more but I'm pretty sure she still likes me. I was thinking of asking her to dinner this weekend. I figured we could eat and then watch the fireworks at my parent's restaurant." informed Dawson as he helped Andie with the food.
"I think that's a great idea Dawson. You should really try to fix things between you and Joey. I always thought you two made the cutest couple."
"Why don't you mind your own business, sis." snapped Jack as he squeezed in between Dawson and Andie.
"It's ok Jack, I don't mind. In fact I agree with her whole heartedly. I want things to work out with me and Joey." replied Dawson.
"Soul mates to the end." said Andie with a loving sigh.
"Well I'd like to think so." stated Dawson with a bright smile on his face.
Jack nodded to Dawson's remark but then quickly tossed an evil look in Andie's direction. He knew that she was up to something. Jack was starting to believe that Andie was trying to make trouble for Dawson, Joey, and maybe even Pacey. He wasn't sure how things were between Joey and Pacey but he knew that it wasn't any of Andie's business. Jack was certain that Andie was just jealous and he was tired of his sister's insecurities.
Dawson went back to helping with the hamburgers. Meanwhile, Jack grabbed Andie by the elbow and pulled her to the side.
"What are you doing?" asked Jack angrily.
"What? I was just encouraging Dawson to rectify his relationship with Joey, that's all."
"And it has nothing to do with the fact you think Pacey and Joey might like each other?"
"You're way too high strung Jack. Always the worry wart. You should really talk to someone about your neurotic behavior."
"Save it Andie. I've known you too long and I know when you're up to something. I don't want you to interfere with Dawson and Joey's relationship or Pacey and Joey's relationship for that matter. Stay out of it and worry about yourself." warned Jack.
"I think you're misconstruing the situation, Jack."
"Just promise me you'll stay out of it!"
"But Jack,"
"Promise me Andie!"
"Alright Jack, I promise to stay out of Dawson and Joey's business."
"And Pacey's!"
"And Pacey's." replied Andie with a sigh.
"Good, now let's get back to these burgers." said Jack, a wave of relief coming over him.
=====/////=====
Joey flipped a pancake onto a paper plate and handed it to a customer. It had to of been the millionth pancake she served for the day and she was starting to get tired. If Joey never saw a pancake again, it would still be too soon. She tiredly turned back to the grill to flip more pancakes but suddenly Dawson's voice caught her attention.
"Hey Joey." he said happily.
Joey turned back around and smiled at her close friend. Dawson was smiling as well and he casually ran his hand through his long bangs.
"Hi Dawson. Can I interest you in a Potter B and B hotcake?" asked Joey.
"Yes, thank you."
"You got it." stated Joey as she placed a pancake on a plate and handed it to Dawson.
"So what are you doing tonight?" asked Dawson, as he tore off a piece of pancake.
He put the piece in his mouth and chewed slowly. His attention was still focused on Joey.
"I'm not sure. I really hadn't made any plans." lied Joey, thinking about her talk with Pacey.
"Well why don't you come by my house tonight and watch a movie? I know it's not Saturday but school's cancelled tomorrow due to the Regatta. It's not like we have to worry about getting up early."
"I don't know Dawson. I have a lot of stuff I need to take care of."
"Please Joey. I won't take no of an answer. I was being sincere when I said I want things to go back to the way they were. What better way to do that than by starting back movie night."
Joey thought for a moment. She did miss movie nights but she also promised to talk with Pacey. Joey was in a dilemma. Should I see what's bothering Pacey or hang out with Dawson, she wondered.
"Come on Joe. Just say yes." pleaded Dawson.
Dawson's bright smile and gentle eyes punctured Joey's hurt. She knew that if she turned Dawson down his feelings were going to be crushed. Pacey is much more forgiving, thought Joey.
"Alright Dawson, I'll be there." stated Joey with a sigh.
Suddenly the thought of Pacey flashed through Joey's mind. She still needed to know what was bothering Pacey but it was too late for her to change her mind now.
To Be Continued..