Disclaimer: I wanted to own them , but I don't.

Note: I finally updated, it was difficult to write this one, so many doubts on what to do…

Thanks: for all those who reviewed and had the patience to wait.

A few hours later

"Ms. Potter?"

Bessie and Jen stood up, facing the doctor who called Bessie.

"How is my sister?" she asked worriedly.

"She is fine now, we have her in recovery. But we had to remove one of her tubes…"

"Is that serious?"

"She may have some problems in the future to get pregnant again and has a chance to have another ectopic pregnancy."

"Does she know that?"

"She's still under the effects of anesthesia, she wouldn't assimilate this clearly now."

"Can we see her?" Jen was too afraid of how Joey would take this.

"As soon as we take her to her room."

It was a long wait. When they were allowed to see her, it shocked them. She looked so pale, lifeless against the white blankets. She opened her eyes slowly, trying to adjust them to the light.

"Bessie? What happened?"

Bessie told her what happened. Joey couldn't stop crying, repeating the words "my baby", until she fell asleep exhausted.

"For a while I was sad, then I was angry and then mad at everybody, at Dawson, you, but most of all was mad at myself, my head was full of 'what ifs'…I got better when the doctors considered sending me to therapy, I realized I had to do something before that happens."

"God, Joey, I would never guess that…I shouldn't let you..."

"You shouldn't what, Pacey? Nothing you could do would save the baby or me of going through this… Would it be easier if you were there with me? That's for sure.  But the end, that would be the same." She was at on the bed now, her own arms around her.

"I can't help feeling guilty, Jo." His voice was sad.

"This is one of the reasons I didn't want to tell you…I knew you should feel this way. And one person in pain here is enough."

"I guess Pacey the screw up strikes again." He sighed, sitting beside her.

"Pacey, stop it now! It was not your fault, not my fault; this is one of those things that just happen. It hurts, but there's nothing else we can do unless accept it. Because nothing ever turns back to the way it was before. Whether we like it or not."

"You changed." He whispered, looking into her eyes.

"I had to, Pace. Kicking and screaming but I had to."

"We really messed things up, huh?"

'Yes, we did." She smiled, not a happy smile.

"Do you think we can fix this, Jo?"

"I don't know, Pace. There are so many things against us, pain, hurt, miscommunication…There's love, sure, but I don't know if that's enough. It wasn't the first time."

"You should put how much we're both scared of getting hurt on that list too."

"Pacey, I think we should try to start things from the very beginning."

"What do you mean?"

"We could work on our friendship again. Until you can trust me and then we'll take it from there. I know I can't ask you more than that."

"Jo, it would work if we hadn't a small problem…"

"What problem, Pace?"

"The sexual tension between us and the feelings we both still have for each other."

"First, that makes two, not one small problem. Second we ignored those for the better part of our lives; I think we can manage that."

"So, all we have to do is ignore how we feel? That doesn't make sense if we're trying to make things right."

"Pacey, if we get back together someday, the bad things in our relationship can't come back to haunt us. I know in some point of the road we will want to act on our feelings, but if we do that we might ruin it all. For the first time in my life I want less drama, less angst and more fun and, you can't give me that right now. If we get back together I want it to be for good and with no lies or hiding. I want it to be in a way my prior mistakes won't be held against me and I won't hold anything against you."

"Wow, did you write this down somewhere?" He mocked, but his eyes were telling something different.

"Pacey!!! So, do you agree?"

"Yeah, I think I can live with you as my friend, Potter." He grinned.

"Why do I have this feeling that I might regret this?"

"Well, you remember where this friendship thing brought us the first time, don't you?"

They both laughed.

"Pace, I have to go now…The girls are waiting for me to go shopping."

"This sentence is wrong: Joey and shopping are on it."

"I do some shopping sometimes. See you at the party tonight?"

"Yep, I'll be there."

"So see ya tonight, Pace."

She left but when she reached the door, she turned around, giving him one of those crooked smiles that some day would kill him, making him wonder for how long they would keep this as pure friendship. And then he realized something: he didn't tell Joey that he had broken up with Erin.

Joey left Pacey's room, called her friends and they left for the mall. Only when she was looking for the perfect outfit for the party she realized something: she didn't tell Pacey she was going to sing tonight. She laughed to herself; he would get a little bit surprised by the new and improved Joey Potter.