Pacey POV
I open the door to my apartment. Suddenly is seems huge and empty again. I was still reliving Kat�I mean Joey telling me that she had lied to me. She had even lied about her name. Plus she used me for my money, and stupid me, I actually thought that she needed my help. I must have a hero complex. I�m attracted to psychos.
The phone rings, breaking me out of my thoughts.
�Hello,� I mumble, not really wanting to talk to anyone.
�What happened?� Jen asks.
�What are you talking about?� I question back, emotionally and physically exhausted. I don�t want to play games.
�At the restaurant, news travels fast,� Jen replies.
�Katie, aka Joey, was lying to us the whole time. She never had amnesia. She was just
using me for my money and as a place to stay,� I answer.
�Oh Pacey, I�m-� Jen says but I cut her off.
�If one more person apologizes to me today, I swear,� I say, getting angry again.
�Pacey,� Jen says sincerely.
�I just�was falling for her, and it was all based on lies,� I state calmly now as a tear slowly falls down my face.
�I know, Pace. It�ll be okay,� Jen says reassuringly.
�Yeah I guess. I�m going to bed. I have to be into work early,� I utter.
�Don�t do that to yourself again,� Jen declares.
�Don�t do what?� I ask, closing my eyes.
�Throw yourself into work, the way you did after Andie died. It will hurt more than it helps,� she says.
�Well it hurts now, so what do I care? �Night, Jen,� I say as I hang up the phone. Another woman kept secrets from me, and again I�m the one who ends up hurt.
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