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My flight's still on time.

Shoot! What?

Today is the last Day I can drop That writing class.

I thought you Liked that class. I do.

I mean, I like it as Much as I can like

Anything I'm getting A "C" in. Crud.

Do what you have to do. I can entertain myself For an hour.

You sure?

Yeah. Absolutely, I'm sure.

Who are you calling now?

Myself. You have One new message.

It's from you from friday.

Did you call me on friday?

You didn't get My message? No.

You sound a little drunk.

Dawson, that's Because I am drunk.

Now, give me the phone. Why?

Drunk people should Have the right

To neutralize Their own messages. Come on.

No way.

Ok, some guy hit on you. A nice guy.

Yeah, so nice he proceeded To sleep with audrey.

Come on. Dawson, come on. Give me the phone!

Stop! Let me listen.

Apparently, I've got great timing.

Dawson...

I was drunk.

I don't even Remember half Of what I said.

Well, the gist of it Was good-bye.

Which is something I really wish I knew Before I got a plane

And flew 3,000 miles To come see you.

Were you ever planning On telling me about this?

Why would I bring it Up if you didn't?

It wasn't exactly One of my finest Moments. No.

I was mad.

About what?

I don't know.

Mad that you weren't Coming to visit me,

Mad that...

We haven't resolved Anything.

I thought everything Was resolved.

I mean, until I got That message,

I thought that we said Everything we needed To say to each other

3 months ago in my room.

Great. Then I guess we Don't have anything Left to say.

Joey...

Hey, kids.

Uh-oh. What's the problem?

Uh...

It's just that it's Dawson's last day, And I...

I wanted to show him Around campus,

But, I'm not gonna Have time now

'cause I have to Go drop a writing class.

Well, That's a heart-stopper.

You know...

They do have those Campus tours.

They're a little On the lame side,

But not completely Intolerable.

Sounds like a plan.

Yeah. Perfect.

Great. Problem solved.

Bye.

She's a handful, That girl, isn't she?

He is not Gonna call.

He's calling.

He doesn't have My phone number.

He will get Your phone number.

How?

Somehow. Why do you think

We've had all these advances In information technology?

They're all about Helping people track down

Other people that they're Sexually attracted to.

Jen, just trust me, All right?

The guy will find you, And when he does,

Just hurl yourself at him Immediately, 'cause you Obviously want to.

Whether I want To or not,

Nice girls Do not hurl Themselves

At boys, jack.

Society at large Deems that slutty

And self-destructive.

That's right. I forgot, you're a slut.

Only you haven't Actually had sex With anybody

The entire time That I've known you.

And if you look At the cold hard facts,

I've kissed more guys Than you have this Past year.

Well, that's not true.

I've kissed one. How many have you kissed?

One.

How many straight guys?

Ok, none.

This is the saddest Competition ever.

All I'm saying is that We're in college now.

No one is watching, And no one is keeping track.

What?

I think we're lost.

What are you doing?

Isn't it fairly obvious?

Would you mind Being subtle? I would really

Rather not look Like freshmen Dorks who don't

Know where They're going.

Just give me something We're near, all right?

Uh, well, the radio Station if...

Oh, my god.

Jack, jack! Put the map down! Down with the map.

He's gonna think That I've been Trying to find him.

Well, you are trying To find him.

You spent the entire Weekend circling Every charles

In the campus directory.

But he doesn't need To know that.

Hi--he's waving.

Yes, yes, he's waving.

See, I told you He likes you.

Well, how much more Of a sign do you need?

It's upside down.

You're going in anyway.

Can't you Drop a different class?

Something useless, like Basket weaving, or, uh,

Women's studies?

I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.

I gotta say I did not see This one coming.

I can usually tell With the ones who drop.

They have this furtive, Guilty look about them.

Not that this happens To me a lot, mind you.

People don't usually Drop my class.

People have been known To kill other people

Simply to audit my class.

I know.

You should consider Yourself lucky To be in it.

I don't usually Take freshmen.

Freshmen have A tendency to freak out

When they see How much work Is involved.

That's not what's Happening to you, Miss potter, is it?

You're not freaking Out, are you?

No. Not exactly.

You didn't finish Rewriting that Story, did you,

About the boy And the kiss?

I tried. Believe me, I tried.

Things are really Complicated at the moment.

Oh, I see. More Complicated than They were on friday?

Yes.

And complicated is bad? Yes.

