All language subtitles for Dawsons Creek S04E12 The Te of Pacey 1080p NF WEB-DL DDP5 1 x264-alfaHD (1)_track3_[eng]

♪ happy birthday
To you ♪

♪ happy birthday,
Dear pacey ♪

No. Go away, jo.

You better make
A wish before I set
This couch on fire.

My wish would be
For no further
Acknowledgement

Of today's hollow, symbolic
Meaning as a milestone in
The life of pacey witter.

Ok. Except,
Now that you've
Told me your wish,

It can't possibly
Come true.

Look, I understand
Your naive enthusiasm, ok?

I mean, what's the harm
In celebrating a birthday?
Everybody else does it.

What you don't know is
That every birthday I've had
Since I was 10 years old

Has been
A complete disaster.

I'm talking gut-wrenching,
Soul-searching,
Question-the-universe agony.

Well, at least you're not
Being dramatic about it.

For example,
My 12th birthday party,
My first boy-girl party,

I ate so much pizza
And ice cream, I puked
On justine sherman,

A girl who I had
A massive crush on.

Remember this?
Mm-hmm.

She then proceeded to
Call me pacey pukey for
The rest of the year,

A quaint little nickname
That my family
Picked up on

And now resurfaces
Itself every year
Around this time

To hearty laughs
All the way around.

Of course, it's probably
Not as bad as 16,

The year that
I threw myself a party

And nobody
Decided to show up.
That was good.

Oh, yeah. I also
Failed my driver's test
The same day.

But neither of those
Will ever, ever beat 14,

The day I was
Mauled by a dog.

So, if you don't mind,
This year I think
I'll just skip it.

Hmm. No.

Well, there
May be one way

That we could
Avert disaster--

If you and I were
To spend a quiet
Evening alone, here.

I promise.
Just you and me.

So, you're grinning
With anticipation

For a certain date
With gretchen
Tonight, huh?

I don't know if
It's anticipation
Or nervous terror.

What's to be
Terrified about?

You guys kissed,
And she agreed
To go out--

Oh, no, no.
I get it.
I get it.

What do you get?

Well, no, it's
Just--pacey and joey.

Small matter of
Do they know yet?

No, that's not it.

I'm terrified
Because it's our
First official date.

I haven't seen her since
The kiss, and there's
A massive build-up.

Pacey and joey,
If they ask me,
I'll tell them.

Gretchen will, too.
It's really not
A big deal.

No. It sounds
Like a great plan.

Let me know
How it goes, ok?

So, jo, you got any
Big plans for pacey's
Big you-know-what day?

Pace made me promise
No big eventy stuff,

So probably just a quiet
Night alone, me and him.

I can't believe he still
Thinks there's some kind of
A birthday curse on him.

I know. Pretty ridiculous,
Right? But what are you
Gonna do, though?

What?

Oh, nothing. I'm cool.
I'm just gonna put
Some shoes on.

What are you
Doing tonight?

What do you mean?

I'm throwing a last-minute
Surprise party for pacey
At your parents' house,

And I want you to be there.

Oh, jo. Bad idea.

My parents are
Insane, and pacey
Will kill you.

I know, but see, it was
Your mom's bad idea.

She called me,
And she was so excited
And so sweet,

And what was
I supposed to say?

You could say no.
Yeah, but I said yes.

Well, this
Should be interesting.

Please come. I need
As many friendly faces
As I can get there.

You don't have
Any plans, do you?

Plans? Tonight? Me?
Oh, god. No. No.

I'm pathetic.
I don't have
Much of a life.

Nope. No plans.
Nothing going on
With me.

So, you can come?

Yeah.
Of course I'll come.

You know,
It'll be fun.

Good.

Pacey is gonna
Kill me, isn't he?

Oh, yeah. You're dead.

Mmm. I love this song.

What are you
So happy about?

Well, I'm happy because
You agreed to do these fun
Saturday afternoon crafts.

