As he took the last stair, he felt a little nervous. He wasn't sure if this was a good idea. Too late now. He thought to himself.
"Third door on the left." Jack said as he closed the bathroom door behind himself.
Dawson at least thought that Jack would walk him to the room. He questioned himself, did he really want to go look. He proceeded down the hallway and stopped two steps short of the doorway. He could see the doorway open. Dim light flickered through the room. Must be the TV, he figured. He took one last deep breath and took two steps forward and slowly peered into the room. He leaned his head against the doorframe and smiled. Lying in the bed was a sight. Joey was sleeping, leaning on several pillows, leaning against Joey was Lilly. It looked like a scene from a fairy tale. They both were deeply asleep, dressed identically. Lily was wrapped up around Joey torso. Both had their hair pulled up atop their heads. Sitting on the bedside table next to Lily was a small crown. Jack startled Dawson when he laid his hand on Dawson's shoulder.
"Quite a sight isn't it." Jack whispered. Dawson's head popped back up and he nodded. "Princess night, it's a regular thing around here." Jack walked over slowly and turned the television off. He returned to Dawson's side. They stepped into the hallway be careful not to wake anyone.
"You know your sister has really helped her through the last year." Jack said as he gave one last glance into the room.
Dawson felt a wave of guilt. "I know about everything, mom told me everything." He said with a saddened face. "Is she okay?"
"She's getting there. How long have you known?" Jack said.
"Mom told me last Christmas, after I talked to Joey on the phone. I didn't have a clue."
"Oh, you see Joey didn't want anyone to know. She really went through a rough time. Listen I don't know what all you know, but we really shouldn't talk about it right now." Jack said as he motioned over towards her room. "If you have any questions, I'll gladly talk to you about it later. We better get back downstairs."
"Yeah." Dawson answered as they headed down the hallway. "Thanks Jack."
Jack patted Dawson on the back and they headed downstairs.