Disclaimer: I don't own Dawson's Creek or any of its characters.
Author's Note: Thanks to the following for reading and reviewing my story: Gypsy, Giuliana, justagirl, alysa, Aubrey, Abagail Snow, Cesare, roundin3rd, Molly, kelcb26, annie, dwscreekfreak, Vale, *~)TINK(~*, and Vera. I appreciate the comments and constructive criticism. You guys rock!!!
Comments: Well 6 down and 18 to go!! I'll try to update as much as I can, but for the next little while, I'll probably be updating about once a week or so. Thanks to everyone who's read this story so far. I hope I'm doing an ok job at re-writing Season 2 PJ style. And, I think I've been mainly true what really happened, but I decided to change up the All-Nighter episode. In my quest for a PJ Season 2, I decided it would be better to have a PJ bonding study session rather than the group one that really happened.
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"And so, I hope all of you have an enjoyable evening cramming for the mid- term. I will be conducting an after school study session if anyone is interested," Mr. Peterson said as he passed out study guides. "This is more than just a mid-term. It's your life," he said as the bell rung for dismissal. Pacey jumped out of his seat. It had been a long day. He couldn't wait to go home and relax for the evening. He stopped by the door and waited for Joey.
"Hey," he said, smiling as he put his arm around her shoulder.
Joey sighed. "It's going to be a horrible evening," she concluded.
"Why?" Pacey asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Pacey! We have a really important mid-term tomorrow! Were you not listening to Peterson? He said it was going to be really hard," Joey answered in a heated tone.
"Jo, it's literature. We read the books, didn't we? If you read the book, then you've been studying for the test for the whole semester," Pacey said, trying to calm Joey down.
Joey stopped. "It's hard to concentrate on anything with a crying baby in the house, Pacey," she said.
"I understand. Carrie made fourth grade a living hell with the twins," Pacey replied. "And I always found it to be an extreme relief when I got to spend a night away from them. Why don't you come over to my house to study?"
"Pacey, I actually want to study tonight. Going to your house would be a distraction," Joey responded.
"Joey, if you want to study, then you can study. My father's working the night shift, and my mom's planning on going out with some of her old friends tonight. Nobody would be there to bother you," Pacey said.
"Except for you," Joey stated.
"Joey, if you want to study, I'll stay out of your way. Until you take a study break. Then I'm all yours," Pacey said with a grin.
Joey smiled. "Okay. But one condition. You have to study too," she said.
"Joey, I..." he started before Joey interrupted him with a kiss. "Please?" she said as they broke apart.
"Fine. But only if we get plenty of study breaks," Pacey bargained.
"Deal," Joey agreed as she took his hand. "Let's go."
***** Pacey's house*****
Pacey stared through his study guide. He sighed and tossed it aside. They had been studying for an hour already. He couldn't bring himself to concentrate though. English literature was maybe the only thing he was able to understand on his own. He really believed that as long as you read the books, you'd be fine. He knew he wasn't going to be able to study on his own, and now that Joey was here, he knew that he wouldn't be studying tonight. He looked over at her. She was reading intently through her notes about Gulliver's Travels. Finally, he gave up on his attempts to study.
"Joey, I can't study right now," he said.
Joey looked up from her notes. "Pacey, we've only been at this for an hour," she said.
"And in that hour I have done five times the studying I probably would have done by myself. Be proud of yourself, Potter, you really pushed me beyond my own limits," he said. "But unlike yourself, I don't need to study a lot to do good on exams."
"But, Pacey," Joey started.
"I'm going to make myself a sandwich. Would you like one too?" he asked as he walked into his kitchen. He heard Joey get up and follow him.
"Pacey, would it kill you to study?" she asked.
"I don't want to study anymore. I can't concentrate. And you didn't answer my question. Do you want a sandwich?" he answered.
"Pace, it's so peaceful and quiet here. Why can't you concentrate?" she asked.
