Dear Pacey,
I can’t even begin to thankyou for what you’re doing for myself, my mother and Lily. You’ve stepped above and beyond the call of friendship and you’ll never know how much this means to me, Pacey.

Slowly I unbutton her nightgown and lightly pull it over her shoulders, exposing her milky white skin. Her kisses grow deeper and deeper as she in turn strips me of my clothes, removing the barrier between us.

Mum says you’ve been taking good care of her and I’ll be eternally grateful for that. You’ll never know how much you’ve helped her. And when Lily’s older, I doubt there’ll be a hesitation in anyone’s mind when she calls you ‘brother’.

We hastily pull the covers over ourselves while removing the final pieces of clothing between us. A sweet sigh escapes her lips as I gently trace the length of her body with my kisses, wanting to make this last as long as possible.

While I’m so thankful to you and your generosity, I’m quite aware that this can’t be an easy task for you. Having to look after a baby and a widower is a difficult task and a burden that I hated to have had to place on you.

Being inside her is possibly one of the most amazing experiences of my life. She’s holding onto me as if she never wants to let me go and I can see from the look on her face how much she wants this. Her hands wander absentmindedly over my chest and I gaze into her heavy-lidded eyes, wanting to imprint the image on my brain to reference back to for all eternity.

I just want to reassure you that things won’t be this way for much longer. I’m tying up some loose ends here and I’ll be home in no time to take over so that you can get back to your much-deserved life as a cook. Who would have thought that Pacey Witter, Pizza dialler extraordinaire would end up a chef? I guess life is full of unexpected twists and turns and the people we think we know best will continue to surprise us.

I watch her sleep and as the sun rises to a new day, I’m greeted with Lily’s cries. I quickly tend to her so as not to wake Gale up, and then I hurry back to lie with her. As I watch her sleep, I try not to think about the consequences, or Dawson, I think only of the amazing night Gale and I have shared and how I’ll carry that with me wherever I go, for the rest of my life.

I just want to let you know that Joey is well and both she and Jen send their best wishes. Enclosed is a copy of ‘The Little Mermaid’, which Joey insisted I send, for reasons unbeknownst to me.

Keep my family safe and well until I can return Pacey. I’d trust no one but you with that. You are my saviour, my family, my best friend.

Yours, Dawson Leery.