Author's Note - This was another cut scene that I had originally intended to delete. Here it is anyway.

Chapter 21 - Father and Son

Brandon and Kelly held each other and talked for most of the night. They talked about themselves, about each other, and where their relationship was going. They tried to be as honest as possible to each other. In the end, they've reached a conclusion that they still love each other too much to get let small problems like whether or not to move in with each other get in the way. And with that love, they decided on a compromise. Brandon will slowly move into Kelly's house. By slowly, every time he goes to back to his place, he will bring some things over to Kelly's. Once everything is cleared at his hotel room, he will officially move into Kelly's.

Kelly's alarm rang at the stroke of 6am. With her eyes still closed, she rolled her right hand over assuming that Brandon would be on the other side. But, instead, she felt nothing. She opens her eyes to see that Brandon is not there. She plops back down on to her pillow.

Kelly's bedroom door opens and Brandon walks in with a tray of food. Kelly notices and sits up again.

"Hey. Sorry, did I wake you?" asked Brandon.

"No, I was awake. What you got there?" asked Kelly.

"Breakfast," replied Brandon carrying the tray of food to Kelly.

"All this for me?" asked Kelly smiling.

"Yes...but I hope I can have some too," replied Brandon.

"Of course. Come back to bed," smiled Kelly.

"Well, if you insist," said Brandon getting back into the bed.

"How can I not?" asked Kelly who starts eating.

Brandon watches Kelly eat as she forgets to share the food with Brandon.

"Um Hum," said Brandon to get Kelly's attention.

Kelly turns and her head to look at Brandon, who gives Kelly a sad little boy's face.

"What?" asked Kelly.

"I thought you said you were gonna share," replied Brandon.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Here you go," smiled Kelly.

Kelly cuts a piece of toast and puts it in Brandon's mouth.

"How is it?" asked Kelly.

"Delicious, considering it was served by you," replied Brandon.

Kelly smiles and leans in for a kiss. Kelly eventually lets go of her knife and fork and holds onto Brandon as they continue to kiss.

They hear a knock on the door.

"Come in," said Kelly while still kissing Brandon.

Silver comes in.

"Why did you tell me to come in when you clearly don't really mean it?" asked Silver.

Brandon and Kelly break their kiss.

"Sorry...good morning," said Kelly.

"Good morning Silver," said Brandon.

"Good morning to you both...I see everything's alright," said Silver.

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" asked Kelly.

"Oh nothing. It's just that I heard some yelling coming from this room last night, I just thought...," replied Silver.

"Don't worry. We were just discussing a few things," said Kelly.

"Ok. Good. I'm glad to see you both worked things out," said Silver.

"Thank you," said Kelly.

"And we would like to tell you first that Brandon got his results to his paternity test," added Kelly.

"And?" asked Silver.

"I am the father," replied Brandon.

"Congratulations, Mr. Walsh," said Silver.

"Thank you, Silver," said Brandon.

"Speaking of Walsh, are you gonna change his last name?" asked Silver.

"I don't know...Kel?" asked Brandon who turns and looks at Kelly.

"I don't know either," replied Kelly.

Brandon looks at Kelly a little disappointed. Even though he tried not to show it, he expected Kelly to say that she was in favor in changing Sammy's last name to Walsh.

"So how are you guys gonna tell him?" asked Silver.

"Well, we haven't really thought of that yet," replied Kelly.

"But we will," said Brandon.

"I think the best way is to just sit him down and tell him," said Kelly.

"How about tonight?" asked Brandon.

"Ok. We'll tell him after dinner," replied Kelly.

"And what about Dylan?" asked Silver.

"I think that can wait till he comes back...if he ever does," replied Kelly.

"I'm sure he'll be back," said Brandon.

"Good luck with that," said Silver.

"Thanks...You want some breakfast?" asked Brandon trying to change the subject.

"Yes but I don't think there's any left for me," replied Silver looking at Kelly's plate.

"Don't worry. I know how you feel," said Brandon looking at Kelly.

"Hey, I gave you more than a bite," said Kelly.

They hear another knock on the door.

"Come in," said Brandon.

Sammy comes in.

"Hey there buddy. Good morning," said Brandon.

"Good morning Brandon. Good morning Mommy. Good morning Aunt Silver," said Sammy.

