Jen, Andie, Joey and Pacey were walking to school together, when they were approach by Jack.

"Matt Caulfield is holding a party tonight and we're all going" Jack announced

"Sounds good, but I have other plans. Dawson and Will also give their apologies. A word, Lindley" Pacey said, pulling Jen off to one side

"I realised you're right" he said quietly "I can't keep this buried forever. So, Dawson, Will and I are going to go camping somewhere we used to hang out as kids, to remind him of our history, and then I'll lay it all out and hope that it doesn't end too badly"

"Okay, but tread carefully" Jen advised, and Pacey was off and Jen returned to the group

"What was that about?" Joey asked, after Jen rejoined the group

"Nothing" Jen said firmly, then changing the subject "You were saying something about a party?"

"The location is top secret, but I know the password" Jack paused dramatically, then said "I know Kung Fu!"

"Hey Jack, there's something I wanted to mention..." Andie started, but Jack cut her off

"Tell me after school" Jack interrupted, and raced to class

Andie, Joey and Jen then walked into the school more slowly and awkwardly. Jen realised things were about to get dramatic, and not in a good way.

Joey and Jen went to the McPhee house together. On the way, Joey asked a pointed question.

"Do you think Pacey has been acting weird lately?"

"Not really. Why do you ask?" Jen replied, desperate not to say too much

"I'm not sure. I just feel like something's been off with him, lately"

Fortunately for Jen, at that moment they reached the front door. Just as they were about to ring the door bell, a girl about their age came up behind them. She was perky and excitable.

"Hey, are you guys friends of Jackers and Andie?" she said

"Huh?" Joey said, staring blankly

"Yes we are. I've never heard anyone call him Jackers though" Jen replied

"That makes sense. It was my nickname for him. I don't think he really liked it. I'm Kate, by the way"

"I'm Jen, and this is Joey. Nice to meet you"

All Joey could do was nod awkwardly and shake her hand.

Jack and Andie answered the door. Jack no longer lived there, but he'd gone there after school, at Andie's request. Andie had something to tell him, but never got around to it. All of a sudden, he saw Kate's face and realised what it was.

"I see you've already gotten acquainted" Andie said, diplomatically

"Good to see you again, Kate. Come in everyone. I'll be with you in a moment." Jack said

They came in and sat down.

"Andie, a word" Jack said subtly, but angrily practically dragging her into the next room

"This is what you wanted to tell me" he said in an annoyed tone.

"Before you get upset, you should know that she called me. She wanted to see how you were. How we both were. If you recall, she and I were really good friends." Andie said defensively

Meanwhile, Kate, Jen and Joey sat awkwardly and silently in the lounge room. After a moment, Andie and Jack emerged and Jack said "let's go" and they all piled into his car.

Dawson, Pacey and Will finally found what they were looking for.

"Our fort!" Dawson exclaimed

"How old were we when we built this?" Pacey asked

"It was right before I left Capeside, so we must have been around nine or ten" Will offered

"And now they're going to bulldoze it to built some condos" Dawson explained

"I feel like that's a metaphor for something" Will suggested "But I don't know what"

"Change" Dawson suggested "From childhood, through adolescence, towards adulthood. Everything changes, you can never go back"

"Speak for yourself" Will said, observing the details of the fort, and discovering a box

Opening it, he said "Hey guys, come and take a look at this"

"The ticket stub from the first time I saw Jurassic Park" Dawson said "And the second and the third"

"That's just sad" Will said, jokingly, or perhaps disappointingly

"Deputy Doug's pocket knife. Dad never found the evidence, but he still gave me the spanking of a lifetime"

Will found a photo "Hey Dawson, isn't this you and Joey, how old are you in this?" he asked

"I don't remember, six, seven, maybe"

"She was so beautiful, even then. We must have been blind not to notice" Pacey observed.

Will noticed something about the way Pacey said that last remark, but he didn't say anything. But Pacey was clearly holding something back. If and when he was ready, he'd say what it was. Until then, there was clearly no point pushing it. But Dawson clearly has no idea, Will thought.

"So, I should just mention that I'm feeling emotionally fragile right now because my boyfriend broke up with me" Kate blurted out, adding "Because he realised he's gay"

Jack and Andie were in the front and exchanged an awkward glance

Joey and Jen, who were in the back flanking Kate also exchanged a glance.

