A/N Sorry if this chapter seems a little empty, but I promise I have plans to make up for it in the next few chapters! Trust me!
Jack had been talking to Rob on the phone but devoting most of his time to Amy. They had a lot of fun together exploring the city. They'd only been living there since the beginning of the school year and everything was still new and interesting. All week they had been looking forward to their trip to Coney Island. They planned on seeing some of the live shows, riding on the different attractions and even going in the pool if it got hot enough. The day was especially important to Jack because it was the first time Amy would be with Rob outside of daycare.
"Go to sleep," Jack told her the night before. "You need your rest. We've got a big day tomorrow."
"I'm too excited," she replied. So Jack read her a story to calm her down and when he could see her eyes beginning to shut he turned off the light.
"Let's go out to dinner," Pacey suggested as if it was a spur of the moment type idea. "We never got to go last weekend."
"Okay," Joey agreed, "but let's eat on the earlier side."
"7:00, alright?" Pacey asked hopefully since he'd made the reservations a week ago.
"Sure," Joey replied.
"Where are we going?" Joey asked.
"It's a surprise," he answered mysteriously.
"Okay," she replied happily, wondering what Pacey was up to this time. "Just let me go get ready."
"Hey Jo?" Pacey asked. "Are you sure you want to wait to have kids?" It was a random question but he couldn't stop thinking about how much he loved taking care of Amy.
"So that's what all of this is about. You're pregnant, aren't you?" Joey joked.
"Ha ha ha," Pacey said. "Seriously."
"Well, to tell you the truth, I've been giving it another thought lately." Pacey smiled. "But that doesn't mean…"
"Okay, okay." Pacey nodded.
"But I'll consider it," Joey said giving him some hope.
"That's all I ask," Pacey said.
The next morning Jack woke up and was absolutely crushed to see the storm outside of his window. How was he going to tell Amy? When she walked in with her arms crossed and a pout on her face, he figured she already knew. She climbed up onto Jack's bed and crawled into his lap.
"I promise," he said. "We'll tomorrow, and if it rains tomorrow, we'll go the next day and if it rains that day we'll go the next day and…"
Amy laughed. "Okay," she said, still disappointed though.
Then the phone rang. Since it was only 9:30, Jack decided it must be Rob calling to check in. "Hello," he answered.
"Hey," Rob said. "So I'm guessing we're calling it off?"
"Well I told Amy we're just rescheduling," Jack clarified. "I mean if you could do it tomorrow or something."
"Yeah, sure."
"Amy was really disappointed so I was trying to cheer her up. I guess I was too," Jack admitted.
"Well, if you still want I could just come hang out and the 3 of us could be disappointed together," Rob suggested.
"Sure, come on by. We're still in our PJ's," Jack laughed. "But I can make breakfast.
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
"Great, see you later."
"Bye."
"Ready to go?" Pacey asked.
"Yep," Joey replied and he opened the door. They took the subway and ran through the rain to the restaurant. Someone came immediately to sit them. They sat for a while and Joey examined the menu, but Pacey only watched her. "Wow Pacey, this place is nice," she said. "And expensive," she pointed out.
"Don't worry about it," Pacey said.
"What do you mean don't worry about it? Pacey, I hate to bring you back to reality, but you don't have a job."
"Au contraire," Pacey said in theme with French Cuisine. Joey looked at him quizzically. "What if I told you I got an employee discount tonight?"
"No?" Joey questioned excitedly.
"Yep," Pacey replied. She kissed him right over the table. "I was going to wait to tell you until after you tried the incredible food. The head chef is a genius. But I decided you should know, so you'd order what you really want, rather than what you thought we could afford." Joey didn't answer him. She just smiled and kissed him again. "Let's celebrate," he said and took her hand.