The break up scene was a success! The majority of you loved it and I'm so glad. I hope you guys all got my reasoning. Would it have been awesome if Dylan dumped Kelly in front of the whole school…sure? But my intention was to fix that dreaded playground scene and I think I accomplished that. Plus there isn't enough story left to write all the Dylan, Kelly and Brenda drama again. Plus we saw that in the show already…for years! Kelly and Dylan are over and thats what matters. Plus it's pretty humiliating when the whole senior class thinks your a home wrecker and votes Brenda and Dylan cutest couple, when Kelly and Dylan were an actual couple. Can you imagine being in Kelly's shoes? WOAH slap in the face. I mean the class or cliques got together and pretty much said, you may have him but he doesn't belong with you. HAHA Kelly. Anyway Chapter 10, Sorry for the delay but I just had knee surgery last Tuesday so it's slowly getting better and writing is coming easily ow that I'm not high on pain meds LOL. I'm working on LTC and Journals too! Enjoy! Rated M!
Chapter 10
Senior Ditch Day
BPOV
I sat next to Donna while we sold tickets to the seniors for Magic Mountain during lunch. That was where we were going this year, it was either buy a ticket to Magic Mountain or come to school. Pretty easy choice for me.
"So…I talked to Kelly last night. She said her and Dylan broke up." Donna said nonchalant as she gave Claire Paine her change. "Thanks Claire." she said nicely, Claire smiled at me knowingly and I was aware she was eavesdropping. I waited until she was out of ear shot even though it was only a matter of time that the school heard about Kelly and Dylan now.
"Yeah…I know, Dylan came over after." I said just as nonchalant but her head whipped around so fast she didn't take it nonchalantly at all. "What?" I said as she stared at me.
"So? Dish? Kelly told me the break up was mutual and they realized they had made a mistake. She also said that he was still in love with you?"
"Your point exactly?" I didn't feel comfortable talking to Donna about this. Chad came over and smiled at me.
"Hey Bren…Donna…one ticket for Magic Mountain please." I smiled up at him.
"10 dollars." He handed me a 10 and I passed him a ticket.
"Are you going to Magic Mountain Bren?" Donna looked between us and smirked.
"I am. Beats being here." I say honestly. I stare at his face he is really cute. I can't believe I've never paid attention before. I know it was because all three years I went to this school I was in my own world. I gave up branching out to meet people for Kelly, Donna, Steve and Dylan. I never tried out for cheerleading, I never went to football games, Chad Mancini was Mr. Football himself. He had the pick of any girl at this school and I didn't even think I was in the same league as him. Then I met Dylan and fell so head over heels that it didn't matter. I got self confidence back, it dwindled moving here to Beverly Hills where I soon found myself at the bottom of the food chain because I was new. Dylan made me feel sexy, wanted, he showed me that sometimes opposites do attract, he showered me with love, romance and he made my body feel things I had only read about in romance novels. I didn't regret my high school sweetheart love but it did make me a little sad that high school was ending and I hadn't branched out. I mean I had been so loyal to my group and for what, a supposed best friend that screwed my boyfriend. Was it too late to change that?
"Brenda?" I shook my head, Chad and Donna both looking at me.
"Wait what…sorry." I sighed, "I'm out of it I guess."
Chad gave me a sweet smile, his blue eyes bright, his tanned complexion looked like he spent hours in the sun and I assumed it was because of all the activities he did outdoors.
"I said…can I sit with you on the bus? Here it is end of the year and I feel like we never got to hang out." he said sweetly. He looked down shyly, embarrassed of his openness in front of Donna. She smirked helping another senior that needed to buy a ticket.
"We'll see." I said with a smirk of my own.
"Well…that's not a no?" He flirted.
I shook my head and laughed, "No…it's not a no."
He nodded once and his smile widened. "Cool." he said simply, "Later Donna…Brenda I hope to see you later." I smiled as he walked down the hallway. I watched his ass in his jeans. He was a certifiable hunk. I sighed. God he was hot.
"Oh my God, Chad Mancini is so into you. I actually had heard he had a huge crush on you but I never really thought much about it…" Donna rambled.
"Wait you knew? Why didn't you ever say anything?"
Donna shrugged, "I didn't think you would care…wait do you care?"
I shrugged helping another student buy their ticket, did I care? I wasn't sure. It was very flattering but I was too hooked on Dylan to think about actually dating other people. We loved each other, yes we had a ways to go but my love for him, even after what he had done didn't fade. If anything in my heart, it made me more in love with him because now I knew what it was like without Dylan McKay.
"So…about Dylan, I mean your couple picture is so adorable Bren. I saw the proofs at the Blaze. I mean it looks like you guys were just made for each other."
I looked at Donna surprised, "I didn't think you thought that way." I said simply.
"What do you mean? I liked you with Dylan." she almost seemed offended.
"You seemed a little team Kelly if you ask me."