You know,
When I was a child,

My grandmother
Taught me how to do
The art of decoupage.

Well, I don't think
I'm so good at it.

Oh, that looks fine.

So, what are your big
Plans for this evening?

Well, unfortunately,
I've got, like, 5 more
Hours of community service,

Which means that
My saturday night
Will be spent

Chauffeuring a bunch
Of drunk kids home from
Illicit teenage parties.

It's for this organization
Called "Responsible rides."

Well, that
Sounds like fun.

I don't know.
I mean, all these lame
Hours of community service,

And I don't feel like
I've served the community
Once or learned a thing.

It's just a big,
Fat waste of time.

Mm-hmm.

Ok. What is
With you?

With me?

Yeah. Come on.
You're all flighty
And spacey and--

My god, you are
Thinking about sex,
Aren't you?

Jennifer.

It's nothing to be
Ashamed of, grams.

When two people
Fall in love,

It is perfectly
Natural to daydream
About sex.

I will admit I enjoy
Mr. Brooks' company,

But I most certainly
Am not in love,

And, for the record,
We are not having sex.

Be that as it may,
I have to ask,
Have you had the talk?

What talk?

The safe sex talk.

Grams, it's a
Prerequisite these days,

Plus, you gotta find out
What this guy is into.

I mean,
It could be kinky.
Could be s&m, toys.

Stop. Now, I know what
You're trying to do.

You're trying to
Freak me out because
You hate decoupage

Or because
You hope to be grounded

So you can get out of
Community service tonight.

Did you just say,
"Freak me out"?

Well, it's not
Going to work,

Because when it comes
To safe sexuality,

I've got my bases covered,

And when it comes
To decoupage,

The more you practice,
The better you get,

And when it comes to
Community service tonight,
You're going.

You are very sneaky,
You know that?

You just turned around
That entire conversation

Without ever having
To admit that you were
Daydreaming about sex.

I'm impressed.

I've learned from the best.

Well, that's true.

Hey. Hello there,
Handsome.

Hi. I came by to see

Where you would
Like to be taken on
Our date this evening.

Right. The date.

Yes, the date.
Don't sound too excited.

Oh, no. Of course
I'm excited.

I just, um--there's
Been a slight
Change of plans.

You see,
My parents decided

To throw pacey
A surprise
Birthday party.

Joey was gonna
Tell you about it,

But I told her
I would, because--

Because we're going. Ok.

Uh, not much of
A first date, but--

You know,
I was thinking,
Actually,

Maybe we could
Postpone the whole
First date thing.

Why would we
Want to do that?

Well, look. You know,
Joey and pacey don't
Know about us yet,

You know?
And I'm not sure that
His birthday party

Is the best place
To come out of that
Particular closet.

Yeah, but it's not
Like it's a secret.

Yeah,
But nobody knows.

Jack knows.

Nobody else knows.

What, so that means
We should hide it?

Well, no. I mean,
Not so much hide it,

Just not tell
Anyone yet.

Ok, but in my experience,

Sneaking around is
The best way to get
Caught doing anything.

We wouldn't be
Sneaking around.

We're just
Postponing things.

All right. Is this
About pacey and joey,

Or is this
About your family

And you being ashamed
To be on a date with me?

I'm not ashamed.
Dawson, come on.

You know my family.
I mean, they're insane.

Plus, yeah, this
Has something to do
With joey and pacey.

I mean, I think we need
To be sensitive to them.

Sensitive to them
By lying to them?

Gretchen, I've never
Known you to be

Anything other
Than straightforward.
What's going on?

Look. I'm just not ready
To go public with this.

I mean, you can still
Come to the party
And everything. I just--

Yeah, but if this is
Something you feel
You need to hide,

Then it's something
We shouldn't be doing
In the first place.

I'll see you tonight.

Once you and your partner
Are on the road,

We'll keep in touch
Via walkie-talkie, ok?

