Kelly broke away from Dylan's grasp, wiping her face. "Get away from me Dylan. I can't…."

"Can't what, Kelly? What did he say?" Dylan asked genuinely.

Kelly turned and rushed out of the house, much to the surprise of everyone.

Kelly drove down the interstate with her top down and the wind blowing through her hair. She was tired and probably needed to go home, but was afraid that Donna or one of her other friends would be there waiting for her. She just wanted to be alone. She had already turned off her phone and every once in a while, she would wipe a tear from her eyes. Kelly thought back to the last 48 hours. She and Brandon had spent a wonderful long weekend, together, talking about their future with not a care in the world. And in less than 12 hours, she had doubted the love of her life because of past mistakes. And even though she believed him, she still had made a big deal out of it when she couldn't get a hold of him. And now he doubted that she could be trusted, and told her that it wasn't a good idea for her to move to Washington. Her future was falling apart in front of her eyes.

As Kelly rounded the corner, a black car came speeding down the roadway, driving erratically. Kelly tried to slow down and avoid the oncoming car, but was unsure what the other driver was doing. Kelly braced herself as the black car clipped her front end, sending her car spinning into the rail on the edge of the road.

Kelly's heart was racing and she breathed heavily, holding onto her steering wheel until the car came to a stop. She was lucky that she wasn't hurt, although she wasn't sure her car was in the same condition. Kelly turned to look at the other car as it sped away. As Kelly picked up her phone, she rested her head on the steering wheel. The night air was quiet, and all she could hear was the crickets chirping around her. There were no cars around her. Kelly looked up at her phone as she dialed.

The phone rang six times before it was picked up. She knew it was the middle of the night. Kelly listened for the voice other end and as the call was answered, she began weeping. "Hello?" she heard.

"Brandon…." The name barely escaped her mouth.

"Kelly? Are you alright?" He could sense the fear in her voice, but all he got back in response was crying and heaving breathing. Again, Brandon tried to get her to respond. "Kelly? Answer me. Are you okay?"

Again, he heard her crying on the other end. She had to tell him how she felt. She had to do it now- she almost lost her chance as her car spun into the guardrail. "I'm sorry Brandon. I'm sorry I doubted you. I do trust you. I do. I love you. I never want to let you go."

Brandon took a deep breath. "I love you too. Where are you?"

"I'm on the interstate near Santa Monica. A car…..it clipped me and I spun and hit the railing."

"What?"

"But I'm okay Brandon. I…I don't know what to do, but I needed to talk to you. I love you."

"I love you too Kel. We'll figure this out. We need to get you some help though," Brandon replied, worried that she may be in more trouble than she was letting on.

Quite a bit of time passed and the police came, along with the ambulance to check Kelly over. Soon after, Steve came by to pick Kelly up and take her home.

"You know, you had us all worried tonight when you took off, not letting us know where you were going. And then when I got the call from Brandon……Kelly you can't do that to us."

"I'm sorry Steve. I just needed to get away and think…..Brandon told me earlier tonight that he doesn't think I should move to Washington."

Steve game her a sad expression. "Listen, Kel. I don't know what's going on between the two of you, but you'll work it out. When Brandon called me today, he was so worried about you, not just after the accident, but earlier today when he couldn't reach you. He cares about you Kelly, and he loves you. I don't think he's going anywhere."

Kelly looked out the window at the night sky. "I hope you're right Steve."

Kelly curled up in her bed and tried to get some sleep. Her thoughts kept bringing her back to Brandon and the accident. She tossed and turned all night. The next morning, Kelly tried to sleep in. Shortly after 10am, Kelly rolled over onto her back, hitting her arm on something. Kelly breathed out, slightly stretching as she opened her eyes. She couldn't believe what she saw next.

Who's there? To Be Continued………Merry Christmas everyone!