| �Maria,� �Too Spanish,� �Joseph?� �Too biblical,� �Steven,� �Too obvious,� Joey threw the baby name book at Dawson. �Well then you look through it then!� �Fine then.....Daniel,� Dawson flicked through the huge book that Joey had purchased. It was the 5th one she had bought home and they still hadn�t liked any names from it. �Nah, had an ex boyfriend called Daniel,� Joey said, absently forgetting who she was with. �Oh really?� Dawson put the book down �Not that it really matters...it was a 1 month thing years ago,� Joey quickly defended herself. She was now 5 months pregnant and her stomach was enormous. It had seemed she had grown over night. At Thanksgiving everyone was really shocked at her size, with Jack joking that she must have eaten their turkey whole. She got up and made her way to the bathroom, it was only 11.30am and she had been 4 times. She knew the baby needed it�s space, but why did her bladder have to provide it? �How about Katie,� Dawson offered. �No! God, I hate that name,� Joey shouted from the bathroom. Dawson flicked to another page but before he could offer any further suggestions the phone rang. He tossed the book aside and grabbed the phone from the coffee table. �Hello?� �Hello can I speak to Dawson or Joey please?� �This is Dawson speaking,� �Oh hi Dawson, this is Dr Crisp,� �Hi Dr, how are you?� Dawson pleasantries covered the fear in the pit of his stomach. They had been in for tests last week because Joey was so concerned about her weight gain. �I�m fine Dawson. We have the results of the test and I would like it if you could come down to see me today?� �Is it bad news?� Dawson said, his hand shaking �No, we just need to review the test results and do another sonogram. Is that okay?� �Yes doctor, that�s fine. We will be there in around 20 minutes.� �Okay, see you soon. Bye,� �Bye,� Dawson hung the phone up and tried to think what the doctor would want to see them for. He knew if it were bad news Dr Crisp would have told them there and then. �Who was that honey?� Joey said, walking back from the bathroom. �That was the doctor he wants to see us,� Dawson said, walking across to their coats and pulling his on. �Now?� Joey asked, panic crossing her face. �Yes, but he said not to worry. He just wants to do another sonogram and review the test results,� Dawson slipped Joey�s coat over her shoulder and passed her a scarf and hat. �Okay, lets get going then,� Joey said, silently praying that her baby was alright. ============================================================================ �It�s so beautiful here,� Andie said, looking over the coastline from Pacey�s boat. It was early evening and she had slept most of the day. When she awoke late that afternoon, they had moved further along the coast and were now turning the corner on west Australia. She took a sip of the wine Pacey had poured her and turned her attention to her host. �I can see why you wanted to be here so much,� she said, glancing over to the coastline one more time. �I saw a documentary one night, while Joey was at work late, and it just appealed to me.� Pacey eyes glazed over at the thought of all the time he had spent alone in that apartment. Joey had to work so hard to get her position at her company that she didn�t come home much before 10. �Well, think of it as fate. If you hadn�t have chosen to travel here, I couldn�t have seen it.� Andie said, draining her glass. She approached any subject involving Joey carefully. �Before you start to ask me, I am fine...� Pacey pre-empted her. �I think being away from Capeside and my life has helped.� He looked at his hands. �But being away from you hasn�t,� Andie blushed. She didn�t know what was happening to her and Pacey�s relationship. They had never strayed into that territory, like Pacey and Joey had. They dated, they broke up and it was history. �I feel the same way,� Andie said, quickly pouring herself a new glass of wine. She raised the glass. �Here is to my holiday and a chance to get away with my best friend,� They clinked glasses as the sun went down on her first day in a strange land, with a familiar love. |
| Old friends, new lovers...part two. |