"Forever Young: Part Four"
by
emily~ruth
(The next morning)
Joey woke up with Dawson's arm around her waist. She looked
at the clock, 6:45. It was still early, but she had to be home early
enough to get the kids dressed and fed. She knew Bessie could easily do
it, but it was just one of those things that Joey enjoyed doing with her
kids.
Joey tried lifting Dawson's arm without waking him, but her efforts
were useless when Dawson began to stir from his sleep. He saw Joey
starting to get dressed.
"Morning." Dawson yawned as he stretched. Joey smiled, and
continued to look for her pants. "Where are you going?" Dawson asked as
he sat up.
"I have to go home and get the kids ready for camp. " She said as
she looked under the bed. "Have you seen my pants?"
"No...." Dawson said as he got out of bed."....wait found them."
Dawson reached under the covers and pulled out her black pants.
She smiled as she grabbed them from his hands, "How'd they get
there, I thought I left them in the bathroom?" Dawson shrugged. "Well
that doesn't matter, now i need to find my shirt", she looked under the
bed and the covers.
"Jo, if you're in a hurry, just wear this? We'll find your shirt
later." Dawson said as he handed her his blue dress shirt. She took it
and buttoned it up. Dawson pulled a pair of jeans on and got a clean
shirt out of his drawer. "C'mon I'll give you a ride."
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Joey and Dawson pulled into the driveway and quietly got out. They
walked to the front door and Joey started to unlock it.
"Joey, are we going to get married? I mean you never REALLY gave me
an answer." Dawson asked smiling.
"Ugh..." She turned around to reply, but was met with a kiss.
"So, when are you going to tell them?" Dawson asked as he pulled
away.
"I don't know....no time like the present, right?" Joey said as she
walked up to the kid's room. Dawson followed not far behind. Joey turned
to him and put her finger to her lips, "Sshhh...they're really cranky
when they wake up, so beware." Dawson smiled as Joey slowly opened the
door. There lay Casey and David, sound asleep. Joey lightly tapped David
on the side, he wiggled, then turned over. Then he turned back to his
mom and smiled.
"HI MOMMY!!!" He screamed as loud as he could. Joey covered his
mouth.
"David, Aunt Bessie and Uncle Bodie are still sleeping." Casey woke
up an started to whine.
"Mom-eeeyyyyyy!!!!" Joey was bust talking to David that she didn't
hear Casey's faint call, but Dawson did. he walked over and kneeled on
the floor next to her.
"Hi Casey, what's wrong?"
Casey's face lit up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He
picked her up, and propped her on his hip, "Hi Dawson! What are you
doing here?" Casey said wide awake.
Dawson laughed and kissed her on the cheek, "I came over to wake
you up! I hear you can be rather cranky in the morning, and I just
didn't believe it, so I had to see for myself!"
Casey blushed and fell silent, she put her head on Dawson's
shoulder, and closed her eyes. Joey looked up from David and smiled.
God, this is perfect....The kids love him, I love him...He loves the
kids, he loves me....Joey thought as she pulled David up.
"How's breakfast sound? Then you guys have to get dressed for
camp!" Joey walked out of the room with David, and Dawson followed with
Casey still in his arms.
"Dawson, are you staying for breakfast?" Casey asked as she lifted
her head from his shoulder.
"Sure am!" Dawson said happily as they entered the kitchen. They
found Bessie, Bodie, Alex, and Meme all ready having breakfast.
"Morning! " Bessie said as she saw Joey in Dawson's dress
shirt.
"Morning.....I figured you all would still be asleep." Joey put
David in a chair.
"We heard you guys come in, which woke us up. But Alex and Meme
always wake up early in the summer." Bodie said as he put a stack of
pancakes in the middle of the table. "Hi Dawson."
"Hey Bodie." Dawson smiled as he detatched Casey from him and put
her in a seat next to David. Joey sat next to Casey, and Dawson next to
Joey. Once everyone was all seated, they started talking.
