Author's Note: I am sooooo sorry that I have not updated this story in so long. I have been busy with school, but finally have a full chapter to give you. I know that in the show Kelly turns 18 in May and then turns 21 in September... for the sake of this story I made her birthday in May. Enjoy and let me know what you think...

Casa Walsh Brandon and Kelly's Room

Brandon was sitting on the edge of the bed while Kelly started pacing back and fourth in front of him. It was something that she had been doing a lot in the past few weeks because she was really tired of being pregnant. This was mainly because she was always uncomfortable and the temperature in the house was either too cold for everyone else or too hot for her. Thus, she had been trying everything that she could to start labor so that she wouldn't have to put up with everything that she had been. Plus, she really wanted to meet her little girl. Brandon on the other hand wanted the pregnancy to be over because he was getting really tired of listening to her complain about everything anyone did. He knew that it was only because she was uncomfortable that she was being like this, but he still was getting to the point that he didn't want to come home after work.

"Kel, I know that you want this baby out, but you only have three weeks left." Brandon said knowing that the longer Kelly went the healthier the baby would be.

"Brandon I can't! I can't take being fat anymore. I look like a beached whale… no a baked beach whale. Can't we turn the air up or something?" Kelly said as she grabbed a tank top out of the dresser to put on instead of the t-shirt she was wearing.

"It's like sixty degrees in here! If we turn the air up anymore Steve and I are going to freeze. Valerie has already been staying at the beach apartment because it is too cold here." Brandon said trying not to argue but that was exactly what he was doing.

"I'm sorry, but Miss Vanessa has turned me into a walking talking oven and I don't like it." Kelly said letting the fact that she had chosen the name that he liked slip.

"Wait a minute… Vanessa?" Brandon said with a grin.

"Yes, I said Vanessa… I thought that Vanessa Brooke sounded better than Brooke Grace; don't get too excited, I got the idea from Valerie." Kelly said knowing that Brandon would be overjoyed that Kelly and Valerie were getting along.

"I'm not… I'm just glad I got you to talk about something else." Brandon said with a big grin.

"Brandon… I seriously want this baby out! Please help me out here." Kelly was really getting desperate now.

"You have an appointment tomorrow with the doctor, so you can ask her what we can do to make you more comfortable until the baby comes." Brandon said pulling her closer to him.

"I know what would make me more comfortable… Vanessa in my arms and not my stomach!" Kelly said as she pulled back and walked away from him.

"Were are you going?" Brandon asked her.

"To the bathroom, yet another thing that I am tired of doing all the time… I have to pee every five seconds and I hate it… I want her out of me!" Kelly said almost slamming the bathroom door.

Brandon decided that it might be best if he left her alone for a little while so that she could calm down. That was when he decided that he was going to go and bug Steve who was hiding out in his room and had been most of the day. As Brandon knocked on Steve's door he could hear Steve moving around things, in fact, it sounded like he was moving things away from the door. Inside the room, Steve was moving things in front of the door because he was afraid that Kelly was coming to yell at him. For some odd reason she had been yelling at everyone and he could never seem to get away fast enough, so he thought that he would just make a bunker out of his room, to hide out in, until the baby came.

"Steve it's me Brandon let me in… I know you're in there… I can here you." Brandon said through the closed door.

"Are you alone?" Steve asked before he chose to move the stuff away from the door.

"Yes, Kelly is in the bathroom. Now hurry up and let me in." Brandon said hating himself for wanting to hide from Kelly.

Steve began moving things back out of the path of the door so that he could let Brandon in. After all, this was the guy who was letting him stay there so it was only fair to give him a little shelter from his fiancé. It took a few minutes, but soon the door was able to be opened and as he opened the door Brandon hurried in.

"Geez man took you long enough." Brandon said before really looking at what Steve had done to the room.

"Sorry I thought you were Kelly coming to yell at me again." Steve said shutting the door and barricading it once more.

"Do you really think that is necessary?" Brandon asked as Steve gave him this 'are you serious' look.

