"I never would have expected to bump into you here." Pacey said. He and Andie hugged each other next to their cars on the New York City sidewalk.

"We definitely seem to have an ack of bumping into each other, don't we?" Andie laughed in the crook of his shoulder. She looked up at him with a smile after letting go of their embrace.

"And you have an ack of destroying my vehicles." Pacey smiled back.

"Hey, you took my parking spot, mister."

"You were stopping here too?" Pacey pointed towards the Starbucks next to them.

"I was. I have a train back to Boston later so I have a few hours to spare," Andie explained. "You?"

Pacey looked at Andie. The last time he spoke to her was at the hospital in Capeside one month ago when Jen was sick. It was the first time he had seen her since they were teenagers. He saw her briefly at Jen's funeral a few weeks ago but only exchanged a quick hug and hello. He looked at her now, smiling up at him. The sun made her hair in the wind seem golden. Her smile really brightened her face even more. She hadn't changed much since they were teenagers. She still looked her beautiful self – Andie McPhee, the one and only.

"Yeah, I have some time to spare too." he replied.

"Great." Andie smiled.

"I just have a quick phone call to make, I'll meet you in there." Pacey said as he held the Starbucks door open for her. After she walked in, he took out his cell phone and stuck his finger in one ear to block out some of the traffic noise.

"Hey Phillip, it's Pacey. Hey man, how's it going. I was just calling to see if you needed me down at the restaurant at all?"

Pacey's employee sat within the restaurant kitchen, "No sir, like I said, everything is running smoothly. Take your time out there, boss."

"Okay, talk to you later then." Pacey said before hanging up.

"You know what I realized the other day?" Andie said, sitting across from Pacey at a small table, both of them holding cups of coffee. "If Jack and Doug ever get married, that would make us brother and sister-in-laws."

"Oh. Well, that sounds weird." Pacey said.

"It does, doesn't it?" Andie laughed.

"How are those two, anyway?" Pacey asked.

"Last time I talked to Jack, he said things were good."

"Well that's good to hear."

"Yeah. He seems really happy." She replied.

Pacey admired Andie's face. He felt a moment of comfortability, as if they were back in high school. The way she looked, it was like looking at a very familar face from way back when; she hadn't aged a bit.

"You seem really happy too." He responded.

"Do I? I'm surprised, because this has been one heck of a weekend." Andie laughed, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Why's that?" Pacey asked.

"Well, I had this medical convention thing, that's why I'm here in the city. Anyway, it was like none of the doctors knew what they were talking about, and boy, did I give everyone a mouthful."

"That doesn't surprise me at all." Pacey laughed.

"Yeah well, I'm not going to be so popular back at the hospital in Boston when I get home." Andie swirled her coffee cup around. "Sometimes, I wonder if I talk too much."

"If you didn't, things wouldn't be nearly as interesting." Pacey replied.

"Easy for you to say," Andie smiled. "It takes no time at all for people to like you, what with you're humourous charm."

"Charm, huh?" Pacey responded.

"What with my big mouth, people get the chance to get to know me within twenty minutes or so, and then they have to decide whether they actually like me or not." Andie explained.

Pacey shook his head in disbelief. He did so because what she was saying was ridiculous, for there was nothing to dislike about her, but he also shook his head because he was astonished by how familiar this all felt. So many years have gone by – each of them experiencing completely different lives. Yet here they were, brought together by a sudden collision much like ten years ago – although then they barely knew each other. She was a new face in town, fresh from the country club, while he was what he referred to himself as "Officer Pacey", a boy who hid from his own feelings, and felt like the kid in town who could do no one proud. Ten years later, and they were no longer the same people. It could have had to do with those ten years that went by. After all, people change and evolve over periods of time. However, Pacey couldn't get the notion out of his head that the main reason why they were different now from how they were ten years ago was because of each other. She wasn't the fresh face in town, rather, she was the girl who grew up and took on over-whelming responsibilities too quickly. He was the worthless screw up with no future. When they collided into each other's lives, he helped her realize that she didn't need to be the only responsible one, while she helped him realize that he wasn't worthless, and he could make something of himself.

They both knew that now. Andie became well-aware that she mustn't become the only responsible one, as she works with a team of other doctors now, just as Pacey has made something of himself – a chef with the best restaurant in Capeside. They came a long way to get where they are now, but it only began ten years ago when Andie last crashed into his car.

"Do you remember when we first met?" Pacey asked.

"How could I forget, you made me fear I was going to go to jail before my first day of school." Andie said.

"You were the biggest blabber mouth I had ever met." Pacey responded.

"Well, thank you very much?" Andie said offensively.

"It didn't take me long to get to know you at all, and heck, you were part of our little gang in no time." he explained.

"Wasn't I the lucky one?" she smiled sarcastically.

"Anyway," he continued. "All I'm saying is that you have nothing to worry about, McPhee."

Andie smiled at him. She remembered how he used to refer to herself as "McPhee" all the time. It made her feel like she was the only thing Pacey had in his focus. She realized she hadn't felt that in such a long time. That feeling felt so nostalgic, a big part of her adolescence that she looked back on fondly.

But it was different now, wasn't it?

"Do you have the time?" she asked.

Pacey looked down at his watch to see the time, shocked to find that the hands were moving the correct movement this time.

"It's almost 2:30," he said.

"Oh, I should get going, my train leaves at three." Andie said as she stood up.

All of a sudden, time seemed to be moving too quickly. He wasn't done talking to Andie, and yet here she was, standing up, grabbing her coffee and purse...

"I could drive you?" he blurted out.

She looked at him in confusion. "And leave my rental parked here?"

He had forgotten they both had cars here. He didn't want to see her go yet. When would he ever see her again? The next time their cars fatefully crash? The next time someone dies and they meet at the person's funeral? He couldn't just go visit her in Boston. He had a life in Capeside. He had Joey in New York. Would she find it weird if he were to visit Andie sometime in Boston? She never brought up the subject of Andie, and whenever Andie were to be brought up, Joey seemed to change the subject.

Why was he fretting? They were just old friends catching up with coffee, that's what old friends did. She had her own busy life to get to in Boston – obviously not fretting about making more time to visit Pacey. Who's to say she didn't have a boyfriend in Boston to get home to? He was just making it weird, and he had to let her go.

"Oh right, I forgot," he laughed. "Well, I'll walk you to your car."

"Okay." Andie said.

As they walked outside, the afternoon breeze had let down. Pacey walked Andie to her car, and she turned around to give Pacey one last hug.

"It was really nice seeing you, Pacey." she muttered in his shoulder.

"You too, McPhee." he could smell her hair. The scent was so familiar. Like finding an old photograph that you nearly forgot about, and yet you remember it so well once you see it.

Andie pulled away and smiled up at his face. She mouthed the word "bye" through the loud sounds of traffic, and climbed into her car. She waved to him as she reversed and headed her way into the city streets. Pacey stood on the sidewalk, watching her car disappear into the traffic.