DISCLAIMER: I do not own Beverly Hills 90210 or any of the characters involved in this story.
"Oh my god." says Sue as she enters her brother's room and notices that he doesn't look like his usual self. Decked out in the designer silk shirt and shoes that Brenda bought for him, along with a fashionable pair of jeans, Scott practically looks like a new man. Add a little splash of Essence, the cologne she got for him, and he was clearly not the same guy that his sister was use to seeing.
"Where in God's name did you get that shirt?" asks Sue.
"What, this thing?" says Scott trying to play it off. "It was just something I went and picked up this week."
"Uh-huh." says Sue suspiciously, not believing anything Scott is saying.
"So how do I look?" asks Scott.
"Like you just robbed Ralph Lauren." answers Sue as she walks in closer to get a look at Scott's clothes. Sue smells an unusual sweet smelling odor coming from his face and neck. "Is that cologne you're wearing?" asks Sue in disbelief.
"Yeah." says Scott with a slight grin. "I just put on a little now."
"A little?" asks Sue. "Scott, you smell like a French whore house." Sue is obviously aware that her brother just doesn't wear designer clothes and expensive cologne on a regular basis. And the fact that he is, has raised her suspicion.
"Look, it's no big deal, alright Sue?" says Scott.
"No big deal?" asks Sue. "Scott, forgetting for the moment that I know how much you have always hated shopping for new clothes, I also know for a fact that shirt had to cost close to a hundred dollars."
"A hundred and five actually." replies Scott.
"A hundred and five dollars, are you nuts?" asks Sue with wide eyes. "What did you do, rob a McDonalds? Where did you get that kind of money?"
"I didn't." replies Scott. "A friend bought it for me, a very special friend."
"I'll say its one hell of a special friend to buy you a $100 shirt." Sue replies bluntly. "Just who was it?" asks Sue.
"None of your business." replies Scott with a friendly chuckle. But Sue already knows who it has to be. The fact that her brother is being so secretive could only mean one thing.
"It was Brenda, wasn't it?" asks Sue.
"No." replies Scott in an instant reaction. Sue doesn't say anything but stares at him directly in the eye, as if to give him an immediate indication that she knows he's lying. Scott hangs his head for a moment then looks at her. "Alright, so it is Brenda. So what? It's no big deal." he says.
"Scott, when a girl buys you new clothes and cologne, it is a big deal. Now what exactly is the deal between you two? Have you and her become more than just good friends?" asks Sue.
"Look, I don't know, Sue. And to be honest, I'm afraid to ask." says Scott. "All I know is that these past few weeks with Brenda have been the happiest I've ever been. And I just don't want to say anything that will screw it up. Cause I'm not ready for it to end"
Sue sits down on Scott's bed, while he continues to look in the mirror to make sure he looks as good as he possibly can. "Look, I don't mean to rain on your parade." starts Sue.
"But you're going to anyways." replies Scott. "Go on, Sue. Stop hiding behind little Miss Suzie Sunshine and just let it out. What's bothering you?"
Sue clasps her hands together, looking down for a moment, then looks up at Scott who has turned away from the mirror to look at her. "It's just that, Brenda's going to be graduating in a few months and going off to college."
"And you don't think that has crossed my mind?" asks Scott
"No. I think that you are doing everything you can not to think about it, because it's something you don't want to think about." says Sue. "But what are you going to do come next September when you walk into West Beverly and Brenda's not there anymore?" says Sue as Scott takes a deep breathe and just looks at her, soaking in the reality of what she just said. "Look, all I'm saying is that I think you should know exactly where she stands on things between you two before you get in to deep. Because sooner or later, it's something you're going to have to deal with."
Scott thinks for a moment and nods his head. "Maybe I'll get some kind of answer out of her today." he replies.
"Today?" asks Sue surprisingly.
"Yeah, didn't I tell you? She and I are going on a double date." replies Scott.
"A double date?" asks Sue. "With whom?" she asks.
"Just a couple of Brenda's friends, Dylan and Kelly." replies Scott.
"Oh god." says Sue as she turns up her nose. "Not Kelly Taylor?" she asks.
"Yeah, why?" asks Scott. "What's wrong with Kelly?"