Donna's mouth dropped open, "I wasn't team Kelly. Brenda…I think what Dylan and Kelly did to you over the summer was awful. At first when you guys were fighting over Dylan, I just thought that you were mad that Kelly and Dylan went on a date. You made it a point saying Dylan could date whoever he wanted and that didn't include Kelly, I thought Kelly should have talked to you about it but didn't understand why two beautiful strong women, best friends, would allow a guy to come between you." I took a deep breath, "But then…finding out that they snuck around behind your back while we were in Paris? That was low and completely against girl code. No I wasn't team Kelly. I was team Brenda. I should have told you I know. If Kelly did that to me that summer, I wouldn't have ever forgiven her."
I stared at her shocked, touched. "Wow." I whispered, "I had no idea. I just assumed you were closer to Kelly and had known her longer…"
"Brenda." Donna smiled, "You are one my best friends. How could you think that I wouldn't be on your side?"
I shrugged, "You just seemed okay with them being an item…I don't know."
"I wasn't okay with them, none of us were okay them. They kept to themselves these last few months. They were a drag to be around, honestly…we all just stayed quiet because we didn't want to be in the middle."
I had tears in my eyes and Donna helped another student. I brought my arm around her and hugged her, squeezing her tightly, "Thank you Donna." she looked at me with a smile. "I love you."
She smiled wider and I knew why she had won best smile. "I love you too." a beat past and she looked at me, "So…you and Dylan?" she brought her elbow to the table and rested her chin in her hand. She batted her eyelashes at me and smiled.
I laughed, "We are taking it slow." I answered her.
"Speaking of the devil." Donna relaxed and pretended we were not just talking about him as he strolled up.
"Hi." I said with a smile.
"Hey Bren. You are a sight for sore eyes. I just spent 25 minutes of my life in with Mrs. Teasley that I'll never get back."
"And how did that go?"
"Good actually only thing is you guys can keep my 10 bucks for my Magic Mountain ticket, but I can't go."
I pouted, "Why?"
"I'm retaking the SAT's this Saturday."
"Dylan…that's great!" I smiled up at him proudly.
"Yeah…but it only leaves me with one day to study…and that's unfortunately ditch day."
"Don't forget to put your name on the test this time." Steve comes up, putting both his hands on Dylan's shoulders, Kelly is behind him. "They give you 200 points just for doing that right." he walked away as Dylan stared at him. Kelly smiled at me awkwardly and bought a ticket.
"Well you should know, that's the only way you got any points." Dylan said smart ass as I bit my lip, something was going on with them.
"Well…at least it was honest 200 points." Steve said back.
"What are you talking about Sanders?" Dylan said bothered but still trying to act collected.
"Nothin." Steve said lying. He was insinuating Dylan was a cheat.
"Look…the testing bureau screwed up…that's all." I said sticking up for Dylan. I felt Dylan's hand on my shoulder, an unspoken thank you.
Steve looked at me, he shrugged, "I was just kidding." I looked at Dylan, we both knew he wasn't.
"You know Steve…it wouldn't kill you to take your SAT's again." Kelly crossed her arms sticking up for Dylan too.
"Hmm…how did I vote again in the senior poll? Right." he snapped his fingers, "Best couple Brenda and Dylan…gloomiest couple Kelly and Dylan." She raised her eyebrow at him with a smile and shook her head. Dylan sighed annoyed.
"You ready for the Viper big guy?" David came over at that moment at the perfect time and addressed Steve. You could cut the tension or awkward energy between everyone with a knife.
"Afraid not small guy, Mrs. Teasley won't let me out of detention." Steve said with a sad sigh.
"You're kidding." David said disappointed, "Ditch day is like a inalienable rite of passage."
Steve nodded and shrugged, "You done here Bren?" Dylan asked me taking my hand, his tone annoyed still.
I looked at Donna, I gave her a wide smile, "Am I done here?"
Donna smiled, "Sure…Kel will take your place…right Kel?"
Kelly laughed, she seemed in a good mood. I hadn't seen her that way since maybe last year. "Sure." she agreed.
"Great." I said getting up, tightening my hold on Dylan's hand as he helped me up. She moved in my seat and smiled a genuine smile at us. Weird.
"If I miss detention, she is going to make me do senior year all over again." Steve concluded.
We walked past the group Dylan stopping at Steve. He set his hand on his shoulder, "Yeah…well…don't do the crime if you can't do the time…huge guy." Dylan smirked at him. I rolled my eyes at them. Not sure why the sudden problem with each other even existed.
I looked back at Steve who was visibly pissed, he looked at our intertwined hands and rolled his eyes.
Dylan continued to hold my hand as we walked down the hall way. "What's with you and Steve?" I asked when we were around the corner.
"Who knows, he's been acting like an ass since the poll picture day."
"Huh…that's weird." That didn't sound like Steve to me.
"Yeah…well." Dylan sighed and turned leaning against the locker, "Steve is weird."
