A/N: Here is another chapter! Finally! LOL!

Disclaimer: I don't own BH 90210!

Brenda looked at herself in the mirror in the bathroom and saw how pale she looked. What she wanted to do was run away but she had a feeling that she wouldn't be allowed too. She knew that nobody would let her go no matter how much she wanted too. She knew that Dustin would come back and he wouldn't leave her alone.

She looked up when the bathroom door was pushed opened and she sighed. She should have known that Kelly, Donna, Andrea and Valerie would come after her. She just wished that she would have had more time. She was a wreck and she didn't want them seeing her like this and she hated that they were.

"Bren, are you alright?" Kelly asked.

Brenda sighed. "I'm alright Kelly. I just needed a minute to myself."

Kelly nodded. "I can understand that Brenda. But you have to remember that you have all of us here for you. You don't have to go through this alone. In fact I can guarantee you that none of us is going to allow you to go through this alone. So whatever it is that you are thinking you can get it right out of your head. You are not running away Brenda."

Brenda sighed again and turned towards Kelly. "How did you know that is what I was thinking? I know that none of you are going to let me run and I have come to terms with that but it doesn't mean that I have to like it. Dustin will be back you can mark my words on that. He gave up to damn easily tonight. Now not only do I have to worry about myself but I have to worry about my daughter."

Andrea walked over to Brenda and put her arm around her shoulder. "Brenda you know that we will help you with protecting your daughter. You also know that there is no way in hell that Brandon and Dylan or hell any of the guys are going to let you get hurt or let your daughter get hurt. It's time to take a stand and don't let Dustin win. If you run then you let him win again Brenda. And I don't think that you want your daughter to learn that it is okay to run when things get hard."

Brenda nodded and closed her eyes before opening them up again. "I know that you are right Andrea. And no I don't want Mindy to grow up thinking that it is alright to run when things get hard. But I also know that Dustin will do everything and anything to get at me. He'll come at me and I have no way to make sure that he won't find out about Mindy. I can't let my daughter become a pawn to him and that is what he will do. He will try to use Mindy as a pawn to get at me."

Valerie looked at Brenda and saw all the pain and fear in her eyes. "Bren we won't let anything happen to Mindy and you know it. We will be by your side and we won't let either of you out of our sight. Jim and Cindy will be back in town tomorrow and you know that they will do everything they can to make sure Mindy and you both stay safe. You also know Dylan will lay down his life to keep you safe. So it will be alright and you know it. Please don't let him ruin the evening for you."

Brenda gave Val a small smile and nodded. "You're right I'm not going to let him ruin this evening for me. I'm finally back among my friends and family and I'm not going to let him ruin it for me. I'm stronger than I think I am and I can do this."

Kelly, Donna, Valerie and Andrea smiled and all said at once "Yes, you are Brenda!"

Brenda laughed and said "Alright let's get back out there and have fun. I'm ready to dance some more with Dylan."

Donna laughed and said "I just bet you are. Now we have made the guys wait long enough. It's time to get back to our men!"

Brenda smiled and nodded. She led the way out of the restroom. She couldn't help but smile as she saw Dylan, Brandon, Charles, Steve, and David watching the hallway for them all to come out of the restroom.