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A/N: It's been awhile since I've updated. But I'm back none the less. For all of ya who's been readin' and reviewin' this story: thank you kindly. And the story goes on...
{Pacey's bedroom. 9:00am}
Pacey was sound asleep in his bed with his navy blue comforter covering his entire body...including his face. His arms were stretched out over his head peaking outside of the comforter. The phone rang a number of three times before Pacey finally jumped up from his 7 hour siesta. He stumbled his way on over to the phone. I've gotta remember to re-set that thing to a two ring minimum. He said quietly before picking up.
"Witter's region." He answered sleepily.
"Hey, it's Dawson." The voice from the other end of the line answered cheerful.
"Hey." Pacey replied dryly. "So, is there a particular reason why you're calling me at this hour?"
"I just called to see if you were up. Look, I need you to do me a favor."
"Sure. As long as you've got what I asked you to do covered."
"Yeah, I'm actually on my way right now."
"Well what are you waitin' for? You've got some groveling to do on my account remember?"
"I'm on it. Bout I need you do me this favor."
"O...k. What is it?"
"Well, I made this double promise to Jen and Joey. I said that both of them could hitch a ride with me today, when I go to the mall with my dad."
"So..."
"So, my dad's going to drop us off."
"So..."
"So it's just going to be Jen, Joey, and myself there."
"Ok, now so far all I'm hearing is you're going to be spending some otherwise wasted time, with two of Capeside's finest women."
"But I'd much rather spend it with a certain bombshell, we've come to know and like."
"I'm starting to get the message. You want me to kindly take Joey off your hands so you can be alone with another dude's girlfriend."
"Basically." Dawson answers with a sharp sigh.
"No problem. I'll come up with something to keep the Potter girl busy. You just get on down to that video store Leery, alright?"
"Already ahead of you."
"Good. Oh. Hey! Joey's off work today right?"
"Yes, that's why she was--emphasis on the word was--going to the mall with me today."
"With what money?" Pacey asked snidely.
"Hey...don't go there."
"I wasn't. I was just kidding around."
"Sure. Well, I have to go. See you later."
"Ok. Peace, man." Pacey said hanging up.
"Yeah, um--peace."
Dawson pulled a t-shirt over his head, then put a black lace around his neck as finishing touches. He gave a quick glare in the mirror and headed out.
Joey was sitting at breakfast picking at the somewhat burnt back. A look of disgust crossed her face, as she pushed the plate to a far distance and got up from the chair. Joey walked up behind Bessie who was putting her plate in the dishwasher.
"Where's, Bodie??"
"Work. Why?"
"I wish he would have fixed some decent or somewhat edible breakfast before he left." Joey replied grumpily.
"Did you know that every time you whine, your face forms early wrinkles?"
"It does not." Joey replied slightly chuckling.
"It does. That's why you're beginning to look like you're thirty- something."
"Oh like you?"
"I'm laughing on the inside. Don't you have somewhere you can be?"
"Actually I do."
"Good. Get there--and fast."
"I would but it seems like Dawson's taking forever...and then some."
"Dawson? You're hanging out with Dawson today."
"Is there anything else?"
"We need a vacation. I've been savin' up., maybe with some spare change we could actually do something fun this summer, ya know? Go somewhere."
"Like our beach house in Key West?"
"Ha ha. Yeah, about that place you've gotta be?" Bessie replied shoving her a little.
"As soon as Dawson gets here, I'll be out of your thin, receding hair." Joey said walking outside on the front porch.
"What are you guys doing today?"
"First, we're going to the video store to try and get Pacey's non-existent job back."
(laughs)"And then..."
"And then, to the mall."
"And what do you plan on buying at this mall?"
"Maybe some new riders. A hat."
"Riders?"
"Jeans."
"Oh... and a hat."
"Yes" Joey answered getting annoyed. "What's with the third degree? Don't you have somewhere you have to be?"
"Why don't you get a nice sundress?"
"Why don't I gag?"
"I'm just saying, it would be nice to see you in something besides jeans, and shorts."
"Well..." Joey begins but doesn't finish when she sees Dawson riding up on his bike.
"Have fun." Bessie finishes then heads back into the house.
Joey takes a minute to think about the dress idea. It Didn't sound half bad. She shook her head than jumped off the porch next to Dawson who was getting off his bike.
"You ready?"
"Yep." She replies than gets her bike.
"Where's you get the bike?"
"Bodie gave it to me."
"You do remember how to ride one don't you?" he teased.
"Yes." She said rolling her eyes. "Let's go." She said getting on the bike and riding off. Dawson followed.
{The video store. 9:56am}
Dawson and Joey walked into the video store approaching the counter. Christian the manager walked out from the back of the store and eyed them both before talking.
"Hey, Dawson." He said putting down a box of tapes.
"Hi." Dawson said giving a goofy smile. "So about Pacey..."
"No way man. If he can't hack it, he can't work here."
