RED
"Loving her is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Wilder than the wind, passionate as sin... ending so suddenly
Touching her was like realising all you ever wanted was write there in front of you
Memorizing her is as easy as knowing all the words to your favourite song
Fighting with her was like trying to solve a cross word and realizing there's no right answer.
Regretting her was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong
Losing her was blue like I'd never known
Missing her was dark, grey, all alone
Forgetting her was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving her was red...
Loving her was red."
Donna's Beach Apartment
"Jack, don't touch Auntie Donna's things." Kelly said to her 5 year old son as she tidied up.
"I really need to start looking for a place for us" she said, turning to Donna
"Awh Kelly, I told you, you can stay as long as you like." Donna said, smiling sweetly
"We're just taking up your space... and David can't like Jack waking up early when he's been DJing all night."
"We're fine... besides, he loves having his nephew around." Donna said, holding Kelly's hand down to stop her cleaning up.
"Jack, why don't you put your toys away in the bedroom." Donna said, then turning to Kelly as he left "Heard from Dylan?"
"Supposed to be arriving tomorrow."
"Have you had the discussion?" Donna said, making finger quotation marks on the word discussion.
"No... just asked how the book tour was going... I didn't want to get into all that yet, especially since Jack's off school for the summer and I want us to be able to give him as normal of a childhood as possible."
"yeah..." Donna sighed, "good idea."
The next day, Donna's Apartment
Door knocked
"That's daddy, that's daddy, that's daddy!" Jack said running up to the door
"Shh" Kelly playfully nudged her son, "It's early and uncle David's asleep." She opened the door, and yes there was Dylan, back from his book tour.
"DADDY!" Jack jumped on his father
"Hey little man... I've missed you."
"Did you get me anything?" Jack asked
"Is that all you care about?" Kelly said, rolling her eyes
"I sure did, it's in this bag, open it!" Dylan said, placing the giant bag on the floor, then stood up to face Kelly.
"Missed you, Kel." He said, pulling her in for a hug
"hmm that's nice." She said awkwardly, then kneeling down to Jack, "So what is it?"
"It's a drum kit! Thanks dad!" Jack said, beaming
"Oh yeah, thanks dad." Kelly said sarcastically, mouthing 'are you fucking kidding me?' to Dylan
"Anytime." Dylan said to Jack, while smirking at Kelly... "Hey, let's go spend the day on the beach, after all it is summer vacation." His sentence was met with squeals from Jack and very little expression from Kelly.
The Beach
Jack was happily making sand castles as his parents watched.
"You're doing a great job, Kel." Dylan said, rubbing her knee
"Just trying my best... he's been asking about you a lot." she said, quietly
"What did you tell him?"
"Just that we were staying with Donna and David till we found a new house."
"You told him you're looking for a new house?"
"Yeah..."
"Seriously, Kel?"
"Dylan, he's going to have to come to terms with this separation, and he needs to know it won't affect his relationship with me or you."
"Kel, you gotta stop this, you can't walk out on me every time you're mad, it's not good for him, especially when we both know you'll be back."
"No, Dylan, I'm serious, I want my own place... I'm not going to depend on you."
"Why not?"
"You know very well why not"
"Kelly I thought we were trying to work things out?"
"I just don't want Jack hearing us argue all the time... I don't want Jack to grow up like we did."
"I don't either, but I know we wished our parents loved each other enough the way we do... and we're pretty good at this parenting thing considering..."
"Doesn't mean we can make it work."
"It means we ought to try, not just for me and you, but for him."
"Look!" Jack said, pointing to his sandcastle
"Wow" Kelly said running over, as Dylan watched the two of them.
FLASHBACK - OBGYN
"Nervous?" a 23 year old Dylan asked
"I'm never late Dylan... ever."
"Sure?" Dylan asked, raising one eyebrow, she met his eyes with a furious look in hers
"What's that supposed to mean?" she snapped
"I'm just goofing around, Kel... Look I'm sure it's a false alarm, any swimmers I've got must have drowned in whiskey by now."
"Sorry to keep you waiting Mr and Mrs McKay"
"Oh, we're not... we're not married" Kelly said shyly
"Oh okay..."
"Call me Kelly, Kelly Taylor."
"Alright Ms Taylor... Just take a look at the screen for me as I penetrate... oh yeah, there it is!" Dr Long said, smiling
"What?!" Dylan asked, anxiously
"You see that small, bean shape down there... that's your baby." Dylan and Kelly both had distraught looks on their faces
"Oh uhm... I'll give you two a moment." Dr Long said, quickly backing out of the room.
"Oh... my god" Kelly finally let out
"Yeah..."
"You said it was impossible" Kelly snapped
"How the hell should I know?"
