The day was sunny and warm. The birds were out chirping and the wind
blew softly against the fresh leaves. Joey sighed looking out of Pacey's
bedroom window. She felt arms go around her waist and felt a soft kiss on
her head. She rocked a little in Pacey's arms.
"Isn't it funny how nice it is on such a depressing day? It's almost so nice that you don't want to be depressed."
"Then let's not be depressed today." Pacey turned Joey around. "Just remember we have the whole day together."
"What are you talking about Witter? Your flight is at two."
"Okay so that gives us a whole... three hours to do stuff."
"Yeah, I know exactly what we can do. We can go for a walk."
"Not exactly what I was thinking. It would be okay to do that stuff too."
Joey looked dumbfounded then smiled. "Oh, we can do that too."
Joey and Pacey kissed passionately.
Two and a half hours passed and it was time to get everything together. Pacey had already loaded all of his things into Bessie's truck to go to the airport. Carmen was outside to say goodbye to Pacey.
"I'll miss you Pacey." Carmen said giving him a hug.
"I'll miss you too Carmen." Pacey noticed Carmen was looking at someone behind him and he turned around to see Sam. "You should talk to him."
Carmen looked away from Sam who was staring right back. "No, I can't. My wounds are still fresh. I still love him. If only he loved me back."
"He does love you Carmen. I can see how much pain he's in."
Carmen noticed Sam walking over. Carmen said goodbye once more and started to walk away. Sam called out her name but she kept walking.
Pacey put his hand on Sam's shoulder. "Give her some time. She's really hurt."
"I know, I just feel so lost now. I'm so accustomed to seeing her everyday. I love her so much and it hurts me that I hurt her so badly. You really don't realize how great what you have is until it's gone."
"If only we could realize the greatness when we still have it. I'm so lucky Joey hasn't left me yet."
"Josie is a great girl. So, have a great trip and call my cousin a lot."
"Oh I'll be calling her everyday." Pacey and Sam shared a quick hug.
Joey walked back inside to get the keys to the truck. Joey opened the door and went to the table. When Joey was about to leave Bessie came out of her bedroom.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Joey didn't even turn around. "I'm taking Pacey to the airport."
"No you're not."
Joey slowly turned around to face Bessie. "What do you mean by you're not going?"
"I mean exactly what I said. You said you would take care of Alex when I needed and I need you to watch him. You can't go."
"Why can't you have Sam watch him?" Joey got a little mad.
"Sam wanted to go out tonight."
"I have to go Bessie." Joey started to walk away.
"Get back in here Josephine!"
"Bessie! This is the last time I get to see Pacey for three months. You can't stop me. First you make me give up the chance to have the most wonderful summer with the only man I have ever loved, now you want me to miss the last moments I have with him? Come on Bessie, you know you're not the cruel. Did you know that we were going to Boston? I've always dreamed of going to Boston and Pacey was sweet enough to ask me to go with him even though he has to work. I have never felt as low as I did in the last two days. This summer is going to be worse. Now, I'm going to take my boyfriend to the airport where he leaves without me and we have a shitty summer thanks to you Bess. I'm leaving, good bye."
Joey walked out and slammed the door.
The ride to the airport was silent. When they got there it was a half an hour until his flight left. Pacey went and turned in his ticket. He came back and apologized to Joey because it took him 15 minutes to turn in his ticket.
"Sorry that took so long. There was a long line."
Joey sat there not facing Pacey with her arms and legs crossed.
"Oh Come on Joey. I don't want to have a fight. This are the last minutes we have with each other, is this how you want to say goodbye for three months?"
Joey didn't say anything. She didn't even look at him. Pacey looked down at his watch and picked up his shoulder bag.
"I think I should go. I don't want to be late." Pacey leaned down and kissed Joey on the forehead. "I'll call you when I get there. I love you Josephine"
Pacey picked up his hand bag and walked away. Joey still didn't look at him but a tear came from her eye. She quickly stood up.
"Pacey wait!" Pacey stopped and turned around. Joey ran to him. He dropped his bag so he could hold Joey who ran into his arms. Joey gave him fast kisses and hugged him. Pacey stopped her.
