AMY´S CREEK - S01E04 - HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

Disclaimer: I don´t own Dawson´s Creek or the characters from it.

1. Int. Amy´s Room. Day.

Amy is cleaning up her room.

Amy (voice over):

Today, I have to do something, I hoped, I´d never have to do. Hang out with Paige.

2. Int. Hallway. Day.

Amy and Marco are talking.

Amy (voice over):

It started out innocently enough. Marco and me are starting to get over that weird post break up phase. I´ve known him, for almost as long as I´ve known Ash and he´s a nice enough guy, when he isn´t cheating on you. It would be a shame to let that friendship fall apart.

Marco:

Are you working on Saturday?

Amy:

And miss the only semi-interesting event of the next 10 months? Pacey´s given me the day off.

Marco:

Cool. Maybe we can hang out. I´d like to get to know your new girlfriend.

Amy:

I know, all I need to know about yours.

Marco:

She isn´t the devil, you think she is. When we´re alone, she ... okay, still says some dumb things here and there ...

Amy can´t help smiling.

Marco:

But she has a kind and tender side too.

Amy:

She hides it well!

Marco:

Can you give her an extra chance, for me? I want us to be friends again, like we used to be.

Amy:

Me too.

Marco:

I´m just afraid, that this will always come between us.

Amy

Okay, I´ll give her a 94th chance.

Marco:

You actually counted them?

Amy:

Nah, it was a rough estimate.

Amy (voice over):

So far, so good, right? Nothing to worry about, until he said ...

Marco:

She´s coming to the Regatta. It´ll give you a real chance to get to know each other.

Amy (voice over):

What did I say yes to?

Amy looks frustrated.

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2. Ext. Harbor. Day.

The harbor is packed with people and it´s a sunny day. We see Amy and Ash walking through it to the boat area.

Amy (voice over):

The end of Summer Regatta is the last big hurrah of the Summer around here. This time next week, the last of the tourists will be gone. Things will go back to normal until next Summer, when the whole She-Bang starts up again. That´s life in Capeside for you.

They come over to Pacey and Jack´s boat. Pacey and Jack are getting the boat ready.

Amy (voice over):

Jack and Pacey are three time winners, but it´s been a few years since they won, so they really want to win this year. For the first time in forever, they actually trained for it!

Amy:

Are you ready to leave them in your wake?

Jack:

We will be soon. Isn´t that right, Pacey?

Pacey:

I guess so.

Amy sees that Pacey isn´t his usual self today.

Amy:

What´s with you?

Pacey:

Oh, nothing.

Amy:

You´re giving me two and three word responses.

Pacey:

I´m just not in a talkative mood.

Jack:

Let it go. He´s got a lot on his mind.

Amy:

Okay. We just wanted to wish you luck.

Ash:

What she said.

Jack:

Thanks. It´s appreciated.

Amy and Ash leave them and head back towards the crowd.

Ash:

What do you think, is up with Pacey?

Amy:

He had a date with Joey last night, so I thought, he ´d be in a great mood. I´ll ask Joey, when I see her.

She looks a little worried about him.

3. Int. The Ice House. Day.

Joey and Bessie are working as a servers, at the busy Ice House.

Joey (voice over):

I´m so glad, I only have to work here one day a year! When I was 15, all those hours on my feet meant nothing. Now, it´ll keep me on the couch for most of tomorrow! My feet are already killing me! It´s still not as bad, as the way it went last night.

4. Ext. Apartment Building. Evening.

Joey is waiting for Pacey to open the door.

Joey (voice over):

I´ll never forget, when Dawson found out about me and Pacey. The way he freaked out afterwards can still make me shudder, when I think back on it. You´d think, it gets easier with age. It´s not like I´m a teenager and thinks, that if a guy says, he´ll never talk to me again, it´ll be that way. People usually get over things in time. That said, those seconds while I was waiting for him to open the door, felt like hours. I´d worked up my nerve and it was time to get it out!

Pacey opens the door and smiles at her.

5. Int. Pacey´s Apartment. Evening.

Pacey sits down on the couch next to Joey.

Joey (voice over):

It didn´t go that way and I lost my nerve again, right after I got through the door. We had a nice dinner, but I couldn´t really enjoy it. I kept telling myself, that after dinner would be the time to do it.

Pacey:

Is something on your mind? You seemed like you were off in your own world.

Joey:

Pacey, I don´t know if there´s any easy way of saying this, so I´ll just come out with it. I´ve slept with Dawson two times, that you don´t know about.

Pacey tries not to explode with rage.

Pacey:

Was it before or after, I moved out?

