The chapter took a while for me to write. This chapter is going to switch between Boston and Capeside

Friday afternoon…

Pacey put the last bag into the truck. "That's all of them," he said closing the door.

Joey leaned her shoulder against the truck. "We're actually going away."

Pacey smiled and picked Joey up and spun her around, "A whole weekend," he said spinning her and laughing.

"Picking up my girlfriend Pacey?"

They stopped spinning and laughing at the voice. Pacey put down Joey and they looked at him.

"Dawson…what are you doing over here?" Joey said walking to him.

"I thought I would say goodbye since I'm not going to see you all weekend," Dawson said.

"So you came all the way over to Jack's house? That's a bit out of your way don't you think?"

"Nothing's too far for my girlfriend," he said with a smirk.

Pacey walked up to the two. "Jo, we need to get going," he said not looking at Dawson.

Joey nodded. "I'll see you later," she said to Dawson.

Dawson moved in and gave Joey a big kiss. After, he smiled at Pacey. "Take good care of her this weekend."

Pacey looked at him slightly. "I will."

Dawson rolled his eyes. "I know," he said before walking away.

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Boston 8:45…

"…and then I fell into the mud," Joey said ending her story.

Andie laughed and kept putting things away in her dorm. "It sounds like you had fun."

Joey sighed. "Yeah. That was when me, Dawson and Pacey were just friends. None of this complicated stuff between us."

There was an awkward silence before there was a knock at the door.

"That must be the guy with the video I ordered for tonight," Andie said.

"I'll get it," Joey said moving into the living room where Jack and Pacey were to answer the door.

"You ordered a video?" a guy said looking down at the video then looked up. When he saw Joey he smiled. He had bright green eyes and red hair. "Hi," he chocked out.

Joey smiled back. "Hi Um…"

"JIM!" the guy said quickly.

"Hi Jim."

Jim handed Joey the video. "So are you rooming here?" he smirked.

Joey shook her head. "No, my friend Andie is. This is her dorm. I'm just visiting for the weekend."

"I hope you come back then," Jim said before walking away.

Joey closed the door and put the movie on the table in the living room.

"Who was that?" Pacey asked in a snotty voice.

"He dropped off the movie," Joey responded.

"Do you like him?" Pacey said slowly looking at her.

Jack and Andie quickly left the room.

"What?" Joey said with some attitude.

Pacey rolled his eyes. "You heard me. You were flirting with the guy!"

"No I wasn't!"

"Yes you were!"

Joey shook her head. "Stop! You just want to pick a fight with me for some reason."

"No I don't!" Pacey responded rudely.

Joey rolled her eyes. "If you're going to keep up with this then I don't want to talk to you."

"Fine by me," Pacey said looking away.

"Good!" Joey said turning away herself.

Once it was quiet, Andie walked back in and held up a piece of paper. "Party anyone?"

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Capeside 9:10…

"That was delicious!" Bethany said linking arms with Dawson as they left the restaurant.

"It was alright," Dawson said.

Bethany gave him a worried look. "Are you okay, Baby? You seem upset about something."

"I'm fine."

"Are you…"

"I said I was fine! Damn it!" Dawson said walking ahead.

Bethany caught up to him and grabbed his arm. "I'm sorry baby."

Dawson looked at her and sighed. "It's not you, Bethany. I just have a lot on my mind right now and I didn't mean to lash out at you."

She stood in front of him causing him to stop walking. "You know what helps me when I have a bad day...A night drive."

Dawson put on a big smile. "Let's go," he said grabbing her hand and leading her to the car.

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Capeside 10:30…

Jen walked down the deserted Adams St. Like most border Capeside streets, there wasn't a soul to be found. When she was about to turn the corner, Jen saw lights and a smelled a burnt rubber smell. She quickly turned the corner and what she saw stopped her dead in her tracks. A car lay in the middle of the intersection completely mangled. The passenger's side was pushed in and it looked like the car spun around a few times. There was smoke coming from the front of the car but the lights were still on. Jen ran up to the car and went to the driver's side. The driver was hanging outside of the window and blood was dripping from the forehead. She shook the driver to wake them up.