Mm-hmm.

Do you have any questions?

No. Think I'm all set.
Ready to round up
Some drunks.

Well, if you'll
Excuse me,

I have some
Paperwork to do.

You're gonna be
Riding with this
Young man here.

Tobey.

Hey. My, my. Look what
The cat dragged in.

What are you
Doing here?

It's the best place
To pick up boys,

The drunker the better.
I hear ya.

So, really,
What are you in for?

Sadly, I am actually
Volunteering here
Of my own free will.

What can I say?
I'm a good samaritan.

Well, good for me.
Maybe you can
Serve to brighten

These last few lame hours
Of indentured servitude.

Ah! I live to give.

Actually, you know what?

There's this
Birthday party that,

If we're
In the neighborhood,
Making our rounds,

We could stop by,
And jack is going
To be there,

And I know
He'd love to see you.

Oh, you think?

We didn't exactly
Hit it off
The first time.

Maybe this time'll
Be different.

Jen, not all
Homosexuals

Have to be friends
With each other,
You know.

I know that.

Plus, I'm still not
Entirely convinced
Jack's gay.

I mean, maybe
He's just pretending

For the social
Cachet, you know?

The chance to be
A rebel outsider.

Wait. Listen. Ok.
I know that you guys
Had your differences,

But jack is a great guy.

He's fun
And funny and built
Like a greek god,

But, more importantly,
He's lonely.

Please. Tell me you're
Not trying to set us up.

I'm just trying to
Set you up as friends.

Good, because
I'm taken, and greg
Is extremely jealous.

Where are you taking me?

And why would you
Be blindfolded if I
Was going to tell you?

I thought that we
Agreed not to celebrate.

But, uh,
I changed my mind.

Well, do I at least
Get to guess?

You can
Have one guess.

Perhaps a remote dock.
You brought some candles
And some champagne

And birthday cake
That you are going to
Feed to me by hand

While serenading me--
Off-key, of course, and--

Whoa, dressed only in
Victoria's secret lingerie,

After which, you will
Lay me down under the stars
And ravish me.

Close, pace.
Very close.

Oh, you're here.
Surprise.

Oh, shoot.
We missed it.

Surprise!

Surprise.
Happy birthday, pace.

Surprise.

Ha ha! Whoa.

Hey, there's my
Birthday-cursed
Little brother.

Ha ha! Oh,
I can't wait to see

What disasters
Befall you on this
Joyous occasion.

Well, let the games
Begin. Whoo!

Mom? I'm hungry.

You just need to wait
A minute. Dinner's not ready
Yet.

Doug, could I get some
Help with the card table,
Please?

Ha ha! Hey,
You need help?

Ok, guys. Let's take this
Out of the hallway, ok?

All right. Ok.

Did you see that?

Yeah. That's funny.

Very festive, no?

Been there since
Christmas '86.

Oh, that's cute.
I didn't know
You guys had a dog.

"Had" being
The operative word.

What happened to it?

We don't speak of that.

Join me in the kitchen?

Sure.

No wonder
Your husband left you, kerry.
You're becoming a cow.

You know,
On my 18th birthday,

I was trudging through
A jungle in da nang,

A machine gun
On my shoulder,

50 pounds of ammo
On my back.

Saw a lot of tragedy
That day,

But I celebrated
That night

With a gorgeous,
30-year-old
Vietnamese beauty,

Several times,
I might add.

Now, that--
that was an 18th birthday.

I thought you had
To be 18 to join
The army, pop.

You calling me
A liar, son?

Now, john, just
Because pacey's not out
There defending his country

Doesn't mean
He's not a man today,

And I know if there
Were a war on--assuming
They'd take him--

He'd enlist tomorrow.
Wouldn't you, honey?

Sure thing, ma.

Pacey, why doesn't
Joanna set the table?

Her name's joey, ma.

