Pacey�s POV
�Mmmm, it smells good in here,� Katie says as she walks into the apartment. �What are you cooking?�
�Wouldn�t you like to know,� I say as I turn around to look at her, noticing what seems like a million bags in her hands. �Good god woman, did you spend all my money?�
�Well you have plenty of it,� she says, smiling as she set the bags down and walked into the kitchen.
�And how do you know that?� I ask. Then after a moment I continue, �Let me guess, Ms. Lindley told you everything about me.�
�Well not everything, just the good stuff,� she says.
�Where is she?� I ask.
�Oh, she said she had to stop at home first but she would be back,� she says as she sits down.
�They always come back,� I joke as I continue to stir the sauce, making sure it wasn�t going to burn.
�So what are we having?� she asks, getting up to stand next to me.
�Spaghetti,� I answer. I�m suddenly well aware that she is looking over my shoulder.
After a few moments she turns around and says, �Well I�m going to go upstairs, take a shower and change, considering I�ve worn these clothes two days in a row.� She turns back around to add, �It better be ready when I�m done.�
�Yes ma�am,� I say getting a laugh out of her as she heads for the stairs. I turn back to my spaghetti. It�s nice to have someone to entertain, even if it�s only for a little while.
* * *
At quarter to seven the doorbell rang. I go to answer the door. �Jack, Jen, and Drue?� I question, giving Jen a look.
�Yeah, he�s the new beau,� Jack says obviously as displeased with this as I am. Jen and Drue had known each other before she moved to Capeside. Then he moved there senior year with his mother, wrecking havoc whenever possible. Drue went to college in New Mexico near his father and I hadn�t seen him since.
�Really?� I ask, still very much in shock. Drue had tried all of senior year to get Jen to go
out with him and she had turned him down every time.
�Yes and be nice,� Jen says to me as she steps into the apartment. �Where�s Katie?�
�Upstairs. She took a shower and was going to wear one of her new outfits,� I say.
�So you�re picking up girls at the hospital now?� Drue snickers, getting only glares and an elbow from Jen.
I just shake my head. �You haven�t changed a bit, have you Drue?�
�He has he just doesn�t act like it sometimes. What did I say about being nice?� Jen asks, glaring at Drue.
�I was just joking,� Drue says defensively.
�Is dinner ready yet?� Katie asks as she comes downstairs. She was dressed casually in a nice tee-shirt and black pants, which- even as simple as it was- makes me take a second glance.
�Yeah, almost,� I reply. �Guys, this is Katie. You�ve already met Jen but this is Jack and, unfortunately, Drue.� I look over at Jen who just rolls her eyes realizing, that she wasn�t going to get through this night with us being nice.
�Nice to meet you,� Katie says.
�Well I�m starving. What are we having?� Jack asks as they all sat down. I head for the kitchen to retrieve dinner.
�Spaghetti,� I reply as I begin to serve.
�My favorite,� Jen says.
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