Pacey didn't want to seem inane and tell Dawson that he could not sit here. Nonetheless, Pacey did not feel like having another argument.

"Do whatever you want." Pacey, in an unfriendly tone, invited him to sit down.

"Okay… Then." Dawson sat down cautiously. However, the moment he sat down, it was as if the universe had changed.

"So, is there a reason you sitting next to me?" Pacey wondered, "You haven't spoken to me in weeks… Why now?"

"Well I guess… I've wanted to talk to you for months… Actually, before you left, I had a few things that I wanted to say to you." Dawson clarified.

"What do you want to tell me...? Do you want to yell at me because I am selfish jackass? Do you want to tell me that I ruined your life and I cannot do anything to change the past? Do you want to tell me that coming here was a waste…? You can save it Dawson, because every other person has told me that." Pacey said agitated.

"No…I just want to know why you're isolating yourself from everyone. You probably came back to Capeside to mend wounds." Dawson questioned courteously.

"Well I'm having a hell of time trying to make everything better… I feel like everyone is standing in my way." Pacey declared.

"… I'm not preventing you to solve your problems. I want you to solve your problems… Everyone wants these problems to gone… I think you are preventing yourself from fixing these problems." Dawson elucidated.

"I've been trying." Pacey assumed.

"Have you even tried talking to Joey?" Dawson debated.

"She doesn't want anything to do with me." Pacey declared.

"Well try again… Because the only hope of solving the problems begins with one conversation." Dawson directed.

After lunch, Joey and Dawson had fifth period study hall. When Dawson saw Joey in the library, he could not get Pacey's words out of his head. She doesn't want anything to do with me. Dawson knew that wasn't true.

Dawson knew that Joey needed Pacey. You could tell by looking at her. She seemed so empty. Right now, she looked as though she wanted to cry.

"Are you okay?" Dawson walked up to her.

"I'm fine." Joey lied.

"You don't look fine." Dawson sat down next to her.

"Well everything's fine. Everything's just dandy." Joey said avoiding eye contact with Dawson.

"Then why aren't you looking at me?" He noted.

She unwilling turned around and looked at him, "Are you satisfied?"

Dawson then said, "I need to tell you something… I was talking to Pacey today and you see…"

"Dawson… The last thing I want to talk about is Pacey." Joey contemplated

"That's not true Joey… I think the truth is that you need him more than ever right now… But you are afraid that he's going to leave and he might not come back for good." Dawson presumed.

"Why do you care about me, my feelings, and my non-existing relationship with Pacey?" Joey speculated.

Dawson tried to seem genuine, "I'm just speaking as an unbiased third-party with absolutely no personal interest in the matter. In addition, I feel that you and Pacey…"

"That's a load of crap… All last year you tried to keep Pacey and I apart. All you cared about was you…" Joey interrupted.

"Okay the truth is… I just want you to be happy again. It's not about me Joey. It's never been about us… I've accepted that, well actually I'm trying my personal best to accept it. the fact that you and I are never going to be a couple… Besides that, the one thing I really want is you to be happy… However, right now, you don't need my permission. For you to be happy, you need to allow yourself." Dawson elaborated.

In sixth period, Pacey walked into his peer listening class. After he walked into the classroom, he saw Joey. A million thoughts passed into his mind. Nonetheless, the one thought that stuck out, were Dawson's words. Well try again… Because the only hope of solving the problems begins with one conversation.

Pacey went up to Joey and said, "Joey… Can I talk to you before class starts?"

Despite Dawson's lecture, Joey ignored Pacey. What was she suppose to say to him? How could she speak to him?

"Fine," Pacey sat next to her, "I'll talk and you can listen."

Joey started to feel apprehensive. Could she act as if he wasn't here? Could she sit there without speaking to him?

"I'll make this short and sweat… I care so much about you. I never stopped caring about you and I know that you never stopped caring about me… Joey… I'm not going to force to talk to me. And when you ready to talk to me, I'll be ready to listen… No matter what you have to say, I'll be ready to listen…" Pacey elucidated.

The school day was almost over. For Pacey and Jen, all they had to do, was last a few more minutes in seventh period physics.

"Okay, class you may have these last moments to talk to your friends and you're excused when the bell rings." Mr. Jones permitted.

Everyone walked around and went to their friends, but unlike them, Jen had no one to talk to. She still was struggling to find her place. However, she looked across the room and saw Pace. After third period (study hall), Jen felt guilty for arguing with Pacey. She didn't mean any of it. She wished she could have said it in a better way, but she just opened her mouth and mean words came out.

Jen walked over to Pacey and said, "Can I have quick word with you?"

"You know… I thought I could have at least one class without someone coming up to me and judging me, but I guess I can't catch a break." Pacey complained.

"Pacey I'm sorry at what I said to you." Jen apologized.

Pacey then remembered what Jen had to him. He remembered how she might have known about Joshua.

"Umm, so do you know?" Pacey wondered.

"About the baby… I mean your" Jen looked around then whispered, "Your son."

"How on earth do you know that?" He questioned.

"When he was born, I was there and I saw him… And yesterday, Dawson and I went to your apartment… I guess Dawson didn't recognize him or I guess Dawson didn't really have a good look… Whatever…" Jen confessed.

"Does Joey know? Please don't tell her?" He pleaded.

"Well she's going to find out…" Jen assumed.

Pacey looked down disappointed, "I'm not sure about that."

"You're not going to tell her… She deserves to know." She prompted in a serious tone.

"I don't know how… After what has happen to us… I don't think she'll forgive me… She hasn't even forgiven me for what happened last year." Pacey stated.

"Look you've been gone all summer and you didn't see what has happen to us… but especially you didn't see what happen to Joey… She's not herself and I think that's because she gave up her son… Maybe if you tell her about your son, that missing piece inside of her will be filled." Jen finalized, "You have to tell her."