That's what I said.
Course you did.

Get your stick on the ice.
You pass like a--

Now you kids better not
Get too dirty before dinner,

Or grandpa and I'll give you
Another spanking.

Just kill me now.

Now, who the hell
Are you?

Me?

I'm jack, sir.
We met a while back
On a fishing trip.

Don't remember.

What kind of goaltending
Is that? My mother could've
Stopped that shot!

More napkins in here
If you need 'em josie.
Help yourself.

Would you mind if I ask
You just what the hell
You were thinkin'?

What do you mean?

You promised me,
You and me alone, tonight.

You looked me
In the eye and promised.

Ok. Your family,
Out of the kindness
Of their hearts,

Wanted to throw
A party for you for
Your 18th birthday.

What was I
Supposed to say?

My family could give a crap
About me or my birthday.

This is just an excuse for
My father to get a little
Bit drunker than usual,

Have some birthday
Cake, tell me
I'm a disappointment,

And then pass out in
His chair while watching
when animals attack.

Ok. So they're not
Perfect, granted, but
They're your family, pace.

Don't you get
What that means?

The least you can do
Is make a little bit
Of an effort.

It doesn't matter what
Kind of effort I make.
I'm still gonna fail.

Fail? Fail at what?

Pace, what
Are you talking about?

Nothin'.

Look at me.

I promise you that
We will get through
This night together,

Unscathed,
And everything's
Gonna be ok, I swear.

Ok?

How I wish that were true.

Hey, did anyone
Ever tell you

You are the master at
Giving the cold shoulder?

Uh, I'm not giving
The cold shoulder.
I'm just mingling.

Yeah, with
Everybody but me.

Am I the only one
Who remembers our
Earlier conversation?

I'm just
Trying to forget it.

See, I'm hoping that we
Can come to some mutually
Agreeable solution

For our little problem.

Plus, I want to
Kick your ass at monopoly.

Come on.

You guys
Ready to play?

Yeah. Yeah.
Come on.

Well?

Ok. I'll do it
For the children.

So, what gives?
I'm still
Waiting to hear

About this mystery
Boyfriend of yours.

Greg?

Mm.

Well, not much
To tell, really.

I mean, god knows
Why, but he is head
Over heels for me,

And he's perfect.

Jack's polar opposite,
Actually. Gorgeous.

Wait a minute. You
Don't think that
Jack is gorgeous?

Well, in a fratty
Sort of way, I guess,

But greg,
He's james dean, you know?

I mean, brooding,
Tortured, deep.

Jack is brooding,
Tortured, and deep.

I'll take
Your word for it,

But greg, he's perfect.

I mean, he's blonde
And beautiful,

And he's been out since,
Like, the age of 12.

Yeah, and his mother is
A famous lesbian who teaches
Feminist poetry at harvard,

And he's totally smart
And completely comfortable
In who he is.

He's just--
He's a man, you know?

Hey, when are we gonna
Eat?

I could eat the south side
Of a horse goin' north!

You know it's
Not that bad.

I mean, we've been here
For 45 minutes without
A major crisis

And only 2 hours to go.
At the most, 3.

So, legally, you're...
You're not allowed
To still be mad at me

For throwing this thing.

I'm not mad at you.

You're not?

So what's wrong? Why...
Why are you so upset?

Um...Well...
I'm upset...
Because, uh...

Because I didn't...

I just, uh...

You didn't what?

Can we not talk
About this right here?

Do you mind if we
Just take a little walk?

Sneaking off to smoke
Some marijuana?

What?

Come sit on the couch.
I want to talk to joey.

Come on.

I just want to thank you
For putting thoughts

Of college
In my son's head.

Oh. Mr. Witter,
While I'm happy
That pacey

Wants to go
To college,
I don't think

I can take all
The credit for that.

Well, I got
To blame someone,

'cause pacey's
"Big dreams" means

I'm gonna have
To finance another

Drop out's half-assed
Education.

