The sound of a harsh alarm ripped Pacey from sleep. He opened his eyes and
cursed at the world. I need more sleep, he thought, but I have to get up.
It was Saturday morning and the day of the Regatta. The sun was shining and a strong breeze blew through the trees. Pacey had anticipated this day all year but exhaustion had blunted his excitement greatly.
Pacey yawned and stretched as he sat up in his bed. He patted himself on the cheeks trying to pull himself into full consciousness. Pacey was still tired because he hadn't got much sleep the night before. His mind had been too active to let him sleep. He spent most of the night awake, thinking about Joey and the race. What a great way to start the morning, thought Pacey as he rolled out of bed.
Pacey put on some clothes and gave himself the once over in the mirror. He ran his fingers through his hair trying to make himself more presentable. He didn't really care what he looked like. He was getting ready for a race, not a date.
After being satisfied with his appearance, Pacey trotted down stairs to the Witter family kitchen. He was hungry and needed some thing to get him going. Pacey entered the kitchen and saw his father, John Witter. John was dressed in his police uniform and seated at the kitchen table. He was eating a donut and reading the morning paper. Sitting next to him was Pacey's older brother, Doug Witter. Doug was dressed for police duty as well and enjoying coffee and donut. Pacey shook his head in mild amusement as he went to the cupboard for some cereal. His father and brother certainly fit in with the cliché stereotype of a cop. He was sure that every cop in the world had a donut stashed in their back pocket.
"Morning Pace, ready for the big race?" asked Doug as he bit down on his jelly donut.
"Of course Dougy, I've been waiting for this moment all year." replied Pacey, pouring himself a bowl of cereal.
John pulled himself away from his newspaper and glared at Pacey.
"I don't know why you're even bothering. You're going up against some of the best sail boats in Capeside. Your rinky dink boat doesn't stand a chance."
"Thanks for your words of encouragement pop. I'll be sure to hold them dear to my heart."
"I'm just being realistic Pacey. I would have preferred it if you had spent your free time on your school work and less time on your boat. How many classes are you failing now, three?"
"Four." replied Pacey sarcastically, holding up four fingers.
"I'm serious Pacey. I've had it with you slacking off on your school work. You'll be lucky if you even graduate."
Pacey swallowed down his anger as he poured milk on his cereal. Here we go again, he thought, the "why can't you be more like your brother Doug" speech.
"Some friend and I put up a pool to see what place Pacey finishes. No one chose first." laughed Doug as he sipped his coffee.
"And what friends would that be Dougy, the other members of Gay Cops of America?"
"Real funny Pace." growled Doug as he took another sip of coffee.
"You two knock it off. If Pacey wants to waste his time on this stupid race, that's his business." informed John, turning back to his newspaper.
Pacey shook his head in aggravation. He hated being in the same room with his father and brother, especially when they were together. When John and Doug were together the day automatically turned into "Gang up on Pacey" day.
Pacey slide into a kitchen chair and stared at his bowl of cereal. He quickly realized that he wasn't hungry anymore. All Pacey wanted to do now was to get to True Love. This day is going to be wonderful, he thought sarcastically.
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Jack banged on Andie's bedroom door. He had been trying to get her out of her room all morning but for some reason she wasn't coming out. Jack stopped hitting the door, sighed, and after a moment started knocking again.
"Come on Andie, you have to go! The Regatta is only once a year! You'll miss everything."
"I've already told you Jack. I'm not going! Now go away!"
"Andie this is stupid! Jenn and Henry will be here any minute."
"I said I'm not going!" shouted Andie, through the door.
"I don't understand. We made plans to spend the day together and now you're backing out on me. What's wrong with you?"
"GO AWAY!"
"Fine, I'm leaving. I'll be enjoying the food, the boat race, and fireworks. I plan on having a great day but it would be a whole lot greater if I have my wonderful little sister with me." informed Jack, pausing from his door assault.
"Flattery will get you no where."
Jack cursed to himself and started banging on her door again. He couldn't understand why Andie was being so stubborn.
"Andie, you have to go!"
"No, I don't!"
"Yes, you do!"
"No, I don't!"
"Yes.." started Jack.
Jack stopped his repetitive sentence. He quickly realized how stupid he sounded. Jack felt like he was eight years old again.
Suddenly, Jack heard Jenn and Henry coming up the stairs. They were talking to each other and it appeared to Jack that they were arguing as well. Jack turned from Andie's door and listened to them talk.
"I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a party." stated Henry as he walked up the stairs.
"Look Henry, I've tried very hard to pull myself from that element. I don't want to put myself in a situation where there's drinking." informed Jenn.
