Previously on Dawson's Creek
Any advice on how I should deal with the fact
that my father's death was almost entirely my fault?
I don't know the most basic things about you.
Sure you do.
I'm working with someone whose sole qualification
for this job is his gender.
She wanted my job.
I got a bid to join Sigma Ep.
That's wonderful.
Tobey doesn't think so.
He called me the gay Uncle Tom.
Joey.
I want to be alone.
He didn't want anything from me.
He didn't even just want to sit there in silence.
He just wanted me out of his sight.
Mom, I got it.
It's--it's a hair ball.
I'm sorry. I just thought
you might like to know the tub is fixed.
Oh, thanks, honey,
but for future reference,
I do not need to see the offending clogging object.
I'm sorry. Um, so, tub is fixed.
I paid all the bills for next month.
Uh, what else?
Oh, I could get, uh, Lily a new pacifier.
She chewed the last one pretty good.
Sweetie, why don't you take a break?
I don't need a break. Just tell me what needs to get done.
No, no, nothing needs to get done. That's just it.
I don't need you to do anything right now.
Ok.
So, what about taking Joey up on her offer?
She's been calling here almost every day
asking you to go see her.
Yeah, well, it's, you know,
it's just been so hectic around here,
and there's something else that I'm forgetting to do that I need to do.
Honey...I'm ok.
You can go away for a couple of days.
I will not fall apart.
So, go to Boston,
see your friends,
and Lily and I will be right here when you come back.
So, every morning when you go out for a jog, you're actually--
Jogging, yes.
You're not just ditching me to go have some
iced cap frappy thing for yourself?
Nope. I mean, did you realize
I never would have signed on
for this little bonding session
if I thought that there was real exercise involved?
Must...sit.
Ok. Ok, well, let's review.
He's gonna show up around 1:00.
We'll watch movies. We'll order some pizza.
It'll just be me and him.
No pressure at all.
I'll keep everything very low key.
Low key doesn't generally involve
such a carefully planned itinerary, but whatever.
Yeah, but I'm just planning it out
in case things do get weird, you know?
I mean, there's a plan there waiting for me.
No thinking on my feet required.
I should probably order the movies before he gets here
just in case he doesn't wanna go out.
That's probably a better idea, right?
What are you so nervous about? It's just Dawson.
You guys have, like, known each other
since you were placenta.
Exactly. It's Dawson...
My best friend in the entire world
who needs me right now more than he probably ever has,
and that's a lot of pressure, you know?
What if I mess up and I say all of the wrong things,
and at the end of the day...
I'm not enough?
Ok, so, you have a smidge of performance anxiety.
No big thing. I've seen it a couple times myself.
It's not that.
I'm not afraid I'm gonna botch up my lines
for some stupid play.
I'm afraid I'm gonna botch up
my entire future with the only...
I'm just...
I want him to have a really relaxing good weekend.
Well...
Why don't you wait until he gets here,
and then you can ask him what he wants to do?
That's putting him on the spot.
Making decisions is stressful, and I...
I just don't want him to feel
any stress of any kind, you know?
So, you're not planning on bringing up the whole--
No. No. God no.
I--I'm not gonna bring up the kiss.
I'm not gonna bring up the whole moving to Boston thing.
There'll be no talking whatsoever.
That sounds like a party.
All parties are stressful.
Joey Potter. Just the girl I was lookin' for.
Hey. Quick. Rose Lazare.
Uh, famous dead writer from the twenties
like Dorothy Parker but not?
Yes. Ding, ding, ding.
Rose Lazar's husband.
Mr. Lazar?
Yes, and also dead. Just died in fact. Which means...
We're very sad?
No. I mean, yes, but no.
It means the estate of Rose Lazare
no longer belongs to her spouse
but to the establishment
which it was willed to which is...
Please stop this.
Worthington. Did you know she went here?
Well, she did. Anyway, the real news is that
I have been chosen out of all the department heads
to inventory her estate.
Wow. Congratulations. That's...
I have no idea what that means.
It means that everything she's ever written,
her unpublished works, books she never finished,
short stories no one has ever read,
we get to go through it all
and hopefully find a hidden gem worth publishing.
We?
I'm putting together a team.
5 students to help with the sifting,
the cataloguing, the filing,
and you're gonna be part of that team. Say yes.
Yes. Yes, definitely.
Yes, absolutely. I--I...
