Dawson's Creek, Season 3

Joey:
Look, I didn't intend for this to happen, Dawson-

Dawson:
Joey, what you intended does not provide me any solace. What? Do-do you love him? Are you-are you-do you just want to sleep with him?

Joey:
No, how could you say that! I-

Dawson:
Because it's what he's going to expect.

Joey:
We're not together, Dawson. And we haven't been for a long time, almost a whole year has gone-

Dawson:
Is-is this punishment?

Joey:
No, I'm not punishing you!

Dawson:
Because I didn't want to get back together with you?

Joey:
No, why would you think I would do that-

Dawson:
Then Joey, why? Why? Joey, because I-you keep on saying that you need to go find yourself. Is-is this what you've been looking for the whole time? Is Pacey what you've been looking for?

Joey:
No!

Dawson:
Then explain it to me, explain to me how two people who can barely stand to be in the same room with each other end up outside my window arguing about the future of their relationship.

Joey:
I can't, okay. I can't explain it, it happened. [Pause] Everything between you and me is so complicated.

Dawson:
Jo...God...if things between us are complicated it's because you made them that way, okay? And you think that whatever was wrong when you with me is magically going to get better when you're with him?

Joey:
I don't know, Dawson. I don't know, okay. I just know that I...I need him.

Dawson:
Do you need him like you need me? [Pause] Joey, it's a simple question, do you need him like you need me?

Joey:
Look, you can't do that Dawson. You can't. Those two things have nothing to do with each other and you know that the way I feel about him is completely separate from the way I feel about you and our friendship.

Dawson:
Friendship? Joey, right now we don't have a friendship.

Joey:
What?

Dawson:
We don't have a friendship right now-

Joey:
What?!

Dawson:
As of this moment we do not have a friendship.

Joey:
That is not fair!

Dawson:
You can't have both of us! You can't have him as your boyfriend and me as your consolation prize, you're going to have to make a choice.

Joey:
No. [shakes her head]

Dawson:
And I'll tell you right now, that if you choose him, I'm not going to be around to pick up all the pieces when it all falls apart. This ruins everything! There's no going back.

Joey:
Okay...What do you want me to say, Dawson? What-tell me what you want me to say, what do you want to here?!

Dawson:
I don't want you to say anything, I want you to leave.