Joey:

Once shortly before and once shortly after. I meant to tell you, but ...

Paut:

BUT WHAT, JOEY? WAS IT NEVER THE RIGHT TIME?

Joey looks apologetic.

6. Int. The Ice House. Day.

Joey is talking to Bessie on a short break.

Joey:

Let´s just say, that it brought up a deja-vu, I could have done without.

Bessie:

I´m sure, he felt the same.

Joey:

Of all the people, I could have done it with, Dawson was the absolute worst!

Bessie:

Believe it or not, it can. A girl, I went to school with, slept with her boyfriend´s dad. Talk about a relationship killer!

Joey:

I´m pretty sure, old man Witter is too old to get it up!

Bessie:

So you´ve considered it? Good to know!

Joey shyly smiles.

Joey:

It´s the false teeth, that do it for me!

Bessie laughs.

Joey:

Seriously, what am I gonna do about this Pacey situation?

Bessie:

If I had a dime, for every time, you´ve asked me that ...

Joey:

Don´t tell me, you´re out of sisterly advice. I thought, that was impossible!

Bessie:

Give me a second here ...

Bodie comes over to them.

Bodie:

Break´s over, I´m afraid. We have customers.

Joey:

I´ll take care of them. You just sit there and think.

Bodie and Joey leave her.

Bodie:

Good call. At least, she can´t call anyone brain dead, if she´s just sitting there.

Joey:

Some people just aren´t meant for the service industry!

She tends to the customers, a small family.

Joey:

Party of four?

Dad:

We have a reservation, under the name Cavanaugh.

Joey:

Come with me, please.

They follow after her.

Joey (voice over):

I REALLY hope, Bessie comes up with something! What would I do, if Pacey doesn´t forgive me? I can´t even think that thought!

Joey:

Here´s your table and I´ll get you some menu´s.

The family is seated and she leaves them.

7. Ext. Harbor. Day.

Amy is listening to Paige talking and looks like, she´d rather be anywhere else.

Paige:

I mean, there´s so many things you have to deal with as captain of the squad! There´s getting new uniforms, thinking of cheers to do ...

Amy tries to look interested.

Amy (voice over):

Marco, you owe me so big for this one, it isn´t funny! Does this girl ever stop talking, when you get her started? She has to catch her breath sometime!

Paige:

... And it´s such a big responsibility. Every girl at school looks them to be their roll model and it´s so much pressure! I don´t know how my sister did it, but I´m sure I´ll be ready, when my time comes.

Amy:

I can see, how that would be hard.

Paige:

I had a feeling, you´d understand. You and your dads are practically flying the flag for the gays around here!

Amy:

It´s a dirty job, but someone´s gotta do it.

Paige:

That´s really clever. I don´t see Cheerleading as being dirty, but it can be sometimes. My sister told me, that once there was this girl in the squad and ...

Amy (voice over):

I can´t find her interesting, no matter how hard I try. To think that my own mother was a part of that cult! At least Vicki and Marco are getting along.

She looks over at Vicki and Marco, who have Ash sitting between them.

Amy (voice over):

Ash is starting to warm up to her too. You can tell by the fact, that she´s joined in the conversation. I´d almost say, they look like, they´re having fun. Me, on the other hand ...

Paige:

I´ve always been too afraid of the water to enter into this.

Amy realizes, that it´s finally her turn to talk.

Amy:

Ehm ...

Amy (voice over):

When did we switch topics? I´d better start paying attention!

Amy:

I can´t really relate. I´ve always loved the water, ever since I was little.

Paige:

Then, you couldn´t live in a better place! Good for you!

Amy:

I don´t plan on living here my entire life.

Paige:

Ne neither. I want to see the world!

Amy (voice over):

What do you know? We have something in common!

Amy:

Where would you most like to go?

Paige considers it.

Paige:

Like, in the immediate future, it would just be big cities like Boston or New York. But when I grow up, I want to go to Africa and Asia and Australia. Not to the dangerous parts, of course.

Amy:

Yeah, I can see how getting shot would ruin a nice vacation!

Paige giggles and Amy seems to be warming up to her a little.

Paige:

What about you? Which places would you like to visit?

Amy:

I don´t know. Everywhere?

Paige:

That would take a while!

Amy:

I´ve still got most of my life to do it. I´ll probably only get one, so I might as well make the most of it.

Paige:

Me too. I guess, we´re not that different after all. Except for you being gay. I don´t see that happening to me.

Amy:

Neither did I, until I found out.

Paige:

You´re so brave. If it had been me, I would have tried to act all normal and pretend, I still liked boys. Just the thought of how my parents would have reacted ...