"You," he declared simply.
"I'm not doing anything," Joey argued.
"Exactly," he declared.
"Pacey, we're not getting anywhere with this conversation!" Joey exclaimed. "Can you please use complete sentences so I can understand you?"
Pacey paused. "How do you expect me to work when you're right across the table from me? How do you expect me to think of anything else besides how beautiful you are, or how smart you are, or how lucky I am to be with you? And for the last time, do you or do you not want a sandwich?" he asked.
Joey didn't say anything. She smiled and walked over to Pacey. She took his hands in hers. "Don't you think I'm having the exact same problem? There was a reason why I said that you would distract me. How much studying do you think I've done?" Joey asked. Pacey looked down at his feet. "If you must know, I was thinking of jumping over the table at least a dozen times."
Pacey looked up and grinned. "A dozen times, huh?" he teased.
"Pacey, ever since we got here, only one thing's been on my mind," Joey admitted.
"Really? What's that?" Pacey asked with a smile on his face.
"This," Joey stated as she set her hand on his shoulder and kissed him. She slid her tongue into his mouth and battled his for dominance in the kiss. She moaned as he slid his fingers through her hair with one hand, and was holding the small of her back with the other. They searched each other's mouths for a few minutes until Joey broke the kiss. Her eyes were closed as Pacey softly kissed her forehead and spoke up.
"You know Joey, you still haven't answered the question," Pacey stated. Joey opened her eyes and looked up into his as a puzzled look crept onto her face. "Do you want a sandwich? I think I've asked you four times now."
Joey felt a small smile tug on her lips. "Yes please," she said sweetly before kissing him again.
***** 10:00 p.m.*****
"Pacey, who were the little people in Gulliver's Travels?" Joey quizzed.
"Lilliputians. What was Keate's most famous quote?" Pacey replied.
"Truth is beauty. Beauty truth," Joey said before a yawn escaped her mouth. She shut her binder. "I think we've done more than enough studying, Pace."
"You can't be serious. I thought you said one more study break!" whined Pacey.
"Pacey, we said one more study break two study breaks ago. And, I do believe we spent way more time on breaks than we did actually studying," Joey said.
"And whose fault is that? You couldn't keep your hands off of me," Pacey teased.
"You were the one who tickled me for ten minutes straight!" Joey exclaimed.
"Hey, at least I made studying fun," Pacey said. "Come on Potter, you're just in denial." He smiled as Joey stuck out her tongue. "Don't stick out your tongue out in front of me unless you plan on..." he started before he was interrupted by the telephone ringing. He got up to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey, Pacey, send my sister home now, okay?" Bessie said from the other line.
"Alright," Pacey said with a yawn.
"Talk to you later," Bessie said as she hung up the phone. Pacey hung up and grabbed his shoes and Joey's shoes.
"Bessie needs you home now Potter," he said as he handed Joey her shoes.
"Why did you get your shoes?" she asked.
"Josephine, the streets of Capeside are treacherous at night. A beautiful young woman such as yourself needs an armed escort home," Pacey said sarcastically.
"It's okay Pace, I can walk myself home," Joey said as she tied her shoes.
"Well, tough luck Jo. I want to walk you home, so that's what I'm going to do, whether you like it or not," Pacey answered. He grabbed Joey's coat and helped her into it. "Let's go," he said.
It was a gorgeous night in Capeside. The stars were shining brightly in the sky. It was cool outside, but it still wasn't extremely cold. Pacey took Joey's hand into his as they walked down the empty streets of Capeside.
"What do you want to do on Friday?" Pacey asked.
Joey smiled. "You remembered," she said quietly.
"Our one month anniversary? No way," he said. "What do you want to do?"
Joey thought as she stared off into space. "Nothing too fancy. Just something simple. Just you and me," she answered.
"Well, you blew my plans, I was going to invite everyone over for a gourmet dinner party," Pacey joked.