"What?" Kate asked, then suggested "I'm sorry if I'm oversharing. I know we've only just met"

And then there was silence.

Dawson, Pacey and Will were lying in their sleeping bags, under the stars. Will was fast asleep.

The song Never Saw Blue Like That by Shawn Colvin begins to play

"Hey Dawson man, are you awake?" Pacey asked

"Yeah, what is it Pacey?" He could tell by Pacey's tone he has something important to say

"I need to tell you something" Pacey said

And he did. The next thing Pacey knew, Dawson's hands were around his throat and Will barely managed to pry them apart.

Pacey woke up, still struggling to breathe. It was all a dream. But Dawson wouldn't react that way for real, right? Pacey thought to himself.

Jack had managed to discover the location of the party earlier in the afternoon. It was the Capeside Golf Course.

The song The Kids Aren't Alright by The Offspring was playing

"I know Kung Fu" Jack said dramatically

"Okay, you're in" Matt Caulfield said. "But you gotta pay the entry fee" he told them, and presented a plate of Jello shots.

"Yummy. Novocain for the soul" Andie said, and Joey shot her a disapproving look

"Red, pretty" Kate observed

Jen said nothing and simply downed hers

"What about you, doll?" Matt Caulfield asked

"It's an attractive offer. Although I'm sure you're dying for the chance to hold back my hair when I inevitably vomit up that nasty keg beer, I'm gonna have to take a rain check." Joey replied, in a disapproving tone

"I'll remember you said that" he promised. And he did

Jack and Kate then wandered off from the group momentarily

"Jack, you're awfully quiet for someone I haven't seen in a year" Kate observed

"It's just weird to see you is all" Jack replied

The Kids Aren't Alright plays again

"Has Pacey been acting weird lately?" Andie asked the two of them

"Not that I've noticed. Jackers, never heard that before. I'm guessing they used to date?" Jen said

Joey noticed how Jen had changed the subject, but said nothing, as she found the new subject far more interesting.

"Yeah" Andie said nervously

"So, she's had, not just one but two gay boyfriends?" Jen continued

"It looks like it" Joey said

"Does she know?' Jen asked

"Know what?" Kate stuck up behind them

"Which of us used also used to date Jack" Jen said sneakily

"Its gotta be you" Kate said, decisively. "I see the way you two look at and talk to each other"

"Not quite" Jen said, pointing to Joey

"So, why did you break up?" Kate asked

"Funny you should ask..." Joey began, and Kate started crying

"That's exactly what my last boyfriend said, right before he broke up with me" Kate said, sobbing

It was morning and Dawson, Will and Pacey all woke up at the same time

Never Saw Blue Like That plays again

"Dawson, there's something I needed to tell you. You too, Will" Pacey started, hoping Will's presence would make this time turn out better.

Pacey confessed his secret.

Dawson picked up his sleeping bag (which was rolled up), and saying nothing, stared at the two of them for a moment. Then started walking

"C'mon man, say something" Pacey cried out.

Dawson stopped for a moment, then kept walking

"Dawson!" Will yelled out

Again Dawson stopped. Looked back at the two of them. He had a vacant expression. He then turned back and continued walking.

"He'll come around. Give him time." Will said

"Not this time" Pacey said "I think this might actually be the end of our friendship"

Pacey woke up. It was sunrise and he was the only one awake. He decided to go for a walk, and think about what he was going to do next.

The Kids Aren't Alright plays again

Kate was doing a beer headstand. Andie and Jen were cheering her on. Jack and Joey looked concerned. All of a sudden, the crowd parted and a bright light filled the area. A figure unknown to Kate, dressed in a Police uniform approached her (upside down of course) and shone a flashlight in her eyes.

"Doug!" Joey said

"THIS IS THE CAPESIDE POLICE. EVERYONE REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE." A voice said over a megaphone, but to no avail. Apart from the five of them, almost everyone else had long since escaped.

Joey, Jen, Jack, Andie, Kate and Matt Caulfield sat in the prison cell, waiting to be processed.

Doug approached the cell and pointed to Joey.