"Dawson! Dawson!" Jen yelled still shaking him.

After a few seconds he woke up. "Wha…Jen?" he said grabbing onto the wound on his head.

Jen smiled briefly. "Dawson, what happened?"

"A car hit us…Is Bethany okay?" he asked with his eyes closed still.

Jen looked over Dawson and saw Bethany. Her body was in a weird position and she wasn't moving. "She isn't moving," Jen said before quickly going over to the other side of the car. Jen put her ear close to her mouth and felt for a pulse.

"She's still breathing and she has a pulse."

Dawson opened the door and rolled onto the pavement. He grabbed for his arm.

"I think my arm is broken," he said to Jen who was back at his side.

"Okay, um…Don't move," Jen said before running to the payphone on the corner.

"911, what is your emergency?" the responder said on the other line.

"There's been a car accident."

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Boston 11:15…

Andie slapped her body down next to her brother.

"I thought this was going to be an actual party, not a stupid get together. I'm ready to go," she said with a yawn.

Jack rubbed his neck. "Yeah, me too."

"You tell them, okay?" Andie said slouching in her chair.

Jack stretched his arms. "Whatever," he said standing up.

Jack walked up to Pacey who was talking to some girl. "Pacey, Andie and I are gonna head back to her dorm. It's been a long day."

"Alright. I'll see you in the morning," he said ignoring the girl for a second.

"Have you seen Joey?" Jack asked.

Pacey quickly shifted his eyes to the right then back to Jack. "She's still with some Harvard kid," he said with a hardened tone.

Jack said thank you and walked away. He spotted Joey on the other side of the room talking with a blonde boy who was clad in his Harvard gear.

"Joey," Jack said from behind her.

Joey turned around. "Hey Jack."

"Andie and I are gonna get going."

"Okay."

"Are you and Pacey going to go soon?"

Joey rolled her eyes. "I'm probably going to head back to the hotel soon but I don't know and really don't care if Pacey is leaving."

"You two are still not talking?"

"Nope."

"Good luck with sharing a room then," Jack chuckled.

Joey smiled sarcastically. "I haven't seem him all night."

"He's in the front. I'll see you tomorrow then," Jack said.

"Bye," Joey said before he left.

Joey ignored the boy she was talking to and looked around the room. Her eyes scanned all the faces until the saw the one she was looking for. Joey's eyes squinted when she noticed that Pacey wasn't alone. She felt her temperature rising so she decided to leave. As Joey stepped outside someone called after her.

"Joey, where are you going?" Pacey said following her outside.

Joey didn't look at him. "I'm going to the hotel," she said walking down the street.

Pacey started to walk next to her. "I'm not letting you walk the streets of Boston by yourself. There could be someone waiting the shadows for you."

"Like I'm all that safer with you walking by me. The hotel is two blocks away so there's not that many dangerous Boston streets for me to walk on. I can walk alone."

"Yeah but how are you going to get into the hotel?"

Joey rolled her eyes. "The key, Einstein."

"But whose wallet is the key in?" Pacey said.

Joey looked at him with an evil smirk. "And whose wallet is in my purse?"

Pacey made a small oh sound. "Then I guess I have to go back to the hotel with you."

Joey walked ahead once they reached the hotel.

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Capeside Midnight…

Dawson winced when the doctor put the final stitch on his head.

"I'm done but I want you to stay the night so we can watch over you," The doctor said.

"Yeah, that's fine," Dawson said before the doctor left.

Jen walked into the room and looked over Dawson. "How do you feel?"

"Like shit," he joked.

Jen smiled lightly. "What did the cops say?"

"They said they'll try and catch the guy who ran the red but there are a lot of cases of hit and runs on that street."

"That's it?"

"Yeah. They called my parents and Bethany's parents too but no one answered."

"Do you want me to go over there and see if anyone's home?"