God, I would love to.
Great. Great. I'm gonna have a party
at my house tomorrow night to celebrate.
Uh, you'll meet the rest of the team.
Oh, wait. I, um...
I can't tomorrow night. I have a friend coming into town.
Bring her.
Him, and I would, but...
He just had a death in the family,
and I don't think it would be a good idea.
You're off the team.
What? Kidding. You're still on the team,
but try to make it. I'm serving brie.
I love brie.
I'm on a team?
You think it's too late to transfer into his class?
Come on. He's hot!
No, I can't. Yes, you can.
Hmm. Is that your elbow?
Because that's-- that's kinda digging into me.
It's called Rolfing. A more intense version of massage,
but hey, you know, I can stop if you want.
No, no, it's just that I prefer
the traditional Swedish massage.
It feels good. No elbows necessary.
Right.
Hey, what are you doing tomorrow night?
I'm workin' at the station. Why?
Damn. I wanted you to go see this play with me.
It's a requirement for one of my classes.
Well, I'm sorry...
But if you want, you can come by afterwards
and reenact all the good parts for me...
Naked, of course.
Mmm, yeah, of course.
I'm sure that Shakespeare always intended
to have his work performed in the flesh.
Yeah, that's right.
He knew it was the only way
he was gonna keep his audience awake
during all those draggy speeches.
Those "draggy speeches" as you call them
actually happen to be quite beautiful.
Not half as beautiful as you.
Mmm. Nice save, cheeseball.
Oh. Is that--is that part of the Rolfing?
Because I like that.
Mm-hmm.
You're not using your wrist.
I am using my wrist. Just show me again.
Me doing it for you is not going to teach you anything.
Why won't you just show me what I'm doin' wrong?
You gotta bounce it.
You're my hero. You realize that?
You are my hero.
That's good, Pacey. Pacey, that's right.
Just keep stirring the sauce.
Now, stir the sauce.
Just save it. I can smell the male bonding
from behind the door...
And the odor is pungent.
Well, maybe those were just my pheromones callin' to you.
Maybe you need a stronger deodorant.
Oh, good luck, my friend.
I've seen better men try and fail.
Ah, yes, but did they have a 50-foot yacht to lure her with?
You see, that makes me fancy.
Right, right. I keep hearin' about this famous boat.
When do I get to see this?
Whenever you'd like, man.
Cool. Well, uh, how 'bout this...
How 'bout you lend me the boat tomorrow night,
and I'll take the wife out for a romantic evening,
and I'll give you the night off?
Done. Great, great.
Emily's gonna love this.
She's been wantin' a night out.
Hey, any time you wanna use it.
Hey! Nice!
Hey, that's my boy.
My older brother told me that
during initiation week, his phone rang 32 times in one day.
Callin' to do what?
Do anything, man.
They call you to clean the pledge master's room,
tie their shoes, make them breakfast, whatever.
What if you're in class?
You gotta go, man. Make up some excuse
like your bowels are goin' crazy or whatnot, and bolt.
Yo, yo, I heard that, uh,
if you can guess polar bear's real name, you're automatically in.
Get out.
That's what I heard.
Dude, what do you think his name is?
I don't know, but it's probably somethin' stupid like John.
Seriously, Derek.
Look, really, he looks like a Derek. He does.
Or maybe--maybe his real initials are P.B.
You know, like, uh...
Perry bastille.
He could be French.
Shut up. What?
What about Ryan?
Ryan or Eric?
Tobey. What the hell
kinda name is--
Hey. Tobey.
What are you doin' here?
Jen said I'd find you here. Surprise.
Yeah. This is amazing.
I can't believe you're actually in Boston.
Yeah. Oh, my god.
Hey, uh, listen,
I want you to meet some of my pledge brothers.
Guys, um, this is my boyfriend, Tobey.
Hey.
Right on.
Oh!
Not me.
Me. What's up? It figures.
Yeah, yeah, I got it. I got it.
What do they want?
- Ok, yeah, yeah. - I'm out. I'm out.
Later, guys. No, he's not talkin'.
Good luck. What's all the excitement?
Ah, I'll explain it on the way home.
We're gonna get outta here, man.
Right. Take care, man.
Nice meetin' you.
Wait. They can't tie their own shoes?
Ah, it's just a hazing thing.
I mean, compared to what they used to do to pledges,
it's a piece of cake.