So, something's Changed since Friday?

Yes.

You've changed Since friday?

Yes. No.

Nothing's changed.

And yet everything Is suddenly more Complicated,

And you need To drop my class.

Look, I took too many Classes, ok?

I...I didn't know What I wanted to study,

And your class Sounded like fun.

Oh, it is fun.

9.4 in last year's Course guide.

I fully admit It was a stupid thing To do, ok?

I mean, you warned me About the work involved,

A lot of people did And...

I guess I thought I could handle it.

And what makes you think You can't?

Well, 'cause I'm Obviously freaking out.

Good point.

You know, no matter How many times this happens,

And I lied, It happens a lot...

It still feels like Getting dumped by Your first girlfriend.

Have a nice life, Miss potter.

So, dawson, You're not too happy To be stuck with me

Right now, are you? No, not at all.

You know, It's probably best

That joey and I Are apart right now.

If we spent The whole afternoon Together,

We'd just end up Saying something We'd regret.

Like?

Like why I'm letting This girl ruin My life.

Ha-ha.

I'm sorry. I should Not be discussing This with you.

No, hey, you don't Have to apologize to me.

I live with the girl.

Do you ever find Yourself wondering How somebody

So smart Can be so...

Stupid?

Every day.

Ok. This is it!

What's it?

This is it. This is where The campus tour starts.

There's nobody here.

Yeah, I know. It happens a lot.

To tell you the truth, The campus tour isn't All that interesting.

Still, the show must go on,

Even if it's only For one person.

So, uh, let's go.

Where?

The campus tour.

But there's nobody Here.

But, see, there is, Because you're here

And I'm here.

You're the tour guide.

Bingo!

You can thank me later For rocking your world.

Well, it's charlie todd here Playing you all sorts of Old-sad-bastard music

As we do every monday morning Here on wbcw--

Anything weepy, Anything mopey,

Anything's that's even Remotely a bummer.

Like, we just had a request For the smiths classic

girlfriend in a coma.

So, we're just about To try to get that One on right now--

Yeah, I'm sorry, uh,

We're not going To play that.

That's on.

Oh, I know. I turned it on.

My new producer, Ladies and gentlemen,

Jen...

Jen "Now would be the part Where it becomes painfully Obvious

I don't know her last name."

Lindley. Jen lindley.

Appalling, Isn't it, folks?

So like the talent To forget the names

Of the little people Behind the scenes.

Right. Sorry about that.

So, you were about To tell us about A problem with

girlfriend in a coma.

Yeah, we're not gonna Play it.

Um, see the problem With college radio Stations--

Too many requests For misunderstood Ambisexual geniuses.

You're tough.

People want to be led.

So, charlie, mr. Dj guy,

What is it with you And this radio thing?

You like Talking to people Who can't talk back?

No.

I guess I just like music.

Well, why all this Mope rock?

Why not rap or punk...

Or the ramones?

Well, jen, I guess I've learned In my vast experience

That people tend to feel Pretty low energy Monday mornings.

Hm, and why is that exactly?

Well, because they've generally Gone out on the weekend

And done something They regret.

Or not done something They regret.

It is possible, You'll agree with me here,

To feel more regretful Of the things That you haven't done

Than the things You have--like, say,

Failing to get Somebody's phone number

The first time You meet them?

Well, jen, you're right.

That would be a tragedy.

Unless the girl--

Excuse me--woman Involved had blown You off pretty majorly

And apparently Had a boyfriend.

Tall, good-looking, Dark hair...

Oh, I see. So, what You're running here

Is a radio program For mopey straight guys

Who are Easily threatened By obviously gay men

In abercrombie sweaters.

Frankly, I don't see How the university Can condone

This kind of blatant Niche marketing.

I'm afraid that things Are going to have to Change around here.

And quick!

All right, well, we're gonna Play that smiths classic

And then a little sedated.

We'll be back.

And I am definitely Keeping this one.

Pacey. No!

What? I not allowed To keep a souvenir Of my travels?

Not this one!

You know, I love the french.

They come down To the caribbean,

They colonize the islands,

They destroy all Of the indigenous cultures,

And what do they Replace them with?

Topless beaches.

The british never ever Would have thought of that.

And I am keeping this one.

Fine. You win.

Just don't leave it Anywhere where my Uncle would see it.

Don't worry about that.

You see, this is No longer his boat. It is now mine.

Oh, right. I forgot.

Yes.