I smiled and leaned my body against his. He kissed me softly. "Mmm." I moaned a little. He tasted good.
He smirked visually turned on, "We still on for tomorrow night?" his eyes drank me up as he bit his lip.
"I was going to ask you the same question…not sure when we will get home from Magic Mountain."
"I actually asked Mrs. T, she said buses should be back here by 10. I can pick you up? We wouldn't have time for dinner and a movie but we would have a couple hours before your curfew?" he asked hopeful.
I looked at him knowingly with a smirk, "And where would we go besides your house at 10 o'clock at night?" I knew if I went to Dylan's I'd be done for and even though sleeping with Dylan, invaded my dreams and my showers sessions, that wasn't taking it slow.
Dylan's hand came over his heart offended, "Excuse me…do you think sex is all I think about?"
"Yes." I nod.
He pushes his bottom lip out in a pout and I want to bite it, "No…I was hoping maybe you'd take a ride on my bike with me, cruise up Mulholland? Or cruise down to Santa Monica, you can let me kiss you on the ferris wheel?" I smiled at his cuteness.
"You got that thing running finally? Here I thought it was porch decoration." I say playfully.
"Man…you're hard on me today, as a matter of fact, yes I did. Just got the last part I needed last weekend and it's finally running."
I look down, I'm not a huge fan of motorcycles. "I know my bike isn't your favorite thing." he wraps his arms around my waist, "But let me show you there is nothing to be afraid of. If you hate it, you never have to ride with me again. I'll keep you safe Brenda…always." I look into his eyes and take a deep breath. I know he's telling the truth and frankly my fears are unwarranted because I had been on the back of Dylan's motorcycle before. Ages ago, before we were together when I dyed my hair that awful orange color. It was actually exhilarating. Holding on to him tightly, the wind in my face.
"Alright." I agree.
"Good." he smiled wider and kisses me again. This time the kiss is long and passionate and I lose myself in it. We have to be in a public place because I can't trust myself to not be with Dylan that way again. I miss it, but it isn't time. The bell rings and we break apart not wanting too. The hallway fills with students and I back away from him.
"I'm glad you decided to take the SAT's again." I'm not sure bringing it up is a good idea, this conversation hadn't gone well when we were together.
He sighed, "I know but college was important to my dad and I shouldn't let pride get in the way of my future. I just hope I can do as well as I did the last time." He looks down nervously.
I press my body against his again, "You will. I know you will." he smiles a sexy smirk at me and I melt.
"I wish I would have listened to you at the start of this year Bren." he sighs and I feel bad.
"Come on. We're gonna be late to Chem." He pushes himself off the locker and we walk together to class. I turn the corner and bump into Chad hard. His arms are around my waist catching me from falling on my ass.
I laugh, "I'm sorry…god its like hitting a wall." I touch his chest in amazement. I've never felt anything like it. He smiles at me and raises his eyebrows. I look at Dylan but my smile fades when I see he isn't amused and I said that comment out loud. Dylan's eyes are staring at Chad's thick muscular arms touching me. I back away slowly. And apologize again, "I'm so sorry." Dylan protectively sets his arm limply around my shoulders. Almost staking his claim, I roll my eyes playfully.
"That's ok Bren…lets try that again sometime…only slower." he winks at me and carries on down the hall
"See you on the bus beautiful." he calls out as he proceeds to his next class. I giggle and look at Dylan. He is staring at me, straight faced, no sign of humor what so ever behind his eyes.
"What?" I say innocently.
"What bus?" he stands in front of me.
"The bus to Magic Mountain, he asked…if I'd sit with him" I say lamely with a shrug. My voice trying to pretend it's no big deal, because it really isn't.
His eyes squints at me. He shakes his head, "Nope…uh uh…no."
I link my arm with his and pull him in the direction of class. "Let's try that again sometime…only slower." Dylan is making a lame attempt at copying Chad's voice and I chuckle at his jealousy. "The nerve of that guy."
"Dylan." I shake my head as we enter chem. We both take our seats and he is staring at me. "What?" I laugh. What is with him?
"Are you going to sit with him?"
"I don't know…what does it matter?"
"Brenda." I suddenly don't like my name at this moment. "Excuse my language but the guy…wants to fuck you."
My eyes widen and I smile, "And…how is that different from you?"
"Are you serious?" he raises his voice a little and I look around the class, it's only half full and no one is paying much attention to us.
"Please tell me you're joking?" he speaks again quietly.
"I am only joking Dylan…you're being ridiculous. For one, It's just a seat on a bus…two…what do you think is going to happen on a full school bus off to Magic Mountain…and three." I pause my expression serious. "Don't you trust me?" You know Kelly and Dylan aside, I strayed too.
He looks at me and his expression softens. "I do…it's just…we're trying this out and I don't know if you want to date other people while you figure this out or just be with me? I don't want to lose you again Bren and I really fucking hate that guy. I'm sorry but he wants in your pants and I don't want you to let him." He looks down shyly at his admission. I smile and lean in kissing his neck softly. My lips move up to his ear. I suck on his lobe gently and I hear him exhale.
