OH, WHAT A NIGHT!
Part Two
by: Kylie

"Pacey, what are you doing?" Pacey had followed her down tothe docks.

"Is it just my imagination, or did you arrive here in a truckand not a canoe?" Joey sighed, remembering he was right.

"Okay, fine. Give me a ride home." Pacey shook his head.

"No, I think we need to talk." Joey was surprised at his firm tone. He grabbed her hand and led her to the car.

"Where are we going?", Joey asked. Pacey kept driving and didn?t answer her.

They arrived at the beach five minutes later. Joey and Pacey walked along the surf. Joey had taken her shoes off to let her feet touch the water.

"Jo, we need to talk." Joey nodded.

"You?re right. I don?t know what?s happening here Pacey. One minute I have feelings for Dawson and the next I have feelings for you..." She trailed off the last part andglanced at Pacey. Pacey couldn?t believe his ears. Joey had just said that she had feelings for him. "And believe me, the last person I ever thought I?dfeel this way for was you. But we can?t explain these things, you know. It?s like fate or something and..." Pacey was watching her stumble on her own words.

"Jo, I?m gonna talk now. I?ve wanted to kiss you again ever sincethat night after the carnival. And when I did, I liked it. I won?t deny it. I really liked it. I was trying to see if you liked it and then I realized that you probably still had a thing for Dawson and..." Joey smiled ashe stumbled over words.

She put a finger to his lips. "Pacey, for once in your life, just shut up." Without waiting for him to respond, she kissed him. Paceywas overwhelmed with feelings of love, contentment and happiness.

"So, does this mean we?re a couple?", He asked. Joey giggled in a little girl way.

"I guess so." They began walking down the beach.

"Jo?" She looked over at him.

"Yeah?" Pacey blushed.

"Um, can Ihold your hand?" Joey laughed.

"Sure." They held hands as they walked along thebeach.

4th OF JULY:

"So, girlfriend, are you ready for our celebration at Dawson?s?" Joey smiled. Even though she was talking to Pacey on the phone, she felt as though he was right there.

"No, not yet. I have to take a shower and stuff." Pacey smiled.

"Need company?" Joey laughed.

"You wicked, wicked boy! No, but thanks so much for the offer. I?ll take you up on that someday. See you tonight." She hung up before he could say anything else. Pacey sat staring at the phone.

"Joey! Pacey?s here!" Joey stepped out of her room. She felt as though for once, everything was right. Pacey was great and Dawson had Jen.

She said aloud, "Things are, dare I say, perfect." She walked over to Pacey and saw that he was gaping at her.

Pacey looked over Joey. She was only wearing blue corduroy bibs and a shirt of a lighter shade of blue. Her hair was up in a ponytail and she had a slight touch of makeup on her face.

"Is something wrong?", She asked. Pacey shook his head.

"No, nothing at all. You look great." Joey rolled her eyes.

"See you later Bessie.", She called on their way out the door.

"Can I get a kiss?", Pacey asked. Joey smiled teasingly.

"That?s an abrupt request." Pacey nodded.

"Consider it a 4th of July present." Joey smiled.

"When you put it that way." She kissed him passionately on the lips and got in the truck. "Good enough?", She asked. Pacey nodded without saying a word and drove off.

"So, is Pacey picking Joey up?", Jen asked. They were sitting on Dawson?s roof waiting for the other two to arrive. Dawson nodded.

"Yeah. Pacey was acting really weird on the phone. He said it was because he was happy and he would tell us why tonight. I?m really intrigued." Jen nodded.

"Me too."

Just then, they saw Pacey and Joey come onto the roof, laughing. "I have a feeling I know the secret.", Jen whispered. Dawson couldn?tbelieve his eyes. Pacey and Joey were holding hands!

"I take it this is why you?re so happy?", Jen asked Pacey. He beamed.

"Exactly. I owe my happiness to Josephine Potter." Joey elbowed him in the side. "I?m sorry Joey." She kissed him on the cheek.

"Much better. Now, are the fireworks starting or what?", She asked. Dawson nodded.

"Yeah, I even have 'fake champagne'. You know, sparkling cider. Or whatever it?s called." He poured them each a glass and they sat downon blankets. Jen was sitting in between Dawson?s legs, Joey in betweenPacey?s.

They raised their glasses. "Here?s to new beginnings.", Paceystated, gazing at Joey. She smiled.

"That?s a little mushy, don?t youthink?"

Pacey shrugged. "I don?t mind if you do." She shook her head.

"I don?t." They kissed right there, in front of Dawson and Jen.

Jen interrupted the kiss by saying, "I?ll drink to that." They clinked their glasses together and drank.

"Oooh, the fireworks are starting." Joey pointed to the sky. The two couples just sat there, staring at the sky.

THIS WILL BE CONTINUED... WILL EVERYTHING WORK OUT? PROBABLY NOT! IT IS BEING CONTINUED, AFTER ALL!! AND SEND ANY COMMENTS TO kef_73@hotmail.com THANKS!!!