Joey glanced up from her notes and looked over at Audrey who was sprawled out on her bed, headphones firmly in place on her head.
'Knock knock'
"Audrey" Joey tried calling out to her, but she simply bopped her head along to the music.
'Knock knock'
Joey sighed and picked herself up off her bed, a little frustrated, she walked towards the door and opened it.
"Dawson?" Joey said surprised, as she saw Dawson's figure walking away from the door.
"Joey!" Dawson spun round "I didn't think anyone was home" he said, and walked back towards her, kissing her lightly on the cheek.
"No, we're home, but the door mans out" she said, moving aside from the door to allow him in.
Dawson entered the small room, and noticed Audrey lying on her back, eyes closed, tapping her feet to the music that was blaring out of her headphones.
And then he saw all the pieces of paper and books sprawled out on Joey's bed; "your busy, I can come back later" Dawson said, turning around to face Joey.
"No, no- I needed a break" Joey said, and offered him the seat by the window.
Joey sat back down on her bed and tidied up the mess a little bit as she did so she glanced up at Dawson "So, what's up" she asked.
"I just wanted to see you" Dawson began "and ask you if you felt like coming over to my place- watch some video's, eat popcorn-," he asked.
The idea didn't particularly appeal to Joey, she much preferred going over to Pacey's and talking with him about- whatever it was they had going at the moment; "Oh Dawson, I would but-" Joey glanced down at all her papers "I missed out on a class today and I need to catch up, write down the notes-" she began, but noticed Dawson wasn't particularly hazed "-I think I have an essay aswell" she added, hoping he would appreciate her work load and accept her decline.
"How could you have missed a class? You left so early" Dawson asked, not wanting to take no for an answer.
Joey paused for a moment "the line at star bucks was a mile long!" she said, knowing it was a pathetic excuse "and it turns out we've been assigned to a new room, so I had to run all over the place to try and find my class-" she added, hoping it sounded like a more plausible explanation.
Dawson sighed "Well I'll have to tell Pacey-" Dawson began, but Joey cut him off abruptly "tell Pacey what? When did you talk to Pacey?"
Dawson realized he couldn't tell Joey the real reason as to why he went over to Pacey's, so he had to think quick; "I saw him on the street- almost walked straight past him!" Dawson smiled "and he offered us a game of mini-golf tonight, another 'double date' thing" Dawson said.
Joey looked down, and then back up at Dawson "oh- well no, I can't go out" she said simply.
"C'mon Jo!" Audrey said suddenly, making Joey and Dawson both jump as they looked over at her.
"Audrey- I thought you were-" Joey began.
"Oh! I just didn't want to get up and answer the door!" Audrey smiled, now sitting upright and looking at them both.
"You were listening to us?" Dawson asked, smiling at her.
"Well-" she began "yeah I was, and I think we should get little miss book worm out of this dorm room!" Audrey said, smiling at Dawson "So you come and pick us up at six and we will be ready for you!" she said.
Joey tried to protest, but Dawson wouldn't let her- he quickly got out of his seat, kissed Joey on the forehead and said "See you tonight" and was out the door in an instant.
"Audrey!" Joey huffed, throwing a pillow at her friend.
"What?" Audrey laughed "double dates are, like, so fun!" she laughed, in a dumb blonde voice.
"Well, like, I have to study!" Joey retorted a little helplessly, trying to pull off the same accent.
Audrey sighed at her and shrugged her shoulders, causing Joey to fling another small pillow at her.
Pacey, Audrey and Joey all stood by the entrance to the 'putt n' go' while Dawson paid for 4 clubs and balls.
Audrey had her arms wrapped around Pacey's waist, her head on his chest, while Joey stood awkwardly by herself, trying not to snigger at the embrace.
She glanced over at them again, and saw Pacey looking at her, a sympathetic look on his face.
"Pace" Audrey whispered, interrupting Joey and Pacey's 'moment'.
"Err, yeah?" he answered.
Audrey looked up into his face, trying to whisper so only he would hear, but Joey strained and caught what Audrey was saying.
"Can I come over to you're place tonight?" she asked, pouting.
Pacey looked away, uneasily, and just as he was about to answer her Dawson walked towards them, handing them each a club and ball and wrapped his right arm around Joey's shoulders.
"Let the games begin" he said smiling, as the four of them walked through the entrance.
Audrey pulled away from Pacey, but brought his arm around her shoulders aswell "may the best couple win!" she said, bubbling over with excitement.
Joey and Pacey both sighed.
"C'mon Audrey" Pacey said, a little tensely now "Just- follow through" he said, making the whole thing sound easy as hell.
Audrey sighed, "Well if Lincoln's legs stopped moving!" she said, angrily.
The four of them were at the third hole, a small Abraham Lincoln, sitting on a chair, his legs moving apart every so often covering the hole- Audrey had already tried and failed to get the ball through the hole 5 times!