I guess I should take comfort in that.
I mean, you could be doing strange things with cattle, right?
What? Whatever.
I saw somethin' on HBO.
No, no, no. It's not like that.
I mean, hell week is,
hell week's nothing more than a way
to bond all the pledges together.
I mean, at least that's the way I look at it.
Well, it sounds like you're havin' fun.
Oh, I am, I am. I just--
This week is gonna be insane.
I just wish, you know, I would have known you were gonna be here.
I mean, I'm-- I'm psyched that you're here.
It's just, you know, I won't have as much time
to spend with you as I'd like.
Yeah, but, uh, you will have some time, right?
Of course. I will make time.
I'll tell you what. Tomorrow,
we'll tour Boston. Anything you want.
I just have one obligation in the morning,
and then I am all yours. Cool.
All right? All right.
Jo, you just 409'ed my face.
Sorry.
What happened to "low key, no stress?"
What happened to you leaving before he gets here?
It's, like, 12:48.
I have plenty of time to finish
painting my nails.
So, I'll be going now.
Hey.
Hi, gorgeous. Bye, gorgeous. Hi, uh...
Hi, Audrey.
So she's still weird, then.
Gettin' weirder every day.
So, how are ya?
I'm great. I mean, I’m...
I'm ok. I'm ok.
School's good?
Yeah, um, actually,
my professor told me about this project that sounds--
it sounds pretty amazing, and...
Well, it's really, it's not that big a deal. I mean...
It's actually kind of confusing to me. I...
Not that you would be confused by it.
It's just, it's hard to explain, but, um...
How are you?
I'm ok.
Before I forget, um...
I have something for you.
I--I got this at the bookstore, um...
I--I don't know. I just thought that I would have liked it
if somebody had gotten it for me when my mom...
Thank you. It looks, uh...
Very helpful.
You're welcome.
So, let's--let's-- I have a bunch of--
Have a bunch of what?
Oh, um...
I got a bunch of movies. I thought that we could watch 'em.
You know, hang out.
Yeah, all day?
Oh, well, no. I mean,
we--don't-- we don't have to. I...
You know what? Actually, that's, uh...
That's probably a great idea.
I'm kinda beat.
I thought you might be.
You were right.
Well, what movie do you wanna watch first?
Ah...
I'm telling you, Pace, you are gonna love it.
Why do you need to know what the play is?
If I tell you that you're gonna love it,
chances are you are gonna--
What? You don't trust me? Uh...
Fine. It's Shakespeare.
Ok, great.
So I'll pick you up at 7:00.
See you later on tonight. Bye.
Men. I swear, you gotta ram culture down their throats.
Hey, what are you doing here?
I thought that, um, you were meeting Jack at Newbury.
I know. I thought so too,
but, uh, he's not there.
I mean, I figured maybe I messed up
and we were supposed to meet back here first,
but I guess...
I cannot believe that he flaked on you for those frat morons.
He didn't flake on me. He's just runnin' late, that's all.
It's no big deal.
Tobey, it is a big deal.
You're here for one weekend. The very least that he could do
is loosen his grip on his beer bong and just be on time.
It's not like that.
He had an obligation, and I understand.
I'm telling you, he's obsessed.
Come on, he's not obsessed. He's happy.
He is turning into a pod person.
No, come on.
Jack doesn't have the pod mentality.
Trust me.
Well, um...
I'd better be gettin' back. I mean...
I'm sure he's probably waitin' for me,
wondering where I am.
Ok.
See ya.
You want another slice of pizza?
No, thank you.
Ok.
You want another coke?
I can run down to the machine.
No, I'm good.
Just checking.
Come on.
Dawson, I am so sorry. I completely forgot.
That's ok. No, I just--I--
I went right to the comedy section
without even realizing, and I...
You must think I'm the most insensitive idiot on the planet.
I would never think that.
No, I--I'm freaking out here.
Joey, it's ok.
No, it's--it's not ok, Dawson,
because this is your time to freak out,
and I'm totally robbing you of that
by making this about me when it isn't,
and I know that it isn't, and--
And I know that you know. So...
See? There you go again. You're doing my job.
You know, I'm supposed to be the one making you feel better.
You're not supposed to be doing anything.
I just kinda wanted to make this
a really fun, relaxing weekend for you.
Oh, maybe Audrey was right.
