Chapter 7

"You've a visitor." Donna noted looking through the glass outside.

Raising her eyes, Kelly followed her line of sight spotting Dylan outside. She was not expecting to see him after their morning fight, their first one since they got engaged nearly five weeks ago. "I'll be right back." Kelly mouthed heading outside.

"Hey." She greeted him.

"Do you have time?" Dylan questioned her instead of a greeting.

Looking back inside the shop Kelly saw Donna talking with one of the customers. "Not a good timing."

"Kel, I just want you to see the house. We don't have to buy it for God's sake." Dylan said quietly, the last thing he wanted was another fight, this time with audience.

She was not sure what pissed her off more that morning, the fact he was ready to buy a house for them without even discussing it with her previously or the fact that he already found one that he specifically wanted. "I'll ask Donna if it's alright to leave now." Kelly said finally before turning around and heading inside the store.

Following her with his sight Dylan's thoughts returned to that morning too. He couldn't understand her anger, they lived together from the beginning on and as much as he enjoyed the hotel life and its perks, it was not something they could do forever. They needed their privacy and place to raise a family when the time will come. He just couldn't follow her thinking sometimes.

"We can go. Donna will manage the last two hours alone." Kelly announced appearing in front of him.

He nodded and the two of them walked towards their cars in silence. "We'll take mine and come to pick up yours some time later." Dylan offered.

"Alright." Kelly answered slipping into the passenger's seat. The ride was a quiet one, as they neared the beach and Kelly recognized the area, she felt her excitement growing...she always dreamed of living in this neighborhood, but she was still mad at him and not ready to jump with excitement yet.

Stopping in front of a two storey mediteran house she could understand why he would insist on seeing it, it was charming. As they stepped out of the car a short brown haired woman slightly older than them appeared out of nowhere. She walked directly to Dylan the two greeting each other, they had obviously met before, she was not sure how she felt about that.

"You must be Kelly. I've heard so much about you." The woman now turned to her a million dollar smile on her face.

"Really?" Kelly raised her brows looking at Dylan.

"This is Jessica, Kel. She's been helping me with the house hunt." Dylan said without any further ado.

"Nice to meet you Jessica." Kelly said smiling politely when inwardly all she wanted was to shake him. Of course he had to search for a house for them with a realtor without mentioning anything to her. The day just kept getting better. Shouldn't this be something they'd decide and do together?

"We'll head inside." Jessica said quickly bouncing back after being momentarily surprised by Kelly's less than enthusiastic reception.

Walking through the house Kelly was surprised that she actually liked it a lot, all rooms were spacious with a nice view and after painting and buying furniture the house would be ready to move in.

"This is the master bedroom." Jessica led them into a sandy colored room with a direct view on the ocean. Love at first sight.

"What do you think Kel?" Dylan asked finally.

"I love it." Kelly breathed out looking through the glass door that let on a balcony. She could actually imagine waking up there next to him every morning for the rest of her life. "But isn't the house a tad too big for the two of us?" She questioned him.

" We're not buying it just for us, but for our family as well." He noted.

Kelly felt the irrational sadness that appeared two days ago washing over her again. Was there ever going to be a family? The girl with sandy blond hair and her growing belly. Were they ever going to be more than her dream? She haven't said a word to him about her worries...she was on the pill making getting pregnant nearly impossible and they were obviously not even trying, not even ready to, but when the AF did not show when she expected it she felt happiness, then it reared its ugly head taking all the happiness away. If it'll never happened for them, this house was going to be awfully lonely.

"Maybe we shouldn't think so much ahead." Kelly reminded him.

Dylan looked at her puzzled, but she didn't elaborate any further. Sensing the weird atmosphere that filled the room Jessica made herself scarce under the pretense of letting them explore the room alone.

Turning around Kelly stared out of the window. Feeling Dylan's hands on her shoulders she didn't move at all.

"What's going on Kel? I mean I know you're pissed off as I've started looking for a house without your knowledge and obviously you're not excited about Jessica either, but...this is not like you." Dylan said calmly.

"I got my period two days ago." Kelly said quietly.

"I noticed. You're a woman Kel, that's what happens every month." Dylan chuckled.

"I haven't said a word, since we are not trying and I assume you wouldn't be thrilled about it...I was two days late when AF showed up. What if we will never have a family, Dylan?" Kelly asked.

"Kel...you're on pill it's supposed to do the exact opposite of what we're discussing here now. We will cross this bridge once we decide that it's the right time for us." Dylan answered.

"Yeah...thanks for nothing." Kelly mumbled.

"What do you want from me Kel? We've both agreed that we're not ready yet, you want to go back to school, I'm planning on selling the club and opening a store. It's really not the right time for a baby." Dylan reasoned with her.

"I'm going to be twenty-six in a few months and it might actually take months or years before it happens, time is ticking up." Kelly said finally, this was something she'd been worried about for a long time, ever since the doctor told her about the possible difficulties.

"It might take months, but all it might take is one try...you don't know for sure, your doctor doesn't know for sure. Besides she hasn't hear about my swimmers yet." He grinned.

Kelly groaned turning to him finally at least a hint of smile on her face.

"Better?" Dylan asked kissing her quickly.

"Yeah." Kelly grinned.

"Now stop stressing yourself over this, we will get past it when it comes." He smiled.

"Alright." Kelly breathed out still not fully convinced, but feeling better. Letting go of him she walked around the room again.