"Whoa! Slow down Jo. Why are you crying?"
"I'm sorry Pace. I'm not mad at you, I swear I'm not. I had a fight with Bessie before we came here and I was pissed off."
"Is that why you're crying?"
"No, I'm crying because I'm not going to se you for three long months. I don't know if I can do it; I'm going to miss you a lot."
Pacey smiled and hugged Joey. "I'm going to miss you to Jo. These three months will probably go by slow but I'm going to call you every single day so we won't be that apart."
"It's not the same Pace. I won't be able to see you for three months." Joey started to cry again.
"I know, I know. I wish I didn't have to go for this internship but it's so important that I look good so I can get that job after high school."
"I know." The airport announced call for Pacey's plane.
"I have to go Jo. I love you."
"I love you too." Joey and Pacey shared a long kiss. Mid kiss someone called out Joey's name.
"Joey! Pacey wait!" the voice called.
They stopped kissing and looked in the direction of the voice.
"Bessie! Why are you here? Why do you have bags?"
Bessie walked up to them dragging the bags with her.
"Hey Pace. Joey, these bags are for you. I want you to go with Pacey to Boston. I just want you to be happy. I want you to know that. You would be so miserable if you had to stay all summer at home without Pacey. I already turned in your ticket. I put all of your summer clothes and some pants and jackets too." Bessie got closer to Joey and whispered, "I even put some money in there for pads and other necessities."
Joey just looked from Pacey to Bessie with a look of shock on her face. Joey hugged Bessie.
"Thank you Bessie! I love you so much. You are the best sister ever. You won't regret this. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!"
"Okay! I can't breath." Joey let go. "No get out of her before I change my mind. I expect a call when you get there."
"Of course! Bye Bessie. Come on Pace."
Joey and Joey walked away when Bessie yelled to Pacey. "You better take good care of her Pacey!"
"I will. Thanks Bess!" Pacey yelled back.
Bessie watched the plane leave the airport for Boston.
This was summer pt. 1 of 2. The next on is mostly focused on Carmen and Sam. There is some Pacey and Joey thought. It's about time someone else was in the spot light.
"Isn't it funny how nice it is on such a depressing day? It's almost so nice that you don't want to be depressed."
"Then let's not be depressed today." Pacey turned Joey around. "Just remember we have the whole day together."
"What are you talking about Witter? Your flight is at two."
"Okay so that gives us a whole... three hours to do stuff."
"Yeah, I know exactly what we can do. We can go for a walk."
"Not exactly what I was thinking. It would be okay to do that stuff too."
Joey looked dumbfounded then smiled. "Oh, we can do that too."
Joey and Pacey kissed passionately.
Two and a half hours passed and it was time to get everything together. Pacey had already loaded all of his things into Bessie's truck to go to the airport. Carmen was outside to say goodbye to Pacey.
"I'll miss you Pacey." Carmen said giving him a hug.
"I'll miss you too Carmen." Pacey noticed Carmen was looking at someone behind him and he turned around to see Sam. "You should talk to him."
Carmen looked away from Sam who was staring right back. "No, I can't. My wounds are still fresh. I still love him. If only he loved me back."
"He does love you Carmen. I can see how much pain he's in."
Carmen noticed Sam walking over. Carmen said goodbye once more and started to walk away. Sam called out her name but she kept walking.
Pacey put his hand on Sam's shoulder. "Give her some time. She's really hurt."
"I know, I just feel so lost now. I'm so accustomed to seeing her everyday. I love her so much and it hurts me that I hurt her so badly. You really don't realize how great what you have is until it's gone."
"If only we could realize the greatness when we still have it. I'm so lucky Joey hasn't left me yet."
"Josie is a great girl. So, have a great trip and call my cousin a lot."
"Oh I'll be calling her everyday." Pacey and Sam shared a quick hug.
Joey walked back inside to get the keys to the truck. Joey opened the door and went to the table. When Joey was about to leave Bessie came out of her bedroom.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Joey didn't even turn around. "I'm taking Pacey to the airport."
"No you're not."