Maybe we should have just gone out.
Let's go out.
Now?
Why not?
Ok, well, my professor is throwing this thing at his house
that could be kinda fun.
Apparently, there's gonna be brie.
Oh, I love brie.
Everybody does.
Ok...
I'll grab my coat.
All right.
I'm tellin' you. Karen--she is smart. She's feisty.
I can definitely feel the love connection.
Oh, yeah? Is she flirtin' with you?
Well, if we were to go back
to the third grade definition of flirting.
Hair pulling, name calling, general nastiness?
Yes, if that's the definition,
then we definitely got it goin' on.
God, I am so glad that I'm not single anymore.
And then, there's Danny. I'm telling you,
you could not create a more perfect boss.
I think I finally found my mentor.
That is fantastic, Pace. What's he like?
Well, he's just like me, only older.
Wait. Your mentor, the guy who can supposedly
guide you through your life
is--is just an older version of you?
Yep.
So, what you're saying is that when you grow up,
you basically wanna be yourself.
Yeah. I'm very well adjusted.
My god.
Oh, my god.
Isn't that your boyfriend?
Yeah.
I thought he was working tonight.
That's what he told me.
Oh. Well, that's funny.
We should probably get off to the play, 'cause--
Now, just wait a second. Just hold on.
What are you gonna do?
I'm gonna go in there and beat his ass.
Easy, Thelma. Now, you don't know
what's goin' on, ok? That does not--
He told me that he was working.
Volume, please. Volume, ok? Now, obviously,
the 2 of you have had a slight miscommunication,
but you are far too upset right now to deal with it,
so why don't we just go to this play, which,
I may remind you, is a requirement of your schooling,
and then tomorrow,
you give him a call, he explains--
What sort of possible-- - Volume.
Maybe he won't explain, but either way,
you'll be calmer and more rational,
and ultimately, happier that you waited because
when you do, you'll have gained the upper hand, ok?
Mmm. Fine. Good.
Unh! Unh! Son of a--
let me go get him!
Put me down!
Is this how you're gonna be all night?
You could have called. That's all I'm saying.
I wanted to, but since you refused to buy a cell phone
for reasons I still can't understand...
Brain tumors.
The point is that
I had no way of letting you know
that--that I was gonna be late.
Oh, and you couldn't leave what you were doing?
No, I couldn't.
Why? What were you doin'?
I, uh...
I--I can't-- I can't tell you that.
It's part of the rules.
I know it sounds stupid, but I just--
Whatever.
Look, don't do that, all right?
Don't--don't get all girlfriendy on me.
You know what? I'm gonna pretend
I didn't hear that last comment.
Yeah, sorry. I--I didn't mean that.
Let's just not say it again, ok?
Ok.
You, uh, look really great.
Really?
Thanks.
I missed you.
I miss you, too.
Oh, sorry.
Yeah. Uh-huh. Now?
Yeah, well, I'm kinda in the middle of somethin' right now.
Well, how important, 'cause, I mean,
my friend's only in town for a little bit.
It's ok.
Hold--uh, you--hold-- hold on. Hold on.
Really? 'Cause they're sayin'
it's only gonna take, uh, 1/2 an hour.
Go. I'll--I'll be there. All right.
Yeah, all right. Later.
These guys.
You are amazing. You know that, right?
Yeah, yeah. That's what all the boys say.
All right. Well, I'll tell you what.
Meet me back at the house in 1/2 an hour.
Um, it'll should still be early,
so we can do whatever you want. All right.
Uh, have fun.
Excuse us. Sorry about that.
Oh, across her face. Ok.
Whoo!
So, Othello, huh?
You think you could give me
the cliffs notes version?
Othello is about a man who is convinced
that his wife is cheating on him,
so he kills her, and then he kills himself.
All right. Excuse us.
We'll be right back.
Joey.
You made it.
You wanna come meet my professor?
No, I'm gonna go in the kitchen first and see what's there.
Do you want me to come with you?
Are you gonna hold my hand?
Oh, well, I'll be over here if you need me.
I just want it noted for the record
that I think this is a very, very bad idea.
Oof! You said that already.
No, but I want it noted for the record.
Like, you know, make it official.
You know, go home and type it up, maybe.
Charlie Todd?
What a coincidence! Oh, my god!
Do you guys mind if I borrow this chair for a second?
Thank you.
