Dawson was in hell. He was sure of it. Dawson knew that he had died and went straight to hell. A sharp pain seared his heart and he flinched. Hell wasn't at all what Dawson imagined to be. He imagined that hell would be nothing but demons and fire. However hell was in fact a place where one witnesses their worst nightmares. Dawson's worst nightmare was discovering that his two closest friends were sneaking around behind his back. He felt the sharp pain again and winced. His eyes had to be playing tricks on him so he tried to refocus them. It didn't help. Pacey and Joey were kissing right before his very eyes. Dawson was most certainly in hell.
Pacey kissed Joey passionately with his eyes closed. He was enjoying the moment but something felt wrong. Pacey felt as if someone was watching them. He pulled away from Joey's kisses.
"What's wrong?" asked Joey, still kissing Pacey's neck.
"I'm not sure." replied Pacey, gasping for air.
Pacey went back to kissing Joey but still felt a presence hovering over him. He stopped again and sighed. Fireworks continued to explode as Pacey looked over his shoulder to see if anyone was behind him. There was. Pacey saw Dawson and their eyes locked. Joey felt Pacey tense so she looked up from the deck, and saw Dawson as well. Her heart stopped.
"Did anybody get the license plate of that truck?" asked Dawson in a monotone voice.
Both Pacey and Joey quickly pulled apart and stood from the deck, their hearts beating at an exponential rate. They looked at each other, neither one knowing what to say. There was an uncomfortable moment of silence and the tension was enough to kill.
"How long has this been going on?" asked Dawson, with a morbid tone?
Pacey turned to Joey and back to Dawson. His heart was pounding.
"Not long Dawson. Not quite a week. We tried to tell you but…"
"Shut up Pacey! I don't want to hear you speak right now!" interrupted Dawson in a powerful shout.
Pacey stepped back from Dawson's outburst. In all his life he had never heard Dawson react to anything with such fury. However, Pacey wasn't going to just let Dawson intimidate him.
"Look man, I know you're upset and you have every right to be, but don't think I'm going to let you shout at us." warned Pacey.
"Us?! Oh God, you didn't just say that! There isn't an US between you two!"
"You need to calm down Dawson. We should talk about this when you've settled." chimed Joey, tears in her eyes.
"Actually Joey, I don't need to talk about anything! I can barely stand looking at you two, net alone trying to talk!" shouted Dawson, fireworks exploding against his voice.
"Look Dawson, I started this. If you're going to yell at someone, yell at me!" said Pacey, anger swelling inside him.
"Save your chivalristic declarations Pacey! You may think of yourself is some kind of hero but you're in fact a liar and a sneak. I through with the both of you!" replied Dawson, jumping from the ladder to the dock.
Joey began to weep openly. She didn't know what to do but her instinct were to run after Dawson. She didn't want him to find out about her and Pacey this way, so she had to find some way to provide him solace. Pacey watch in pain as she scaled down True Love's ladder and chased after Dawson.
Dawson cleared a large amount of distance in a short period of time, even without running. Joey chased after Dawson while calling for him to stop. Dawson ignored Joey's pleas. He continued to walk toward his car and had no intentions of looking back. Joey ran faster and finally caught up with Dawson as he unlocked his car door.
"Dawson, will you please stop?!" panted Joey.
"I have nothing to say to you Joey. Get away from me!" snapped Dawson, opening his car door.
"We never meant to hurt you."
Well you did and there's no turning back now."
Dawson stared angrily at Joey. He wanted to cry but his pride wouldn't let him. Dawson shook his head and tried to get into his vehicle, but Joey's hand intervened.
"Will you at least let me explain?!" she cried.
Dawson's anger had reached its peak. If Joey wasn't going to let him go then she was going to experience his wrath. Dawson slammed his car door shut and turned to face Joey.
"Alright Joe, explain! Explain to me why my two best friends would disregard my friendship and sneak around behind my back! Explain to me that!!"
"It wasn't like that Dawson! Pacey and I didn't plan for this to happen. It just did!"
