Growing up does not have to equal growing apart.
Somehow it does.
S3Stolen Kisses
Well... it's the history, it's killing me. How can a guy compete when the two of you have your own karaoke routine?
Pacey, you're not supposed to compete. We're supposed to have our own hist -- I didn't mean that.
Well, what did you mean?
I don't even know anymore, Pacey
Well, you know this little arrangement we've got going between us?
Yes.
Well it sucks! It sucks up one side and down the other. It's weird, it's uncomfortable and I hate every single second of it.
Really?
Yes
Then why did you come here, Pacey?
You know, for a bright girl, you can be really daft sometimes. Why did you think I came here? I came here to be with you! It's as simple as that. When you like somebody, proximity is a good thing, regardless of how they feel about you... or don't. As the case may be.
Look, I felt it.
What?
This morning...your arm brushed up against me in bed and...and I felt it.
How did it feel?
[Smiles] Made me feel alive.
[long pause]
OK. Joey, I'm going to kiss you now.
You can't.
Look Jo, you can't say something like that to me and expect me not to kiss you. So that's exactly what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna kiss you in about ten seconds and if you don't want me to kiss you... well, if you don't want me to, then I guess you're just gonna have to stop me... Ten. [He takes her face in his hands and kisses her]
GGwen
[to Joey] Something tells me that when you kiss a boy, it's not a mistake.
[Joey walks over to Pacey in front of a fire and sits down on the log next to him]
You don't have to worry, I'm not going to kiss you again, Joey. [Long pause] What's going on here?
[shakes her head] I don't know.
Don't you think I deserve a better answer than that after all this?
Pacey, believe me, I've been trying to get you out of my head. I've tried to pretend that this is just some bizarre hormonal glitch, but it's not working.
Do you really want it to work?
I tried to tell him.
Really?
Yes!
What happened?
Well...I couldn't really find the words, Pacey, which I know is odd, considering the sheer volume of words spoken throughout the course of our relationship, but this-
Well, what would you have said to him?
I don't know...
I don't believe you.
[Stands up] Pacey, I don't have any answers right now, okay, can't you understand that?
The only reason that you don't have answers is because you've been too scared to ask yourself the right questions.
What are you talking about?
Look, I know how I feel! You know how I feel! That much is obvious by now, but during this whole process we've managed to miss the point, because the point is not how I feel, it's how you feel...so how do you feel?
Awful! That's how I feel, Pacey, I feel awful!
So do I. When I was kissing you tonight, I don't think that I've ever felt better and worse at one time in my entire life. I mean, the very idea that Dawson or Andie would find out about us is killing me...it-it is tearing me up on the inside to have these feelings for you, but I can't get rid of them! I just-I can't keep on kissing you, Jo
What do you mean?
I mean just that. I can't keep on kissing you, alright? I've done it twice now. I can't always be the one who's initiating this, I can't be the one who's always giving you the answers. [Pause] Look at me, Joey.
I can't.
Please? [She sniffs and looks up at him] If you felt... even one shred... of what I feel for you... then we wouldn't be standing here having this conversation. [He walks past her]
[She grabs his hand as he's leaving] Pacey...[pause. They kiss]
GGwen
When my time is up, I want to know that I did one thing well - loved somebody. The rest is just an expression of that one thing... what's your one thing?
S3The Longest Day
[Pacey and Joey are kissing]
Come on, lets go Pacey [They kiss again and Pacey picks her up and puts her on the counter] It's your boat we're planning on christening
I own a boat? [They kiss]
No, we have to stop doing this, it's wrong.
Yes, deadly [He kisses her neck]
Pacey...look, we've been in denial all weak [They intertwine their fingers together] I mean, when we're around other people we act as if nothing's changed, but the minute we're alone, it turns into this. [She kisses him]
This what?
Well this...embarrassing gropefest.
Yeah, I guess this is kind of embarrassing, huh? Especially for you, given how much you protested. [He kisses her]
I did not protest.
You did too. [They kiss again] Wait...[Pulls back from the kiss] Wait wait wait...
What?
We gotta tell him, Jo, we do, we gotta tell him as soon as possible, because the longer we wait, Jo, the worse it gets
I know, Pacey. I've tried, I've tried plenty of times.
Every time I see the guy now, I just feel like...
Look, you don't have to bother filling in the expletive, okay? I mean, this isn't exactly the easiest thing I've ever had to do, Pacey. Telling Dawson that while he wasn't looking I developed this bizarre, gravitational pull towards his best friend and I can't stop thinking about him or wanting to be near him or wanting to kiss him all the time. [she grabs his face and kisses him. They kiss for a moment and then pull back]
I'll do it.
What?
I'll tell him
No, I can't let you do that. Its-this is my responsibility
Jo, it's not your responsibility. I'm the one that started this, remember. I'm the one that got you into this situation and frankly the only way I want to save my friendship with Dawson, is to be completely honest with him, so I gotta do this. All I need is one day. Just one day.
[Nods] One day.
Yes, one day.
I just wish I were more like you. You feel things, you act on them. Pacey's like that, too. Fearless.
I'll let you in on a little secret about the so-called fearless: We're not as tough as you think we are. Pacey's heart is just as breakable as the next guy's... maybe even more so, considering it was already broken when you got there.
I thought I heard something out here.
Dawson, uh...we were just-
Having an argument, obviously...what about? [Long pause]
Us, Dawson. [They look at each other then back at Dawson] We were arguing about us. Me and Joey, there's an us here now. I'm sorry man, we didn't want to tell you this way.
You didn't tell me.
You know, don't you?
Yeah, I know...[Pause] So were you planning on telling me or was this just going to be a secret fling?
Look, it's not like that.
Then how was it, Joey? 'Cause Jen was a little short on details.
She told you?