Hi. Hi.
How are you? Ooh, coffee.
You know, I would really love a cup of coffee.
Do you mind if I do? Good. I really do hope this is iced.
Oh, what are you?
How 'bout some whipped cream, huh?
That is really tasty stuff.
Jennifer Lindley...
Meet Ilyse Todd, my sister.
Ilyse, this is Jen.
The girl I was telling you about.
Hi.
Your--your sister?
Oh!
Oh. Oh, I’m...
Oh, yeah! Oh, yes!
Your vibe's all tweaked, man.
What's goin' on?
Mmm, nothin'. I'm just wondering
how much longer this is gonna take.
Well, they're sendin' us in one at a time.
My guess is we're being fitted for our blazers.
Or gettin' our keys to the house.
It's possible.
Word is on the street, though,
that tomorrow's the last day.
Initiation's tomorrow?
I thought we had, like, a whole other week left.
That's just what I'm hearing.
I could be wrong.
Oh, I hope you are, 'cause if I have
to come back in here tomorrow,
I am in the dog house for certain.
Man troubles?
No, no, no.
Let me guess. He's not really diggin'
you spending all your time with the fellas.
He's wantin' to know where you been
and what are you up to.
It's a little more complicated than that, all right?
Dude, my girlfriend is the same way.
Mine keeps asking me what we do here.
I'm all, "If I told you that,
you'd be one of my brothers."
You gotta draw the line for him, Jack-o.
He's right. Guys, come on.
I mean, he flew all the way out here just to see me.
Yeah, what's that about?
He's pretending this is some sweet move,
when really it's a hostile takeover.
Thank you. If he cared,
he would have called first,
made sure the timing was right,
then booked the flight.
Well, maybe he just wanted to surprise me.
What kind of weak-ass move was that?
He said, "Oh, hey, surprise. Here I am."
Now, you gotta spend all your time with me,
and you can't go meet anyone new.
Well, what do you mean? What are you saying,
that he came out here to check up on me? There's no way.
He's a clever dude, man.
He is well aware of the hot guy quotient at this campus.
Do you think little Tobey doesn't know
that you could have your pick of the litter?
You do dress well.
Thanks.
Dump the chump and move on with your life.
Plenty of other fish in the sea, dude.
It's time to go swimmin'.
Be the shark.
You look thirsty.
You want a glass of wine or something?
No.
Actually, where'd you get that bottle of water?
Oh, here. Take mine.
Don't worry. I have no germs to speak of.
I listerine, like, 5 times a day.
I'm totally addicted.
So, what's your name? Do you go to Worthington?
No, I'm sorry-- is it warm in here?
I'm--I'm really warm. Are you warm?
You want me to open a window?
Yeah, that would be great. Thank you.
I'm sorry. We have to go.
Is everything ok? I'm fine.
Oh, professor Wilder, this is--
I'm sorry. I have to go right now.
Uh, I'm really sorry.
Dawson, what's going on?
I don't know. I just-- I couldn't stay in that house
for another second. I'm sorry.
That's fine, it's just you're the one who wanted to go out.
I know. I know.
The other day I was--
I was in the grocery store, just waiting in line,
and I couldn't wait anymore.
There were only 2 people in front of me, and I just--
I knew if it didn't get out of the store that second,
I felt like I was gonna explode.
It's just the weirdest feeling.
It's like a total, complete loss of control.
But you didn't lose it. You held it in and you walked out.
Yeah, but I hate not knowing where that feeling came from.
I mean, it's just-- it's just this random emotion.
It just completely blindsided me out of nowhere.
Is that how you felt tonight?
Yeah.
I wanted to go out.
I did. I wanted to get out.
But as soon as we walked-- the second we walked through that door,
I didn't want to be out anymore.
I just, like, changed my mind.
I just completely changed my mind for no good reason.
Listen, that's allowed.
It's allowed.
I know, but it was, like, a million degrees in there, too, right?
I mean it was hot in there, right?
Yeah. It was.
Yeah. I mean, that did-- that didn't help.
You know, maybe you're getting sick. Flu's going around.
Yeah.
Yeah, that-- that's probably it. It's...
Would you mind if we just went back to the dorms?
No. That's fine.
Great.
So, I saw you holding her hand,
and I don't know, I--I just--
I was looking at her engagement ring.
Oh, wow. She got engaged? That's so nice.
