Disclaimer: See Part 1
Category: Triangle
Rating: PG
Part 7
Same night, Joey shows up at Jen's house. Jen answers the door...
Jen: Hey, Joey. What's in the bag?
Joey: Ice cream. Want to join me?
Jen: Okay. ( They go sit on the porch )
Joey: Here's a spoon.
Jen: Thank you. Do you remember the last time we had an ice cream bonding moment?
Joey: Yeah. It was the day I told everybody that I was pregnant with Grant Bodine's baby.
Jen: Ahh, yes. Sweet revenge. We got him good. ( she smiles ) S, what's the reason for the ice cream tonight? Or I think I can guess why. Dawson?
Joey: He's having a special evening with Amber. Just thinking about him holding her and kissing her and doing all the things couples do...
Jen: Now, you know how he felt when you went off with Pacey for the summer.
Joey: Yeah. I'm so sorry I did. Why did Pacey have to kiss me that day? Why do all guys I come in contact with do that to me?
Jen: You have the " Mary " syndrome.
Joey: " Mary " syndrome? What are you talking about?
Jen: I'm talking about Mary from the movie, " There's Something About Mary. " In that movie, all these guys fell for her. That's exactly what happens with you. " There's Something About Joey. " ( she smiles ) And here comes your Ben Stiller now.
Joey looks...
Joey: He looks upset.
Jen: How can you tell?
Joey: I just can. Do you really think he's Ben Stiller's character in this situation?
Jen: Definitely. Go talk to him. I'm sure he could use a friend to talk to.
Joey: I don't think he wants to talk about his relationship problems with me. I don't think he would be comfortable. Quite frankly, neither would I. I guess his evening with Amber didn't turn out as expected.
Jen: It looks like the " honeymoon stage " is over.
Joey: So, they were one of ' those ' couples over the summer?
Jen: What do you mean?
Joey: All lovey-dovey all the time.
Jen: Oh yeah. I think they were together at least every other day. Hugging, kissing, and you probably don't want to hear about this. Sorry.
Joey: It's okay. So, did he take the ladder down the day I left?
Jen: Actually, it was up for at least a week. Then Amber came to town and well, you know the rest.
Joey: Yeah.( She looks down, sad look, then she picks her head up ) May I use your computer for a few minutes?
Jen: Sure.
Joey and Jen go inside the house, Joey turns on the computer...
Joey: It says he's logged on.
She begins typing...
J.Lindley: Dawson? Are you there?
D.Leery: Hey Jen. What's up?
J.Lindley: It's not Jen. It's Joey. I'm at Jen's house right now.
D.Leery: You're at Jen's? Is this the " Twilight Zone? " :)
J.Lindley: Very funny. We're good friends now. We saw you come home early from your date. Are you okay?
D.Leery: Well, the evening didn't turn out quite as I planned, but maybe it's for the best.
J.Lindley: Do you want to talk about it?
D.Leery: Not really. I think I'm just going to go to bed. Goodnight, Joey. Tell Jen the same for me.
J.Lindley: Okay, Dawson. Goodnight.
J.Lindley has signed off.
Dawson gets another IM on his computer screen...
A.Tamarick: Dawson?
D.Leery: Amber? I thought you weren't speaking to me.
A.Tamarick: I don't want to leave with us mad at each other. Can you stop by tomorrow morning? My flight leaves at 10:00.
D.Leery: Okay. I'm glad you IM me because I have somethings I have to tell you.
A.Tamarick: Same here. I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight.
D.Leery: Goodnight, Amber.
A.Tamarick has signed off.
Dawson turns off his computer and goes to bed...
What do you think? Part 8 coming soon! :-)
Take care, Frances