Amy:

That´s the good thing about having gay dads. They´re very understanding, in situations like those.

Paige:

Mine expect me to be a carbon copy of my sister. It can be a bit much sometimes.

Amy:

With me it´s my mom, everyone expects me to be like. I don´t know how many times, I´ve heard "you´re so much like Jen was" or "you did exactly what Jen would have done". They mean well, but I want to be seen as my own person, you know?

Paige looks at her with sympathy.

Paige:

I guess, I should be happy, that I still have mine.

Amy (voice over):

Are we bonding? Am I actually starting to like her?

She smiles at Paige, who looks pleased to have a friend to talk to.

8. Int. The Ice House. Day.

Joey smiles at Jack, who comes in.

Joey:

How did the first heat go?

Jack:

We finished 8th.

Joey:

Ooh! I bet, Pacey wasn´t happy!

Jack:

It´s hard, when your Skipper won´t talk to you. Can you talk to him?

Joey:

I have to stay here until 10 o´clock.

Jack:

I can take over for you. I have experience in the field.

Joey:

In smashing so many plates, that it nearly put us out of business!

Bessie comes over to them.

Bessie:

I´m sure, we can handle it. It´ll be fun working with Jack again.

Joey:

You two working here alone? That has disaster written all over it!

Bessie:

Have a little faith in us?

Joey:

I just hope, there´ll be still a restaurant to come back to!

She hangs up her apron and leaves them.

9. Ext. Harbor. Day.

Joey comes walking down the pier, to where the boats are being prepared for the second heat. Pacey is working on his boat by himself and looks annoyed.

Joey (voice over):

The most romantic moment of my life, was when I ran down the pier and just caught Pacey, before he left town. I had no idea, what to say back then and just as little of an idea, this time around. Bessie´s best plan was to start kissing some butt, but that I know, that won´t work with Pacey.

She reaches the boat.

Joey:

Permission to come aboard?

He notices her.

Pacey:

I don´t know, Jo.

Joey:

It´s a simple question.

Pacey:

Yeah, but it´s one with implications, isn´t it? If I say yes, it means I forgive you.

Joey:

I did it, because we were falling apart and it felt like, I couldn´t talk to you anymore. I´m not saying, that you´re to blame in any way, but I was in a bad place mentally. What me and Dawson did felt comfortable and familiar at first, but it also felt wrong. You´ve always been the guy for me.

She has to wipe a tear away and his heart goes out to her.

Pacey:

You know, I can´t stand seeing you cry.

Joey:

I´m trying my best not to, but it isn´t working! My life would never be the same without you!

He reaches out his hand to her and it makes her smile, as she takes it. He gently helps her get on board.

Joey:

Does it mean, that I´m forgiven?

Pacey:

If you do it again ...

Joey:

I can guarantee you, one million percent, that it won´t happen again!

Pacey:

By the way, have you seen Jack? The second heat starts in five minutes.

Joey:

He´s at the Ice House, filling in for me. You´ll have to make due with me as your first mate.

He tries not to look annoyed.

Joey:

I promise, I won´t start yelling, like I did last time!

Pacey:

We can try it. It´s not like I have any other choice.

Joey:

We can only do better, than you did in the first heat!

He tickles her a little to get back at her for that remark and she makes a small jump back.

Pacey:

You´ve always had a big mouth on you, Potter! I don´t know why, I put up with it!

Joey:

You said it yourself. You don´t have a choice.

They smile at each other.

Pacey:

You can start by checking the main sail.

Joey:

Aye, aye, Skipper!

They get to work.

Joey (voice over):

That´s me and Pacey for you. When everything else fails, we return to our playful, bickering ways from childhood. A kiss would have felt like the perfect way to "seal the deal", but I can wait. He is one guy worth waiting for!

She smiles to herself.

10. Ext. Harbor. Day.

Amy, Vicki, Ash, Marco and Paige are watching the prize ceremony.

Amy (voice over):

They didn´t even make the podium, but there´s always next year, as they say. On the plus side, we´ve all managed to get along for a day! Paige says a lot of dumb stuff, but after Marco described to us, the technique to talking to her, it´s become easier. You basically have to filter out 70 to 80 percent and once you do that, it´s not too bad!

Paige:

I don´t see your gay dad down there.

Amy:

Which one?

Paige:

That´s right! You have two of them, don´t you?

Amy (voice over):

Rome wasn´t built in a day either, so bare with her! That´s what I´m gonna try to do, from now on.

Ash sees Joey and Pacey congratulating the winners and points them out to Amy. Pacey is looking a lot happier, than he did earlier.

Ash:

I guess, things worked out for them.