Yeah. I'll be sure to congratulate her for you.
Ok, look. In all fairness--
not that I deserve fairness of any kind--
but--but you did tell me that you would be working.
My shift got switched, all right? I was gonna call you,
but I knew that you'd be at the play.
Then my sister called me and told me that she had big news.
And the rest... Well, it's on my pants.
I can wash those for you.
In fact, I could do your laundry for a week.
A month. A month. I can do your laundry for a whole month.
How's that for an apology?
That's a start.
I screwed up. I'm sorry.
Listen, Jen, you have to learn to trust me.
I mean, think about it, all right? What if I would have seen you
with your friend Pacey?
Would it have been cool for me to just jump to conclusions?
No. And I wouldn't have.
Why? Because I trust you.
Because I realize that we have something very special here.
You are absolutely, 100% right.
Of course I'm right. I'm always right.
Hmm. Gonna let that one slide,
but only because you have whipped cream on your crotch.
Yeah, yeah. Come here. Come here.
I'm sorry.
I am so sorry.
Forget it, Jack. I don't care what you were doing.
No, listen. We were--
I said I don't care! I don't wanna hear it!
How can I make this better, huh?
Huh?
Come on.
What do you want me to do?
I want you to tell me the truth.
I want to hear you say that your fraternity
is more important to you than I am.
It's true, isn't it?
It's just not that easy, Tobey.
You're here for one weekend.
I'm--I'm here for 4 years.
What am I supposed to do when you leave tomorrow?
Huh? Wait around till I can scrape up some money
to go see you? We're supposed to do that for how long?
Until--I don't know!
Look, I need to develop a social life here, all right? And I have.
And for the first time in my life,
I'm doing it while being honest and-- and open about who I am.
I didn't even have to compartmentalize myself to anyone
to make it easier on them.
What are you talking about?
When I first moved to Capeside,
ok, everyone got to know me as Andie's brother.
And then it was Joey's artist boyfriend.
And then I told everyone I was gay,
and suddenly, for the rest of high school,
that's all I was. Jack, the gay guy.
That is not all that you were to them.
Well, maybe not, but that's how it felt.
So, when Sigma Epsilon asked me to pledge,
I wanted to tell them the truth up front, ok?
Right away, so I didn't have to go through all that again.
Look, the amazing thing was that these guys already knew,
and they didn't care, all right?
They wanted me to join their fraternity
knowing everything there is to know about me.
Tobey, they wanted me.
So now I just get to be Jack.
No labels.
I mean, I thought you of all people would understand
how important this is to me.
God!
I guess maybe they were right.
What--they who?
You talked about our relationship with total strangers?!
No, they're my friends!
You just met them, Jack.
My god, just because they know you're gay doesn't mean they know you.
And they certainly don't know me.
How could you think that they would understand
what our relationship is about?
Whoa, whoa! Relationship problems are universal.
You don't have to be gay to understand
the concept of a jealous boyfriend!
You think I'm jealous of your frat buddies?
If that's not it, then what is it?
I want to be a priority.
You are.
No, not one of your priorities.
It is not enough that I make the top 3.
You come first to me. No matter what I'm doing, or--or how far away I am,
you are my first priority.
I--I wonder what you're up to.
I think about ways that I can make you laugh
with a stupid e-mail or a care package.
I think about you.
God, when I'm with you, when I am not with you,
no matter what is going on in my life,
you are my first priority.
But...clearly, I am not to you.
Not anymore. And that's the truth, isn't it?
Ah, Karen Torres, the light of my life.
The cherry flavored Kool-Aid in my cup.
Morning, freak.
How is it that we always end up
working the same shift together?
You think it's fate? Destiny working in our favor?
Or could it be the fact that you check to see what my shifts are
before asking for yours?
That is a very cynical way of looking at it.
It's true, but cynical.
And she smiles. My day is made.
Danny's not here yet?
Uh, no, he's not. May I--
Emily. Danny's wife.
I'd shake your hand, but I don't want to get you sick.
I guess that means last night wasn't too much fun, huh?
Not unless you call going through 8 boxes of Kleenex fun.
Anyway, Danny left his wallet home again, so here.
Nice meeting you, Pacey.
Danny's been talking about you nonstop.
Apparently, you're his new favorite.
Don't forget your toothbrush.
It's in there.
Joey, thank you.
For what?