Gretchen didn't drop
Out of school, pop.

Oh, really?

'cause I didn't realize
Working as a bar maid

In a fish restaurant
Qualified as a university
Education.

Then again, I'm just
An uncouth, uneducated
Police officer,

Putting his life
On the line

Every day for
The people of this town.
What do I know?

Mr. Witter, I really
Don't think pacey
Will be dropping out.

I think he's going
To do great in college.

Just you wait.

I appreciate
The youthful optimism.

If he doesn't drop out
He'll flunk out.

It's a waste of his time
And my money.

Oh, honey. Just because
Pacey flunked a class
Or 2 in high school,

Doesn't mean he's going
To do the same thing
In college.

Right, sweetie?

But I have faith in you,

And I know that one day
My faith will pay off.

So, no matter
How many times you
Let us down, sweetie,

My faith will be there
To pick you right back up.

Your faith
And my bank account.

Oh, john!

I'm just saying pacey
Should set his sights

On something
He can accomplish,

Like refrigeration
And heating repair.

We always knew gretchen
Was college material.

Oh, yeah.
But pacey...

You remember
When he was a kid
And he wanted to be

A veterinarian,
And you always said,

I always said,
"Dog groomer, honey.

What about dog groomer?"

Exactly. Someone has
To be the dog groomer.

So what exactly
Is the surprise

You guys are waiting
In the dark to see?

Yeah, we want
To play monopoly.

Oh, patience,
Little ones.

I have something
Better than monopoly.

Watch this.

Whoa!

It's cool, huh?

It's beautiful.
Yeah.

My grandmother,

Your great-grandmother,

Gave me this gift when
I was a little girl.

And we would sit down here
For hours, staring up
At the stars.

And she would tell us
This story.

It was about a princess
Named isabella.

You see, isabella
Was a star dancer.

And she was meant for a life
Dancing amongst the stars.

And she was blessed
Because she could fly
From star to star.

But she was cursed, too.
Because for every star
She'd visit,

There'd be another one
She left behind.

And that was her plight.

Forced to live eternity
Dancing amongst the stars,

Free as a bird...But alone.

It's tragic, huh?

Not really.

Think of all the stars
She got to visit

And how much better
She made the lives

Of the people
She met there.

But dawson, she leaves.

If isabella
Visits, I don't want
Her to leave.

Oh, you don't, huh?

Me, either.

Kids, come
Wash up for dinner!

Do we have to?

We were
Just getting to the good part
Of the story.

Aw, what's wrong
With you, ref?

Doug, didn't I ask you to
Set up the card table, honey?

Don't believe them, pace.

You are gonna
Go to college and do
Amazing, you know that?

There's nothing that
They can say about it.

Gonna shock them all.

I know you are.

Well,
What if I don't?

What if they are
100% correct,

And I am simply
Too stupid

To do anythingworthwhile with my life?

What are you
Talking about?

Pace, what's going on?
This can't just be
About your birthday.

No, it's not just
About my birthday.

Let's take this to
The basement, huh?

Wrong room.

Dinner's on. Come on.

Come on, let's eat.
Yeah, I'm starved.

Ok, everybody...

In honor of pacey's
Birthday,

I have made
Chipped beef on toast.

Nope!
That's dougy's
Favorite.

Mine's spaghetti
And meatballs.

Nah-ah-ha. When you
Were a little kid

You always
Begged me to make you
Chipped beef on toast.

That's right.
I forgot.

I always pretended
To hate chipped beef
On toast,

In a vain attempt
To mask my true
Feelings of love.

I love chipped
Beef on toast.

We've established
That, doug. Thanks
For the input.

Oh, nuts.
You know what
I forgot?

Spaghetti and meatballs.

Ketchup.

Joanna, will you
Go grab the ketchup?

It's in the, uh, fridge.

Sure.

Dig in, everybody.
Here, honey.

