Looking up at the front of her new theater group, Brenda Walsh couldn't ease the butterflies in her stomach. She had finally done it; she had proven herself all across the globe as an actress. Her dreams had become a reality. Well…all but one.
Pushing aside such thoughts, she walked into the front doors of the building that now housed those hopes and dreams she'd worked so hard to achieve. Her theater group would be home to many other aspiring actors and actresses. It was her job to find talent and bring it here, to help those dreams become reality.
Surprised, Brenda wiped a tear off of her cheek. She hadn't realized she'd been crying. Overwhelmed with happiness mixed with a large dose of fear, Brenda felt- for the first time- that things might be okay. Sitting in the theater and looking at the stage, she smiled through the tears, deciding to let happiness have this day.
Hearing a crash at the front of the building, she jumped up and ran to the doors. "Brenda! Sorry about that! I dropped some rolls of fabric," Donna said, juggling several swatches of cloth of various colors. She finally just dropped them all and grabbed a startled Brenda in a hug. "It's so good to see you!" Donna cries, voice quivering. Brenda hugged Donna tighter, tears escaping out of the corners of her closed eyes. It was so good to see her old friend.
Pulling away, Donna took a deep breath. "Brenda, this is so amazing! I always knew you could do it. I always believed in you." She looked down, then back up. "I really needed to get back here, Bren. I'm so glad we can do it together." Brenda had offered Donna a job as her main costume designer. After their first separation Donna had gone back to Japan to be with David. She knew that Donna had been struggling back in Japan, being so far away from all of her family and friends. The stress had caused Donna and David to separate again; they were both back in Beverly Hills now and trying to work things out, though they weren't living together. Their sweet little daughter Ruby was staying with Donna's mother for the week. Having a granddaughter seemed to calm Felice in a way motherhood never had.
"Donna, are you sure you're okay with David working here too?" David had given up his dreams of being a star and now worked behind the scenes as a famous DJ and choreographer. He, too, seemed happy to be working with Brenda and her company.
Brenda opening the theater group was actually uniting most of the gang. Kelly was working as a liaison between the group and West Beverly High, sending in promising talent and helping the students arrange their school schedules as well as dealing with any emotional and mental stress that comes with being involved in drama. Yes, drama was dramatic. Imagine that.
Andrea's law firm handled all of Brenda's legal documentation and Andrea was there for her when she had any questions about what she was doing. Steve was working in Public Relations and was handling all of the companies PR. He was still the same irreverent kid he'd always been and that Brenda had (almost) always loved. His firm did good work and Brenda was extremely blessed to have such good friends that could and were willing to help her out.
She and Donna picked up the fabric and moved into Brenda's office. They worked on designs for hours, in between catching up. "Okay, I think we can officially call it a day," Brenda told Donna, pushing several pieces of cloth over so she could rest her head in her hands on her desk. "What are you doing tonight for dinner? Do you and David have plans?"
Donna sighed. "No, not tonight. He's working on a new sound, I told him I wouldn't bother him tonight. You know how he gets when he's working." She rolled her eyes. "What are your plans?"
"Dad's still recovering, but he and mom have invited us all to dinner. I think having dad in the house all the time is driving mom a little nuts," she said with a small laugh. "You want to come with?" The Walsh's had returned from Hong Kong and moved back into their old house.
"Sure," Donna said. "I'd love to see your parents. And little Addison and Kassie! It's been so long, I'm sure they've both grown so much." Donna hadn't seen Brenda's daughter since moving back to LA; Addison was tiny when Brenda had taken her to Japan to illicit Donna and David's help for her new group. "Dinner at the Walsh house," she mused. "It really is going to be like old times."