Summer's Ending V


I'm not trying to steal anything from anyone. Just writing for fun. Any feedback welcome.



Jen is the first to arrive at Dawson's house. She looks around to see if anyone else is there, and then she lays down and tries to sleep. A little while later Dawson and Lily walk in. Jen sees them come in and closes her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

D: (whispers to Lily) Do you want to keep talking? Or do you just want to go to sleep?
L: I'm really tired, I think I'll just go to sleep.
D: Okay. I'm going to go up to my room for a little while, I'm not too tired yet. If you need me, that's where I'll be.
L: Okay. Goodnight.

Lily gets changed, lays down and immediately falls asleep. Dawson goes upstairs.
About a half hour later, Pacey and Joey walk in. Jen still hasn't fallen asleep, and sees them come in. Pacey looks in and sees the 2 girls sleeping.
P: (whispering) I don't see Dawson, so he must be upstairs. (he grabs Joey's arm starts pulling her towards the stairs)
J: come on pacey, I'm tired. I just want to go to sleep. I'll talk to Dawson tomorrow.
P: Nope. Your going now, even if I have to carry you up there. (He moves towards her, like he's going to grab her).
J: Okay, okay. I'll go by myself then. (She heads up the stairs)

Pacey watches her and then gets ready and lays down and falls asleep. Dawson has put ET on and is starting blankly at the screen. He looks up in surprise when Joey walks into the room.

D: Jo... I wasn't sure if you were going to come back tonight.
J: Yeah, well, Pacey made me.
D: (kind of angrily) You two have certainly become good friends lately.
J: (getting mad at him) So have you and Lily...wait Dawson, I didn't come up here to fight with you.
D: Why did you come up here?
J: Pacey thought... well, I guess I thought also that you and I needed to talk... about us, or whatever.(she looks down at the ground and tucks her hair behind her ears).
D: okay
J: come on Dawson, you've got to give me a little more help than that, I can't be the only one to talk here.
D: Well, Jo, I... I guess I'm just not sure what to say.
J:(angrily) surprise surprise (she starts to turn around and walk out)
D: Wait Jo, you're right, we do need to talk about this. I guess I just kind of hoped that you would come home and everything would just fall into place, but I guess that isn't going to happen.
J: Yeah, I guess not. I thought this time apart would do us good, give us time to think about what we felt for each other. But we seem to be even more confused, if that's even possible(she smiles slightly)
D: (smiling back) I think you're right. But this shouldn't be that confusing. Come sit next to me, you're making me nervous with all that pacing. (Joey sits down next to him). Jo, you're the most important person in my life. You always will be and if you feel ready to try a relationship right now, then that's what I want. And if you would rather wait and just be friends until you get used to being back, then that's what I want. I want you to be happy.
J: *What do I want? I don't know... Now wait a minute Joey, here is the guy that you've loved for just about your whole life, your best friend in the whole world,and he wants to start a relationship with you. Of course that's what you want.*
Dawson, I... I would like to try a relationship with you. (she smiles up at him)
D: Jo, that's... that's...
J: Just shut up and kiss me.

They lean towards each other and kiss. Both of them are thinking about how glad they are that they are back together again, that they aren't fighting. Joey finally pulls away.

J: Okay, Dawson, we'd better get downstairs and get to sleep, it's getting late,and the others are going to wonder where we are.
D: You go down, I'll be down in a second.
J: Okay, goodnight. (She leans over and kisses him, one more time)
D: goodnight.
Joey leaves and Dawson stands there for a minute, looking out his window thinking about whether he had just started the most perfect relationship ever, or ruined the best friendship ever.
Joey heads downstairs and lays down.
Jen sits up when she see's Joey.