Amy:

I hope so. Sometimes, two people belong together.

Paige takes Marco´s hand.

Paige:

Like us.

Her and Marco kiss.

Amy (voice over):

Make me gag, will you? I´d better get used to it, if I´m gonna stay friends with Marco. I don´t blame him. She has her qualities, even if they can be hard to find! Then again, it could just be that she´s great in the sack.

She looks over at them. They look very in love with each other.

Amy (voice over):

Are they having sex? I´d rather not know!

She shakes it off, making Vicki smile.

Vicki:

What was that about?

Amy:

Nothing. I´m just crazy about you.

They kiss and Ash looks uncomfortable, sitting with two couples, who are making out.

Ash:

I´m getting myself an ice cream cone!

She leaves them.

11. Int. Joey´s House. Evening.

Joey is talking on the phone to Dawson. We switch between them during the scene.

Joey:

I finally told him.

Dawson:

How did he take it?

Joey:

Let´s just say, that our history came to our advantage.

Dawson:

I´m so glad to hear it. Are you back together?

Joey:

We´re getting there, or at least, I hope we are.

Dawson:

I´m relieved. Things would have been weird, if I´d had to tell him next weekend.

Joey:

When are you flying in?

Dawson:

Thursday evening or Friday morning. It depends on when we finish the shoot.

Joey:

Things aren´t going according to plan?

Dawson:

I should have listened to Todd, when he told me, not to hire my ex.

Joey:

With as many as you have, it must be getting harder not to cast one.

Dawson smiles to himself.

Dawson:

Joey!

Joey:

I hate to tell you, Dawson. But this is what you get for sleeping with all those actresses. It was gonna bite you in the butt some day.

Dawson:

Yet, the only actress, I´m interested in, won´t return my calls.

Joey:

You constantly sowing your oats, doesn´t help things.

Dawson:

I´m not like that anymore. If she´d stayed with me, I never would have been like that at all.

Joey:

Audrey is a sensitive girl. You just have to give her time.

Dawson:

That´s what I´ve tried to do, but it isn´t working.

Joey:

Look at us, Dawson. We´re pushing forty and we´re still as bad at relationships, as we were, when we dated!

They laugh together.

Dawson:

Sleep tight, Joey.

Joey:

You too, Dawson.

She hangs up and puts the phone away.

Joey:

I hope, he gets her back. The trouble is, that she´s not nearly as forgiving as Pacey. If SHE found out, what happened with me and Dawson, she´d never talk to me again and with her it is literal! Next weekend should be interesting, considering that neither of them know, the other is invited.

She lies down and turns the TV on.

12. Int. Amy´s Room. Evening.

Amy, Ash, Vicki, Paige and Marco are watching Dawson´s old movie "Creek Daze". Paige looks very excited.

Paige:

That´s our school!

Vicki:

It´s impossible to hide anything from you.

Paige:

It´s just so exciting! To think that such a good movie was shot at our boring, old school.

Amy (voice over):

Believe it or not, we decided to end the day with a movie night. I´ve seen this movie three times, but I have to admit that watching it with her, makes it a more exciting experience, than it´s been before.

Amy:

The story is pretty much based on my Aunt Joey´s first relationship.

Paige gets extra excited.

Paige:

For real?

Amy:

Yeah, Sammy is completely based on her. She told me, that the actress who played her, would follow her around, to learn how to mimic her every movement.

Paige:

That´s so crazy!

Amy:

The other leading girl character is based on my mom.

Paige:

Wow! It must be weird to watch it, when you know that. Especially considering, that she´s dead!

Marco:

Amy doesn´t need constant reminding.

Amy:

No, it true. But it´s nice, that I have this little snap shot, of how she used to be.

Vicki:

She reminds me a lot of you.

Amy:

Don´t you get started!

Paige:

It´s true. You´d have to be blind, not to see it.

Ash:

There´s a lot worse people, you can be compared to.

Amy (voice over):

They´re right, but I still want a way out of her shadow. Joey told me once, that her and my mom had trouble getting along at first and it took them a while, to warm up to each other. Maybe if I give Paige a chance, it´ll be the same with us.

Amy:

Just to make things spookier, how is this for a fact? Abby Morgan, who played my mom´s character, drowned while she was out on the town with my mom.

Paige and Vicki look shocked.

Vicki:

How old was she?

Amy:

Only 16. It was less than a year, after they shot this.

Paige:

Did she die?

Ash:

That´s usually what drowning means.

Paige:

Man! I will never forget this day!

Amy (voice over):

Neither will the rest of us, Paige!

Amy smiles to herself, as she watches Abby on the screen.

CLOSING CREDITS