Mmm!

Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm!

Joey, hey, uh...

Look, I'm...I'm really
Sorry that you had to find
Out about it like that.

I don't want you
To be upset.

So, what...
Are you guys like,
Dating now?

Well, uh, we...

This was going to be
Our first date,
But plans changed.

But you are a couple?

Uh, we haven't really

Defined our
Relationship yet.

But it is
A relationship?

I don't know.
Listen, um...

Oh! Found it.

Excuse me.

What the hell
Do we do now?

Um...I don't know.

But I think we can
Probably move beyond

-the "Should we/
-shouldn't we
Tell them" question.

By the way, she thinks
We're a couple now.

Well, did you tell her
We were a couple?

Um...No, I told her
We had a date.

So, you told her
We were dating.

I told her we hadn't

Defined the relationship yet.

And what did she say?

She said, "But it is
A relationship."

Is it a relationship?

I know what I think.
I want to know
What you think.

I--I don't know
What I think.

Well, I think that this
Was never about

Pacey or joey or your
Family or coming out
Of any closets.

I think this
Is about you,

And I think you need
To figure out what you want.

Ok, let's talk
About it.

No, let's not.

Today is not
The day, gretchen.

I mean, any other day
That I was to find you

Making out on
The basement floor
With dawson,

Of all people,
I would probably
Freak out.

And then we would
Have words.
But not today.

Today, I don't want
To talk about it,

I don't want
To think about it,

In fact, I'd like
To pretend it never
Even happened,

'cause frankly,
I got bigger problems
On my mind.

Which are?

A conversation
That I am supposed
To have with joey

That will impact
The entire rest
Of our relationship.

Not to mention,
Explain why I've been

In such a state
Of utter despair today.

Pacey, what are
You talking about?

You know what my
Advice to you would be?

To just stick
To your own dramas,

Because they are
Much more entertaining.

Pacey...

And then...Then
I realized that
She doesn't love me.

She loves him, huh?

That's why she was
Having sex with him
In...In the bathroom!

There's gonna be
Beer bongs, keg stands,
Body shots.

You got to come.

You know, I think
That maybe we should
Get your friend home.

No, she's fine.

I think I'm
Gonna hurl.

Oh, no!

Open the next one!
Hurry!

Ooh, look at
The paper on that one.

Whoo...

It's an ashtray.

Yeah.

Thank you, I've
Been meaning to
Take up smoking.

Uh, that one's
From me.

Wow, look at the
Wrapping paper!

Fireworks.

Ooh! Ahh!

It's just what
I've always wanted.
Thanks, pop.

You know, I, uh,
Recently read an article

In, uh, ladies home journal,

That said a fun way
To bond with your kids,

Uh, on their birthday,

Was to recall a favorite
Memory from their childhood.

Oh, joy.

I guess I'll go first.

And, uh, my memory
Would have to be

When pacey was a baby.

It was such a relief to finally
Have a late bloomer.

Never bothered anybody.

Used to fall asleep
In cardboard boxes.

That's right.

And then there was
The time we almost
Left pace at 31 flavors.

I remember that, yeah.

We were practically
Driving away when this
Lady flagged us down

With pacey just
Wailing in her arms.

I swear, we would
Have driven home

Before we realized
He was even gone.

I'll tell you, he was
So upset that he
Peed his pants.

That's right.
Your uncle,
He peed his pants!

Thanks for
That one, doug.

You like
That, huh?

Uncle peed
His pants.

You know my favorite
Pacey memory?

When I was
In fifth grade,

There was this bully
Named max brody.

And he was the meanest
Kid you'd ever
Want to meet.

And one day,
He pushed me
Off the swing set.

Hard.

I, um, I split
My lip open.

And pacey, who was
In second grade
At the time,

Was sitting over
In the sand box.

And when he saw
Max push me,

I've never seen
Anybody run so fast.

