A Tale of Pacey and Joey: What if they Never Said Good-Bye

Chapter. 13.

Sickness, in more than Just ONE Way

Joey was sick again, for the fourth time that day, and unable to leave the bathroom. She

wasn't able to go to the store to buy a home pregnancy test, if she wasn't pregnant, she prayed to

God that this flu would pass over, and quick. Pacey didn't know she was sick, because if she'd

told him before he left this morning to check on the Restaurant, he'd be beside her holding up her

hair, massaging her shoulders, and pressing on the gravel pills, because Joey knew that Pacey

couldn't stand the smell of puke, who could, but Pacey would throw-up right after her.

As Joey made herself go into the bedroom, she laid in there nice warm bed, pushed her

head farther into Pacey's pillow, loving the smell of him. Dawson would be over soon, she knew,

with a Test that would change her life, well two lives. As Joey started to doze off, the sudden ring

of the phone beside the bed made her jump.

"Hello, Witter Residence" Joey answered the phone. Joey knew she didn't need to be that formal,

it was her house, but just knowing that she was now Pacey Witter's wife, a new Witter, made her

smile, and be so willing to go that extra step so that everyone knew, she was a WITTER!

"Hello my Pet." Eddie's voice wiped the smile of Joey's face with no effort at all. Everything

inside her seemed to freeze like ice. She wasn't a person that acted scared, because Joey could

hold her own, but right now, Joey felt weak, and vulnerable. Eddie wasn't acting like the Eddie

she remembered from years ago. He was different, different, not in a good way.

"Eddie", she all but hissed his name.

"How are you today, you look a little pale?" Now Joey had something to fear, as her eyes started

to dart around the room, was he in her house, was he in her yard, how could he see her, or was he

just guessing that she looked paler than normal. "That silk looks good on you love." Joey

shivered, the thought of his eyes on her made each blood vessel in her body freeze for a moment,

and turn everything cold. Pulling the covers that had fallen to her waste tightly around herself,

Joey tried to breathe easier.

"What do you want?" Joey wasn't in the mood to listen, she wanted to hang up, but if he was out

side and watching her, couldn't he brake in. The urge to go make sure every single thing was lock

around the house was driving Joey mad, but the fear that if she moved Eddie would do something

made her just sit in her now cold bed, and listen.

"You." Couldn't Joey have seen that coming, but the fact of that matter was, Joey wasn't paying

attention to the conversation, or lack their of, that Eddie was trying to have with her, she just kept

thinking of how Dawson was coming over, yeah, Dawson would save her.

It was her lucky day, as Joey heard Dawson pull up in the drive, or was that Dawson? It

could be Eddie, what would she do, crawl under the bed and hide, wait, hang up, call the Police?

Pacey? Every option had a dead end, leaving Joey helpless.

"Hey Joey, you here?" It was Dawson, Dawson had pulled up. Dawson would save her. Eddie

must have seen Dawson's truck pull up, or heard Dawson's voice because he whispered,

"Until later," and the line went dead. Letting the phone slide out of her hand, and onto the bed,

Joey had to collect herself within the two second of Dawson coming into this room and seeing her

all cold and frightened. She breathed in once, twice, a third time, then spoke,

"I'm in the bedroom." As Dawson reached the bedroom door opening the phone rang, for a

second time Joey jumped. Seeing he reaction, Dawson went for the phone, but Joey, fearing it

would be Eddie, quickly grabbed the phone.

"Hello," Joey answered with a unclear voice,

"Babes," Pacey said on the other end of the phone. Joey smiled, the first true smile since Eddie's

phone call. "Are you all right?" Pacey had heard it, every emotion that was going through her,

some how Pacey knew. Smiling again, and loving the fact that she could, Joey leaned back against

the headboard, and motioned Dawson to sit down.

"Glad to hear your voice, I missed you this morning." Joey smiled as she listened to Pacey,

"I know Jo, but you know that I had to get up early. We didn't have much sleep last night, so I let

you sleep." What a guy she had, was there anyone else like him? Pacey was perfect, or at least he

was in Joey's eyes.

"I love you."Joey said quietly into the receiver, as if it was a secret, just both of them knew.

"I love you too, Potter." Joey smiled,

"That's Witter, Witter." Pacey's laugh rung out. Noticing that she was being rude, because she

was so indulged into Pacey's phone call, she remembered about Dawson. "I must let you go

though, because you see me secret lover is here to help with a few things that you can not."

Pacey's laughing stopped, and Joey's started, along with Dawson's.

"Tell that Leery boy to get away from what's mine." Pacey started to joke, but said his 'I love

yous' and went off to cook lunch for a busy crowd.

"SO, you think your pregnant?" Dawson looked over at Joey,

"There's only one way to find out." Pulling out the pregnancy test from a pharmacy bag, Dawson

handed it to Joey, and watched her slowly walk into the bath room. Once in the bathroom, and

waiting for the timer to go off, Joey realized that she might not be pregnant, because she hadn't

thrown-up in almost an hour. The buzzer went off, it was the moment of truth.

You all hate me right? I promise another chapter quick, and it takes me this long. Sorry, but I hope you liked this one, please review, I may add another, it I get more than five, because last time I got five, so I hope I get to post another, because believe it or not, I already have it written...

Kaydee