Casa Walsh Kelly And Brandon's Bedroom

The sun was shining through the window as Kelly groaned and pulled the comforter over her head and rolled over onto her stomach. For some reason she just couldn't pull herself out of bed... her alarm clock was telling her it was time to get up but her body was telling her to go back to sleep. She took her hand and lifted herself up far enough to reach over to Brandon's side of the bed to shut off the damn alarm... instead her hand fell on a piece of paper that had been set on the pillow.

"Brandon?" Kelly asked but there was no answer.

She sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes as she grabbed the note and read it to herself... Kel, couldn't sleep so I took the kids to the beach. Breakfast is on the table... meet us when you're done... Brandon. Kelly looked at the note and sighed before she tossed the comforter off of her body and climbed out of the bed. She put on her black robe and made her way down to the kitchen to see what Brandon had made her. She smiled as she looked at the plate in front of her... there was a fruit salad and a steaming cup of coffee sitting next to it. The phone rang just as she was about to sit down and eat.

"Hello?" She asked the caller.

"Hey, sleeping beauty, how'd ya sleep?" Brandon asked her with a grin on his face.

"Great until the alarm clock went off... I assume I have you to thank for that one!" She said in a mock angry tone.

"Guilty as charged... Did you get your breakfast yet?" He asked wanting to know how much longer it was going to be before she got there.

"I was just sitting down to eat it when you called... I will get there when I get there... I have to shower and get changed first. How are my sweet angels?" She asked finally realizing how quiet the house was.

"They are helping me make a sand castle as we speak... Caleb leave the bucket there!" Brandon called over to Caleb who was trying to pull the bucket out of the sand a little too soon.

"Is Kate with you?" Kelly asked because she didn't see her on the couch when she got up this morning.

"Yeah she went up to see if Donna wanted to come down here."

"Did you two talk things out yet?" Kelly asked as she took a bit of her breakfast.

"We talked but I still don't like her watching the twins... did you know that she started using again two weeks ago?"

"What she said that she hadn't used in a year and a half... I can't believe this..." Kelly was starting to feel like she had been taken advantage of when she offered Kate the babysitting job the night before.

"She was high when I woke up this morning too... Can I tell her she has to leave now?" Brandon asked.

"I can't believe I couldn't tell last night... I should have known... I shouldn't have let her stay..."

"Kel, stop beating yourself up... you couldn't have known... she hids it very well... if I didn't know how she normally acts I wouldn't have caught it either... it's not your fault but she is leaving today!" Brandon said knowing that Kelly didn't want her around anymore.

"Wait until I get there to tell her... I want to speak with her too." Kelly was calm on the outside but inside she was fuming.

"Okay but hurry I don't know how much longer I can put up with her..." Brandon said before hanging up the phone.

Kelly hung up the phone after promising not to take too long and finished eating her breakfast... she then quickly headed into the bathroom to take probably the fastest shower she has ever taken in her life. About fifteen minutes later she was on her way to meet Brandon at the beach so that she could witness him telling off one of his family members.

The Beach

Kate had just come back from the beach apartment with Donna following close behind her... Donna had even noticed a change from last night. Kate had seemed fine last night but at that very moment she seemed to be a little on edge... almost like she was coming down from a tremendous high. Brandon was watching them walk down the beach and noticed Kelly pulling her bright red car into the closest spot she could find.

"Hey Brandon what did you need me for?" Donna whispered when she got close enough so that Kate wouldn't hear them.

"Did you notice anything different about Kate this morning?" Brandon asked her.

"She seems a little on edge but other than that not that I can tell why?" Donna replied as she to noticed Kelly walking down towards them.

"She was high this morning... I brought her here so that we could talk but I don't think I can go through this again... It was hard enough the first time I helped her... I just can't do it again." Brandon had given up on Kate and there wasn't anyone who was going to change his mind... if Brenda wanted to help than she could but he was done.

"Hey thanks for waiting for me..." Kelly said as she walked up.

"What are you doing here?" Kate snapped as she picked up Crystal and began walking towards the water.

"Put MY daughter down!" Kelly snapped back at her making sure to emphasize that Crystal was her daughter.

"Fine what crawled up your butt?" Kate asked handing Crystal over to Kelly, and searching her pockets for something.

"What's the matter Kate can't find your drugs... what is it..." Kelly prompted trying to find out what kind of drugs she was taking.

"Wouldn't you like to know... Brandon can you call off your... whatever she is to you?" Kate was being really rude.

"Actually Kate why don't you take a hike... I'm tired of you thinking that you can just waltz right in and tear MY family down... I don't want you near my kids... I never did... Kelly was the one willing to give you a chance... and let me tell you... you screwed that one up big time... Go to Hell Kate!" Brandon said as he reached down and picked Caleb up.

"Fine... I'm outa here!" Kate said as she turned her back to them and began walking towards the road.

"You need help Kate!" Kelly called after her.

"Where do you think she'll go?" Donna asked.

"The bus station... She's not going to risk coming back to the house and once Brenda finds out what happened last night I don't think she is going to let her stay there so... the only place for her to go is... home." Brandon said as they all headed up to the beach apartment.

Beach Apartment

They walked into the beach apartment and Kelly took Crystal into the spare bedroom to lay down, she had been rubbing her eyes all the way up to the apartment. Brandon followed her and helped to set up the pack-n-play so that the twins wouldn't roll off the bed. Neither Brandon or Kelly had left the twins alone on the bed because they were afraid that one of them would roll right off. Once Crystal and Caleb were both set in the pack-n-play with their blankets Kelly and Brandon left the room... leaving the door cracked slightly.

"That was some talk you two had with Kate." Donna said as they walked into the living room.

"Yeah well Brandon was right not to trust her... I just wish I would have listened to him last night... I can't believe I left her alone with them... I must be a terrible mother!" Kelly said as she sat down and put her head in her hands.

"It wasn't your fault sweetie... you had no idea she was using again... how could you it was the first time you had ever met her, and Brenda didn't give you any reason to doubt her did she?" Brandon asked sitting next to her and rubbing her back with his left hand.

"No but I should have known... it's not like I don't know what the indicators are!"

"That was a long time ago... you shouldn't have to be thinking about that..." Brandon began.

"I should have known... I shouldn't have let her near them... I'm their mother I'm suppose to protect them... what if something would have happened last night?" Kelly asked Brandon as Donna went to get a bottle of water out of the fridge.

"Nothing did..." Brandon told her taking the bottle from Donna. "Here..." He handed her the water and she took a sip.

"But what if it did? Brandon what if something bad happened? We wouldn't have known about it until we got home... What if something would have happened to Crystal or Caleb? I don't think I could live with myself if anything happened to them..." Kelly was in tears now... she loved her kids more than anything and the thought of Kate being high and babysitting them frightened her to no end.

"I don't know Kel, but nothing did happen... everything was fine last night. We just have to be a little more careful when we leave them alone with the babysitter." Brandon said hugging her.

"Thanks... I just love them so much, I guess it scared me just thinking about it." Kelly said as she wiped a few stray tears from her eyes.

"Why don't we take the kids and head up the coast... just us! We can forget this whole thing ever happened!" Brandon suggested.

"That's a great idea! Kel, don't you think that's a great idea?" Donna asked wanting her friend to be happy.

"It would just be us... no Kate to worry about... just you, me, Crystal, and Caleb... what do you say?" Brandon asked again.

"I say... let's do it!" Kelly said as she took another sip of water.