For taking me in, getting me out.
All evidence to the contrary,
you really did make me feel better.
I did?
Yeah.
Of course you did.
So, I should get going.
You know, you're welcome here any time, Dawson.
All right. I'll, uh-- I'll call you soon.
I don't think he's coming, Tobey.
I know. I just can't help looking.
What is that?
What is what?
That stupid fantasy you have where the guy who broke your heart
suddenly realizes he's made the biggest mistake of his life,
and he finds you? Wherever you are,
he comes running up to you, and he says, "I can't live without you.
"You are my entire universe,
"and if you don't take me back right now,
I will never love anyone again."
Where's this fantasy come from?
Movies.
Television.
And that little place in your heart
that harbors hope.
He's gonna regret this, you know.
Yeah, maybe.
Maybe not.
The thing is, we tell ourselves that
to make ourselves feel better,
but the truth is, somebody always gets hurt worse...
Every breakup. This time it's me.
Come here.
Gotta go.
Oh, hold onto that Charlie.
He seems like he could be a good egg.
I will.
I really thought he'd come.
Come on.
I left the keys to your boat in your drawer.
Thank you.
No, thank you.
My wife had a fantastic time.
I'm glad.
I did it. I'm officially a brother!
Whoo!
Congratulations. You officially suck.
Whatever.
I gotta go-- I gotta go change.
You broke his heart.
Do you care? Because you don't seem
too bent out of shape about it.
Jen, what do you want from me?
I want you to take a second
and think about what you gave up today.
You--you don't think that I know?
I have no idea.
I mean, I don't even feel like I know you anymore.
We haven't really been friends
since you got involved with this--this frat.
Or maybe since you started seeing Charlie.
That's not fair.
Why should I be fair, Jen?
You haven't been fair to me in months.
Is this about us?
Because I thought it was about you and Tobey.
It's all the same!
Look, we are all growing apart, ok?
So maybe I wanted to spare Tobey a little bit of pain.
What does that mean?
It means I--
I want to--I want to meet new people, ok?
I want to have new experiences,
and I don't want to have to worry about--
about hurting somebody else in the process.
Well, maybe you should have told him that.
I'm telling you that.
Ok.
I have to go. Um...
Charlie has a class and I have to--
Yeah.
Ok...
Ok, Potter, let's go.
I got my portable fan, I got my water bottle,
I got my new glittery lipstick
which, by the way, rocks!
I am ready to jog!
And you're not happy.
No, I am happy. That's the problem.
Uh-huh. Because you're neurotic?
No. Because I shouldn't be happy.
I mean, my best friend in the entire world just left.
I haven't seen him in almost a month,
and as soon as he walked out of the door I felt relieved.
How horrible is that?
It's not horrible. That's honest.
Why do I feel so guilty?
Yeah...
He didn't want the book?
I don't know. Maybe he forgot it,
or maybe it was his way of telling me to butt out,
but, I mean, truthfully, I didn't think the book would even help.
Why'd you get it then?
Well, because--
because I knew that as soon as I saw him
everything that I wanted to say to him would get totally fumbled
and I would forget the words,
and I wanted him to know how I felt.
And I didn't want to write an e-mail because it just--
it's so impersonal, and...
The thought of writing a letter just felt weird.
No. Agreed.
Actual letters have a very grandma...
Hokey...sleep away camp kinda feel to 'em.
Right. So, I got him this book, and I wrote this inscription,
and now he'll never read it.
And all he'll remember from this weekend is what a big freak I was,
and all I'll remember is how I feel right now,
which is just-- is thoroughly exhausted.
What do you say we skip the jog
and go straight for the iced cap frappy thing?
I'll change my clothes.
Ok.
Hey, Audrey...
Thank you.
Hey... Try the glitter lipstick.
It's really fun.
Ok.
"Dear Dawson,
"when something like this happens, you wanna reach out
"and grab the people around you, the ones who matter the most.
"The ones you take for granted all the time.
"And you want to take those people
"and hold onto them as tight as you can,
"tell them how precious they are to you,
"how knowing them makes your life better
"every single day that you're living it.
"Because when something like this happens,
"you realize how awful it would be if they didn't know,
"if they weren't aware of the profound effect they've had on your life.
"So, I want to take this moment
"to tell you that I love you, Dawson, and I'm here for you...
"Now, forever, and every day in between.
Love, Joey."