Kelly closed the last box and secured it with tape. She looked around at all of the boxes scattered around the apartment that she had called home for the past several years. She had a lot of memories in this place. Her train of thought was interrupted as Brandon walked out into the living room with a towel wrapped around his waist.
"Shower is free, Kel."
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute," she said, not rushing herself.
Brandon walked over to Kelly. "You okay?"
She looked up for a moment, before straightening up the boxes a bit more. "Of course I'm okay."
Brandon grabbed her hand. "I know this is hard, Kel. Leaving your friends." She didn't look up at him as he tried to grab her attention. "They want to say goodbye to you."
She stopped momentarily. "Can we please not talk about this right now?"
"If you get in the shower I'll stop harassing you," he said jokingly.
Kelly looked at Brandon as a smile came across her face. She moved closer to Brandon and took his face in both of her hands, pulling him in for a deep kiss.
"What was that for?" he asked as they broke apart.
"How about we conserve some water?" Kelly's hands reached for Brandon's towel as she unwrapped it and it fell to the ground.
"But I already took a shower."
"Fine. Your loss." Kelly turned around and as she walked down the hallway, Brandon watched as she pulled her top over her head and then her bra fell to the ground.
"Wait a minute. I'll help you wash your back." He ran after her, catching her before she got to the bathroom door. He gave her ass a squeeze as he wrapped his arms around her, bringing her in for a kiss. The bathroom door closed and Kelly could be heard giggling as the water turned on.
Brandon and Kelly arrived at the After Dark and grabbed a seat with their friends.
"Finally you guys are here. We thought you skipped town on us early," Steve told the couple.
"Sorry. We ran out of hot water in the shower. We had to wait until it heated up again," Kelly told him, giving Brandon a wink.
The gang reminisced and had a nice evening together. Everyone was there- Donna, David, Steve, and Janet. Noah was behind the bar and Dylan stayed close to it, watching everyone else from afar. As the evening winded down, Brandon went to the bar for one last drink. He stood next to Dylan as he waited for his refill.
"So have you talked to Bren?"
Dylan looked over at Brandon as he took a drink from his glass. "No. Not yet. I'm not sure I have it in me to face her again."
"Did you really make it so awful between the two of you? C'mon man. You've had a lot of fights. What makes this so much worse?"
Dylan shook his head. "I just said some things that I regret saying. Some things that she will never forgive me for saying."
"Such as?" Brandon tried to get an answer out of Dylan.
Dylan looked at Brandon. "It involves Kelly. I don't want to get into it right now."
He seemed a little pissed off, and Brandon wasn't going to push any buttons. Brandon watched Dylan out of the corner of his eye as Kelly and the rest of the gang joined them at the bar.
"Brandon, will you take me home?" she asked.
"Sure babe."
Brandon and Kelly said goodbye to their friends, each embracing everyone and promising to call. The gang watched as Brandon and Kelly walked out of the After Dark, hoping that this time they could make it together.
Okay, I know it's a short chapter, but I thought it would be a good place to stop. Next chapter, Brandon and Kelly start their new life in Washington. I left a lot of unanswered questions with Dylan and Brenda. That will straighten out in coming chapters. I know it's been a long time since I updated. Things have been really busy with sick kids. I'm halfway done with Destiny Calls and a Weekend Abroad. Hopefully they will be out by next weekend.