I gotta go.

You gonna meet me Later at the, uh--

Yes, I will. But only under protest.

Oh, sue me For wanting to have Another meal

With you Besides breakfast.

And wear The new shirt I bought you, ok?

Yes, ma'am. Ok.

So, that must be the, uh, Famous melanie.

Yes, indeed, Melanie shea thompson.

Tell me this, dougie.

Why is it That rich people Always have 3 names?

Oh, I don't know.

I guess the more People you're Named after

The more wills You can potentially Appear in.

What the hell are you Planning on doing With your life, pace?

Dougie, come on.

Does this conversation Ever get more interesting For you,

Because it really doesn't Ever get more interesting For me.

Well, it's been, what,

3 or 4 weeks since You got back from The caribbean?

It has been 3 1/2 weeks.

Why? Is the tan Starting to fade?

You planning on Staying in boston?

Just until the next Gigantic yacht needs A deckhand.

So, what, This whole waiting On the rich thing,

This is going to be A permanent part Of your life,

Is that it?

No, dougie. Nothing's permanent.

Good.

Then, here. I've got Something for you.

What's this?

A guy I know in boston.

He's a chef.

Doug...

I told you, I'm not getting A job

At some stupid Restaurant

Or folding shirts Or selling shoes.

I'm onto something A little bit bigger And better here,

And it is only A matter of time

Before I get back Out there.

Oh, yes, the sea. I forgot...

Here I am without My old spice.

Look, just go see This guy, pacey, ok?

Do it today.

I told him that you Were gonna come by And see him.

So, please, Just for once,

Will you do me This favor, please?

Ok, ok. Look, if I go See this guy,

Will you get off My case?

Nothing would Make me happier, Little brother.

Is this the line To drop classes?

Yeah, this is it.

So, dawson?

Yes.

Answer the question That's on everyone's mind.

Is usc all it's Cracked up to be?

That's the question On everybody's mind?

Which circles Are you Traveling in?

Oh, the jen-jack-joey ones.

Ah.

At least peripherally.

You know you can Tell me the truth.

I mean, I'm from l.A. And I hate it,

So I can't imagine What strangers must think.

It's...

It's not entirely awful.

Well, that's High praise.

You know something...

I bet that you know someone From my high school.

Who?

Kirsten smith.

Oh, my god. You know that girl?

Yes. Is she still working On her short film

About accosting Minor celebrities In public washrooms?

Oh, that's not A short film Anymore.

She's trying to Expand it into A feature.

Uh!

And she changed her Name to kiwi.

No last name. Just kiwi.

Oh, god.

I mean, I knew film school Would be full of posers.

I just didn't know It would be this bad.

But, I mean,

You like it...

Like, in general.

Yeah. Why wouldn't I?

I don't know.

Call me crazy, but, Generally people Who love college

Don't fly All the way across The country to see

Their high school Friends in october.

Everybody gets homesick.

Well, yeah,

Except, this isn't Your home.

All of my friends Are here.

You mean, joey.

And jack and jen.

I don't know. Sometimes I think It's a curse

Having these great friends From high school, you know?

I mean, if all you had Back home was 4 years Of unabated misery,

You'd have nobody to miss.

Everybody you meet Would be a pleasant Surprise

As opposed to a...

Totally heinous let-down Compared to the people

You already know?

I'm worried about you, Dawson.

Thank you.

I'm glad somebody is.

To repeat, The specials today Are...

Steamed cockles, Rabbit ravioli in A butter-sage sauce--

Delish. I love bunny. Can we go now?

Scatter.

And push the fish.

On monday? Do you want us To kill people?

She's kidding. The fish is fine.

Do you eat rabbit?

I'll eat anything That's free.

Here.

Thanks.

That's not bad. All right.

Don't kid yourself-- It's spectacular.

I've never exactly Eaten thumper before,

So I really Don't have anything To judge it against.

That's a good point. You the new Dishwasher?

No.

I am looking For this guy.

Danny brecher.

Brecher. Yeah, that's me.

You're the chef?

I prefer cook, But whatever.

This is my kitchen. You've found me,

So, go for it, kid,

Before we get Slammed in here.

Well, I'm just here As kind of a favor To my big brother.

You're dougie's brother?

Yeah. Pacey. Witter.

Then you are New dishwasher.

Uh, no. I'm a deckhand.

I spent the entire summer Sailing around the caribbean On a 48-foot yacht.