"I don't want to date other people." I whisper in his ear.
"I don't trust him." He is still looking down so I grab his chin gently and turn his face to look at me.
"I love you." I say to him first. He has told me over and over since our semi reconciliation and I hardly say it back. But I do love Dylan, if I didn't love him I wouldn't even talk to him after what he did to me.
His face lights up and he leans in and kisses me, "I love you too." he says in between kisses. We break apart once Mr. Goff comes in and we face the front. I grab his hand under the table and intertwine my fingers with his. The least I can do is try to make Dylan know that I do seriously want to try again and if that means stroking his ego a little, I will do that. I know if the roles were reversed and I was staying home while he was riding on a bus with Kelly, I would feel the same. But then it occurs to me Chad and I don't have a past like that, so there is no comparison. At that moment as I hold Dylan's had in mine, I realize he may say he trusts me, but I can't trust him entirely yet. I hope I can someday.
I show up to school the following morning to meet the buses. As imagined Chad is there, a wide smile on his face. I approach him.
"So…here we are." he says as his eyes burn into mine.
"Here we are." he makes me feel a little lighter. I can't explain it. I feel like nothing can compare to the feelings Dylan's brings out of me. With him, the love is so intense, I feel it through my whole body. With Chad it feels light and fun, also as I look into his eyes, there is no guilt or sadness there. He hasn't let me down yet. Which is calming.
"Are you going to sit by Dylan?" he asks serious now.
I shake my head, "No…Dylan isn't coming."
His eyes get big for a moment, "Really?" he tone is sexy as he moves closer to me. I laugh and shake my head. "So…does that mean I get the honor of riding up next to you?" his eyes hopeful.
I chuckle and nod, "Sure…why not?" I kind of want to get to know him. Not in a romantic way but I was serious when I said I wanted to branch out. Make some new friends during the last couple months of school.
His smile widens and it makes my heart skip a beat. There is just something about him. I can't explain it.
I make eye contact with Donna as she sits next to David. She winks and smirks at me looking between Chad and myself, I don't react. Then I pass by Kelly in the aisle, she is sitting next to Andrea. She looks at me, then at Chad then back at me. She looks confused and I feel judged, I ignore her. The truth is, its just sitting by someone on the bus. I'll tell Dylan, I know he'll hate it but he has nothing to worry about. We are casual, taking it slow, I have nothing to hide. Plus Kelly lost any right to judge me or give me advice, or throw her holier than thou opinion at me. She fucked around with my boyfriend of 2 years, she had no fucking room to talk about loyalty.
We start the quick ride to Magic Mountain and Chad makes small talk. He's easy to be around. he's actually quite funny. I laugh at his jokes that are actually funny and smile at him.
"Have you applied to College?" he asks me getting more serious than the discussion has been.
I shrugged, I haven't told anyone this stuff, not my friends, not my brother and not Dylan, "I applied to CU…U of M…and NYU…you?"
He smiled at me brightly, "Been recruited by a few, Stanford, CU, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and University of Wisconsin." Hot damn!
I chuckled, "Just a few?" I laughed and he joined me. "Which one is number one?" I asked very impressed. Chad isn't just a football meat head…he has goals.
"Honestly it's between Stanford and Texas, but my father is an alumni of CU so he is pushing that."
"But CU isn't known for their football?" I give him eye contact interested, why a father would have his son pass up an Ivy league or even a hot football college is beyond me.
"No." he shakes his head, "But they are known for science and with both my parents being physicians, you can understand the push there."
I am thoroughly impressed by him. I am in no way saying anything negative about Dylan, but if I wasn't in love with Dylan, Chad would have been my type. Where Dylan was a rebel without a cause, mysterious, studious and quiet. Chad was like a heroine/popular cute guy from a lifetime movie. He was gorgeous, tall, built, popular, athletic and captain of the football team. He was smart, rich and sweet. How different would my life had been if I had noticed his attention? The thought makes me think. Maybe I wouldn't have been in this slump if I had given him a chance and hadn't fell for Dylan? If I had dated Chad…not Dylan…maybe I would have tried out for cheerleading? Maybe I would have other friends? Maybe Chad, who hadn't shown any interest in Kelly Taylor since I've known her wouldn't have cheated on me with her? I wouldn't have went to Paris. I wouldn't have went to Baja, Chad didn't look like the type and the whole Jim Walsh war wouldn't have even happened? I knew there was no way of really knowing all of this but the thought intrigued me. I look at Chad, he is quiet and playing with his hands nervously.
"So when you aren't kicking ass on the football field…you want to be a doctor?" I smile at him and he smiles back.
He shrugs, "Maybe…I guess it's in my blood. My mom is a surgeon, general surgery. My dad is an orthopedic surgeon. They met in medical school. Been married for 25 years. I'm practically the only person out of my friends thats parents are still together." he laughs and shakes his head.