"No, that's okay. Have you heard any news about Bethany?"

"She just got up. She broke her right leg and has some cuts and bruises on her face but she's doing well. She has to stay here a few days so they can make sure any organs weren't hurt. What were you doing with her anyway?"

Dawson replied with out thinking. "I took her out to dinner for the first time in six months."

Jen caught her breath. "Six months? You've been with her for six months?"

Dawson shook his head and lay down on the bed. "I don't want to talk about this tonight, Jen."

Jen shook her head. "You're right. We can talk tomorrow when you're back home. I'll see you later," she said before she left.

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Boston 11:30…

Joey stomped into the room and walked straight to the closet. Pacey rolled his eyes and closed the door after him.

"I'm guessing you're still not talking to me," he said placing his coat on the chair.

"Nope," Joey said taking off her shoes.

"Fine. We don't need to talk this whole weekend," he said taking off his shoes.

Joey rolled her eyes and looked at him. "Why would you need to talk to me anyway? That GIRL you were with all night can talk to you."

Pacey's mouth fell open. "Is that what this is about? You're jealous?"

Joey moved closer to him. "I'm not jealous!"

"Yes you are," Pacey said moving closer.

"I wasn't jealous, I was hurt."

Pacey chuckled. "Yeah, you looked sooo uncomfortable talking to Harvard boy."

"But that girl was all over you and you let her be!"

"And that guy wanted to get into your pants."

Pacey and Joey were so close they could almost touch noses. They didn't know who made the first move but the next things they knew, Pacey was on top of Joey on the bed and they were kissing each other hungrily. He moved his kisses down to her neck.

"I'm sorry Pacey," Joey managed to get out before her shirt went over her head.

Pacey moved away slightly so he could take off his shirt. "I'm sorry too," he said quickly before finding her lips again.

Soft moans escaped her mouth and he couldn't control himself. His hands went straight to her pants and undid the button and zipper. Before it went any further, Joey pulled her lips away from Pacey's lips but he went to her neck.

"Pacey," she said trying to gain back some control. "Pacey," Joey said pushing on his shoulders.

Pacey stopped kissing her neck and lifted up his head so they could at each others face. "Hmm?" he muttered.

Joey took in a deep breath. "Condom," she said as she released the breath.

Pacey took a deep breath as well. "Right," he said getting off the bed.

Joey sat up and blushed at her half opened pants. Instead of pulling them back together like always, she took them off and put them next to her shirt on the floor. She covered up her almost completely nude body under the covers and turned towards Pacey. His shirtless chest was definitely nice to look at. Pacey wasn't lacking muscles but wasn't bulky. He was perfect.

Joey had finally come to terms with that fact. Pacey Witter, the boy who loved to make fun of her, is the one Person she can't be without. He was perfect and made everything perfect. Joey had never dreamed that Pacey would ever mean so much to her. When they first started the affair she was sure that it would only last a few days and then they would go back to what they were like. After a falling out less than a week later, Joey knew that things would never be the same nor did she want them to be. That was the best week of her life and she didn't want to give it up that easily. She felt something with him that she never felt with anyone-love.

Sure, Joey had loved Dawson. She loved him for a long time but after things started with Pacey she started to fall out of love with Dawson. What she felt for Pacey was different. Joey had something wake up inside her. Pacey had taught her everything about a relationship from the good and the bad. She put her heart and soul into what she had with Pacey and that scared her. She had never felt so deeply for anyone before. This was more than an affair for Joey but she didn't tell Pacey that. Joey hid her feelings and almost felt ashamed for feeling them because what they had could mean next to nothing for Pacey. And yet here she was, four months later, about to have about to giver her virginity to a man who wasn't her boyfriend and who she loved more than anything.

Joey smiled at Pacey who was searching through the suitcases. Pacey stood up straight and put his hands into his jeans pockets and looked at Joey.

Joey raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Pacey ran a hand in his hair. "I don't think I brought the bag."

Joey's expression fell. "What?"