"Good morning Sammy," said everyone.

"Something smells good," said Sammy.

"Yeah, it's cinnamon toast. You want some?" asked Brandon.

Sammy nods his head.

"Come on, buddy. I'll get you some in the kitchen," said Brandon picking up Sammy and goes to the kitchen.

"Aren't those two the cutest?" asked Kelly smiling.

"Like father, like son," replied Silver smiling back.

Brandon and Sammy are in the kitchen. Brandon watches Sammy eat.

"So, what do you think?" asked Brandon.

"Good," replied Sammy.

"Because if you want, I can make this for you all the time," said Brandon.

"Cool. Thanks," said Sammy.

"You're welcome," said Brandon.

"Sammy, can I ask you something?" asked Brandon still looking at Sammy.

"Ok, what?" asked Sammy who is still eating.

"Do you like having me around?" asked Brandon.

Sammy shrugs his shoulders. Brandon smiles.

"Well, do you want me to be here?" asked Brandon.

"It will make my mommy happy," replied Sammy.

Brandon smiles. Even though he said he would wait till after dinner before telling Sammy, he felt that this was a good moment too. Knowing that this may be difficult for the both him and Sammy, Brandon just wanted to tell him so that he won't have to worry about this till dinner.

"What about you? Are you happy to see me here?" asked Brandon.

"I guess. If mommy's happy, then I'm happy," replied Sammy.

"Ok. Because I can be all the time. This way I can spend time with your mom and you if you want me to," said Brandon.

"You mean, you be my friend?" asked Sammy.

"Something like that. I'm always gonna be your friend," replied Brandon.

"Good because I don't have many friends," said Sammy.

"What about your friends at daycare?" asked Brandon.

"Most of them leave and don't come back," replied Sammy.

"Oh, I'm sorry. But I'm not going anywhere," said Brandon.

"Good," smiled Sammy.

"Sammy, what if I say I can be more than your friend?" asked Brandon.

"What do you mean?" asked Sammy.

Brandon looks at Sammy for a moment before answering.

"Sammy, I'm your dad," replied Brandon.

Sammy looks up at Brandon.

"But I already have a dad," said Sammy.

Brandon looked at Sammy looking back at him as he is confused by what Brandon is trying to tell him.

"Sammy, I don't know how to say this but I'm actually your dad," said Brandon.

"That's not what my mommy says," said Sammy with a sad look.

"Well Sammy, your mom and I just found out that I'm your dad," said Brandon.

"But I don't want you to be my dad," said Sammy.

Those words were not something that Brandon wanted to hear. Since he and Sammy had gotten along so well since he's been here, Brandon thought that Sammy would be a little enthusiastic about it. He never expected Sammy would be so attached to Dylan considering that he's barely around to see him. But maybe, he had thought wrong. As he stared into Sammy's confused eyes, he had nothing to say except that he was hurt.

"Sammy, why don't want me as your dad?" asked Brandon.

"Because I want you as my friend and mommy's friend," replied Sammy.

"I can be both, Sammy," said Brandon.

"No, you can't," said Sammy loudly.

"Sammy, calm down. It's ok," said Brandon.

"No, it's not ok. I already have a dad. I don't want another one," said Sammy.

"I'm sorry but he's not your dad. I am," said Brandon.

"You're lying! I want my mommy," said Sammy getting off the chair and running back to Kelly's room.

Kelly is dressed and was about to come out of her room when Sammy ran in. Sammy runs to Kelly and holds her legs tightly.

"Honey, what's wrong?" asked Kelly kneeling down.

"Brandon said that he's my dad," replied Sammy.

"He did?" asked Kelly worried.

"Why did he say that? I already have a dad," replied Sammy.

"Honey, we'll discuss this later," said Kelly.

"Is Brandon going to be my new dad?" asked Sammy looking at Kelly with sad eyes.

Kelly looks at Sammy, not knowing exactly what to say.

"I don't know. But we'll talk about this tonight after dinner," replied Kelly.

Sammy just looks at Kelly.

"Honey, whatever happens, I promise you that everything will be ok," said Kelly.

"I'll answer any questions you'll have tonight, ok?" asked Kelly.

"Ok," said Sammy hugging Kelly.

