A London Thoroughfare

by DylanLovesBrenda

His wife was dead and all he could do was run. There was nothing keeping him in BH any longer. He ran to the only person that could save him, the only person who could help. Brenda and Dylan in their hot and steamy 3 years they are together offscreen in London. A little bit of back home and a little bit of BK. Sort of follows the timeline of the actual show at times.

37. Chapter 37

Chapter 37

So long had I travelled the lonely road,

Though, now and again, a wayfairing friend

Walked shoulder to shoulder, and lightened the load,

I often would think to myself as I strode,

No comrade will journey with you to the end.

And it seemed to me, as the days went past,

And I gossiped with cronies, or brooded alone,

By wayside fires, that my fortune was cast

To sojourn by other men's hearths to the last,

And never to come to my own hearthstone.

The lonely road no longer I roam.

We met, and were one in the heart's desire.

Together we came, through the wintry gloam,

To the little old house by the cross-ways, home;

And crossed the threshold, and kindled the fire.

Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

Brenda brought the chicken from the oven over to the dining room table now cleared and being set. She looked at me with a small smirk considering we had argued loudly on me finally clearing it off and getting rid of the junk mail that had littered it since we got back. I smirked back and rolled my eyes shaking my head knowing she had gotten her way, which was pretty normal. I wasn't really sure why I even tried to make excuses and give her a hard time. We had been back in Beverly Hills a little over a week and tomorrow was New Years eve. The gang had planned to celebrate it at the After Dark, David and Valerie had lined up some live performances, Nat also agreed to cater it so it should be a good time. I watched Brenda head into the kitchen as I set the last of the plates and silverware on the table. She had been pretty quiet since our fight, I had yelled at her though which I felt bad about. The only reasoning behind it I assumed was because I was so used to living alone my whole life, even after all this time living with Brenda, old habits die hard. She was such a neat freak and I wasn't. Sometimes the nagging got to me and I would react and then feel like shit after. I sighed knowing I had to fix it even if by clearing it off meant she won. She walked back in setting the salad on the table. She grabbed the back of the dining chair and looked at me, smirk gone from her pretty face.

"You still mad at me?" I stared into her eyes.

She stared back not answering right away, she shrugged, yeah that meant she was. There was a small smile she was holding back in there and I made my move towards her. She turned quickly away from me and I wrapped my arms around from behind stopping her. I squeezed her tightly burying my head in her neck.

"Dylan." she whined. "Let me get dinner on the table."

"No…not until you forgive me." she squirmed a little and I squeezed tighter. I hated when she gave me the silent treatment. She giggled as I sprayed little kisses against her neck tickling her. She turned into my arms and kissed me.

"You shit." she said with a smile, I returned my own smirk back.

"You pain in the ass." I leaned in kissing her again.

She smiled against my lips, "You love it." she whispered.

"Yeah…yeah." I leaned out holding a smirk and shaking my head finally letting her go.

She headed back into the kitchen. "I thought that's why you wanted to marry me, so I can nag the crap out of you for the rest of your life?" she joked.

"Huh I thought it was because I wanted sex whenever I wanted." I chuckled. She peered around the doorway.

"Like you didn't already?" She raised her eyebrows testing me.

"You're right…gimme back that ring." she laughed out loud.

"Hell no…you're stuck with me." She went back into the kitchen and I smiled at our banter.

"Set two more places babe." she called out.

I looked down at the table set for two with confusion, "Two more why?"

Just then the doorbell rang and Brenda came out holding a plate of roasted potatoes and vegetables setting it nonchalantly on the table. "Brandon and Kelly are coming over." she did not make eye contact with me.

"Bren…what are you doing?" I looked at her she still avoided eye contact with me.

She grabbed two plates from my hutch herself, "Get the door Dylan."

I sighed loudly, "Jesus." I said under my breath as I went towards the front door. I opened it to see a very awkward looking Brandon and Kelly on the front porch. "Hey guys, come in." I opened it it wider as Kelly stepped through first heading towards the dining table towards Brenda. Brandon stepped in and looked at me.

"What is this about?" He asked quietly.

"Fuck if I know bro…blame your sister."

A growl came from Brandon's throat and it made me laugh briefly as he stepped the rest of the way into the living room. As we made our way over to the dinner table, I saw Kelly talking to Brenda in a hushed voice. I assumed she was wondering what was happening too. Obviously Brandon and Kelly were just as surprised to be standing on that porch, then I was they were even coming. Funny how they got here at the same time.

