Bessie and Bodie had taken Alexander out for dinner. They had invited Joey to come with them but she rejected their offer. She did not feel like being around people.

Since it was pouring that night, they probably would not be home for three or four hours which left time for Joey to be alone. All she wanted to do was be alone. However, after some time in solitude, Joey had come to a decision.

She started to pack her clothes away. She was going to run away. She did not know where she was going to go. She was probably going to get out of town. Joey had decided to leave town and start a new life by herself with the baby.

When packing, she decided to bring the important things with her: plenty of clothes, bathroom toiletries, three hundred dollars she earned from her past jobs, and her photo of her friends. She looked at the picture and she felt so remorseful that she was leaving.

She did however conclude that she could not stay in Capeside. When she put the picture in the suitcase, she heard the doorbell ring. Joey did not feel like answering it so she just finished packing. The doorbell started to be press more urgently and consistently. Joey closed her eyes in frustration waiting for rings to stop. Once the rings stopped, she looked at her packed suitcase. She was thinking if she really wanted to runaway.

Before she could come to a decision, someone began knocking on her window. She knew whoever it was, really wanted to talk to her. Therefore, she walked over to the window and drew up the blinds. A very soaked Pacey was standing there. Joey saw him and opened the window.

"What're you doing here?" Joey said rationally

"I was ringing the door but no one answer but then I saw that your light was on." Pacey said kindly.

"That's because I did not want to see anyone." Joey stated trying not to be rude.

"Please let me in... Doug took his car and my dad won't let me go near his squad cars so I had to ride my bike here. Please let me in." Pacey begged.

"Come on." She smiled.

Joey helped Pace climb through her window. Pacey accidentally fell head first on her floor and his feet went up in the air. Joey shrieked her laughter.

"Are you ok?" She laughed.

"Yeah, the hard wood floor broke my fall." Pacey said lying face down on the floor.

She was still giggling softly, "Alright, hold on." She quickly grabbed a towel for Pacey. He then got up and closed the window.

"Ok come here." Joey instructed.

Joey wrapped the towel around Pacey and they instantly shared a moment of looking into other's eyes. They started making out lightly. Even though she loved his body warmth, she could not act their teenage lust.

She pushed him away and said, "You know we can't do this every time we get the chance... That's what got us into this situation first place. Can't we just talk?"

"Well that's why I came here in the first place. So do you want to hear my informal apology first or rehearsed planned?" Pacey joked.

Joey, who did not found the joke funny at all, walked back over to her bed and sat down.

"That was a joke and you were supposed to laugh because it was ha ha funny. I know you can laugh because just a moment ago you were laughing at me when I nearly broke my neck." He rambled on.

"Well seeing you get hurt is kind of funny at a time like this." She said coldly. Her smile seemed to have turned into a scowl.

"Yeah…" He said playing with his hands not knowing what to say. At that time, he saw Joey's packed suitcase.

"You going somewhere?" Pacey pointed to the suitcase.

"Boston or New York." Joey said straightforward.

"Really? Why?" Pacey started to get concerned.

"The obvious." She reminded.

Pacey dragged at chair and sat in front of her, "Jo I owe you an apology. I'm sorry that I've been avoiding you. It's just when you told me that you were… I got scared. I did mean to elude your presence I just… did not know what to do. I just got spook."

"You didn't think I needed you? Didn't you think that I wanted you there by my side? Don't you think that I shouldn't be alone at a time like this?" Joey mumbled her complaints.

He said, "Of corse I wanted to help you and to be right by your side but…"

"… You were scared." Joey finished his sentence.

"Yeah I guess I got that through you… Look Joey I want to be with you. I love you. I love you so much that you could not even imagine. I love you enough that I decided to help you." Pacey explained.

"How?… By giving me five hundred bucks and tell me to go to a clinic… Jen called me today." She jogged his memory.

Pacey said, "Yeah… look about that… I still didn't have my mind straight when Jen and I talked."

"But you do now!" Joey said in a mean tone.

Pacey nodded, "I want to help you Joey. I had no right to leave you all by yourself. I want to be the man I can be. I want to be the father you want me to. I want to be the father I can be."

Joey started crying happy tears, "Promise."

Pacey reached over and grabbed her hands, "With all my might."

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