"My god Joey, do you really think what you have with him is real?"
"I don't know Dawson. I don't know anything right now!"
"You knew enough to willingly kiss Pacey! What were you thinking?"
"I care about him Dawson!"
"Are you saying you love him? Joey, we're talking about Pacey! You know, Pacey, the guy that you could barely stand to be in the same room with! You can't possibly love him!"
"I don't know if I love him Dawson but I need him!"
"Do you need him like you need me?"
Joey froze. Tears were draining down her face and her whole world felt like it was spinning.
"That's not fair Dawson. You can't make me answer that! What I feel for him has nothing to do with the way I feel about you!"
Dawson couldn't believe his ears. How could Joey Potter ever care for Pacey Witter? They were so wrong for each other. Tears began to trickle from Dawson's eyes as well. The pain was too much to bare. However anger was Dawson's driving force. He quickly wiped the tears away and forced a solemn face.
"Just answer the question Joey! Do you need him like you need me?"
Joey covered her face and began to cry harder. Her world was falling apart and she had no way of saving it.
"Please don't make me chose Dawson! I can't!" she pleaded.
"Well then answer my first question. Do you love him? Don't give me "I don't know". Either you love him or you don't! Tell me Joey, do you love Pacey?" asked Dawson, fire in is eyes.
Joey continued to cry and wiped the tears from her eyes. Dawson's question had a simple answer but cataclysmic affect. Her answer wasn't one that Dawson wanted to hear.
"Yes." whispered Joey, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
Dawson covered his heart as if it had been stabbed. Pain and sadness overwhelmed him like a massive tidal wave. The tears he had tried to suppress had finally superceded his anger. Hot tears welled up in his eyes and rolled down his face.
"God Joey, this ruins everything!! Choosing to love Pacey is a monumental mistake and if you too blind to see that, then oh well. If you want Pacey that just fine, but I won't be around to see it fall apart!" shouted Dawson, as he got in his car and slammed the door.
Joey cried openly as Dawson started his car ignition. He looked back at her through the car window but showed no remorse. Dawson went numb as he put his foot on the accelerator and drove away. Joey watched in unrest as her best-friend drove out of her life.
"Please don't do this Dawson!" she cried as dark clouds slowly covered the night sky.
To Be Continued……
Pacey kissed Joey passionately with his eyes closed. He was enjoying the moment but something felt wrong. Pacey felt as if someone was watching them. He pulled away from Joey's kisses.
"What's wrong?" asked Joey, still kissing Pacey's neck.
"I'm not sure." replied Pacey, gasping for air.
Pacey went back to kissing Joey but still felt a presence hovering over him. He stopped again and sighed. Fireworks continued to explode as Pacey looked over his shoulder to see if anyone was behind him. There was. Pacey saw Dawson and their eyes locked. Joey felt Pacey tense so she looked up from the deck, and saw Dawson as well. Her heart stopped.
"Did anybody get the license plate of that truck?" asked Dawson in a monotone voice.
Both Pacey and Joey quickly pulled apart and stood from the deck, their hearts beating at an exponential rate. They looked at each other, neither one knowing what to say. There was an uncomfortable moment of silence and the tension was enough to kill.
"How long has this been going on?" asked Dawson, with a morbid tone?
Pacey turned to Joey and back to Dawson. His heart was pounding.
"Not long Dawson. Not quite a week. We tried to tell you but…"
"Shut up Pacey! I don't want to hear you speak right now!" interrupted Dawson in a powerful shout.
Pacey stepped back from Dawson's outburst. In all his life he had never heard Dawson react to anything with such fury. However, Pacey wasn't going to just let Dawson intimidate him.
"Look man, I know you're upset and you have every right to be, but don't think I'm going to let you shout at us." warned Pacey.
"Us?! Oh God, you didn't just say that! There isn't an US between you two!"
"You need to calm down Dawson. We should talk about this when you've settled." chimed Joey, tears in her eyes.