"Ok. Now go and get ready. We got to go soon," said Kelly.

"Ok," said Sammy as he walks to his room.

Kelly goes to the kitchen to find Brandon sitting there.

"Why did you tell him?" asked Kelly.

"I'm sorry, Kel. It's just we were bonding and I thought this was a good time to tell him," replied Brandon.

"Brandon, the reason why I wanted the both of us to be there was because I wanted to tell him," said Kelly.

"What's the difference?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, Sammy has known me a lot longer. He'll take the news easier coming from me," replied Kelly.

"Did you explain it to him already?" asked Brandon.

"No, I don't want to rush this conversation. Sammy's feelings are very fragile. I want him to understand and be comfortable," replied Kelly.

"You're right. I didn't know what I was thinking," said Brandon.

"It's ok. Your heart was in the right place. We'll talk about it after dinner," said Kelly.

"I can't believe he doesn't like me, even after we spent a lot of time together," said Brandon.

"Brandon, he does like you. It'll just take some time for him to get use to having you as a dad," said Kelly.

"I just can't figure out what I did wrong. I thought he'll be thrilled," said Brandon.

"Me too," said Kelly going to give him a hug.

"I still love you," added Kelly.

"I love you too," said Brandon.

"Look, maybe it's best if you just tell him tonight yourself," said Brandon.

"Brandon, he's your son. He's gonna have to get use to it sooner or later," said Kelly.

"Ok. I'll be back around 6," said Brandon.

"Ok. Bye," said Kelly giving Brandon a quick kiss.

Kelly watches Brandon leave sadly. Silver comes out to the living room.

"Hey, where did Brandon go?" asked Silver.

"He left," replied Kelly.

"Oh. Is there any more cinnamon toast left?" asked Silver.

"I don't know," replied Kelly.

Silver notices something is bothering Kelly.

"What's wrong?" asked Silver.

"He told Sammy," replied Kelly.

"I thought you two were gonna wait till tonight," said Silver.

"We did but he decided it was a good idea to tell him now," said Kelly.

"Was that why I heard Sammy yelling earlier?" asked Silver.

"Yeah, I think so," replied Kelly.

"Well, at least now he knows," said Silver.

"Yeah, but I can't help but blame myself for this entire mess," said Kelly.

"You know no good can come from that," said Silver.

"I know. It's just that I get reminded of it all the time," said Kelly.

"Kel, deal with it and move on...Speaking of moving on, we're late," said Silver.

"Oh ok. Let me get Sammy," said Kelly going to Sammy's room.

Kelly knocks and opens Sammy's door.

"Hey honey; are you ready?" asked Kelly.

"I guess so," replied Sammy.

They walk to the living room.

"Where's Brandon?" asked Sammy.

"He had to go," replied Kelly.

"Did he leave because of me?" asked Sammy.

"No honey. He had to go to work early," replied Kelly.

"He'll be back tonight," added Kelly.

"Ok," said Sammy.

"I promise everything will be ok, alright?" asked Kelly.

"Ok mommy," replied Sammy giving Kelly a hug.

It's lunch time and Brandon is in his office. He reached the phone to call Kelly.

"Hey babe," said Brandon.

"Hey you...I'm glad you called," said Kelly.

"Me too" said Brandon.

"I was getting a little worried after this morning. Are you ok?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah. I'm fine. I'm just a little nervous about tonight," replied Brandon.

"Brandon, there's no reason why he doesn't love you," said Kelly.

"That's what I thought. Do you know any reason why he acted like that?" asked Brandon.

"No, I really don't. I mean, he's always happy to see Dylan," replied Kelly.

"That's comforting," said Brandon sarcastically.

"Oops...I didn't mean to bring up Dylan," said Kelly.

"It's ok. I was thinking that already," said Brandon.

"How was he after I left?" asked Brandon.

"He calmed down," replied Kelly.

"Did he ever react this way to any of the guys you dated before me?" asked Brandon.

"Not really. I didn't have much luck with other guys. They look like they're pretending to bond with Sammy. But they leave when they can't take it anymore," replied Kelly.

"I'm sorry," said Brandon.

"I'm not. It's my way of telling myself that I just haven't found the right guy yet," said Kelly.

"And have you?" asked Brandon smiling.