"What do you think?" Dylan asked her carefully.

"I guess I'm in love with the house." Kelly announced.

"Does that mean we'll make an offer?" Dylan grinned.

"I think so and we will have the makeup sex once we return to the hotel." Kelly smiled cheekily.

"We better hurry up." Dylan said stone faced grabbing her hand as they headed outside of what was going to soon become their bedroom both of them laughing heartily.


"Yeah, alright. I'll see you later." Kelly smiled. "You too." She closed her cell slipping it back into her purse.

"Dylan?" Donna asked knowingly.

"Yeah, the painters are at the house and he's going bonkers." Kelly smiled softly.

"So you'll leave the beach apartment soon." Donna commented.

"I haven't been living there for months." Kelly noted.

"Yes, but your stuff is still there and you still pay the rent. It will be end of an era." Donna looked sadly.

"Aww, come on Don. We'll still see each other daily in the shop." Kelly tried to cheer her up.

"Yeah, until you go back to school." Donna noted remembering their conversation from days ago.

"They haven't accepted me yet." Kelly raised her brows a hint of sadness in her voice.

"Still, you're moving on with your life, just bought a house, going back to school in fall and getting married soon. It feels like I'm the one who is stuck in one place, I mean I love the shop and all the opportunities I got thanks to it, but me and Noah, we're stuck in nowhere." Donna narrated rolling her eyes.

"That's how I felt with Matt towards the end. I just kept asking myself if that was what I wanted from life." Kelly smiled softly.

"The answer was obviously no." Donna noted.

Kelly nodded. "It's your relationship, but if this is the way you feel about it. Maybe it's not worth the time and energy you're investing into it." Kelly said carefully.

"Back to square one?" Donna asked.

"Sometimes change can be good. I mean just look at me and Dylan, who would have guessed few months ago." Kelly grinned.

"Let's be honest here Kel. You were the only one who couldn't see it." Donna grinned, both of them laughing when Kelly nudged her into her side.

"Speaking of the wedding. There is something I wanted to talk to you about or rather ask." Kelly started.

"Yup, I'll do the dress." Donna winked at her.

"Not really about the dress. We want to keep the wedding very low key." Kelly said playing with the engagement ring on her finger.

"Just how low key do you plan it to be?" Donna questioned.

"The two of us, priest and two witnesses. I want you to stand there with me when I marry him." Kelly looked up at Donna.

Donna breathed in. "I'd love to."

"Thank you, Donna." Kelly smiled hugging her friend.

"Who is going to stand with Dylan?" Donna inquired.

"David, unless he says no, which I don't see happening." Kelly noted.

"Just like the old times." Donna rolled her eyes. "Are you going to tell everyone or just marry and then drop the bomb?"

"The later one." Kelly admitted. "What are you actually doing this Sunday?" She asked.

"You're going to marry this Sunday?!" Donna stared at her in shock.

"Yes, this Sunday at sunset, down at Paradise cove." Kelly bit her lip.

"In two days?! You better know how your wedding dress should look like otherwise I don't know how I'll finish it till Sunday." Donna lamented.

"Don't fret Don. You already made it." Kelly smiled.

"What do you mean?" Donna asked.

"You remember that white lace dress from last week?" Kelly questioned.

"You were the mystery client?"

Kelly nodded. "As we speak the dress is hanging in my closet at the beach apartment so Dylan can't see it."

"You've really thought about everything while going low key." Donna grinned.

Kelly nodded. "Scratching the fiasco with Brandon. I want this to be my only wedding."

"Oh, Kel. This is all so exciting." Donna smiled.

"I know, I still have to pinch myself sometimes. I'm going to marry him in two days and spend the rest of my life with him." Kelly smiled.


Slipping under the sheets Kelly turned the light off, snuggling into Dylan who was sound asleep. They've talked about the wedding with Donna for ages and she called him around eight letting him know she'll come back late.

"You're here already?" Dylan asked sleepily.

"It's after midnight." Kelly smiled into the darkness.

"I'll have to cut your curfew once we're married." Dylan joked burying his head further into the pillow.

"Did you talk to David?" Kelly asked.

"Yes, he's in." Dylan answered turning around to face her.

"Good." Kelly breathed out.

"As if he was going to say no." Dylan grinned repeating her own words from hours before. Leaning in he kissed her.

Soon the kisses grew in intensity and their hands and lips wandered.

"I thought you were asleep." Kelly giggled as his lips worked their way down her neck his hands dragging her tank top up and over her breasts allowing him access.

"I've already slept for an hour or two and someone woke me up, I've missed you this evening." Dylan mumbled, the tank top landing on the floor seconds later.

"Me or my body?" Kelly asked the breath catching in her throat.

"Both." His kisses warmed her skin.

"I was actually going to propose the no sex until marriage thingy." Kelly uttered before letting out a moan as he fully used the access he gained seconds earlier.

"Impossible for us no matter how short time." Dylan laughed tilting his head sideways.

"Yeah, but you better enjoy it because I'll be staying at the beach apartment tomorrow night." Kelly bit her lip as his lips enticed and excited her, his hand pushing her panties down her legs.

"It'll be a long night." Dylan grinned into the darkness, feeling her hands fumble with the hem of his boxer shorts pushing them over his hips.

Minutes later in the moonlight coming from the window their bodies were moving in perfect unison knowing it was one of their last times before they'll become husband and wife.