"Dawson, I think you can put me down now."
"I will not have you straining yourself while in my presence." "Then we'll have to do something about that, won't we?" Dawson carried Joey into the house and up to his bedroom. He set her down on the bed. "Now what can I get for you?" "Why don't you get me all the homework I've missed." "It's only been two days Jo, I'm sure you haven't missed much." "Two days longer than I wanted to miss. Dawson, look. I wanted to thank you for staying with me. I know I was a little dilusional, and I probably said a lot of weird stuff. But trust me when I say I don't remember any of it and I'd rather not be embarressed by hearing it coming from you." "Don't worry Joey, I wont say a word. Just because you told me how wonderful I was and how much you loved being in danger so I could rescue you..." Joey threw the pillow at him. "I know I wasn't that dilusional." Dawson sat down on the bed next to her. "So what do you want to do? Watch a movie? You hungry?" "Dawson, please stop this! This isn't like you. Why are you being so nice?" "I guess because I almost lost you Joey. And I didn't like the way it felt without you. I don't know how to explain it. But when I thought something happened to you, I was scared. And I didn't like that feeling." "It's over Dawson. There's not much more that you could have done. We're both okay, so let's forget about it." "I don't want to forget about it Joey. So many things could have happened. I could be sitting here without my best friend. I can't even imagine my life without you." "Dawson, you're starting to repeat yourself. If we never did what we did in the woods, none of this would have happened." "I'm sorry for repeating that I care about you. Joey, do you regret what happened on that camping trip?" Joey thought about it. "I wouldn't change anything. I'm glad it was with you Dawson. I can't imagine my first time being with anyone else." Dawson moved closer to her. "I can't either." Dawson kissed her, and for a long time they were lost in the remembrence of that night when the two of them became one. THE END Send all comments to Scully574@aol.com