Author's Note: Okay so here is chapter two let me know what you think of it so far...

California University: Student Union

Kelly was sitting down at one of the tables in the student union picking at the salad that she had bought for lunch. She wasn't picking at it because she wasn't hungry she was picking at it because her stomach was doing flip flops and she wasn't sure that she would be able to keep it down. Donna noticed her sitting there and went over to talk to her… even though she knew that she should really be studying for her final in Mrs. Langley's class. She was more worried about her best friend than she was about graduating.

"Kel you okay?" Donna asked as she sat down.

"No… I'm not Donna… I'm pregnant… the doctor confirmed it this morning. What am I gonna do?" Kelly said running her hands through her hair.

"What does Brandon say?" Donna asked as she placed her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"That we can work this out… that if I abort this baby he's gonna leave me…" Kelly said as the tears poured down her face and her voice broke to the point where you couldn't make out if she was trying to say something or not.

"It's going to be okay… I promise… If Brandon can't understand how you feel about this than maybe he isn't…" Donna started.

"Don't finish that sentence Donna… don't you dare say that! Brandon may not fully understand how I feel, but he does understand how hard this is for me to do… and don't think that I'm not having second thoughts about what I am going to do… because I am… the more I think about it the more I regret that I decided to end this pregnancy." Kelly said as she started to pull herself back together.

"Are you done with all of your classes?" Donna asked somewhat changing the subject.

"Yeah… I took my last final about twenty minutes ago… although I don't know how well I did… I'm pretty sure every last answer to the essay section was I can't have this baby." Kelly said as she placed both hands on her abdomen.

"Maybe you should go home and rest… I'll be home right after Mrs. Langley's class." Donna said as she grabbed her books and stood up.

"I can't eat this anyway… I feel like I am going to throw up… I'll see you later." Kelly said as her hand moved to cover her mouth as she got up and ran in the direction of the bathroom.

The Beach Apartment

Andrea had gotten a key to the beach apartment from Brandon earlier that day when she went over to Casa Walsh. The only thing she forgot to do was remember to lock the door when she got back inside because Kelly would be there any minute and she thought that no one was going to be there. It was at that very moment that she heard the front door open.

Kelly opened the door and grabbed the baseball bat that was next to the front door because the door was always locked when she got home. She knew that neither Clare nor Donna was home so that meant that someone had broken into the apartment. As she took a quick breath she ended up gripping the bat a little tighter as she heard a noise coming from the living room and the bat ended up rising up off the floor as she made her way to the couch.

"Wait!" Andrea called as she put her hands up over her head to try and block the bat from hitting her.

"Andrea you scared the crap out of me! What are you doing here?" Kelly said as she lowered the bat back down to the floor.

"I surprised Brandon today and he told me what happened…" Andrea started.

"What exactly did he tell you?" Kelly said cutting her off.

"Just that I should probably talk to you… he said that you were really scared about something and that he thought I might be able to help." Andrea said as she patted the seat next to her.

"That's all he told you?" Kelly asked somehow knowing that she knew the whole story but didn't want to say anything.

"Yes, and then he gave me his key to your place and said that you would be home soon… I'm sorry I scared you…" Andrea said as she paused for a moment and waited for Kelly to say something.

"It's okay… I'm just glad that I didn't hurt you." Kelly said as a smile and slight chuckle escaped her mouth.

"So… mind telling me what is bothering you so much?" Andrea asked wanting to hear it from her and not Brandon… she had already got his side.

"Well it all started last week when I realized that I was a little late… at first I really didn't think much of it, but then after six days I really started to worry… I told Donna about it and she flat out asked if I used a condom every time. She is my best friend so of course I told her that there was this one time that I didn't, but I was sure that it was the wrong time and that it would be okay… well apparently I was wrong… Donna got me a home pregnancy test and when I took it, it was positive. At first I didn't want to believe it, but then all I wanted to do was figure out what I should do… I ended up ruining my mom's Mother's Day and still didn't know what to do… I asked Brandon and he didn't know what to tell me. Then at the doctor's today I found out for sure and I just don't know what to do anymore." Kelly said taking a moment to breathe.

