Love Doesn’t Ask Why.
Part 1 - one year ago
Karen H.

love doesn’t ask why
speaks from the heart, it never explains
*love doesn't ask why - celine dion*

This story is set in place of the series four finale. Although for my story certain things didn’t happen, certain things did happen and different stuff happened. For a start Dawson and Pacey never get their friendship back, the episode with the storm did happen but that’s it nothing really came of it. Dawson and Joey did become friends again and Dawson and Gretchen did have a relationship. The episode with the Christmas party at the Leery’s happened but Joey went alone. The prom didn’t happen the way that it did on TV, Pacey and Joey didn’t break up and neither did Dawson and Gretchen. Joey and Pacey also haven’t had sex yet. This starts off as Dawson’s last night in Capeside before he goes to LA and Gretchen is going with him. Joey is staying in Capeside for another three months before going to Worthington and Pacey is going to Boston with her.

she’s walking there alone
no one by her side
she manages to fight the tears
but the pain inside
she can’t hide
and all the tears she’s cried
the moment she closes her eyes

JOEY: "You do understand don’t you? You know why I have to do this?"
PACEY: "Yes."
JOEY: "I just don’t want you to be uncomfortable about it. But I have to say goodbye to him."
PACEY: "It’s okay Joey, I understand. Just because I’m not friends with him anymore doesn’t mean that you can’t be friends with him. Besides I have to go to Doug’s, we’re having this going away dinner for Gretchen."
JOEY: "Okay."
PACEY: "Do you want me to give you a ride over?"
JOEY: "No I want to take the boat. It might be the last time I use it."
PACEY: "Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow."
He gives her a quick kiss and leaves. Joey then goes to get changed quickly.

Scene: - A few minutes later Joey is in her boat.

she starts thinking of you
the dreams that she had one time
have gone away
will they ever come true?
all she needs is, all she needs is you
all she needs is you

JOEY (thinking to herself rowing to Dawson’s) : "What a year it’s been. It’s almost exactly a year to the day, leaving with Pacey. And look at the irony, Dawson leaves tomorrow . . . with Gretchen. It still feels like she is going in my place, that it should be me going to LA. That it should be me with Dawson. And the funny thing now is that I can’t quite figure out when it was that I realised that I still love him. I know that I never stopped loving him. But it was as more of a friend than anything else. And here I am rowing to Dawson’s to say ‘goodbye’ to him, knowing that I somehow managed to fall in love with him again."

and she wishes today
was one year ago
when you cared so much for her
loved her so
not a doubt in her mind
that it would still be you
cause the love that you shared
it was true

(Still Joey): "Is it really possible to fall for someone three times? I do love Pacey but it’s not the same and I know that he loves me but again it’s not the same as being loved by Dawson. It just doesn’t feel the same. God, if only I’d had hindsight a year ago. If only I could go back to that day on the docks, I’d choose Dawson."

you never thought about it
what you made her feel
you promised you’d stay together
but the hope she once had
so unreal
all she needs is, all she needs is you
all she needs is you

(Still Joey): "Or I’d go back to before Dawson knew, I’d make sure that it hadn’t happened. Maybe then it would be me going to LA. I can still remember what it felt like to touch him, to kiss him. To know that when we looked into each others eyes that we could get lost for hours." Slowly she wipes away the tears that have started to fall. (Loudly): "God I still love him." (to herself): "I hope that he can’t see that I’ve been crying. Because if he does ask me why, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to lie to him. I’d have to tell him the truth."

and she wishes today
was one year ago
when you cared so much for her
loved her so
not a doubt in her mind
that it would still be you
cause the love that you shared
it was true

(Still Joey): "Maybe I’ll even be able to get a goodbye kiss from him, something to refresh my memory. I know it isn’t right to be with Pacey when I feel like this, when I know that I still love Dawson but ..."
She finally arrived at Dawson’s and ties up her boat. She quickly composes herself and then starts to walk towards Dawson’s house.

Scene: - Dawson’s room.

The music continues from the previous scene.

GRETCHEN: "Well I think that that’s everything, you are set to go."
DAWSON: "Thanks for helping."
GRETCHEN: "Hey no problem, it gave me a good excuse to not finish my own packing."
DAWSON: "How much do you still have to pack?"
GRETCHEN: "I think that a better question to ask is ‘how much have I packed’?"
Just then Joey enters.
DAWSON: "Hey Jo."
JOEY: "Hi Dawson, Gretchen."

she’s walking there alone
no one by her side
she manages to fight the tears
but the pain inside
she can’t hide

GRETCHEN: "Hey yourself. Well I’m going to have to run. I have to finish packing up my stuff and then go to Doug’s." She gives Dawson a quick kiss and Joey looks away. "I’ll see you tomorrow and I’ll see you later Joey."
JOEY: "Bye Gretchen."
DAWSON: "See you tomorrow."
Gretchen leaves.
JOEY: "I know I’m early but I just had to get out of that house."

and she wishes today
was one year ago
when you cared so much for her
loved her so
not a doubt in her mind
that it would still be you
cause the love that you shared
it was true
The song fades with the scene.
**one year ago - lene marlin**

DAWSON: "That’s okay, so who’s bugging you this time? Bessie or Alex?"
JOEY: "Neither, it’s the guests."
DAWSON: "Oh poor Jo."
JOEY: "Don’t mock me. So what are we watching tonight?"
DAWSON: "St. Elmo’s Fire, Sliding Doors and E.T."
JOEY: "I just knew that one was coming."

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