Chapter 17
The Big Move
AN: Thanks to everyone who reviewed (sorry that I can't thank everyone personally but I am posting it with chapter 16) I hope that everyone likes this chapter. I have been giving up my study halls everyday so that I can type these chapters and have updates for the weekend. So please let me know if it was worth it, REVIEW!!!
It is August, Joey is at 6 months now.
He began to pack the car, Joey was trying to help but he would not let her. He said that it was not good for her to lift the boxes. She knew that he was just looking out for her but she wanted to help.
"Come on Pacey, I'm not an invalid, I can help. I want to help." Joey whined as her husband carried out yet another box to their rapidly filling car.
"Absolutely not Jo, you're gonna hurt yourself." Pacey played the part of protective husband to his 6-month pregnant wife.
"Fine but you better hurry up because I want to get to the apartment before I have this baby." Joey sat down on the step and waited. When Pacey was done he held her hand as he led her to the car.
They began the drive to their apartment, which was located only a half an hour outside of town, a place called New Hope. They had found a cheap apartment, in a decent neighborhood. They would live in it until the following year when they would move to Boston for college.
They arrive at the apartment and begin t unpack. Now Joey complains that she has to help with the unpacking. "Pacey, come on we have so much stuff, do we have to unpack it all. We're going to move in a year, let's just leave it in the boxes and take out what we need. Then next year we don't have to pack anything."
"Nice idea in theory, but I don't think so." Pacey tells Joey and she goes back to opening boxes.
"This is a really nice place. I mean it's small and dirty, but at least it is a place that we can call home, you know?" Pacey says as he carries the last box into the bedroom.
"I know what you mean. We are finally out on our own. We're no longer living with our families. Oh speaking of families, Gretchen called when you were out at the car. She said that your mom wanted to stop by and that she wouldn't bring your dad if you didn't want him here. She just wants to talk. I know that they would not come to the wedding, but I think that was partially your dad's fault." Joey looks to Pacey for a response.
"I don't know Jo, I mean the things that he said to you were wrong. I know that my mom didn't say them but she didn't stop him either. Can we think about it?"
"Well we could, but Gretchen didn't really call to ask if it was okay, she called to say that your mom was coming over tomorrow, around seven. She made it seem like she was asking permission but let it slip in the end."
"That's just great, she's probably going to come here, tell us what a rat hole we are living in, then leave. Oh yeah she'll probably tell my dad all about it and then he will come here and tell me what a screw up I am." Pacey sits on the floor and buries his head in his hands.
That is the position that e is in when there is a knock at the door.
"That's probably Doug with some of the furniture. I'll go get the door." Joey walks out of the bedroom and answers the door.
"Hey Doug, thanks for helping us with this. We would have had to take about fifty trips to bring all of our furniture over here." Joey lets Doug in and he goes to get Pacey. As she passes the bedroom door she calls out to the two brothers that she will make some lunch.
"So Gretchen says that Mom is coming over tomorrow to see the apartment." Doug says.
"You mean she is coming over to see how badly we are doing already and report back to Dad?" Pacey shoots back, anger evident in his tone.
"Listen Pace, I know that you think she was against you from the start, but she wasn't. You know how Dad is, she does too. Rather than get in his way when he was yelling at you, she let him go hoping that he would cool down after a while. When she heard the things that he was saying to you, she immediately regretted it, but she was too late, you were out the door. She wanted to come to your wedding but Dad would not let her, he said that he was not in support of this and as his wife she should not be either. Dad might not come around, but Mom already has. I know that you want your baby to be loved. You need to give mom a chance or it will miss out on a Grandma's love."
"Joey knocks on the doorframe to let them know that she is there. "Hey lunch is ready."
"Thanks Jo, and Pace, think about what I said." Doug goes out into the kitchen, followed by Joey, and a few minutes later Pacey.