"Oh, I think so," replied Kelly smiling.

"Thanks, I feel much better now," said Brandon.

"Well, you're welcome," said Kelly.

"You know, I was thinking that we could make things between better by throwing Sammy a birthday party," added Kelly.

"That could work. When is his birthday?" asked Brandon.

"On Sunday," replied Kelly.

"That's only a few days away. You think we can pull it off?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah, it'll be very simple. We'll take him to the park; give him a cake, and a few presents. He'll love it," replied Kelly.

"Do you want to invite any of his friends from daycare?" asked Brandon.

"Sure. We'll ask him tonight," said replied Kelly.

"Kel, thanks again for helping me out with Sammy. It really means a lot to me," said Brandon.

"Me too. Sammy needs somebody like you in his life. You're good for him," said Kelly.

"Thanks. I feel the way about him too," smiled Brandon.

"Just so you know, Kel, whether or not this works out, I want to spend a lot of time with him," added Brandon.

"It will and I'm glad...so as long as you make time for me," smiled Kelly.

"I think that can be arranged," smiled Brandon.

"We can discuss it later tonight in bed," said Kelly.

"Oh, I can't wait," smiled Brandon.

"Ok. I gotta go. I'll see you later," said Kelly.

"Ok. I love you," said Brandon.

"I love you too. Bye," said Kelly.

"Bye," said Brandon.

They hang up the phone.

Brandon gets a knock on the door. It's Lauren.

"Come in," said Brandon.

Lauren enters.

"Hey, here you go. Nat says hi, by the way," said Lauren.

"Thanks Lauren," said Brandon.

"You're welcome," said Lauren as she starts to walk out.

"Hey Lauren," said Brandon calling Lauren back into his office.

"Something wrong?" asked Lauren.

"No. It's Sammy's birthday next week. Do you know what I should get him?" asked Brandon.

"How old is he again?" asked Lauren.

"5," replied Brandon.

"That's hard to say. My son loves toy cars. Does Sammy like those?" asked Lauren.

"I don't know. I know he loves building stuff with Legos," replied Brandon.

"I guess you can get him some more of those," said Lauren.

"Yeah but I really want to get him something that he'll remember," said Brandon.

"In that case, Dad, the best thing you can do is to simply ask him what he wants," smiled Lauren.

"You're right," smiled Brandon.

"Good. Do you want to join me in the break room?" asked Lauren.

"No, you go ahead. I still have some work to do," replied Brandon.

"Ok," said Lauren as she leaves.

Brandon was scared to enter Kelly's house that evening. Kelly had given him a copy of the key the night before. Brandon saw this as a sign that he's now a part of her family. Nevertheless, he didn't feel much of a welcomed family member if his own son doesn't want him as a father.

He eventually got the courage to put the key into the hole and opened the door. As he opened the door slowly, he can smell the aroma of tomato sauce coming from the kitchen. He walks in and closes the door. He walks further to see Kelly in the kitchen wearing an apron.

"Hey," said Brandon trying to get Kelly's attention.

"Hey," smiled Kelly going to kiss Brandon.

"Ohh, not too close. Sorry, the steam was getting me a little sweaty," said Kelly.

"I'd say it makes you look even hotter," smiled Brandon getting closer to Kelly.

"Thanks," smiled Kelly as they kiss some more.

"Can I help?" asked Brandon.

"No because I'm done," replied Kelly.

"Ok," said Brandon.

"But you can be a good little boy and go wash up for dinner," said Kelly putting her hands around Brandon.

"Sure mom," said Brandon sarcastically.

As Brandon walked to the bathroom, he saw that Sammy's room was slightly opened. Brandon could see that Sammy is playing with his blocks. Sammy doesn't notice Brandon.

A part of Brandon wanted to go in and talk to Sammy. But instead, he goes to the bathroom.

It was a pretty quiet dinner that night at Kelly's. Silver did most of the talking as the rest listened. Sammy kept his head and stayed quiet throughout dinner. But every now and then, he would look up at Brandon who smiles and looks back at him.

After dinner, Brandon and Kelly go to Sammy's room to talk to him.

Kelly knocks on Sammy's door.

"Honey, can we come in?" asked Kelly.

"Yes," replied Sammy.

Brandon and Kelly walk in and take a seat.

