1Summery: What if Joey missed Pacey leaving for his
trip? Will she stay with Dawson or will she venture
out to find true love?

Disclaimer: I in no way own Dawson's Creek.

Joey's POV (point of view)

I was only about 2 minutes late to see Pacey sail off
into paradise. I tried to call after him but either he
was ignoring me or couldn't hear me. Either way I lost
him and there was nothing I could do about it.
Sometimes I wish he never kissed me but then I would
have never felt this good in my life. Sure I love
Dawson but its not the same love I feel for Pacey.
When I'm with Pacey, I feel alive and all mushy inside
and believe me Josephine Potter does not feel mushy
inside for everybody. I am the person I want to be
when I am with Pacey. With Dawson, I don't feel any of
that to be honest. Of course he is my best friend and
I love him because of it. I had to do something
because I was not about to let this go. I am gonna
take a risk and go find Pacey one way or the other.

Pacey's POV

I know what I am doing is wrong, but if I stayed in
Capeside any longer with Joey and Dawson, I probably
would have shot myself. I just could not take it any
longer. I know that stealing my best friends girl in
the first place was wrong but I could not help my
feelings anymore. That day when I kissed was the worst
and best day of my life. It was the best cause being
that close to Joey was the bet moment of my life. It
was the worst cause I knew my friendship with Dawson
was over. As I was leaving the dock I thought I heard
someone call my name but I just couldn't look back.
Whoever it was would have to wait until I came back.

Joey's POV

While walking back to the B&B, I was trying to come up
with a way to get Bessie to let me find Pacey. It
would be hard but I was gonna do it no matter what. I
wasn't sure if I should leave a note and go or tell
Bessie. Another thing was where would I get the money
for the plane ticket? I guess I would just have to
take it out of the bank from my college money. As I
was nearing the Potter B&B I decided I would write
Bessie a note and leave tomorrow morning.

"Hey Bess" I said trying to act as normal as possible.

"Hey Joe, can you do me a favor and go over to the

Leery's and deliver this pie, its for staying over
while they fixed up the house."

"Sure, I will do it in like an hour"

"That's fine"

I decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to
write both Bessie and Dawson a letter.

Dear Bessie,

By the time you get this letter I will be gone. I know
I am sorry for leaving you at the B&B alone but at
least you have Bodie. Anyway, I am leaving because
I've realized that I am in love with Pacey. All my
life I have been doing things for other people. Its
time I do something for myself. I'm finally doing
something impulsive and what I want to do. I hope that
you will forgive me and realize how important this is
to me.

Love you,

Joey

Dear Dawson,
This is by far the hardest letter I have ever written.
I want to start off by telling you how much I love you
and appreciate you. You have no idea how supportive
you have been through out my life. I am sorry about
how you found out about me and Pacey. I was going to
tell you but I knew it would hurt your feelings and
change everything between us. I want you to know that
I do love Pacey and it just wasn't to get back at you.
You will always be my first love Dawson. I just hope
that one day we could go back to the way things were.
The three musketeers. I doubt it but maybe in the
future. I also wanted to let you know that it wasn't
all Pacey's fault. I kissed him back and fell in love
with him. Again I'm sorry and I will miss you.

Love Always,

Joey

I grabbed Dawson's letter and headed over there. When
I got there I climbed up the ladder one last time.

"Hey Dawson"

"Hey, what are you doing here" he said with a big
grin.

"I missed Pacey so I'm hear to deliver some pie
actually for your parents."

"Oh ok I will give it to them."

"Thanks, you want to watch a movie. Maybe some Jaws or
ET."

"Sure"

When the movie was over I said goodbye and gave Dawson
a hug knowing it was going to be a while before I gave
him another hug. I also gave him the letter telling
him to read it when I left.
When I got home that night I was nervous because I
knew that tomorrow would change my life and the way I
lived my life. I said goodnight to Bessie and Bodie
because I was leaving relatively early in the morning
before they woke up. I packed everything I needed,
which was not much. I called the cab to make sure it
was coming at 4:30 AM. I got ready for bed and was
falling asleep thinking about what I was going to say
to Pacey when I got there.

On the plane I was thinking of all the scenarios that
could happen when I see Pacey. Would he be mad? Would
he be happy to see me? I was starting to panic. What
would I do if he didn't love me back? I started to
calm down again after some soda. If he doesn't want me
than I will just go back to Capeside. No big deal. Of
course it was a big deal. I love him and I want him to
love me back.

After a four hour plane ride, I got off in search of
a hotel. It would be about a day before Pacey arrived
to Florida. After a finding a hotel, I went up to my
room to take a nap.
When I woke up I realized it was the next day. I
started getting really nervous due to the fact that I
would tell Pacey my feelings for him. I got ready to
go and wait for Pacey down on the docks. After a few
hours of waiting I saw the boat and Pacey. I don't
think he could see me because he was still pretty far
away. As the boat got closer and closer I went up to
wear it was about to dock. When Pacey looked up and
saw me he looked totally shocked.

"What are you doing here Potter?"

"Hold on, just don't say anything. Let me tell you
what I have to tell you."

"Ok...shoot."

"Pacey, all my life I have been doing things for other
people and ignoring what I wanted to do. I've been
following Dawson and doing what Dawson wanted all my
life as well. When you told me how you felt and when
we were together...I felt free. I felt like I was
doing something that I actually wanted to do. When I'm
with you I feel alive and happy. You bring out the
person that I always wanted to be. My point to this
speech is that I love you Pace. More than anything in
this world and I want to be with you."

"Wow Joey, I didn't know you felt like this."

"Maybe this was a bad idea cause obviously you don't
feel the same way" I said turning around and walking
away.

"Joey, I love you too. I don't even know when I
started to feel this way. Of course I want to be with
you."

"I am so happy to hear you say that Pace"

"Now come here and give me a kiss Potter cause we have a lot of sailing to do"

"Sure thing captain"

The End