Author's Note: Sorry it took me longer than I though to write this chapter... and just a heads up it may take longer for the next chapter... we are starting training on the new stuff at the hotel soon... I'm just not forsure when... it depends on what the health inspector says tomorrow to when we start. Anyways enough about me on with the story... comments are welcomed and encouraged.
Casa Walsh: Two Weeks Later
Brandon and Kelly were sitting at the Kitchen table while Steve poured them all a cup off coffee. Val had already left for the day because she had some things to do… like look for a new job… after all that happened with that creep Derek Driskal it wasn't like the money was just rolling in. As Steve set a cup in front of Kelly her hand moved over her mouth and nose as she pushed her chair back and got up to run to the bathroom.
"What's wrong with Kelly she always used to like my coffee?" Steve questioned as he took her seat.
"I'm just going to go check on her… make sure she's okay…" Brandon said as he took a sip of the coffee. "Not bad my friend." He commented as he went to find Kelly.
Inside The Bathroom
Kelly was standing in front of the sink and she splashed her face with water and rinsed that bile after taste out of her mouth. Then she took the hand towel that was sitting on the side of the sink and dried her face. As she put the towel down she grabbed the counter top with both hands and looked into the mirror. She couldn't believe that simple everyday household smells were making her so sick. It wasn't like she was actually going to drink the coffee… she knew that it wasn't good for her right now, but the sheer smell of it shouldn't have made her want to get rid of everything she had just put into her body. She definitely thought that the food tasted much better going in that it did coming back up.
"Kel you okay in there?" Brandon asked from outside the bathroom door.
"If you call throwing up everything I eat okay… than yes, I'm fine." Kelly said as she opened the door.
"Well under the circumstancing I think that would mean you are fine, but I don't think Steve thinks your fine… I think we need to tell him the truth." Brandon said as he noticed she was a little shaky and decided to put his arm around her.
"Brandon I just want to eat something that isn't going to come back up again… I'm starving and this little one is…picky!" Kelly said as she looked down at her still flat stomach.
"I know sweetie… you want to try some fruit… yesterday she thought that was okay." Brandon said referring to the baby.
"It's worth a shot… Is the coffee gone?" Kelly said knowing that it was the coffee that set it off this time.
"I'll take care of it." Brandon said as he headed into the Kitchen to dump the coffee in the sink.
Back In The Kitchen
Steve just watched as Brandon took Kelly's untouched coffee and poured it into the sink, followed by his own partially drank cup. He really couldn't understand why the coffee would make her run from the room like that… it wasn't like he burnt it or anything. He was starting to think that there was something really wrong with Kelly. She had never been sick for more than a few days, but this had been going on for about a week so far and it wasn't even all the time… only when she ate. It was then he started to think that maybe she wasn't sick… maybe she had an eating disorder.
"Hey Kel you okay?" Steve asked as she came back into the room holding onto whatever she could to keep from collapsing.
"No Steve, I'm not okay." Kelly said as she sat down.
"Well the first step is admitting that you have a problem…" Steve started but Brandon cut in.
"Steve, she doesn't have a problem…" Brandon said looking at him.
"Brandon you shouldn't be covering for her… she is trying to own up to having an eating disorder." Steve said as Kelly turned to look at him.
"Steve I don't have an eating disorder…" Kelly said as Brandon place a bowl of fruit in front of her.
"Is that why you eat everything in sight and then the moment you are finished you run into the bathroom and throw it all back up?" Steve asked thinking that he was helping.
"Steve you might want to shut up right now." Brandon said as he went to sit next to Kelly.
"No Brandon… I won't shut up… Kelly needs to get help and I'm surprised at you man… I would think that you would want to help your girlfriend." Steve said looking from one friend to the other.
"Steve… Brandon is helping me… more than you know… you see I don't have an eating disorder… but I do have something to tell everyone… I just didn't know how and Brandon was keeping our secret until I was ready to tell everyone. He has been nothing but helpful." Kelly said as she looked into Brandon's eyes.
"Than what is going on… are you really sick?" Steve asked wondering how he could have gotten it all wrong.
"No Steve… I'm not sick… not like that anyway." Kelly started with a smile. "I have morning sickness… okay well… its more like all day sickness." Kelly said as Steve stared at her.
"But if you have morning sickness that would mean that… oh!" Steve said as his mouth dropped open.
"It would mean that I am pregnant… correct. You can close your mouth now. I've gotten over the shock and now all I want to do is find something that I can eat and keep down." Kelly said as she took another bit of the fruit.
"Brandon are you okay with this?" Steve asked looking at his buddy.
"Steve… I couldn't be happier." Brandon said as he got up to get some fruit for himself.
"But you always said…" Steve began but Brandon already knew what he was thinking and before he could finish he interrupted.
"I know what I used to say… I've changed… and now this is what I want." Brandon said as he walked back over to the table with another bowl of fruit.
"Does anyone else know?" Steve asked wondering how many other people Brandon and Kelly had told.
"Just Jackie, Donna and Andrea… we haven't told anyone else..." Kelly said as she took Brandon's hand from across the table.
"How did Andrea find out?" Steve asked wondering why they would tell her and not him.
"A few weeks ago I was going to get an abortion and since I helped Andrea when she found out about Hannah, Brandon thought that she could change my mind… and she kind of did… when we got to the clinic I couldn't do it so I ran out and after a lot of thinking… I really did change my mind." Kelly said as she popped the last piece of fruit into her mouth.
"So did she like that?" Brandon asked wondering if the fruit idea was really going to work or not.
"I think she did… I feel fine." Kelly said smiling.
"Hey how are you guys going to tell everyone?" Steve asked curious.
