Thank you again JAS and DramaQn for your encouragement to continue. And yes JAS...I have added some new stuff after the party..so just sit back and wait for the good stuff!!HaHa!!! Thank you!!!
She woke feeling energized. She glanced over at the alarm clock. 6:25am. This was actually sleeping in. Since taking the interim position, she usually was up at 4:00am and at work by 5:00am. She looked down at Lily still wrapped up in the blankets. Joey smiled and curled up back under the covers.
She lay in bed until 7:00am and decided to slip out of bed and go make everyone breakfast. She grabbed her robe and quietly slipped downstairs, where she saw Pacey and Andie asleep on opposite ends of the couch. Joey shook her head and smiled. iFull house I guess/i. She quietly slipped into the kitchen and started a pot of coffee. She rummaged through the cupboards and refrigerator to assemble everything she needed. She decided on french toast.
Everything was ready, all she needed was a small crowd to eat everything she prepared. She set her coffee down on the table and quietly returned up to her room. She knew that Lily was an early riser. She sat on the edge of her bed and gently rubbed Lily's side. Soon Lily rolled over and smiled.
"Good morning sunshine." Joey softly spoke to Lily. Lily quickly set up and hugged Joey. "You ready for breakfast."
"Yup. We get to go to the zoo today."
"Yes we do, but we have a few things to do first."
"What so we have to do?" Lily asked as she tilted her head.
"First things we do is wake up Jack an Jen, I made lots of french toast. If I would wake up Jen that would leave you free to go get Jack." With that said Lily smiled devilishly at Joey.
"Can I jump on his bed?" Lily giggled with excitement.
"Is there any other way to wake Jack up." Joey smiled as Lily jumped up and was ready.
"Okay let's go." Joey said
As everybody sat around the table they all were slightly groggy with the exception of Joey and Lily.
"So you guys all look a little tired. Long night?" Joey asked as she passed the syrup towards Andie.
"Let's just say our night was filled with surprises." Jack said as he winked towards Jen.
"Sounds like fun. So what is everybody up to today?" Joey asked.
"We are going to the zoo." Lily smiled
"Oh, I bet you are going to have a lot of fun in the monkey house. I bet you could teach them a thing or two about jumping on a bed." Jack teased Lily. He turned to Joey. "So what time are you off for a day filled with fun?" Jack asked.
"Well they don't open until 11:00am so I thought we would go make everything is okay with the caterers." Joey answered.
"Oh don't worry about that Joey, Pacey and I can check on that for you. I am sure you could find more interesting things to do today." Andie said as she nudged Jack in the side, unnoticed by anyone else.
"Yeah, that way maybe you wouldn't have to worry about it. That okay with you?" He asked Joey.
"Umm, sure, I 'm pretty sure Lily wouldn't mind going to the park instead." Joey said slowly.
"Yeah, now I'm going to the park and the zoo, this is the best day." Lily said enthusiastically.
Pacey smiled at this little girl who seemed so full of life. "So Lily, what is your favorite animal at the zoo?" Pacey asked.
"I really like the tigers they are my very favorite animal." Lily said.
"Eww but don't they scare you?" Pacey said with a surprised face.
"Nope." Lily said proudly. She looked at Pacey again. "I saw you last week, you were here with Andie. You're Pacey. My mommy has pictures of you, so does Joey. They were when you were little with Dawson and Joey."
"Really, well what has she been telling you about me?" Pacey said as he smiled and raised an eyebrow.
At this time Jen slipped out of the kitchen, she had promised Audrey she should call her in the morning. Audrey wanted her early arrival to still be a surprise. They convinced Dawson that he too was welcome to join Audrey when she arrived.
Joey had showered while Jack and Pacey watched cartoons with Lily. Andie and Jen insisted on cleaning the kitchen. Joey soon called for Lily to come up to take a quick bath. When Joey returned down the stairs a half an hour later she was accompanied by a freshly dressed Lily.
"Well I see you guys are still watching cartoons, okay kiddies it's time to get up and get moving we have a lot to do today." Joey said to Jack and Pacey who had been joined by Andie. Jen had headed upstairs to take a shower.
Lily jumped on the couch and was sitting on Jacks lap. Joey walked to the base of the steps and made sure she could hear the shower running. She walked back over to the couch.
"Okay guys, I have something to share with you." She paused for a minute deciding that maybe her announcement was better off being heard by just the adults. She motioned for them all to head towards the kitchen. "Lily you stay here for a minute and watch cartoons, I'll be right back."
They all stood up with a puzzled look and followed Joey into the kitchen. When they all were there Joey was smiling form ear to ear
"Okay spill, before your cheeks get stuck like that." Jack teased.
"Okay, you have to remain absolutely quiet about this, I had to wait till today because I didn't want anyone to let it slip." She graded both of Jacks hands. "Okay, you better clear any plans we have set for tonight"
"What are you talking about?" Jack asked completely bewildered by Joey's actions.
"All of us are going out to eat tonight, because well..." Joey was obviously excited.
At this point Andie was picking up on Joey's excitement.
"Well what?" Andie asked.
"Because David is proposing to Jen tonight, and I promised we would met him there after he asked her" Joey said. Everyone was astonished.
"No way." Jack said as he robustly embraced Joey. "This is just incredible."
"Okay, everybody keep it quiet He's picking her up at 5pm, so we will head out at about 5:30pm. Everybody okay with that?" Joey said as she quieted the others. They all nodded and followed Joey back into the living room. They all sat down and watched cartoons with Lily when there was a knock at the door.
"I'll grab that." Joey jumped up.
Whose at the door...hmmm I really wonder who...hahahaha!!!