Jen: (whispering) hey joey, is everything alright?
J: Yeah, I think so. I still have to apologize to Lily(they both glance over at Lily)
I'm not sure that we'll ever be the best of friends, but I was wrong to blow up at her. It was Dawson that I was upset with, not her.
Jen: She really is a lot of fun to hang out with. I'm sure you'll like her if you just give her a chance. Maybe we can have a girls day sometime this week.
J: Sure Jen. I'm really tired though, so I'm going to sleep. *Jen always was trying to be my friend. Now she wants the three of us to be buddies. I'm not so sure that's going to work. Oh well, I guess she can try*
Jen: Goodnight
J: Goodnight.


The next week passes quickly. Everyone is busy getting ready for school.
Dawson and Joey spend some time together, and tell all of their friends that they are officially dating. But they have some problems trying to shift their relationship from friendship to dating. Neither is 100% sure how to act around the other. After apologizing to Lily, the 2 girls seem to be on better terms. Jen does her best to make the
girls like each other. Finally it's the first day of school Joey walks into school and the first thing she see's is some guy at her locker. She walks up to him
J: (slightly mad) Can I help you?
Guy: Hi. My names Alex. I'm new here and I can't seem to get my locker open
J: That's because this is MY locker.
A: Well, my schedule has this number and combination on it
(He hands the paper to Joey)
J: (she looks at it) Well, there must be some mistake because this is my locker, so you're just going to have to go get a new locker.
A: Where do I do that.
J:(rolls her eyes) Come on, I'll show you. (She storms off down the hall and he follows her).
Cliff sees them and calls to Alex.
C: Alex, coach wants to see us before home room.
A: I've got a small locker problem,I'll be there as soon as I can.
J:*I should have known, a jock*


When Joey returned to her locker, after dealing with the Alex/locker problem, she found Dawson, Jen, and Lily waiting at her locker.

D: (kisses her) where've you been, Jo?

J: (rolling her eyes) I had to help this new guy find a locker.
P: (walks up to them) Uugggghhhh....I hate the first day of school.
Jen: Well, it's almost time for home room. We'd better go.
J: Lily, you're in home room with me,right?
L: Yeah.
J: Come on, I'll show you where it is.

Lunchtime. All five are sitting around talking about their morning classes.

P: Well, I had the new English teacher this morning, and let me tell you, she's no Tammy.
D:(groaning) Aren't you ever going to get over her. So how were everyone else's classes?
They all start to talk about their classes and Alex walks in the room. He sees Cliff and a bunch of the other football players and heads towards their table.
Jen: Who is that? He's hot. He must be new.
L: Yeah, he is hot.
Just then, Alex passes by their table,smiles and says hello to Joey.
Jen: You know him???
D: (jealous) Where did you meet him? You didn't tell me about him.
J: He's that retarded jock that I told you about - remember I had to help him find his locker this morning.
P: Well, he certainly seems to have taken a liking to you, Miss Josephine.
J: Bite me Pacey
Jen: So you really think that he's dumb?
Just then the bell rings and they all leave for class.
It is the last period of the day. Joey has chemistry. She walks into the room and sees both Pacey and Alex sitting with one chair in between them.
J:*great. This is going to be a fun class.*
P: Hey Jo, I saved you a seat.
Joey goes and sits in between the 2 guys.
A: Hey Joey. This is cool that we have a class together.
J:(sarcastically) Yeah, it's just great.
At the end of the class, Joey is the first to get up.
A: Bye Joey. See you tomorrow. She leaves.
A:(to pacey) well, she certainly is friendly.
P:(smiles) Yeah. She kind of grows on you though.
A: She seems like she might be one of the smartest ones in here, huh?
P: Yeah, she's really smart. Well, I've got to go. I'll see you tomorrow.
A: Bye.

Pacey meets up with Joey at her locker.
P: Well, our little jock sure seems to want to become your friend.
J: I don't know what I do to deserve this. All of the new people decide that they need me as a best friend. First Jen, then Lily, and now Alex. Why won't they leave me alone. Oh well, I'm sure he won't be nice to me for too long. I'm sure that his jock buddies will teach him that It's not cool to hang out with Joey Potter. Where is Dawson?
P: I'm sure he'll be here soon.
J: I have to go to work, or I'll be late. Will you tell him for me?
P: Sure. But Jo, you work too hard. It's the first day of school.
J: Yeah, but Bessie and Bodie need me. Well, I guess I"ll see you tomorrow.

