Just as Joey is getting off the phone Gail walks in with a set of clothes for her. "Here you go sweetheart we figured you might want to take a shower and have fresh clothes on."

"Um- yeah that would be nice Mrs Leery." Joey says.

"Joey you have been calling me Gail or mom for years why Mrs Leery now?"

"Well after the last four years and everything that has happened, i-i w-wasn't even sure you guys even wanted to talk to me, or even have me around." Joey says

"Joey, you will always be welcome in this house, and we will always be here for you if you need help. Please always remember that, no matter what if you need help you can come to us any time." Gail informs her.

"Thanks but are you sure Mitch feels the same. I was really mean to him the last time we saw each other."

"Of course i feel the same way Joey, it was your safety we were concerned about. Whatever you said or did, it wasn't you and it is in the past. Today is the start of your future." Mitch says from the door way, causeing Joey to leak tears and get up and run to hug them.

"You have no idea how happy that makes me. I figured i made everyone so angry that none of you would want anything to do with me." Joey tells them as she cries on thier shoulders.

"Oh sweetheart everything will be ok. I'm sure everyone will forgive you. Most of the ones i know only want you safe and happy." Gail says.

"Yes and you will be staying here as long as you need to get back on your feet, and over all of this." Mitch says, causing Joey to cry harder and hug them even harder.

"I will never be able to repay you for doing this. You know that right?" Joey says

"Joey the only payment we need if for you to stay away from that guy and get yourself back to yourself." Gail says.

" If you're happy then you have already repayed us Joey." Mitch says.

"Now go take a shower and get dressed Dawson is fixing you guys something to eat. Me and Mitch need to go run some errands, with Lilly, we will be back sometime this evening." Gail smiles at her while patting her cheek.

"You know that does sound good, well all but Dawson cooking that is." She chuckles. "Last thing i knew he couldn't cook."

"Well some things have changed in the last five years Joey. As i am sure you will find out." Mitch tells her.

"I'm sure i will." she looks down and then says. "Well i am going to go take that shower now and thanks again." she takes the clothes from Gail and walks into the bathroom.

Down stairs Dawson is working on cooking up some pasta for his and Joey's lunch. His parents come back down stairs with smiles on thier faces. "I take it that went well." He says to them.

"Better than we thought, Dawson thanks son."Gail says.

"Yeah this was a good thing you did son. I haven't seen her look this good in a long time." Mitch says.

"Dad, mom i just did what i thought was right. Plus the guy really pissed me off, so i had to show him. When push comes to shove he was no match for me as far as Joey was concerned. All along it wasn't me not wanting to help it was me scared of what would happen if i did. I was worried that if i helped her then all of the old feeling would come back." Dawson tells them

"Well did they son?" Mitch asks

"Well not when i helped her they didn't."

"But you're feeling them now aren't you?" Gail asks him.

"Yeah and want to know when it happened?" They nod thier heads. "Well last night she woke up screaming. i jumped over there to comfort her and she just wanted me to hold her. you know i held her all most the whole fifteen hours she was asleep. Durning that time, i realized that i never really got over her. I was just pretending i was over them. The bad thing is now i have to go tell Erica, That we are over. She is so going to be mad at me." Dawson tells them.

"Oh son you don't mean your going to go all the way back to L.A. to break up with her are you." Gail asks.

"No no she will be here tomorrow with Shaylee." Dawson tells them.

"Oh you mean we are going to get to see our granddaughter." Mitch says.

"Yeah well Karren has decided she no longer wants her,' cramping her lifestyle.' Hey it works for me. I get her with me everyday now instead of every other weekend. I even bought a new house, in Newport Beach. It is more suited to raising a family than my appartment is. Erica was so excited. Well guess that is life, you win sometimes and you loose sometimes." Dawson tells them.

"So are you saying you are going to try to win Joey back?" Gail asks him with a hopeful look on her face.

"Mom right now i have no idea what i am going to do, other than i know that i can't stay with Erica when i don't love her. I guess we will just have to take it one day at a time and see what happens." Dawson finishes just as Joey walks in looking so refreshed, the dark circles are almost gone from under her eyes.