"Ok. Sammy, I know that you have many questions about what Brandon told you this morning," said Kelly.

"Is Brandon really my dad?" asked Sammy.

"Yes," replied Kelly.

Sammy stayed quiet for a bit.

"Then what about Dylan?" asked Sammy.

"Honey, Dylan will be your friend," replied Kelly.

"But how can he be my friend if he's never here?" asked Sammy.

"He'll be your friend when he comes and visits," replied Kelly.

"Sammy, do you like me?" asked Brandon.

"Yes," replied Sammy.

"Do we have fun together?" asked Brandon.

"Yes," replied Sammy.

"Then, why don't you want me to be your dad?" asked Brandon.

"Because I don't want you to leave," replied Sammy.

"Sammy, I'm not going anywhere," explained Brandon.

"All dads leave," said Sammy.

"Honey, what are you talking about?" asked Kelly.

"Dylan left and a couple of my friends from daycare don't get to see their dad's that much," replied Sammy.

"Sammy, I'm sorry that you got the wrong idea but I can be your dad and be here for you. Not all dads leave," said Brandon.

"Sammy, your dad is going to spend a lot of time with you. He's going to talk to you. He's going to play with you. He's going to watch you grow up," said Kelly.

"You can be my friend too?" asked Sammy.

"Yeah. You're still my buddy," replied Brandon.

"Why?" asked Sammy.

"Because I love you. And I love your mom," replied Brandon.

"And you'll still play with me?" asked Sammy.

"Every chance I get," replied Brandon.

"And I can help you make dinner again?" asked Sammy smiling.

"Yes," replied Brandon smiling.

"So what do you say? Do you want me to be your dad now?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah!," replied Sammy as he goes and gives Brandon a hug.

As they hug, Brandon looks at Kelly who is smiling at them.

"I think your mom feels a little left out," joked Brandon.

Sammy pulls Kelly closer to Brandon and they all share a group hug.

"Daddy?" asked Sammy.

Brandon looked at Sammy who is looking up at him. Brandon was so happy to finally have Sammy refer to him as dad.

"Yeah, Sammy?" asked Brandon.

"I'm glad you're here," replied Sammy.

"Me too," said Brandon.

Silver walks by Sammy's door to see the three of them hugging.

"Awww, it's a Kodak moment," smiled Silver.

"It will be when you get in here," said Kelly trying to pull in Silver.

"Yeah, c'mon Aunt Silver," said Sammy.

Silver comes in and joins the hug.

"What do you say, we go out for some ice-cream?" asked Brandon.

"Yay," replied Sammy.

"I'll take that as a yes," smiled Brandon.

"Ok. C'mon honey. Get dress and we'll go," said Kelly to Sammy.

Kelly walks back to her room and Brandon follows her.

"Brandon, could you grab my wallet from the nightstand?" asked Kelly.

"Come here," said Brandon as he pulls Kelly closer to him and kisses her deeply.

"Mmmm, what was that for?" asked Kelly smiling.

"For giving me the family I always wanted," replied Brandon smiling back at her.

Kelly smiles and leans in to kiss Brandon again.

Silver walks past Kelly's door and sees them kissing.

"We'll be in the car waiting," asked Silver.

"Ok," said Kelly who is still kissing Brandon.

"This could take a while," smiled Brandon.

"C'mon lets go...we'll resume this tonight," smiled Kelly.

"Ok," said Brandon.

"Hey, do you think you can make that dessert that you made the other night again?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah, why?" asked Brandon.

"Because I was thinking that we can use it in the bedroom," replied Kelly smiling.

Brandon thinks for a moment and realizes what Kelly is talking about.

"I think that can be arranged," replied Brandon smiling back.

Kelly gives Brandon a quick kiss and they leave the house.

The phone rings shortly afterwards.

"Hello, you've reach Kelly and Sammy and Silver. We're not in right now. But if you leave a message, we promise to get back to you," said the answering machine.

"Hey Kel, it's me. I got your message. And I think I can make it to Sammy's birthday party on Sunday. I'll probably have to switch some things around but it'll be good to see Sammy...and you. I hope we'll get a chance to talk. Alright, talk to you later, bye," said Dylan.

Coming Next - Dylan McKay returns to town for Sammy's birthday party.