"So what do we need to do?" Erica said
"Well, you heard your big sis, you need to attend your classes first, and then you can help us when you're free…" Andrea said "I think I'll clear my schedules for that weekend, so I can spend time with all of you, at least for that weekend.."
"yeah that's a good idea…" David said
They all thought of the same thing, they wanted to spend sometime with the rest of the gang, so they all decided to lay low at least for that weekend.
"Ok.. just please call me when you're doing something…" Erica said then she stands, she kissed Dylan and went out, she had poetry reading tonight, just like Bren and Dylan when they were in first year college.
"That girl is unbelievable…" David said
"Hey that's my sister you're talking about…" Dylan said
"No I mean she really adore Brenda... And I can't blame her… Brenda has been so good to her ever since and Brenda really likes her too..." David said
All of them nodded in agreement
"What about the party?" Kelly said
"I think it's better to have it at the casa Walsh than here, I'm sure Brenda and Brandon would love to have party here but not at that day…" Andrea suggested
"Yeah I think so too.." Steve said
"So we'll have party at the casa Walsh…" Val said
"David and I will pick up Brenda and Bane, and then when Brandon calls any of you guys, you pick him and Shae ok?" Donna said, Steve and Dylan nodded
"I'll help too.." Janet said
"I'm thinking you, Andrea and Kelly will prepare for the foods for the party..." Val said "while I and Erica will prepare the place..."
"No problem with me..." Janet said
"Ditto" Andrea and Kelly said in unison
"You can bring Maddy and Bea, and Alyssa with you; I'll ask Hannah to baby sit them I'm sure Brenda and Brandon would want to see our kids…" Andrea said
"Yeah… that's a good idea…" Donna said
"I'll asked Erica to help Hannah with the kids but you all know that she's gonna be busy…" Dylan said
"We know… and its ok, Hannah can take care of them, besides those three weren't hard to baby sit…" Andrea said
"ok then its set, Donna and David picks up Brenda and Bane, Steve and Dylan picks up Brandon and Shae, Andrea, Kelly, and Janet prepares foods, me and Erica decorates the place and Hannah would baby sit the kids…" Val said
"Ok, but I still can help you clean the house…just call me ok?" Donna said, Val nodded
"Erica doesn't have classes on Wednesday afternoon, if you want you can clean up that afternoon, I think Kelly and I were free too..." Dylan said
"Yeah so we could help you guys…" Kelly said
"Ok…its set then, Wednesday next week is cleaning afternoon for us…" Val said
They all continue to talk some more and after an hour they all headed to their homes.
In New York
Shae and Brandon were resting at their bed, it's almost 11 in the evening, and they had to finish their assignments first before they went to bed.
"Hey are you excited about our vacation?" Shae asked Brandon
"Yeah… I can't wait to see the gang and Brenda and Bane too.."
"Me too… its been a while.. And then we have to tell them about our wedding plans too.."
Brandon nodded and then held Shae to his arms.. They fell asleep afterwards.
At London..
Brenda and Bane were starting to pack. They went shopping for the gang and their kids, but they had lots of present for Erica.
"I'm sure Erica would love all of this…" Bane said
"Yeah I'm pretty sure too…" Brenda said "and thank you for being with me Bane… I love you…."
"I love you too Bren…" Bane said "so are you going to tell them that were engaged?"
"Of course…I just wanted to tell them the news personally not over the phone, besides Brandon and Donna and Erica knew it already, they knew me too well to keep my happiness to them..."
"I see… I can't wait to meet the rest of your friends…"
"I know, Donna told me that they too were all excited to meet you.."
"Well, do we have everything you need?"
"Yeah, I bought enough presents for them; I just need to buy few more clothes, coz its warmer there compared here…"
"Ok… we'll go shopping tomorrow, I think I need some clothes too..."
"Ok, I'm tired… let's continue this tomorrow… I wanna sleep now…" she said as she yawned..
Bane laughs at her… she's always like that, whenever she feels sleepy she could sleep anywhere… Brenda lazily slouch at the couch "will you carry me to bed Bane.." she said with her baby voice
"Anything for you beauty…" Bane said then she scooped Brenda and carried her to their room and they fell asleep.