"I was thinking that maybe you could come over, and I could cook us a dinner or something," Joey replied. "Then maybe we could go for a walk by the docks. It really doesn't matter what we do."
"Dinner and a walk sounds really good. Whatever you want will be perfect," he said.
"Well, was there anything that you had in mind?" Joey asked.
"Actually, I was thinking that maybe I could pick you up, and I could escort you to the back of the Witter wagoneer for a few hours, then we could make our way up to a nice motel for the weekend," he teased.
"The back of the Witter wagoneer? What do you take me for Pacey, some floozy?" Joey kidded, hoping that Pacey wouldn't notice the blush in her cheeks.
Pacey smiled. "Joey Potter, are you blushing because I brought up a hint of sexual innuendo for the first time in our relationship?"
"No," Joey lied.
"Joey, look at me and tell me that again," Pacey said a little more sternly. Joey looked up into his eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. They kept on walking in silence.
"Okay, I was blushing because you brought up sex for the first time in our relationship. There, I admit it," Joey said.
Pacey nodded. "Thought so. You know, we haven't really discussed sexual matters between us yet. We need to have this conversation sooner or later. And, frankly, I would rather have it right now."
"Pacey, I don't know..." Joey started uncomfortably.
"Please Joey?" he asked.
"What do we need to discuss, Pacey?" she asked.
"Well, I want you to know that I'm willing to wait," Pacey said quietly. "As long as you want me to, I'll wait, no questions asked."
Joey stopped Pacey. She looked into his eyes, which told her that he was telling the absolute truth. "You'd do that for me?" she asked, feeling a little relieved.
"Yes, absolutely, Jo. I have no problem in waiting until you're ready," Pacey answered.
"But what if you become impatient? What if you leave me because you get tired of waiting?" Joey asked with a quiver in her voice, trying to cover up the tears that were filling up in her eyes.
"Don't cry, Jo," he said soothingly as he kissed her forehead. He put his arms around her and pulled her in tight. Joey couldn't hold back the tears anymore. She buried her head into Pacey's chest as her tears fell.
"What if you realize that I'm not worth the wait?" she said as she cried. Pacey stood in silence for a moment, knowing that it was time to tell Joey about the feeling in his gut. He pulled Joey away from him and wiped the tears on her face away with this thumbs.
"Joey, I would never leave you just because you weren't ready to have sex yet. And, Joey, you are worth the wait. You need to know that I'm not in this relationship just for sex, and..." he started, taking a deep breath. Joey looked into his eyes, unsure of what he was about to say.
"And?" she asked softly.
"And that I'm in this relationship because I love you," he said, looking into her eyes. "I think I've known ever since that night at the Icehouse when we were working on that Econ project, I just didn't know what it was."
Joey looked back into Pacey's eyes. Once again, she knew that he was telling the truth. She smiled and rested her forehead against his. She cleared her throat. "I love you too."
Pacey felt as if his heart was about to explode. The girl he loved more than anything had just told him that she loved him back. He smiled. "Is it alright if I kiss you now?" he asked.
Joey smiled. "You better kiss me now," she teased. Pacey leaned in and kissed her. It was their most passionate kiss yet. Joey placed one hand on Pacey's shoulder and the other hand at the back of his neck. Pacey kept his hands at Joey's back, pulling her body towards his. It was a few minutes before they broke apart.
Pacey smiled as he grabbed Joey's hand. "Come on Potter, let's get you home. We do have a mid-term tomorrow."
Joey smiled. "You know Pace, this has maybe been the best study session I've ever had," she said.
"Me too, Potter. Between getting to make out with you for the majority of the evening and getting our feelings out in the open, this has been the most therapeutic study session I've ever experienced," Pacey replied. He grinned as Joey rolled her eyes. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
Joey closed her eyes under his touch. "I'm glad I could be of service," she said. Pacey chuckled and kiss the top of her head. They walked the rest of the way to Joey's house in a comfortable silence.
