This is my first fanfiction, my favorite shows are Beverly Hills 90210, Gilmore Girls, Friends, Pacific Blue, and Dr. Quinn. I don't own any of the characters.
Mostly Brandon, Kelly, and Sammy, but also with appearances by all O8, plus Janet, Nat, Jim, Cindy, and Silver.
FYI: This is set in May 2010, Sammy turns six years old, born in May 2004. I'm having him sharing a birthday with Steve Sanders, May 22. Steve turns 35.
Chapter 1
May 21, 2010
Kelly and Sammy are eating their weekly dinner at the Peach Pit in a booth on a Friday afternoon around 5 pm.
Brandon walks into the Peach Pit for the first time since September 1998, after the non-wedding. He isn't able to believe his eyes at the renovations, but is immediately calmed down as soon as he sees the man who is like a second father to him, Nat Bussichio "Nat, what happened to this place?"
"Brando…is that really you?" Nat asks with a shocked look on his face.
"Of course, it's me. I know I've been gone for awhile, I have a lot of explaining to do to a lot of people, but it was finally time to come home," Brandon smiles going to hug Nat. "Welcome home, I miss seeing your face around here. As far as the chances, I had no choice; it was the hip thing to do so I could keep the business alive," Nat said as he let Brandon go and then shrugged his shoulders. "No one was coming around anymore and the jukebox finally went out. So what can I get ya?"
"Just the usually, as along as you haven't changed the mega-burgers either, I've traveled around and I haven't been able to find anything to compared to your mega-burgers."
"Dylan always says the same thing."
"D, is he in town now?"
"Well, I'm not for sure. He actually might be, but I'll let ya know if I see him."
When Nat turns away to cook Brandon's order, Brandon turns around to observe the new changes and sees the reason why he wanted and needed to come to Beverly Hills: Kelly Taylor.
As he walks over to the booth Kelly is sitting in he is memorized by her beauty and is not able to see anything else in his path, nor the little boy she is sitting with. Lucky for him, he doesn't run into anyone else to make a complete fool of him. "Are my eyes deceived me, or is this the most beautifully woman on this earth, the Miss Kelly Taylor."
Kelly immediately freezes and stops mid way through her sentence telling Sammy to eat his lettuce on his burger, "Sammy, you need to eat you're….Bran…..Brandon." Kelly is white as a ghost, she has a million things running through her head at the moment, luckily Nat comes over to the table with Brandon's food and immediately knows what Kelly is thinking and says, "hey Sammy come sit over at the countertop with me, I have something to show you."
"Can I please, Mommy." It takes Kelly a second to response since she still hasn't taken her eyes off Brandon, nor Brandon's eyes have left Kelly's.
"Huh…yeah that's fine," Kelly says as she moves her eyes and brushes her hand through her hair because she's so nervous and scared at the same moment as she watches Nat walk Sammy over to the counter.
"Grandpa Nat, who is the guy mommy's with?"
"He is an old friend, let's let them talk for a few minutes," but before Nat could catch Sammy, he already ran back to the booth and asking, "Mommy is your friend going to come to my birthday party tomorrow?" Sammy couldn't resist asking since he is soooo excited to be turning 6 years old tomorrow.
Brandon's wasn't able to mask the surprised look on his face when he heard the boy referred to Kel as mommy for the second time, but lucky for him, Kelly didn't notice.
Kelly immediately responds, "I don't think so sweetie, why don't you see what Grandpa Nat wants to show you, I'm sure it's something special."
"Wow, things really have changed around here. Congregations, I'm sure you are really happy being a mother," Brandon said just after he changed the look on his face to normal.
But now a million questions for Kelly are running through his head "I am, Brandon, he is my everything," Kelly says as she glances over at Sammy and Nat just in time to see Sammy laughing.
"So how are you" Kelly says as she turns her attention back to Brandon, "I'm surprised to see you, since it's been over 6 years since anyone has heard anything from you."
"I know, I'm sorry, but please let me explain."
"Brandon, we have all been so worried, we didn't know what to think or to do," Kelly says with tears threaten to escaping from her eyes.
Brandon begins to speak as he reaches for Kelly's hand across the table and she lets him take it.
"It's been complicated and really bizarre; I still can't believe how long it's been. I want to tell you and everyone else everything but long story short. I was working at the New York Times when I was offered to a chance to work with National Geographic seven years ago to research unknown islands around the world. As we landed at one that we had believed to be uninhibited, it ended up being home to one of the most hostile and isolated tribes that has held us prisoners for the first year or two. They then realized that we weren't there to hurt them so they allowed us to become part of their tribe until a couple of weeks ago when the Coast Guard flew over, they allowed us to make a smoke signal so we could return home. Kelly, please trust me that I really wish I could have contacted you, Brenda, or even my parents but there was no way. I'm sorry I didn't tell you or anyone else, but I never imagined being away for this long the original contract was only 12 to 18 months. I left for the assignment right after we ran into each other and I was under strict advisement not to tell anyone. I know it sounds weird, but I literally have been stuck on an island until a couple of weeks ago." Brandon finishes this story.
