Chapter 6
How to Tell Them
Disclaimer: I still don't own it
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Joey gets pregnant
Thanks so much to everyone that reviewed, especially those who had good things to say. I don't mind criticism but please make it helpful. And for that anonymous reviewer, **you know who I'm talking about** if you don't like my story don't read anymore of it and please don't post the same review so many times. Well that's all. On to the story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* In the last chapter: Pacey and Joey go to the doctor who confirms that they are going to have a baby They decide to tell everyone the next day
The next day Joey wakes up to coldness that she only feels when she does not spend the night in Pacey's arms. Normally she is used to this but on this particular morning she was surprised because she had slept at the beach house with Pacey that night. She starts to sit up when she hears Pacey whistling as he makes his way back to his bedroom. She also smells delicious french toast. Pacey gets to the doorway and starts to call out good morning when Joey bolts past him. He puts the tray of breakfast down and follows her to the bathroom.
"Jo, what's the matter? Can I come in?" Pacey asks. He is very worried about Joey because he can tell that she is vomiting.
"Yeah Pace, come on in." Joey was fine until she smelt that damn French toast, all of a sudden the smell got overpowering and she was hit with a wave of nausea.
Pacey walks in to see his girlfriend throwing up in the toilet. "Hey, are you okay? Do you have the flu or something, maybe you should stay home from school today?"
A minute later Joey stands up, feeling better but not knowing how long that will last. "It's not the flu, I think that was the morning sickness. I should be fine for school but what time is it?"
Pacey checks his watch, "it's a little after six, I got up early so that we could have breakfast in bed, but that didn't go exactly as planned."
"Sorry about that Pace, it was the smell of the French toast." Joey interrupts.
"It's okay, not like you can control it anyway. But, um, last night didn't you say that Bessie told you the morning sickness came in the second month?" Pacey asks.
"I guess for her it did. But I feel much better know so lets go get ready for school." Joey says as she rinses her face and mouth.
They get ready for school without a problem and are soon on their way.
Walking to school Pacey is holding Joey's hand and they are almost at school. "Are you sure you want to tell everyone today?"
"Yeah, I think it would be better to tell them know before someone else does. I mean this is Capeside after all, secrets don't last" Joey says as they walk into the school. "Let's tell them at lunch."
The day seemed to go by in slow motion while Joey and Pacey waited for lunch to come. It was apparent in all of their classes that they were distracted but the teachers just shrugged it off, assuming that it was just the typical end of year attitude.
Finally the bell rang and it was time for their lunch. Pacey and Joey sat down at their regular table and waited for everyone else to come. When their whole group was at the table Pacey started to talk. "Hey guys, Joey and I have something that we have to tell you."
"What is it Pacey." Jen hoped that someone would tell her what was going on because over the past couple of days she had noticed her two friends getting more and more preoccupied and distant.
"Well, geez this is really hard to say the right way." Pacey didn't think that it would be easy but know he realized just how difficult it would be.
"Come on Pacey just tell us already, we don't have all day." Dawson did not like the sound of this and he wanted to get it over with. He figured that the two were going to announce that they were most definitely going to college together and even going to live together. He was really getting pissed off now. He had been a little upset when their romance began but he thought they would break up within two months. Now it was almost a year and the one thing he had hoped on to tear them apart, college seemed to not even be a problem for them.
All of a sudden Joey speaks up, breaking the tension and the silence. " We are going to have a baby." She had thought it was quiet before she made her announcement, now you could even hear a pin drop at their table.
Jen was the first to speak. "Congratulations you two, if there's anything that I can do to help you, let me know."
"The same goes for me" Jack said.
Dawson didn't say anything, instead he stormed out of the cafeteria. Joey didn't know what to do. She was afraid that Pacey would be mad at her if she followed after him, but she had to do something. Pacey squeezed her hand, "Go talk to him Jo, he's going to need a friend now."
Outside "Hey" Joey says when she sees Dawson.
"What, do you want to hurt me some more." Dawson asks
"Dawson, I never wanted to hurt you. That was the opposite of what I wanted. We told you now so that you wouldn't find out from someone else. I'm sorry that you are so upset, but I'm not at all regretful about what is happening." Joey says while sitting down next to Dawson.
"Listen Joey, I really don't want to be around you right now. I don't think I can handle that." Dawson says near tears.
Joey is visibly upset by this. "Listen Dawson, right now I need all the support I can get from my family and friends. I thought you were one of them, but I guess not." With that Joey walks away.
