Pacey POV
�Maybe you should just talk to her,� Jen says. We were at our Wednesday dinner and she continued in her annoying yet sensible way of telling me what she has for the last few months.
�I don�t even know where she is, and even if I did, I wouldn�t want to talk to her anyway. I�m going on vacation tomorrow and then I�ll be done with it. No more Katie or Joey or whoever she was,� I reply.
�Fine, let the best thing that ever happened to you just walk out. Yes, she made mistakes but she did love you and you love her,� Jen states. I just walk upstairs. I have an early flight tomorrow and need to get some rest.
* * *
�Do you have any rooms open?� I ask. I stopped at a B&B in a quaint little town for the night. It reminded me of Capeside.
�Yes we do,� The man replies, �follow me.�
After I had settled in for dinner I asked if there was any place that delivered. The gentleman said no but that I could eat with his family. I decided that that was okay. After working a while, I start to get hungry and head down the stairs. �Is dinner ready yet?�
�Pacey,� I hear from the across the table as I see what I tried to escape.
�Joey, right?� I declare, in a harsh tone. I know it is but I just want her to feel the hurt she caused me. I am not ready for this. I thought I would never have to see her again and yet the B&B that I stop at is owned by her family. Jen is going to get a kick out of this. She�ll probably tell me this is fate.
�Yeah, what brings you out here?� Joey asks.
�Taking a vacation,� I reply, �However, this wasn�t what I had in mind.�
�Dinner�s ready,� Bodie says bringing in the food.
�You own this B&B?� I ask, still a little shocked at my luck.
�Well, Bessie and Bodie do. I just help out,� Joey says, politely carrying on the conversation.
�I don�t think I can stay here,� I murmur as I start up the stairs.
�Pacey wait,� Joey exclaims.
�What, Joey? What do you want from me? You lied. You lied to me and used me for my money,� I start to yell.
�I did at first because I was in a bad place, but it turned into so much more than that, Pacey. I love you,� Joey says, starting to cry.
�You still hurt me, Joey,� I state, calming down just a tad.
�I know, but will you ever be able to forgive me?� she asks.
�I�you lied,� I say. She didn�t say anything. She just stood there staring at me. I could see the hurt in her eyes too, but I also saw what I saw that night I kissed her. There was love in her eyes.
�We could start slow,� She says softly as she approaches me. �Will you take a walk with me?�
�I guess,� I answer.
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