Author's Note: Thanks to the following for reading and reviewing my story: Gypsy, Giuliana, justagirl, alysa, Aubrey, Abagail Snow, Cesare, roundin3rd, Molly, kelcb26, annie, dwscreekfreak, Vale, *~)TINK(~*, and Vera. I appreciate the comments and constructive criticism. You guys rock!!!
Comments: Well 6 down and 18 to go!! I'll try to update as much as I can, but for the next little while, I'll probably be updating about once a week or so. Thanks to everyone who's read this story so far. I hope I'm doing an ok job at re-writing Season 2 PJ style. And, I think I've been mainly true what really happened, but I decided to change up the All-Nighter episode. In my quest for a PJ Season 2, I decided it would be better to have a PJ bonding study session rather than the group one that really happened.
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"And so, I hope all of you have an enjoyable evening cramming for the mid- term. I will be conducting an after school study session if anyone is interested," Mr. Peterson said as he passed out study guides. "This is more than just a mid-term. It's your life," he said as the bell rung for dismissal. Pacey jumped out of his seat. It had been a long day. He couldn't wait to go home and relax for the evening. He stopped by the door and waited for Joey.
"Hey," he said, smiling as he put his arm around her shoulder.
Joey sighed. "It's going to be a horrible evening," she concluded.
"Why?" Pacey asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Pacey! We have a really important mid-term tomorrow! Were you not listening to Peterson? He said it was going to be really hard," Joey answered in a heated tone.
"Jo, it's literature. We read the books, didn't we? If you read the book, then you've been studying for the test for the whole semester," Pacey said, trying to calm Joey down.
Joey stopped. "It's hard to concentrate on anything with a crying baby in the house, Pacey," she said.
"I understand. Carrie made fourth grade a living hell with the twins," Pacey replied. "And I always found it to be an extreme relief when I got to spend a night away from them. Why don't you come over to my house to study?"
"Pacey, I actually want to study tonight. Going to your house would be a distraction," Joey responded.
"Joey, if you want to study, then you can study. My father's working the night shift, and my mom's planning on going out with some of her old friends tonight. Nobody would be there to bother you," Pacey said.
"Except for you," Joey stated.
"Joey, if you want to study, I'll stay out of your way. Until you take a study break. Then I'm all yours," Pacey said with a grin.
Joey smiled. "Okay. But one condition. You have to study too," she said.
"Joey, I..." he started before Joey interrupted him with a kiss. "Please?" she said as they broke apart.
"Fine. But only if we get plenty of study breaks," Pacey bargained.
"Deal," Joey agreed as she took his hand. "Let's go."
***** Pacey's house*****
Pacey stared through his study guide. He sighed and tossed it aside. They had been studying for an hour already. He couldn't bring himself to concentrate though. English literature was maybe the only thing he was able to understand on his own. He really believed that as long as you read the books, you'd be fine. He knew he wasn't going to be able to study on his own, and now that Joey was here, he knew that he wouldn't be studying tonight. He looked over at her. She was reading intently through her notes about Gulliver's Travels. Finally, he gave up on his attempts to study.
"Joey, I can't study right now," he said.
Joey looked up from her notes. "Pacey, we've only been at this for an hour," she said.
"And in that hour I have done five times the studying I probably would have done by myself. Be proud of yourself, Potter, you really pushed me beyond my own limits," he said. "But unlike yourself, I don't need to study a lot to do good on exams."
"But, Pacey," Joey started.
"I'm going to make myself a sandwich. Would you like one too?" he asked as he walked into his kitchen. He heard Joey get up and follow him.
"Pacey, would it kill you to study?" she asked.
"I don't want to study anymore. I can't concentrate. And you didn't answer my question. Do you want a sandwich?" he answered.
"Pace, it's so peaceful and quiet here. Why can't you concentrate?" she asked.
"You," he declared simply.
"I'm not doing anything," Joey argued.