Well, she thought I knew. I mean, I had to be pretty freaking stupid not to know, that the two people I trusted most in the world were lying to me. [Pause] So are you...are you bored, or are you confused, or just malicious?
Hey, look, I started this thing, okay? If you're going to get angry at someone, get angry at me, It's my-
I don't think you're in any position to talk about what's fair. You were my best friend.
I still am.
I'm finding that a little hard to process right now.
It's the truth, Dawson.
So I guess it's safe to assume that friendship doesn't come above sex on your list of personal priorities.
This has nothing to do with sex.
Oh, what are you, in love? Is that what this is? [Pacey pauses and looks at Joey] Oh god, don't look-don't look at her, alright? Don't-I...you know what, Pacey, I feel sorry for you, because when all of this is over, you're really going to need your friends and you're not going to have any, not a single one.
Look, I didn't intend for this to happen, Dawson-
Joey, what you intended does not provide me any solace. What? Do-do you love him? Are you-are you-do you just want to sleep with him?
No, how could you say that! I-
Because it's what he's going to expect.
We're not together, Dawson. And we haven't been for a long time, almost a whole year has gone-
Is-is this punishment?
No, I'm not punishing you!
Because I didn't want to get back together with you?
No, why would you think I would do that-
Then Joey, why? Why? Joey, because I-you keep on saying that you need to go find yourself. Is-is this what you've been looking for the whole time? Is Pacey what you've been looking for?
No!
Then explain it to me, explain to me how two people who can barely stand to be in the same room with each other end up outside my window arguing about the future of their relationship.
I can't, okay. I can't explain it, it happened. [Pause] Everything between you and me is so complicated.
Jo...God...if things between us are complicated it's because you made them that way, okay? And you think that whatever was wrong when you with me is magically going to get better when you're with him?
I don't know, Dawson. I don't know, okay. I just know that I...I need him.
Do you need him like you need me? [Pause] Joey, it's a simple question, do you need him like you need me?
Look, you can't do that Dawson. You can't. Those two things have nothing to do with each other and you know that the way I feel about him is completely separate from the way I feel about you and our friendship.
Friendship? Joey, right now we don't have a friendship.
What?
We don't have a friendship right now-
What?!
As of this moment we do not have a friendship.
That is not fair!
You can't have both of us! You can't have him as your boyfriend and me as your consolation prize, you're going to have to make a choice.
No. [shakes her head]
And I'll tell you right now, that if you choose him, I'm not going to be around to pick up all the pieces when it all falls apart. This ruins everything! There's no going back.
Okay...What do you want me to say, Dawson? What-tell me what you want me to say, what do you want to here?!
I don't want you to say anything, I want you to leave.
I don't know. I think I see some stormy weather ahead.
Pacey...
It's over, isn't it?
It has to be.
Maybe you should be the first one to go this time.
S3Show Me Love
What are you trying to prove?
Just trying to help Joey.
[Under his breath in a disbelieving tone] Just trying to help Joey. Look, man, why don't you just take a swing at me? I mean, honestly, just take a poke, get it over with, save us both a lot of time and trouble. Wouldn't involve our friends.
[Scoffs] Or family.
Do you think that by indulging yourself in this James Dean meets Grease Lightning fantasy that you're actually going to prove that you're a better man than I am?
I don't have to prove that. You made that clear when you moved in on Joey.
For the very last time, Dawson. I made a mistake. [Pause] I thought you of all people would understand falling for Joey Potter.
[Laughs rudely] Are you delusional enough to believe that you actually have something real with Joey?
Well if I do, it's because of our own free will.
Do you really think that a couple confused weeks means anything compared to the lifetime that we've had?
And do you actually think that you could possibly hold onto that beautiful woman with some sort of selfish ultimatum?
Answer my question Pacey, do you really think that you can compete with history?
Some history. 15 years of watching PG movies in your bedroom followed by another year and a half of pretending to be grown up only to drop each other at the first sign of crisis. That's your history? Come on, man...and you call this woman your soul mate?
Yes, I do and you knew that and you went after her anyway.
Right after you rejected her.
Oh, so she was vulnerable. Perfect for you, 'cause you're only interested in girls you can save or screw, right Pace? [Pacey just stares at Dawson and walks away]
We won!
No you didn't, Dawson, you lost.
What?
If you knew a little more about sailing, you would know that you got disqualified for- [Pacey walks up]
For nearly killing me!
What, I got disqualified?
Yes!
Pacey; Oh, I've got a couple more words for what you are!
Okay, let's not forget who started this, Pacey! You're the one who said you want to-
Okay, stop! The both of you, stop this. I'm not some damn trophy.
No, Jo...[Turns to Dawson] Let's not forget who started this, okay. Let's not forget who pushed me towards Joey Potter in the first place, it was you!
Pushed you?
Yes, it was you! Because you couldn't be bothered-
Because I didn't want to get hurt again, Pacey, I still had feelings for her, I still loved her! I-i still love her [He looks at Joey. Pause as Pacey scoffs and shakes his head]
I-I hate this. I hate all of this! God, I hate you for kissing me and forcing me to figure out what it all means, Pacey! And I hate you, Dawson, for forcing me to make a choice between our friendship and what I might have had with him. And I hate myself, I mean, I wish we could go back to the way it was, I wish I could take it all back, but I can't. Nothing is worth going through all of this. No one person is worth this. Neither one of you and especially not me.
S3The Anti-Prom
I’m well aware of the Potter neuroses.
I prefer to think of them as quirks.
I just want everything back to the way it was, you know? All of us friends again and... and me not caught in the middle.
Well if you want things to get back to the way they were, you have to set the example. Dawson and Pacey, those two just aren't gonna to do it themselves right now.
I hate the stupid prom... stupid prom can kiss my ass.
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