Don't Leave Me Lonely
Chapter 4: Another Place To Fall

After spending the afternoon with Grams, Jack, Doug and Amy the four headed off in their own directions. Pacey and Joey were going to stay with Bessie, Andie with her brother and Dawson back at his old house. It was a strange senstation for all of them, it was as if they were reliving their childhood in Capeside all over again. They said goodnight, no one knowing what they really wanted to say.

For the first time since they had got back together Joey found it impossible to sleep. Every night she usually drifted off to sleep in Pacey's arms but tonight she had broken away. Now she was pacing the room feeling trapped. Finally deciding she put a hooded top on over her pyjamas and crepy downstairs. She felt like a teen again, sneaking out of the house. Once outside Joey said over looking the still water. She rolled up her cotton pyjama bottom and plunged her feet into the creek. Only then did she notice the solitary boat floating on the water. The moon was reflecting onto the surface of the creek which meant she couldn't see the figure out until the boat rowed closer.

"Joey!" The voice came from the boat causing her to jump. The shock took her off balanced and she plunged further into the cool water. There was a flurry of bubbles and splashing as the boat came closer. The occupier reached down trying not to let his boat capsize into the water. He pulled her up by the hand but the action caused the boat to topple over pushing them both into the water. The boat's occupier fastened an arm around Joey's waist and used his other to pull them onto the dock.

"Dawson?" Joey breathed, he smiled silence settled in until Joey laughed.

"We should stop meeting like this!" Dawson laughed too, harder and harder.Both of them were soaking wet. Without thinking about the consequences Dawson pulled Joey into a lingering kiss, but after a few seconds she pulled back.

"Ssh." Dawson whispered as she opened her mouth to protest. "No one can see us here."

Joey knew that didn't make it right but it was enough for that second. They sat looking at each other for a while and then Joey pulled Dawson into a hug.

"This is so wrong." Joey whispered in his ear.

"I know." Dawson replied, he kissed her again.

Dawson had been wrong. Pacey watched feeling sick to the stomach as his girlfried kissed another man. Joey was there seeming not to care that she was cheating on him, or crushing someone. Pacey hated watching but part of him wanted to see if Joey finally came to her senses. Clearly she had not as the kisses became longer and more passionate. Pacey walked away from the window in disgust. He didn't care that it was still the middle of the night at all. He slipped out of the back dor and to the house where Jack and his brother lived. He knocked on the back door not wanting to wake anyone else up, especially Amy. He heard some shuffling and movement and then a groggy looking Andie McPhee opened the door.

"Pacey?" she asked.

"Hey."

"I won't ask why you're here. Coffee?"

"Please." Pacey was grateful for how easily Andie understood him.

They talked for hours over coffee after coffee and some chocolate cookies that Andie had found. Eventually Pacey found himself spilling all the about what he had seen between Joey and Dawson.

"Sometimes I wonder why she chose me at all."

"Pacey, you're a great guy. Don't put yourself down." Andie replied.

"I can't help it, McPhee." Pacey said quietly.

" I know, let's talk about something else yeah?"

"Please."

Joey felt awful that morning in more ways than one. She and Dawson had ended up sleeping on the dock and were woken at first light. She was cold, her head pounded and her conscience growled at her. She crept back into Bessie's house, praying that Pacey was still asleep. Her guilt turned to anger as she saw their bed was empty.

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