Dawson's Creek, Season 6

Joey:
Hey. Ooh.

Pacey:
Yeah, I know. Kids today, huh?

Joey:
That damn rap music.

Pacey:
And those baggy pants. Even with the damage to my unsuspecting eardrum, I did think that tonight was quite nice. Quite nice.

Joey:
Yes. Quite. Perfect. It was... it's been a perfect night....Pace? I can't do this.

Pacey:
You can't do what?

Joey:
Even when everything is perfect, being with you doesn't feel right, and I'm sorry. Look, everything tonight-- I mean, tonight was lovely and fun and... you've become this... I mean, this amazing man, but it doesn't... I'm sorry. I don't... I don't feel it. And I can't do this with you.

Pacey:
Ok, Joey, just slow down for a second.

Joey:
No, Pace, it's... it's true and... I'm sorry.

Pacey:
So what, you're scared. Right? You're scared. And so am I, believe me. And I'm scared because I don't know where this thing is going, Jo. As in, I think it could go anywhere. This could be it.

Joey:
It won't be.

Pacey:
How could you possibly know that? I mean, really. Last week, you're onboard, and now you're just psychically telling me that this could never be something great. You can't possibly know that, because we don't know that, Joey.

Joey:
And I'm sorry. I know that this is such a horrible thing to say.

Pacey:
But how? How could you know? And when did you make this decision, tonight? I mean, I thought tonight was going great.

Joey:
It was. It was great.

Pacey:
So then when? And don't tell me that you're not scared, because I know that you are. I mean, I've known you too long and seen you push away too many good things to let you push me away right now. My whole life, Joey, my whole life you have been the most beautiful thing in my orbit. And my feelings for you were what proved to me that I could be great. And those feelings were stronger and were wiser and more persistent and more resilient than anything else about me.

Joey:
Pacey, stop.

Pacey:
Jo-

Joey:
Pacey!

Pacey:
When I was afraid of everything, I was never afraid to love you and I could love you again. I could. I'm telling you, this could...

Joey:
Pacey, no. Pacey, stop! Eddie came back. I'm sorry. He came back last night. He came to the bar-

Pacey:
Oh. Okay.

Joey:
Look, I'm sorry- [Pacey walks away]