Chapter 12
As the sun rose over the horizon, Joey and Pacey held each other close. They had spent the night on True Love.
"Morning," Pacey said, as Joey started to stir in his arms.
"Morning," Joey said.
"So, I was thinking about what you said last night and I decided that I don't want to go anywhere without you either," Pacey told Joey, leaning down and giving her a kiss.
"What are you going to do about that?" she asked, breaking away from the kiss.
"I was thinking that I could take some summer classes and then graduate," Pacey responded.
"And when you do I will be right here waiting," Joey told him, sweetly.
"Now, what do you say we go and talk to principle Peskin about those classes," Joey said, taking a hold of Pacey's hand and pulling him up. Pacey put his arms around Joey's waist as the two of them walked along the docks.
"That sounds like an excellent idea," he said.
That summer, Pacey took some summer classes. He only had one more final exam to take before he would be a high school graduate. It was a beautiful morning as Pacey made his way to Joey's house. He pulled up to the Potter B&B and found her sitting on the porch sipping a cup of coffee. Pacey stepped onto the porch and walked over to her.
"You do know that if you drink too much of that stuff it will stunt your growth right?" He asked, jokingly.
"Just shut up and kiss me," Joey told him.
With that, Pacey leaned in, giving her a loving kiss.
"Wish me luck. I take my last final exam today," Pacey told her, once they had parted.
"Good luck," Joey said.
"Well, I have to go. Don't want to be late," Pacey said, giving her one last kiss on the cheek before making his way to the Jeep. Joey smiled as she watched Pacey go.
Later that day, after Pacey had finished his final exam, he drove straight to Joey's. He found her in her bedroom.
"Hey," he said, leaning against the door frame.
"How did your exam go?" Joey asked him.
Inside Pacey was elated, but his face was impassive. "I did it. Ha ha. I did it…I passed my final exam. I'm a high school graduate," Pacey told her.
Joey threw herself into Pacey's arms. She was beaming with excitement. "Oh my god, I knew it! I knew that you could do it Pace!"
"You were the first person in my life who ever told me I could be more then I was and I believed it… so, I guess what I am trying to say is thank you," Pacey told her.
"You're welcome," Joey said.