Chapter 10

 

Capeside, same night.

 

 “I can’t believe you never told me Jack. Pacey and Joey married!” Andie exclaims to her brother as he drives back to his place, after leaving Dawson at home.

 

“You never asked, sister,” he replied, keeping his eyes on the road.

 

“I could never imagine that, and you should’ve told me. Anyway, they look cute together, and seem to be happy. And Jen, I have to see her baby, this little girl you always talk about.”

 

“Amy?” he asks smiling. “Oh, she’s the most adorable little girl in this world and I’m not just saying that because she is my goddaughter, “Jack laughs. “Why Gianni didn’t come with you to Capeside?”

 

“He stayed in Providence because he had an interview at a hospital, about a fellowship program,” Andie answers very proud of her fiancé, who’s a doctor.

 

“Is he planning to stay definitively  in the States?” Jack asks surprised.

 

“He wants to; he thinks it‘ll be good for me to be around my family and friends when, you know, we get married and have babies.”

 

“Andie, are you trying to tell me you are pregnant?”

 

“No, silly, but one day I’ll be and with my previous record, Gianni thinks it will be easier for me if I’m closer to those I love.”

 

“These are really good news, Andie, really good. I’ve missed having my nagging sister around,” Jack says, smiling, stopping the car. “We’re home. Are you sure you will be okay alone in the house? I promised to go to Doug’s tonight.”

 

“Jack, please, go see that boyfriend of yours. I’ll be fine.”

 

“Night, Andie. See ya tomorrow at the wedding.” He says as he drives away.

 

“Night, little brother. Drive safe,” Andie adds, as he speeds the car.

 

Dawson’s house

 

Dawson is sitting at his desk, looking at his laptop, not knowing what he wants to write, when he hears something from outside the window. He grabs his computer ready to use it to hit whatever that comes from outside, surprised to find out it’s Jen who falls on the floor after trying to climb through the window.

 

“Oh, ouch,” she exclaims embarrassedly.

 

“Hey, you scared the hell out of me,” Dawson tells her, offering a hand to help her to stand up.

 

“This is not as easy as it seemed, I think I might have broken something,” she chuckles, rubbing her butt.

 

“What are you doing here?” he asks.

 

“Well, I was walking back to the B&B, it has been a long time since I last visited Capeside, then I realized the utter bitch I had been tonight, that I needed to apologize.”

 

“Are you ok?”

 

“Oh, yeah...I’m fine, so I kept walking, and then…it was too late to ring the bell, and I saw the light on, so I thought, why not? Were you sleeping? Because I can leave.”

 

“No, no, I’m glad you’re here. It’s been a long time since we talked and I know I should apologize for my behavior, specially considering what happened last time we met. So, tell me, how is life treating you? And your baby?”

 

 “Dawson, cut it. I know you wanna ask me about Pacey and Joey.”

 

“Actually, I was going to ask you about your baby, how that happened. I won’t deny I was surprised, even a little bit hurt with Pacey and Joey’s wedding, but it’s not like I can change that, and it’s not something I want to deal right now.”

 

“Now you surprised me. They’re happy, Dawson, and they weren’t keeping it as a secret. Life just happened.”

 

“Like it happened with you?”

 

“Yep. She sorta of happened, and I’m happy the way it is. Amy is the most beautiful baby girl I’ve ever seen, she’s amazing.”

 

“And her father? Does he visit her?” Dawson is really curious about her life.

 

“Let’s not talk about him, please” Jen looks uncomfortable. ”What about you? Anything going on in LA?”

 

“I'm absolutely, 100%, intensely committed to my show... and nothing else. “

 

“Well... that's today. It's not always gonna be like that, Dawson.”

 

“I... I'm not complaining. But... sometimes I feel like... what am I doing? You know, I wanted to be Spielberg. “

 

“Dreams aren't perfect, Dawson. They come true, not free.”

 

“Hmm. I'm just so tired,“ he mumbles.

 

“I'll go. I'll let you get some sleep, “ Jen mutters.

 

“No, no. I didn’t mean like that. I meant just tired...in general.”

 

“Well, I should go anyway. It's late. We have a wedding tomorrow.”

 

“All right. I'll drive you,” He says, grabbing his car keys, letting out a huge yawn.

 

They drive to the B&B in silence; Dawson walks Jen to the front door.

 

“Nice meeting you again, Dawson,” she says, hand in the door handle.

 

“Yeah, we can put that in the nice category,” he smiles, suddenly surprised by the warm feeling her eyes are giving him. Without much thought, he leans in, kissing her.