"Well do you remember what you told me? You told me that you would be there no mater what I decided to do… and you were… in fact, you took me to that clinic and I realized there that I couldn't do that to my child." Andrea said remembering the day like it was yesterday.

"Yeah I remember that… but I also remember what you went through in that hospital… I don't think I am that strong… what if the same thing happens to my baby? I don't think that I could handle that." Kelly said not really afraid of the pregnancy but of what was going to happen afterwards.

"Kelly what happened to Hannah was something that could have been prevented… I just wouldn't relax and take it easy like I should have… I worked myself too hard and got so stressed out that I put myself into premature labor… that was why Hannah was so small not because of anything else." Andrea said making Kelly feel a little better about this.

"But it could happen to this baby and I am not as strong as you are… I can't just sit there and watch my baby suffer like that." Kelly said almost like the baby was already born.

"Kelly listen to yourself… that baby isn't even born and you are already trying to protect it…" Andrea said watching Kelly absently stroke her abdomen as she spoke.

"I don't know why… I feel like this is just… I don't know I can't explain it…" Kelly tried to explain how she felt, but it was impossible for her.

"It's mother's intuition, and trust me, that is all you need to make it through this." Andrea said smiling at the way she was acting so far.

"I just wish that this would all just go away and things could be normal again… why did this have to happen to me?" Kelly asked finally realizing what she had been doing.

"It can… if that is what you really want… I can take you to the clinic right now if that is what you want to do." Andrea said hoping that she would change her mind when she saw how many other girls where in her same position.

"I think it is… Andrea I just can't do this… not right now… I'm probably going to lose the only guy I have ever really loved, but I can't have this baby." Kelly said as she watched Andrea get up and grab her car keys.

"Then let's go… Brandon will get over it… he won't leave you at a time like this." Andrea said as she opened the door for Kelly.

Kelly followed her out to the car and got in the passenger side. Once she was inside she just sat there in silence, as she thought about what it was she was doing to this innocent child, whose only crime was that he or she was conceived. The more she thought about it the harder the decision became. It was at that moment that Andrea announced that they were at the clinic and it was now or never.

Inside The Clinic

Once the two of them stepped inside and Kelly was signed in they both took their seats next to another young woman. As Kelly looked over at the other girl she realized that this girl couldn't be anymore than sixteen years old, and had to be at least five months into her pregnancy. If this young girl could go through with it than why couldn't she?

"Kelly Taylor?" The nurse called from the hallway by the nurse's station.

"That's you Kel." Andrea said as she nudged Kelly.

"I know…" Kelly said, but she couldn't move… it was almost like she was paralyzed.

"Kel are you okay?" Andrea asked noticing that all the color had practically been drained from Kelly's face.

"I can't do this!" She said as she got up and ran out of the clinic's front doors.

Once Kelly was out of the clinic she still didn't stop. She continued to run down the street remembering the exact way they had gone to get there. She just didn't feel like getting back into that car with Andrea. She also knew that Andrea wasn't going to just let her go either, so instead of going back to the beach apartment she continued down to the one place on the beach where no one would look for her. It was the place she had always gone to think… the abandoned lifeguard tower.

The Lifeguard Tower

Kelly sat in that tower for hours just thinking about what she had almost done to her baby. She couldn't believe that she had almost murdered her own flesh and blood… yeah the baby wasn't born yet so according to many people it wasn't an actual person yet… but to Kelly that didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was that she could feel that baby inside her… sure she really couldn't feel it moving, but the sheer fact that she knew it was there made her heart ache.

"I'm so sorry… I don't know what I was thinking… Mommy's so sorry sweetie…" Kelly said as she looked down at her flat stomach and gently stroked it with her hand.