Sue snickers at the question. "What isn't wrong with her? She is such a stuck up snob. Everything is always about her and her only. Seriously, anyone who isn't in her little circle of friends she treats like garbage." says Sue.
"Yeah, I kind of noticed that." adds Scott.
"So wait. You are going out with them today?" asks Sue.
"Yeah, Brenda and I are supposed to be over at Dylan's house at one." says Scott.
"Scott, aren't you forgetting something?" asks Sue. At that moment, Scott and Sue's mother walks into the room and approaches the two of them.
"Are you two about ready?" asks Mrs. Scanlon, totally oblivious to the fact that Scott is wearing nice clothes and cologne. Their mother is always getting wrapped up in her own world. And she often fails to see what is going on around her.
"Ready? Ready for what?" asks Scott.
"Ready for what?" says Mrs. Scanlon jokingly. "Don't tell me you forgot. It's the big game." she says. "It's Spencer's soccer game today."
Scott just stands there for a moment looking flustered. "Mom, I told you three times this week that I had plans on Saturday. You didn't say anything about this." says Scott.
"Scott Scanlon, I'm surprised at you." scolds his mom. "You know how much your little brother looks up to you. It will break his heart if you're not there. Now we all need to be there to cheer him on."
"Oh give it a rest will you, mother." says Sue butting in. "Scott's going out with Brenda and friends."
"Brenda again?" asks Mrs. Scanlon. "How come you constantly break plans with your own family to go out with this girl?"
"It's called dating, Mom." says Sue. "It's what people our age do. The ones who don't grow up in nut houses that is."
"That's enough out of you, young lady." shouts Mrs. Scanlon as she turns to Scott. "Fine, go out with Brenda. You'll just have to tell Spencer when he wants to know why his big brother isn't coming to watch him play soccer."
"Mom, I've been to almost every one of his games. And everyone else is going. I don't think one time is going to make that big of a difference." says Scott.
"Alright then, if that's the way you want it. Go out with your friends. We'll just go to the game without you." says Mrs. Scanlon who storms out of the room in a huff. Scott and Sue just look at each other and shrug. At times like this, Scott has always had to rely on his sister for encouragement, to let him know that even though his mother didn't approve, he had to get out and live his own life.
A few blocks away, another brother and sister are having a similar conversation. As Brenda stands in front of the mirror in the adjoining bathroom putting on her make up, Brandon stands in the doorway that separates the bathroom from his room.
"Any day now, Brenda." says an impatient Brandon as he waits for her to get done in the bathroom.
"Hold your horses, Brandon. I'm almost done." replies Brenda as she puts on the last of her make up. "What's your hurry anyways? I thought you didn't work the afternoon shift on Saturday." she says.
"Normally, I don't. But Nat offered me the overtime. And I need every penny I can get to pay Dylan back the money I owe him. So, I have to take the extra pay whenever I can get it." replies Brandon as he buttons up his Peach Pit uniform. Brenda has on her nicest pair of jeans and a black top.
"Well, I would let him know about your efforts today. But with Kelly around, I don't think that will be possible." replies Brenda as she finishes with her make up and puts everything away.
Brenda moves away from the mirror and starts walking back toward her room. Brandon looks confused. "Wait a minute." says Brandon. "You're going out with Kelly and Dylan today?" he asks.
"Uh-huh." says Brenda as she turns around, wondering why Brandon asked her that. "It's sort of like a double date. Scott and I are going out with Dylan and Kelly. The whole thing was actually Dylan's idea, believe it or not."
Brandon nods while gritting his teeth, sending a subliminal message to Brenda that something's bothering him.
"What?" asks Brenda, wanting to know what's on her brother's mind.
"Nothing" replies Brandon.
"Brandon, something's obviously bothering you. What is it?" asks Brenda.
Brandon hesitates at saying anything, but finally decides to just come right out and say it. "Look Brenda, I could just as easily be wrong here. And if I am, fine. But when I look at the combination of the four of you spending an entire day together, well, to me that just has disaster written all over it." says Brandon
Brenda shoots him a look for a few seconds. "Look Brandon, I would never have suggested it, but this whole thing was Dylan's idea. And after what he's been through, I think it's good to see him wanting to go out and be half way sociable again. Besides, he and Scott seem like they're getting along fine now." says Brenda.
