Joey was inadequately reluctant to sit by Dawson, so she sat down next to Andie. When Joey sat down, it only left one spot for Pacey and it right next to Dawson.
Pacey, who wasn't moving, felt as though it would be awkward to sit next him. Dawson, who noticed the situation too, felt that it would be inappropriate for Pacey to sit next to him.
"Pacey. Go ahead!" Joey insisted.
"Um. Jo." Pacey hesitated.
Nonetheless before Pacey could make up an excuse, she grabbed his hand (which Dawson thought was an intimate gesture) and she dragged him to sit on the dock. So the order on the dock was Jen sitting on the left end, then Dawson, Pacey, Joey, Andie, and Jack on the right end.
The movie wasn't even halfway over and there were a lot of tension. Joey did not know what she was doing. She did not know what she was doing with her love life and she had no idea what she was doing with her friendships. All of her were relationships were heading downhill and she did not know how to stop it before it made a huge crash.
Dawson felt frustrated, angry, confused, and ignorant. His emotion were flying around in his mind and in his heart. Why did Joey want to sit next to Pacey and not to next to him? Was he that terrible that she could not sit next to him? How was he supposed to fix the situation by still winning the girl?
Pacey was awed that he was even in the situation. A day ago, when he was still on the boat, he thought about staying. He thought about never returning to Capeside. He would not have to deal with an alcoholic father, a hypercritically homosexual brother, cruel teachers, a dreadful senior year, and an ex-best friend who hated him. Why on earth did he come back? What brought him back to Capeside?
Joey looked at her watch and she wondered how long this hostility would last. She decided that she needed a break.
"Uhm, Jen. I have to go the bathroom." She said the girl code which really meant that she needed someone to talk to in private.
"Oh. Okay." Jen understood right.
Andie realize that this was the opportunity for Pacey and Dawson to be alone.
"Jack let's go get more popcorn." Andie grabbed Jack's arm.
"But I just got a refill twenty minutes ago." After he pulled away, he showed her the full popcorn. He, being a guy, had no idea what she was trying to accomplish.
"Yeah well I wanted to add some seasoning to it." Andie kept her cool.
"Why do you get it." He was still naïve.
Andie pinched him and muttered quietly to him, "Lets go." She dragged him.