"I know the feeling." I say with a chuckle.
"Yours too?" he says keeping that cute smirk of his.
I nod, "Yep…they just celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary. My parents met in college. Been inseparable ever since. It's hard to imagine…having that long of a commitment. I mean…19…25 years…can you even imagine?"
He stares at me, his eyes are serious and intense, something I hadn't seen from him at all, he nods, "I can…if you meet the right person." he says quietly.
"I guess your right." I agree and look into my lap. His next words hit me like an ice bath.
"What happened with Dylan Bren?" he is staring at me. His eyes sympathetic and kind. "I mean you don't have to tell me, its just…"
"No..it's ok." I shrug, "Um…Dylan and I went out for a long time. it got pretty intense there at the end and I went away for the summer and…" I stopped and took a deep breath. He sat listening intently. "He cheated on me."
He sighed and shook his head, "You know…I was never the biggest fan of Dylan but what an idiot." I laugh. He chuckles, "No…I mean a huge idiot. This happened in the summer? But you guys were together the beginning of this year?" he asks confused.
I eye him and shake my head, "Um…he didn't tell me right away." I say honestly.
He huffs out, "What a tool." we sit quietly for a moment until he finally speaks again, "Please don't tell me he cheated on you with your best friend? I know you and Kelly aren't close anymore but you used to be. I remembered you were always together."
I looked down and swallow hard, my silence was his answer and he grabbed my hand. "Wow…Brenda…that sucks…I'm sorry that happened to you" I only shrugged. "I never really understood the appeal with Kelly…I mean some of the guys talked about her, Steve was obsessed with her, Kyle had feelings for her too but never really talked about it much after their date. I don't know, I don't really see the appeal." he says as he looks at me and I suddenly have the urge to kiss Chad Mancini. No…I'm not going to…but geez he is saying all the right things. A guy not obsessed with Kelly taylor. Sign me up!
I sigh loudly, "Kelly is beautiful…it just…its hard to forgive something like that, I guess it comes down to the simple fact that Kelly could have whoever she wanted, why Dylan? Why my boyfriend? That's just what I didn't get."
Chad looked at me, he smiled and huffed out a laugh, "Um for one Kelly Taylor can NOT get whoever she wants." he is speaking quietly and leans in, "and two she is jealous of you. It's obvious."
I look at him surprised, and shake my head, "No…that…is impossible."
He turns his body towards me and looks at me like I'm crazy, "You have no idea how incredible you are do you? Kelly is pretty, don't get me wrong…some may even say she is beautiful." He rolls his eyes and I know he is talking about the poll. "Kelly is ordinary Bren…she is nice and everything but she doesn't have spark. She doesn't walk down the halls and light it up. You do…I've noticed that about you on the first day I laid eyes on you. You weren't overly confident and kind of almost shy. Where she walks down the halls thinking she owns the place she was always shadowed by you walking beside her. And the more comfortable you got here the shadow only grew. Maybe I'm bias, but I know I'm not the only one that sees that." he shakes his head shyly and I smile widely. I lean in and kiss his cheek softly.
"Thanks. It's nice to hear." I smile at him and lean my head on his shoulder.
"So…you and Dylan now? You're getting back together?" I raise my head to look at him, his voice is sad but he is trying to hide it. He smiles shyly, "I heard they broke up." he says quietly and discreetly points his head in the direction in front of us. I look that direction and Kelly who is seated on the opposite side of the bus but ahead is turned in her seat staring at us. I look back at Chad and shrug.
"We're…taking it slow but yes kind of." I say simply and he nods.
The bus slows and I notice we are in a line of traffic now to enter the amusement park. The bus woos now that we are close and I smile at the energy that surrounds me as my classmates clap and cheer loudly.
Chad grabs my hand, "Well…Dylan or not…at least I get you today." he smiles, his right dimple is more prominent then his left. I smile back and take a deep breath. "And…maybe if you get into the University of Minnesota, I should add Wisconsin on my list." He winks and I shake my head. The guy is charming I'll give him that. Hmmm…those colleges are only a 42 minute drive from each other. That's interesting. I haven't decided where to go to college. I've only been accepted to CU. I haven't heard back from U of M or NYU. I applied in my sadness, to get the hell out of LA. Dylan doesn't talk about college except about his father would want him to go. I have no idea of Dylan's college goals, in the past he'd never had any. My attention is brought back to the bus, I notice the rows in front of me standing up, I look down at mine and Chads hand embraced and I let go. He doesn't react because its our turn to get up. He gets into the middle of the row first and lifts his hand for me to go first. I smile politely and oblige. As we scoot down the aisle slowly I feel his hand on the small of my back. It worries me that instead of discomfort, it feels nice.