"Can't I just have one of my best friends and my brother over for dinner?" She commented. Kelly pursed her lips together now seeing Brandon and myself in ears shot.

"I guess so." She took a deep breath with a smile playing on her lips.

We all sit down and started passing around the food making our plates.

"This looks good Bren." Brandon commented as he scooped some roasted baby potatoes onto his plate.

"Yeah…it does, I didn't know you cooked." Kelly chimed in towards Brenda.

She smiled and shrugged, "Bren is a regular Betty Crocker." I said trying to say anything to take away from the weirdness and tension this table had at the moment. Brenda looked at me chewing her food with her mouth closed and I gave her a small subtle shrug not knowing what the hell to say. Dinner was quiet and every so often Brenda would speak up and ask Kelly or Brandon some question that involved an answer. It was the freaking weirdest dinner I had ever been too. After awhile Brenda got up after we ate and starting clearing the table.

"You guys can go sit in the living room, Dylan and I got this, want me to make some coffee or maybe more wine?" she said towards Kelly and Brandon.

Kelly and Brandon looked at each other, a small smile crept on both their lips. They both looked at me and at that moment it was clear they knew what Brenda was up too. Brandon looked down and nodded, "Sure Bren…Kel wine?" he said calmly.

Kelly nodded quickly, "Yeah wine." she said it like she needed it and they both headed to the living room.

I sighed and looked at Brenda, giving her a disapproving look. She stuck her tongue out at me causing me to roll my eyes as I grabbed the dishes and followed her into the kitchen.

"Alright miss match maker, what are you up too?" I asked standing close to her at the sink.

"Kelly and Mark broke up." she stacked the dishes.

"So? Brandon to my knowledge is still very much with Tracy. Maybe you should have invited her over with Brandon and gotten to know his new girlfriend a little?"

Brenda looked at me, clearly not what she wanted to do or hear. "Sometimes people just need a little push."

"Cause that worked with us?" No one ever tried to get me and Bren back together, all the almosts were all us, at particular times with particular situations. "No one had to plan an awkward dinner to get us back together." I stated.

Brenda looked at me, a smirk playing on her lips, "Maybe they should have." she said proudly and went to open another bottle of wine. I peered into the living room peeking at Brandon and Kelly. They sat closely on the couch, talking. Maybe Brenda was right. They looked cozy. I leaned back into the kitchen and shook my head.

"We shouldn't be involved in this." I said out loud but more towards myself. Brenda looked over at me, the sound of cork being popped out of the bottle.

"You're not involved at all babe." she was being a smart ass. "But…maybe you should be, maybe you could talk some sense guy to guy into Brandon?"

I chuckled, "And why would I do that?" Brenda knew me better than that, she knew I didn't get involved in other peoples love lives.

She grabbed the tray of coffee cake she had been working on cutting, along with the wine and smiled, "Well…you were the one that broke them up." she said with a smirk as she batted her eyelashes at me.

My stare turned hard, I wasn't mad but that was a low blow. So not funny. "Brenda." I sighed shaking my head.

She walked by me with a smirk proud of herself and as Kelly and Brandon's attention turned towards us, I took that moment to spank her ass hard, the sound of hand to skin echoing louder than I anticipated through the thin material of her dress. She yelped surprised trying to hold onto the tray.

Kelly smiled, "Should we leave?" she joked.

Brenda shook her head and rolled her eyes with a smile. She set down the tray and chuckled not commenting and filling up the wine glasses to the top. I walked over and sat on the arm chair we had that faced Brandon and Kelly. I pulled Brenda to my lap and she cuddled closer to me holding her glass.

"What's this Bren?" Kelly bent over grabbing a box from the floor checking it out.

Brenda laughed, "It was Dylan and my Christmas gift from Erica."

"The couples game." Kelly read the top of the box. "How cute." She commented and lifted the top off the box.

"You guys want to play it?" Brenda looked at me, then at Brandon and Kelly.

"Oh Bren…I don't think so." Kelly said with a shy smile.

"Why? It will be fun, it's not like you guys didn't used to date, let's see how well we do?"