But you've never worked In a kitchen before?

No.

Then you're A dishwasher.

No, you're not hearing me.

I'm just here as a favor To my big brother.

In fact, if you Could give him a call And just let him know

That I dropped by, I would really Appreciate it.

Maybe tell him that you gave The job to somebody else.

Yeah, yeah, He told me That you'd try that.

He also said that You just graduated High school,

No interest In going to college.

Right. Because college Is the answer to Everybody's problems.

I appreciate the fact That you're offering me A job here, but,

I told you, I already have a job.

Hey, whatever You say, popeye.

I'm sure that out There in the middle Of the ocean

You're completely The bomb.

Yeah, I am, actually.

Ok, but right In here right now In the kitchen,

What I need Is a dishwasher.

So, if you don't Want to be that guy,

I suggest you leave,because I look at you,

And you don't Look like someone Who needs this job.

You're right. I don't.

Well, then, I think I don't need to be

Looking at you Anymore.

Why do you have a vindication of The rights of woman,

sexual politics By kate millett,

And the autobiography Of alice b. Toklas By gertrude stein?

It's kind of overkill, Don't you think?

I would have bought it If you had just one.

I happen to be taking A feminist lit class, Thank you very much.

Oh, so you can Meet women.

You know, not everything Is a conspiracy. Some things just are.

Like me being Up here in your room?

No, that is A conspiracy On your part.

You invited yourself Here.

Only to settle a bet That we had going At the radio station.

I'm telling you I'm right about this.

Whatever. I'll believe it When I hear it...

If you ever own This record.

If.

Yes, if. I just... Have a hard time believing

That the same person Who owns license to ill

Also has volume 2 of the essential dolly parton Collection.

Gimme that.

And why is it So important to you

That I listen To this song?

Because...

Once you hear Dolly parton's Original 1974 recording

Of I will always Love you--

A song later made Re-popular and sucky By whitney houston

On the bodyguard Soundtrack--

You will truly Understand

For perhaps The first time In your entire life

What it means Not to suck.

And at that point, Your entire universe Will turn upside down.

And everything That used to seem Wrong to you

Will suddenly Seem right.

Is that a good thing?

Of course It's a good thing!

What is music for

If not to...Subvert All your expectations

And blow your mind Every once in a while?

Well, I thought That's what people Were for.

What?

Nothing. I--I--

I just can't believe That you like

Country music.

Well, I like All kinds of music,

Unlike you, Who's obviously Very cynical.

And close-minded...

And is probably One of those

Upper middle class Kill your television Free tibet girls

Who drives around town In her father's Old volvo.

I--

Came here From a small town.

I like to knit, And I live with My grandmother.

Works for me.

Hi, it's me.

Hey. We were just Talking about you.

We?

Yeah. Audrey and me.

I thought you were Taking the tour.

I am, in a way.

Well, look, um, This whole class Dropping thing

Is taking A little longer Than I anticipated.

The line is out of control.

She says the line Is out of control.

Yeah, that's a bummer. Here, let me talk To her.

Joey, hi. This is audrey.

We're gonna Hang up now, ok?

Audrey?

Audrey-- Hi!

Hi.

So what'd I miss?

Well, I went To go take the tour.

Turns out audrey Is a tour guide.

Audrey's a tour guide?

Yeah. The pay sucks,

But it allows me To combine 2 of my passions--

Performing in front of Small but appreciative Audiences,

And getting strangers To fall in love with me.

Audrey, do you think That you could--

Hold your place? Sure.

Hi.

You spent the entire Morning with her?

Yeah.

I like her. She's a trip. She's easy to talk to.

Dawson, she's just Flirting with you.

She flirts With everybody-- Animal, vegetable, mineral.

I know. I think it's great.

I'm--I'm sorry That this taking So long.

Maybe you should Go hang out with Jen and jack.

Maybe we should finish The conversation we Started this morning.

We had a great weekend. Why spoil it with--

With what?

With a lot of talk That ultimately Means nothing.

So the future Of our relationship Means nothing to you.

The future. Dawson, You're getting on a plane In a couple of hours.

All I said in my message Was exactly what you Told me back in june.

You know, we have to move on. We have to go our Separate ways.

Are you a hundred Percent prepared To do that?

You know, I should just go.

Yeah. You should.

Bye.

Next!

I need to drop This class.

Sorry, sweetie.

Last I heard, Oscar wilde

Didn't teach here At worthington.

