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Chapter 6 – I only get this way with you

Lily and Alex were running up and down the beach, laughing. Those two were so cute together. They reminded her of herself and Dawson, years ago. She smiled at them. Dawson walked out of the water, a dripping Amy in his arms.

"She needs a towel. She's freezing". Dawson handed her the baby and Joey wrapped her up in a big, sun warmed towel. She held Amy against her and kissed her head. She was such a sweet child. Her hair was growing and it would look just like Jen's, all blonde and curly.

Dawson dried himself with his towel, before wrapping it around his waist and sitting next to Joey on the sand. She had gotten the suncreen out of her bag and was applying some on Amy. She motionned Lily and Alex over and put sunscreen on them as well. She handed them two bottles of water, making sure they were drinking enough. Dawson smiled at the sight of Joey surrounded by the three children. Lily and Alex ran off again and Amy was drifting off to sleep in her amrs. Joey turned to him. "What are you smiling at?"

"Ahh. I just... this is a great day."

She smiled back at him, with one of her big bright 'Joey' grin. "It is."

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Dawson and Joey entered the B&B after Alex and Lily had already ran in. Joey was holding a sleeping Amy against her and Bessie smiled at the sight. Amy had been literally adopted by all of them. She smiled at her sister who looked up at her.

"Hi, Bess. We're just dropping off what I thought would be a tired kid, but by the look of it, he and Lily have endless amount of energy."

Bessie laughed. "Those two? They run around all day and then they're up all night watching tv. Their energy has no end. How was your day?"

Dawson and Joey both yawned and then started laughing. "Hmm... Exhausting?"

Bessie laughed. "Yes, I see that." Lily came running in the dinning room and hid behind Joey. Alex followed in, looking for her. "Ok. Alex, Lily, say goodbye. We're leaving." Joey told them, running her hand through Lily's hair as she came from behind her to stand at her side. Lily stuck her tongue out at Alex who looked at her and laughed. "Bye Lil. See you tomorrow".

Lily looked at him, grinning. "Bye Alexander."

Alex shot her a warning look, and Dawson saw Joey in that look. "Don't call me that".

Joey smiled at the exchange. "He's right, Lily. In this family, we go by nicknames only".

Lily smiled. "I know. Bye 'Alex'." She turned around and ran outside to the car. Joey bent down and gave Alex a kiss. "How about I pick you up tomorrow and we have lunch at the Icehouse?"

Alex looked at her, smiling. "Can Lily come?"

Joey smiled back at him. "Of course, she can come".

"Ok. See you tomorrow, aunt Joey." He looked at the sleeping baby in her arms and whispered: "Bye, Amy."

Dawson and Joey both said their goodnights to Bessie and walked to the car, where Lily was already waiting for them and where they put Amy in her car seat.

"Ok. Home now. I need to sleep." Joey yawned again.

Dawson looked at her, frowning. "What about Amy?"

"Oh. No, Amy's spending the night. She usually spends every Saturday night with us, but seeing as we went out last night, she's sleeping over tonight instead."

"Ok. Home it is, then." He started driving toward Pacey's appartment. He looked in the review mirror and saw that Lily had fallen asleep, her head resting on the side of Amy's car seat, her hand on the baby's leg. He smiled at the sight. He turned to Joey and saw that she, too, had fallen asleep.

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Dawson parked behind Pacey's car as he was getting out of it. He stopped the car and got out.

"Hey, Pacey. Did you just get home?" Dawson glanced at his watch. It was ten o'clock.

"Yeah... we had a busy night and I, hmm, had stuff to take care of." Pacey looked at Dawson and then at the car. Joey was sleeping in the front sleep. "Big day?"

Dawson smiled. "Yeah. It was fun though."

Pacey smiled back at him. "Dawson, do you mind taking Amy in? I'll wake Joey up."

"Yeah, sure". He went to the back and opened the door. Lily had woken up. "Hey Lil. I'm taking Amy in. I'll be a few minutes. Do you want to come in or are you waiting here?" She looked at him and wiped the sleep off her eyes. "I'm coming". She opened the door and stepped out. Dawson picked up the sleeping Amy from her car seat. He grabbed the bags off the floor and walked to the front door with Amy. He looked back at the car, where he saw that Pacey had given up on trying to wake Joey and was just picking her up from her seat and carrying her to the door.

Joey moved against Pacey's chest, but didn't even wake up. She just burried her face in his neck, sleeping soundly. Pacey smiled and kissed her hair. He got to the door and gave his key to Dawson, motionning for him to unlock the door.

They walked in and Dawson put Amy on the couch, covering her with a blanket. He didn't know where she slept. He and Amy sat on each side of her, making sure she didn't roll off and waited for Pacey to come back.