Kelly looked at Brandon, probably testing to see if he was comfortable with this. He looked lovingly back at her and smiled, his attention going back to us as he shrugged playfully, "Alright…sure that could be interesting." Brandon seemed into it.

Brenda picked up the tray moving it to the end table. She pulled out the coffee table a little and knelt on the ground. Kelly and Brandon smiled at each other and knelt down too. Brenda turned looking at me waiting for me to join. I shook my head with a roll of my eyes and smiled, finally joining the three of the on the floor. Brenda started passing out the answer sheets and setting up the game. There were questions, all the same for the girls, different ones for the guys. The object was to answer them for yourself, your partner had to try to write what they thought you would write. Every time the answer was right and the same, you'd get a point. I was sort of curious now. It was sort of like the newlywed game.

I read the first question to myself, Which one of your partners friends would look best in a bikini? Brenda snickered and I smiled and wrote my answer as she did the same.

"If Kelly was smart you would not put Brenda." Brandon joked as he wrote his answer. We all laughed. We continued to jot down our answers and how our partners would answer on the game cards.

"Alright…everyone done?" Kelly said with a smile.

"Yep." Brandon answered, their linger long. Now I kind of knew why Brenda planned this, it was obvious the feelings, I'm sure they knew it too.

"I'll start." Brenda grabbed her card, "Which one of your partners friends would look best in a bikini?" Brenda read and then looked at me. "Laura." she said to me with a smile.

I laughed and turned my card around showing the group, "Laura." I said proudly. Brenda knew I thought Laura had an nice body. We joked about it all the time, she agreed.

"Your old roommate Laura?" Brandon asked curiously as he lifted his eyebrows interested. Brenda smiled, "She's 5'9, 115 lbs and has d-cups. Figures right? Fortunately for me, London isn't known for its beach and warm weather."

"You got a picture?" Brandon commented and I laughed, Kelly hit him in the chest.

"My turn." Kelly said, "Donna." She turned her card around and Brandon smiled as he turned his around as well revealing Donna too. We laughed, this was fun.

Brenda read, "When your partner says, "Honey they're playing our song." which song is playing?" She turned her card around, "I wrote two." She said proudly and I smirked reading hers and turning around my own. Which read Always by Bon Jovi and Losing my Religion by REM. Brenda laughed out loud, "I thought I would trick you." she said laughing.

I shook my head, "I know you better than anyone Bren, plus it's true right?"

"Yep." she smiled. We had more than one song. One for both times we dated so to speak.

Kelly gave a knowing look at Brandon and turned her card around, "Babyface."

Brandon smiled back showing the same but he had written, Every time I close my eyes, Babyface. But that song wasn't 2 years old. Interesting.

Kelly spoke up, "Who was the first person that mentioned marriage, you or your partner?" I looked at Brandon as he blushed, turning his card around. His read himself, Kelly's read Brandon. Surprise surprise.

Brenda giggled as she turned hers around, "You're never gonna get this one." I read her card, it said Me (Palm Springs trip). I laughed and turned my over, it read Brenda, when we were in Palm Springs.

"What the hell?" Brenda pouted like she was losing.

"We're on the same team." She laughed, "Plus…I remember."

Brenda laughed as she leaned in kissing me softly.

"Palm Springs?" Brandon asked curiously.

"It was years ago, that trip you missed out on when Kelly here was suppose to drop Brenda off at my hotel and we ended up at David's grandparents house."

"Oh yeah." Kelly smiled remembering. "You were suppose to lose your virginity that weekend." Brenda threw a small couch pillow at her.

Kelly giggled, "What…you were."

"When Dylan and I were talking out back at David's grandparents house I…might of brought up if he ever imagined being married, having kids and grandkids."

Dylan smiled, "At that point I had to admit, the thought was pretty far from my mind considering this one hadn't even had sex with me yet." I joked and Brenda rolled her eyes playfully.

"Geez what were you guys, 16?" Brandon said surprised and me and Bren nodded.

"Well look…you're getting married now, that's pretty amazing." Kelly smiled as she looked between us.

"We certainly are." I looked at Brenda as she looked at me. We had a moment until Kelly spoke again, breaking the love stare.

"When was the last time you and your partner had sex? By the way…these answers don't leave this room yes?" Kelly asked holding her card against her chest.

"Definitely." Brandon murmured. Kelly turned her card around, "Last year." Kelly said disappointed. Brandon smiled sadly, his said last year too "Sad but true." he joked.