Later that day "Jo, we really don't have to do this, can't we just send them a postcard in 9 months and tell them they're grandparents?" Pacey asks. They are outside his parent's house. Everyone else has been told that needs to be, including Doug, the Leery's, and Grams, all of whom had given the couple their blessings. The only people to tell, besides Joey's father, were Pacey's parents.
"I know that you don't want to do this and after your birthday I can understand why, but we have to tell them. And I promise I won't let go of your hand the whole time we are in there. Remember I love you." Joey doesn't really want to tell them either but she knows that they will eventually have to.
"Okay then, lets get this over with." Pacey says as he rings the doorbell.
A few moments later the door opens. "Oh hello Pacey. Why don't you and Janet come in?
Before he can correct her, Joey stops him. "Will it really do any good?"
"Now what brings you around" Mrs. Witter asks, surprised at this visit.
"He probably needs something. Is that what it is son, did you make another mistake and need us to bail you out?" Mr. Witter asks.
Joey squeezes Pacey's hand to get him to calm down. "No, Pop actually we had something to tell you."
"Well go on tell us then, we don't got all day." Mr. Witter is not drunk, for a change.
Pacey seems to be unable to speak, he is trying yet again to find the right words to say. Joey is about to tell them when Pacey starts. "Well as you know Joey and I have been going out for almost a year now and we are madly in love with each other." Joey smiles at this, gives him a quick kiss on the cheek, and moves closer to him on the couch. "Well certain things have recently come up which are going to change our lives. We realize that this is something that should not be taken lightly and we don't plan on doing so. I don't really care for your blessing but we figured we had to tell you." Pacey finishes and waits for his parents to say something. "Aren't you two going to say anything, you're not even going to yell at me?"
"Well that all depends son, maybe you should tell us what the hell it is that you were rambling about." In his hurry to get out what he had to say while preventing any interruptions or lectures Pacey had forgotten to tell them what he was talking about.
"I was trying to tell you that Joey is pregnant, I'm going to be a father." Pacey says, waiting for this to be over. "Well that's just great son, now we have another kid who can't control his hormones and caused yet another mistake. The question is what are you going to do about it because you are most definitely not staying with this trailer trash. It was bad enough that you were dating her, now you knocked her up. Is it really your goal to shame this family's name?" Mr. Witter is on a role now. "Well at least she doesn't seem to be all that far along in the pregnancy, there is still time to stop this mistake.
By now Joey is extremely upset, but she is trying to hold back her tears. Pacey has given up the calm attitude he had when they arrived. "Do not talk about the girl that I love that way. You have no right to. If anyone is disgracing the family name it's you. Maybe to the town you seem like an all around good guy, but at home you are not. I've hated you since I can remember. I didn't even want to tell you this, not because I was ashamed but because I knew this is how you would react. But I'm glad I did because after tonight I never want to have any contact with you. I am going to be a better father than you ever were because we are keeping this baby. Oh and by the way Mom, it's Joey." Pacey screams. He and Joey quickly get up and walk out the door.
Outside Joey is freely crying as Pacey holds her. A few minutes later Mrs. Witter quietly comes outside. Pacey sees her. "What Mom, did Pop forget to say something and you came out here to tell us."
"No Pacey, I wanted to say that everything that your father said in there was his opinion only. I want to congratulate you two. While I do not approve of the act that got you in this predicament, I am so proud of the maturity you are handling it with. And Joey, I may not always remember your name, but I always knew that you were the love of Pacey's life and that you two have my blessing. I also would like to help you in anyway that I can." Mrs. Witter says. It is honest and she really means it, both Pacey and Joey can tell.
"Thank you Mrs. Witter it means so much to us." Joey hugs her and Pacey does the same.
Mrs. Witter walks back into the house and leaves Pacey and Joey outside.
"Joey, none of that stuff in there that he said was true." Pacey starts to say but is interrupted.
"Pacey, you don't have to say any of this to me. I know that you love me and you don't see me like that. Now lets not talk about this anymore, he'll come around eventually." Joey says, grabbing Pacey's hand and walking towards the B&B. "Would you mind staying the night?"
"Of course Jo, anything for you." Pacey replies.
They arrive at the B&B a few minutes later. After telling Bessie about the events of the day and saying goodnight, they got ready for bed.
In bed "Hey Potter, is this going to become the routine, one of us spending the night at the others? Because I got to tell you, I could really get used to it." Pacey asks.
"I would really like that Pace, just as long as you promise me one thing." Joey says through a yawn.
She grabs Pacey's face and kisses him for a few minutes. When she breaks away she says "Promise me you won't make anymore French toast."
With that she begins to kiss him again and they spend the rest of the evening kissing and cuddling. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sorry it's so long. Let me know what you thought of it. Please review. I should have the next chapter up by Monday because I have a party to go to tomorrow.
