Rating:PG
Title:Letting Go
Author:Macrina
Dawson Splashed in the water with Andie. Jack and Jen went to catch some rays. He was actually having the time of his life, he wasn't even thinking of Joey, it was his summer too wasn't it? he thought, why should she have all the fun while I sit in my room crying? "Wave" Andie cried and splurged forward into the huge blue wave, Dawson laughed and jumped into it also. "This is Great Andie" he told her "thanks for planning this whole excursion" she smiled "No problem, its kept my mind off of things, if you know what I mean" he looked at her "I sure do Andie!" he grabbed her waist and drug her under. They looked up on shore where Jen and Jack were having a deep conversation they looked up, smiled and waved. "Looks like they're having a blast" Jen told Jack. "Yeah it does, at least the aren't holed up in their rooms crying, this is what they needed, God I'm Hungry!" he laughed. "Hold on let me yell at Dawson and Andie then we can eat this delisious meal Grams prepared for us", "Grams food" Jack sighed "I sure miss that." Jen hollered at Andie and Dawson who after swimming and playing around for hours were also famished, they waded up shore where Jen was waiting with their towels. dawson and Andie raced up to the picnic towel and basket, where they all sat down and ate. "You Jen and AJck are the biggest poopers I know!! Here Dawson and I are soaking wet, having the time of our lives and you two sit here and talk, did you see that wave" Andie exclaimed. "Oh man it was huge" Dawson agreed with Andie. "I'm just glad you two are having fun" Jack told them. They sat and talked as they ate, talking about times of the past, times they didn't spend with Pacey or Joey.
Pacey sat in silence watching Joey questioningly, Joey sighed and replied "I wanna go home Pace, I miss him, I want you to understand that I can't spend the rest of the summer here with you pretending something i don't feel is right, I love you Pacey, but its not the kind of love I have for Dawson, he's my friend, he's my soulmate, I'm only sorry I waited till we got this far to tell you." Pacey frowned and replied "I'm sorry too Joe, maybe your right, you and Dawson were meant to be, I was just a phase. I've ruined everything haven't I?" she looked at him puzzled "what do you mean Pacey? you haven't ruined anything, I have and I'm truly sorry for hurting you this way". "Well then" he replied "Let me turn this boat around and head back to Capeside, it's going to take a day or two to get back, so lets try not to kill each other". "Kill each other?" Joey asked "why would we kill Pace? We are still friends aren't we?" "Of course we are Potter, so this relationship didn't work out, our friendship can." Joey smiled at him "So.. What about you and Dawson? do you think you two can become friends again?" she wondered "I sure hope we can Joe" he replied as he turned the boat around "I just hope he can forgive me, I never wanted to hurt him or lose him as a friend, Joe you know that" "I do know that pace, neither of us wanted to hurt Dawson, it just happened. He'll forgive you in time, I promise" she told her friend.
Dawson invited Jen, Jack and Andie over to watch movies, it actually turned into a slumber party, they rented each one of their favorite movies. "Pretty Woman" for Jen, "Girls Just wanna Have Fun" for Andie, some guy flick for Jack and "E.T." for Dawson. They sat around in Dawsons room, laughing, munching on popcorn and just having fun. It was getting late and dawson figured they would just end up crashing here so he grabbed a pile of pillows and blankets for everyone. Yo his surprise when 6 am came around, they were alls till up. "Anyone hungry?" Andie asked "I make great eggs and toast!" Jen, Jack and Dawson looked at one another and all said "yes" at the same time. Andie retreated to the kitchen, to make breakfast. The rest of them stayed upstairs and watched TV. Little did they know, that "True Love" was tying up at the dock. "Do you two realize how fake this show is?" Jen laughed. "What? Jerry Springer?" dawson asked her. "Yes, Jerry Springer" Jen giggled. "Fake? no way" Jack answered " I mean it could happen, grandparents sleeping with their grandchildren, I mean if I wasn't gay, I'd sleep with Grams" he laughed. "That was so not funny Jack" Jen laughed. "Grams is hot, isn't she?" Dawson laughed joining in.
Joey helped Pacey dock "True Love" they worked quickly and silently. "So you going straight over to Dawsons?" Pacey asked Joey. Joey replied "I don't know if I should, what do you think?". "I think you need to go there right away and tell the big D how you really fell, Don't worry about me, I'll finish this up Good Bye Joey" He told her. "bye Pacey" she told him sadly and began walking away, she stopped in her tracks and turned around "Hey Pace?" she yelled. "Yeah?" he replied shielding his eyes from the morning sun. "Thank you" she smiled and began half walking half running to Dawsons house.
Andie was finishing up breakfast and went to yell up to the rest to come eat. Dawson followed by Jack came in first. "Where's Jen?" Andie wondered, "Who knows" Dawson replied "Probably upstairs making herself presentable" Jack laughed at that "Lets eat" he said as the door bell rang. They all looked to one another wondering who it could be this early in the morning.
To be continued....