Friday night finally came. Joey found a very pretty short black
dress. She put her hair up and a nice simple silver necklace. Jen and
Carmen came to Joey's house because all three of them were going to the
dance. Carmen with Sam, Joey with Rico, and Jen with Jack. When Joey was
getting ready she couldn't help but feel sad because the last time she
talked to Pacey was on Wednesday. Joey was told by Jen that he was going to
leave for the summer. When all the girls were ready they went outside in
the spring night wind and waited for their dates to arrive.
Charlie and Dawson got ready to go to the spring formal at Dawson's house and Pacey decided to hang with them before he had to go by Andie's house for the concert. The dance started a half an hour before but Charlie always likes to be fashionably late. Pacey was sitting on the bed and staring into space.
"Hello Pace you there?" Dawson said waving a hand in front of Pacey.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Dawson sat down next to Pacey while Charlie was tying his tie. "Pace I think you should come with us and see her."
"No I don't want to disturb her and Rico, besides, I can't go even if I wanted because I'm going out with Andie tonight."
Charlie heard the conversation and decided to step in. "You won't disturb her because she probably wants to see you too. You have a phone; you can call Andie and cancel. We have a suit for you to wear just in case."
Pacey was thinking about it when his phone started to ring. "Hello? Hey Andie... Uh huh... okay... No its fine... have fun bye."
Pacey hung up his phone, put it in his pocket and looked at them. "So let me see that suit of yours."
Joey and Rico were dancing since the dance started. All of the songs were fast for the first 45 minutes. Joey saw Chris and Andie walk in. Joey started to wonder where Pacey was. Show me the meaning of being lonely by the backstreet boys started to play and Rico dragged Joey onto the dance floor. They started to dance slowly together. Around the middle of the song Joey started to think about Pacey and started to smile. Pacey walked in with Charlie and Dawson. Pacey looked around for Joey and saw her on the dance floor with Rico smiling. Pacey got depressed and went to sit down. Joey and Rico kept dancing until Joey noticed Pacey. She stopped dancing and just stared at him. Rico noticed and turned around to look at Pacey.
"Why is he here? I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." Rico started to walk away but Joey stopped him.
"Don't you dare touch the man that I love."
Rico heard this, looked at Joey and walked outside. Joey followed him.
"What was that Joey? Did you say you loved that thing? Tell me it isn't so Bonito?"
"I'm sorry Rico, I should have told you earlier but I didn't know how. Pacey and I have been dating for a few months now and we haven't talked to each other since Wednesday."
Rico started to get mad. "How could you not tell me?"
Joey started to cry a little. "I'm sorry Rico."
"Yeah well, sorry isn't enough. I'm leaving. I hate you Joey Potter."
Rico walked down the stairs and walked out of sight. Joey stayed on the balcony outside. Pacey saw Joey out there and went to talk to her.
"Hey Jo." Pacey came and stood next to Joey.
Joey wiped away her tears. "Hi Pacey. I didn't know you were coming."
"I wasn't but Andie cancelled so I came to see you. I saw you and Rico though. Joey, do you really like him?"
"Pacey I don't need this right now." Joey turned away.
"Joey I won't get mad I just need to know so I can stop moping around like a sick dog. I saw you smiling when you danced with him."
"Pacey stop! I don't want to do this now!"
"When then Joey because I can't mop around forever!"
Joey walked away and turned back with tears in her eyes. "I'm mopping around too Pacey. I was so upset because I thought I lost you to Andie again. I love YOU not Rico. I told Rico that I loved you and he got mad and stormed off so sorry if I didn't want to get yelled at twice in one night. And I was smiling because I was thinking about you Pacey!" Joey went back inside and took a seat.
Pacey walked back inside and sat on the opposite side of the room but they could still see each other. The DJ got on the mic and announced the last song. The song started and Joey and Pacey looked at each other but Joey looked away. The song was crazy by KCi and Jo Jo.
Pacey got up and walked over to Joey. Joey looked at Pacey's extended hand. "Would you do me the honor of dancing with me Josephine?"
Joey smiled a small smiled and took Pacey's hand. He led her out on to the dance floor. She encircled his neck and he wrapped around her waist.
"Do you remember this song Jo?"
"How could I forget? It's the song that played the first time we ever danced together."
Pacey wiped away Joey's last tear. "I'm sorry I made you cry. I was just so jealous."
"It's okay. I was jealous of Andie. I just love you so much that it gets the better of me. Pace, can I ask a question?"
"Sure."
"Are you really leaving for the summer?"
Pacey's eyes opened up. "Who told you?"
"Jen did. So it's true. I wish you would have told me so I could have said goodbye. If you want to break up I will understand." Joey looked down and put her head down.
Pacey put his hand on her face so she would look up. "I don't want to break up Joey. I love you with all my heart and I don't know why you would doubt that. I didn't tell you because I wanted to ask you to come with me."
"Really pace?"
"Yes really. I want you to go away with me this summer. What do you say?"
"Of course I will Pacey." Joey leaned to give Pacey a kiss but he put his finger over her lips.
"We're in public Joey. You sure you want to?"
Joey smiled. "Screw it Pace. I want to kiss my boyfriend and I want to do it any time I damn please. I don't care who sees either."
"Good answer Potter." Pacey spun her then they kissed hard to make up for lost time.
Pacey and Joey walked outside and walked hand in hand to the corner. They kissed and Pacey started to let go but Joey stopped him.
"I don't want you to leave me tonight Pacey."
Pacey smiled. "We should be able to get in the back way and sneak to my room."
