Disclaimer: ok, ok…just one more time: don't own them, never will.
Thanks to all my faithful readers…it's taking more time I thought it would…sorry to let you waiting.
"Oh, this brought tears in my eyes…" Andie is delighted, like a little girl listening to some kind of fairy tale.
"And that's it…Pacey came back home after New Year, and two weeks later I was back here too."
"I remember that…you didn't tell anyone, and Jack and I walked on you…I never felt so embarrassed in my whole life…"
"And Amy is still scared for life after that…"
"Jen! Jack!" Joey is blushing, hiding her face on Pacey's shoulder.
"How that happened?" Dawson asks, drinking another sip of his beer.
"Jen and Jack have a key to my place, and we were going to take Amy to the park…and Joey and I were, well, what can I say? Talking in my living room…"
"And the first thing we saw was a flying bra hitting Jack's head..."
"Jen!!! You don't need to be that graphic…"
"And when you got married?" Dawson is a little bit shocked with the idea of a flying bra hitting Jack.
"In June…Bess was driving me crazy, she wanted a big wedding with all that girlie stuff…So, and we decided to run away…"
"We took a plane to Vegas, got married, Bessie almost killed us… Actually she only forgave us when you told her about your pregnancy."
"Yes…My ears are still aching for the way she yelled at us…"
Pacey looks at his wife, she is tired, and trying to hide it…
"Guys, I really had fun tonight, but I think I should take my wife and kids home."
"No, Pace, I'm fine…just a little bit tired…"she pouts.
"Joey, darling, you are tired and we have the whole weekend to catch up with our friends, ok?"
"Ok, I just need to go to the bathroom first"
She leaves the table, her husband looking worriedly at her.
"She's stubborn like hell…she knows she needs to rest…" He sighs.
"Any trouble, Pacey?" Dawson is worried about his friend.
"Not really...the doctor didn't want her to come here this weekend, but I can't say no to her…The babies can be born before term, she already had an inhibited premature labor…but everyone here knows Joey…"
Joey arrives and after saying their good- byes to every one, they leave the restaurant, Dawson, Jack, Jen and Andie stay there.
"I can't believe this…Joey and Pacey married…Joey pregnant with twins…it's a little too much for me…"
"Dawson, she is happy, can't you see that?"
"Jen, that's not the point...I wonder how this happened and how I don't know anything about this…"
"That's your problem Dawson...you just wonder, you forget to live…"
Jack and Andie looks from one to another...
"Well, guys, it's late and we all have lots of things to do tomorrow…Jen, you need a ride?" Jack asks.
"No, I'm going to walk; it will sober me up…"
"Dawson, you?"
"Nah, I think I'm going with Jen." He suddenly had this urgent need of talking to Jen…something he hadn't done in a while.
"Thanks, Dawson, but no." Jen is visibly disturbed in Dawson's presence.
Dawson doesn't understand why Jen is mad at him, but he decides do respect that and goes home with Jack and Andie.
At B&B's
Joey is getting ready to bed, combing her hair; Pacey stands behind her, looking into her eyes across the mirror.
"May I?"
He starts to comb her hair, feeling the silky strands in his hands.
"You love doing this, don't you?"
"I never saw you this beautiful, you know that?"
"Beautiful? Pace, I'm fat, I walk like a penguin and you think I'm beautiful?"
"Yes, Potter, you are the most beautiful thing in my life…you and these babies here…I would give up anything in my life if I could keep you." He caresses her belly.
"What's wrong, Pace?" She sees there's something in his blue eyes.
"I'm just worried, Jo, I'm scared about all this…I don't know if I will be a good father, look at my parents...if I'm like them?"
"Pace, you really don't believe that, do you? Pace, the way you protect me, even before I got pregnant is enough to prove me how wonderful you are going to be…"
"I'm just scared, Jo, just that…Capeside has this effect on me, I guess…"
"I'm scared too, Pace…but we are scared together, that's what matters."
She gets up; he helps her to lie down in bed, then turning to his side, settling beside her, holding her in his arms.
"How do you think Dawson and Andie took our little love story?"
"Andie was surprised, but I think she's happy for us…Dawson, he's hurt, Pace…And I can't help feeling guilty."
"I don't know why you're feeling guilty, Jo. There's no reason for that, unless…"
"Unless what, Pace? We're not fighting over what I think we are, are we?"
"No, Potter, we are not fighting, as far as I am concerned. I just don't understand why you're feeling like this…why you always have this feeling that he is some kind of Joey Potter's judge of behavior…"
"Pace, stop it right now…You should know by now that no matter what Dawson thinks I wouldn't change a bit in my life, in our life…it's just this feeling of having really grown apart of someone that used to be a big part of my life."
"Jo, I don't want you getting all upset, and I'm afraid that it will happen in a confrontation with Dawson"
"Right now, I'm upset, because you're being completely irrational about this. Pacey, you are my husband, the man I chose to spend the rest of my days with, that's going to be my babies' dad in a few weeks…I'm worried with Dawson because he used to be my best friend and I haven't talked to him in a while and the first words he heard of me is that I was happily married and pregnant. Don't try to read more than this, cause there's not, ok?"
"Sorry, Jo, but sometimes it's hard to fight old ghosts…"
"Pace, a long time ago you asked me if I could ever love you like a soul mate and I couldn't answer, want to hear it now?"
"Why do I have this feeling I'm going to regret all my stupidity today?"
"Pace, I love you more than I could ever love a soul mate, you know why?"
"Tell me." His eyes shining, remembering when he had asked her that.
"Cause we are not soul mates…we are the same soul, and the same heart, and I've got the living proof right here" She takes his hand and puts over her swollen belly. "This is you and me, always."
"Ok, this is where I have to apologize for my usual jerk act?" He mocks, trying to break the tension.
"I outpour my heart and you joke? For your luck, I love you, even with your jerk acts…"she kisses him.
"You would never resist my Witter charm, would you, Potter?"
"Pace! Let's go to sleep, love, before the babies decide to kick me all night again…"
"Just to let you now, I feel exactly like that too…we're only one soul and heart." He kisses her softly.
"Ok, now, can we go to sleep, baby? You were right, I'm tired."
"Ok, love you. Good night, Potter, night, babies." He kisses her, patting her belly and quickly drifting off to sleep...
"Love you too. Night, sweetie…" but even when Pacey starts to snore, she still has her eyes open.