Thanks so much to everyone that reviewed, especially those who had good things to say. I don't mind criticism but please make it helpful. And for that anonymous reviewer, **you know who I'm talking about** if you don't like my story don't read anymore of it and please don't post the same review so many times. Well that's all. On to the story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* In the last chapter: Pacey and Joey go to the doctor who confirms that they are going to have a baby They decide to tell everyone the next day
The next day Joey wakes up to coldness that she only feels when she does not spend the night in Pacey's arms. Normally she is used to this but on this particular morning she was surprised because she had slept at the beach house with Pacey that night. She starts to sit up when she hears Pacey whistling as he makes his way back to his bedroom. She also smells delicious french toast. Pacey gets to the doorway and starts to call out good morning when Joey bolts past him. He puts the tray of breakfast down and follows her to the bathroom.
"Jo, what's the matter? Can I come in?" Pacey asks. He is very worried about Joey because he can tell that she is vomiting.
"Yeah Pace, come on in." Joey was fine until she smelt that damn French toast, all of a sudden the smell got overpowering and she was hit with a wave of nausea.
Pacey walks in to see his girlfriend throwing up in the toilet. "Hey, are you okay? Do you have the flu or something, maybe you should stay home from school today?"
A minute later Joey stands up, feeling better but not knowing how long that will last. "It's not the flu, I think that was the morning sickness. I should be fine for school but what time is it?"
Pacey checks his watch, "it's a little after six, I got up early so that we could have breakfast in bed, but that didn't go exactly as planned."
"Sorry about that Pace, it was the smell of the French toast." Joey interrupts.
"It's okay, not like you can control it anyway. But, um, last night didn't you say that Bessie told you the morning sickness came in the second month?" Pacey asks.
"I guess for her it did. But I feel much better know so lets go get ready for school." Joey says as she rinses her face and mouth.
They get ready for school without a problem and are soon on their way.
Walking to school Pacey is holding Joey's hand and they are almost at school. "Are you sure you want to tell everyone today?"
"Yeah, I think it would be better to tell them know before someone else does. I mean this is Capeside after all, secrets don't last" Joey says as they walk into the school. "Let's tell them at lunch."
The day seemed to go by in slow motion while Joey and Pacey waited for lunch to come. It was apparent in all of their classes that they were distracted but the teachers just shrugged it off, assuming that it was just the typical end of year attitude.
Finally the bell rang and it was time for their lunch. Pacey and Joey sat down at their regular table and waited for everyone else to come. When their whole group was at the table Pacey started to talk. "Hey guys, Joey and I have something that we have to tell you."
"What is it Pacey." Jen hoped that someone would tell her what was going on because over the past couple of days she had noticed her two friends getting more and more preoccupied and distant.
"Well, geez this is really hard to say the right way." Pacey didn't think that it would be easy but know he realized just how difficult it would be.
"Come on Pacey just tell us already, we don't have all day." Dawson did not like the sound of this and he wanted to get it over with. He figured that the two were going to announce that they were most definitely going to college together and even going to live together. He was really getting pissed off now. He had been a little upset when their romance began but he thought they would break up within two months. Now it was almost a year and the one thing he had hoped on to tear them apart, college seemed to not even be a problem for them.
All of a sudden Joey speaks up, breaking the tension and the silence. " We are going to have a baby." She had thought it was quiet before she made her announcement, now you could even hear a pin drop at their table.
Jen was the first to speak. "Congratulations you two, if there's anything that I can do to help you, let me know."
"The same goes for me" Jack said.
Dawson didn't say anything, instead he stormed out of the cafeteria. Joey didn't know what to do. She was afraid that Pacey would be mad at her if she followed after him, but she had to do something. Pacey squeezed her hand, "Go talk to him Jo, he's going to need a friend now."
Outside "Hey" Joey says when she sees Dawson.
"What, do you want to hurt me some more." Dawson asks
"Dawson, I never wanted to hurt you. That was the opposite of what I wanted. We told you now so that you wouldn't find out from someone else. I'm sorry that you are so upset, but I'm not at all regretful about what is happening." Joey says while sitting down next to Dawson.
"Listen Joey, I really don't want to be around you right now. I don't think I can handle that." Dawson says near tears.
Joey is visibly upset by this. "Listen Dawson, right now I need all the support I can get from my family and friends. I thought you were one of them, but I guess not." With that Joey walks away.
Later that day "Jo, we really don't have to do this, can't we just send them a postcard in 9 months and tell them they're grandparents?" Pacey asks. They are outside his parent's house. Everyone else has been told that needs to be, including Doug, the Leery's, and Grams, all of whom had given the couple their blessings. The only people to tell, besides Joey's father, were Pacey's parents.