"Actually Bren, Dylan is not the one I'm worried about." says Brandon as he tucks in his Peach Pit shirt and fixes his hair.
"You think Kelly's going to cause trouble?" asks Brenda curiously.
"Let's just say all signs point to yes." says Brandon. Brenda walks into her room and Brandon follows her a few seconds later. "Bren, Kelly was at the Peach Pit last night and she had a chip on her shoulder a mile wild. And most of it seemed to be directed at Scott."
Brenda sits down on her bed and begins to brush her hair, with a look of concern on her face. "Yeah, I saw the same thing at school yesterday." she says. "You know, I don't get it. I could see her having a problem with me. But Scott's never done anything to her. I don't get what her problem is with him."
"Bren, I don't know if she has a problem specifically with him or not. But whatever her problem is, he seems to be where she's directing a lot her anger." says Brandon. "Both Donna and David have told me that Kelly has not been herself lately. She hasn't been eating, and she's been very irritable towards everyone."
"I don't get it. She finally has Dylan. You think she'd be happy." says Brenda.
"Maybe there's something more to it." suggests Brandon. "In any case, you and I know Kelly well enough that we can handle her when she gets an attitude, so can Dylan But Scott is another story." he adds. "If she starts up again on him like she was last night, well, I'm not sure how somebody with Scott's self esteem is going to handle it."
"Do you think she'll be nasty with Dylan and I both there?" asks Brenda.
"Well almost everyone was at the Peach Pit last night, and that didn't stop her from making a snide comment whenever she found the opening." says Brandon.
Brenda takes a deep breathe and finishes brushing her hair. "Brandon, I know it's a risk. But I also know how far Scott has come since he and I became friends. I mean you've seen him lately. He has so much more self confidence now then he did a month or so ago. He's finally starting to talk to people. He's making jokes and people are laughing. Even Dylan has taken a liking to him, and you and I both know Dylan is one of the hardest people to get to open up." she says.
"Yes Bren, I know. What you've done in helping Scott is very commendable." says Brandon using his down to earth tone of voice. "I just don't want to see all this progress get blown because Kelly woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and decided to take out all her anger on this poor kid. And from what little I saw of it last night at the Peach Pit, I think that's a very realistic possibility."
Brenda looks around her room and takes a deep breathe as Brandon stands there leaning up against the doorway to the bathroom. "So what should I do, call Dylan and cancel?" asks Brenda.
At that moment the doorbell rings. "Well, too late for that now." says Brandon. "Just be careful, alright?"
"Yes mom." jokes Brenda as she and Brandon have a friendly laugh between them. Brandon returns to his room to finish getting ready for work while Brenda goes downstairs and meets Scott at the doorway. After a friendly hug to Scott and a quick goodbye to her parents, she walks out the door with him and toward his car.
"Take a good look at me." says Brenda to Scott as she examines him in his new clothes from head to toe. "Scott, you look good." says Brenda. "I mean you really look good." she says as she reaches toward his neck and straightens out the collar on his shirt.
"You really think so?" asks Scott in an unsure manner.
"I do." says Brenda with a warm smile as they continue to walk towards Scott's car. Both of them interpret her compliment differently. While Scott hopes that her comment meant that she finds him attractive, Brenda really meant it as a confidence booster. It's not that she thinks he's bad looking; he's just not her type.
As they get in the car and Scott flashes a brief smile at Brenda before starting the car, Brenda senses that he's worried about something.
"Is everything alright?" asks Brenda.
Scott turns to look at her before backing the car up out of the driveway. "Oh, I'm fine." says Scott. "If I seem distracted, it's because I got into a bit of a scuffle with my mother right before I came over here."
"Uh oh." says Brenda. "Nothing serious, I hope."
"No, it was nothing serious." says Scott as he pulls the car out of the driveway and takes off down the street with Brenda in the passenger seat. "Actually, it was kind of dumb. She rode my hide about not going to Spencer's soccer game, even though I've been to every one this year so far."
"Really?" says Brenda. "That seems kind of unfair."
"Well Sue backed me up, which is how I was able to get out of it." says Scott. "But still the thing is even though I know it's not that big of a deal, I can't help but feel a little guilty." Scott doesn't know why he's sharing this with Brenda. But he feels really comfortable talking to her.