"Have you seen Kelly lately… she has been going off on anybody that she sees… Valerie moved into the beach apartment because she couldn't take it and I am thinking about staying with David." Steve said trying to make Brandon understand.

"I know I wish I could check into a hotel instead of come home." Brandon said just loud enough that Steve could hear.

"You gotta do something about this man." Steve said hoping that Brandon would come to his senses and just do whatever it took to get that baby out.

"I know… I'm waiting to see what the doctor says tomorrow and then I will do whatever it takes after that." Brandon said knowing how bad it was getting around the house.

"Brandon, are you in there?" Kelly called on the other side of the door.

"She found me…" Brandon said knowing that he had to leave the room sooner or later.

"Brandon I need you for a second." Kelly called again.

"Good luck man…" Steve said as he helped remove the dresser from in front of the door.

"Easy for you to say you get to hide out here… I have to face her." Brandon whispered to him.

Once Brandon opened the door Kelly noticed that they had blocked it, and this made her a little upset. It wasn't enough that she was already huge and emotional, but they had to block her out of the room too. That was what really upset her. She just looked at Brandon and Steve and smiled before Steve decided to run to the store and pick up a few things.

"Oh, I think we are out of milk… I'll go get some." Steve said as he slid passed the two of them.

"Hey why don't I go with you?" Brandon asked wanting to get out of the house.

"Brandon we need to talk about a few things." Kelly said not wanting him to leave her alone in the house.

"We just got done talking about the same things that you want to talk about… can I go if Donna comes over?" Brandon asked really wanting to get out of the house and out of her wrath.

"Fine…" Kelly said defeated as the door opened.

"Kel, you here… David asked me to stop by and see how you were doing today." Donna called as she began climbing the stairs.

"How did you know she was coming?" Kelly asked Brandon.

"I didn't know she was coming." Brandon said as he gave her a quick kiss and headed down the hall with Steve before she could change her mind.

"Thank you Donna." Steve and Brandon said as they met Donna on the stairs.

"For what?" Donna asked confused.

"For showing up when you did… Have fun." Brandon and Steve said together almost as if they were reading each other's minds.

"Okay…" Donna said as she met Kelly at the top of the stairs as both the guys headed out the front door. "What is going on with the two of them, they are acting so weird?" Donna asked as she saw the tears welling up in Kelly's eyes. "Kel, what's wrong?" Donna asked her as she put her arm around her best friend.

"He won't listen to me about anything… I just want this to be over… is that too much to ask?" Kelly asked her as Donna led the way to the foot of the bed to sit and talk.

"Who won't listen to you?" Donna asked, having a sneaking suspicion on who it was.

"Brandon… he knows that I want the baby out and I know he wants her out too, but he doesn't take any of my suggestions on how to do it… It's just frustrating that's all… I don't know what else to do!" Kelly said exasperated.

Donna knew that Kelly was miserable and she hated to see her friend like this, so she just sat there and thought about how she could help the situation. After a few minutes, she remembered the book that she had seen on the table as she walked into the house. It was one of those books that she had bought for Kelly on things that can be done to make the last few months of pregnancy more bearable. It was then that she decided that she should go and get it to see if there was something in there that might help.

"I saw something downstairs, by the door that I think could be helpful… I'll be right back." Donna said as she got up and walked out of the room.

"I'll come too." Kelly said as she got up to walk down the stairs.

"Got it… now let's see, I think there is a chapter on starting labor in here…" Donna said somewhat talking to herself as she flipped through the pages.

"What where?" Kelly said peaking over her shoulder.

"Oh, here… Okay that I can't do… oh hey what about this one… a long walk…" Donna said with a smile because she remembered this cute little space that she saw for rent that would be perfect for the store.

"Where do you suppose we go?" Kelly asked because she had already been around the block four times today.

"Well, there is this cute place that is only a few miles from here and I think it would be perfect for the store.

