The Unseen Obstacle CH.34

I Disclaim

"You know besides that fact that he keeps catching me trying to have sex with his son, I'm actually starting to like John." Joey said she adjusted her Christmas shopping on her shoulder.

Jen stopped walking and turned to give her friend a strange look." You like John? John Witter? Sheriff Witter?"

"Yeah, he's okay." Joey said as she slipped her arm into the shorter girl and dragged her along the sidewalk, as they made their way to the diner. "He has these stories about my mother that I never heard before, I mean I know that I could go to Gayle and Mitch and hear stories or even Bessie, but thy just seem so unreal you know, like…"

"They're trying to you the story they think you want to hear."

"Yeah they only tell stories about my mom when she met my dad, and how happy she was being pregnant with me and Bessie." Joey walks in through the doors and slid into an empty booth in the corner." It was like before she was Lily Potter she wasn't anyone, except when I talk to John." "He's got stories about my mom in high school, being something other then just my mom, I like it." "And besides he's a lot like Pacey."

Jen nearly spilled the water the waitress just gave her and took the napkins that Joey offered and wiped the table." Excuse me?" "Jen leaned in and looked around afraid someone might hear her." Are you insane, Pacey and his Dad, similar?"

" He is , you just have to see in it in the right context, the problem is that you've only seen one side of him, it's like you know how Pacey gets when he sees Chris Wolfe or Dawson during those last weeks he was around, and sullen and angry and dangerous looking?"

"Yeah?"

"That's what John is like most of the time, but whenever I see him he's like Pacey, he makes jokes tells funny stories, and is kind of charming."

"Uh huh, and his treatment of Pacey."

"Tough love, the day that he caught me leaving Pacey's bedroom he told he knew my mom, and that basically all parents want their kids to see things that they never saw, I mean beside the fact that it was a blatant attempt to get me take the Stanford full ride, it explained what he was trying to do." "Once he said that it made me see that all this time he's been trying to badger Pacey into leaving Capeside, because he never did."

Jen eyes the brunette unsure of what to say, part of it makes sense, after all her parents didn't seem to have a clue of how to raise her and so they sent her here, where she thought she was doing pretty well. Some parents just parent in a half assed backwards way; she knew that, maybe John Witter was one of those parents. Another part of her thought that maybe Joey was giving John Witter seeing what she wanted to see cause the man knew her mother and could tell her things that other people couldn't or wouldn't. "And Pacey's thought on your friendship with John?"

" It's strange, but I think he's actually enjoys it, not that he admits it, I mean in between telling stories John does his best to make me blush , and stutter, and I think Pacey enjoys watching it, another trait they seem to share, enjoyment from tormenting me."

"You know Joey, you're really starting to worry me here, I mean I was just kidding you about the Witter DNA thing, but I think you have a serious problem with the men in that family."

"What can I say they seem to live to torment me, and I can't really hate them for it." Joey said shrugging.

"Hate who for what?" Jack asks as he hips check Jen further into the booth so he could slide in. Winking at Joey as the small blonde grudgingly moved aside before she hit him.

"Jackers you should know by now that you never coming in on a conversation between girls, it's either too confusing to follow or most likely about you, and trust me it's just better to learn when they want you to." Pacey said he gave his girlfriend a smile, and she slide over to allow him into the booth, before kissing her lightly." Hello Beautiful, how are you today?"

"I'm super, Pacey thanks for asking." Jen says before receiving a balled up napkin from Joey's direction, she looked at the brunette innocently." Oh I'm sorry was that greeting not meant for me?"

"Don't worry Jen, I think you're beautiful." Jack said rubbing her shoulder. "But who can't you hate, Joey?"

"John." Joey said cheerfully, and watched Pacey grimace.

"Can you stop calling him that?" Pacey asked, shaking his head. "It's really creepy that you call him John."

"Well I find it pretty creepy that he keeps catching me in embarrassing situations, but YOU seem to keep putting me in those situations and feel no shame about it at all, so no I like calling him John."

"Well you know Joey in Pacey's defense, you're…."

"Jack I don' thinks you want to finish that statement." Jen said as she watched Joey narrow her eyes and focus on her ex-boyfriend." Why do I have to constantly remind you not to piss her off, obviously there's still enough heterosexual to make you forgetful."

"Well whatever the case maybe, that's not the problem tonight as Bodie has taken his family to Boston for bonding time leaving me all alone in a big scary house." Joey said turning to eye the reaction of her boyfriend.

"Oh, that's okay Joey, we'll come and keep you company." Jack before telling the passing waitress that he'd have his usual. "We'll make a night of it."

Pacey glared at the man and then reached over and plucked his forehead." I swear you're like the worst gay man ever."

"What?" Jen leaned over and whispered something in his ear that made Jack nod and then laugh. "Well how was I suppose know that, I thought you had, how was I know the Sheriff keeps catching you, I mean geez how hard is it to lock a door?"

"About as hard as it is to run from an angry brunette, Jackers so be careful what you say." Pacey said he pulled Joey to him and gave her a kiss on the cheek to distract her from the prey in her sight. "Ignore him, and let's talk more about this you being ALL alone in an empty house?"

Joey gave Jack a final glare, and refused to smile when her ex gave her his most adorable look, before turning on focusing on her boyfriends blue eyes. "As of two hours ago I was abandoned by my nearest and dearest for the rest of the weekend."

"That's interesting." Pacey said as he lifted her hand and kissed the inside of her wrist." I think I should I stay with you, I mean I just know that Bessie wouldn't feel right leaving you all unprotected and lonely in the big house with no guest."

Jen scoffs and lean into Jack." Yeah I'm sure it's her dream to have her sister's horny boyfriend keep her company."

Joey sighed as Pacey continued to kiss her wrist." Are they still here?" Pacey just nodded not really looking at anyone but her." Well if they're not going to leave we probably should." He nodded again and slid out of the booth, not letting her gaze waver from his as he backed out of the diner.

Jack watched the couple so wrapped up in each other that they nearly ran over a coupe entering the diner, and shook his head. "You know if we were evil people we would call the sheriff and tell him where he could find his son."

"True, but then where would we go, when Joey came after us, FBI doesn't have a program for level of protection we would need."

"Do you find it disturbing that we know that they're going to spend the rest of the weekend probably having sex?"

"Yes, but then as I'm living vicariously through them, I can't fault them for it." The waitress stopped at the table delivering a large burger with fries, followed closely by a milkshake and a slice of pie, and watches as her friend starts to shove the fries in his mouth." Well as least someone's happy getting what they want this weekend."

"Witter you going somewhere?"

Doug looked up from packing and nodded to Ken Ames, his' temporary roommate." Yeah, I'm going home."

"So you finally cracked, huh?" At the look he continued." Come on Witter, I think everyone pretty much figured out that you're here cause of a woman, we just didn't think you give in this easy."

Doug blew out a deep breath and pictures a pair of smiling brown eyes." Well trust me when I say this is a once in a lifetime woman, and this is something that just can't wait."

Ken nodded, and stuck out his hand and shook Doug's, before patting him on the back." Well then good luck, Witter."

"Thanks, I think I'll need it."