He died in 1900.

Ha. No. It's not Wilde. It's wilder. As in david wilder.

I'm sure that's what It's supposed to say,

But if you actually Want to drop this class,

You have to take this back And get it signed

By someone who's Actually alive. Next!

You've got to be Kidding me.

I just want it noted For the record

That this was not My idea of fun.

Fine. You can Torture me with Grilled cheese tomorrow.

What do you Suddenly have against Nice restaurants?

Nothing per se, But I hate places Like this.

And what else Would you rather Be doing?

I don't have time.

I have torts This afternoon.

Oh...

I do have a life Besides frolicking With you.

Yeah, I know. But you don't enjoy it.

How do you know?

Because nobody enjoys Law school.

That's something That you do to make Your parents happy.

That is so not true.

Really? Your parents Aren't happy?

No. They're ecstatic.

Why else would they Let me cruise you Around the caribbean

All summer On my uncle's boat?

That's a very good Point.

Now that I think About it,

Maybe mummy and daddy Aren't such bad folks After all.

See? Now your mood's Improving.

Yes, it is. Which is why you and I

Should get outta here Immediately.

What are you doing?

I'm paying The check.

Why?

Because you don't Have a job.

You don't have a job Either.

No. But I have A credit card And an allowance

And a trust fund.

What?

You'd rather Pretend I don't?

Ha. Ok. Give this to me.

No!

When your chip comes in,

Then you can take me Out for gumbo Or something.

But until then, Get with the times.

This is what Legally blondes do

For their cute Slacker boyfriends.

Oh, god.

Oh...Oh...Oh...

God! Oh, my god!

What'd I miss? Hey, what'd I miss? Are we praying?

What time is it?

I don't know. 5:00 something.

Oh, shoot, shoot, shoot!

Hey, hey, why... Did you let me Fall asleep?

I wasn't aware We were conducting Some sort of vigil.

Oh, god, I can't believe I did this.

Did what?

This! This, after Everything jack and I Talked about.

Who's jack?

He's my gay best friend.

Have you not been Listening to me This entire time?

Oh, god, my shoes.

I need my shoes!

Look, could you just Slow down, please? I'm not even up yet.

Look, I'm late. I'm very late.

I have to go to dinner. I'm gonna have a very Upset grandmother.

I have friends Coming over. I need a shoe.

Your grandmother?

Yes. My grandmother.

I live with My grandmother.

I thought you were Kidding about that.

No. Um...Can I borrow Your shoes?

Oh, god!

Hey, come on, Come on, hold on, Hold on!

Hey, come on, look. Stop. Stop. Please Don't do this.

What? Do what?

Pretend that What just happened Didn't happen.

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

Something did happen.

I met you. I liked you.

You liked me. We had sex.

So we could just Take a second,

Stop, and appreciate That fact,

'cause it was a pretty Fricking amazing day For me.

And if it's All the same to you,

I really don't Want to go out Next friday night

And start the whole Process over again

With some girl I'm not gonna like

Half as much As I like you.

Ok.

O-ok what?

Ok. You can call me.

Why would I want To call you?

You're right here.

Uh...Mm--

Mm...Mm!

A little light For a grade.

That wasn't funny.

Oh, it was A little funny.

You had no right To do that to me.

I wasted my entire Morning on that line.

I'm sure you did.

And most Of the afternoon.

If you didn't want To sign my form, You should have said so.

And miss out on all the fun We're having right now?

Ok. Not having Any fun. Look...

Truth is, When I encounter the rare High school graduate

Who knows the difference Between its, possessive, No apostrophe,

And it's, the contraction With apostrophe,

My blood tends to race A little bit.

So, yes, I sent you On a wild goose chase.

But you'll forgive me For not wanting To part so easily

With a student That I found promising.

That's no excuse For what you did to me.

You can't compliment Your way out of this.

You fluster very easily, Don't you, miss potter?

You have this almost Amazing inability to roll With the punches.

Is my personality Being graded here?

No. It's just that Generally,

College requires A lot more juggling Than in high school.

It's a lot less Structured an environment.

And you know what? Let's not dance around The issue anymore.

You're getting a... A "C" in my class? Is that correct?

Correct.

And something tells me You wouldn't be

Going through All this trouble To drop my class

If you were getting Something other than a "C."

Is that correct?

No. Probably not.

So you're one of those People

Who only does things She can do well.

No, actually, I do a lot of things That I don't do well.

