A/N: Okay so it is not the best but it is something at least. Happy Reading
Chapter Three: Admitting the Unfamiliar
Brandon was in utter shock to what had just happened. Was he dreaming or did Andrea, his precious Chief say that she wanted him. He needed to clear his head a little and get some answers before he made a mistake he couldn't take back.
"Andrea... did you just say that you had moved on to me?" Brandon asked as he looked deeply into her eyes.
"Yeah I did." Andrea said hoping she hadn't ruined one of the best friendships she'd ever had. "Sorry Bran if it's not what you had thought but I had to stop hiding the truth."
"Okay now that you have come clean about your feelings I need to make a confession of my own." Brandon said "The real reason that I took the job at the NYC Post wasn't to work at the NYC Post; it was to be close to you because to tell you the truth the one reason why Kelly and I had to call off the wedding was because of my true feelings for you. I think even Kelly knew." Brandon explained to her.
"Okay so let me get this straight you took a job that you don't even want so you could be near me?" Andrea asked just double checking to see if she understood the motives of her best friend.
"Yeah that's pretty much it." Brandon said half embarrassed to be admitting it.
"Well good thing that you are in good with the heir to the Hunzburger publications." Andrea said kind of claming the mood between them. "Hey Ace is this really happening?"
"I think it is Chief." Brandon said as he pulled one of his closest friends into a warm embrace. "I think it is."
"I didn't think this day would ever come." Andrea said as she snuggled into his chest more.
"And now it has…." Brandon said before he asked a question bringing a joking atmosphere back to them "So does this mean I still have to sleep in the basement in the guest room?"
"No… I don't think you need to." Andrea said as she looked up into his eyes and kissed his lips lightly. "No there is no way I am going to let you out of my site now Walsh. No way in hell."
"Okay then…why don't we just take this rationally, first things first we need to call someone." Brandon said.
"Kelly?" Andrea asked already know the answer she was going to get.
"Yeah,
she deserves that much I mean it was only about a month and a half a
go that her and I were walking down the aisle to become husband and
wife." Brandon explained. "The question I have now is should I
call her or should you call her?"
"I tell you what…"
Andrea started, "I will talk to Kelly if you tell Jesse. I mean we
did just get a divorce 6 months ago." She pointed out.
"Well this is the way I see it, I am fairly sure that they both do realize that we are supposed to be together." Brandon said, "I do recall actually one point in college that Jesse always asked me if you and I had ever taken a shot at a romantic relationship."
"What did you tell him?" Andrea wondered if even back then he had those feelings for her.
"I lied to him," he told her. "I told him that a relationship would never work out between us. That there was far too much history there for us to put a side."
"But that was just a lie." Andrea was double checking to make sure that she understood correctly.
"Honestly Chief I think one of the biggest mistakes in my life was when I didn't follow my heart the night Senior Prom." Brandon admitted to her.
"Really Ace, you really think we should have pursued a relationship at that point." Andrea asked.
"Sometimes, but then I think if we had who knows if it would have failed or if you would have ever had Hannah because there most likely wouldn't have been a relationship with Dan or with Jesse." Brandon pointed out
"We truly weren't mature enough to have relationship at that point were we Ace?" Andrea asked.
"No not really. What do you say we call them tomorrow it's been a long day Chief?" Brandon asked. "Let's get to bed. We can take on the in the morning."
"Sounds like a plan to me Ace." Andrea said as she led him to her bedroom.