"Exactly," he declared.
"Pacey, we're not getting anywhere with this conversation!" Joey exclaimed. "Can you please use complete sentences so I can understand you?"
Pacey paused. "How do you expect me to work when you're right across the table from me? How do you expect me to think of anything else besides how beautiful you are, or how smart you are, or how lucky I am to be with you? And for the last time, do you or do you not want a sandwich?" he asked.
Joey didn't say anything. She smiled and walked over to Pacey. She took his hands in hers. "Don't you think I'm having the exact same problem? There was a reason why I said that you would distract me. How much studying do you think I've done?" Joey asked. Pacey looked down at his feet. "If you must know, I was thinking of jumping over the table at least a dozen times."
Pacey looked up and grinned. "A dozen times, huh?" he teased.
"Pacey, ever since we got here, only one thing's been on my mind," Joey admitted.
"Really? What's that?" Pacey asked with a smile on his face.
"This," Joey stated as she set her hand on his shoulder and kissed him. She slid her tongue into his mouth and battled his for dominance in the kiss. She moaned as he slid his fingers through her hair with one hand, and was holding the small of her back with the other. They searched each other's mouths for a few minutes until Joey broke the kiss. Her eyes were closed as Pacey softly kissed her forehead and spoke up.
"You know Joey, you still haven't answered the question," Pacey stated. Joey opened her eyes and looked up into his as a puzzled look crept onto her face. "Do you want a sandwich? I think I've asked you four times now."
Joey felt a small smile tug on her lips. "Yes please," she said sweetly before kissing him again.
***** 10:00 p.m.*****
"Pacey, who were the little people in Gulliver's Travels?" Joey quizzed.
"Lilliputians. What was Keate's most famous quote?" Pacey replied.
"Truth is beauty. Beauty truth," Joey said before a yawn escaped her mouth. She shut her binder. "I think we've done more than enough studying, Pace."
"You can't be serious. I thought you said one more study break!" whined Pacey.
"Pacey, we said one more study break two study breaks ago. And, I do believe we spent way more time on breaks than we did actually studying," Joey said.
"And whose fault is that? You couldn't keep your hands off of me," Pacey teased.
"You were the one who tickled me for ten minutes straight!" Joey exclaimed.
"Hey, at least I made studying fun," Pacey said. "Come on Potter, you're just in denial." He smiled as Joey stuck out her tongue. "Don't stick out your tongue out in front of me unless you plan on..." he started before he was interrupted by the telephone ringing. He got up to answer it. "Hello?"
"Hey, Pacey, send my sister home now, okay?" Bessie said from the other line.
"Alright," Pacey said with a yawn.
"Talk to you later," Bessie said as she hung up the phone. Pacey hung up and grabbed his shoes and Joey's shoes.
"Bessie needs you home now Potter," he said as he handed Joey her shoes.
"Why did you get your shoes?" she asked.
"Josephine, the streets of Capeside are treacherous at night. A beautiful young woman such as yourself needs an armed escort home," Pacey said sarcastically.
"It's okay Pace, I can walk myself home," Joey said as she tied her shoes.
"Well, tough luck Jo. I want to walk you home, so that's what I'm going to do, whether you like it or not," Pacey answered. He grabbed Joey's coat and helped her into it. "Let's go," he said.
It was a gorgeous night in Capeside. The stars were shining brightly in the sky. It was cool outside, but it still wasn't extremely cold. Pacey took Joey's hand into his as they walked down the empty streets of Capeside.
"What do you want to do on Friday?" Pacey asked.
Joey smiled. "You remembered," she said quietly.
"Our one month anniversary? No way," he said. "What do you want to do?"
Joey thought as she stared off into space. "Nothing too fancy. Just something simple. Just you and me," she answered.
"Well, you blew my plans, I was going to invite everyone over for a gourmet dinner party," Pacey joked.