Brenda turned hers around, "This morning." She giggled. I flipped mine around, it read this morning. "Twice." I added.

"Shocking." Kelly shook her head. Brenda shook her shoulders proudly doing a little dance.

"What did you and your partner last argue about?" Brenda sighed. These were freaking too easy.

Brenda groaned, "Clearing off the table." she said with a pout.

"Right again…this isn't much of a game huh?" I turned my card around, "Cleaning the table off."

We looked at Kelly and Brandon a strange expression on their faces, Kelly turned her card around and pursed her lips together, One name appeared…Tracy. She didn't say it. Brandon leaned over and peeked at her card, he chuckled turning his card around, again…Tracy.

Brenda looked back and forth between them. She shook her head, "You guys should just do it and get it over with already." She said quietly but everyone heard.

"Brenda!" Kelly said embarrassed with wide eyes.

"What?" Brenda laughed, "I didn't say anything." she looked at me, "Right?"

I shook my head, "No comment."

Brandon and Kelly looked at each other…an awkward but meaningful look. I glanced at Brenda that had a small smile on her lips as she watched them.

Brenda cleared her throat breaking them up from their moment, "What is your partners favorite cuss word? 2 extra points if its in bedroom talk." Brenda squeezed her eyes shut embarrassed as she turned her card around. "Ugh." she grunted and hung her head. There in capital letters spelled FUCK and FUCK ME.

"Oh my lord." Kelly put her head down not wanting to know. Brandon looked to the ceiling as he sighed loudly with a smirk, clearly not wanting to know either.

I laughed out loud, turning my card around, "Do I get extra credit for putting more than two?" I joked. I wrote fuck also and in parentheses fuck me on the card but

I could have probably gotten a lot more x-rated and put a few more.

"No." All three of them said at exactly the same time. This was hilarious.

"So Kelly what's your favorite cuss word?" Brandon smiled. I don't think I had heard Kelly cuss much. She pursed her lips together to hide her smile.

"Bitch. What can I say…it usually involves a certain brunette." Kelly shrugged honestly.

Brenda gasped.

"Not you…weirdo…Valerie."

Brenda giggled, "Oh right." she nodded knowingly. "Brandon?" we waited for him to turn it around.

His read bitch, "No extra credit for us…it's been while." he said with a smile and Kelly turned bright red.

Kelly read the next question changing the subject, "If you were to pick a honeymoon destination, where would you choose? This one is hard." she turned her card around and it read Corsica.

"No way Kel…that's crazy." Brandon showed his card and it read Corsica. "That's freaky." he commented surprised.

"You guys never talked about it?" I asked curious.

Brandon and Kelly shook their head, "No. Never." they both said.

"Interesting." Brenda said with a nod. She looked at me, "We haven't discussed this either."

This should be interesting, I had no idea where Brenda would want to go on our honeymoon, we hadn't gotten that far. We hadn't talked anything wedding at all since I had proposed. So…I chose somewhere where I had never been. I waited patiently as Brenda turned her card around slowly. "Greece." she said out loud and looked at me hopeful.

"Holy shit." I said out loud, as I turned my card around. I had written Santorini, Greece.

"Shut the fuck up?" she smiled and raised her hand out for a high five. I met her hand in a clap and then grabbed it tackling her to the floor. She giggled as I attacked her with kisses.

"See favorite cuss word." I murmured to her and Brandon and Kelly laughed obviously hearing me. She pushed me gently, I knew we were being rude to our guests but at that moment I didn't care. I let up and leaned back up taking her hand with me pulling her to a sitting position.

"Guess you guys are going to Greece for your honeymoon." Brandon said amused.

Brenda nodded, "Maybe…guess you two are going to Corsica…which by the way, we could come meet you!" Brenda got excited.

Brandon cleared his throat, "Well…I guess you can never say never but…" he shrugged a little stating the obvious, they had no plans on marrying. DUH.

"I mean…you know." Brenda tried to back peddle. "I mean if you got married and went to Corsica we could go meet you…I mean for part of the time." Brenda looked between the them.

Brandon took a deep breath, "For a small part of the time." he commented surprisingly.

"A very small part of it." Kelly added. WOAH!

