Pacey sat watching Joey sleep. Her saucer-eyes closed and a smile on her face. I love this woman, Pacey thought. Only if she loved me.
Pacey had sneaked into Joey's room at the Potter B&B. He had now been watching her sleep for the past 3 hours and it was close to dawn. He suddenly heard a bang from outside her door. Then he heard a toddler mumbling something. Alex, Pacey thought. Pacey silently slid off of Joey's bed and opened the door to find Alex.
"Hey little guy", Pacey whispered. "What's going on? Shouldn't you be in bed?"
Pacey went to scoop Alex up and bring him back to bed when Alex started crying loudly.
"Shoot" He muttered under his breath, realizing he was going to get caught.
"Whose there?" Bessie shouted since there were no guests there tonight.
"It's only me Bess, I was just going to mow the grass", Pacey lied. Thinking now he had to actually mow the grass.
"Pacey?" Bodie mumbled. "Is that you" Bodie couldn't believe that Pacey was there this early in the morning to mow their yard of all things.
"Yes it's me" Pace replied.
"Pacey, go to bed in one of the guest rooms and get some sleep. It's to early to do yard work. Hurry up and go" Bessie ordered. Knowingly that he wasn't there for work. In one word. J.O.E.Y.
"Fine I---" Pacey was cut off by someone.
"What's going on here?" Joey grunted "It's not even 5 yet"
Joey turned and saw Pacey
"Pacey? Why in the hell are you doing here?"
"Sleep" Bessie stated
Joey is completely confused.
"Oh, Your parents kicked you out of the house again" Joey said sarcastically.
" No Jo" Pace said before stalking out of the hall, opening one of the guest rooms doors and entering before slamming the door behind him.
"Tough Night" Joey said grinning.
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Morning
Pacey woke up to the sun shining outside.
He heard Bessie shouting that breakfast was ready.
"Ugh" He mumbled.
He heard someone knocking at his door.
"Come in"
He opened his eyes to see Joey, giving her lopsided grin to him, standing by the door.
"Pace, if you don't come and eat your breakfast I'll go and eat it for you."
"Ok, I'll come, give me a sec"
Joey smiled and left the room.
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Twenty minutes later Pacey arrived in the living room.
"Joey and Pacey can you watch Alex while Bodie and I go to Boston. I have to go pick up that new sofa we ordered." Bessie told them.
"Why can't you just let them deliver it, like normal people would?" Joey glared at her sister.
"No, no Bess, we can watch Alex." Pacey stated, wanting to be by Joey for the rest of the day.
"Pacey" Joey hit him in the ribs
"What?"
"You really want to watch him all day?" Joey asked.
"Thanks you guys" Bessie interrupted before Pacey could agreed with Jo and not have a babysitter for Alex.
"FINE!" Joey said before leaving the kitchen.
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Joey was thinking in her room about the upcoming afternoon.
'This is going to be fun, I can spend some more time with Pacey.'
She was starting to regret how mad she seemed to be over breakfast about how she said she didn't want to baby-sit Alex and be with Pacey.
She was starting to like Pacey.
She didn't know if she wanted to.
But the Truth Was she was falling in love with him.
Pacey. Pacey. Pacey of all people she was falling in love with!
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Pacey rang the doorbell to the Potter B&B. Nobody answered.
In his thoughts, all he was thinking about was Joey.
Joey. Josephine, Jo. Joey, the one I am madly in love with.
The Joey who called him names and hated him
His Joey.
The door opened and Bessie opened the door with Alex on her hip.
"Hi Pace"
"Hey Bess" She handed Alex to Pacey.
Bodie walked off towards to car and yelled to Bessie that they were going to be late.
(I know, I know, since when our going to be late to pick up a sofa!)
"Pacey, Joey took a nap, Alex should be fine until we come back tomorrow, just play with him."
"Wait, You're gone til tomorrow"
"Yeah Pace, why did you think Jo didn't want to do babysit?"
"Bye Bess" he said as Bessie got into the blue trunk with Bodie.
"This is going to be a long day" Pacey baby talked to Alex.