"I was thinking that maybe you could come over, and I could cook us a dinner or something," Joey replied. "Then maybe we could go for a walk by the docks. It really doesn't matter what we do."
"Dinner and a walk sounds really good. Whatever you want will be perfect," he said.
"Well, was there anything that you had in mind?" Joey asked.
"Actually, I was thinking that maybe I could pick you up, and I could escort you to the back of the Witter wagoneer for a few hours, then we could make our way up to a nice motel for the weekend," he teased.
"The back of the Witter wagoneer? What do you take me for Pacey, some floozy?" Joey kidded, hoping that Pacey wouldn't notice the blush in her cheeks.
Pacey smiled. "Joey Potter, are you blushing because I brought up a hint of sexual innuendo for the first time in our relationship?"
"No," Joey lied.
"Joey, look at me and tell me that again," Pacey said a little more sternly. Joey looked up into his eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. They kept on walking in silence.
"Okay, I was blushing because you brought up sex for the first time in our relationship. There, I admit it," Joey said.
Pacey nodded. "Thought so. You know, we haven't really discussed sexual matters between us yet. We need to have this conversation sooner or later. And, frankly, I would rather have it right now."
"Pacey, I don't know..." Joey started uncomfortably.
"Please Joey?" he asked.
"What do we need to discuss, Pacey?" she asked.
"Well, I want you to know that I'm willing to wait," Pacey said quietly. "As long as you want me to, I'll wait, no questions asked."
Joey stopped Pacey. She looked into his eyes, which told her that he was telling the absolute truth. "You'd do that for me?" she asked, feeling a little relieved.
"Yes, absolutely, Jo. I have no problem in waiting until you're ready," Pacey answered.
"But what if you become impatient? What if you leave me because you get tired of waiting?" Joey asked with a quiver in her voice, trying to cover up the tears that were filling up in her eyes.
"Don't cry, Jo," he said soothingly as he kissed her forehead. He put his arms around her and pulled her in tight. Joey couldn't hold back the tears anymore. She buried her head into Pacey's chest as her tears fell.
"What if you realize that I'm not worth the wait?" she said as she cried. Pacey stood in silence for a moment, knowing that it was time to tell Joey about the feeling in his gut. He pulled Joey away from him and wiped the tears on her face away with this thumbs.
"Joey, I would never leave you just because you weren't ready to have sex yet. And, Joey, you are worth the wait. You need to know that I'm not in this relationship just for sex, and..." he started, taking a deep breath. Joey looked into his eyes, unsure of what he was about to say.
"And?" she asked softly.
"And that I'm in this relationship because I love you," he said, looking into her eyes. "I think I've known ever since that night at the Icehouse when we were working on that Econ project, I just didn't know what it was."
Joey looked back into Pacey's eyes. Once again, she knew that he was telling the truth. She smiled and rested her forehead against his. She cleared her throat. "I love you too."
Pacey felt as if his heart was about to explode. The girl he loved more than anything had just told him that she loved him back. He smiled. "Is it alright if I kiss you now?" he asked.
Joey smiled. "You better kiss me now," she teased. Pacey leaned in and kissed her. It was their most passionate kiss yet. Joey placed one hand on Pacey's shoulder and the other hand at the back of his neck. Pacey kept his hands at Joey's back, pulling her body towards his. It was a few minutes before they broke apart.
Pacey smiled as he grabbed Joey's hand. "Come on Potter, let's get you home. We do have a mid-term tomorrow."
Joey smiled. "You know Pace, this has maybe been the best study session I've ever had," she said.
"Me too, Potter. Between getting to make out with you for the majority of the evening and getting our feelings out in the open, this has been the most therapeutic study session I've ever experienced," Pacey replied. He grinned as Joey rolled her eyes. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
Joey closed her eyes under his touch. "I'm glad I could be of service," she said. Pacey chuckled and kiss the top of her head. They walked the rest of the way to Joey's house in a comfortable silence.