Pacey shook his head. "I put the bag on my dresser so I wouldn't forget THAT bag and I must have forgotten about it when I started packing."

Joey got out of the bed and grabbed her Pajamas out of her suitcase before going into the bathroom and closing the door.

Pacey leaned his forehead against the door. "I'm sorry, Jo," he said through the door.

Joey opened the door after she was done changing and smiled. "That's okay," she said walking back to the bed and getting in.

Pacey sat down on the bed and looked at her. "I could go down to the store…"

She shook her head. "It's probably past midnight already. All of the stores are closed, Pace. Besides, we have a whole day of walking around the campus with Jack and Andie so we should go to bed," Joey said turning off the light and moving over so Pacey could get in next to her.

Pacey got in and rested his arm on her hip. "Goodnight, Jo."

Joey turned over so they were facing each other. "Goodnight, Pacey."

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Capeside 12:00 Saturday…

Dawson rocked back and forth in the rocking chair that sat on the front porch of his house.

"Hey," Jen said walking onto the porch.

Dawson smiled. "Hey," he said back.

Jen took a seat in the chair next to him. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm good. I'm glad to be home."

"How's Bethany?"

"She's okay. I saw her this morning. They said she'll get out of the hospital by tomorrow."

Jen shook her head. "What are you doing to tell Joey when she gets back tomorrow?"

Dawson shrugged. "I'll tell her I got in an accident."

"Are you going to tell her that you were with Bethany?"

"Why would I?"

"Dawson…"

"She doesn't need to know Jen."

"But she has the right to."

"I don't want to hurt Joey."

"You should have thought about that before you started things with Bethany."

"I know. One thing just led to another with Bethany and before I knew it, it was six months later. Things are over between us now. I should have stopped it a long time ago."

"You need to tell Joey."

"I can't, Jen. I can't lose Joey again. I love her too much. Bethany meant nothing to me so Joey never needs to know. I don't want her to have another reason to leave me."

"What do you mean another reason?"

Dawson shook his head. "Nothing. All I know is that I don't want to lose her. She deserves someone who will be good enough for her."

Jen smirked. "And that someone is you? A guy who cheats on her for six months?"

"Kind of yes. I can make her happy and make her feel safe. She needs me."

Jen laughed. "You are one narcissist boy, you know that?"

Dawson sat forward. "You won't tell her, will you?"

Jen stood up. "It's not my place to. I just hope you do it for her sake."

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Boston 12:30 Saturday…

Pacey walked hand in hand with Joey down the street to Andie's dorm. "You know what? We finally spent a whole night together," he said smiling.

They walked into the dormitory and Joey smiled back to him. "I'm glad we did," she said before kissing him.

Andie and Jack walked up to the kissing couple. "Finally you two are here," Andie said.

"Looks like you two are back on good terms then. Must have been a good night," Jack said with a smile.

Joey bit her lip and looked at the floor. Pacey rubbed his hip. "It was a little painful. Let me tell ya, sleeping in jeans is never a good idea."

Andie smiled at the mention of clothes when they were talking about last night. As much as Andie tried to hide it, she was still a little hung up on Pacey and she didn't even want to think about someone else being in the same bed as him let alone sleeping with him.

"Ready to go on the tour?"

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Boston 9:00…

"And that was the last part of the tour for Harvard University," the guide said. Pacey and Jack sat on the stairs of the building, waiting for the girls to return from the small store.

Joey and Andie had finally come back.

"Finally, I thought you guys got kidnapped or something. I was about to send out a search team," Pacey said standing up.

"What took you so long?" Jack asked.

"I don't know. I went to the bathroom," Andie said.

They all looked at Joey. "Sorry. I walked around a little. The store was closed anyway," she said avoiding their faces.

Jack stretched out his arms. "I'm tired."

"Me too," Andie agreed. "See you two tomorrow?"

Pacey nodded and Joey shook her head. "Already? It's only nine. I'm…I'm not ready to go back to the hotel yet."

"We don't have to go to bed right away, Jo. I'll stay up with you," Pacey said walking with her.