I hang out with Chad the whole first half of the day. He makes me laugh and he's introduces me officially to his friends. All are welcoming and sweet. I chatted a lot with Stacy, the girl who was in the bathroom that day and the one that gave it back to Kelly in the quad. I like her a lot and she is very sweet. By the time the afternoon is upon us we all decide to get lunch. Thats when I see my old friends. They are all sitting at a near by table eating and talking.
"Hey Bren." Donna waves at me. A look at Chad who is carrying our tray of food. He smiles nicely at me.
"I'll be right back." I tell him and he nods and I watch him join his group, leaving a spot open next to him for me. I walk over to Donna, David, Kelly and Andrea and smile. "Hey guys."
"Where have you been all day? We were looking everywhere for you." Donna says first. Then David nods in agreement. Andrea smiles at me sweetly and Kelly is just staring with a smart ass grin.
"Oh…I was just hanging out with…"
"Chad." Kelly smiles and raises her eyebrows. I don't smile at her. "He is such a cutie." I have to stop myself from rolling my eyes.
"Are you having fun?" Donna asks interested. There is a slight we have to talk expression to her face and I just smile at her.
I look back at the table with Chad, he is eating a french fry and smiles at me. I look back at my old friends, "Yeah…actually I am…Chad and his friends are very welcoming. It's nice to get to know new people."
"I bet Chad is very welcoming." Kelly says under her breath and I sigh, god she is an asshole.
"Anyway…I better get back." I say uncomfortable.
"Wait Bren…we're going to head on more rides after this…why don't you join us?" Donna eyes flicker to Chad's table and then back to me.
I look at Kelly and no that's the last thing I want. I've had a better time with the new people than I have had in weeks. I shake my head, "I'll see you guys around." and just like that I leave and join Chad. The stares of my old friends don't go unnoticed but as Shelly tells a hilarious story, that practically has me in tears from laughing so hard. I don't seem to care what so ever.
DPOV
I finally make it home from the Peach Pit. It was a bad idea to study there. They had a Burt Reynolds fan club lunch there and there was drama. Anyway I'm glad to be home. If it wasn't Steve's half ass rude remarks, it was helping Brandon feed over 100 people. In conclusion I had only a couple hours now to study a little before having to pick up Bren. I hit the books for an hour and then planned my little date night with Brenda. I packed snacks and a blanket before attaching it to the back of my bike. I thought I would take her on a cruise up Mulholland and at the peak there is a private lookout point where we can talk…whatever. I'm actually excited about this date. I know it's not a big deal but it will be the first time that me and Bren are really alone. I mean alone alone. I have some news for her too. Something I decided tonight while studying for the SAT's…I'm going to apply to college. CU and Berkeley and maybe this is moving a little fast but I want her to apply to Berkeley with me. I don't care if she lives on campus or we find someplace together but I want to go to college with Brenda. I just hope her opinion regarding it is the same it was at the beginning of school.
At about a quarter to 10 I pull up to the school parking lot and wait. It isn't long before I eye the bus entering the lot as they pull up in front of school. The parking lot at West Beverly is dark but the bus is lit up from the lights of the school. I see people congregating saying their goodbyes and dwindling little by little off the bus. I see Donna, David and Kelly talking off to the side but I don't see Bren. I take a few steps forward looking around for her. Where the hell is she? I walk up to the gang.
"Where's Bren?" Donna looks down hiding something as Kelly smirks at me. Then I see her.
She is talking to Chad at the back of the bus. She is smiling and he reaches up and moves her hair off her shoulder. Jealousy courses through me and my hands fist at my side. The gang quietly says goodbye to me but I only see green. I stare at them as they hug tightly and I find my feet moving towards them quickly. My hand without my permission is moving outward and I shove him away from Brenda hard.
"Dylan." she says surprised but I stare at Chad intently.
"McKay." he greets me and has a smirk on his face. It's taking everything I have not to punch him.
"Mancini." I say ice in my voice.
"Dylan?" I hear Brenda and my eyes flicker to her. She looks nervous and maybe angry? "Come on." she grabs my hand and pulls me away from Chad. "See you later Chad." she says nicely.
"I hope so Bren." he replies.
I let go of her hand and charge him. I grab both sides of his letterman jacket and slam him into the back of the bus. I hear Brenda saying my name but I ignore her. My face is close to his and all he does is smile at me. I'm not stupid he is strong, he is built and is an athlete. He could fight me if he wanted, but he doesn't.
"Stay away from her." I seethe.
"Let go." he fumes back. "I don't want to fight you McKay." he says calm but he is angry I see it in his face. We have a stare down. My breath coming out of my nose trying to reign in my anger. I feel Brenda's hand on my shoulder.
"Come on Dylan…let's go." she says calmly. I look at her face and she has tears in her eyes. I shove Chad again against the back of the bus and let him go. I grab Brenda's hand and walk towards my bike. Anger radiating off me.
"See you Brenda…I had fun today." I hear Chad yell from behind us but I pull Brenda rougher towards my bike again.