"Guess you can't doubt my commitment now, we're linked for life." he joked
"Are you fucking serious Dylan?"
"Alright, alright... let's be rational..."
"Because YOU can be rational."
"Kel, just shut up for a minute... let me think" Dylan paced around the room
"Yeah..." He said to himself "You know what? Yeah! We can totally do this"
"No we can't"
"Yes we can... I can be a dad.. I can step up... I HAVE been stepping up"
"Well, i can't do this"
"Sure you can, Kel... look how good you are with Erin"
"That's different... Jackie's gonna screw her up anyway, I know I can't do much damage" she snapped and Dylan laughed
"But this is all on me." Kelly cried
"Hey, I'll be there too."
"Dylan you care barely be responsible for yourself, it took you ages to step up for ME... Oh my god our mothers are gonna kill us..."
"Relax.. they'll be thrilled to be grandmothers..."
Jackie Taylor's house
"YOU WHAT?! Kelly how could you be so stupid... and get knocked up by that boy of all people!"
"That BOY happens to be my boyfriend... you know you were a lot more supportive when we were 18 and he was in AA!"
"That's different, you were kids... I had no idea you'd have a baby with him a few years later... how could this happen.. a year ago you were engaged to Brandon."
"Mother, don't go down that road... Brandon and I have moved on, we're in a good place... and he's thrilled for me."
Dylan on the phone with Iris
"Oh Jesus Christ Dylan... you are so not ready to be a father."
"You don't plan these things Iris..."
"I told you before, you and Kelly together are like throwing fire at fire, that baby has no chance of survival."
"Well, Kel and I survived our childhoods... the kid will be fine."
-End of Flashback-
Modern Day
Dylan chuckled at the thought of those memories "Dylan, come on" Kelly said, awaking him from his day dream... "We're starving."
Dylan's House
"Tucked him in?" Kelly asked
"Yeah... you know you could stay here too."
"No, I think it's best I go back to Donna's"
"Why?"
"Dylan I'm only here because your son hasn't seen you in 3 weeks... nothing more."
"I'm sure he wouldn't want to wake up to find you gone." Dylan sighed "Kel, seriously, I'll sleep on the couch even." Kelly couldn't help but half smile at his expression
"I'm gonna take a shower... you got a towel?" she asked, he then handed her one from the closet
FLASHBACK - I want you, I've always wanted you
"Here's a towel" he said, as they got up to the BelAge hotel room
"That pool was definitely not as heated as you had me think." Kelly smirked
"Well, whatever I had to say to get you in there."
"Christine seems nice."
"Yeah my dad seems really into her"
"Yeah..."
"And I'm really into you..." he said, leaning over to kiss her neck while she sat on the bed,
"Dylan... stop it" she grinned
"Come on, Kel... stay here with me"
"I told you... not until we tell Brenda."
"Does it matter Kel? Our relationship is between us..." her face frowned
"Kel, we are going to tell her, I promise... I'm just saying there's no reason our relationship should be delayed just because she doesn't know about it."
"You may be very reasonable Dylan McKay... but I'm still going home tonight."
-End of Flashback-
Kelly came out of the shower in her towel
"Hey good lookin'" Dylan smirked
"Don't start" she warned, "what you doing?" she sat beside him on the couch
"This dude's teaching surfing to these foreigners..."
"Oh no way.. man that beach ooks just like paradise cove." she uttered
FLASHBACK - Of all the beaches in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
"You know what they say about shooting stars? You can't share 'em with a friend." Dylan said rubbing her back
"Well I guess they weren't talking about us." Kelly replied, falling onto him, resting on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her.
"I wish everyday could be like this..." she whispered, as he smelled and kissed her hair
"mmhmm"
"Knowing I have a family... a gorgeous new little sister, a happy mother who finally became a somewhat decent one." she chuckled at that thought, "and being here with you..." she looked at him as he kissed her lips gently
"We could stay here forever... we don't have to go back."
"Yeah we do..." she sighed
"But not tonight..." he said, laying down, pulling her towards him. He moved her blonde strands away from her face and held the back of her head as he lifted his up to kiss her. Then rolling over to place her on her back as he hovered over her. Kissing her neck and shoulder, her arm and back up to her lips. Sliding his hand from her waist to her outer thigh and back up.
"Dylan... let's not rush...?" she said quietly
"alright" he said, laying beside her, putting his arms around her as she snuggled up to him.
-End of Flashback
Kelly quickly slipped out of her thoughts, "I'm gonna go to bed... it's been a long day."
"Kel... I'm happy you stayed here tonight." she smiled politely at him, knowing somehow through their connection he was thinking about the same memory, before walking to his room.