"Scott, we could always call Dylan and ask if we could come over a few hours later?" says Brenda.
"No, it's okay, Brenda. What's done is done." says Scott with a smile.
"Are you sure?" asks Brenda.
"Yeah, let's not let it ruin our day." says Scott as they continue down the road.
Dylan walks around his house carrying his cordless phone. He has gotten a phone call from a rather unusual person, Andrea Zuckerman. Andrea has been trying to get Dylan to allow the Blaze to make him the subject of the next issue's senior profile.
"Look Dylan, there are no strings attached. All you have to do is say no, and I won't bother you about it again. I just need an answer one way or the other." says Andrea from the other end of the phone.
"Actually Andrea, I've been given a lot of thought to what you said. And I kind of think that telling my story might be good. It might allow me to get a few things off my chest, you know?" says Dylan.
"Dylan, that's great." replies an enthusiastic Andrea. "Just let me know what day works for you for an interview and…" says Andrea getting cut off in mid sentence.
"Actually, there is one thing. I don't want you to write it." replies Dylan.
"Oh." says Andrea with disappointment in her tone. "So, you want Brandon to write it?"
"No. I want to write it." says Dylan as her sits down on his couch to put on his shoes.
"Really?" replies Andrea.
"Yeah, it's nothing personal. I just don't think anybody else can express me better than I can express myself." Says Dylan
"You do have a point." replies Andrea.
"I just don't know if I want it published just yet. I just want to write it first and have you help me with it." says Dylan as he hears a knock on the door. He gets up and answers the door. As he opens the door, he sees Kelly standing there, dressed in jeans, a white t-shirt, and a black sweater. "Listen, I have to go. I'll talk to you about it on Monday." says Dylan to Andrea on the phone, as he looks at Kelly who is standing there with an attitude.
"Alright. See you on Monday." replies Andrea. Dylan pushes the off button on his phone and throws it on the couch.
"Don't hang up on my account." snarls Kelly in a nasty tone.
"I didn't." replies Dylan. "The conversation was finished."
"Yeah right." barks Kelly sarcastically as she comes inside and closes the door. "Who was that on the phone? And why do you feel like you had to hang up as soon as I get here? Are you hiding something from me? "
Dylan sighs deeply, frustrated by the fact that Kelly hasn't even been there a minute and already she is trying to start an argument.. "If you must know it was Andrea." he says
"Andrea? What did she want?" asks Kelly.
"I'm writing my own personal story about my dad, and Andrea's going to look at it and possibly publish it in the school newspaper." he responds.
Kelly crosses her arms and shoots Dylan a look of a woman pissed. "And just when were you planning on telling me about this?" she asks angrily while Dylan stands there with a perplexed look on his face. "Or were you waiting to tell your new best friends, Brenda and Scott, first?" she continues.
"Hey, chill out!" responds Dylan aggressively. "I didn't decide on writing this until just this very second."
"And why are you getting Andrea to look at your story?" asks Kelly.
"Because she's the editor of the school newspaper and she knows a thing or two about writing." says Dylan.
"And I don't?" she replies.
"I didn't say that." shouts a frustrated Dylan.
"You didn't have to say it, Dylan. Your actions say it the best. You got Andrea to look at your writing, you got Scott to talk to and hang out with, and you have Brenda to console you whenever you're feeling down. Obviously, you don't me for anything more than somebody to have sex with." says Kelly in a snit.
Dylan just stands there and shakes his head, trying to calm himself and keep from blowing up. "You know, you're amazing. Anytime I pay somebody else even the slightest little bit of attention for more than two seconds you're ready to bite my head off. I got news for you, Kel. My entire life doesn't revolve around you."
"Then why are you with me then, Dylan." snarls Kelly. "What am I to you if I'm not one of your biggest priorities?"
Dylan walks up and tries to console Kelly by putting his arms around her waist and speaking softly to her. "You are a big priority, Kelly." he whispers to her. "You just aren't the only priority."
Kelly just looks at him, not returning his affection as he leans in and kisses her softly on the lips. Instead, she just glares into his eyes with a sour look on her face. At that moment the doorbell rings. "They're your friends, you answer it." says Kelly with an attitude.
"Fine." says Dylan as he removes his hands from Kelly's waist. "Just lose the attitude. It's not becoming of you." he retorts.
