Another Author's Note. Grams has a serious boyfriend. I made him up so that's why his name hasn't ever been mentioned in the show. And just to clear things up, the very first part of this story is the last night before summer starts. The summer before their last year in college. Then it picks up on the last night of summer before they go back to school. Sorry, I wasn't realy clear on that. So Pacey was only out of touch for three months. I think that's how long summer vacation is in the States (I'm Canadian).

"What is taking so long?" Dawson paced the length of the hospial waiting room. He was a mess. All he could think about was Jen mentioning a baby.

Joey could hardly sit up straight. She felt like she was going to pass out. Jen getting into an accident combined with the whole Pacey mess was too much for her. She was suddenly aware of Pacey's hand on he shoulder. Part of her was glad for the support, but she knew things between them weren't straightened out yet.

"What did she mean man?" Pacey asked Dawson, "Is she pregnant? Did you know anything about it?" It was news to Pacey. But he knew that he had been out of touch for three months. Anything could have happened while he was gone.

"If she was she didn't say anything to me yet." Dawson turned to Joey, "Did she say anything to you?"

Joey shook her head. "I had no idea."

"Children!" Grams ran into the waiting room clearly out of breath. "Have the told you anything yet?"

Joey rose to hug Grams, "Not yet. How did you get here so fast?"

Grams took a seat, "Gregory drove here as fast as he could". Her face was very pale, "I couldn't drive myself." She trailed off, "Of course Jennifer had the car anyway" She broke down into tears. Pacey put his arms around her, he knew he was the only one who could stay strong.

"She'll be fine. It's Jen. The strongest person I know" Just as the words left his mouth he spotted a doctor walking down the hall to talk to them. He stood up.

"You guys are with Jennifer Lindly?" He questioned.

Dawson nodded, "She's my girlfriend. Is she okay?"

The doctor smiled, "She'll be fine. Nothing serious. She broke her left arm, and she might have a bit of concussion. But she'll be back to normal as soon as the cast comes off. She does have a few cuts and bruises on her face but none that will scar."

Dawson sighed in relief, but he knew he might have one more person to worry about. He looked at the doctor again, "And the..." He couldn't bring himself to say baby in front of Grams. He nodded in Grams direction, hoping the doctor took the hint.

"Everything is fine. No damage done" The doctor comfirmed. "Now you may go in and see her, but remember she's probably feeling really tired. She'll need to stay here tonight just in case she does have a concussion. But she'll be fine to go home in the morning."

"Thank you doctor." Pacey said shaking his hand, "Now let's go see our girl"

Dawson and Grams started down the hall. Joey reached out and grabbed Pacey's hand. She looked up at him with sad eyes.

"Pace? Can we please talk?"

"Jo I can't keep doing this. Right now all I want to do is to see Jen. See with my own eyes that she's okay. Now is not the right time"

Joey nodded, "Okay". She smiled inside. At least he might want to talk later. That was better then nothing.

"Hey Grams" Jen said weakly from her bed. She looked pretty beat up with all the cuts on her face and the large plaster cast on her arm. But other then that she seemed like her normal self. "You didn't have to come all the way down here"

"Jennifer!" Grams leaned over and kissed her forehead. "Of course I did. You gave me quite a scare young lady"

"I'm fine Grams. And I would have been leaving for Boston tomorrow anyway. You could have waited to see me then. Wait a minute...I had the car. Ohh. Did Gregory bring you?" Jen teased, "Hot stuff Grams"

"Jennifer! Gregory is a perfect gentleman." Grams laughed, "I'm glad you're okay dear. I'm going to go get some coffee so you can visit with your friends." She turned to leave, "And I love you Jennifer"

"I love you too Grams. Dawson?" He was standing off the one side, "Are you going to say anything?" She knew he probably knew her secret and she was afraid of how he was going to react.

"Are you still mad at me?" He asked, taking a step closer to her bed.

"Nope. Are you mad at me?" She smiled at him and beckoned him closer.

"Nope. I love you. And I'm glad that you are okay. Both of you."

Jen sighed. "So you found out hunh? I was going to tell you. As soon as I figured out how."

Dawson took a seat on the edge of her bed and clasped her good hand, "Honey when did you find out?"

"Three days ago. I was two weeks late, but I didn't want to get you worked up for nothing. I wanted to wait until I was sure."

"I will admit I was surprised. But I'm sorta happy...is that okay? I don't even know how you feel about it yet"

"I'm okay with it too. I was so scared that something would happen to the baby" Jen started crying. Dawson hugged her as tight as he dared, "It's okay. The doctor said everything was fine."

Jen smiled through her tears, "I know. They took a sonogram picture when they brought me in. Wanna see Daddy?" She laughed, "Wow! That's going to take some getting used to!" She pulled the picture off the bedside table, "This is what we're going to have at the end of May"

Dawson stared at the picture amazed. It didn't look like much. Hell he couldn't even really tell what he was looking at...but he was going to be a Daddy.

"I'm so sorry about the way I acted today at the Ice House. I guess I was trying to pick a fight so I could hold off telling you. I was so scared that you'd be mad"

Dawson leaned down and gave her a soft kiss. "Apology accepted. You just gave me the best news I could ever get. I'd forgive you for anything right now"

"Anything?" Jen teased, "I could get used to this" They both laughed.

Pacey stuck his head in the door. "Knock, knock? Can we come in guys?"

Jen grinned, "Of course. Come over here and give me my hugs!"