"Brandon, I don't know what to say. We've all really missed you so much and have been really worried," Kelly says.
"I know, it's the last thing that I wanted to do was to make you worry and hurt you along with everyone else, but I'm really happy that you were able to move on with someone else and have your son," says Brandon, and then quickly asks trying not to make it awkward, "Would any of the old gang be at the party tomorrow?"
Kelly hesitated with "yes, but I don't think you coming would be a great idea."
"Why not, would Sammy's father be jealous of me or something?" Brandon says joking with a nervous laugh.
Kelly's face turns serious "Brandon… Sammy doesn't know his father."
Brandon's face goes completely blank as Kelly tells him, "If you come to tomorrow, then we need to talk tonight, there's something you need to know. Can you meet me at the beach in two hours by the old beach apartment?"
"Yeah" Brandon stands up still with a blank look on his face, "I guess I'll see you in about two hours."
"Good thanks," Kelly says with a small smile.
As Brandon walks away, he can't help but think about what Kelly needs to tell him. He decides to go back to the hotel for an hour before going to meet Kelly at the beach. He's hoping he can get there before her so he can view the beach by himself just for a few moments.
As soon as Brandon walks out of the Peach Pit, Kelly pulls her phone out of her purse and calls Cindy Walsh. "Hey Kelly, is everything alright."
"Hmm, yeah, do you think you and Jim can come over in about an hour and in half to watch Sammy for a couple hours, please? Silver is going out with some friends tonight."
"Well Kelly, yes of course, we will be over shortly."
"Thanks Cindy, I promise I'll tell you why once you get to the house."
"Is everything ready for the party tomorrow," Cindy asked."
"Yes, everything is ready as long as Sammy stays out of the cake in the fridge," Kelly says with a laugh.
"Well, don't worry about that, I'll put Jim on cake guarding duty," Cindy said with a laugh as well.
"Alright thanks, see you in a bit," Kelly says.
"Bye, Kelly" Cindy replied.
Kelly walks up to the counter, stands beside Sammy. "Thanks Nat for bringing Sammy over here."
"Hey, it's no problem. So where has he been? Do you think he knows?" Nat starts bombing Kelly with questions. She's quickly getting the feeling that everyone is going to bomb her with questions about Brandon now.
"Well he told me, he has been working with the National Geographic on a story about unknown islands around the world and ended up stranded on one for the last six years. Oh my goodness, Nat, I can't believe that he is here, I'm missed him so much," Kelly starts to cry a little bit so Nat embraces her into a hug.
"I know we all have, hopefully he will be able to stick around for the long haul," Nat says.
"And no, he doesn't know yet, but we are meeting at the beach in about two hours. He seemed interested in coming to the party tomorrow, so he needs to know, since most everyone else does."
Sammy asks, "Knows what, Mommy?"
Kelly didn't realize Sammy was listening that carefully, thankfully Nat jumped in and answered for her, "of how great of a hockey player you are!"
"Oh," says Sammy as Kelly laughs.
"Well, alright mister, we need to get home, Grandma and Grandpa will be there soon to watch you tonight."
As Kelly is getting ready before Jim and Cindy arrives, she can't help to remember the last thing Brandon told her years ago, "I'll always love you forever until the day I die." Jim and Cindy arrived at Kelly's house about 10 minutes before she needs to leave to meet Brandon on time. Thankfully Sammy was in his room playing so Kelly could explain who she is meeting. Kelly's sees them coming and opens the front door for them.
"Hey, come in, thanks for coming over like this short notice," Kelly says.
"Hey, it's no problem, why do you look so nervous, are you okay," Jim asks.
Kelly replies with taking a big breath, "Yes, I hope so, why don't you guys sit down."
Jim and Cindy sat down on the couch with worried look; Kelly sat opposite of them on a chair.
Kelly just says, "Brandon's alive and he's here in town" then stops to let Jim and Cindy collect their thoughts and say a silent pray.
After a few moments she continues, "Sammy and I were at the Peach Pit for our weekly visit and dinner with Nat when he walked in. Nat took Sammy over to the counter, so I don't think he realized who Brandon was, but he did ask if he was coming to his party since he's so excited and wants everyone and anybody to come. Brandon asked if the old gang would be here, so I told him, yes, but we needed to talk first if he comes over tomorrow. I honestly don't know what I'm going to say to him yet. All he told me was that he has been working with the National Geographic on a story about unknown islands around the world and ended up stranded on one for the last six years. So I asked him to meet me at the beach tonight, so I could tell him."
Jim and Cindy just sit there in shock and start to cry with tears of joy that they will have a chance to see their son again. Jim finally speaks after looking at the clock above the fireplace, "well you should get going then." It's all he is able to say at the moment after hearing his son has been stranded on an island.
As Kelly stands up, Cindy asks still overwhelmed, "Kelly, could you ask him to come back here with you afterwards?"
"I was planning on it." Kelly hugs them both before leaving.