"Let's go… maybe a few miles will make her budge." Kelly said wanting to time warp three weeks into the future.

"Great!" Donna said as she grabbed the front door's handle. "Wait, where are your shoes?" She asked noticing that Kelly didn't have any shoes on.

"I didn't even know that I didn't have them on… I can't see my feet!" Kelly said getting irritated that her abdomen was so big.

"Okay, don't freak out, where are they? I will help you put them on." Donna said not wanting to deal with another melt down again.

"Over there in the closet. Thank you…" Kelly said pausing before she finished.

"For what?" Donna asked, knowing that it wasn't for helping her with the shoes.

"For being such a great friend, you are the only one who doesn't run out the door when you see me… unlike some other people I know!" Kelly said making it a point to stress the words 'other' and 'know.'

"I gather Steve and Brandon are the ones you are referring to." Donna said almost reading her best friend's mind.

"That would be them… I know I have been a pain lately, but I just don't know what else to do and they could be a little bit more supportive you know?" Kelly said hoping that things would get better.

"Well, I'm sure they are trying their best… Okay shoes are on let's hit the road." Donna said wanting to talk about something else.

Kelly nodded her head as she slowly got up out of the chair that she had sat down on. That was another thing that was really starting to get on her nerves, not being able to sit down and get up as quickly as she used to be able to. It wasn't that she was mad at anyone for her current situation, in fact, she loved being pregnant and knowing that she was bringing a new life into the world, she just didn't like how long it took to do so.

"Awe, come on! I feel like the Goodyear Blimp." Kelly said as Donna grabbed her hand and helped pull her up off the chair.

"You're not a blimp." Donna said trying not to laugh.

Soon they were outside and she was able to take a deep breath of fresh air, which she really needed. Once that was out of the way she felt a whole lot better than she had inside. Maybe it was the fact that the air was fresh with just the slightest hint of ocean breeze, or maybe it was just the fact that she was with her best friend and someone who didn't let her get down on herself because of her belly size. It took a little while for them to walk the two miles, but once they got to the location of the store, it was worth it.

"Here we are… the future spot of Now Wear This!" Donna said standing in front of the little shop with her hands outspread.

"Wow Don… it's cute… can we go in?" Kelly asked wanting to see the inside of the store.

"The realtor said she would meet us here at one…" Donna said looking at her wrist watch.

"I can wait ten minutes." Kelly said totally forgetting about how uncomfortable the pregnancy was making her.

Ten minutes later a middle-aged woman came walking up to Donna. She was holding a briefcase and had a key-ring in her hand that held the keys to the shop. Kelly smiled eagerly, almost as if she were a kid on Christmas. Nothing was going to spoil this moment, not even the stubborn little girl that didn't want to show her pretty little face to her parents. Donna just smiled, as the woman greeted her warmly.

"Good afternoon ladies…" The woman said as she shook hands with both of them.

"Kelly, this is Gretchen… she has been looking high and low for a cute little place for us… haven't you Gretchen?" Donna said looking over at her realtor.

"Yes I have… But, I think our search is over because this place would be perfect… the rent isn't too expensive, and I think you will find that it has adequate space… oh why don't we just take a look huh?" Gretchen said noticing the faces that both Kelly and Donna were giving her.

With those finally words, Gretchen took her key ring and sorted through the many keys until she found the one she was looking for. Kelly waited in anticipation as she slowly turned the key in the lock. Donna seemed to already be trying to sneak a peak at the inside through one of the side windows. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the door was open and the three women walked inside.

"This is nice Kel… look over there would be perfect for the counter… and we could put the mannequins on these so they are in the window… and oh, here we can paint this wall…" Donna was going a mile a minute, telling Kelly everything that could be done with the space.

"Donna… slow down… we don't even know how much the rent is yet." Kelly said being the sensible one of the pair.

"The rent is sixteen hundred a month, which is a steal in this area, and there is so much that you can do with this space… the possibilities are endless…" Gretchen said going into sale mode.

