Wow, I've been spitting out these chapters lately. Well, I was supposed to find a way to end this story by now but for some reason I elongated it. I hope you're happy about that. So there's about…four chapters left of As Real as It Gets. Please review a lot. I love reviews!

Joey stood in the living room cracking her knuckles and biting her lip. Pacey walked up the hallway to where she was standing.

"Okay, the guy got all your stuff in the car without breaking any of it." Pacey smiled.

Joey couldn't look up. "Thanks Pace."

Pacey lifted up Joey's head and saw tears falling. Joey couldn't look at him. She just wiped away her tears. Joey moved away from Pacey.

"What's wrong Jo?"

"Pacey, we...we need to stop." Joey wiped away tears but they kept coming.

"Stop what Joey?" Pacey asked knowing the answer.

"Us. We won't work once we get back home."

Pacey grabbed Joey softly. "Why? We will work Joey. We can still be together."

Joey ripped her self away and turned. "It won't work Pacey. I'm in New York and you're in Chicago. We won't ever see each other and..." Joey broke down and started crying.

Pacey moved so he was in front of her. "We can make it work somehow. We love each other so we can make it work."

"Love isn't…" she stopped and looked up at him with teary eyes. "Do you really think so?"

Pacey smiled and wiped away her tears. "Of course, Joey. We can come and see each other all the time, okay?"

Joey slowed down her crying. "But we can't afford that, Pacey. What if we can only see each other once a month?"

"It's better than never isn't it?"

"I need to see you more than once a month. I can't only be with you three days."

"We'll figure something out, baby. I promise," Pacey said stroking her cheek.

Joey shook her head. "No," she said. "I want to go back with you to Chicago."

Pacey smiled sweetly at her. "Jo, you can't. You have a job and a life in New York. I won't let you throw that away for me."

Joey felt the tears run down her face. She put her hands around his wrists and pulled them off her face. "No I don't, Pacey. Everything that I have in New York are things that I can have in Chicago with you. I don't want to lose you, Pacey."

Pacey grabbed Joey and held her tight. He felt like he could cry himself, but happy tears.

"God, Joey, I love you so much."

Joey kissed his cheek and felt a smile. "I love you too, Pacey."

Pacey mumbled something into her hair. "What did you say?" she asked.

Pacey said, "You are the biggest lazy ass I have ever known!"

Joey jumped and opened her eyes. Maria was standing next to her bed with the phone and her arms crossed staring down at Joey. Joey wiped at her hair.

"I had such a weird dream," she said.

"You can tell it to Pacey. He's on the phone," Maria said handing Joey the phone and walking away.

Joey looked at the phone then put it up to her ear. "Hello?" she said.

"Hey Joey. Did you just get up?" Pacey said on the other side.

"Um, yeah actually."

"Good sleep?"

"Yeahyeah," she said fast, remembering the dream.

"Um, okay."

There was a brief silence. "What's up?" she asked.

"Oh, yeah. Do you want to do something tonight?"

Joey scratched her messy head. "What day is it?"

Pacey laughed. "Had a little too much last night, Potter?"

"Ha, ha, very funny. No, I'm not drunk."

"Today is Friday," he said.

"I can't tonight. I'm going to Capeside for the weekend."

"Oh," Pacey said. "…well have fun."

"You working this weekend?" Joey asked.

"Nope. I have it off."

"Why don't you come with me?" Joey asked suddenly, surprising even her self.

"Jo, I haven't been to Capeside in like…seven years."

"All the more reason to come."

"Joey…"

"Oh, come on, Pacey!"

"Jo, how am I supposed to get there? Blink my eyes and poof away?"

"No, I have an extra plane ticket."

"Really?" he questioned.

"Yes, really. Maria was supposed to come back with me but something came up. You could use her ticket."

"When, uh, when do you leave?"

"Tonight," she said normally.

"Tonight? This is kind of short notice, Joey."

"I know but I really don't want to go alone and you'll have a great time."

"I don't know."

"Please? Please?...PUleese?" Joey begged.

Pacey could envision the puppy eyes she had on right now. He could never resist the puppy eyes. "Potter you are something else."

"So you'll go?" she asked excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah," Pacey responded.

"Oh thank you, Pacey! You are so wonderful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"When do we leave?"

"I'll come get you around six, see you then, bye."

"Bye," Pacey said hanging up the phone. He was going back to Capeside.

XXX

Pacey stepped out of Bodie's truck and smiled. The salty sea air ran up his nose and into his brain. He looked around. Everything was just like it was when he left, nothing had changed. Everything about Capeside brought back so many memories, especially standing in front of a certain B&B he knew well.

"So?" Joey said standing next to him.

