Description: this is a story I have been working on for a while. This is my first Dawson's Creek story so take it easy on me, I'm rusty on my characters.

Disclaimer: I may not own the characters but this story is original and from my imagination.

Author's note: this is my first try at a Dawson's creek story, be nice to me please. This is a Pacey/Joey fic, my version of how they got together. Enjoy and review thanks

Chapter #13

(Jen's pov)

" Hey Pace, how are things going with Joey?", I ask as I walk up beside him on the lakeside. Last I talked to Pacey, he had finally gotten what he had been waiting for so long for. Joey had kissed him back. He had been completely flabbergasted. Never in a million years was Pacey expecting for that to happen. The poor guy was convinced she wanted nothing to do with him. When he told me what had happened, Pacey had the biggest smile on his face. Its easy to see how much he likes Joey, the boys crazy for her.

" They aren't anymore actually.", comments Pacey with a hint of sadness in his tone. They aren't anymore? What is he talking about? I thought things were going good between the two of them last I checked? What could have possibly gone wrong? I hate seeing Pacey like this. He's like a broken former shell of himself right now. If Joey hurt him I swear to god I'm going to give her hell. Pacey is a really great guy. If Joey can't see that? Well then she is an idiot. Pacey would do anything for her, if Joey hasn't realized that yet then the girl is blind.

" Why? What do you mean? What happened Pace?", I question before regarding him with a look of concern. I have never seen Pacey this upset before. What could have happened since the last time I spoke with Pacey? Joey has been kind of distant these last few days. Could something have happened that I don't know about? Did the two of them have some kind of an argument? Why would they be fighting though? Pacey likes Joey and she likes him. If she didn't she wouldn't have kissed him back to begin with.

" Joey decided that I wasn't worth the risk, that's what happened. She ended things before they even had a chance to to begin.", remarks Pacey with a hint of bitterness in his voice. Joey thinks that Pacey's not worth the risk? No, its the other way around, she's not worth the damn risk. How could she do that to him like that? Why would Joey kiss Pacey if she were only going to back down? She should have known how hurt he would be by it. I don't get Joey sometimes.

Sitting down beside Pacey on the dock, I look out across the lake with him," I'm sorry Pacey, did she say why or even give you a reason?"

Taking a bite from his hot dog, Pacey frowns to himself," She didn't want Dawson to find out about us, she's afraid of what he'll think or how he'll react. Joey's so afraid of hurting him that she just tossed me aside."

" I'm sorry Pacey, I know you liked her. So she just ended things?", I inquire after a minute or two of letting what Pacey's just told me sink in. Joey just ended things with him? All because she is afraid of what Dawson would think? What a load of bull. That was her excused? Joey doesn't want to hurt Dawson? Please. Dawson is a big boy. Sure he would have been upset and hurt, but he would have gotten over it. I think Joey just didn't want to risk getting hurt herself. Ever since Dawson broke up with her to find himself, she's been on guard. Joey should know that she doesn't have to be with Pacey though. He would never dream of hurting her.

" Yeah, she said we're better off as friends. It was bound to happen sooner or later.", mutters Pacey before tossing aside the last bite of his hot dog. He's putting on a strong front, but he's not fooling anyone, least of all me. I know how much he liked Joey. Whenever we hung out, she was all he talked about. It was actually kind of nauseating how much he went on and on about her. For Joey to just throw him aside the way that she did is just unacceptable. If she thinks she can just toy with Pacey's emotions and not have me say anything about, she has another thing coming. That girl is about to hear an earful from me. ….(End Jen's pov)

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