Jack and Andie waved goodbye then walked away. Pacey and Joey headed back to the hotel.

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Boston, at the hotel…

Pacey unlocked the hotel room's door and walked in. Joey stalked in after him. Pacey turned around and raised an eyebrow.

"Are you okay?" Pacey asked.

Joey gave a small smile. "Yeah, I was just thinking about something."

Pacey nodded slightly. "Alright. I'm going to go to the bathroom.

Joey smiled wider. "Okay. I'll um…I'll get ready for bed out here," she said walking to her suitcase.

Pacey emerged from the bathroom a few minutes later with his t-shirt and boxers on. Joey had gotten into bed and sat up looking at Pacey with a strange expression on her face.

"Are you sure you're okay, Jo?" Pacey asked getting in the bed next to her.

Joey bit her lip and looked at him. "Yeah, why?"

"You look like you saw a ghost or something," he said with a chuckle.

Joey tucked a lose strand behind her ear and lay back against the pillow. "I'm just a little anxious."

Pacey propped himself onto an elbow and ran his hand in her hair. "Why are you anxious?"

Joey turned her head to him. "You know why."

"Do you not like the trip?"

"It's not the trip, Pacey; it's what we could possibly do on this trip that will change us, especially me, for the rest of our lives."

Pacey retracted his hand from her hand. "Jo, I hope this isn't about what I think it is. When I suggested we get away for the weekend to spend a whole night together I didn't mean we had to sleep together. I don't want to make you do anything you…"

Joey placed a finger on his lips. "Shh, I know, she said scrunching up to his chest. "I never felt any pressure to anything tonight. I'm just a little nervous."

Pacey kissed her forehead. "You don't need to be nervous."

"I know but…I'm a virgin and you're not. I have never been close to having sex and you had it. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't even be in this situation…"

"I told you nothing has to happen."

Joey smiled. "Don't you understand, Pacey? I want to have sex with you. I feel so comfortable with you that there is no doubt that I want to do this. The only thing that scares me is that I won't…" she got quiet.

"You won't what?"

Joey shifted her eyes to the ceiling. "I won't measure up to the other girls you've been with."

Pacey shifted his eyes off of his elbow and more over Joey. "Don't worry about that. There is no way you could disappoint me. I'm just as nervous as you."

Joey raised an eyebrow. "Why? You've done this before."

"No I haven't, not with you. Just because I'm not a virgin doesn't mean that I'm not scared too. You and I both know that the first time is all about you and, being the experienced one here, I'm worried that I might be all you hoped about."

"You won't disappoint me, Pacey. I don't have anyone to compare you to."

"There are ways I could…but I don't think I will disappoint you."

Joey smirked. "You're so sure huh?"

Pacey put on his cocky smile. "Yup. Lucky for you I've never had any complaints in that department."

"Lucky for me? Lucky for you. I don't think I'll stay dating you if the sex isn't good."

Pacey moved so he was completely on top of her. "Technically, we aren't dating so you could have left me if you wanted."

Joey ran a hand in his hair. "I know," she said.

Pacey moved away some of her hair. "And you didn't leave?"

Joey undid the first few buttons on her shirt. "Why would I? You make me happy, Pace, and I wouldn't trade that for the world."

Pacey sat up. "Jo, I don't want you to think that…"

"That what?" Joey cut in. "That I don't have to repay you for making me happy?"

"Yes. I don't want you to feel obligated to do this. I want you to do this only if you're positive about it. I don't want you to regret it."

Joey sat up in front of him. "I won't regret this, Pacey. I'm positive I what to do this with you tonight," she said pulling off his shirt slowly.

"But what about Dawson?"

"Pace, if I wanted him then I wouldn't be here with you."

Pacey chuckled slightly. Joey got on her knees and kissed him sweetly. Pacey put his hands on her back and lowered her to the bed. They kissed for a while until Joey started to squirm.

"What's wrong?" Pacey asked pulling away.