And he just started
Punching and kicking
Him, screaming,

"Stay away
From my sister!"

But that's pacey.
The bravest
Guy I know.

Brave and foolish.

As I recall, pacey
Came home crying

Because that bully
Beat the pulp
Out of him.

I remember that.

What about the time
That pacey

Got up at 5:30
In the morning
And decided

To make pancakes
For the whole
Entire family?

Come on!

But he set
The kitchen on fire

And scraps died
Of smoke inhalation.

All right. I have
A pacey story--

Oh, enough!

Enough.

Look as much
As I love being
Publicly eviscerated

On my own birthday,
I think we
Can all guess

What the theme
Of this happy anecdote

Pacey messes up
Yet again. Am I right?

Pacey kills the dog.

Or pees his pants,
Or pukes,

Or gets the pulp
Beaten out of him.

But you know what else
The theme might be?

The theme of every
Birthday I've ever had.

Well, the theme
Of my entire life,
For that matter.

No one gives
Pacey a break.

Everybody expects
The absolute worst
Out of pacey.

Pacey gets the short
End of the stick.

Pacey gets fireworks
And an ashtray,

And chipped beef
On toast for
His birthday,

And endlessly harassed
Because how dare he
Want to go to college

So he can possibly
Get out of this place?

But you know what, dad?

You and your wallet
Can breathe easy,

Because I don't think
I could go to college

Even if I wanted to,
Because I found out
Today

That the only school
I thought would take me,

My fallback school,
Rejected me.

So I'm not going
To college. So I guess,
At the end of the day,

You guys are right.

I'm going to end up
Exactly where you
Thought I would.

A complete
And utter failure.

♪ happy birthday
To you... ♪

Pace!

What are you doing?

I'm going with you.

Dawson, I think
I can handle this
On my own.

Uh, you don't
Have a car.
Pacey took yours.

Come on.
Let me take you.

Fine.

Jen...Cake.
You look hungry.

Thank you.

You've had
Some, right?

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Toby.

What are you, uh...
What are you doing here?

Why, I'm, uh...

I'm here to make
You uncomfortable,
Of course.

I'm not..I'm not
Uncomfortable. It's...

You know...

So...How, how's
The club going?

You mean, uh...
The gay club.

Where all the gay kids
Hang out and be
Gay together?

It's, um, it's
Doing smashing.

And, uh, what about
That club of yours?

Um, what's it called?
Self-hatred and denial.

How's that going, jack?

Yeah. Excuse me.

Um...

For the record, dawson,
I can honestly say

That I don't care
Right now

If you and gretchen
Are a couple,

Or if you're dating,
Or if you're
In a relationship,

Or if you're just
Periodically groping
Each other.

I mean, you guys can
Run off to vegas
And elope for all I care,

I have much bigger
Things on my mind
Right now.

Well, good, because
I have no idea if we're

Dating or a couple
Or in a relationship,

Because she won't
Tell me.

And every time I get
Close to finding out,
She freaks.

Well, that's the witters
For you, dawson.

In relationships
They tend to keep
Their emotions close

And their weaknesses
Even closer,

And it's not because
They don't care,
It's just...

It's because they
Care so much.

And...Well,
The good news is,

Is that eventually
They always tell the truth.

However, it's often
After you've...

After you've selfishly
Ignored all the signs
That they've been suffering.

Joey, it's not your
Fault pacey didn't
Get into college.

I know, but it's my fault
That he thinks that
He disappointed me,

Because I said that
He'd definitely get in.

There's the potters
For you.

They tend to believe
In people

More than they
Believe in themselves.

It's a real
Character flaw.

Yeah, we should
Probably just go back.

I don't think
We're ever going
To find him out here.

Hey.

Hey.

Thought you might
Be needing this.

Thank you.

Here.

How the hell did you
Know where I was?

I didn't.

The station got a call
From a house boat

About a creepy guy
Lurking on the dock.