I let go of her hand and I stare at her. "What is going on with you? Was that necessary?" she says angry, tears in her eyes still.
I shake my head and huff, "You rode up on the bus with him, you hung out with him?" I ask curiously but I already know the answer.
She shrugs, "Yeah…I hung out with all his friends. It was a good day." she says simply. I hand her the passenger helmet and don't say anything. I put mine on and straddle my bike. I watch her from my peripheral put the helmet on her head and clip the chin strap on. "Are we going to talk about this Dylan?" she says quietly. I kick start my motorcycle and it comes to life loudly. I don't say anything to her as she sits behind me. Her arms come around my waist and I relax a little. I feel her head on my back as she hugs me tightly and I close my eyes. I take two calming breaths and my hand comes over hers, she squeezes her arms around me tightly hugging me. My hand goes to the handle and rev the engine. We take off out of the parking lot in silence, the only noise is the engine of my bike as we start our date.
We cruise around the winding roads of Mulholland. I'm calm now the ride doing it's job. Brenda's arms are holding me tightly and I savor the closeness. I know I overreacted back at school but Chad makes my blood boil but I don't want to ruin the night with my jealously. Even though I know Brenda well enough to know she'll bring it up. We finally come to the lookout and I park the bike. I get off of it grabbing the picnic basket and blanket from behind Brenda. I see her take off her helmet and swing her leg over getting off too. It's silent as we look at each other.
"Can you please talk to me." she begs and I take a deep breath.
"Come on." I say and she follows me to the area I had in mind. I spread the blanket out and set the basket on it and I sit down and look out over LA. She sits next to me and I hear her take a deep breath.
"It's beautiful up here." she says quietly.
"Yeah." I breath.
"Dylan?" she pleads.
"What is going on between you and Chad?" I just say it.
"Nothing." she exhales, "We hung out…he introduced me to his group of friends, we rode the rides…that was all."
"Looks like it was more than that." I look out into the night.
"Dylan…come on." she breathes. "You're not being fair."
"I don't want to lose you Bren. I trust you…I do…I don't trust him. He's had his eyes on you for literally years. I know he wants to have sex with you." I look at her as I turn my body towards her. She rolled her eyes.
"He is a dude Dylan…he probably would have sex with anything given the chance."
I shake my head, "No…he has his sights on you, he's always had his sights on you. Everyone knows this…how come you don't know this?" I ask. I mean Chad's near obsession with Brenda goes back to Sophomore year, she has to know.
She shakes her head with a chuckle, "I never paid attention to him before."
"But now…you are." I can't help the venom in my voice. I have never felt jealousy like this before. I know why, it's because I know Brenda loves me but things between us aren't secure. After what I did to her I deserve to suffer and I can't take it. I sigh loudly.
"Dylan…come on. You know how I feel about you. Chad is just a friend. I know you think all he wants is into my pants but he is very respectful. He was a perfect gentleman all day."
I huff out a laugh, shaking my head. "You know nothing about guys Brenda. It's all a game. It's all part of the plan to get you closer."
I lean onto my hands as Brenda straddles me. Her arms come tightly around my neck. I look at her, her eyes looking into mine. She brings her lips to mine and kisses me softly. I close my eyes feeling her warm lips against mine. My tongue darts out tasting her own. She moans getting into the kiss and my hand comes to the back of her head. I kiss her hard and groan. I lift her effortlessly so she is laying on the blanket as I hover over her. I grind my hard on into her jean covered center and she breaths heavily at the friction. I kiss her passionately, then move my lips to her neck. I suck at it and I don't mean to mark her. Maybe I kind of do. I settle next to her and pull her so we face each other.
"I love you." I breathe against her warm lips. Her body is flush with mine.
She smiles, "I love you too." she says back, my heart warms as I kiss her again.
"I just want a chance to show you how much." I whisper. "You're it for me Bren…I don't want to spend another minute without you." I say honestly.
"I'm here." she whispers back.
"I'm sorry I lost my cool back there." I say sincerely. "The thought of you getting close to someone else, drives me crazy."
Her hand comes to my cheek, "I know the feeling." her face sad and I want to smack myself for the Kelly shit all over again.
"That's the thing…I deserve it. You trusted me and I failed you. I guess that's why it bothers me so much because you have every right…"
"Dylan?" she stops me and kisses me. "I said I want to try again. He is a nice guy but he isn't you. I'm in love with you." she emphasizes.
I look into her eyes and see honesty there. I kiss her again. With wild abandonment. My hand goes to her thigh as I hitch it around my hip. I ground into her roughly and I'm greeted with the most sexy sound from her mouth. My hands start groping, her hip, her ass, her stomach. Slowly it moves up her shirt and I grasp her breast in my hand as my lips move across her neck. God I missed her so much. I'm thinking about what I want to do to her and she raises her t-shirt over her head taking it off. My mouth finds her chest as I kiss down it eagerly. My lips surround her bra covered mound and I suck through the satin. She grips my hair tightly and I pay attention to the other one. I want her so bad but I'm aware even though we are all alone in this deserted spot. I highly doubt Brenda will let me have my way with her like this, plus I have no protection. Her little hand reaches down and grabs me through my jeans. I instantly ground into it and groan out.
