Invisible String - Pacey Witter

Chapter Twenty-Six

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All along there were an invisible string tying you to me

I wake up and go downstairs after the long and wonderful night I just had.

After we had gone home, Pacey and I just talked about what we missed while we were not talking. After a while, I got tired and made Pacey go back to Dawson's room. He, reluctantly, went back in. I have not seen him since.

I go downstairs and Dawson is eating in the kitchen, alone.

"Hey Daph" he says as I get into the refrigerator for something to eat.

"Morning Dawson" I answer. "What's your big plan for today?"

"Well nothing since Pacey left early. What about you?"

Leaving without a goodbye? Damn, I should have gotten up earlier I guess.

"Probably just wasting away in my room."

"Sounds about the same as me" he gets up. "But I am going to try and stop by the restaurant. Hitch me a ride?"

"Fine" I say. "Let me just get ready a bit, would you?"

I walk up and go back to my room to straighten my hair, I might go to the store or something.

I look by my straightener, I see a note: Sorry for ditching, meet me at the waffle house. P.S. your natural curls are beautiful-P.

Maybe I won't straighten my hair after all.

I drop Dawson off at the restaurant and drive as quickly as possible to the waffle house.

I walk in and immediately see him with a platter of waffles and strawberries on the side for me.

"Seems you got my letter" he says as I sit down.

"Seems so" I say and smile to him.

"Well guess what, I have big news" he says raising his eyebrows.

"I'm a little scared for this."

"Well all I have left to do is paint my boat" he says excitedly.

"Oh that's amazing Pacey, I'm super happy for you."

"So guess how we are going to spend the day together?"

I sigh and comply immediately. "Fine, I will help paint your boat. But it is the last time, I am tired of it."

"You're tired of it? I just want it to be done and ready to sail."

"Our first date is building your boat" I laugh.

"Well is there a better way to do a first date?"

We go off in his truck and start painting the sides of it. I mean we covered a good portion of it done in just a few hours. He will still have a lot of ground to cover on that boat, but ten again that isn't my problem.

When we are done, we don't leave. We just stay in the back of his truck bed and lay looking up. The difference between before and now is that we are snuggled, laying in his truck with our hands latched together through our fingers.

"Did you ever think you and I could get together" I ask him as I actually look up to his face, my face rests on his chest.

"I mean it depends on when you asked me the question: would you and Daphne date?"

"What do you mean?"

"If you asked me a year ago, I would have said no: I am with Andie. If you asked two years ago, I would have said no: I'm wit Tamara. But any year before" he laughs. "I still would have said no, she is way out of my league."

"Oh whatever" I scoff to him.

"No truly, I would have. Don't laugh" he laughs.

"You're just being cheesy. Well you don't impress me Witter."

"Then why do you date me" he smiles.

I just smile up to him until he starts conversation again.

"Did you ever think you and I would be a thing?"

"No" I shrug. "I knew I was always way too good for you" I laugh.

"So what was the allure to me all these years? My good lucks? My charming personality?"

"Well it definitely wasn't your humble nature" I laugh. "No, but it was yourself. I don't think it was ever anything specific about you Pacey, it was just you Pacey. I mean you wouldn't have to hold a boombox outside my window, or say 'as you wish,' or sing a song to a crowd for me. You just had to be Pacey Witter, and I couldn't help myself."

"But I mean, I'm no Aaron Leonard."

"Lucky you. You're you. I like you for that" I say and kiss him on the cheek. "I am a bit cold though."

"Wait, can we actually just stay here for a bit? I like it like this."

"I do too" I say looking up and enjoying this moment for what it is, with my secret boyfriend.

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All along there were an invisible string tying you to me