CHAPTER 4 – PART 1:
Dawson ran down the stairs, taking two steps at a time. He heard his parents talking in the living room and he walked towards them. "What's wrong?", he asked as he saw the concerned looks on their faces.
Mitch turned to his son and said: "it's Pacey".
"What about him?". Dawson asked as he uncomfortably shoved his hands in his pockets and didn't look his dad straight in the eyes.
"Well I was about to say that his parents don't know where he is, but by the look on your face I see you already know that, don't you?"
"Well ehm… I dunno…"
"C'mon Dawson you know you can always say everything to your mom and I."
"Yeah sweetie", Gale said. "It's ok, just tell us where he is."
Dawson cocked his head backwards and pointed to the ceiling. "In my room."
"Good, good", Mitch said as he walked past Dawson and made his way up the stairs.
"Wait dad", Dawson said as he ran after his father. "Can't he stay here tonight?"
"You know he can Dawson", Mitch said as he turned to his son. "Have we ever told him to go? I just need to talk for him for a brief moment."
"Why?"
"Because", Mitch simply replied, walking further up the stairs.
"But dad wait", Dawson said as he run up the stairs. He laid his hand on his father's shoulder to stop him from going into his room, but he was too late. Mitch had already opened the door.
"Hi Joey", his dad said when he spotted Joey at the work desk.
"Hey mister Leery", she answered as she looked up for a short moment before turning her attention back to her writings.
Mitch looked at Pacey, hanging on Dawson's bed watching and movie and said "hey Pace". The boy didn't reply so he raised his voice and repeated. "Hey Pacey."
Pacey jumped up from the sudden call and his headphones fell off. "What?", he asked as he looked around. Just then he saw Mitch standing at the end of the bed. He had been too busy with his movie before to see him coming in. "Mister Leery", he said with a charming smile. "What can I do for you?"
"Pacey I wanna talk to you for a second."
"Okay spill it", Pacey answered.
"In private", Mitch added while he already walked out of the room. "Bye Joey."
"Bye mister Leery."
Grumbling Pacey stood up from the bed. He laid the headphones aside and he walked to the doorway. He had a vague idea what was coming and he wasn't in the mood for that. It was exactly the reason he didn't went home today in the first place. He knew Dawson's parents were nicer to him, but he also knew that when he went too far they could be stringent as well. Before walking through the door he turned to Joey and Dawson. "It's been nice knowing you two", he said as he walked into the hallway.
