The Complication of Adulthood
Chapter 9: An Honest Wake Up
The next morning Pacey woke up, hoping that last night was all a bad dream. He was hoping that he never fought with Joey. He wished that she had never kicked him out of the house. More importantly, he yearned that nothing happened between Jen and himself. He hoped all of it was a bad dream.
However, when he opened his eyes, he felt someone cuddling with him. He turned his head and saw the warm body was not Joey, but instead it was Jen. He could not believe this. It was not a dream but the terrible part of reality.
He did not know what to do. He never planned be caught in this kind of situation. Pacey's subtle movement caused Jen to wake up. Instead of complaints or apologies, she smiled the hugest grin; Pacey awkwardly smiled back. As she snuggled closer to him, she rested her head on top of his chest. Pacey smile weakened and he seemed puzzled. Jen had noticed that he became tenser.
"Morning." Jen greeted with the sweetest tone.
Pacey, in shock, responded in a malicious tone, "Morning."
Before they could have justifying conversation, Pacey hopped out the bedroom. Jen noticed that he wasn't even looking at him. More importantly, she has never seen anyone get dress that fast.
"I have to get home. Joey is probably worried." Pacey said like a robot.
"Okay." Jen agreed in a frightened tone. The last thing she was thinking about was Joey. Even though in Jen's perspective, last night was amazing, she wondered how Joey would react to it.
The only thing on Pacey's mind was heading straight home. Pacey did not want to divorce Joey because he loved her. However, his actions did not prove it. He wanted to make things right with his wife.
As Pacey reached his apartment complex, he realized that it would not be easy telling Joey the truth. Would she forgive him? Would their marriage be able to handle a big impact like this? None of that mattered to Pacey. As long as Joey would let him talk to her, that would be a step to progress.
Just before he entered the apartment, he was surprised when the door went swinging open. Joey had swung the door open and with one impulse, she hugged him using all her might.
"Pacey I'm sorry about last night." Joey said remorseful.
"No. All of it was a big misunderstanding." Pacey replied, hugging her back.
"I had no reason to doubt you. Hell, I never gave you a chance to let you explain." She elaborated.
"I wasn't acting reasonable last night either." Pacey corrected.
"Pacey," Joey said. She dragged Pacey inside the apartment and sat him down on the couch.
"Yeah." He said.
She sat down next to him and said, "I want you to know that we are a family now and we have to be honest."
"Yeah. Honesty… Joey there is something I have to tell you." Pacey started his keen explanation.
"Wait. Let me finish up and then you can continue." She began.
"Sure." He agreed with a smile.
Joey started her apology, "Lately, I've been having insecurities about this marriage and I'm not sure if you feel the same, but in my standpoint, I guess my lack of confidence has been expressed in the up most horrible way."
"And all of that is understandable." He corrected.
"But," Joey continued, "If I want sincerity from you, I have to be honest with you."
"Honest about what?" Pacey wondered.
"Pacey, I want to go to college… I applied to the University of Boston for next semester.
I know college is not in our budget right now, but I will find away to earn the money; I will find someone to watch Joshua during the daytime." Joey said with a great, confident smile.
"And I'm willing to help you and support you." Pacey said shyly.
"Okay, I was honest, and I'm ready for the truth from you." Joey took a deep breath and said, "Pacey have you ever cheated on me before?"
Pacey looked at Joey and he could tell that she wasn't expecting him to say that he had in fact cheated on her. She looked so confident. He did not want to break her heart.
"I can honestly say that I have never cheated on you before." Pacey said the biggest lie.
"Pacey, I love you." Joey hugged him.
Pacey could not believe what he had just done. He did in fact cheated on Joey and now he was lying to her. He just hoped that this would not blow up in his face and ruin his new family.
"I love you too." Pacey truly meant.
Pacey brushed her hair out of her eyes. They hold each other's hands and look at each other passionately. Joey ran her hand up his arm and placed it on his chest. They kiss each other, and Pacey cradled her hand in his hand.
Pacey gently grabbed her face and kissed Joey. Joey grasp onto Pacey's chest as they kiss half way down her arm and back up again, nuzzling his head into her neck. Finally, they walked towards the bedroom; Pacey kissed her smooth skin. Joey made a happy sigh because they haven't been together in a long time. Being with each other lifted their spirits.
Author's Note: Thank you for the suprlus amount of reviews. To show my gratitude, I updated quickly this time. Thanks and stay tune.
Next time on my fanfic: Things are going well for Pacey until, a roadblock enters his life.