"Well I was thinking we could have everyone meet at the Pit and we can tell them there." Brandon said knowing that he had to work that night.
"Speaking of the Peach Pit… I want a Mega-Burger!" Kelly said with a big grin on her face.
"You sure about that?" Brandon questioned knowing first hand that she was a vegetarian and would never, in her right mind, eat meat.
"That's what she wants…" Kelly said as she glanced down at her stomach and then back up to Brandon and Steve.
"I'll let everyone know about the Pit tonight." Steve said as he placed his cup in the sink and began to walk towards the door.
"Thanks man." Brandon said before he went back to his breakfast.
Kelly got up from her seat to get a glass of Orange Juice when she all of a sudden felt really dizzy. She quickly grabbed onto the back of the chair to steady herself, but that didn't go unnoticed. Brandon caught her quick movement out of the corner of his eye and quickly got up out of his chair. He went behind her and place one hand on her shoulder and the other he wrapped protectively around her.
"You okay?" He asked wondering what was going on.
"Yeah… I just got a little dizzy… I'll be fine." Kelly said as she let go of the chair and continued to the fridge.
"You're sure?" Brandon asked sincerely worried about her.
"Brandon please just stop… I don't need you protecting me all the time… I'm not going to break… and I can take care of myself." Kelly began.
"I never said you couldn't." Brandon countered.
"I don't want to fight!" Kelly exclaimed.
"I just don't want anything to happen to you two… Is that wrong?" Brandon asked her with an innocent smile plastered all over his face.
"No… and wipe that silly grin off your face… you look ridiculous!" Kelly said with a giggle.
Brandon did so before deciding to actually give her some space. He thought it would be a good idea to start looking for another job. After all, he was going to have a family in a few months and let's face it… what he made at the Peach Pit wasn't going to be enough to raise a family on. He went upstairs to change before heading out into the city to pound the pavement. Kelly on the other hand stayed in the Kitchen and did the dishes before heading into the living room to read the book she had started the day before. Since she had been feeling so weird all the time she had decided that she should relax and take it easy… she didn't want what happened to Andrea to happen to her and relaxation was a sure fire way to make sure it didn't.
Peach Pit: Later On That Night
Kelly said at the counter while Brandon put some more money in the cash register. Nat was really making some money tonight… the place was packed! Brandon had hardly even said two words to Kelly when the rest of the gang walked in, Steve leading of course. Donna went straight over to where Kelly sat and looked quizzically at what was on the plate in front of her. Yes, it was the Mega-Burger she had wanted earlier that day.
"Kel, what on Earth are you eating?" Donna asked knowing fair well what it was she was eating.
"Uh that's a Mega-Burger Don…" Brandon said walking by as he put another order in.
"Hey Brandon can I get some more cheese fries… please!" Kelly somewhat whined, she had already had three plates full of them.
"I see you got your apatite back Kel." Steve said surprised to see half the burger gone. "Brandon are you helping her eat that plate?" He asked thinking that she wouldn't go through with the whole burger thing.
"No that is all her… that and the three plates before it!" Brandon said not really believing it himself.
"Are you feeling okay?" David asked his step-sister.
"I feel great actually…" Kelly said taking another bite out of the burger. "That hits the spot!" She said finally realizing that all of her friends where looking at her. "What?" She asked.
"Okay something isn't right here… you are eating meat… you've had three servings of fries…" David started but Kelly just had to correct him.
"Cheese Fries." Kelly said as she took a sip of her peach flavored ice tea.
"Sorry cheese fries… and you're glowing!" He finished.
"I think that may be all the grease from the food." Val said not wanting what she was thinking to be true.
"Hey Nat can I get some Peach Pie and a Sundae please?" Kelly asked completely ignoring her friends.
"Sure sweetheart… coming right up!" Nat said also noticing that something wasn't right with Kelly, but he was a patient man and knew she wasn't quite ready to let her secret out.
Nat placed the deserts in front of her and continued on with his other customers. As Kelly enjoyed every bit of the pie she looked around her at the dinner rush ending. It would soon be time for her to tell her friends, that didn't already know, what was going on with her. Just as she finished her last bit of the pie, the last customer in the place let the door ding behind him as he left. Soon all eyes where on Kelly, as Brandon walked over along with Nat.
"Okay there is no one but us in here what was so urgent that we had to show up?" David asked wanting to know what was going on.
"We didn't say it was urgent." Brandon said glancing over at Steve.
"I may have added that part." Steve said giving one of his famous Steve smiles.
"Come on tell us… I'm dying to know!" Nat said eagerly.
"I'm pregnant." Kelly said knowing they would all react differently.
She spent the next few seconds watching her friend's faces… most were happy it was really just her step brother that she was worried about. She really didn't know how he was going to react because she had waited so long to tell him. Normally she told him right away when she had a problem, this was just something that she and Brandon had to figure out together and that was why she hadn't. A few minutes later she watched as he got up slowly and just stood there staring at her.
"Congrats… really… I'm happy for you." David said giving her what seemed like a forced hug before he walked out the door.
"Guess I should start looking for a new place to live now too." Val said directing everything she was saying at Brandon, before she too left.
"Good for you two… Babies are such a joy to have!" Nat said giving Brandon a pat on the back as he flashed Kelly a big smile before going back to the kitchen.
The rest of the gang had heard earlier and were just sitting there stunned at how David had reacted to the news. Donna didn't think it would be that big of a deal… in fact she thought he would love the idea of being an Uncle. Kelly knew why he was acting the way he was, and in truth it really made her feel horrible… she didn't mean to hide it from him… she just didn't know how to tell him. At least now everyone in Beverly Hills knew the news… all they had to do now was call Hong Kong and London, to let Brandon's family know.
