It was the 25th of July. The temperature was 95 degrees. The air
conditioning at the B&B was not working at optimum sufficiency. Thank
goodness there were no guests. The Warts' next door moved out a week ago. A
new family was moving in that day. The whole gang, except for Jack, was at
Joey's house, sitting on the front porch.
The family came out of their car. There was an older man and two younger children. A teenage girl stepped out of the car. She looked about 15 or 16. She had tan skin and short black hair. It was so shiny and looked as soft as velvet. The girl was wearing a sundress that was red and had white flowers on it. It went down mid thigh. She wore white heels and her nail polish was red, it was on her toes too. She wore cherry red lipstick and no eye makeup. She was tall, at least five six. She also had on a gold chain with medallion on it. The medallion had the Virgin Mary on it. She got out of the car fully and stared at the group. A boy came up behind her and scared her. She slapped him.
The guy that scared her was a few inches taller than her, maybe six one or two. He looked about the same age. He had jet black hair that was messy, like Pacey's when it's long. He was tan too. He wore khaki colored shorts with a chain on them, a Staind shirt, white ankle sox, and a semi dirty pair of black skate border shoes. He wore a necklace of metal balls and a gold chain with a medallion. The medallion had St. Christopher on it.
The guy pushed the girl towards the B&B. when they reached the gang, the girl was walking by herself. He introduced himself first.
"Hey I'm Chris." He extended his arm to Pacey. Pacey shook it.
"Hey, I'm Pacey Witter." He pointed to every person as he said their name. "This is my girlfriend Joey Potter, this is Dawson Leery and his boyfriend Charlie Lindley." "These two are Sam Potter, Joey's cousin, and his girlfriend Jen Lindley, Charlie's sister." "And this lovely lady is Andie McPhee."
Andie and Chris instantly clicked. Andie took Chris away to show him capeside. The girl just stood there. Joey extended her arm.
"Hi, I'm Joey Potter."
The girl looked at her wide eyed. She shook Joey's hand. "Sorry, guess I lost my manners. I'm Carmen, Chris's sister."
Joey invited Carmen to sit with them and talk.
"So Carmen, why did you move to a boring place like Capeside?"
"My Dad wanted to move to a small town, so we did."
"Where did you move from?" Pacey asked.
"Your name is Pissy right?"
Everyone started to laugh. "It's Pacey actually."
Carmen turned bright red and put her hands on her face. "Oh god! I'm so sorry Pacey. I must have heard it wrong. I didn't mean to."
Pacey laughed and shook his head. "It's okay; everyone calls me Pissy at one time or another."
Carmen was still red. "Well I moved from Illinois."
"Where in Illinois?"
"I moved from down town Chicago. I'm glad we moved to a small town."
Joey looked puzzled. "Why would you want to live in a boring town like Capeside?"
"Big cities are like zoos. Everyone is running around and don't care if they hit you or how loud they are. Downtown Chicago was a place where you had to walk everywhere because it was impossible to drive without getting hit."
Jen got in. "Yeah Joey, New York was just as bad. It was really dirty and nobody cared who you were or what you were."
Joey just looked at them. How could a big city be anything but magic? She was dying to get out when Carmen and Jen were dying to get in.
Everyone talked for a few hours then Jen, Charlie and Dawson had to leave. Joey invited Carmen over and Pacey stayed for a while before he had to go home for dinner and come back to pick up Joey for Cinderella class.
(Joey and Carmen talking)
"So what kind of classes are you taking next year?"
"I hope to take a journalism class. I know I'm definitely taking AP English and AP science. I'm not too good in math but I still can get an A if I try really hard."
"It's cool to have another AP buddy. What is on the medallion?"
Carmen took it off. "Oh, it's the Virgin Mary. I'm catholic. Most Puerto Rican people are."
"That is so cool. Where did you get it?"
"I got it from my mom. She died when I was twelve."
Joey felt a special connection with her. "My mom died from cancer when I was twelve too."
Carmen felt the water works coming. "Okay, okay, tell me about yourself Joey."
"What do you want to know?"
"Anything. How long have you been dating Pacey, not Pissy?"
"Well, it's really complicated."
"I have no where to go."
Joey took in a deep breath. "Okay, Pacey and I are both best friends to Dawson Leery. Dawson is a movie buff so we had to sit in the same room one day a week for movie night. Pacey and I hated each other. I couldn't stand him. Last summer, Pacey and I were leads in one of Dawson's many movies. We had to kiss and it totally grossed me out. We kissed and I ended up having a crush on him. Pacey went on a date with Jen to forget about me and I found out and got all upset because I thought Pacey didn't like me. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that we had a Saturday detention and Pacey was dared to kiss me and then kissed me on his free will, anyway, I ended up dating Jack McPhee, andie's brother, for seven months to make Pacey jealous while Pacey dated Andie. One day, we got locked into a storage closet and we ended up kissing. We decided not to kiss again until we broke up with our dating partners but we couldn't resist. Jack fell in love with me and I felt bad. Pacey and I dated for a week then we broke up because I wasn't completely confident in us. We went to a dance, we kissed, I ignored him, and Pacey moved away. I tried to tell him I loved him before he moved but I was too late. Two weeks later Pacey came for a visit. I don't like to get all dolled up but I did for that night. Pacey ended up flirting with Melody Shark, my worst enemy, and I went into another room to cry to Jen about how much I love Pacey. Pacey was behind me and heard what I said. He told me he loved me for the second time, we kissed and we've been together ever since. That's about four months now."