"No Pace. I want you to stay by me tonight."
"What about Bessie?"
"We'll get around her. I want to feel what it's like to have you in my bed with me at least once."
Joey grabbed his hand and they walked to Joey's house for the night.
Charlie and Dawson got ready to go to the spring formal at Dawson's house and Pacey decided to hang with them before he had to go by Andie's house for the concert. The dance started a half an hour before but Charlie always likes to be fashionably late. Pacey was sitting on the bed and staring into space.
"Hello Pace you there?" Dawson said waving a hand in front of Pacey.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Dawson sat down next to Pacey while Charlie was tying his tie. "Pace I think you should come with us and see her."
"No I don't want to disturb her and Rico, besides, I can't go even if I wanted because I'm going out with Andie tonight."
Charlie heard the conversation and decided to step in. "You won't disturb her because she probably wants to see you too. You have a phone; you can call Andie and cancel. We have a suit for you to wear just in case."
Pacey was thinking about it when his phone started to ring. "Hello? Hey Andie... Uh huh... okay... No its fine... have fun bye."
Pacey hung up his phone, put it in his pocket and looked at them. "So let me see that suit of yours."
Joey and Rico were dancing since the dance started. All of the songs were fast for the first 45 minutes. Joey saw Chris and Andie walk in. Joey started to wonder where Pacey was. Show me the meaning of being lonely by the backstreet boys started to play and Rico dragged Joey onto the dance floor. They started to dance slowly together. Around the middle of the song Joey started to think about Pacey and started to smile. Pacey walked in with Charlie and Dawson. Pacey looked around for Joey and saw her on the dance floor with Rico smiling. Pacey got depressed and went to sit down. Joey and Rico kept dancing until Joey noticed Pacey. She stopped dancing and just stared at him. Rico noticed and turned around to look at Pacey.
"Why is he here? I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." Rico started to walk away but Joey stopped him.
"Don't you dare touch the man that I love."
Rico heard this, looked at Joey and walked outside. Joey followed him.
"What was that Joey? Did you say you loved that thing? Tell me it isn't so Bonito?"
"I'm sorry Rico, I should have told you earlier but I didn't know how. Pacey and I have been dating for a few months now and we haven't talked to each other since Wednesday."
Rico started to get mad. "How could you not tell me?"
Joey started to cry a little. "I'm sorry Rico."
"Yeah well, sorry isn't enough. I'm leaving. I hate you Joey Potter."
Rico walked down the stairs and walked out of sight. Joey stayed on the balcony outside. Pacey saw Joey out there and went to talk to her.
"Hey Jo." Pacey came and stood next to Joey.
Joey wiped away her tears. "Hi Pacey. I didn't know you were coming."
"I wasn't but Andie cancelled so I came to see you. I saw you and Rico though. Joey, do you really like him?"
"Pacey I don't need this right now." Joey turned away.
"Joey I won't get mad I just need to know so I can stop moping around like a sick dog. I saw you smiling when you danced with him."
"Pacey stop! I don't want to do this now!"
"When then Joey because I can't mop around forever!"
Joey walked away and turned back with tears in her eyes. "I'm mopping around too Pacey. I was so upset because I thought I lost you to Andie again. I love YOU not Rico. I told Rico that I loved you and he got mad and stormed off so sorry if I didn't want to get yelled at twice in one night. And I was smiling because I was thinking about you Pacey!" Joey went back inside and took a seat.
Pacey walked back inside and sat on the opposite side of the room but they could still see each other. The DJ got on the mic and announced the last song. The song started and Joey and Pacey looked at each other but Joey looked away. The song was crazy by KCi and Jo Jo.
Pacey got up and walked over to Joey. Joey looked at Pacey's extended hand. "Would you do me the honor of dancing with me Josephine?"
Joey smiled a small smiled and took Pacey's hand. He led her out on to the dance floor. She encircled his neck and he wrapped around her waist.
"Do you remember this song Jo?"
"How could I forget? It's the song that played the first time we ever danced together."
Pacey wiped away Joey's last tear. "I'm sorry I made you cry. I was just so jealous."
"It's okay. I was jealous of Andie. I just love you so much that it gets the better of me. Pace, can I ask a question?"
"Sure."
"Are you really leaving for the summer?"
Pacey's eyes opened up. "Who told you?"
"Jen did. So it's true. I wish you would have told me so I could have said goodbye. If you want to break up I will understand." Joey looked down and put her head down.
Pacey put his hand on her face so she would look up. "I don't want to break up Joey. I love you with all my heart and I don't know why you would doubt that. I didn't tell you because I wanted to ask you to come with me."
"Really pace?"
"Yes really. I want you to go away with me this summer. What do you say?"
"Of course I will Pacey." Joey leaned to give Pacey a kiss but he put his finger over her lips.
"We're in public Joey. You sure you want to?"
Joey smiled. "Screw it Pace. I want to kiss my boyfriend and I want to do it any time I damn please. I don't care who sees either."
"Good answer Potter." Pacey spun her then they kissed hard to make up for lost time.
Pacey and Joey walked outside and walked hand in hand to the corner. They kissed and Pacey started to let go but Joey stopped him.
"I don't want you to leave me tonight Pacey."
Pacey smiled. "We should be able to get in the back way and sneak to my room."
"No Pace. I want you to stay by me tonight."
"What about Bessie?"
"We'll get around her. I want to feel what it's like to have you in my bed with me at least once."
Joey grabbed his hand and they walked to Joey's house for the night.