Name one.

This. I'm not Doing this very well,

Because dropping this class Is taking up my entire day,

And that boy--the one Who wasn't supposed To come and visit me--

Well, he did, and now he's Out there debating the future Of our relationship--

Which, incidentally, I had already determined Had no future,

With my roommate, The professional man magnet--

While I seem to be stuck In this endless loop with you.

So you know what? If you don't want to let me Drop the class, fine.

But I think I at least Deserve a straight answer.

Here.

What's this?

Write it down.

Because what you said Made absolutely No sense.

But if you can make sense Of it on the page,

Then I'll let you go Chase this boy of yours.

You realize That this is Completely unfair.

I am aware of that. Yes.

Is this really Where people go To kill themselves?

Yep.

Usually right before The lsats.

Or...

You know...

Sometimes people Just come up here To make out.

You wanna?

Yeah!

No!

Why not?

Because...Even though She would probably Deny it

With every last Breath in her body...

Joey's my friend.

Or at least She's going to be.

And I don't think She would like it Too much.

Oh, I wish I could be Half as sure of that As you are.

God, I love this place!

I mean, look at this! This is what college Is supposed to look like.

L.A. Couldn't Look like this In a million years.

But I forget. You like it there.

Yes. I do.

Well, and things Are going really well For you.

I mean, you got That internship At the film company,

And you got To meet todd.

Yeah, I did.

So that's not so bad For a first day, You know?

Then...You'll probably Be going back.

Of course I'll be going back.

What am I gonna do, Drop out of usc And move to boston?

That'd be like scaling The heights of mount lame

Or jumping off This bell tower.

I meant the job.

You're going back To the job, right?

Right, the job. Actually, it's--I must Have forgotten to mention

I actually, uh...

Got fired From the job.

So...

That's one less thing Tying you to l.A.

Yeah. One less thing.

Not bad, miss potter.

Think we may have Discovered your Major failing

In both life and art.

What's that? Over-thinking things.

Because when it comes Right down to it,

You obviously Do know how to separate

What matters From what doesn't.

You probably think I'm wimping out Or something.

Naw, I wouldn't Say that.

Well, it's just that

I know my limits, And I don't want To mess up

This new life I'm trying to start For myself

By trying to do Everything at once.

Of course.

I wake up every day, I'm in this bizarre New environment.

I'm totally And completely On my own

For the first time In my life.

So...Maybe I am A little afraid Of getting a "C,"

But if I am, It's because A lot of people

Have made a lot Of sacrifices so I could Get to this place.

You know, my sister, My friends,

My mother...

Even my dad In his own screwed up, Non-law-abiding way.

So...

You know...

Sounds like you May have had a lot Of interesting stories

Left to tell.

Back for The dinner tasting?

If I am, It's not because

The food Is so great, Believe me.

Gee, I think I'll wait And be crushed when food and wine stops by.

How do you sleep At night charging People

25 bucks a head For this stuff?

Really, what is this-- It's a pork chop You're drizzling

Just a little bit Of sauce on, right?

Then you add one Of these little french Fried potato things

Instead of mashed potatoes, And you're done, right?

A gaufrette potato.

Whatever. All I know Is that leon,

The chef on the boat I was working on This summer,

The only thing he did To separate the food That he served us peons

From the food He served the bosses

Was stack those up A little higher and add One of those things.

Interesting. Most chefs Don't serve the good stuff To the little people.

Cuts into their Profit margin.

Little people. I like that. See, leon was good people.

He was probably Just one step ahead Of the authorities,

But what can you do?

You'll find that a lot In the food service Industry.

How do you think I know your brother?

My wife's parents Have a place in capeside.

When I'm not cooking, I tend to get drunk a lot

And howl at the moon.

That surprise you?

Yeah. I can't believe Somebody actually Married you.

What was she thinking?

You got a better Sense of humor Than your brother does.

Not that I can Use that around here.

Unless you've seen The error of your ways.

No. Actually, I've seen The error of your ways.

See, you don't want me Washing your dishes.

I don't?

No, I'm much too Valuable a commodity

For that.

I thought that we'd Already established That your skills

Didn't transfer To dry land.

But that was before you Knew that I've caught, Cleaned, and cooked

Just about every fish In the western Hemisphere.

And if I can do that,

I'm pretty sure I can Master dicing tomatoes And chopping up parsley.

Show up on time Every day,

Work clean...

