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given the fact that he hadn't exactly set the place on fire the way they might all be
expecting. There would be Pacey, who had punched him in the mouth the last time
they'd seen each other. There would be Jen and Jack, who he knew he had virtually
ignored. There would be Andie, with her exotic European athlete-fiancé, making him
feel even worse about the state of his own love life. He was tempted to turn back -- to
run as fast as he could back to the house, back to the plane, back to the opposite
coast.
As he followed his parents from the car to the picnic shelter, he found himself scanning
the crowd for signs of any of them. Who would he see first? Who did he want to see
first? When his eye fell on Jen, he found himself smiling and walking a little faster. She
spotted him, and grinned, trotting toward him and jumping up into his arms. "Hey, you,"
she said in his ear. "I'm so happy to see you."
He set her down on the ground. "You look great," he said, running his hand over her
hair. "Just really great."
She beamed. "Come on, come on. We're over here." She took his hand and, as his
folks headed over to confer with Jen's grandmother, Dawson followed Jen to a picnic
table where Jack and Pacey were already sitting. Immediately, Pacey stood up and
walked off in the general direction of the barbecue, feigning intense interest in the
progress of the orange coals. Dawson gave a little shake of his head, then held out his
hand to Jack. "Hey, good to see you."
"Thanks for coming, Dawson," Jack said as they shook hands. "Andie was really excited
when you said you were going to fly in. It's great to see you." The three of them stood
in a triangle until Dawson finally dropped onto the bench, followed by Jack and Jen.
"He's never going to forgive me, is he?"
Jack and Jen shot each other a wide-eyed look. "You mean Pacey?" Jen asked.
Dawson nodded. "Well, nothing I can do about it now."
Just then, Andie bounded over and flung her arms around Dawson's neck from behind.
"Dawson!" she squealed delightedly. "I'm so happy to see you!"
He turned around to face her, grasping her hands. "Andie, congratulations. You look
gorgeous."
She looked down at her denim overalls. "Oh, thank you. Hey, you have to meet Michel.
Come with me." She pulled him up and led him off in the general direction of her fiancé,
who was surrounded by Andie's curious family as well as a number of admiring young
women who seemed to have materialized at the sight of him.
When Dawson was gone, Jack reached over and took Jen's hand across the table.
"Well, this is fun so far." As they watched Dawson shake hands with Andie's imposing
other half, Pacey slowly wandered back over and sat down, drumming his fingers on the
table. "Hey, thanks for taking off," Jack said with a roll of his eyes. "You're helping a lot
with the tension inherent in the situation."