Brenda giggled and took a sip of her wine. We watched Brandon and Kelly try to act nonchalant. They both grabbed their wine glasses taking long sips. Either Brenda was a genius and she was a trouble maker…probably both.

We actually had a lot of fun playing the game, we did eventually get a couple wrong. Later when it was the guys time to answer their answers not their partners but all in all, Kelly and Brandon knew each other pretty damn well only missing 2. Almost as well as Bren and I had but of course we only missed 1. It was a tricky question too about what you would get rid of of your partners I answered nothing Brenda loves everything about me. Brenda wrote Dylan's ripped

Mexican woven hoodie. I was shocked, she giggled drunkenly from the wine and I was hurt. I loved that hoodie. I've had it for a long time. She claimed she loved it too but it was time for a new one. The one from high school was too small and ripped. Pssh whatever. We actually had clicked on a movie after the game and they continued to drink 3 bottles of wine. The titles were scrolling, Brenda looked at me with a sweet smile and glassy eyes. She was feeling no pain. She motioned her head toward the futon and there Brandon and Kelly were fast asleep their heads resting on each other. She brought her index finger to her lips, telling me to be quiet as she got off my lap. I took a deep breath and got up as I looked at them. I felt stupid for thinking it but they did look great together, I had silently hoped someday they would work it out. Brenda and I tip toed into my bedroom and got changed for bed.

"What do you think will happen with them?" Brenda slurred.

I chuckled, "I don't know Bren…like I said a while ago. I don't think we've heard the last about them. They definitely have unfinished business."

Brenda nodded and plopped roughly into the bed in her bra and underwear, she moved to her side away from me. I think taking off her clothes was too much work for her sloppy self at the moment. I chuckled getting in bed.

"Well…that should make for a pretty awkward wake up tomorrow morning." I said referring to the two out in my living room. "Let's hope Tracy hasn't been calling the house all night." I laid down and went to try to get some drunk sex from Brenda. She was louder when she was drunk and it was always fun and wild.

She moaned like she was listening but already passing out. "Bren?" I whispered kissing her back, then her neck, her cheek, her arm, "Bren?" I said louder, my hand gliding down her thigh. "Brenda?" I said even louder.

"Mmmm." she murmured, she was done. I chuckled and shook my head amused.

I lifted the covers over her half naked body and kissed her head. "Goodnight beautiful." I whispered. I wrapped my arm around her from behind and spooned her. I felt her relax into me. Closing my eyes, I pictured Brenda and myself in Greece and soon I was out like a light.

BPOV

"Baby." Dylan whispered in my ear and let out a leave me alone groan. "Come on…sleepy head. We have New Years brunch with our families." he continued.

"Uh Uh." I groaned again into my pillow.

"I made coffee." the smell of coffee hitting my nose like he put it in my face. It smelled heavenly but my head hurt to much to respond. I felt the bed dip up again, "Alright then I guess you don't want to see the lovebirds on our futon out there when I awkwardly wake them up." he said in a teasing tone. My eyes shot open remembering vaguely. I sat up fast…way too fast and my hand went to my head.

"Uh…They're still asleep?" I asked interested as I grabbed the coffee cup from him. I looked up at him a knowing sneaky smile on his face as he nodded. He handed me a small bottle of water and 2 Advil. I took it with fierce need. I slowly dragged myself out of bed and reached for my robe. I looked down at myself being in my bra and underwear still. "Did you take advantage of me last night?" I asked him with humor in my voice as I set down my coffee so I could wrap myself in my robe.

Dylan gave me a smirk, "I tried…no luck." he answered simply which made me laugh. He was serious, I could tell. We quietly made our way into the living room. I clutched my coffee mug like it was life. We stopped at the foot of the futon looking down. At some point in the night Brandon had laid down on the futon and Kelly was cuddled into his side. They looked adorable.

I cleared my throat loudly and Dylan chuckled beside me. Both of their eyes slowly opened taking them a minute to figure out where they were, Brandon cuddled Kelly into himself tighter. "There's coffee." Dylan said happily. He was enjoying this as much as me. Brandon and Kelly sat up quickly and looked at each other.

"Holy shit." Brandon murmured, "Shit." Kelly said at the same time.

Dylan and I started to laugh loudly, "Look Dylan…new cuss words for the game."

Brandon got up uncomfortably. Followed by Kelly. "I should go." she said quickly. I'm sorry this was freaking so entertaining. I knew we were leaving in a couple days but I would actually miss this shit.

