Author's Note: Okay so another year passes, no update! Uggh! At least it wasn't three this time I am getting better, huh. You guys are going to sick of me, I know. But it wasn't my fault this time, I had to get a new computer and I just got my internet back. So…I hope you guys are still out there, I love you all, and from here on in weekly updates, I promise. Also, I may be starting a "Party of Five" fic, but only if you guys let me know what you think. Okay, enough…on with the story.

Dangerous Promises

By Broe83/shiney1983

Chapter 7

"Donna, are you okay?" David Silver could hear his wife crying softly in the silent once-and-current McKay dwelling.

Donna rolled over to face her husband, "Yeah, I just miss my ring." Donna's forehead wrinkled the way it always did when she was thinking, and David laughed. "Is that weird?" she questioned sounding genuinely concerned.

David thought for a minute, then smiled at her, "For you absolutely not." He gently kissed Donna on the forehead and the snuggled in closer to her under their sleeping bag.

Diagonal from David and Donna, Brandon Walsh tiptoed through the gigantic living room careful not to wake Brenda and Dylan who were right next to Andrea.

Brandon knelt down next to his fiancé, "Chief, you awake?" he whispered as quietly as possible.

"You know I couldn't go to sleep without you," Andrea whispered back, "but what are you doing! Your sister is going to hear you!"

"Come outside with me then. We need to talk."

Andrea's heart sank. We need to talk, four little words that Andrea knew all too well could turn a person's life upside down. She searched Brandon's eyes with hers and didn't move.

Knowing what Andrea was thinking, he quickly reached his hand out toward her. "Trust me," he said giving her his best puppy dog eyes.

Slowly Andrea placed her hand in Brandon's and the slipped outside together seemingly unnoticed.

Back inside Brenda lay awake with knots in her stomach, she felt awful. Kelly deserved what she got, and Dylan belonged with her, of that much Brenda was sure, but what about everyone else.

She had lain awake all night hearing Andrea toss and turn and listening to Donna's muffled cries. Steve had even made a secret call to Janet and discovered that Mattie had a fever. Brenda wasn't evil and the last thing she wanted to do was continue to hurt her friends and her brother. All of the sudden a plan came to her. She could help the others be happy again and still get Dylan back. Not to mention this new plan may hurt Kelly even more.

Brenda smiled to herself and rolled closer to Dylan, who automatically put his arms around her. This is definitely going to work, Brenda thought, and I'll start first thing in the morning…

Back outside, Andrea shrugged, "I don't know Brandon," Andrea said in a very uncertain tone and looked down at the hood of Dylan's car, which she and Brandon were sitting on.

Brandon exhaled loudly, he wasn't giving up. "Look at me, Andrea," he said tilting her chin up and using her name very deliberately so she knew how serious he was, "do you want to marry me?"

"Of course I do," she replied placing her hand on Brandon's knee, "it's just…"

"It's just what?" he pressed. "We already have the marriage license. We already have your dress. I'll call Jim and Cindy and Grandma Rose, I'm sure they can all still be there. And I would marry you in a shack if that's what it took. C'mon Chief, what'd ya say? Haven't we waited long enough to be together?"

It was Andrea's turn to exhale. Maybe Brandon was right, maybe it wouldn't be so bad. After all, they could still have he big ceremony they were planning when all this was over, Brandon had promised.

Andrea relented, "Okay Ace, you win, we'll get married tonight."

Brandon threw his arms around her, "thank you Chief. And everything's going to work out fine, I promise."

He was so excited to have won her over that Brandon didn't hear when Andrea muttered. "I hope you're right."

A/N: Okay not much there, I know. But the next chapter, if you guys want it, will really move things along, and see Brenda's not ALL bad. The faster you guys review the faster you'll get the next chapter, I swear. In fact it's already written, but I won't post it if ppl don't review. So…. review review review! See you real soon, I guarantee it- Broe83