"What do you think Kel?" Donna asked watching Kelly as she walked around the space.

Kelly walked the room as she looked the walls up and down trying to picture what colors would look best on them. The truth was that she could picture the store without having to really think about it and she knew that this was the perfect place. She just wanted to make it seem like she wasn't sure… just to see how far Donna and Gretchen would go to convince her otherwise. Of course, when neither one of them jumped to defend the space she figured that she should probably say something, as it looked like the two were already engaged in conversation.

"I think that this wall should be a deep purple, that wall... um… I'm thinking a reddish-pink… and oh… I don't know…" Kelly started as she glanced over at Donna.

"Really?" Donna asked, her face resembling a look a child might give after they have just gotten their own way.

"It's perfect…" Kelly started to say before she stopped and held her breath as the baby gave a forceful kick.

Her eyebrows furrowed as she slightly bent forward to try and ease the pain of the kick. It seemed to hurt more when she was standing straight, as her skin was pulled so tight that it really had no more room to stretch, unlike what the baby wanted to do. Donna immediately got this worried and concerned look on her face as she watched her best friend. Soon, however, the pain of the kick went away and left Kelly rubbing the spot where little Vanessa deformed her mother's abdomen. It was then that Kelly was brought back to the thoughts she had from earlier, the ones that were causing all of her friends to ditch her. Until that forceful kick, she had all but forgotten that she was pregnant… less the protruding belly and the swollen ankles, which were a constant reminder to her.

"Kel, you okay?" Donna asked concerned.

"Yeah, Vanessa is just getting a little antsy I guess." Kelly said flatly.

"When are you due?" Gretchen asked, totally ignoring the urgent look that Donna had flashed her way.

"In three weeks…" Kelly said with a smile, as she desperately tried to hold in what she really wanted to say.

"Wow that is a lot for you to take on… opening a new store, while trying to take care of a newborn at the same time." Gretchen said, welcoming the new conversation.

"I can't wait." Kelly said threw clenched teeth, as Vanessa gave her another forceful kick.

"I think we better be going now… we'll call you to set up a time to sign the lease…" Donna said realizing that the kicks were actually contractions.

"It was nice meeting you Gretchen…" Kelly said after the contraction had passed.

Donna put her hands on Kelly's shoulders and turned her towards the door, just to let her know that it was okay to start walking out. It seemed that even though Donna had realized the contractions, Kelly seemed to still think that they were nothing but a few kicks. This was probably because the last time she had pains that had sent her into the hospital earlier in her pregnancy were nothing like the small ones that she was feeling now. Finally, Donna had managed to lead Kelly outside where they were out of earshot.

"Donna, what is the hurry… its not like I am in labor!" Kelly said still not realizing what was going on.

"That is what you think… Kel think about it… how many of those so called kicks have you had since we got here?" Donna asked as she watched Kelly think about it.

"Six or seven… what does that have to do with anything?" Kelly asked still not seeing what Donna was.

"And how far apart have they been?" Donna asked, knowing that they had only been looking at the space for about twenty minutes or so.

"Couple… Oh… do you really think…" Kelly couldn't finish her question because a much stronger 'kick' caused her to double over and let out a small cry of pain.

"Yeah, I really think you are… we better get you to the hospital… and fast!" Donna added as another contraction came almost as soon as the last had passed.

"Owie…" Kelly whined as another contraction ripped through her. "I want Brandon…" she all but cried as she slowly sat down in the passenger seat of Donna's car.

"I know you do sweetie… I'm going to call him right now…" Donna said as she reached for her car phone.

Kelly was now in tears as she gripped the bottom of her seat, trying anything that would take her mind off of the immense pain she was experiencing. It was then that she wondered why she decided to go through with the whole thing… of course; she also knew that it wouldn't last forever, and the reward was finally getting to meet her little girl. While Kelly was trying to think of her little girl to erase the pain, Donna was busy dialing the Walsh's house number… hoping that Brandon and Steve were back from the store.