"No coffee Kel?" Dylan said, his voice filled with humor but hiding it, not well mind you.

"Nah I'm good." she shook her head. 'I'll see you guys…um tonight….at the After Dark…yeah." Kelly was stuttering. She left so fast, I couldn't help but giggle as the door closed loudly. I looked at Brandon, not saying a word.

"Shut up….both of you." he walked around us and into the kitchen to grab some coffee.

I sat down proudly and curled my legs under myself as Dylan took a seat next to me. I sipped my coffee enjoying the taste. "I have to admit Bren…you're good." Dylan said taking a sip of his own.

Our eyes met and I raised one eyebrow, "I know." I said simply.

Brandon made his way in sipping his cup. He sat on the chair facing us ignoring our stares.

"Did you have a good time?" Dylan asked him. He was as bad as me. Pssh.

Brandon glared at him playfully. A smile broke from his face and he shrugged, "It was alright."

"Looked more than alright. I mean…can we update that answer about sex from last year to last night?" I know I was about to get into trouble.

He looked at me with a stone cold expression and shook his head, "I got to go…thanks for dinner you two trouble makers." He got up setting down his mug on the table and walked towards the front door, "I hate you both." he called out opening it.

"You love us." I called out back.

"Not that much." he said as he walked out the door.

"See you in Corsica brother." Dylan called out and I started cracking up uncontrollably, my head hiding into Dylan's shirt as I felt his chest heave with laughs of his own.

I hadn't heard the front door close, both Dylan and my head looked towards the front door to see Brandon with his lips pursed together in a hard line, fighting back a smile. He looked at us, his hand resting on the doorknob.

"You two deserve each other." he said as he shook his head and the door shut behind him.

I looked at Dylan a wide smile on my face, "Damn straight we do." I said and both of us started cracking up as we leaned our heads together. Fucking Brandon, it was going to be hard leaving him. This was too entertaining and I really really wanted to know what was going to happen between them.

Dylan and I walked into the After Dark hand and hand, looking around for the gang. I spotted Donna and David first they were dancing forehead to forehead.

"Hey Don…David, where is everyone?" I felt a little bad interrupting their loving dance.

"Hey Bren…Hey Dylan!" She smiled wide and let go of David. "Happy New Years!" she said excitedly.

I smiled, I would definitely miss my friends here. "Happy New Years." Dylan and I said at the same time.

"Oh Bren you look so gorgeous…that dress." Donna admired my new dress I had gotten a couple days earlier. I could always count on Donna to notice something new I had. I was happy she was studying fashion at CU. With her eye, I had a feeling she was going to successful.

I did a little twirl showing it off, "Thank you." I said with a smile. "Dylan bought it for me the other day."

Donna smiled, "Wow…look at you." she directed her comment to Dylan. He smiled shyly and looked down.

"Well…after dragging me to a dozen stores, I offered to buy it so we could go home." Donna laughed and Dylan and David nodded understanding.

"Been there man." he chimed in.

"Everyone is up there." She pointed to the back and I finally saw the gang chatting and drinking up at the top. I thanked her felt Dylan's hand on the small of my back as he led me in the direction of the group. We greeted everyone with hugs and a happy New Years. I noticed right away that Kelly looked miserable but as soon as I saw Brandon and Tracy talking and laughing together I knew why. Brandon and Kelly were gonna happen…I knew they would It was just gonna take longer that I had hoped.

"You want to dance Bren?" Dylan whispered in my ear. I looked at him, "They are playing our song." I smiled and nodded. Hearing the song playing caused Brandon and Kelly to look at us, remembering last night. They looked at each other shyly and I smirked as Dylan led me onto the dance floor so we could dance to Always by Bon Jovi.

Dylan looked at me as we danced, I raised my eye brows, "You gonna sing to me?"

He laughed shaking his head, instead he leaned his forehead against mine and pulled me closer so I tightened my hold around his neck as he swayed me slowly to the music.