Pacey shook his head searching for words. "Wow," was all he said.

Joey smiled wide. "I knew would like coming back," she said taking his arm and leading him into the house.

Joey opened the door. "We're here!" she yelled.

"I'll be right there!" Bessie yelled from the kitchen.

Joey took their coats and hung them up.

"Jo, where's Alex?" Pacey asked.

Joey let out a sad sigh. "Pace, Alex died six years ago. He had an AVM in his brain and it burst."

"How's Bessie and Bodie?"

"They're okay. We still get sad when Alex is mentioned but we have little Maggie now. She's three and is going to turn four in two months."

Bessie walked down the hall. "Joey, How are…Pacey?" she stared at him.

Pacey smiled. "Hey Bessie, How've you been?"

Bessie smiled and hugged him. "I've been good. How has it been since you've been back here?"

"Seven years," Pacey said. "I know, too long."

"You bet. Come in, eat," she said putting her arm around him and walking into the kitchen.

Joey and Bodie smiled at the two.

"You think Bessie missed him?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, we all did," Bodie said.

Joey looked at Pacey. "Yeah, we did."

Pacey smiled at Joey and motioned for her to come there. Joey smirked and took a seat next to him.

"So, what have you been up to?" Bessie asked.

"As you know I went back to Chicago," Pacey said. "I went to culinary school and got my degree and now I'm a lead chef at Harry Carry's restaurant downtown."

"That's great!"

They kept talking for the rest of the night. Pacey had his own bedroom and Joey had hers.

XXX

Pacey and Joey walked around Capeside in the afternoon. They went to all the old places they used to when they were in high school and even to where the true love was. Joey and Pacey started to walk back to her house.

"I enjoyed today," Pacey said.

"I'm glad," Joey responded.

"Did you enjoy yourself today?"

Joey smiled. "I did. Capeside never felt like Capeside without you here, Pacey."

Pacey smiled and grabbed Joey's hand. "I'm happy I came."

Joey laced fingers with him. "Me too."

They kept walking a while until they noticed a familiar blonde.

"Jen?" Pacey called.

Jen turned around and smiled wide at who called her. "Oh my god, Pacey? Is that you?"

Joey said hi and excused her self to give them some privacy.

Pacey smiled back. "How are you?"

"I'm good. What are you doing back in Capeside?"

"I came for a visit."

Jen couldn't stop smiling. "I haven't seen you in…wow, seven years. You look good."

"So do you. I notice you have a daughter," he said referring to the baby she carried.

"Yeah, her name is Amy. She's our first."

"So you're married?"

"Yeah, three years now."

"Who'd you marry, Lindley?"

Jen smirked. "It's actually Mrs. Valentine now."

Pacey chuckled. "You married Drue Valentine? I thought you hated him?"

"I did," Jen said. "But there's a thin line between love and hate and I guess I crossed it.

"That's great, Jen."

"What about you? Are you with Joey again?"

Pacey shook his head. "No, I'm single. I mean, Joey and I got together for a while but it didn't work out. We've been broken up for a little over four months now and we're just friends."

Jen shook her head. "Thanks for ruining the show for me, Pacey. I watch The Real World every week just to see what happens with you two and you ruined it for me."

"Sorry, Lin…I mean Valentine. It's still worthy of watching."

"So how'd you two meet up again after the show?"

"Joey moved to Chicago."

"So you two are in the same city?"

"Yeah."

Jen lifted up an eyebrow. "Then why aren't you two together?"

XXX

Pacey looked at the ripples in the almost frozen water below him. He smiled at everyone. Joey walked down the short dock and sat down next to him, letting her feet dangle as well.

"Thank you," Pacey said.

Joey smirked. "For what?"

Pacey looked up to Joey and smiled. "For bringing me back here. I forgot how nice it was in Capeside. I could drop everything and come and live here again. Everything about Capeside seems so amazing. It's so different from Chicago or New York."

Joey took his hand and laced her fingers with his. "I know how you feel. I wanted to get out of Capeside so bad. Now that I have been out of Capeside I want to come back. It's so much better with you, Pace."

Pacey smiled at her. "Everywhere is better with you, Jo."

Joey smiled and gave his hand a little squeeze. Their eyes connected and didn't stray. She leaned in and softly placed her lips on his. Pacey just froze for a second before letting himself go and kissing her back.

The kiss was short and sweet. After it was done, they opened their eyes and smiled. Pacey ran his hand across her forehead to move some hair before he kissed it.

Pacey stood up and offered his hand to Joey. "We should get inside before we freeze."

Joey nodded and smiled before taking his hand and giving it a small squeeze.

They walked in silence hand in hand back to the house.