Joey slowly turned around to face Bessie. "What do you mean by you're not going?"
"I mean exactly what I said. You said you would take care of Alex when I needed and I need you to watch him. You can't go."
"Why can't you have Sam watch him?" Joey got a little mad.
"Sam wanted to go out tonight."
"I have to go Bessie." Joey started to walk away.
"Get back in here Josephine!"
"Bessie! This is the last time I get to see Pacey for three months. You can't stop me. First you make me give up the chance to have the most wonderful summer with the only man I have ever loved, now you want me to miss the last moments I have with him? Come on Bessie, you know you're not the cruel. Did you know that we were going to Boston? I've always dreamed of going to Boston and Pacey was sweet enough to ask me to go with him even though he has to work. I have never felt as low as I did in the last two days. This summer is going to be worse. Now, I'm going to take my boyfriend to the airport where he leaves without me and we have a shitty summer thanks to you Bess. I'm leaving, good bye."
Joey walked out and slammed the door.
The ride to the airport was silent. When they got there it was a half an hour until his flight left. Pacey went and turned in his ticket. He came back and apologized to Joey because it took him 15 minutes to turn in his ticket.
"Sorry that took so long. There was a long line."
Joey sat there not facing Pacey with her arms and legs crossed.
"Oh Come on Joey. I don't want to have a fight. This are the last minutes we have with each other, is this how you want to say goodbye for three months?"
Joey didn't say anything. She didn't even look at him. Pacey looked down at his watch and picked up his shoulder bag.
"I think I should go. I don't want to be late." Pacey leaned down and kissed Joey on the forehead. "I'll call you when I get there. I love you Josephine"
Pacey picked up his hand bag and walked away. Joey still didn't look at him but a tear came from her eye. She quickly stood up.
"Pacey wait!" Pacey stopped and turned around. Joey ran to him. He dropped his bag so he could hold Joey who ran into his arms. Joey gave him fast kisses and hugged him. Pacey stopped her.
"Whoa! Slow down Jo. Why are you crying?"
"I'm sorry Pace. I'm not mad at you, I swear I'm not. I had a fight with Bessie before we came here and I was pissed off."
"Is that why you're crying?"
"No, I'm crying because I'm not going to se you for three long months. I don't know if I can do it; I'm going to miss you a lot."
Pacey smiled and hugged Joey. "I'm going to miss you to Jo. These three months will probably go by slow but I'm going to call you every single day so we won't be that apart."
"It's not the same Pace. I won't be able to see you for three months." Joey started to cry again.
"I know, I know. I wish I didn't have to go for this internship but it's so important that I look good so I can get that job after high school."
"I know." The airport announced call for Pacey's plane.
"I have to go Jo. I love you."
"I love you too." Joey and Pacey shared a long kiss. Mid kiss someone called out Joey's name.
"Joey! Pacey wait!" the voice called.
They stopped kissing and looked in the direction of the voice.
"Bessie! Why are you here? Why do you have bags?"
Bessie walked up to them dragging the bags with her.
"Hey Pace. Joey, these bags are for you. I want you to go with Pacey to Boston. I just want you to be happy. I want you to know that. You would be so miserable if you had to stay all summer at home without Pacey. I already turned in your ticket. I put all of your summer clothes and some pants and jackets too." Bessie got closer to Joey and whispered, "I even put some money in there for pads and other necessities."
Joey just looked from Pacey to Bessie with a look of shock on her face. Joey hugged Bessie.
"Thank you Bessie! I love you so much. You are the best sister ever. You won't regret this. Thank you, thank you, and thank you!"
"Okay! I can't breath." Joey let go. "No get out of her before I change my mind. I expect a call when you get there."
"Of course! Bye Bessie. Come on Pace."
Joey and Joey walked away when Bessie yelled to Pacey. "You better take good care of her Pacey!"
"I will. Thanks Bess!" Pacey yelled back.
Bessie watched the plane leave the airport for Boston.
This was summer pt. 1 of 2. The next on is mostly focused on Carmen and Sam. There is some Pacey and Joey thought. It's about time someone else was in the spot light.