She was then escorted to the interview room

"You're in big trouble miss Potter. I know everything." Doug said sternly

"I haven't had a drop to drink" Joey said

"I'm not talking about the party. I'm talking about your little secret. The one that could absolutely ruin little brother's existence" Doug explained

"I don't know what you mean" Joey said nervously

"You're body language and tone of voice say otherwise" Doug observed

"Okay, but its not my secret to tell. Its Andie's" Joey admitted

"Really? And here I thought you and Pacey...

Nevermind. When Pacey gets back from his camping trip, you two need to have a chat. Hash things out"

"This isn't deputy Doug talking. This is Pacey's big brother" Joey realised, turning the tables, somewhat

"You can go back to your cell, for the moment. Tell Andie she's up"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Miss McPhee. An arrest like this won't look good on your permanent record" Doug said, reading Andie like a book

"Please, Deputy Doug, just tell me what I have to do to make this go away" Andie said, fearfully

"Just tell me one thing, are you going to break Pacey's heart?" Doug said

Andie was somewhat shocked by the change of subject, but no less fearful

"No, I mean, I didn't set out to do it, it just sort of, happened..."

"What happened?" Doug pressed, passing Andie a tissue

"He was a patient at the mental hospital. We realised we had a lot in common, in terms of our experiences. One thing lead to another, and..."

"You cheated on Pacey. Does he know?" Doug finished

"No, and neither did you. You tricked me"

"What can I say, I love my kid brother. I don't want to see him get hurt"

"Are you going to tell him?"

"No, I won't. But you probably should" Andie smiled at this.

While this was going on, Jack and Kate were sitting together in their cell.

"Hey Kate, there's something you should know" Jack said

After a few seconds of silence, a wave of nausea came over Kate and passed, then she said "I know what this is. You're gay, aren't you?"

"Yeah, pretty much" Jack replied

Kate then turned to Joey

"Oh my god, that's why you two broke up" Kate said, excitedly

"I guess this means it's not me. It can happen to anyone"

Joey just sat there awkwardly.

"I guess so" She finally said

Andie then returned to the cell.

"Jack, you're up" Doug yelled

"So, you're gay, right?" Doug asked awkwardly

"Last time I checked" Jack replied, trying to lighten the mood

"You know how little brother likes to make fun of me?"

"You mean the way he constantly accuses you of being gay? yeah I've noticed"

"Could you, you know, persuade him to knock it off? I figure you'd be the best person to ask"

"Is that all you wanted to talk about?" Jack asked, surprised

"That's all"

"I'll take care of it" Jack promised

"You're all free to go" Doug said to everyone in the cell, opening the door

"Except you" he said to Matt Caulfield, pushing him gently back into the cell "You're going to spend the night"

As the five of them exited the station, they all stared at one another, awkwardly, except Kate, who wondered what was going on.

Pacey returned to the campsite to see Dawson and Will had just finished packing up and were chatting.

Never Saw Blue Like That plays again

"Hey guys"

"Hey Pace, where did you go?" Will asked

"I went for a walk. I needed to clear my head and get something off my chest"

He got the something off his chest

"You know, we've been friends for so long. I thought we'd been through everything. I even remember us having this conversation once before after a biology assignment a year or two ago. I didn't quite know how to respond then, but I do now. Pacey, I didn't think there was anything you could do to damage our friendship. I didn't think anything could drive a wedge between us. I was wrong. Because Pacey, you just crossed a line, the one and only line, and now, our friendship is over."

"Dawson, you don't mean that" Will said

"Don't tell me what I mean and don't mean!" Dawson said angrily, tossing down his sleeping bag and storming off.

Pacey woke up to feel the sun beating down on his face. Will was awake but Dawson was fast asleep.

"Hey Will, I need to tell you something" Pacey said "But not here, let's go for a walk"

Back at School on Monday, Pacey approached Jen.

"So, I chickened out" he told her

"You know, this isn't going to get any easier" Jen said "In fact, the longer you leave it, the hard it's going to get"

"I know, I know" Pacey acknowledged "But I did manage to tell Will. He said the same thing. He also told me a secret"

"Oh..." Jen was intrigued

"Yeah, and maybe if you're lucky, he'll tell it to you one day"

"By the way, how was the party" Pacey then asked

"Funny you should ask..." Jen began