The thing is, if Pacey hadn't ended things with Joey the way he did, or if he had, but the following seasons leaned into their romance as still significant and viable, then yes, Joey should have ended up with Pacey. On Dawson's Creek Season 6 Episode 18, when Joey and Pacey chaperone a high school dance, Pacey pulls out all the stops to make the events of their Prom up to Joey. Her choice was Eddie, and just like she couldn't go back to Dawson after loving Pacey, she couldn't go back to Pacey after loving Eddie.