"I know that you don't want to do this and after your birthday I can understand why, but we have to tell them. And I promise I won't let go of your hand the whole time we are in there. Remember I love you." Joey doesn't really want to tell them either but she knows that they will eventually have to.
"Okay then, lets get this over with." Pacey says as he rings the doorbell.
A few moments later the door opens. "Oh hello Pacey. Why don't you and Janet come in?
Before he can correct her, Joey stops him. "Will it really do any good?"
"Now what brings you around" Mrs. Witter asks, surprised at this visit.
"He probably needs something. Is that what it is son, did you make another mistake and need us to bail you out?" Mr. Witter asks.
Joey squeezes Pacey's hand to get him to calm down. "No, Pop actually we had something to tell you."
"Well go on tell us then, we don't got all day." Mr. Witter is not drunk, for a change.
Pacey seems to be unable to speak, he is trying yet again to find the right words to say. Joey is about to tell them when Pacey starts. "Well as you know Joey and I have been going out for almost a year now and we are madly in love with each other." Joey smiles at this, gives him a quick kiss on the cheek, and moves closer to him on the couch. "Well certain things have recently come up which are going to change our lives. We realize that this is something that should not be taken lightly and we don't plan on doing so. I don't really care for your blessing but we figured we had to tell you." Pacey finishes and waits for his parents to say something. "Aren't you two going to say anything, you're not even going to yell at me?"
"Well that all depends son, maybe you should tell us what the hell it is that you were rambling about." In his hurry to get out what he had to say while preventing any interruptions or lectures Pacey had forgotten to tell them what he was talking about.
"I was trying to tell you that Joey is pregnant, I'm going to be a father." Pacey says, waiting for this to be over. "Well that's just great son, now we have another kid who can't control his hormones and caused yet another mistake. The question is what are you going to do about it because you are most definitely not staying with this trailer trash. It was bad enough that you were dating her, now you knocked her up. Is it really your goal to shame this family's name?" Mr. Witter is on a role now. "Well at least she doesn't seem to be all that far along in the pregnancy, there is still time to stop this mistake.
By now Joey is extremely upset, but she is trying to hold back her tears. Pacey has given up the calm attitude he had when they arrived. "Do not talk about the girl that I love that way. You have no right to. If anyone is disgracing the family name it's you. Maybe to the town you seem like an all around good guy, but at home you are not. I've hated you since I can remember. I didn't even want to tell you this, not because I was ashamed but because I knew this is how you would react. But I'm glad I did because after tonight I never want to have any contact with you. I am going to be a better father than you ever were because we are keeping this baby. Oh and by the way Mom, it's Joey." Pacey screams. He and Joey quickly get up and walk out the door.
Outside Joey is freely crying as Pacey holds her. A few minutes later Mrs. Witter quietly comes outside. Pacey sees her. "What Mom, did Pop forget to say something and you came out here to tell us."
"No Pacey, I wanted to say that everything that your father said in there was his opinion only. I want to congratulate you two. While I do not approve of the act that got you in this predicament, I am so proud of the maturity you are handling it with. And Joey, I may not always remember your name, but I always knew that you were the love of Pacey's life and that you two have my blessing. I also would like to help you in anyway that I can." Mrs. Witter says. It is honest and she really means it, both Pacey and Joey can tell.
"Thank you Mrs. Witter it means so much to us." Joey hugs her and Pacey does the same.
Mrs. Witter walks back into the house and leaves Pacey and Joey outside.
"Joey, none of that stuff in there that he said was true." Pacey starts to say but is interrupted.
"Pacey, you don't have to say any of this to me. I know that you love me and you don't see me like that. Now lets not talk about this anymore, he'll come around eventually." Joey says, grabbing Pacey's hand and walking towards the B&B. "Would you mind staying the night?"
"Of course Jo, anything for you." Pacey replies.
They arrive at the B&B a few minutes later. After telling Bessie about the events of the day and saying goodnight, they got ready for bed.
In bed "Hey Potter, is this going to become the routine, one of us spending the night at the others? Because I got to tell you, I could really get used to it." Pacey asks.
"I would really like that Pace, just as long as you promise me one thing." Joey says through a yawn.
She grabs Pacey's face and kisses him for a few minutes. When she breaks away she says "Promise me you won't make anymore French toast."
With that she begins to kiss him again and they spend the rest of the evening kissing and cuddling. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Sorry it's so long. Let me know what you thought of it. Please review. I should have the next chapter up by Monday because I have a party to go to tomorrow.