She closed her eyes and pictured what life would be like with this little angel she was carrying inside her. She thought about how Brandon was going to react when she told him where she had been… and then she pictured his face when she told him that she couldn't do it. It was then that she opened her eyes and looked out over the water and realized that her life was perfect… or at least it was at that very moment. She still didn't know how all of this was going to work out, and she was still terrified but at least she was going to try something new and see where this new adventure would lead her. That was the only way that she was going to be able to get through this.

Casa Walsh: Later That Evening

Brandon had been sitting on his bed worrying about where Kelly was. Andrea had told him that she ran out on her, but she left out where they were. She didn't want to tell him because Kelly could have ran to another clinic after she had a chance to calm down a little, and Andrea didn't want to get his hopes up. Instead he was left sitting there while Andrea took a taxi to the airport and flew back home to be with her family.

Downstairs Val was sitting in the living room watching something on television when she heard the door bell ring. She wasn't expecting anyone, but that didn't mean that Brandon wasn't, after all he was the only other person there… unless it was Steve forgetting his key again. The door bell rang again and so she finally decided to get up and answer it. Of course as soon as she opened the door she regretted doing it.

"Hello Kelly… what brings you by?" Val asked curious on why Kelly looked so beaten down.

"Is Brandon here? I need to talk to him." Kelly said wondering why Val was acting this way.

"What's going on with you two anyway?" Val asked trying to figure it out.

"That is between me and Brandon so if you wouldn't mind I would really like to talk to him." Kelly said still standing at the door.

"Fine…" She said as she went over to the stairs. "Brandon you've got a visitor!" Val called up from the bottom of the stairs.

"Send them up." Brandon called back.

"Go on up." Val said as she stepped to the side to let Kelly past.

Kelly walked up the stairs and walked into Brandon's room. As she did this she noticed him sitting on his bed staring out the window. She wondered what it was he was staring at, and then she began to wonder how she was going to tell him that she was rethinking her decision from earlier. She wanted to tell him that everything was going to be okay, but she had no idea if it was going to be or not… all she knew was that they were treading in unfamiliar waters.

"I'm sorry I didn't call you." Kelly said as she watched him turn around to face her.

"So where did you go… Andrea said you ran out on her." Brandon asked worried that she actually went through with the abortion.

"I went to the abandoned lifeguard tower to think about things…" Kelly started to say but Brandon cut her off.

"What do you mean you went to the abandoned lifeguard tower… you could have gotten hurt." Brandon said letting his fears take over.

"Brandon I'm fine… and so is the baby. Andrea took me to the same clinic I took her to when she wasn't sure if she was ready for Hannah. I couldn't do it… there was this girl there who couldn't be more than sixteen and if she could do it I thought that maybe we could too." Kelly said as she sat down next to him.

"And that was why you ran out on her." Brandon asked as he put his arm around her.

"I was scared and you weren't there… I needed you… I needed to talk to you and you weren't there." Kelly said as a few stray tears ran down her cheek.

"Kel… I'm sorry I wasn't there for you… and I'm glad you changed your mind." Brandon said as he gave her a hug… a hug that she really needed.

"I love you Brandon and I knew that this was going to tear us apart… but I also felt something today… something that I have never felt before… when I was at that clinic and I heard my name being called I felt something right here." Kelly said as she put her hand over her heart.

"Okay." Was all Brandon could say as he continued to listen to her.

"I realized that she is a part of both of us and even though this is my body… she is our baby and we both have to decide what we are going to do." Kelly said as the first real smile she had, had in the past few days flashed across her face.

"You called the baby a she… do you know something I don't?" Brandon asked.

"No I just didn't like calling her the baby all the time and 'it' really didn't sound appropriate to me… oh, and I think it is going to be a girl." Kelly said feeling like things really were going to be okay.

"And how do you know this?" Brandon asked wanting it to be a boy.

"It's just a feeling I have… but I would be okay with it either way." Kelly said as she noticed he was about to say something.

Kelly wasn't really in the mood for talking right now… so instead of letting him talk some more she kissed him. Of course that really did shut him up and as they both pulled away they laid back on the pillows and just enjoyed being together for awhile. In all reality they both needed to think about what it was they were going to do to make this work and that was exactly what they were going to do.