Joey grabbed his hands and moved them from her back. "You're hands were digging into my back, she said before bringing him back down to kiss him.

After a few minutes, Pacey's hand moved up under her shirt. Joey grabbed his hand and broke the kiss. She moved it to a button on her shirt.

"Take it off," she said putting her arms by her sides.

Pacey looked deep into her eyes and smirked at what he saw in them. One by one, he undid the buttons, never leading his eyes stray from hers. When all the buttons were undone he slid his hand up her stomach to her shoulders and took off the shirt. She lifted up slightly so he could pull it away.

Pacey ran a finger across Joey's silk smooth skin. He slowly made his way down her chest and onto her stomach. Once he reached the waistband of her Pj bottoms, Pacey ran his middle finger across the skin.

Joey giggled slightly at the feeling. Pacey smirked and kissed her stomach. His thumb hooked under the waistband and pulled it down to expose more of her. He looked up for the okay.

"Pacey," Joey said moving his hand lower so more was exposed.

His eyes never strayed from her as he slid down the fabric. Joey turned on her side so she wasn't facing him and scrunched to cover up her fully bare chest.

Pacey moved back next to Joey on the bed. "What's wrong, Jo?" he asked.

Joey took a deep breath and laid on her back s she could see him. She smiled at him. "Nothing's wrong."

Pacey smiled back. "If you're scared…"

She shook her head. "I want to." Joey leaned over and opened the drawer on the end table. She pulled out a condom and handed it to him.

Pacey looked at her and raised an eyebrow. "How did you…"

"The store WAS open," she said. "I picked up a pack."

Pacey looked at the package in his hand then back to Joey. She reached up and brought Pacey's face to hers. As soon as their lips met, they knew they were doing the right thing. Pacey reached over and turned off the light.

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Capeside Sunday morning…

Bethany wiped away a tear form her bruised face. "So you're just leaving me?"

Dawson sighed. "I'm sorry Bethany. I love Joey and she deserves to be treated better tan this."

"But what about me? I thought you loved me."

Dawson shook his head. "We had fun, Bethany, no doubt about that. I never met someone like you but I don't love you. When I met you I was having a hard time with Joey and I needed a way out. It was only for fun."

Bethany took in a deep breath. "So you just were using me for sex. You're an asshole Dawson Leery!"

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Boston Sunday Morning…

Pacey slowly opened his eyes. He slid his hand across the mattress until it was stopped by something warm. Pacey moved his eyes over only to be met by a smiling Joey.

"Good morning," Joey said kissing him softly.

Pacey smirked. "Good morning."

Joey pulled the sheets up to her chest and leaned on an elbow. "About last night. Did you…"

Pacey turned on an elbow. "Did I what? Enjoy it?"

Joey nodded her head. "Yeah. I mean I know that it was my first time and I didn't really know what to do…"

"Jo," Pacey cut in. "you were amazing. Everything about last night was amazing. The only person who needs to worry about last night is me."

"You have nothing to worry about. You had definitely exceeded my expectations and I felt very safe."

"Safe?"

"Yes, safe. Everything in my life has been so unpredictable. My mom, my dad, Dawson; all were things that occurred out of nowhere. But last night, last night was something I knew was going to happen and something I want to happen. I felt like nothing could hurt me. So yes, I felt safe."

Pacey smiled and kissed her. "I'm glad I made you feel safe."

Joey smirked. "Either way I can't take back last night."

Pacey sat up at the end of the bed and looked away form her. "I told you last night that if you didn't want to do it then we didn't have to. I didn't want you to regret it in the morning."

Joey sat up and put her legs on the sides of him. She ran her hands along his arms. "I don't regret having sex with you, Pacey. I don't want you to think that. Last night was one thing I'm positive that was right."

Pacey turned his body slightly so they could look at each other. "I'm sorry. I was just…"

"Being Paranoid? I can't wait to do it again, sweetie. In fact, we have an hour before we go back to Capeside. Have any ideas what we can do?"

Pacey turned all the way around. "I have one idea," he said before kissing her.