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In honor of the summer of comet movies, heeeere’s:
Deep Impact by Mattie
If you haven’t yet seen Armageddon, or Deep Impact, this contains mild spoilers (author’s note:I hated Armageddon, it was on of THE worst movies I’ve seen? Anyone agree with me?Please email me, we’re a minority and need to stick together.Oh, yeah, I loved Deep Impact.Oh, and no one sue me for this or anything, please?)
Joey and Dawson creakily climbed up the ladder into Dawson’s bedroom.
When they reached the top they fell to the floor.
“I see why leather isn’t “the fabric of our lives”” Dawson commented.
“I have never taken that long to climb that ladder” Joey moaned, easing
herself into a standing position. She failed and fell onto the bed. She
and Dawson sat in silence.
“Dawson”Joey said meekly. “Can you do me a favor?”
“If you ask nicely.”
“ok....this sounds really bad...but I can’t stand these pants. Could
you...help me get them off?” Joey’s face was a color best described as
Tomato. Dawson saw this was hard for her tried to joke.
“Sorry, I prefer strippers who do all the work themselves.” Joey threw a
pillow at Dawson.
“Your loss.”
“ok,ok.” Dawson helped Joey out of the tight leather pants,but not
without embarrassed looks and a complete avoidance of eye contact.
“Gosh, Dawson, am I really that hard on the eyes?”
“Softer than goosedown, baby” Dawson said in his worst Australian
accent.
“Okay,so does that mean I can borrow some sweats?”
“Anything, just don’t make me look at those Winnie the Pooh underwear.”
“Dawson, I remember your superman briefs. Don’t start.” Dawson smiled
and shut up.
Finally, they were both comfortable and had lay down to sleep. Dawson
rolled over to kiss Joey good night and hit the remote control with his
foot. The TV came to life.
“....plant life will be extinct within three weeks, animal life within
three months.” The solemn looking man on the screen paused.
“The comets are scheduled to strike on August 15th. Those preselected
will be notified by phone tonight. A random drawing to select one
million citizens will be held on August 13th. There will be no panic,
prices will be frozen. At this time, we have only one method of
preventing this disaster.The Titan missiles, launched by both Russia and
The US, will be released on august 14th. We have the greatest confidence
in the technology used. If they should fail, impact will occur at 4:57
pm ,. August 15th. Good luck to you all.”
Dawson shakily reached for the remote and switched the TV off.
Hearts racing, they stared at each other in silence. There was nothing
to be said.
***meanwhile, next door, ***
Jen pressed her hand against Pacey’s chest and leaned against him as
they kissed in the darkness. Pacey leaned forward and kissed Jen with an
intensity Jen recognized from their kisses in the library and on
Dawson’s camera.
*he’s a great kisser* Jen reflected. *And I’ve kissed a lot of
guys..hold* Jen sprang back from the kiss with a horrified look on her
face. *I’m not doing this again.This is not New York*
”Look, Pacey, could
you please...leave? I need some time to think or whatever”
Jen said angrily as she pushed him out the door. With a confused look on
his face, he left. Jen hoped he realized she was angry at herself, not
him.
****Meanwhile, next door****
Joey’s shocked sobs came in quiet gasps. Dawson clung to her with a
painfully strong grip. Dawson turned the TV back on, hoping and praying
that it had been some sort of sick joke. Color flickered on to the
screen as a tape ejected. Joey shot up from her position on the bed and
grabbed it.
“Deep Impact?” She said quietly, her voice still thick with hysterics.
“I told you to go see this, Dawson, if you’d listened to me, we would
never have been through this, I told you, I told you!I TOLD YOU!” Joey
was screaming tearily.
Dawson, still rattled from their supposed death
sentence, "So it’s all my fault, huh? That you wanted to see that piece
of crap movie Armageddon??Instead of this?! If you weren’t so clingy
maybe I would have gone to see it by myself. But nooo..we had to see the
Horse Whisperer! If were gonna place blame here, I think it should be
yours.”
Stunned , Joey collapsed on the bed and began to cry. Dawson was
suddenly calm.