And you can have Pretty much any job

You want around here.

Including mine.

Well, cool, 'cause, You know, as far As I can tell,

You really don't do Much around here Anyway.

I said in a second!

Take your time.

Oh. Hey.

New guy.

Yeah.

Don't look so shocked.

Everyone who works In the restaurant Smokes.

And if they don't,

They usually start When they find out The people who do

Are getting 10 times the number Of breaks. You?

Uh, no, thanks. Those things'll Kill ya, you know?

Ya think?

Doesn't matter, Anyway.

I plan to quit soon.

The job, Not the cigarettes.

It's that bad, huh?

This place? It's awful.

But, you know...

People are nice. And I don't mean The customers.

Yeah. That danny guy Seems pretty cool, I guess.

He thinks He's a rock star.

They all do. Everyone who works In the kitchen.

Chicks dig them In a big way.

What am I telling you for? That's probably why You showed up here.

As it turns out, I'm kind of A one-woman man.

Provided she's the right kind.

And what kind is that?

Well, for starters, The kind that Doesn't smoke.

Ouch! You really Know how to hurt A girl.

A month ago, I was watching This sunset

From the deck Of a gigantic yacht

In the middle Of the caribbean.

And today I'm...

Stuck working here.

Yeah.

Yeah, well,

Here's not so bad, Really.

'cause when it comes Down to it,

What matters isn't Really where you are.

It's who you're there With.

Here.

Hold these for me.

And tomorrow When I ask for them back,

Say no.

Oh, you, uh...

Might wanna Rethink the shirt.

Hey, where's--

Dawson? Yeah.

He's gone.

Gone? What do you mean, Gone.

I mean gone. He left.

He said that He was tired of you Yanking his chain--

Or, you know, Not yanking it As the case may be--

And that, you know, He was an idiot

To have wasted All his time Coming to visit you

When there are, like, A zillion perfectly Nice girls at usc

Who'd kill to go out With him.

Are you on drugs?

Hey, I spent The whole day trying To defend you.

I said it was a woman's Right to be mysterious And difficult--

You know, the good ones Always are.

Apparently, You and I have that In common.

But he wouldn't listen.

He said that he was Going back to cali,

And he was never Coming back,

No matter How many pathetic, Drunken messages

You accidentally Leave on his Answering machine.

Ok. So where is he?

Where else? He's at the airport!

Go!

Thank you, sir. You're all set.

Thank you.

So did you get to say Goodbye to jen and jack?

Uh, yeah, jack, At least.

Jen wasn't there When I stopped by.

Man, it must be nice.

What's that?

Having them around All the time.

Yeah, it is.

And even though It's somebody else's House

And somebody else's Grandmother,

Still it's like having A safety net, I guess,

Or...I don't know, a...

Like a family.

Yeah. Like a family.

Puts everything In perspective.

And that helps you Separate what...

Matters from what doesn't.

This is your final call.

Boarding all rows At gate c3.

And what does matter?

You.

That's why I got upset This morning, dawson.

I had spent The entire weekend

Thinking that you had heard Everything I had to say On that message

And that you came anyway, That you understood me.

Joey, as long as I live, I will never understand you.

I mean, I had this Fantastic weekend

Hanging out with you, My friends, questioning Whether or not

I even wanted To go back to l.A.

And then I wake up This morning to find out

That the girl who was So upset when I told her I couldn't come

Had actually Kissed me off in the waning Hours of friday night.

Once again, folks, That's final call,

Gate c3.

Dawson, I never said It wasn't confusing.

Ok, then tell me One thing you know.

I know I wanted you There.

At the end of the day, When I got back To my room,

I wanted you there.

Why?

I don't know why.

I don't know what I meant. I just know that I Wanted you there.

Joey, I am here. I've been here For 2 days,

And only now are we Finding a way

To talk about stuff That really matters

Like why you left That message.

And maybe That's the ending We're supposed to have.

Maybe every other Attraction we feel To each other

Is just fear...

Fear of moving on, Fear of growing up.

Is that what You really think?

I don't know!

But I do know If I get on this plane,

I'm never gonna Find out.

'cause we're Gonna move on, We're gonna grow up,

And 4 years from now, We're gonna wake up

And be complete Strangers to each other,

And the only thing I know for sure

Is that I don't Want that to happen.

Do you?

Sir?

Are you getting on The plane, sir?

Do you want that To happen?

No.

Of course not.