It had been about few minutes since Dawson, Bessie and Mr. Potter had left Joey alone with Mrs. Bedingfield, but for Joey, it seemed like a lifetime. She did not know what she was going to say because she never had a chance to think about the adoption. Actually, Joey was not sure if she wanted to put the baby up for the adoption. Everyone had told her that it was the best solution but she did not believe it.
"Ms. Potter." Mrs. Bedingfield broke the silence.
"Yes." Joey hesitantly spoke.
"Are you okay?" Mrs. Bedingfield wondered. Joey seemed tense and nervous.
"I'm fine." Joey lied.
"Ms. Potter, this is off the record. So you have nothing to be nervous about. Okay honey…" Mrs. Bedingfield directed.
Joey nodded. At this point, Joey boisterously felt like crying, but she did not want to show it. She had copious amounts of emotions to hold in. She just wanted this to be over with.
"Joey…" Mrs. Bedingfield began, "Do you know what this adoption will mean towards you and your baby?… Do you know the negative and positive effects if you put your child up for adoption?"
"I guess…" Joey shyly stated.
Mrs. Bedingfield knew that Joey had no idea what she was doing. Joey was clueless. Mrs. Bedingfield had seen this many times with teenage mothers who had persistent friends and family members. The teenager mother would not have a thought or opinion for themselves. They would do whatever their parents or friends told them.
"Ms. Potter… If you put this baby up for adoption, it will mean that you will never see this baby again. Your baby will have another family, father, siblings and another mother that she or he will love. Your baby will have no idea who you are… Now, at this moment, you're probably thinking that this is too hard to listen to…. But the truth is Joey, if you want to, I will find your baby the best home so you won't have to worry about your child. You won't have to fear about the dangers your child might go through. You won't have to worry about if your baby has enough clothes, or food, or a nice home. You won't have to worry about that because it is my job to find the child the best home for her or him……. You won't have to worry about anything. But if you want all of this, you're going to have to start having some opinions for your choices…. Okay?… Can you do that Joey?"
Joey merely looked at Mrs. Bedingfield apprehensively. She did not know how to answer her. She did not know if she could say yes because the truth was Joey did not want to have an opinion. She did not want to make a choice because she was afraid that she would make the wrong one. She did not know how to make a judgment on this life-altering situation.
Outside the room, Mr. Potter and Bessie went somewhere private so they could talk about Joey. Dawson was standing in the hall all by himself. Dawson cared so much for Joey. He loved her so much. All he wanted was the best for her. He wanted the best for the both (both of them meant just "Dawson and Joey") of them. He did not want the baby to get in the way.
As Dawson was thinking about Joey and him, he turned his head to find something shocking. It was Pacey standing down the hall. Pacey showed up at a spontaneous time.
Dawson walked up to him and said, "Hey… You came to your senses."
Pacey took a deep breath, "Actually, I'm not sure what I'm thinking."
"But you're here." Dawson noticed.
"Yeah, I guess I am." Pacey acknowledged.
"That's good." Dawson noted.
"Yeah, I don't think this is such a good idea……. Where's Joey?" Pacey wondered.
"Why?" Dawson incipiently recognized that Pacey's behavior was changing.
"Because I need to talk to her." Pacey said determined.
"About what?" Dawson said persistent.
"Don't worry about it." Pacey declared and walked away.
"No… I think I know what you are up to and I won't let you her again!" Dawson protected.
"What?……" Pacey paused for second because he was so confused, "You think I'm going to hurt her?"
"Yes… You have been hurting her ever since you 'thought' you loved her. You made her ruin everyone's friendships. You made her ruin my friendship with her. You then got her pregnant and right now you demanding that she forgets about her life just to be a parent, which she has no idea how to be." Dawson expressed his tirade.
"What! I still love Joey. I do love her!" Pacey took a deep breath so he could express his opinion, "I know that I love her because I would do anything for her. I would run in front of a truck for her. I care about her. I would spend the rest of my life with Josephine Potter…… And you! You don't give a damn about her!"
"You're wrong because I love her. I love her more than you could imagine. I love her more than words can express." Dawson completed and then there was a long pause between them because there was an unwanted tension between them.
"You know what… I do not care what you feel about my actions. I'm going to stop her from making the biggest mistake of her life." Pacey interacted. Pacey walked pass Dawson in search for Joey.
Dawson then went in front of Pacey and blocked his path, "Wait a minute!… Did you not listen to me last night? God, you don't give a damn about what I said last night. You didn't come here to support Joey. You came here to stop her. Why?"
"Why the hell did you think I came here?… Joey hasn't had the chance to think for her behalf. You guys been brainwashing… You'd ever think she might be afraid?" Pacey defended.
"Afraid of what!" Mr. Potter had sneaked into Dawson and Pacey's conversation.
Mr. Potter and Pacey never had spoken to one another about Joey and the pregnancy. Pacey had not had the chance to explain to Mr. Potter his side of the story and he had not had the chance to express his apologies.
Then again, without Pacey's apology, Mr. Potter just thought Pacey was another jerk. Mr. Potter has been building up all this anger to yell at Pacey. Furthermore, Mr. Potter was waiting for this moment for quite some time.
Pacey was so nervous that he started to ramble on and on. "Look, what I meant was…"
"Bessie… Dawson, can you give Pacey and I moment alone?" Mr. Potter asked.
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Next time on My Dawson's Creek Fanfic Life is Complicated: Pacey is pressured to do something that would and might change the lives of everyone.
