Chapter 2 (On request from xxoJenxoo, Exrugrat2008, superfan24 and PaceyandJoeyForeverandEver, thanks for the review guys. Here an update to the story, since I can't think up a suitable title for a sequel I'll just update this one.)

Joey had left him when the doctor wanted to take a look at him, and when she returned a few hours later knowing he needed some time with his family her friends were all with him.

"Ah look who it is guys, my beautiful girlfriend." Pacey said as he saw her walk into his room.

Joey blushed as Andie, Jack, Jen and Will all turned to see her. "I see our poor sick friend is still delusional." Joey responded as she walked up to him and sat at his bedside.

"Oh come on Josephine you know you can't resist my charm." Pacey said smiling as he grabbed her waist, since he was sitting up as the bed, and pulled her to him for kiss which she happily obliged to.

Jack cleared his throat, "we are still in the room with you, you know" he said to them.

Joey blushed again and Pacey just smiled saying "What can I say, she can't resist me."

Joey punched his arm playfully but couldn't help but smile, Andie then asked "Sorry in advance for bringing this up but what are you going to do about Dawson. I mean are you really going to sue him?" she asked.

"That guy isn't stable, he should be put behind bars." Will jumped in.

"I know he isn't stable Will but…he's been their friend all their lives. I know what he did was wrong, very wrong but he doesn't deserve to go to prison for 20 years. Maybe you could just ask that he'd be put in an clinic, so he can get better." Andie told them.

"Although I would feel a lot safer with Dawson out of our lives for good. He has been my friend for so long. He's been Jo's family. I don't think I can sent him to jail for 20 years. I owe the guy that much. I think he needs help to deal with his…issues. A clinic would provide that, what do you think Jo?" Pacey asked her.

"I don't think I could ever look at him again without wanting to beat him up. I still quite can't believe he could do this to you. Dawson does need help, but he was by his senses when he left you there Pacey, he's dangerous. He's not our friend anymore. I think he should do jail time along with therapy." She said to them.

"I'm with her Pace, I mean all for him to get better but he left you there to die. He needs to pay for it or else he just might try it again." Will threw in his opinion.

"Jen, Jack?" Pacey asked them needing their advice on it as well.

"I don't know Pacey. Dawson was there for me when I first came here from New York. He helped me during the years I've known him but he did put you in the hospital Pacey. I understand he was hurt and jealous and that you two feel guilty about doing that to him but he still had no right to go off like that. If you ask me he definitely needs help. But jail…he's just a kid like the rest off us. We all make mistakes, he made a big one true but I think some time at a clinic would do him good." Jen said to them.

"I agree with Jen. Dawson made a mistake, he should be punished for it yes but isn't it more important for him to get better. Like Grams says 'to error is human to forgive is divine'. I'm not saying you should forgive him, I'm just saying getting him better is more important then punishing him." Jack told them.

"Well it looks like it's 4 to 2." Andie said, then added "But the real choice to do this is up to Pacey."

"Well I already told you I thought he should get help. So if a clinic is what he needs to get better then that's where he'll have to go. But even when he gets better I don't know if I can be his friend after what he did. I don't know about you but I don't want to end up in the hospital again just because he lost it again." Pacey said to them.

"Well I suppose I have to give in seeing it is your decision to make. But I for one don't ever want to see him again. I just want him out of our lives. I don't want him to hurt anyone anymore." Joey said taking Paceys' hand in hers and squeezed it adding "especially my boyfriend."

Pacey grinned "As long as I'm with you Jo, nobody can hurt me." She smiled back and leaned in for another kiss which he happily obliged to.

"Ok, I think that is our cue to go" Jen said getting up.

Pacey and Joey broke apart smiling. After their friends had left and Joey and Pacey were finally alone again she smiled and said "Finally, thought they would never leave." She pulled him to her again, addicted to his kisses, needing to feel him close to her to fell so alive as she did whenever she was kissing with him.

When they broke apart briefly he smiled and said "Why miss Potter, are you trying to take advantage of me in my poor state of being?"

"Pacey" Joey replied kissing him briefly.

"Yes?" he asked.

"Shut up" she told him kissing him passionately again to which he had no more complaints about.

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"And?" Joey asked through the phone.

"And what?" Pacey asked her.

"How did it go? Did they accept?" Joey asked him.

"Mm, let me think about that while I keep you waiting anxiously." Pacey said teasingly.

"Pacey" Joey warned "Don't make me come over there and get it out of you myself."

"Is that supposed to be a threat Jo?" he asked playfully. "Cos I would really love for you to come over and try to get it out of me." He added smirking.

"I swear Pacey, can't you ever keep that mind of you out of the gutter long enough to answer a simple question." Joey said to him trying to sound annoyed but it sounded more amused.

"Never, Potter. Whenever I'm around you or speaking to you it just automatically wonders off imagining you biting your delicious lower lip. I just want to automatically grab you and-"

"Pacey" Joey interrupted blushing on her end of the line.

Pacey smiled imagining her blushing on the other end he just knew she was doing. "They accepted the settlement." He then said to her changing the subject. "Dawson is being admitted to a clinic to get therapy and hopefully get better." He told her.

"Thank God, I mean he'd be freaking stupid not to agree to it. Giving how many people heard his confession." She told him.

"Mm, yeah. Hey Jo?" he asked.

"Yeah?" she asked.

"What are you wearing?" Pacey asked her.

Joey laughed at her end and said "why don't you come by Witter and see for yourself."

Pacey laughed and things were going well between them then as the Summer had passed by and Joey and Pacey had taken a sail trip together on True Love they returned to Capeside to find out Dawson Leery had gotten better and was to return to Capeside High for his senior year with them. The entire Capeside gang dreaded the return of Dawson, except maybe Andie. Andie believed they had nothing to think worry about and they were going to get the old Dawson back. Somehow that didn't reassure the rest of the group. They had all gotten a lot closer over the summer, especially Joey and Pacey. Still Dawsons' return would threaten to split the group up. Will had to go back to his own school but Will had always chosen Paceys' side. Joey would stay with Pacey and Pacey would not trust Dawson again after what he did. Jen, Andie and Jack however, Dawson might try to get their friendship back and the entire gang knew that on some level fearing this being the end of their comfortable presence around each other. Knowing that if they would hand out with Dawson it would get weird but not hanging out would be living with guilt of excluding a friend from their lives. Yup things were definitely going to get complicated again.


Chapter 3 coming soon, where Dawson returns, feedback please.