Dylan goes and opens the door as Kelly stands in the middle of the living room, stewing in her own anger brought on from her mom selling the house, overuse of diet pills, and her own insecurity.
Dylan opens the door and Brenda and Scott walk in. Brenda gives Dylan a quick hug, much to the chagrin of Kelly, as Scott shakes his hand as he walks on by. They then both spot Kelly.
"Hey Kelly." says Brenda with a smile.
"Hey." Kelly replies nonchalantly.
"Hi Kelly." says Scott with a shy wave and a slight grin.
Kelly just stands there with a scowl, refusing to say hi back to Scott. He slightly hangs his head as Dylan and Brenda look on. Trying to lighten the mood, Dylan notices the clothes Scott is wearing and decides to make a comment about them.
"Hey Scott, nice threads, dude." says Dylan. "You're looking pretty sharp, my friend."
Scott cracks a light smile. "Thanks Dylan." he says shyly.
Brenda smiles at Dylan, then tries to decide to engage Kelly in the conversation. "So what do you think, Kelly? He's looking mighty nice, isn't he?" says Brenda to Kelly suggestively.
Kelly, looking awkward as she knows she has been put on the spot, flashes an insincere grin. "Yeah." she replies. "You obviously got Dylan's attention, which is a lot more than I've been able to do lately. I guess I should be taking notes." says Kelly, obviously intending that comment to be a jab at Dylan.
Dylan, Scott, and Brenda just look at each other awkwardly while Kelly continues to stand there with her arms folded.
"So what did you guys want to do today?" asks Brenda, trying to change the subject.
"Well, I know of a great seafood place. But it doesn't open until four, so we got some time to kill." says Dylan. "Now normally in a situation like this, I'd say grab your surf boards and head for the beach, but you all don't exactly look like the surfing type." he says trying to make a joke and lighten the mood. Brenda and Scott laugh, but still nothing from Kelly.
"Well, we could always go to the movies?" says Brenda.
"Is there anything out that's good right now?" asks Scott.
"Not really. Besides if we're going to see a movie, I'd rather see one in the comfort of my own home where I can be just as quiet or just as loud as I want." says Dylan. "Anyways, I think we're down for just about anything, as long as it doesn't involve going over to Kelly's place. Things are kind of tight there right now."
Looking for a way to break the ice with Kelly, Scott decides to chime in. "Oh Kelly, David told me about you guys having to sell your house. I'm really sorry. I know that must be hard." says Scott
Kelly looks at Scott with an annoyed and disgusted look on her face. "Did he now?" she asks. "Well, thanks for letting me know. I'll be sure to tell David not to spout out my family's personal business to casual acquaintances." says Kelly as she turns her head, while Scott looks back toward Brenda giving her a look to indicate his discomfort.
"Hey I got an idea." says Brenda. "Scott, what time did you say that Spencer's soccer game was?"
"Uhm, 2 o'clock." he replies hastily.
"Great. That gives us plenty of time." replies Brenda. "How would you guys like to go to the park? Beautiful day, great scenery, green grass." says Brenda suggestively.
Dylan likes the idea as he feels that time at the park would allow him time to gather his thoughts and possibly do some writing. "Hey, I'm down." says Dylan.
"You are?" asked a surprised Scott.
"Sure. I mean it ain't Baja, but then again what is. Besides, it might give me a chance to catch up on some writing." says Dylan.
"You're writing?" asked Brenda.
Standing there with an attitude, Kelly chimes in at that moment. "Dylan's writing his own piece for the school paper." says Kelly. "I'm surprised he hasn't told you already."
Brenda smiles at Dylan. "Wow Dylan, I think that's great. I never knew you were into writing." She says.
"Yeah, there's a lot of things that Dylan likes to keep secretive." says Kelly with a scowl, prompting a nasty look from Dylan.
"What's it about, Dylan?" asks Scott.
"I don't know, I haven't really decided yet. It'll probably be about my dad and stuff. You know, and the people who've helped me through it all." replies Dylan.
"Yeah, the important people in his life." replies Kelly, intending that to be another shot at Dylan, who turns around and looks at her again as the two lock eyes in an awkward silence.
"Well, how about it, Kelly? Is Scott's little brother's soccer game alright with you?" asks Brenda.
