Pacey felt sick just sitting there in the waiting room. Joey was in labor and she was in detrimental pain. Joey needed Pacey, yet, he could not do anything to help her. All he was doing was sitting there with his thumb up his ass. Pacey sat there as he watched Bessie, Dawson, Jen, Boddie (with Alexander), Gail, Mitch, Jack, and Andie walk into Joey's hospital room. It seemed as if everyone went into the room. It seemed as though Pacey was the only person who was not in the room


On another note, Joey has been labor for almost five hours, which was much longer than what was expected. She was enduring hurtful labor pains ever minute. She thought she could have handled the labor pains, but boy was she wrong. This was the most painful occurrence that Joey has ever endured in her life. She had all her friends and family in there to support her, but it was not enough. She needed Pacey.


Pacey had called his father and his lawyer, but they had not shown up. No one was there to tell him what to do. Even though he had mentally prepared his plan, when it was time to take action, he was too shy.


It was almost midnight and the baby was not born yet. Joey had heard that sometimes labor could go one for hours, even days. Joey thought preparing for the deliver was no big deal, but she was nowhere near ready.

Just as Joey was starting to feel that this was going to last forever, the doctor unexpectedly said, "Joey are you ready?"

"Ready for what?" Joey said unaware.

"To deliver the baby?" Dr. Camber giggled at Joey's naivety.

"Is it time already?" Andie said.

"Oh my gosh this is so exciting." Jen said.

"Oh my god, I can't stay in here for this." Jack murmured.

"Yes, I think he's right," Dr. Camber politely said, "You all can wait out in the hall…"

"Okay we're leaving." Mitch and Gail instructed the gang.

Andie, Jack, Jen, Gail, and Mitch left the room so Joey could get ready for the delivery. However, Joey noticed that Dawson had stayed in the room.

"Dawson why are still in here?" Joey said in a wearisome voice.

"I've been helping you ever since the beginning. I'm not about to walk out the door now." Dawson answered.

"I think he is right Joey, I think he should stay in here." Bessie agreed.

"Me too. I think it would be an honor." Mr. Potter initiated.

"No…" Joey said out of the blue.

"What?" Dawson said surprise.

"Dawson I appreciate you helping me through this entire process but you cannot stay here. This is not your rightful place. You're taking Pacey's place… Pace needs to be in here." Joey stated clearly.

"Joey, you don't know what you're talking about." Bessie assumed.

"No! No I do know what I am talking about and I want Pacey, THE FATHER, in here." Joey declared.

"I will not allow it!" Mr. Potter labeled.

"Fine, whatever, then at least Dawson can't stay in here… Please go!" Joey ordered.

"But…" Dawson tried to defend his rights.

"No! No more interjections Dawson. I've been listening to you for almost this entire pregnancy and I've been following you're choices. But if god has mercy on my soul, I want you out of this room now!" Joey said in soft yet insistent voice.

Dawson left the room with out any outburst. Joey's behavior appalled Joey. However, he did feel that he was out of place. Dawson did not know if it was the morphine or her the pain, but most of what Joey had said, was true.

As Dawson left the room and walked down the halls, he heard a familiar voice on the phone. It was Pacey talking on a pay phone. Dawson stayed out of Pacey's eyesight and eavesdropped on his conversation.

"Come one Wellington I need you now! Right now! She's in labor." Unaware to Dawson, Pacey was talking to his lawyer.

"I don't care that you are middle of something… I don't care if it's another case, I need you right now, you're my attorney and I need you………….. How long do you think it'll take…? Okay, try to make here before the adoptive parents do… Okay bye." Pacey hung up the phone and started walking down the hall.

As Dawson silently followed him, he was trying to put the pieces together. Dawson, then realized what Pacey was doing.

"Hey!" Dawson shouted.

"What?" Pacey, who was not surprise by Dawson's sneakiness, said.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Dawson said coldly.

"What are you talking about?.. I don't have time for you're nonsense." Pacey stated.

"Well make time." Dawson pressed him against the wall.

"What? You'd think you're a big man now Dawson? Do you?" Pacey said offensively.

"You hired an attorney?" Dawson backed off.

"You were eavesdropping." Pacey recognized.

"What's the attorney for?" Dawson demanded but he already knew. He just needed to hear it from Pacey.

Pacey took a deep breath, stared in Dawson eyes and said, "I think you already know."


Author's Note: I would like to thank Giulius and Elisabeth for their great reviews. Therefore I have already sent them this chapter. If you want me to send you the next chapter, summit a great review within the new few days.

Author's Comment: Just so you guys can know, I counted down and I have seven more chapters before the story comes to end so we still got a ways to go.

Next Time on My Dawson's Creek Fanfic: Joey delivers her baby. Now it is her chance for her to stand up for herself. Will she decide to give her baby up for adoption or will she actually have some common sense and keep the baby? Stay tune to next chapter.