"Actually Joey, I don't need to talk about anything! I can barely stand looking at you two, net alone trying to talk!" shouted Dawson, fireworks exploding against his voice.
"Look Dawson, I started this. If you're going to yell at someone, yell at me!" said Pacey, anger swelling inside him.
"Save your chivalristic declarations Pacey! You may think of yourself is some kind of hero but you're in fact a liar and a sneak. I through with the both of you!" replied Dawson, jumping from the ladder to the dock.
Joey began to weep openly. She didn't know what to do but her instinct were to run after Dawson. She didn't want him to find out about her and Pacey this way, so she had to find some way to provide him solace. Pacey watch in pain as she scaled down True Love's ladder and chased after Dawson.
Dawson cleared a large amount of distance in a short period of time, even without running. Joey chased after Dawson while calling for him to stop. Dawson ignored Joey's pleas. He continued to walk toward his car and had no intentions of looking back. Joey ran faster and finally caught up with Dawson as he unlocked his car door.
"Dawson, will you please stop?!" panted Joey.
"I have nothing to say to you Joey. Get away from me!" snapped Dawson, opening his car door.
"We never meant to hurt you."
Well you did and there's no turning back now."
Dawson stared angrily at Joey. He wanted to cry but his pride wouldn't let him. Dawson shook his head and tried to get into his vehicle, but Joey's hand intervened.
"Will you at least let me explain?!" she cried.
Dawson's anger had reached its peak. If Joey wasn't going to let him go then she was going to experience his wrath. Dawson slammed his car door shut and turned to face Joey.
"Alright Joe, explain! Explain to me why my two best friends would disregard my friendship and sneak around behind my back! Explain to me that!!"
"It wasn't like that Dawson! Pacey and I didn't plan for this to happen. It just did!"
"My god Joey, do you really think what you have with him is real?"
"I don't know Dawson. I don't know anything right now!"
"You knew enough to willingly kiss Pacey! What were you thinking?"
"I care about him Dawson!"
"Are you saying you love him? Joey, we're talking about Pacey! You know, Pacey, the guy that you could barely stand to be in the same room with! You can't possibly love him!"
"I don't know if I love him Dawson but I need him!"
"Do you need him like you need me?"
Joey froze. Tears were draining down her face and her whole world felt like it was spinning.
"That's not fair Dawson. You can't make me answer that! What I feel for him has nothing to do with the way I feel about you!"
Dawson couldn't believe his ears. How could Joey Potter ever care for Pacey Witter? They were so wrong for each other. Tears began to trickle from Dawson's eyes as well. The pain was too much to bare. However anger was Dawson's driving force. He quickly wiped the tears away and forced a solemn face.
"Just answer the question Joey! Do you need him like you need me?"
Joey covered her face and began to cry harder. Her world was falling apart and she had no way of saving it.
"Please don't make me chose Dawson! I can't!" she pleaded.
"Well then answer my first question. Do you love him? Don't give me "I don't know". Either you love him or you don't! Tell me Joey, do you love Pacey?" asked Dawson, fire in is eyes.
Joey continued to cry and wiped the tears from her eyes. Dawson's question had a simple answer but cataclysmic affect. Her answer wasn't one that Dawson wanted to hear.
"Yes." whispered Joey, tears still rolling down her cheeks.
Dawson covered his heart as if it had been stabbed. Pain and sadness overwhelmed him like a massive tidal wave. The tears he had tried to suppress had finally superceded his anger. Hot tears welled up in his eyes and rolled down his face.
"God Joey, this ruins everything!! Choosing to love Pacey is a monumental mistake and if you too blind to see that, then oh well. If you want Pacey that just fine, but I won't be around to see it fall apart!" shouted Dawson, as he got in his car and slammed the door.
Joey cried openly as Dawson started his car ignition. He looked back at her through the car window but showed no remorse. Dawson went numb as he put his foot on the accelerator and drove away. Joey watched in unrest as her best-friend drove out of her life.
"Please don't do this Dawson!" she cried as dark clouds slowly covered the night sky.
To Be Continued……