"Mommy, will you cut my pancake for me?" Casey asked as she
frustratingly put her fork down. Joey started cutting the pancake into
small pieces. Casey saw the big ring as Joey pulled her hand back. "Wow
mommy. That's a big ring! Where'd you get it?"
All attention turned to Joey's left hand as Joey nervously
looked at Dawson. Bessie's eyes widened as she saw the huge diamond
ring. Dawson reached for Joey's right hand under the table, he gave it a
squeeze and smiled.
"Well...we meant to tell you this...but it just slipped our minds.
Right Dawson? But uh...um...Well, we're getting married!" Joey just spat
it out.
"OH MY GOSH!!!!! Joey, are you serious?" Bessie asked as she got
out of her chair to hug her sister. Joey nodded happily and smiled.
Congradulations, good lucks, hugs, and kisses, were passed around the
table. Joey had gotten the kids dressed, and sent them on the bus to
their camp. Alex and Meme and camp too, and Bodie drove them to it.
Bessie, Joey, and Dawson were talking about their plans for the wedding,
which they hadn't really thought about. This is the way everything
should be...this is the way it was meant to happen. Joey thought as
she talked. Me and Dawson were meant for each other.
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(That night)
Dawson had gone home, and they decided that they would tell
Dawson's parents when they went out to dinner with them the following
evening. Joey sat happily on her bed thinking of the day's events.
After breakfast she and Dawson went down by the creek and talked about
everything.
"Do you want to have more children?" Dawson asked as he looked down
at Joey, all curled up in his lap.
"Yes, you?"
"Of course!"
Joey looked up at him and smiled, "Well, when are you going to go
back to work?"
"I've been thinking about it. I'm only going to take jobs that I
really want, and actually...I think I want to start writing. You know,
screenplays and all."
"Hmmmm....yah, do you remember that film that you made when we were
Sophomores? Ugh, kissing Pacey?! That was the worst thing about the
whole movie...Thank God you killed me off, or I would have had to kill
myself!" Joey laughed as she remembered the film.
"Yah....so do you want to have a spring or fall wedding?"
"I think I want to have a fall wedding, you know with all the
different color leaves... and you have to admit, Capeside is beautiful
in the fall. What about you?"
"I will marry you at any time, and day, and season...I don't care!
But does that mean this fall?" He asked, he prayed that's what
she meant, he couldn't wait to have her be called "Joey Leery".
"I guess....I mean, YES, I want to, but that means we really have to
start planning. It's all ready June! And I KNOW I want an October
wedding!"
Dawson smiled and pulled her in closer. "That gives us five months,
don't worry that's plenty of time. Plus, my mom knows a great wedding
organizer....I think he did Bessie's wedding."
"Yah, Alan Young? The wedding was gorgeous......... So have you
given any thought as to who your best man will be?"
"Pacey...definitely. Hey I never told you this, but do you remember
that time capsule thing that we planted when we were nine?"
Joey remembered when Dawson made them write predictions for what was
going to happen when we grew up. "Yah, what about it?"
"Well after you left for college, I dug it up. You know what Pacey
had predicted?" She shook her head, "That we were going to get married
one day." He smiled and lifted her head so he could see her
reaction.
"Oh my gosh! Well I guess everyone knew it before us..." she
laughed. "I'm kinda torn between who I want for my maid of honor. Bessie
was it last time, but I would really like Jen to be it." she thought for
a minute. "It's amazing how close we are after all that happened when
she first came.'
"Yah, I know..."
Joey's thoughts were interupted by the telephone ringing beside her.
She reached over and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Joey?"
"Anderson?!?"
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That's the end of Nombre Quatre! Well, stay tuned to find out what
the hell Anderson wants!!!! Will what he want ruin Dawson and Joey's
plans for a "happily ever after ending"? Look out for "When Happily Ever
After Ends"
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