They sat together and ate lunch. Afterwards Pacey and Doug moved in some of the old furniture they had gotten. Bessie had given them the old kitchen table set they had, before they made the B&B, Mrs. Leery had a couch, the Leery's had gotten some new furniture after Mitch and Gale got remarried the previous summer. Grams gave them a rocker and an old desk. They had also brought some of Joey's furniture that had been in here room. They did not take any of Pacey's stuff because his dad would not allow them to. That was about all that they had, there were a few smaller things they brought, lamps, blankets, etc. But other than that they would be slowly buying what they needed.
The next day Joey stayed home all day and cleans while Pacey goes out to check out the town and do some job searching. It is just after six when he finally comes home in. "Hey hon, did you find any jobs that looked promising?" Joey comes up to Pacey and greets him with a kiss.
"Actually I did one better, I got a job." Pacey responds with a kiss.
"Really that's great, where?" Joey had never expected him to get a job so quickly.
"Well I am going to be waiting tables at Marco's, the Italian restaurant in town, while receiving chef training so that when we move to Boston I can get a job as a cook. The pay is $9.50 an hour and it is owned by an older woman. Her children keep the restaurant running, but she comes almost every day and when I told her that I was going to be a father soon, she said that anytime I needed to bring the baby to work she would be glad to watch her. She had eight children of her own."
"That's so great, I especially like that you will be getting the training, that's going to really be helpful in the future. But right now I think that we need to think about the immediate future, like the fact that your mom is coming over in less than an hour."
"Damn, I forgot about that. Do we have to let her in, can we just pretend that we are not home when she comes to the door." Pacey whines to Joey, giving her the puppy eyes.
"No we can't, but if you are on your best behavior I promise I will get very tired after an hour and she will have to go." Joey had almost given into the puppy eyes.
"Fine, but I'm timing. Did you make dinner?"
"Uh kind of."
"What does that mean."
"Well I tried to make macaroni but the water evaporated and the noodles burnt so I made Mac -n- cheese."
"Sounds good, lets go eat. Hey, maybe you should take the cooking class."
They were putting away the last of the dishes when there was a knock. Together they walked to their door and opened it up.
I hope that everyone liked this chapter, I know it's kind of weird but I didn't really know how to write it. REVIEW!!! Please!!!
The Big Move
AN: Thanks to everyone who reviewed (sorry that I can't thank everyone personally but I am posting it with chapter 16) I hope that everyone likes this chapter. I have been giving up my study halls everyday so that I can type these chapters and have updates for the weekend. So please let me know if it was worth it, REVIEW!!!
It is August, Joey is at 6 months now.
He began to pack the car, Joey was trying to help but he would not let her. He said that it was not good for her to lift the boxes. She knew that he was just looking out for her but she wanted to help.
"Come on Pacey, I'm not an invalid, I can help. I want to help." Joey whined as her husband carried out yet another box to their rapidly filling car.
"Absolutely not Jo, you're gonna hurt yourself." Pacey played the part of protective husband to his 6-month pregnant wife.
"Fine but you better hurry up because I want to get to the apartment before I have this baby." Joey sat down on the step and waited. When Pacey was done he held her hand as he led her to the car.
They began the drive to their apartment, which was located only a half an hour outside of town, a place called New Hope. They had found a cheap apartment, in a decent neighborhood. They would live in it until the following year when they would move to Boston for college.
They arrive at the apartment and begin t unpack. Now Joey complains that she has to help with the unpacking. "Pacey, come on we have so much stuff, do we have to unpack it all. We're going to move in a year, let's just leave it in the boxes and take out what we need. Then next year we don't have to pack anything."
"Nice idea in theory, but I don't think so." Pacey tells Joey and she goes back to opening boxes.
"This is a really nice place. I mean it's small and dirty, but at least it is a place that we can call home, you know?" Pacey says as he carries the last box into the bedroom.
"I know what you mean. We are finally out on our own. We're no longer living with our families. Oh speaking of families, Gretchen called when you were out at the car. She said that your mom wanted to stop by and that she wouldn't bring your dad if you didn't want him here. She just wants to talk. I know that they would not come to the wedding, but I think that was partially your dad's fault." Joey looks to Pacey for a response.
"I don't know Jo, I mean the things that he said to you were wrong. I know that my mom didn't say them but she didn't stop him either. Can we think about it?"
