Invisible String - Pacey Witter

Chapter Eight

"Scrape?"

"Scrape."

"Okay" I comply. "But what's the magic word?"

I scrape for a while, he scrapes on the other side.

We keep conversing while I chip away at the clams on the side.

At some point, he says we can go. I'm surprised I lasted that long.

We drive back to my house and I call Joey and Jen quickly. They allow his presence. Joey said he can't be weird around Stephen though.

All arrive to the coffee shop. We ordered all different drinks and Stephen was flirty to her again. She ended up chatting him up at the counter as we sat at our table.

When we were done there, we headed back for the game.

The game went well from what I could tell. I had to keep asking Pacey what was going on. They won and Jen won homecoming queen, although she didn't like that. She has to go out with some freshman Henry or something like that.

The night ended and I found my dad.

"Hey dad, good job winning" I tell him hugging myself around him.

"Thank you honey, and fyi Dawson and I are going to get dinner to eat the two of us. We haven't been getting along recently and we need this."

I look at him a little dissatisfied. "I understand dad" I smile to him.

"Thank you Daphne, I love you. We will see you later."

"Bye dad, love you."

I was a little upset, but had to understand that it had to happen. I had things to do anyways, Dawson didn't clean up his dishes from earlier anyways so I will.

I wanted to hangout with people, but had no one.

Jen last minute was going to hang out with Jack- Jack was hanging out with the team. I wish I made plans with her earlier.

Joey was going to hangout with Stephen, and I really didn't want to stop that from happening.

I walk back up to Pacey.

"My dad and Dawson are grabbing dinner" I shrug to him.

"And you decided not to go?"

"They decided it would be a father- son thing" I smile.

"Forget them. We could grab a bite?"

"Oh I won't do that to you. Go have fun" I smile.

"Well you can be fun" he says reluctantly.

"And I finally get you to admit it."

"Fine" he rolls his eyes. "You sort of are."

"Well I'll go if you actually are interested in a dinner."

"I am interested in a dinner with you Leery" he smiles. "Now lets go, I'm hungry."

We take his truck and go up to some random drive through I don't remember ever having been to before.

I just get chicken tenders, fries, and a strawberry shake. He gets a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake.

We park in the parking lot and eat there.

"You have a thing for strawberries or something" he chuckles to himself as he looks at my shake.

"And what if I do" I defend.

"Calm down strawberry shortcake, I'm joking" he laughs. "Well I'll be the judge to see if it's even good" he says reaching for it and going for a sip. I grab it out of his grip quickly and give a digusted look.