| A heavy silence hung in the air, no one knowing what to say or do. The wind whipped up the snow behind Pacey�s head, blowing it into the front room. But no one moved, no one rushed to shut the door and no one invited the newlyweds in. Everyone just stayed still, frozen in time. Pacey�s eyes were locked onto Joey, her eyes steely staring into his, as if they were looking for an explanation. Pacey�s eyes searched through hers for some kind of recognition, some kind of understanding. All he found was pain and confusion. Andie, for her part, just stood aside helplessly. Suddenly Joey felt very faint, the world closed in around her. A blackness enclosed over her eyes and she felt herself evaporate from the feet first. She felt herself fall to the ground, caught by a strong set of arms. Everyone�s voices were muffled and she couldn�t make out anyone individually, just a chorus of muted tones. She finally let herself go, all noises stopping. �Joey!� Doug leapt in behind her and caught her large frame before it hit the floor. �Joey, wake up!� �Dawson! Quickly!� Gail screamed as she ran towards Joey, hoping that this faintly spell was not an indication of worst things to come. Bessie quickly joined Doug in helping to lower her onto the floor, Jack gripped onto the Amy tightly, leaving Alexander and Lily looking on in bewilderment. Dawson poked his head around the door frame, wondering why his mother was so impatient these days. What met his sight was not what he expected. Joey was slumped in Doug�s arms, his mother was by her side on the floor and Pacey was standing over them all. �Joey? Joey!� Dawson�s voice increased in panic as he crossed the room. �What happened?� He fell by her side, grabbing her hand and pleading with her to wake up. �She just collapsed, right after Pacey shared his great news,� Doug said, staring daggers at Pacey. Pacey looked away, not wanting to look at the disappointed look on his older brothers face. Dawson looked up and saw Pacey, his skin dark with a tan and his hair ruffled in its usual mess. He couldn�t believe he would be seeing him this Christmas, let alone in this situation. What had he said to her? Andie, who had been standing there frozen, felt her medical instincts creep in and knelt down next to Joey, feeling her wrist for a pulse. �Dawson, has been suffering from high blood pressure or anything else I should know?� �Her blood pressure has been slightly higher than usual, but the doctor said it was normal with a multiple pregnancy,� Dawson said, his eyes firmly locked onto Joey�s face. �Multiple? Twins I am assuming?� Andie asked, trying to hide the surprise and realisation that Joey was having more than one baby. �Yes, there are two of them,� Dawson looked over to his mother and Bessie, hoping they were not hurt by the brutal way they had to find out. Gail nodded in recognition and put her arm around him, while Bessie loving kissed her sister�s forehead/ �Okay, I need to get her to a hospital at once. I think she maybe suffering from Pre-eclampsia. This mean her blood pressure is out of control and we need to stabilise her. Pacey, get an ambulance quickly,� Andie was calm and very in control, something that no one had never seen in her. �Okay,� Pacey reached for his cell phone and called 911. |
| God give me strength... Part one. |