Back at the Beverly Hills
Wednesday comes, Val called Erica to tell her that they will clean the house that afternoon and she could go straight at the casa Walsh after her class. Val, Kelly, Dylan and Erica started to clean the rooms, Erica said that she could clean Brenda's room alone, and that she'll call them if she needs anything. Val and Kelly started to clean Brandon's room, while Dylan cleans their bathroom.
Erica enjoyed cleaning Brenda's room, she loves to see Brenda's old stuff, then she found the box of Dylan's memories. She decided to look at it again, Brenda showed it to her before, she just wanted to see it again, she then pick the CD and played it loud enough to let Val, Kelly and Dylan hear it. It was loosing my religion, they all knew what that song meant to Dylan and Brenda. They all went to see what Erica's doing. She was humming the song while fixing Brenda's dresser.
"hey, where did you find that CD? I thought Brenda put that away years ago…" Val said
"yeah, but I found her box… I just wanna hear it… it's of my favorite song…" Erica said
Dylan saw that box too, he went and see what's inside. Kelly and Val followed him. Dylan pulls out a picture of him and Brenda when they went surfing at Baja, the beginning of their end, he thought. Then he pulled out another thing from the box, it was their tickets when they saw love letter for their valentines date. Kelly and Val looked at the box too, Kelly pulled a picture, it was her, Dylan and Brenda all hugging together, she remembered the day it was taken, they were so happy that day, and looking back now she knew that they were never gonna be that happy again. They continue to look at the box when Erica saw them.
"hey! Don't look at that, I know you guys knew what's in there, so you don't have to dig it, and besides Brenda wouldn't want you to look at it…"
The three rolled their eyes… they knew Erica was right, they all knew what's inside the box, they didn't have to dig it and Brenda wouldn't want them to look at those, they put everything back at the box and continue cleaning. Dylan decided to help Erica since he's finished cleaning the bathroom. He was fixing the side tables when he saw a picture of him and Brenda from their spring dance. He couldn't helped but to reminisced that moment…their first night together, he fought back his memory and said to himself "Brenda's happy now, so am I…"
After a few more minutes they were all finished cleaning both rooms, they changed the covers too and put some fresh flowers in Brenda's room, it was Erica's idea, she knew Brenda loves the smell of fresh flowers, Dylan knew it too but didn't react, he doesn't want to give Kelly a reason to get jealous.
They all headed downstairs, Val made sandwiches and juice for all of them. They were all tired from cleaning up.
"Hey Val do you have ice cream?" Erica asked
"Yeah, I think I have its butter peacun ..." Valerie replied
Dylan knew it was Brenda's favorite, he smiled at the memory. Kelly saw him and asks "what are you smiling about?"
"I'm just thinking why girls love ice cream?" he covered "well, you loves ice cream, and I know all the girls in our gang loves ice cream too, even Janet, now Erica… I wonder what's with ice cream?:"
"Not just girls, I know Brandon loves ice cream too… actually both of them, Brenda and Brandon, I remember they told me that they eat ice cream whenever they're upset, happy, sad, or depressed." Valerie said
"Yeah I remember Brenda would always eat ice cream whatever bad or good happens to her…" Kelly said
"She would always buy me ice cream back then…" Erica added "honestly I never really like ice creams so much, but then when I was younger, and mom got herself a new boyfriend, I was so sad, and Brenda told me to eat ice cream when I talked to her on the phone…" she trailed off..
"Yeah I remember that, you asked to go and get you ice cream, now I know its Brenda's idea!!" Dylan said
"But it really helped me, from then on, whenever I'm sad or depress or happy or whatever, I always want to eat ice cream…" Erica said
"I think we all got that from Brenda, I too started to love ice cream after Brenda told me that that's her comfort food…" Kelly said
"Same here.." Val and Dylan said
They rest for awhile before Kelly, Dylan and Erica head home, Erica was so excited it just two days before Brenda and Brandon arrives.