Joey rushed over to her and tried to figure out how to hug Jen without hurting her. "I'm so glad you're okay! I was so worried!"

"It's okay. I wasn't really paying attention to the road. I had something else on my mind..."Jen trailed off, "It's okay guys. You can ask."

"So I get to be an Auntie?" Joey squeled, "Oh Jen that's great!" Jen noticed how pale Joey was.

"Jo? Are you okay?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?"

"You just look so pale. Why don't you and Dawson go grab us some munchies. Oh and bring me back some coffee while you're at it"

Dawson shot her a look, "Coffee? Not for my pregnant girlfriend. Bring her some Ice Tea"

Jen leaned back on the pillow's defeated, "It's gonna be a long, ugly nine months if I can't have any coffee"

"Sorry babe, just looking out for you and my baby" Dawson smiled at her and led Joey out of the room.

Pacey finally stepped up to her bed. "I'm sorry Jen. For not calling or writing for the past three months. For being an ass to you. For everything"

Jen waved her hand at him. "No need to apologize. But you do know who you are sitting with right? You know that you and I are long overdue for a little heart-to-heart?"

Pacey tried to ignore her comment, "You gave me quite a scare. So it's true? There's going to be a little Lindly-Leery running around?"

Jen laughed, "That's what they tell me. God how scary is that?"

"The world isn't ready for a smoking hot film geek. The earth may just stop turning" Pacey joked

"Ahh. Think of how many more times I'm going to have to watch E.T!" Jen cringed at the thought. "But seriously Pace? Time to start talking. I'm not letting you leave this room until we get through this. I love you and Joey but this is killing you both. And me and Dawson just can't let that happen."

"What is there to talk about? Joey was seeing Eddie. What more can be said?"

"I don't know where you got that idea. I would never lie to you Pacey. None of us, including Joey have seen or heard from Eddie in over a year. She only wants to be with you Pacey. She even used the phrase, 'I'm going to stop running from my feelings'."

"But I heard him myself telling some guy at Hell's Kitchen that he had come back for his girl. He said they were meeting up at her dorm room that night. He said Joey. I heard it with my own two ears."

Jen was stunned, "Is that why you took off running? Why didn't you come back to our table and ask her about it?"

"And get my heart broken all over again? I thought me and Joey we're finally going to get our chance. I couldn't hear her chose someone else again."

"I swear to you Pacey, if Eddie was back in town and going to meet up with her then Joey had no idea. You have to believe me."

Pacey didn't know what to think. He wanted so much to believe Jen. And he did know that she would never lie to him. But the thought of losing Joey..it would kill him. He sighed, "I believe you Lindly. But if Eddie is back in town and he wants to see Joey. She has a right to know. A right to chose"

"To chose? She already chose. And she chose you" Jen smiled, "So go out there and get back together so we can all kiss and make up"

"It's not that simple. She chose before she knew who she was chosing between. I can't just go after her when there is still a chance she'll leave me again."

"I can't make you do it Pacey, but just promise me that you'll talk to Joey?"

"I will" Pacey heard footsteps. He looked up to see Dawson and Joey enter the room with Grams and Mrs. Leery right behind them.

"Look who I found in the hallway" Dawson told Jen, "And I brought you you're Ice Tea"

Jen took it with a frown, "Mrs. Leery! You didn't have to come" Gail leaned over to hug Jen.

"Sweetie! I'm so glad you're okay!" Gail was relieved, after getting a message on her answering machine from Dawson hyperventilating about Jen being in an accident she had imagined the worst.

"Well there was a reason I was so worked up!" Dawson defended himself.

"Speaking of which, I think Joey and I will leave you four alone to talk and catch up" Pacey grabbed Joey's arm and started for the door.

"Catch up? Jennifer what's going on?" Grams asked, "Did the doctor's find anything else wrong?"

"Grams sit down. I don't know how to say this so I'm just going to blurt it out. I'm pregnant"

Gail and Grams both gapsed and fell down in the chairs beside Jen's bed.

"Let's split before the bloodshed" Pacey whispered in Joey's ear and he led her down the hall to the cafeteria.

When they were seated Pacey looked Joey straight in the eye. "Joey I'm just going to ask you this straight out. Have you been seeing Eddie?"

"Pacey no. I swear to you no. I haven't seen him in more then a year. I don't know where you heard this from" Joey pleaded with him, "Can't we please get past that and move on in our relationship?"

"No Jo. I heard Eddie in Hell's Kitchen telling some guy that he was back with you. That you were going to meet up at your dorm room later that night. I was shocked. And hurt. But Jen swore to me that if he was telling the truth, then you had no idea."

"I didn't Pace. I didn't even know he was back in town. I don't want Eddie. If he had shown up I would have slammed the door in his face" She searched his eyes with hers, "Do you believe me?"

Pacey sighed, "I do. I really do. I'm sorry I ran out on you like that. I just didn't know what to think."

"So we're okay then?" Joey asked hopefully

"No Joey. You have to go see Eddie. See if you still have feelings for him"

"I only have feeling for you Pace. I love you so much!" Joey leaned across the table and kissed him square on the lips. The electricity that shot through her body was amazing. She knew he was feeling the same way as the kiss deepened. Pacey pulled away abruptly.

"I love you Joey. With all my heart and soul. As much as I want you, and believe me I want you so bad right now, I have to let you go to sort you're feeling out." Pacey was trying hard to convince himself.

"I thought we we're over this. We did this all through high school. We're adults now. I know who I want!" Joey told him desperately, but it was too late. He was walking away from her again.