"You don't have to drink Jenn. We should just make an appearance. That's all I'm saying."
"Let me guess, your football buddies want you to go."
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Henry, finally making it up the stairs.
"Nothing, but you wouldn't' want to go if they weren't going to be there."
"Well Jenn, they are my friends and I like to hang out with them. But I'd much rather be with you." said Henry, still holding the party flyer.
"Then we're not going." stated Jenn, snapping the flyer from Henry's grasp.
"What are you two yapping about?" asked Jack, snatching the flyer from Jenn.
"Nothing, just some stupid party that we're NOT going to." informed Jenn.
Jack observed the flyer. It was bright pink and it had in huge letters the words "REGATTA BLAST". It was a party that a football player was throwing after the fireworks display. The party normally wouldn't have been Jack's scene but since he joined the football team, "normally" wasn't a word he heard very often. Jack had paved the way as the first gay football player in Capeside history. He was the Neil Armstrong so to speak. That was something he wouldn't "normally" do.
Jack stared at the flyer and a lopsided grin crept across his face.
"I don't know. It could be kind of fun, stated Jack, Besides I could use a drink."
"So said the Jock." snapped Jenn, grabbing back the flyer.
"What's your beef with jocks?" asked Henry, as if Jenn had hurt his feelings.
"Nothing pumpkin, they're great." laughed Jenn, kissing Henry on the nose.
Jack stifled a laugh. He hadn't realized how cute Jenn and Henry were together until now. Jenn kissed Henry on the lips for good measure and then turned back to Jack.
"So are we ready? Where's Andie?" she asked.
"I'm in here and I'm not coming out!" shouted Andie through the door.
"What's with psycho?" asked Jenn, still looking at Jack.
"I heard that!" roared Andie.
"I don't know. She's not telling and she won't come out of her room. I was thinking I could break down the door." growled Jack in aggravation.
"Well don't you have a key or something?" asked Henry.
Suddenly a light popped on in Jack's head. A key, he thought, of course, why didn't I think of that?
"Henry you're a genius!" laughed Jack as he clopped down the stairs.
"That's why I'm dating him." teased Jenn, poking Henry in the ribs.
Within minutes, Jack had the key, Andie's bedroom door opened, and Andie over his shoulder kicking and screaming. She was going with them to the Regatta. To Be Continued...
It was Saturday morning and the day of the Regatta. The sun was shining and a strong breeze blew through the trees. Pacey had anticipated this day all year but exhaustion had blunted his excitement greatly.
Pacey yawned and stretched as he sat up in his bed. He patted himself on the cheeks trying to pull himself into full consciousness. Pacey was still tired because he hadn't got much sleep the night before. His mind had been too active to let him sleep. He spent most of the night awake, thinking about Joey and the race. What a great way to start the morning, thought Pacey as he rolled out of bed.
Pacey put on some clothes and gave himself the once over in the mirror. He ran his fingers through his hair trying to make himself more presentable. He didn't really care what he looked like. He was getting ready for a race, not a date.
After being satisfied with his appearance, Pacey trotted down stairs to the Witter family kitchen. He was hungry and needed some thing to get him going. Pacey entered the kitchen and saw his father, John Witter. John was dressed in his police uniform and seated at the kitchen table. He was eating a donut and reading the morning paper. Sitting next to him was Pacey's older brother, Doug Witter. Doug was dressed for police duty as well and enjoying coffee and donut. Pacey shook his head in mild amusement as he went to the cupboard for some cereal. His father and brother certainly fit in with the cliché stereotype of a cop. He was sure that every cop in the world had a donut stashed in their back pocket.
"Morning Pace, ready for the big race?" asked Doug as he bit down on his jelly donut.
"Of course Dougy, I've been waiting for this moment all year." replied Pacey, pouring himself a bowl of cereal.
John pulled himself away from his newspaper and glared at Pacey.
"I don't know why you're even bothering. You're going up against some of the best sail boats in Capeside. Your rinky dink boat doesn't stand a chance."
"Thanks for your words of encouragement pop. I'll be sure to hold them dear to my heart."
"I'm just being realistic Pacey. I would have preferred it if you had spent your free time on your school work and less time on your boat. How many classes are you failing now, three?"
"Four." replied Pacey sarcastically, holding up four fingers.
"I'm serious Pacey. I've had it with you slacking off on your school work. You'll be lucky if you even graduate."
Pacey swallowed down his anger as he poured milk on his cereal. Here we go again, he thought, the "why can't you be more like your brother Doug" speech.
