THAT FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PARTY

Everyone is there, even Joey and Mark her boyfriend. Dawson is keeping a close eye on them. He has noticed that he doesn't let her leave his side. Everywhere she goes he goes. Pacey walks up to him and sees where he is looking.

"See a diffrence in her? Notice he won't let her get very far from him. Dawson we have even tried threating him, nothing seems to work. I promise you before the night is over there will be an argument and he will hit her."

"Hasn't anyone tried to stop it."

"Of course we have, all of us, it doesn't work. Mitch, Jack and me all beat the hell out of him one night. Joey was so mad, she said it was her life if we didn't like it then she would stop coming around. So now when they do show up and something like that happens we just ignor it, unless it gets real bad." Pacey tells him.

"I see." is all Dawson says.

As him and Pacey has been talking Joey and Mark have made there way slowly over to them.

"Hey." Joey says

"Hey" Dawson says back

"So Dawson i would like you too meet Mark, Mark this is an old friend Dawson. You know the one i told you about."

Music is playing in the back ground as they stare at each other. Dawson then looks at Mark.

"Hello Mark how are you." Dawson asks as he shakes Marks hand.

"Good, thanks. Well it is nice to finally meet the soulmate. I hear you and Joey use to be a hot item back in highschool." Mark says as Joey looks away emberissed.

"Yeah but that was awhile ago." Dawson says

"Good i am glad we cleared that up." Mark says.

Dawson notices the smug look on Marks face and is getting angrier by the minute.

"Joey care to dance for old times sake." Dawson asks her and then adds. "You don't mind Mark old buddy do you?"

"Sure go ahead i don't mind." Mark says between grited teeth.

"I didn't think you would, what do you say JO?" He asks as he extends his hand.

"Sure Dawson i would love to." Joey says shooting Mark a nervous look.

Dawson leads her to the dance floor. While Pacey chuckles. This doesn't go unnoticed by Mark who shoots him a dirty look. Pacey just chuckles harder and stares back at him. Dawson and Joey start dancing to a slow song. Kiss the rain by Billy Meyers. All the while Mark is just stareing at them and getting angrier and angrier by the minute.

hello (hello hello) can you hear me

am i getting through to you

hello (hello hello)

is it late there

there's a laughter on the line

are you sure you're there alone

cause i'm trying to explain

somethings wrong

you don't sound the same

why don't you why don't you

go outside go outside

"So Jo tell me, really how are you?" Dawson asks her as they continue to dance.

"I'm doing ok really Dawson, you don't have to worry about me." She tells him.

kiss the rain kiss the rain

whenever you need me

kiss the rain

whenever i am gone to long

if your lips feel lonely and thirsty

kiss the rain

and wait for the dawn

keep in mind

we're under the same sky

and the night is as empty

for me as for you

and if you feel

you can't wait till morning

kiss the rain kiss the rain kiss the rain

"Are you sure, you seem a little worn out and tired." Dawson says.

"Oh yeah, it was just a busy week is all."

hello (hello hello)

do you miss me

i hear you say you do

but not the way i'm missing you

what's new hows the weather

is it stormy where you are

because i'm so close but

it feels like you're so far

oh would it mean anything

if you knew what i am left

imagining in my mind in my mind

would you go would you go

kiss the rain

and you fall over me

think of me think of me

think of me only me

"Good i am glad your ok. Jo you do know you can still talk to me if you need to, and if you need help i am here for you."

Joey bites her lower lip for a second before answering. "Sure Dawson i know you are. But i am fine really."

"Ok as long as you know that."

kiss the rain kiss the rain

whenever you need me

kiss the rain

whenever i am gone to long

if your lips feel lonely and tempted

kiss the rain

and wait for the dawn

keep in mind

we're under the same sky

and the night is as empty

for me as for you

and if you feel

you can't wait till morning

kiss the rain kiss the rain

kiss the rainnnnnnnnnnnnn

kiss the rain

kiss the rain

kiss the rain

kiss the rain

hello

can you hear me

can you hear me

can you hear me

The song ends and Dawson leads Joey back over to where Mark and Pacey are standing. He looks at Mark and says. "Thanks Mark it was nice to catch up with an old flame i mean friend." Dawson says