Carmen looked at Joey with a sad face. "I want a history like that."
Joey smiled. "Trust me Carmen, if you live in Capeside, you will get a history." Joey smiled and snapped her fingers. "Do you want to go to Cinderella class with me and Pacey today?"
Carmen put on an ear to ear grin. "I'd love too, but I have to get out of this awful dress. I don't really like to get dolled up either."
Carmen left and Pacey came. When Carmen came back they all left for the ballroom. It was a beautiful ball room. It had gold trimming, beautiful glass chandeliers, freshly waxed wood floors; it even had stained glass windows.
It was break time so Joey was talking to Carmen and Pacey was talking to his old Pal, Will Emerson. When Joey went to the bathroom Melody Shark was in there. She looked at Joey with disgust.
"Where did you get this new one Jenny, the street?"
"My name is Joey. You don't even know Carmen so don't judge her."
"O please Jody, why would I want to know her? She looks like a person who would bug the crap out of me. You know who she reminds me of."
"Fine, I'll play your little game. Who?"
"She reminds me of you. A girl who will never fit in. I suggest you and that girl keep to your little group, except for Pacey. He's more of my status than yours Jenny, remember that. Tootles."
Melody Shark left before Joey could say anything. The rest of the class would be bad.
Class just ended when Pacey took Joey off to the side.
"Pacey, what are you."
Pacey cut Joey off with a big kiss. When he moved away he started talking.
"Joey, it's July and you know what time it is, it's Christmas in July. I wanted to get you something for any holiday or semi holiday that we share together so I got you this." Pacey gave her a box. "Merry July Christmas."
Joey smiled and opened the box. Inside the box was a purple and silver bead choker. It had purple flowers on it. They looked like Daisies. Joey looked at Pacey with tears in her eyes.
"Thank you Pacey. I love the necklace. I love you." Joey hugged Pacey and gave him a kiss. She wished him a merry July Christmas too.
Next chapter starts off exactly where this one ended.
Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a happy and tear free holiday.
Meli Dav
The family came out of their car. There was an older man and two younger children. A teenage girl stepped out of the car. She looked about 15 or 16. She had tan skin and short black hair. It was so shiny and looked as soft as velvet. The girl was wearing a sundress that was red and had white flowers on it. It went down mid thigh. She wore white heels and her nail polish was red, it was on her toes too. She wore cherry red lipstick and no eye makeup. She was tall, at least five six. She also had on a gold chain with medallion on it. The medallion had the Virgin Mary on it. She got out of the car fully and stared at the group. A boy came up behind her and scared her. She slapped him.
The guy that scared her was a few inches taller than her, maybe six one or two. He looked about the same age. He had jet black hair that was messy, like Pacey's when it's long. He was tan too. He wore khaki colored shorts with a chain on them, a Staind shirt, white ankle sox, and a semi dirty pair of black skate border shoes. He wore a necklace of metal balls and a gold chain with a medallion. The medallion had St. Christopher on it.
The guy pushed the girl towards the B&B. when they reached the gang, the girl was walking by herself. He introduced himself first.
"Hey I'm Chris." He extended his arm to Pacey. Pacey shook it.
"Hey, I'm Pacey Witter." He pointed to every person as he said their name. "This is my girlfriend Joey Potter, this is Dawson Leery and his boyfriend Charlie Lindley." "These two are Sam Potter, Joey's cousin, and his girlfriend Jen Lindley, Charlie's sister." "And this lovely lady is Andie McPhee."
Andie and Chris instantly clicked. Andie took Chris away to show him capeside. The girl just stood there. Joey extended her arm.
"Hi, I'm Joey Potter."
The girl looked at her wide eyed. She shook Joey's hand. "Sorry, guess I lost my manners. I'm Carmen, Chris's sister."
Joey invited Carmen to sit with them and talk.
"So Carmen, why did you move to a boring place like Capeside?"
"My Dad wanted to move to a small town, so we did."
"Where did you move from?" Pacey asked.
"Your name is Pissy right?"
Everyone started to laugh. "It's Pacey actually."
Carmen turned bright red and put her hands on her face. "Oh god! I'm so sorry Pacey. I must have heard it wrong. I didn't mean to."
Pacey laughed and shook his head. "It's okay; everyone calls me Pissy at one time or another."
Carmen was still red. "Well I moved from Illinois."