"Sure." says Kelly shaking her head. "Not like my opinion matters much anyways." she says snidely under her breath.
"Great, whose car are we taking?" asks Brenda.
"I'd say lets take mine, but I think we'd all be kind of crowded in my Porsche." says Dylan.
"Well, we could take mine." suggests Scott.
Kelly looks out the window and sees Scott's car and turns up her nose. "I don't think so." she says.
Dylan, getting annoyed at Kelly's snobbishness, speaks up. "Well Kel, then you can drive then."
Kelly stands there for a moment, wanting to explode, but retains her composure. "Fine." she says as she grabs her car keys out of her purse and walks out. As she walks by Scott, she looks at him and gives him a snide remark. "Just try not to drool all over the back seat. I just had the insides washed" she says and walks out. Dylan follows her, looks at Brenda and Scott and shrugs his shoulders in disgust. Brenda pats Scott on the back as they leave to let him know he's doing fine and that she's there for him as a friend.
Later at the soccer field, the game is just about ready to start when Scott comes running up to his mom. Brenda is right behind him, followed by Kelly and Dylan. As Brenda follows Scott, she looks back at Kelly and Dylan and notices that they are not holding hands. In fact, they aren't even walking all that close to each other. It's almost as if they are complete strangers to one another. A few weeks ago, this would have been something that would have excited Brenda. But emotionally, she's moved past that now.
Scott goes up and taps his mom on the shoulder. She turns around and smiles at him. "Scott!" says Mrs. Scanlon. "I'm glad you came." she says as she kisses hugs her son and kisses him on the cheek, embarrassing him in front of Brenda.
"Mom, this is Brenda." says Scott to his mother as he holds an outstretched arm to Brenda who just smiles and reaches out her hand to shake Scott's mom's hand.
"It's very nice to meet you, Mrs. Scanlon" says Brenda.
"Oh Brenda." says Mrs. Scanlon in an almost giddy voice as she smiles like a kindergarten teacher at her class. "My Scotty has told me so much about you. He thinks the world of you. It is so wonderful to finally get to meet you in person." says Mrs. Scanlon as she goes up and hugs Brenda awkwardly. Scott ducks his head in embarrassment. At that moment Dylan and Kelly catch up.
"And this is Dylan and Kelly." says Scott to his mom, who releases from her hug with Brenda and walks over to them with a smile.
"It is nice to meet you two." says Mrs. Scanlon.
Kelly and Dylan look at each other for a moment. Dylan knows that with Kelly's attitude as of late that it's up to him to put on the polite front. "Likewise." responds Dylan in a cool and calm manner.
"You know, it is so good to see that my Scott has made such nice friends." says Mrs. Scanlon with a smile.
Kelly, not missing this opportunity to jump in and throw cold water on the friendly conversation, replies. "Actually, I really don't know Scott all that well. And to be honest, I don't really know if that's a bad thing." says Kelly in a very cold tone
"Kelly!" says Dylan with exasperation in his voice. Brenda looks at Kelly disgusted, while Scott frowns in embarrassment. Sue who is standing a good ways away has just now seen that Scott has brought everyone to this game and starts walking over to them.
"Well then, we'll just have to fix that. You know we're all going out to Chuck-E-Cheese after the game today. Why don't you kids join us?" says Mrs. Scanlon with a polite grin on her face. Scott's mom has good intentions, but is clearly out of touch with what's cool in the world of West Beverly High.
Kelly's eyes get wide as she glances over at Dylan for a second and then back at Scott's mom. "Chuck-E-Cheese?" asks Kelly in a tone of disbelief. "You have got to be joking."
Scott, embarrassed at this point beyond belief, quickly walks over and gets in between his mom and Kelly to break up the conversation. "Actually mom, we're kind of doing something else after the game." says Scott with an embarrassed look on his face.
Mrs. Scanlon looks over at her son, realizing that he's been embarrassed, and then looks back at Kelly whose attitude at this point is sticking out like a sore thumb. "Oh, I see." says Scott's mom, who begins to frown. "Well, you kids have a good time." she says and begins to mope back toward the soccer field to watch the game. At that moment, Sue catches up to the scene and after briefly saying hi to Brenda, grabs Scott by the arm and pulls him aside. "I'd like a word with you." whispers Sue to her brother.