Pacey sighed, and walked toward the mechanical Lincoln, watching his legs as they moved over the hole.
"When I say 'go', putt, ok?" he said.
"Got ya!" Audrey replied, getting her stance correct.
Pacey waited for a moment and then; "go!"
But Audrey didn't putt, and he looked over at her, a look of insanity on his face!
"Why didn't you go?" he asked her anxiously.
"I can't handle this pressure!" Audrey said, throwing her hands in the air.
Joey stepped forward "I'll go first then" she said.
Dawson and Pacey both sighed with relief.
"I can do it myself Pace" Joey said, and Pacey moved away from Lincoln.
Keeping her eye on the moving legs, Joey easily putted the ball, rolling it straight through the hole without a problem.
Audrey looked at her dumb-founded; "You cheated!" she said, and Joey simply smiled "no, I've had a lot of practice!" Joey replied, glancing over at Pacey.
As Pacey got into his putting stance, Dawson leaned over his shoulder.
"Looks like a tough one Pace" he said, trying to throw him off.
"Only when someone's looking over your shoulder" Pacey said, glancing at Dawson.
Joey tugged at Dawson's brown shirt and pulled him away from Pacey "no psyching" she said bluntly.
Pacey nodded a thank-you at her, and lifted his club off the ground, but just before he hit the ball; "C'mon Pacey!" Audrey said, and Pacey's ball went off the green and onto the pavement.
"Oops" Audrey said as Pacey turned around.
"6 point deduction" Dawson said, a smile on his face.
Pacey nodded at him through gritted teeth "So it is" he said coldly.
And as they moved onto hole 15 Audrey tugged on Pacey's arm "next time, stick you're butt out more" she said, and walked in front, next to Joey.
Pacey clenched his fists and under his breath counted to ten.
Dawson looked from the golf ball to the hole at the end of the winding green, and sighed in deep concentration.
"Any time today" Pacey said under his breath, but everyone heard him.
"Don't pay any attention Dawson- Pacey is just grumpy" Audrey said, and turned to watch Dawson putt.
"Count to ten" Joey whispered to Pacey when she thought Dawson and Audrey were out of earshot.
"Oh, I've been counting" Pacey whispered back "believe me I have been counting".
Joey smiled and playfully punched him in the arm, and Pacey smiled, wishing he were anywhere but here and with no one else but her.
"How about you grab that golf club, and swing it at me as hard as you can?" Pacey said, half seriously.
"What? And drive you off to the hospital, but not before making a quick detour back to you're house?" Joey smiled.
"No, not my house- back seat of a cab is just fine!" Pacey said, making Joey gasp, and punch him lightly again.
"Last hole" Dawson said, as he wrapped his arm around Joey's and lead her towards the last hole.
Pacey watched them walk away, and then Audrey came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his stomach.
"So?" She asked
"So what?" Pacey said back
"So- can I come over tonight-" Audrey began "and ravage you!" she added playfully.
Pacey unhooked her arms from his waist and turned around to look at her; "That's all you want to do?" he asked her, a little sadly.
"What? Make you my toy boy for life?" Audrey asked "well yeah, that was kinda my plan!" she laughed, not realizing how serious he was being.
"Maybe not tonight- I don't feel like it" Pacey said, and walked the same way Dawson and Joey had gone, leaving Audrey dumb-founded; turned down again? She thought.
The car ride home was quiet; Dawson and Joey could sense that Audrey and Pacey had, had a falling out.
Audrey was completely in the dark about the whole thing, she'd tried pouting and making puppy dog eyes at Pacey- but he didn't want anything to do with it, and she didn't even know what she had done to deserve such a cold shoulder.
But then again, neither did Pacey, he couldn't figure out why he'd gotten so worked up about something so silly.
"Ok, seeya Audrey" Dawson said as Audrey opened the car door.
"Thanks" was all she said.
Joey leaned over and kissed Dawson on the cheek, and went to reach for the car door.
"Where are you going?" Dawson asked her.
Joey looked back at him "home" was all she said, and then shot a quick glance towards Audrey, and Dawson understood.
"Bye Pace" Joey said, giving him a quick smile before turning around and running towards Audrey, hooking arms with her as they walked towards their dorm.
"Want to talk about it?" Dawson asked, looking in the rear vision mirror at Pacey.
"Not really" Pacey said, and thankfully, Dawson left it at that.
"Bye Pace" Dawson called out to him, but Pacey only nodded and watched as Dawson pulled out onto the road and soon was out of sight.
He was glad that Audrey wasn't with him tonight, but felt guilty- not only was he betraying her in the worst possible way, but he made her feel bad, he'd gotten her upset- and why? Because he didn't want to spend time with her? He'd rather spend the night wit her best friend and room mate- and his ex-girlfriend?