"God that feels good." I whisper into her mouth. She smirks and grabs again. I feel her fingers toy with the button of my jeans and I reach for hers. It comes apart in my fingers quickly and my hand is shoving down the front of her pants just as fast. I feel her wet through the lace of her panties and she moans softly. Her hand grips my shaft under my boxers and I groan again. She is moving it up and down slowly and my eyes close at the feel of her. She knows exactly the way I like it, like no time has past at all.
"I want you Dylan." she breathes and I stop kissing her neck to look at her.
My fingers move the center of her panties to the side and I'm met with warm wet anticipation. My fingers circle her clit as she arches towards me. My mouth on her breast again. I continue my assault. her legs open a little allowing me better access. I kiss her hard and I'm so worked up. By the feeling between her legs she is as much. I plunge a finger into her, I feel the spongy spot with ease as I enter another finger. She is unbearably tight and I remember doing this so many times before she let me have sex with her. I assume she hasn't let anyone in this way since me and I'm giddy with the thought.
"God." she breathes, I watch her eyes close as she moans out. Her face is perfection in ecstasy and I work her spot more roughly.
My lips come to her ear, "God I wish we were at my house. There is nothing more that I want right now than to make love to you." I look at her face. Her eyes are open now. My fingers pumping into her softly.
"Why not here?" she whispers and her eyes close as I touch the spot gently again. "Uhhh." her moan in breathy and sexy and I smile.
"I don't have a condom…let go baby." My pace speeds up a little and her moans are more intense. She reaches for my hard on and strokes in sync with my movements. I close my eyes, my fingers curling into her and then after a few minutes, we both explode. I cum on my stomach in spurts as I groan loudly her hips are moving with my hand as she rides out her own orgasm. Delicious sounds fill the small private space we are in and I kiss her roughly. My body shakes as she slows her hand on my shaft and I slow with her too. My forehead presses against hers as we catch our breathes.
I open my eyes and see tears in her eyes. My eyebrows furrow together as I reach for a napkin in the basket and clean myself off. I sit up bringing her with me. "What's wrong?" Shit I think…maybe this was too fast. She was into it…I know she was into it? Does she regret it.
She shakes her head quickly, "No…I just…I've wanted you for so long. It doesn't seem real." she whispers tears run down her face.
I smile at her my hand coming to her face gently, wiping them softly, "I've dreamed of you." I admit. Then my lips are on hers again. "I love you Brenda."
She nods her head and kisses me deeply. Bringing myself semi on her again. We kiss and cuddle until its time for me to make my way to her house so she isn't late for curfew. I hold her hand tightly as I walk her to the front door.
"I'm really sorry about how I behaved earlier." I take a deep breath.
She smiles at me, "I understand…but no macho guy stuff huh?"
I nod, "No macho guy stuff." my arms encircle her waist and she sets her hands on my arms. "What are you doing tomorrow night? Let me make you dinner." I ask hopeful.
She giggles, "You? You're going to cook?" I roll my eyes playfully.
"You'll help me right?" I smirk.
She nods, "Alright." she laughs a little and kisses me softly.
I notice she has a hickey on her neck, my fingers graze it slowly, "Oops…you might want to cover this." I shrug a little embarrassed.
She chuckles, "Is it bad?" she moves her neck so the porch light shows it better.
I shake my head, "No…not too bad."
Her thumb gently caresses my lips. "I'll see you tomorrow night…6ish?"
I smile and nod, "Can't wait. Did you read the manuscript?"
She smiles and nods, "Some…I'll finish it so I can bring it over tomorrow night. So far it's amazing Dylan, you write so eloquently about your father, it's really amazing." she says sincerely.
"Thanks." I say shly. "I had a really good time tonight."
She nods, bringing her arms around my neck. She stands on her tip toes so she is face to face with me. "Me too." she whispers and kisses me softly. "Like old times."
I kiss her back hungrily and groan, "Ah…you are too sexy for your own good. Good night…I'll call you tomorrow after my SAT's." If I don't separate us now, I'll pick her up over my shoulder and bring her back to my place.
She smiles, and pecks my lips, "Good night and good luck tomorrow, you'll do great!" she moves towards her front door and I swat her butt lightly. She giggles and looks at me one last time before entering her house. I exhale happily. She is everything to me. I'm so happy she is giving me this chance. I won't do anything to screw this up. I can't lose her again.
Hit that button below and tell me what you're thinking. There is going to be a little competition for Brenda's attention but she'll stay true to Dylan. I like her branching out a little. Meeting new friends though. Up next college talks...and prom invitations. wink wink.