Brenda glares at Kelly as she watches Scott's mom walk away and genuinely feels bad for her. "You know Kelly, sometimes you can have about as much warmth and sensitivity as a black widow." says Brenda lashing out as she runs off to catch up with Scott's mom. Kelly shakes her head, as if to say 'whatever' and turns and looks at Dylan who is just glaring at her.
"What?" she says.
"Must you always be so opinionated?" replies Dylan.
Meanwhile, Sue has pulled Scott over to a secluded area and is talking quietly so that nobody else can hear them.
"Are you crazy?" asks Sue. "Did you forget our number one rule? You don't bring friends anywhere near Mom. Especially not ones we want to keep, like Brenda."
"Sue, it was Brenda's idea to come here, not mine." whispers Scott.
"And you just went along with it?" asks Sue.
"What was I suppose to do? Tell them they couldn't come? Brenda suggested it and Dylan went along with it, I couldn't very easily tell them they couldn't come, could I?" says Scott.
"And what about Kelly?" asks Sue.
"Well, she is being a bit of a….bit of a…." says Scott stuttering
"A bitch?" suggests Sue. "Is that the word you are looking for?"
"Well, that's not the word I would have used. But for all intensive purposes, yeah." replies Scott.
"God, I can't stand that girl." says Sue grunting. "She thinks she's so much better than anybody else. How did you ever get yourself involved a situation where you had to be around somebody like that?"
"Well, she is Brenda's best friend." says Scott.
Sue shakes her head. "Well I do like Brenda. But her taste in friends truly suck." replies Sue.
"Excuse me?" asks Scott in a manner to remind Sue that he's now one of Brenda's friends.
"Well, most of them anyways." replies Sue.
Meanwhile, Brenda catches up to Scott's mother. "Mrs. Scanlon." she yells out to her from behind.
Scott's mom turns around to look at Brenda. "Yes Brenda?" she asks.
"I just wanted to let you know what a wonderful son that I think you have." says Brenda. Scott's mom cracks a smile. "He's got amazing character and has been an awesome friend to me, when I've really needed one. To tell you the truth, I don't know what I would have done these past few weeks without him. You've truly raised a fine young man. He's got a heart of gold." says Brenda.
Scott's mom smiles as she is completely flattered. She's not use to having people she doesn't even know come up and compliment her children like that. "Wow." she replies at a loss for words. "Well thank you, Brenda. I had no idea." She says as she takes a deep breathe. "Well whatever you are doing, keep doing it. Cause I can't remember the last time I've seen Scott so happy. And just remember, our home is open to you anytime you want to come over." says Mrs. Scanlon with a smile, her mood clearly having changed from the better after hearing Kelly a moment ago. Brenda flashes her a reassuring smile.
Brenda looks around and sees that Kelly, in a fluster, has walked away from Dylan while he has just been standing there watching Brenda talk to Scott's mom. Dylan couldn't hear what they were saying, but was able to read their body language and could get the jist of the conversation.
Dylan and Brenda's eyes lock as he gives her a warm smile. She grins back, indicating that everything is alright. Dylan takes a long hard look and Brenda, realizing the good heart she has and what she just did to try to soothe things over. He then turns his head and glances at Kelly who has made her way over to a tree that she is leaning up against with her arms folded, attitude sticking out a mile wide. Dylan looks back and forth between the two of them and starts to think deeply about the choice he made just a little over a month ago when he picked Kelly, simply because Brenda's father forbid her to go to Jack's party. All this comes flooding back to him. He takes a deep breathe and flashes Brenda another quick smile and slowly mopes his way over to Kelly to be with her. He made his choice, and he is sticking by it. But with each passing moment, he's questioning his decision more and more.
A/N: Once again, this chapter is turning out to be a bit longer than what I thought it was going to be. Basically I know exactly where I want to take this story. But sometimes expressing it in words takes up much more space than I originally anticipate. So I decided to split the actual double date up into two parts. Basically I have a limit as to how long I want to make each chapter, and if I put the whole day in this one chapter, it would make it too long. So I felt it best to split it up.
I should have part 2, and the conclusion of "The double date from Hell" up in a day or two as I already know exactly what I'm going to write.
As always thanks to everyone for the nice reviews and comments. They are inspiring me to write each chapter better and better.