"Some friend and I put up a pool to see what place Pacey finishes. No one chose first." laughed Doug as he sipped his coffee.
"And what friends would that be Dougy, the other members of Gay Cops of America?"
"Real funny Pace." growled Doug as he took another sip of coffee.
"You two knock it off. If Pacey wants to waste his time on this stupid race, that's his business." informed John, turning back to his newspaper.
Pacey shook his head in aggravation. He hated being in the same room with his father and brother, especially when they were together. When John and Doug were together the day automatically turned into "Gang up on Pacey" day.
Pacey slide into a kitchen chair and stared at his bowl of cereal. He quickly realized that he wasn't hungry anymore. All Pacey wanted to do now was to get to True Love. This day is going to be wonderful, he thought sarcastically.
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Jack banged on Andie's bedroom door. He had been trying to get her out of her room all morning but for some reason she wasn't coming out. Jack stopped hitting the door, sighed, and after a moment started knocking again.
"Come on Andie, you have to go! The Regatta is only once a year! You'll miss everything."
"I've already told you Jack. I'm not going! Now go away!"
"Andie this is stupid! Jenn and Henry will be here any minute."
"I said I'm not going!" shouted Andie, through the door.
"I don't understand. We made plans to spend the day together and now you're backing out on me. What's wrong with you?"
"GO AWAY!"
"Fine, I'm leaving. I'll be enjoying the food, the boat race, and fireworks. I plan on having a great day but it would be a whole lot greater if I have my wonderful little sister with me." informed Jack, pausing from his door assault.
"Flattery will get you no where."
Jack cursed to himself and started banging on her door again. He couldn't understand why Andie was being so stubborn.
"Andie, you have to go!"
"No, I don't!"
"Yes, you do!"
"No, I don't!"
"Yes.." started Jack.
Jack stopped his repetitive sentence. He quickly realized how stupid he sounded. Jack felt like he was eight years old again.
Suddenly, Jack heard Jenn and Henry coming up the stairs. They were talking to each other and it appeared to Jack that they were arguing as well. Jack turned from Andie's door and listened to them talk.
"I don't see what the big deal is. It's just a party." stated Henry as he walked up the stairs.
"Look Henry, I've tried very hard to pull myself from that element. I don't want to put myself in a situation where there's drinking." informed Jenn.
"You don't have to drink Jenn. We should just make an appearance. That's all I'm saying."
"Let me guess, your football buddies want you to go."
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Henry, finally making it up the stairs.
"Nothing, but you wouldn't' want to go if they weren't going to be there."
"Well Jenn, they are my friends and I like to hang out with them. But I'd much rather be with you." said Henry, still holding the party flyer.
"Then we're not going." stated Jenn, snapping the flyer from Henry's grasp.
"What are you two yapping about?" asked Jack, snatching the flyer from Jenn.
"Nothing, just some stupid party that we're NOT going to." informed Jenn.
Jack observed the flyer. It was bright pink and it had in huge letters the words "REGATTA BLAST". It was a party that a football player was throwing after the fireworks display. The party normally wouldn't have been Jack's scene but since he joined the football team, "normally" wasn't a word he heard very often. Jack had paved the way as the first gay football player in Capeside history. He was the Neil Armstrong so to speak. That was something he wouldn't "normally" do.
Jack stared at the flyer and a lopsided grin crept across his face.
"I don't know. It could be kind of fun, stated Jack, Besides I could use a drink."
"So said the Jock." snapped Jenn, grabbing back the flyer.
"What's your beef with jocks?" asked Henry, as if Jenn had hurt his feelings.
"Nothing pumpkin, they're great." laughed Jenn, kissing Henry on the nose.
Jack stifled a laugh. He hadn't realized how cute Jenn and Henry were together until now. Jenn kissed Henry on the lips for good measure and then turned back to Jack.
"So are we ready? Where's Andie?" she asked.
"I'm in here and I'm not coming out!" shouted Andie through the door.
"What's with psycho?" asked Jenn, still looking at Jack.
"I heard that!" roared Andie.
"I don't know. She's not telling and she won't come out of her room. I was thinking I could break down the door." growled Jack in aggravation.
"Well don't you have a key or something?" asked Henry.
Suddenly a light popped on in Jack's head. A key, he thought, of course, why didn't I think of that?
"Henry you're a genius!" laughed Jack as he clopped down the stairs.
"That's why I'm dating him." teased Jenn, poking Henry in the ribs.
Within minutes, Jack had the key, Andie's bedroom door opened, and Andie over his shoulder kicking and screaming. She was going with them to the Regatta. To Be Continued...