"What I'd give to run my fingers through your hair. To touch your lips, to hold you near." Dylan whispered his nose against mine. That was it I was done for. I kissed him deeply and pretty soon Dylan and I were making out on the dance floor. I wasn't sure how long we were dancing for but it had been many songs, slow and fast and then Valerie came over with two glasses of champagne telling us it was 10 minutes till midnight, I hadn't known where the time had gone. Dylan and I sadly were in our own little world. I almost felt bad. Here we were leaving in a couple days and we had been lost in each other this whole night. I hadn't hung out with any of the gang since we got here. I pulled Dylan up the steps as the group was passing out the rest of the champagne.

"You two love birds finally coming up for air?" Brandon commented, his smart ass smile gleaming.

"Sorry." I said with a smile not having a good come back this time.

Dylan raised his glass of champagne, "Before it's midnight I just wanted to say something to all of you." he held his glass out and everyone turned giving Dylan their undivided attention, I listened intently by his side as I felt his hand touch the small of my back, "Coming home again was a little scary for us. Not only did we get the chance to tell our oldest friends and our families that we were getting married, we also hadn't been back here in a long time. I left Beverly Hills because being here was too hard and I needed to escape from the pain I had here. I'm lucky that I was able to reconnect with Bren and truly find happiness again. Something I hadn't felt in a very long time." I looked up at Dylan a small smile played at my lips. His hand gripped my waist he felt a little emotional too. "I want to thank you guys, for making this trip out here worth the nervousness. By being happy for us, even if some of you may think it's fast or we're young. It means the world to us that we have your support and we both love you all. Life takes you to unexpected places but love will always bring you home." I looked up at Dylan again as he smiled down at me, the meaning behind his quote so forth telling we had a home in each other, in LA and in London, "Brenda and I have talked and we've set a date for the wedding finally." I smiled as Donna bounced excitedly, "So we are both hoping with some planning and saving you guys can all join us June 20th 1998 in London to celebrate our love in our new home." I leaned my head back onto Dylan's chest as I raised my glass. I didn't know he was going to tell everyone now but I was glad he found this particular time to do so. This summer would have been too soon for planning and my play. London's weather was always unpredictable but after careful consideration, we thought the summer would give us the best luck for something outdoors. It was a year and half away which kind of sucked but it also gave everyone a shot of saving up and possibly making the trip out to us. I felt his kiss on the top of my head and I sighed. It was happening, Dylan and I had a timeline now.

"That's after gradation." Steve added with a smile, that was our thought too. "Congratulations you two, it's been awesome having you guys back in LA and that sounds like a hell of a grad present, we could all do a Europe trip together." He looked around at the group everyone nodding, thinking that would a great way to celebrate the end of college and our wedding.

"Agreed…if only you two were staying longer." Brandon said with sad smile.

I looked at Dylan as we looked at each other sadly. We had talked about setting a date before leaving, announcing it to everyone and we also talked about how hard it would be to leave as well. Our life was back in London, we knew that but it was nice to know we could come home anytime we wanted and feel the love from our friends.

"Congratulations." the gang held their flutes up and clinked them together.

"Seeing you guys so happy after such a terrible time Dylan has made me realize, things can get better." Kelly said with a smile, "I hope all of us can find love whether it be new or old." she chuckled then gave Brandon a side glance, in which he caught and returned. "And we all can be as happy as you two are someday." she finished.

"Here here." David chimed in.

I sipped my champagne and turned into Dylan's arms. Setting down our glasses, I looked into his eyes as the club started counting down. 10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1….Happy New Year the club cheered! I smiled as Dylan forcefully kissed me, my arms folding around his neck tightly. His tongue sneaking into my mouth gliding against mine effortlessly. We allowed ourselves to get lost in this kiss. It was 1997, we were engaged, had set the date, told our family and our friends, enjoyed our time back in Beverly Hills. It had been an amazing ride so far. I could only look forward to this next year and half with anticipation, hope and happiness. I was lucky to be in love with my best friend, lucky to have been where I have been and lucky to be coming home again. Dylan rested his forehead against mine when we finally came up for air.

"Happy New Years Bren." he whispered lovingly.

My eyes opened as I looked deep inside his warm brown eyes, so full of love it made my heart stop beating, "Happy New Year Dylan." I whispered back. We embraced tightly, Dylan burrowing his face in my neck. In that moment we both realized being in each others arms was home no matter where we were.

I hope you liked Brenda and Dylan's trip back to LA. Next chapter they will be back in London, back to the grind with rehearsals and their London friends. Thanks for sticking with me, reading and reviewing. I love this story and I'm glad you guys do too.