“Jo, Jo, please don’t cry, please Jo, you mean so much to me.I would
never,never try to hurt you, I was just carried away. And you know I
really liked The Horse Whisperer.”
Dawson eased himself onto the bed next to Joey and tentatively put his
arms around her. She looked up into his eyes with a quavering smile.
“Liar.” A comical look of guilt crossed Dawson’s expression. He leaned
over and kissed Joey. She reached around his neck to massage the tense
muscles of his neck. He grinned and ran his hands through her hair.
Several minutes later, they were somewhat more horizontal. If they had
been playing baseball, they would have been trying to steal third base.
Trying. Joey sat up, forcing Dawson upright as well and bringing to him
the realization that his pants pockets were inexplicably located nearer
his ankles than his waist. he turned red.
“Jo, what’s wrong?”
“ Dawson, it’s a proven fact that people are very..”She blushed “aroused
after life threatening situations.This may just be a reaction, not
something we’re ready for.”
‘Joey, if I knew I had only three months left on this earth, this is
something I would do without hesitation.”
“me too, Dawson, but don’t you see? We’re still embarrassed by this.
And, according to Jen’s Seventeen magazines, that’s a sure sign we
aren’t ready.And I know I’m not ready if my..partner...is unsure of me
or himself. I hope you feel the same way.”
“You’re right, Jo. Thanks for reminding me I’m more parts romantic guy
than horny teenager. But, can we just go to sleep?I’m exhausted.”
“Thanks for understanding, Dawson. I knew you wouldn’t want to without
some thought. You’re the best. Good night.”
“Good night, Jo.” Dawson kissed her one last time. As he lay thinking
about the things that almost happen between him and his best friend, not
to mention his girlfriend, he was very confused.
“Jo, you read Seventeen?!!?”
“Yup”Joey said sleepily. Dawson decided to ask her about it in the
morning.
****meanwhile, next door...****
Jen was glad she’d decided to stop the spur of the moment thing with
Pacey, but she was upset at herself for even starting, and for driving
him away so rudely. As she lay trying to sleep, she could barely keep
herself from crying.
*What if I ruined my chances with a guy who was
quickly becoming my closest friend?And what is I’ve ruined his trust,
and Gram’s trust, and my trust in myself.*
“You are never going to get any sleep this way”She said aloud, firmly.
Jen got up and walked to her bag of movies from the video store- five
videos. five dollars, five days.
She chose the one most likely to completely remove her from her
troubles-Armageddon. The only reason she hadn’t seen the summer’s
biggest box-office hit was because she was so depressed over Dawson and
Joey’s togetherness. Now that she was over Dawson, it was perfect.
It was almost 4 am when the end credits rolled by on the screen. Jen
sighed and rubbed her eyes sleepily. Besides the complete lack of plot
line and/or cinematic value, The movie did have its good points. The
cute guy that kept coming back from the dead.
*He should have been a
goner, but he wasn’t. He kept on trying, and ended up with the person he
loved and the chance for a normal life. Maybe,*
thought Jen
*I just need a little more faith in myself and mankind.
*Jen felt
much better except for one thing:Pacey. *I don’t know what he thinks of
me now.*She thought remorsefully.Then, she stopped herself.
*Trust, Jennifer, Trust. Just because other people hurt you and didn’t
believe in you in the past means that no one ever will. That includes
yourself. So make amends and get on with your life.*
Jen picked up the phone and dialed Pacey’s number, knowing that it was
too late but
not really caring.
“hello?”A groggy voice said after a few rings.
“Pacey, this is Jen. Listen....”
*** Meanwhile, next door***
It was 4 am. Joey stared at the ceiling unable to sleep. She turned over
and realized that Dawson was doing the same thing.
“Dawson”She called softly.
‘”Hey..you awake, too?”he answered.
“Can’t sleep- I keep thinking about what it would really be like if the
world was going to end in three months.” Joey replied.
“Joey, if I died right now, I would be happy knowing that I’d had the
best friend I could imagine. “Joey could see Dawson’s corny look in the
green glow of the alarm clock.
“Me too.”
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