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Chapter 4
It's Saturday evening and Jen, Dawson, Jack, and Audrey have just finished eating dinner at Dawson's house which he shares with Jen and Amy. They were gathered in the kitchen, talking while Dawson was washing the dishes.
"I told you neither of them would come." Jack told Jen referring to Pacey and Joey.
"I wonder why. Do you think they suspected anything?"
"Suspect anything?" Audrey responded "Hello, we've only done the exact same thing only a million times before. Everytime they'd fight we'd set up a dinner, invite Joey and tell her Pacey wouldn't come then we'd invite Pacey and tell him Joey wouldn't come. I mean, how long did you exactly think will they fall for the same routine."
"I was hoping forever. Anyway, what are we gonna do now? Audrey does have a point, they're pretty smart people."
"We're not gonna do anything. Don't you think we've meddled enough?" Dawson said. "We tried and they wouldn't budge. As you said, they're smart people; they'll figure it out by themselves."
"As we've been doing this last ten years. If we leave them on their own, it's gonna take them ten more years." Jen said defending her side.
"Just because our plan didn't work out doesn't mean we should stop trying. It simply means its time Plan B." Audrey's voice was optimistic.
"First of all, our Plan didn't fail. Your Plan did. And second, we do not have a Plan B." Dawson's voice sounded like a father- figure, he was surprised himself.
"Aren't you a little worried? We're playing with fire here." Jack warned. "What if they're really just not ready? Meddling with fate's affairs can backfire."
"Of course they're ready" Jen said. " and no, we're not messing up anything destined in the stars. We're just fast tracking things."
"I don't know Jen.it still is Joey and Pacey's business, not ours." Dawson commented.
"Here, here." Jack said in support of Dawson
"Oh c'mon you guys," Audrey said whining "You sound more like chickens. I mean Jack, you're gay and Dawson, don't you think up things like these for The Creek? I mean, you two, of all people, should be open to these sort of things."
"I don't know Audrey. What if that old cliché is true: familiarity breeds contempt. Maybe they've been in this stagnant relationship for so long, they're already tired of it." Jack said
"That's exactly what we're gonna help them out on; we're gonna make it a. non- stagnant relationship. And besides, they've hated each other even before they met so that can't be it." Jen was running out of arguments.
"Jack could be right." Audrey said not lifting her eyes from the donut she was picking on.
"Not you too." Jen said in exasperation. "I thought you were on my side."
"But." Audrey spoke as if not hearing Jen's complaint "What about the other cliché?"
"What are you talking about?" Dawson said finishing up cleaning the counter tops.
"What if, just if, absence does make the heart grow fonder?"
"Are you trying to say anything Audrey?" A smile began creeping up Jen's face and it was apparent that Dawson and Jack got a little worried.
"It's time to change our strategy. Okay guys, this is what I'm thinking" Audrey said and Jack rolled his eyes. "Just hear me out."
"Just as long as it doesn't involve doing a crazy ritual dance you picked up from one of your travels."
"So does that mean you're all in?" Audrey's smile never left her face.
