Description: New Dawson's Creek story that I have been working on. Its based before the shows high school graduation but post Joey and Pacey's break up at prom.

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Chapter #5

(Next day; Bessie's pov)

" Hey Bess, is Joey home?", inquires Dawson after knocking on the door. I answer with a look of confusion, she isn't with him? Joey told me that she was staying at Dawson's last night. They were supposed to be having a damn movie night! What else has she been lying to me about lately? Oh that girl is in for an earful when I see her next! Joey has a hell of a lot of explaining to do. I was cleaning her room the other day and came across a pregnancy test…it was positive too!

" I haven't seen her since yesterday morning.", I inform with a frown before stepping aside and letting both him and Jen inside. Joey took off shortly after breakfast and I haven't seen her since. The only time that I heard from her was last night when she called to tell me she would be spending the night at Dawson's house. I didn't want to let on that I'd known about the test let alone the results, so I said nothing. Joey wasn't about to bring it up either. I can't believe her right now. She is supposed to be the smart one in the family! Joey was accepted to Worthington for God sake, she was leaving in the fall. One night might have changed everything for her though.

" She never came over last night, we were going to have a movie night.", discloses with a look of concern taking over his features. Something is definitely up. Joey doesn't just bail on movie nights without an explanation. Could something have happened to her while she was on the way to his house? Oh God, what if she's hurt and in the hospital? If she were, wouldn't someone have called by now? ….No, no! I'm not going to let myself assume the worst case scenario. If I do, I'll only succeed in driving myself crazy with anxiety.

" That's odd, especially since she called saying that she was staying at your house.", I acknowledge before fixing alexander a bottle. If Joey had no intention of going to Dawson's last night that why would she tell me that she was? More importantly, where the hell did she stay? Jen has been awfully quiet this entire time. I'll bet anything that she knows something but doesn't want to say. Well if she does then she had better start talking and fast. I don't have time for games, it's after noon time and I haven't heard one word from Joey.

Sitting at the counter beside me, Jen pours herself a glass of orange juice," Why would she lie about where she was? Maybe Joey just needed to clear her head."

Raising an un-amused eyebrow, Dawson grabs himself a cookie," Why would Joey need to clear her head Jen?"

" Yeah, Jen. Why would she?", I counter before folding my arms across my chest and awaiting Jen's answer. Busted, she definitely knows something. If Jen didn't, she never would have made that statement. She and I are going to have a little chat whether she wants to or not. One way or another Jen is going to spill the damn beans about what she knows. If she thinks that she can say something to that effect and not get interrogated by me then she has another thing coming.

(Jen's pov)

" No reason, I'm just sure Joey has a lot on her mind. She and Pacey broke up not even four weeks ago, we're graduating in a month and she's going to Worthington this fall. Maybe things got a little too overwhelming for her and she just needed a night away.", I manage to quickly back pedal. By the expression on Bessie's face right now, I know that I'm a little too late. She isn't an idiot; she knows that something is up. What's worse is that Bess knows that I know what that something is. Man, I really managed to back myself into a corner this time. What the hell am I supposed to say? I can't exactly tell Bess the truth, Joey would kill me. I was sworn to secrecy.

" This doesn't explain why Joey didn't at least call me.", pipes in Dawson much to my displeasure. Leave it to him to make things worse for me. Of course Joey didn't call him. She probably didn't want to be bothered with his inquiries as to why she was bailing on movie night. When Joey came to me yesterday afternoon with the news, I was shocked. She didn't even attempt to sugar coat things, she just kind of blurted out that she thought she might be pregnant. I had no clue how to react, hell I still don't if I didn't see the positive test results I never would have believed Joey.

" Jen, lets talk. Upstairs, now. Excuse us Dawson.", urges Bessie before grasping hold of my arm and all but dragging my upstairs. Whoa, ok ouch! Could Bessie's grip on me be any tighter? She is not in a happy mood right now. I am so dead right now. She is going to want answers and I have no way to avoid her questions. What the hell am I supposed to do now? I knew coming with Dawson over here was going to be a bad idea and yet I let him convince me to come anyway! If I had only stayed at Grams' I wouldn't be in this damn situation right now.

Stumbling up the last few steps behind Bessie, I nearly trip over some stray toys of Alexander's," Bess, I know how to walk."

Shoving me into Joey's room, Bessie shuts the door behind us," Start talking Lindley. You can cut the crap too, I already know."

" about what? I'm sure Joey is fine. She probably just need time to herself.", I fib hoping that Bessie will believe me. Taking a minute to process what she'd just said, my face grows pail as I stammer," Wait, Joey told you? She swore me to silence, I'm shocked.", I reveal with a shake of my head. Joey made it clear that she wanted no one to know, especially Bess. She had wanted to be certain that the results weren't a false positive before she told anyone. Joey actually has a doctor's appointment today to find out exactly that. I was supposed to go with her come to think of it. I was surprised when Joey called this morning and told me that my presence was no longer needed. What could have possibly changed her mind?

" Joey didn't tell me anything, I found the pregnancy test while cleaning her room. I called Pacey, he has a right to know.", reports Bessie with a frustrated sigh. My heart sinks to the pit of my stomach at the mention of Pacey. She told him! Oh God, this isn't good at all. What if Pacey confronted her and things got heated? What if once Joey found out that he knew, she panicked and decided to…no, no! She wouldn't do that! Sure Joey is scared and upset right now, but she would never actually resort to a… . The thought is so unbearable that I refuse to even allow myself to think it. Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions. Sure Pacey is probably petrified at the thought of probably being a father, but he would never suggest that Joey get an abortion. If anything he would want to do everything in his power to be there and take care of her. ….