"Yeah but...this isn't the army. It's a video store. But look, on a more personal note..."
"Yeah?"
"He's having problems with his father again, right. So he really needs this job to sort of help out--you know pull his way. It's also a way for him to get away from his dad for a while."
"That's touching." He replied laid back. "Oh, hey Joey." He said stepping out from behind the counter.
"Hey." She said waving bashfully.
Christian looked on in amusement.
"Hello??" Dawson asked maintaining his smile.
"Dawson..."
"Christian?" Joey asked tapping him on the shoulder.
"Yes?"
"Could you please let him have his job back. I mean, I know Pacey well enough to know that if he wants to do better he will. You fired him--ok--I think he got the message. He's such a sweet person, he has a lot of character , plus he's s good worker... when he wants to be. And he attracts a lot of customers sometimes. I think...you should think about that before you write him off. When he was here he did a good job right?"
Joey questioned confidently. As Dawson looked on in awe. Christian sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Fine." He said giving in.
"Yes!!" Dawson shouted. Then high-fived Joey.
"Thanks, Christian." Joey said smiling.
"Yeah, well..." He said cracking a smile.
Joey and Dawson walked through the yard to his fathers van. Jen was standing there tapping her foot, looking around to see if she could see Dawson. She looked to her right and there they were walking up.
"It's about time." She said teasing.
"Guess what?" Dawson asked.
"What? She questioned looking at Joey.
"We got Pacey's job back."
"Really?? That's great." Jen said laughing. "Have you told him yet."
"No, not yet." Joey joined in.
"Here's your chance." She said looking behind them at Pacey who was walking up.
"Hey, guys!" He said stepping in front of them. "So..."
"You got your job back Pace." Dawson replied.
"Yes!!" He said cheering. "How'd you do it man??"
"Actually it was mostly Joey. You should have seen the speech she gave him."
"Really?" Pacey asked looking at her, his face softening.
"Yeah. It was no big deal." She said looking the other way.
"Thanks Jo."
"I spend my life trying to avoid these cheesy moments." Joey said smirking as everyone chuckled at the statement. "Anytime." She said giving him a half smile.
"Alright let's go!" Mitch hollered out getting in the car.
Dawson looked at Pacey expectantly.
"Hey, Joey..." Pacey began grabbing her arm leading her away from the van.
"What?"
"How's about you and me..."
"You and I." She corrected.
(rolls his eyes)"You and I...ditch the mall." He said staring her down.
"Huh?"
A/N: It's been awhile since I've updated. But I'm back none the less. For all of ya who's been readin' and reviewin' this story: thank you kindly. And the story goes on...
{Pacey's bedroom. 9:00am}
Pacey was sound asleep in his bed with his navy blue comforter covering his entire body...including his face. His arms were stretched out over his head peaking outside of the comforter. The phone rang a number of three times before Pacey finally jumped up from his 7 hour siesta. He stumbled his way on over to the phone. I've gotta remember to re-set that thing to a two ring minimum. He said quietly before picking up.
"Witter's region." He answered sleepily.
"Hey, it's Dawson." The voice from the other end of the line answered cheerful.
"Hey." Pacey replied dryly. "So, is there a particular reason why you're calling me at this hour?"
"I just called to see if you were up. Look, I need you to do me a favor."
"Sure. As long as you've got what I asked you to do covered."
"Yeah, I'm actually on my way right now."
"Well what are you waitin' for? You've got some groveling to do on my account remember?"
"I'm on it. Bout I need you do me this favor."
"O...k. What is it?"
"Well, I made this double promise to Jen and Joey. I said that both of them could hitch a ride with me today, when I go to the mall with my dad."
"So..."
"So, my dad's going to drop us off."
"So..."
"So it's just going to be Jen, Joey, and myself there."
"Ok, now so far all I'm hearing is you're going to be spending some otherwise wasted time, with two of Capeside's finest women."
"But I'd much rather spend it with a certain bombshell, we've come to know and like."
"I'm starting to get the message. You want me to kindly take Joey off your hands so you can be alone with another dude's girlfriend."
"Basically." Dawson answers with a sharp sigh.
"No problem. I'll come up with something to keep the Potter girl busy. You just get on down to that video store Leery, alright?"
"Already ahead of you."
"Good. Oh. Hey! Joey's off work today right?"
"Yes, that's why she was--emphasis on the word was--going to the mall with me today."
"With what money?" Pacey asked snidely.
"Hey...don't go there."
"I wasn't. I was just kidding around."
"Sure. Well, I have to go. See you later."
"Ok. Peace, man." Pacey said hanging up.
"Yeah, um--peace."
Dawson pulled a t-shirt over his head, then put a black lace around his neck as finishing touches. He gave a quick glare in the mirror and headed out.
Joey was sitting at breakfast picking at the somewhat burnt back. A look of disgust crossed her face, as she pushed the plate to a far distance and got up from the chair. Joey walked up behind Bessie who was putting her plate in the dishwasher.
