Description: My version of how Joey and Pacey collide, set after high school.
Disclaimer: I only own the storyline not the characters.
Author's note: If anyone reviews, I will update.
Missed Opportunities
Chapter# 5
(Joey's pov)
" Do I smell pancakes? Don't take this the wrong way Pace, but I love you.", I hear Ben announce as he walks into the kitchen. Stirring under the blankets of his bed, I smile at the smell of blueberry pancakes that's wafted in from the living room. Tossing the covers aside, I climb out of bed and make my way into the kitchen. Stealing a pancake from Ben's plate, I take a few bites. I close my eyes as the familiar taste brings back memories of my mother. She used to make these for Bess and I on the weekends. Pacey's taste just like hers. How is that possible unless he got the recipe from Bess? Why would Pacey make these? Is this his way of trying to get back on my good side?
" Blueberry pancakes...Pace, is this my mother's recipe?", I question after making myself a plate. Digging into them happily, I enjoy every bite. Wow, this is really amazing they taste exactly like my mother used to make. If I weren't furious with Witter right now I would probably hug him. This is seriously the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. Damn he is really making it difficult for me to stay angry at him. How could Pacey lie to me all this time? Did he really think that I would have laughed in his face? Come on, I am not cruel. Pacey should know that he could tell me anything by now. Over the years I have allowed myself to do the very same with him.
" I asked Bessie for it a while back. Look Potter...I'm sorry. The last thing I want is another fallout between us.", reveals Pacey while his eyes meet mine. He is being sincere and I believe him. What I don't understand is why he would feel the need to keep something like this from me. How could he not know that the last thing I would ever do is laugh in his face. Looking back I have always needed Pacey in one way or another. He was always the one I sought out whenever things were headed south. Is there a chance I could feel the same for him? I really have no idea considering that I never once thought about it. If Pacey had let his feelings be known it would have at the very least gave me reason to see him in a different light.
" We won't Witter, I promise.", I confide with a smile taking over my features. Running into to Pacey was the best thing that could have happened. I'm not having the greatest of times currently. The night Clay picked me up, I had ended things with my boyfriend. Turns out the prick had been cheating on me since I revealed that I wanted my first time to mean something and not be rushed. Guess he became impatient and went out to find what I wasn't giving him elsewhere. Unfortunately for him, I caught the jerk red handed and broke things off. When he took off after me, I decked him. It felt amazing too but holy hell does my hand still hurt like hell. Never got the chance to ice it down and my knuckles are now bruised.
Letting out a relieved breath, Pacey digs into his own pancakes," Does that mean we could go back to normal finally?"
Biting down on my bottom lip, I brush a strand of hair behind my ear," That's not what I want though Pace...I want you."
" What exactly are you saying Jo?", manages Pacey otherwise at a loss for words. What am I saying? He has to be kidding me right now. Really could not have made myself any clearer then I already have. I'm saying that I don't know how I feel about you, but I would like the chance to figure this out. Maybe it has always been you and I was only too blind to realize this Pacey. How am I ever going to know if I don't take a risk and give myself a chance to fall for you? This is something that I want to do I'm not about to pretend I didn't here you confess feelings for me. That is just not something I want to do.
" I'm saying that maybe we should go out sometime Pacey.", I answer in a cautious manner unsure of his reaction. Watching Pacey's eyes light up, I laugh when he pulls me into his arms. Thought that might get the point across to him. This is exactly where I want to be right now. Maybe Pacey is the guy I am meant to be with. He does always seem to find a way for me to smile. Somethings tells me Pacey would not press the topic of sex either. He knows that I've never and would never push me into something I am not ready for. It's nice knowing I can fall asleep with Pacey and not worry about him trying to make a move on me.