"Where in Illinois?"
"I moved from down town Chicago. I'm glad we moved to a small town."
Joey looked puzzled. "Why would you want to live in a boring town like Capeside?"
"Big cities are like zoos. Everyone is running around and don't care if they hit you or how loud they are. Downtown Chicago was a place where you had to walk everywhere because it was impossible to drive without getting hit."
Jen got in. "Yeah Joey, New York was just as bad. It was really dirty and nobody cared who you were or what you were."
Joey just looked at them. How could a big city be anything but magic? She was dying to get out when Carmen and Jen were dying to get in.
Everyone talked for a few hours then Jen, Charlie and Dawson had to leave. Joey invited Carmen over and Pacey stayed for a while before he had to go home for dinner and come back to pick up Joey for Cinderella class.
(Joey and Carmen talking)
"So what kind of classes are you taking next year?"
"I hope to take a journalism class. I know I'm definitely taking AP English and AP science. I'm not too good in math but I still can get an A if I try really hard."
"It's cool to have another AP buddy. What is on the medallion?"
Carmen took it off. "Oh, it's the Virgin Mary. I'm catholic. Most Puerto Rican people are."
"That is so cool. Where did you get it?"
"I got it from my mom. She died when I was twelve."
Joey felt a special connection with her. "My mom died from cancer when I was twelve too."
Carmen felt the water works coming. "Okay, okay, tell me about yourself Joey."
"What do you want to know?"
"Anything. How long have you been dating Pacey, not Pissy?"
"Well, it's really complicated."
"I have no where to go."
Joey took in a deep breath. "Okay, Pacey and I are both best friends to Dawson Leery. Dawson is a movie buff so we had to sit in the same room one day a week for movie night. Pacey and I hated each other. I couldn't stand him. Last summer, Pacey and I were leads in one of Dawson's many movies. We had to kiss and it totally grossed me out. We kissed and I ended up having a crush on him. Pacey went on a date with Jen to forget about me and I found out and got all upset because I thought Pacey didn't like me. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that we had a Saturday detention and Pacey was dared to kiss me and then kissed me on his free will, anyway, I ended up dating Jack McPhee, andie's brother, for seven months to make Pacey jealous while Pacey dated Andie. One day, we got locked into a storage closet and we ended up kissing. We decided not to kiss again until we broke up with our dating partners but we couldn't resist. Jack fell in love with me and I felt bad. Pacey and I dated for a week then we broke up because I wasn't completely confident in us. We went to a dance, we kissed, I ignored him, and Pacey moved away. I tried to tell him I loved him before he moved but I was too late. Two weeks later Pacey came for a visit. I don't like to get all dolled up but I did for that night. Pacey ended up flirting with Melody Shark, my worst enemy, and I went into another room to cry to Jen about how much I love Pacey. Pacey was behind me and heard what I said. He told me he loved me for the second time, we kissed and we've been together ever since. That's about four months now."
Carmen looked at Joey with a sad face. "I want a history like that."
Joey smiled. "Trust me Carmen, if you live in Capeside, you will get a history." Joey smiled and snapped her fingers. "Do you want to go to Cinderella class with me and Pacey today?"
Carmen put on an ear to ear grin. "I'd love too, but I have to get out of this awful dress. I don't really like to get dolled up either."
Carmen left and Pacey came. When Carmen came back they all left for the ballroom. It was a beautiful ball room. It had gold trimming, beautiful glass chandeliers, freshly waxed wood floors; it even had stained glass windows.
It was break time so Joey was talking to Carmen and Pacey was talking to his old Pal, Will Emerson. When Joey went to the bathroom Melody Shark was in there. She looked at Joey with disgust.
"Where did you get this new one Jenny, the street?"
"My name is Joey. You don't even know Carmen so don't judge her."
"O please Jody, why would I want to know her? She looks like a person who would bug the crap out of me. You know who she reminds me of."
"Fine, I'll play your little game. Who?"
"She reminds me of you. A girl who will never fit in. I suggest you and that girl keep to your little group, except for Pacey. He's more of my status than yours Jenny, remember that. Tootles."
Melody Shark left before Joey could say anything. The rest of the class would be bad.
Class just ended when Pacey took Joey off to the side.
"Pacey, what are you."
Pacey cut Joey off with a big kiss. When he moved away he started talking.
"Joey, it's July and you know what time it is, it's Christmas in July. I wanted to get you something for any holiday or semi holiday that we share together so I got you this." Pacey gave her a box. "Merry July Christmas."
Joey smiled and opened the box. Inside the box was a purple and silver bead choker. It had purple flowers on it. They looked like Daisies. Joey looked at Pacey with tears in her eyes.
"Thank you Pacey. I love the necklace. I love you." Joey hugged Pacey and gave him a kiss. She wished him a merry July Christmas too.
Next chapter starts off exactly where this one ended.
Merry Christmas to everyone. Have a happy and tear free holiday.
Meli Dav