"Where's, Bodie??"
"Work. Why?"
"I wish he would have fixed some decent or somewhat edible breakfast before he left." Joey replied grumpily.
"Did you know that every time you whine, your face forms early wrinkles?"
"It does not." Joey replied slightly chuckling.
"It does. That's why you're beginning to look like you're thirty- something."
"Oh like you?"
"I'm laughing on the inside. Don't you have somewhere you can be?"
"Actually I do."
"Good. Get there--and fast."
"I would but it seems like Dawson's taking forever...and then some."
"Dawson? You're hanging out with Dawson today."
"Is there anything else?"
"We need a vacation. I've been savin' up., maybe with some spare change we could actually do something fun this summer, ya know? Go somewhere."
"Like our beach house in Key West?"
"Ha ha. Yeah, about that place you've gotta be?" Bessie replied shoving her a little.
"As soon as Dawson gets here, I'll be out of your thin, receding hair." Joey said walking outside on the front porch.
"What are you guys doing today?"
"First, we're going to the video store to try and get Pacey's non-existent job back."
(laughs)"And then..."
"And then, to the mall."
"And what do you plan on buying at this mall?"
"Maybe some new riders. A hat."
"Riders?"
"Jeans."
"Oh... and a hat."
"Yes" Joey answered getting annoyed. "What's with the third degree? Don't you have somewhere you have to be?"
"Why don't you get a nice sundress?"
"Why don't I gag?"
"I'm just saying, it would be nice to see you in something besides jeans, and shorts."
"Well..." Joey begins but doesn't finish when she sees Dawson riding up on his bike.
"Have fun." Bessie finishes then heads back into the house.
Joey takes a minute to think about the dress idea. It Didn't sound half bad. She shook her head than jumped off the porch next to Dawson who was getting off his bike.
"You ready?"
"Yep." She replies than gets her bike.
"Where's you get the bike?"
"Bodie gave it to me."
"You do remember how to ride one don't you?" he teased.
"Yes." She said rolling her eyes. "Let's go." She said getting on the bike and riding off. Dawson followed.
{The video store. 9:56am}
Dawson and Joey walked into the video store approaching the counter. Christian the manager walked out from the back of the store and eyed them both before talking.
"Hey, Dawson." He said putting down a box of tapes.
"Hi." Dawson said giving a goofy smile. "So about Pacey..."
"No way man. If he can't hack it, he can't work here."
"Yeah but...this isn't the army. It's a video store. But look, on a more personal note..."
"Yeah?"
"He's having problems with his father again, right. So he really needs this job to sort of help out--you know pull his way. It's also a way for him to get away from his dad for a while."
"That's touching." He replied laid back. "Oh, hey Joey." He said stepping out from behind the counter.
"Hey." She said waving bashfully.
Christian looked on in amusement.
"Hello??" Dawson asked maintaining his smile.
"Dawson..."
"Christian?" Joey asked tapping him on the shoulder.
"Yes?"
"Could you please let him have his job back. I mean, I know Pacey well enough to know that if he wants to do better he will. You fired him--ok--I think he got the message. He's such a sweet person, he has a lot of character , plus he's s good worker... when he wants to be. And he attracts a lot of customers sometimes. I think...you should think about that before you write him off. When he was here he did a good job right?"
Joey questioned confidently. As Dawson looked on in awe. Christian sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Fine." He said giving in.
"Yes!!" Dawson shouted. Then high-fived Joey.
"Thanks, Christian." Joey said smiling.
"Yeah, well..." He said cracking a smile.
Joey and Dawson walked through the yard to his fathers van. Jen was standing there tapping her foot, looking around to see if she could see Dawson. She looked to her right and there they were walking up.
"It's about time." She said teasing.
"Guess what?" Dawson asked.
"What? She questioned looking at Joey.
"We got Pacey's job back."
"Really?? That's great." Jen said laughing. "Have you told him yet."
"No, not yet." Joey joined in.
"Here's your chance." She said looking behind them at Pacey who was walking up.
"Hey, guys!" He said stepping in front of them. "So..."
"You got your job back Pace." Dawson replied.
"Yes!!" He said cheering. "How'd you do it man??"
"Actually it was mostly Joey. You should have seen the speech she gave him."
"Really?" Pacey asked looking at her, his face softening.
"Yeah. It was no big deal." She said looking the other way.
"Thanks Jo."
"I spend my life trying to avoid these cheesy moments." Joey said smirking as everyone chuckled at the statement. "Anytime." She said giving him a half smile.
"Alright let's go!" Mitch hollered out getting in the car.
Dawson looked at Pacey expectantly.
"Hey, Joey..." Pacey began grabbing her arm leading her away from the van.
"What?"
"How's about you and me..."
"You and I." She corrected.
(rolls his eyes)"You and I...ditch the mall." He said staring her down.
"Huh?"