Kelly flinched for a second, not because she was scared, she was just surprised to see him there. She breathed out of her mouth slowly, catching her breath as she relaxed.

"What are you doing here?" she asked as she tried to sit up in bed, but then retracted, as she felt the aches and pains begin to settle in from the night before.

"Wait, let me get you some aspirin. It should take care of some of that pain," he said as he got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to retrieve the aspirin bottle.

Kelly watched him as he came back in the room and handed her the pills and some water, sitting back down on the bed. He looked like he hadn't slept all night. His clothes were disheveled, as was his hair, which was pretty unusual. But he still looked as adorable as ever.

Kelly reached her hand out for his, and he held onto it gently. Their hands fit perfectly together, as did just about everything with the two of them. It might have taken longer for them to figure out, but Kelly knew what she wanted, and she hoped that he felt the same way.

"When did you get here?

"About an hour ago."

"You look like you haven't slept all night."

"Don't worry about it. I just had to come. When you called me, I was so scared," he took a big breath. "I couldn't bear the thought that the last thing you heard me say to you was that I didn't want you to move in with me."

"Brandon," she tried to interject.

"No, Kel, please. Let me finish. I do love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to put our pasts behind us and start anew in Washington. Will you move in with me?"

Kelly smiled. "Yes, of course." She lifted her head and her lips met Brandon's, as they gently kissed. Brandon laid down beside Kelly, taking her in his arms. They held tightly onto one another, neither ever wanting to let go, as they both drifted off to sleep.

The rest of the morning and the afternoon were spent in bed. Both had been up all night, Brandon being worried about Kelly and Kelly dealing with the accident. It was nearly 6 o'clock before Brandon finally got out of bed, finding the other side of the bed empty. Brandon looked for Kelly in the apartment, but she was nowhere to be found. She couldn't have gone far- she doesn't have a car.

Brandon walked out on the balcony and stared out over the ocean. Down by the water's edge, he saw Kelly putting her feet in the cold ocean water. Brandon went back inside and appeared by Kelly's side a few minutes later with blankets in his hand. He stretched a blanket in the sand and invited Kelly to sit down. As she did, he wrapped the extra blanket around her shoulders. The couple stared out at the water as the sun set and the moon lit up the night sky. The beach was nearly empty and only a handful of people could be seen as far as they eyes could see. There were few words exchanged between them for quite some time.

Finally, Brandon did speak. "Kelly, I have to tell you something." He continued to stare out at the open water.

She turned to look at him, her arms hugging her legs under the blanket. "What is it?"

"The other night when you couldn't get a hold of me……when I was at a work function……"

"I don't like the sound of this…." she replied, as she turned to look out at the water.

"I did meet a woman there."

Tears quickly formed in Kelly's eyes as she wiped them away quickly, not saying a word.

"The party was boring. Instead of leaving, I went up on the rooftop with her."

Tears started streaming down her face quicker than she could wipe them off. He knew that she was upset, but he didn't try to touch her. Instead he continued.

"I know you aren't going to believe me, but nothing happened. We sat up there looking out at the city lights. It was her first time being in a new city, away from her family…and her boyfriend. We just talked. I was lonely. I missed you. I told her about you. She told me about her boyfriend."

She turned to look at him. "And why should I believe you?"

Brandon looked down at the ground, his toes digging in the sand. "I don't blame you if you don't believe me. But I wanted to be honest and tell you about this. I don't want to keep anything from you. We'll never make it if we do."

Kelly looked up at the stars for several minutes, not saying a word. As a shooting star danced across the night sky, she spoke, "I do believe you."

Brandon turned and looked at Kelly. "You do?"

"Yeah, I do. I want us to make it too."

Brandon inched closer to Kelly, taking her in his arms. Brandon gently rubbed the inside of Kelly's thigh as shivers ran up her spine. She slowly lowered herself down onto the blanket, grabbing the front of Brandon's shirt and pulling him down with her. All Kelly could see was Brandon's baby blue eyes staring back at her, with the moon lighting his face. His soft lips encompassed hers as the two began passionately kissing. Kelly began to unbutton Brandon's shirt and pants as he pulled her shirt over her head.

They made love there on the beach under the night sky. Few words were exchanged, but as they parted and laid back down on the blanket, both breathing heavily and sweat glistening on their skin, they both knew what their futures held.