Casa Walsh Living Room

Brandon and Steve had took the time that Donna had given them to sit down and watch some sports… whatever seemed to be on at the time. They were both just glad that Kelly was out of the house for a little while, and that meant that they could turn up the heat and relax. Of course, that didn't last long before the phone started ringing. Brandon moved to grab it, but Steve stopped him before he could pick it up.

"Hey… what gives… that could be Kelly." Brandon said, his face practically screaming at Steve 'what is the matter with you.'

"My point exactly… do you want to get yelled at over the phone?" Steve asked.

"No… but…" before Brandon could finish his thought the phone rang again.

"Don't do it." Steve warned, but Brandon couldn't shake this feeling he had.

"Hello?" Brandon questioned the caller.

"Hey Brandon… what took you so long? Actually, never mind… meet me at the hospital, Kelly's in labor…" Donna was talking so fast that Brandon could barely catch what she was saying.

"What? I'm on my way… Tell her to hang in there… I'm coming." Brandon said dropping the phone where he was sitting. "Kelly's in labor… they're on their way to the hospital!" Brandon told Steve as he grabbed his keys and jacket and headed for the front door.

"Wait for me…" Steve said as he ran after him.

Brandon quickly jumped into his car and turned it on while he waited impatiently for Steve to get in. Of course, before Steve could even get the door closed Brandon was already backing out of the driveway. He wasn't about to miss his daughter's birth… Kelly would never forgive him if that happened. Steve looked over at Brandon, when they were on their way, with this 'I'm so sorry' look on his face. In truth, Brandon knew how bad Steve felt at that moment, but all he really cared about was getting to the hospital as soon as he could.

"It's okay Steve… you didn't know…" Brandon said trying to make his friend feel better.

"I know, but… I feel bad…" Steve was stumbling to find his words.

"Steve… it's forgotten." Brandon said glancing over at Steve quickly.

Cedar Sinai Emergency Room

Donna had pulled up to the emergency room doors and practically jumped out of her car to open Kelly's door. By this time Kelly's contractions were nearly two minutes apart and she could barely breathe without doubling over in pain. In fact, she seemed to be wondering why it had happened so fast… that wasn't normal… especially for her family. It took her mother nearly twenty-four hours before Kelly, herself, was born… an eighteen for Erin. Before Kelly could really think anymore about it, Donna was helping her out of the car.

"Here Kel, why don't you sit here and I'll get you checked in." Donna said as she helped her best friend sit down in one of the waiting room chairs.

"Did you call Brandon?" Kelly said pain evident in her voice.

"Yes, he is on his way… he said to hang in there." Donna said as she turned to the woman at the counter. "My best friend is in labor." She told to woman.

"Brian, wheelchair, please…" The woman told an orderly that was standing nearby. "What is her name?" The woman asked Donna.

"Kelly Marlene Taylor." Donna answered.

"What is her date of birth?" The woman continued.

"May 28th 1974… and her contractions started about an hour ago and are about two minutes apart… can you get her in a room and give her something for the pain?" Donna asked noticing Kelly was doubled over again as another contraction ripped through her body.

"Yes, I just have to print her ID bracelet out and we can head on up to the maternity ward." The woman said as she grabbed the printed out bracelet to give her.

Just as the woman was walking over to put the bracelet on Kelly's wrist Brandon and Steve came running through the emergency room doors. Donna waved them both over to where they were and Brandon practically leaped over all of the people in his way. Brian, the orderly, was helping Kelly into the wheelchair when Brandon came up to her and hugged her. Kelly of course, didn't want to let go, but did and took a hold of his hand as she was wheeled upstairs.

"Brandon, I'm so glad you're here…" Kelly said as tears weld up in her eyes.

"I wouldn't miss this for the world." Brandon said smiling at her.

"Gag me please!" Steve said rolling his eyes as they walked.

"Smack him for me Donna." Kelly practically screamed through clenched teeth, as she was having yet another contraction.