"Well we could, but Gretchen didn't really call to ask if it was okay, she called to say that your mom was coming over tomorrow, around seven. She made it seem like she was asking permission but let it slip in the end."
"That's just great, she's probably going to come here, tell us what a rat hole we are living in, then leave. Oh yeah she'll probably tell my dad all about it and then he will come here and tell me what a screw up I am." Pacey sits on the floor and buries his head in his hands.
That is the position that e is in when there is a knock at the door.
"That's probably Doug with some of the furniture. I'll go get the door." Joey walks out of the bedroom and answers the door.
"Hey Doug, thanks for helping us with this. We would have had to take about fifty trips to bring all of our furniture over here." Joey lets Doug in and he goes to get Pacey. As she passes the bedroom door she calls out to the two brothers that she will make some lunch.
"So Gretchen says that Mom is coming over tomorrow to see the apartment." Doug says.
"You mean she is coming over to see how badly we are doing already and report back to Dad?" Pacey shoots back, anger evident in his tone.
"Listen Pace, I know that you think she was against you from the start, but she wasn't. You know how Dad is, she does too. Rather than get in his way when he was yelling at you, she let him go hoping that he would cool down after a while. When she heard the things that he was saying to you, she immediately regretted it, but she was too late, you were out the door. She wanted to come to your wedding but Dad would not let her, he said that he was not in support of this and as his wife she should not be either. Dad might not come around, but Mom already has. I know that you want your baby to be loved. You need to give mom a chance or it will miss out on a Grandma's love."
"Joey knocks on the doorframe to let them know that she is there. "Hey lunch is ready."
"Thanks Jo, and Pace, think about what I said." Doug goes out into the kitchen, followed by Joey, and a few minutes later Pacey.
They sat together and ate lunch. Afterwards Pacey and Doug moved in some of the old furniture they had gotten. Bessie had given them the old kitchen table set they had, before they made the B&B, Mrs. Leery had a couch, the Leery's had gotten some new furniture after Mitch and Gale got remarried the previous summer. Grams gave them a rocker and an old desk. They had also brought some of Joey's furniture that had been in here room. They did not take any of Pacey's stuff because his dad would not allow them to. That was about all that they had, there were a few smaller things they brought, lamps, blankets, etc. But other than that they would be slowly buying what they needed.
The next day Joey stayed home all day and cleans while Pacey goes out to check out the town and do some job searching. It is just after six when he finally comes home in. "Hey hon, did you find any jobs that looked promising?" Joey comes up to Pacey and greets him with a kiss.
"Actually I did one better, I got a job." Pacey responds with a kiss.
"Really that's great, where?" Joey had never expected him to get a job so quickly.
"Well I am going to be waiting tables at Marco's, the Italian restaurant in town, while receiving chef training so that when we move to Boston I can get a job as a cook. The pay is $9.50 an hour and it is owned by an older woman. Her children keep the restaurant running, but she comes almost every day and when I told her that I was going to be a father soon, she said that anytime I needed to bring the baby to work she would be glad to watch her. She had eight children of her own."
"That's so great, I especially like that you will be getting the training, that's going to really be helpful in the future. But right now I think that we need to think about the immediate future, like the fact that your mom is coming over in less than an hour."
"Damn, I forgot about that. Do we have to let her in, can we just pretend that we are not home when she comes to the door." Pacey whines to Joey, giving her the puppy eyes.
"No we can't, but if you are on your best behavior I promise I will get very tired after an hour and she will have to go." Joey had almost given into the puppy eyes.
"Fine, but I'm timing. Did you make dinner?"
"Uh kind of."
"What does that mean."
"Well I tried to make macaroni but the water evaporated and the noodles burnt so I made Mac -n- cheese."
"Sounds good, lets go eat. Hey, maybe you should take the cooking class."
They were putting away the last of the dishes when there was a knock. Together they walked to their door and opened it up.
I hope that everyone liked this chapter, I know it's kind of weird but I didn't really know how to write it. REVIEW!!! Please!!!