Outside the adoption agency, Pacey, who was sitting on the bench, was thinking about his actions. He had just sign over his rights of being a father. He felt guilty that he had fallen for Mike Potter's chicanery. He felt that this was the biggest mistake he had ever made in his life.
As he was thinking about what happened, someone unexpectedly tapped him on the shoulder. Pacey turned his head around and he was stunned to see whom it was.
"Joey." He said benign.
"Hey Pacey." Joey said with a smile.
Not knowing what to say, Pacey just smiled back. When he saw that she smile too, it was his demise of grief. He felt his spirits rise.
"How are you?" Joey said still joyful.
"Fine… You?" Pacey wondered.
"Good." She responded.
"Have a seat." Pacey suggested.
Joey sat down and instantly there was this huge awkward pause between them. They had not spoken to each other in ages. They had so much to catch up on and they did not know where to start.
"So, anyways… What are you doing here?" Joey asked.
"Uh, no reason in particular, I just… It's a long story." Pacey limited his answer.
"Oh." Joey said.
Furthermore, after that, there was another uncomfortable moment between them. They had all these unresolved problems, but somehow, they were not mad with each other.
With the utter silence, Pacey eyes started to meander around and then his eyes caught Joey's stomach. Even though she still was trying to hide it by wearing baggier clothes, Pacey could tell that she was well into her pregnancy. Her stomach was vastly huge. After awhile, Joey noticed that Pacey was staring at her stomach.
"Sorry." Pacey apologized.
"It's okay. People always stare at me." Joey declared.
"That's because you're so beautiful." Pacey flirted.
Joey blushed, "I wish… But look at me. I'm huge!… I'm seven months in."
"Seven months?" Pacey said unaware.
Pacey knew he and Joey had alienated from each other, but he did not realize that time had past rapidly.
"Yeah, and the doctor said because of my age, I should give birth any time now." Joey clarified.
"Really?… Do you know what it is? A boy or girl?" Pacey said scandalized.
"My dad did not want me to find out the sex of the baby. He said that I would get too attached." Joey said mesmerized.
"Yea, I'm sure because there are a lot of families that he or she should get attached to. I mean, where just kids right?" Pacey begun.
"What do you mean?" Joey said tensile.
"Well, you're….we're putting the baby up for adoption." Pacey recapitulated.
"What?" Joey started to feel alarm and confused.
"Joey, you don't have to lie. I mean, for one thing, we're at an adoption agency and I talked to Dawson… and your father completely interrogated me. He's pretty convincing." Pacey explained.
"What?" Joey felt that she was missing important information, "And what did they tell you?".
"Everything you told me. I mean we can't raise a kid… Well I can't raise a child because we're still kids. We still have futures and we…" Pacey did not want to admit all of this because it was all hesitating and flustering.
"Do you think we should… Do you want to put the baby up for adoption." Joey gazed straight into his eyes and expected a straightforward answer.
Pacey was differentiated when Joey wanted him to answer that question. He did not know if he could reiterate his opinions all in one answer. If he said yes or no, it would not truly answer her question.
But he thought about what Dawson and Mr. Potter had told him. Pacey then put all of his common sense together and said, "Yes."
"Oh?" Joey said disappointed. When Joey thought about what she wanted, she thought that it would have been practically to keep the baby. It could have been hard, but it would have been reasonable. It was her child and she had all the right to raise it, but she did not know if she could do it alone.
She was trapped in her father and Dawson's pertinacious hypnosis, and all she needed was reasonable doubt. Nevertheless, now that Pacey turned his back on her, she thought that it would have been stupid if she decided to have the baby. She would be abandoned by everyone. Her friends, her family, and even her true love would not have helped her if she kept the baby. She would have been alone.
Pacey broke Joey's tranquility, "So, are you and Dawson…. You know?"
"What?……… Pacey there's nothing going on between me and Dawson.." Joey rationalized.
"Yea, now. But I see how he looks at you." Pacey officiously said.
"And how does he look at me?" She wondered.
"The same way I look at you… and you used to look at me the same way, but now everything has change. You're falling back in love with him. You might not realize it right now but, sooner or later, you two are going to end up back together." Pacey elucidated.
Author's Note: I would like to thank Superfan and Liz (bettyspaghetti23) for their great reviews that I have already sent them this chapter. If you would like me to send you chapter 21 send me a great review withing the next few days.
Next time on my Dawson's Creek FanFic: Joey finally confronts Dawson on his behaviors and his actions. What will happen? Will Joey and Dawson take the next step into their relationship or will Joey finally make the right choice for her self?
