"Hey," Joey and Pacey greeted Jack and Amy as they walked in. They'd already found a table.
"Hi!" Amy said.
"Hey," Jack said.
"You two go up to the counter first," Pacey offered. "Jo and I'll stay here and save the table."
"They sell by the slice," Joey explained. This was her and Pacey's favorite pizzeria.
"The thin crust's the best," Pacey added.
Jack and Amy went up and bought their food, followed by Pacey and Joey, and after Jack grabbed Amy a booster seat they all returned to the table. Amy busily began crayoning on her children's menu activity sheet. Jack cut Amy's slice into bite size pieces before taking a big bite of his own.
"So any ideas for a job?" Jack asked Pacey.
"Nah, but I've been keeping my eyes open for upscale restaurants in the area."
"Very ambitious."
"Well, even if I just start out as a Prep Cook, at least I have something to work for," He explained.
"So do you guys have any plans for this summer?" Joey asked.
"Not really," Jack said. "I think were just going to take it one day at a time." Jack looked to Amy. "I thought maybe tomorrow we'd go to Central Park. They have a zoo and a carousel." He told her.
"Cool," She replied.
Joey smiled because Amy really was pretty cute. They finished dinner and walked around the city for a little while, enjoying the nice weather. Amy started to get tired and Pacey carried her on his shoulders. They stopped for some ice cream, and eventually made it back to Jack's apartment building, nearby the parking lot where Pacey's car was.
"Bye," Jack said and hugged them both goodbye. Amy hugged them too, and they left, continuing down the street.
Jack started getting Amy ready for bed as soon as they got back to the apartment. He wanted her to have lots of energy for their trip to the park the next day. He had her all tucked in bed and said goodnight, but as he walked out the door, he heard her whine, "Jack." He turned back around. "My bear," she said scared. "I can't find Cory." Cory was an old, brown teddy bear she'd had since she was born. She loved him some much she took him everywhere with her.
Jack sat down on Amy's bed to comfort her. "We'll find him," Jack assured her.
"I can't sleep without Cory."
"Hold on," Jack said. "I might have something that can help." He went into the hallway and looked in a closet for a box of his old stuff. Most of it was childish, but he could never bear to throw it away. He reached in and found what he was looking for. "Amy," he said, "Meet Davey." Jack handed her a teddy bear much older than Cory was. "It's from when I was little," He told her. "Maybe he can help you get through the night?"
Amy nodded unsurely. Jack rubbed her back for a moment. "Close your eyes," He said, "I'll come back in a few minutes to check on you. I'll look around for Cory." He was happy that when he peeked in later, she was asleep, clutching Davey in her arms.