Pacey walked to the bedroom with a sleeping Joey in his arms. He put her on the bed and took her shoes off. She still didn't wake up. He smiled. That woman could sleep through anything. He undid her jeans and slid them off, leaving her in her bikini and tank top. He looked down at her. God, she was beautiful. He took the blanket off the foot of the bed and covered her with it. He kissed her forehead, turned off the lights and walked out.

He walked to the living room, where Lily was eating candies off the bowl on the coffee table. Dawson was trying to talk her out of it. "Lily, it's too late for candy. It's going to keep you up all night". Lily looked at him and grinned. "It doesn't matter Dawson. We have movies to watch." Dawson smiled at her and yawned. "Oh, yes. Definitely." Pacey laughed. Those two were definitly from the same family.

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Pacey took his clothes off, trying to make as little noise as possible. He didn't want to wake Joey up. He slid into bed and Joey sat up, looking around her, confused. Pacey turned to her.

"Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up." He put a hand on her arm.

She looked at him. "You didn't. Pace... how did I end up here?" She looked all sleepy and confused.

Pacey smiled. "I carried you in..."

"Argh. And I missed it!" She was frowning, a small smiled dancing on her lips.

"That happens when you sleep too deeply. Miss all the fun." He smiled at her.

"Ok, well. You do know that, because I was sleeping and actually missed you carrying me in, it doesn't count."

"Oh, but it so does count. My back is still hurting. You're heavy." He grinned at her.

She turned around, laughing, and let herself fall on him, laying on top of him. She whispered against his mouth "Watch it, Witter". He was still smiling and she kissed him, before laying next to him with her head on his chest, sighing. He wrapped his arm around her, strocking her arm.

"How was your day?" She moved her hand across his chest and found his hand on the other side of him. She laced her fingers with his.

"Busy. Yours?"

She frowned. What was it about the lack of details? "Hmm. Exhausting. But you know that. It was fun to just hang out and the kids were great. Amy's so sweet." She smiled against his skin. "And Lily and Alex are great. They seem to have so much fun together. They remind me of Dawson and I."

Pacey smiled and kissed her hair. "Add a third kid in there and history might be repeating itself."

She laughed and moved her head up to kiss his jaw.

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The week that Dawson spent in Capeside kept Joey busy. They spent more time together during those seven days that they probably had in the past ten years. They talked about old times, brought back fond memories of Jen and even discussed how happy Pacey and Joey were together. Dawson said that he was happy that they were happy and Joey was set on believing him. They also spent a lot of time with the children, which they all enjoyed. They had lunch at the Icehouse, went on picnics and brought Lily and Alex to many movies.

The only aspect of that week that left a sour after taste in the back of Joey's mouth was the fact that she had barely seen Pacey all week. Granted, she had been out most days, but he left early in the morning and came back late at night, sometimes even after she had fallen asleep. He told her he was busy at the restaurant and she believed him.

However, there was this part of herself that thought maybe Pacey wasn't that thrilled about all the time she was spending with Dawson, despite what he claimed. There was this part of herself that thought that maybe Pacey just didn't want to witness the coming back of the 'soulmate' part of hers and Dawson's relationship.

That thought hit her on Friday night, as she was sitting alone at home, working on Amy's book. She sighed. She didn't know what to think. She was confused and she couldn't even tell what exactly she was confused about. She looked at the clock. Pacey had been gone for hours. She really thought he would have been back by now. She looked att he work in front of her and sighed.

She got up, put everything away and headed for the bathroom. It had not been the most productive night. She started filling the bath tub, lit the candles beside it and shed her clothes, leaving them scattered on the floor. She put her hair up and slid into the hot water. She closed her eyes and opened them when she heard the front door and Pacey's voice calling her name.

"Bathroom!" she yelled.

He opened the door and saw her laying there. He felt a smile spreading on his face and stopped in his tracks. She was drop dead gorgeous. The warmth of the water had flushed her cheeks and she was, anyway, always beautiful to him.

"Hey."

"Hi, stranger. Where have you been?" She narrowed her eyes at him.

He walked in and turned around to close the door, breaking eye contact with her as he answered. "Ah... I had to run some errands for the restaurant. It's been busy." He walked to te bath tub and sat on the edge of it, reaching a hand in the water and placing it on her knee, caressing the skin.

She closed her eyes at the touch. "Hmm. Yeah, I guess."

He smiled and bent his head to place a kiss on her forehead. She reached a hand out and placed it on the back of his neck to bring his mouth down to hers. The mouvement unsettled him and he quickly placed his other hand on her shoulder, trying to avoid falling in the water. He laughed against her lips. Her hands moved to the front of his shirt and she worked on his buttons, pushing the shirt off his shoulders and letting it fall on the floor beside the tub. They broke the kiss for a second, gasping for air and smiling at each other. Pacey kissed her this time, his hand moving up from her knee. Joey moaned against his lips, the thought that things were probably more okay than she felt crossing her mind before all thinking capacity left her.

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