A few minutes later Jen shows up and then Dawson and Lily.
P: Hey man, Joey said to tell you that she had to go to work. She was waiting for you, but she was afraid that she'd be late.
D: Oh, I forgot that Bessie put her on such an early shift today. I was showing Lily some stuff around school that she hadn't seen yet. Oh well, I'll see her later. Did she happen to mention if she was going to come over tonight or not.
P: Nope.
D: Oh well. Is everyone ready? Let's go home.

The first week of school passes quickly. The five are standing around their lockers, trying to decide what they are going to do over the weekend.

L: Well, I spent last weekend away from home, so I'd better spend this one with my sisters. I haven't been paying enough attention to them lately.
D: We could do something with your sisters. Maybe go to the movies or something. That way we could all hang out together.
J: (glaring at him) I thought that we'd have a movie night, just the two of us tonight.
D: (looks kind of surprised) Okay, whatever you want. I just kind of thought that we'd all hang out together.
J: Whatever. I don't care. I've got to go to work. See you guys later. Whatever you guys want. (She leaves)
P: (to dawson) Well buddy, you screwed up there. Your girlfriend wants to spend some time ‘alone' with you, and you try and talk her out of it.
D: (thinks about this-looks kind of shocked) Do you think that was what she meant? (turns back to the others) I guess Jo and I are going to bail on you guys tonight. I'll talk to you tomorrow. (He starts to leave)
Jen: Wait, I'll walk with you. Bye guys (they leave)
P: Well, I guess it's just you and me, Lil. May I accompany you home(he holds out his arm and she puts hers on it.

L: Certainly. (They leave)



That evening. Dawson's room. Dawson is sitting on his bed and Joey climbs through the window.

D: Hey Joey. (He kisses her)
J: Hey. So what's the plan for tonight? Are we meeting the others at the movies?
D: No, I thought we'd have our movie night tonight, alone. (He sits on the bed and motions for Joey to join him).
They start watching a movie. After a few minutes of watching, he leans over and kisses her. After a few minutes of kissing, he pulls her back so that they are laying on the bed.
They both get caught up in the moment, and things go farther than they have ever gone before. Joey feels his hands all over her, and then he starts to take her shirt off. She sits up.
J: Wait! Dawson, what did you think was going to happen here? We haven't even been together for very long. I've only been home for 2 weeks.
D: (looking flustered) Jo, but... well, you said that you wanted to be alone tonight, so I just thought... I don't know.
J: (angry) And you didn't think that you should talk to me about this!
D: (getting mad back at her) If 2 people love each other, I thought that they should just know when the moment is right. You're the one that's always telling me that I shouldn't plan everything. But maybe that wasn't the problem. Maybe we just aren't in love with each other.
J: Maybe you're right. (She starts to leave)
D: Wait Jo. I don't... I don't want this to happen. (He sits down). Maybe we were wrong to try and change our relationship. I don't want to lose you. I miss us. All that we ever do these days is fight.
J: So you don't want to date me?
D: I want us to be friends again. I don't want to fight with you all of the time.
J: (looking down at the ground for a few minutes) Well, I guess I'd better go now.
D: Wait Jo, do you hate me?
J: (Turns and looks at him) you know I could never hate you, I just need to be alone for awhile... to think about all of this. (She leaves)

Halfway down the beach, the tears begin to fall from her eyes. *I don't know what's wrong with me. He'll never love me. And he's right that all we do is fight. I don't even know if I love him, anymore. I've been in love with him for so long that I don't know if I can just go back to being just friends with him.* (she shrugs, gets into her boat,
and rows away)

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