Oh.

So what are you doing
Lurking on the dock?

Just want to be
Close to the water.

You know, I never
Told this to anyone...

And I will personally
Hunt you down if you
Breathe it to a soul.

But I got rejected
The first time I applied
To the police academy.

You did?

Yep.

Let me tell you, pacey,
It was devastating.

I know I'm not
College material, pop.

But I just really,
Really wanted it.

Now, look, son. I--I know
That I've been hard on you
About school, and, uh...

It's not because
I don't think

You're good enough
To go or to get in.

Pacey, I just don't
Know if it's the right
Thing for you.

I don't know if it's
Ever been right for you.

But ask me if I think
That you're meant
To do great things...

And by the way,
I never did get to tell

My "Remembering pacey" story.

It was about your
Tenth birthday, and...

I got you fireworks.

And you said it was
The best present
You ever got.

And we set them off
Out back, down by
The water, and you...

You were really
Happy, pacey.

And so I was, too.

What would
You think if I made this

"Responsible ride" activity
A regular thing?

I guess nothing is truly
As it seems, huh?

Kind of like, um,
You were really
Mean to jack

Because your whole
Beau "Greg" is just
A fabrication.

What?

Toby, it's fine, ok?

I mean, I know
That you like jack.

Why else would you
Have gone so far
Out of your way

To be mean
To him tonight?

And why would you
Have invented this
Fictional character?

I--I mean, come on.

A james dean clone?

Oh, with a, with an
Award-winning poet
Lesbian for a mom?

I mean, it's too
Good to be true.

Yeah, but it was good.

When you dream,
You dream big, huh?

Listen, my advice
Would be, um...

If you are interested
In jack and...The...

Well, the best way
To get in his life
Is to be his friend,

And that requires
Being nice.

Now, I--I know this may
Be a new concept to you,

But I think that you
Might find it effective.

You are...You are
Such a bitch.

Right back at you.

Hmm.

Well, that's odd.
Where'd everybody go?

My guess
Would be the red lobster.

To wash away all memory
Of mom's chipped beef
On toast.

Surprise!

♪ happy birthday
To you ♪

♪ happy birthday
Dear pacey ♪

♪ happy birthday
To you ♪

You know,
I've been thinking.

You're right.

Tonight...It wasn't
About my family,

Or pacey and joey.

It was about me.

See, I know how I feel
About you, dawson.

But I'm scared,
Because...Because,
What if I leave soon?

And as much as I want
To have this...Thing...

Whatever it is with you...

I'm afraid I'll hurt you
When I go.

But gretchen,
I'm leaving, too.

At the end
Of the year.

That's not
The point.

The point
Is right now.

And right now,
You're here.

And so am I.

So let's make
The most of this,

And not be afraid.

Sometimes I don't know
If you're wise
Or just naive.

But I think it's wise.

The real question is,
How did you get
To be so fearless?

I want isabella's story
To have a happy ending.

Me, too.

Hey, pace.

Hey.

Sorry I threw you
Such a bad party.

Naw, that's not
Your fault.

It's the curse.

I know how you
Must be feeling.

You don't have
To feel that way.

Because one...
One rejection
Isn't anything.

It's definitely not
The end of the world.

It's not really
About the rejection.

That just
Makes it real.

You and I are just
On opposite paths, jo.

On different roads.

And we are heading
Farther and farther
Away from each other.

I don't think so.

I think both roads
Lead back to the same
Place. Right here.

You and me, pace.

That's the one thing
That won't change.
Not if we don't let it.

I got to be honest.
This is getting
Harder and harder.

Well, then,
We'll try harder.

Mmm...

Hey, pace?

Yeah?

Happy 18th birthday.

Hey, look!

Ok, everybody
Up the hill!
Let's watch the big one!

Get ready for the fireworks.
The big one's coming.

There they go!
Look up there, gram!

Happy birthday, pace.

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