Bonding moments and goodbyes
"So do you want some help clearing off the table?" Summer said. "Sure" Joey said and they started setting the table. "So did you guys have fun in town?" Joey said. "Yeah we actually did which is sort of shocking because for me shopping has always been south coast plaza" Summer said with a laugh.
Joey smiled. "Right I can see how that would be a little hard to get used to shopping in thrift stores as opposed to actual malls and department store" she said joking with a smile. "Where things like this when you lived here?" Summer said suddenly interested. "Actually yes but way more dull" She said with a laugh.
"So that's why you moved to New port" Summer said. Joey nodded. "Believe it or not I actually do miss this place. I didn't realize that until I came back" she said. "Well it makes sense this was when you had the best years of your life" Summer said looking at her. Joey looked confused.
"You know how everyone's always telling you that high school is supposed to be like the best years of your life?" Summer said. Joey laughed. "Your right but they pretty much say that about college too" She said. "So which one was better for you?" Summer said. She smiled.
"High school definitely High school" Joey said. The door opened and she turned and smiled at Pacey coming in. Summer looked at them. "I can definitely see why" Summer teased her. Joey laughed. "I'm gonna get Coop" Summer said walking away.
"What was that about?" Pacey said. She laughed. "Nothing" Joey said. He smiled. Ryan put the pizza's down and Seth sat on the couch. Summer ran down the steps. "Coop will be down in a minute" Summer said. "Well let's eat" Pacey said.
Meanwhile Marissa closed the door behind her. "Hi gram" she said. "Hi Sweetie did you have a good time" She said. "Yeah we had a nice time in town" she said. "That's good" she said. "You know uncle Pacey went to get Dinner" Marissa said. "I know he checked in with me before" She said.
She nodded. "Ryan seems nice" she said. Marissa smiled. "He is" She said. "He's very polite and helpful I had a chance to talk with him before" she said. "Yeah" Marissa said. "It looks like you've managed to make a life for yourself back home" She said. "Well it's all thanks to Uncle Pacey really" Marissa said.
"You're a very lucky girl to have all those people care about you" she said. "Grandpa really loved you" Marissa said. She smiled sadly. "And I really loved him. Which reminds me" she said patting Marissa's hands and getting up to go over to the dresser. She came back with a box.
"I want you to have these they were given to me when I was sixteen" she said. Marissa took the box and opened it to found a simple strand of pearls. "There beautiful grandma" she said.
"Well every girl should have them and on account of you almost being sixteen I think now is the perfect time to give them to you" She said. "Thank you I love them" She said with a smile and she hugged her. "Now let's go down and have some dinner with the rest of the clan. Marissa laughed. "Okay" She said and with that they went downstairs.
The night Marissa was coming out of the bathroom dressed in her pj's. It was pretty late and she noticed the den light on. She peeked in to find Pacey looking through papers. "You should be sleeping" she said coming in. "I couldn't sleep" he said.
"Yeah me either. So what exactly are you doing?" Marissa said. "Just going through some of grandpa's papers so grandma doesn't have to do it" he said tiredly. She stared at him. "Do you miss him?" She said.
"Well it's kind of hard not to miss pop especially with him always yelling at me the house is just way to quiet now" He said. "Well if it helps you could yell at me" She said joking. "Thanks but I'm not really the yelling kind" He said. "I figured that out already as of matter of fact I don't think you've ever yelled at me before" She said.
"I never thought kids should be reprimanded that way I think it's better to learn from your mistakes. And to be quite honest the reasons why I did most of the stupid stuff when I was kid was because he told me not to it was my way of pissing him off I guess" He said. "I'm sure he really loved that" She said. "I don't know about that" He said with a smile.
"So it's gonna be weird leaving tomorrow" She said. He nodded. "You'll be okay right?" He said. "Yeah you know there's Joey and Summer Seth" She said. "And Ryan" he said. "Exactly but are you gonna be okay?" She said. He smiled sadly.
"I'll be to busy to worry about that" He said. "Then I'll just have to worry for you" She said. He smiled. "You should get some sleep your flights early" He said. She kissed him on the cheek. "Night uncle Pacey" She said. "Night kiddo" He said. She walked out of the room.
The next morning they were at the airport saying their goodbyes. "So call me when you get in okay" Pacey said. "I will" Marissa said. "I love you kid" he said. She hugged him. "I love you too" She said. "See you in a few days" He said. "Yeah" She said going over to Summer Ryan and Seth. It was Joey's turn. "Are you sure you're okay because you know I could stay" she said.
"As much as I would love that you have to go. You know I'd be crazy here worrying about Marissa and knowing that she has you keeps me sane" He said grabbing her hand. "Well I'm a phone call away" she said. He nodded. "Thanks" he said. "And let me know when your coming back so we can pick you up okay" She said. "You got it" He said sadly.
She hugged him. "It's gonna get better" She said softly. "I hope your right" He said. She smiled. "I was right about you wasn't I?" She said. "Right about me?" He said. "You grew up to be a great guy one that I always knew you would be" She said. He smiled. "You had that much faith in me?" He said.
"I always had faith in you" She said. Last call flight 323 non stop to Orange county California now boarding" "That's us" She said. "Yeah" He said. She kissed him. "Call me okay?" She said. He nodded. She smiled and walked off to join the kids and off they went to board the plane while Pacey watched.