Chapter 8

It had been a week since Dawson had told Joey the news and he still needed to tell the others. He had enlisted the help of Jen since she was the only other person that knew, except for Joey of course. It was a Friday morning and Capeside High was buzzing with students. As Pacey went to his locker, he was greeted by Jen.

"Hey Pace," Jen said.

"What's up?" Pacey asked.

"Well, Dawson wants you to meet him at the Ice House at 7 o'clock tonight," Jen told him.

"Count me in," Pacey told her. With that, Jen went to find Jack.

"Hey," Jack said when he spotted Jen approaching him.

"Hey," Jen said.

"So what do I owe this visit?" Jack said, sarcastically.

"Dawson wants you to meet him at the Ice House at 7 o'clock tonight. Can I count you in?"

"I'll be there," Jack told her.

"Great," Jen said.

Joey was next on her list.

She approched her at her locker.

"Jen what's up?" Joey asked.

"Dawson told me to tell you that everyone is meeting at the Ice House tonight at 7 o'clock," Jen said.

"Tell Dawson that I'll be there," Joey siad.

"Great. See you later Jo," Jen said.

Next, she asked Andie and she also agreed. After she had everyone's vote, she went to find Dawson.

"Dawson," Jen said, walking up to him.

"Jen, what's up?" Dawson asked.

"You're on. Everyone's going to be there," Jen told Dawson.

"Great, thanks," Dawson told her.

"No problem. See you tonight," Jen said, as she headed to class.

That night at 7 o'clock sharp, Joey was the first to arrive. She spotted Jack coming towards her.

"Did Bessie enlist your services for this evening?" Jack asked her.

"No, actually, I'm a paying customer tonight. I'm having dinner with Dawson," Joey told him.

"That's strange cause I'm having dinner with Dawson," Jack told her.

"Really?" Joey told him, surprised.

"Hey guys," Pacey said, walking up.

"Let me guess, dinner with Dawson?" Jack asked him.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" Pacey asked. With that, all three of them walk into the restaurant. They found Jen sitting at a table.

"Jen," Pacey said.

"What's all this about?" Jack asked Jen. Just then, Dawson walked in.

"Hey guys. Thanks for coming," Dawson told everyone.

"So now that we're all here, why are we here?" Pacey asked Dawson.

"You'll find out shortly. We're just waiting for one person," Dawson told them.

"Oh wait, here she is! Hey Andie," Dawson said, as Andie walked through the door.

"Hey."

"We saved a seat for you," Jen told her. Everyone took a seat at the table.

"Dawson, what's going on?" Pacey asked.

"Well, I am leaving Capeside and that's why I asked all of you to come here tonight; to say goodbye. When my Mom first told me that we were moving to California, I didn't want to go. I sat down and made out a list of reasons for not leaving. You know what got top billing? You guys. The thought of leaving all my friends. I mean you guys are the ones that have supported and consoled and understood unconditionally. You have made stronger as a person and I never really thanked you guys, so thank you. You were always the ones that were there from the beginning. I never want you guys to forget how much you mean to each other because you will always go back to those who were there in the beginning. So, I guess what I am trying say is thank you for all of the memories. I will never forget you guys," Dawson said. Jen got up and hugged Dawson.

"We'll never forget you Dawson," Jen told him. With that, everyone went back to Dawson's house to watch Jaws. It seemed like the only fitting thing to do. After the movie was over, they all said their goodbyes and started to leave. Dawson stopped them.

"Wait guys, I want to take a picture." With that, Dawson set up his camera on a tri-pod.

"Okay everybody. Let's do this. We're on a clock," Dawson told them. With that, everyone posed for the picture. It was a memory that would forever live in the hearts of Joey, Pacey, Andie, Jack and Jen.