Author's Note - Yay! It's about time that Brenda made an in-person appearance. I have to admit that I stole the name of Brenda's baby from another Brandon & Kelly (BK) fanfic. I always love this name and I wanted to name my future daughter (if I ever have one) the same name. Anyway, I wanted to use it for my fanfic too.

Chapter 44 - My Sister, The Mother

Brandon and Kelly slowly depart their lips, turn, and start to focus their attention to a lady standing in front of them who is carrying a crying baby.

They smile as they see that the lady appears to be Brenda.

"Hi!," screamed Brenda who is excited to see Brandon and Kelly.

"Hi!," screamed Kelly as she quickly goes and hugs Brenda carefully as Brenda is still carrying the baby.

Still hugging Kelly, Brenda sees Brandon and smiles at him. Brandon, who still has a surprised look on his face, smiles back.

"Come here...you," said Brenda who goes and hugs Brandon.

Brandon carefully hugs Brenda with the baby in her arms and doesn't say anything.

"Hiiiii," smiled Brenda hugging Brandon.

"Hey sis," smiled Brandon.

They break the hug.

"Awww...and who is this?" asked Kelly who looks at the crying baby.

"Her name is Abby, short for Abigail," replied Brenda.

"Well, she's just adorable," said Kelly smiling at Abby.

"Thanks...I just wish I can get her to stop crying," said Brenda.

"Ooooo, can I hold her?" asked Kelly.

"Sure, be my guest," replied Brenda.

Kelly takes Abby from Brenda. She holds her against her body and Abby starts to settle down.

"Wow, Kel, you're a miracle worker...thanks," smiled Brenda.

"And that was very romantic what you said there, Brandon," said Brenda.

"Oh, you saw that?" asked Brandon who feels a little embarrassed.

"Yeah, I was watching over there," said Brenda.

"So from the looks of things, I assume everything is back to normal with you two?" asked Brenda

Brandon and Kelly smile at each other.

"I'd think so," smiled Kelly.

"I didn't want to interrupt you guys. I was looking for an opening and I thought that was it," added Brenda.

"Oh, no worries; she's so cute," smiled Kelly holding Abby.

Abby looks at Kelly and starts to laugh a little.

"Oh, yes she is," smiled Brenda who starts to tickle Abby a little.

Abby starts to giggle. Brenda and Kelly smile.

"So, how did this all happened?" asked Brandon who is the only one not playing with Abby.

Brenda and Kelly turned and looked at Brandon with a confused face. Then they turned and looked at each other before sharing a quick laugh.

"What's so funny?" asked Brandon feeling a little insulted.

"Brandon, that's a good question. Well, you see, when a man and woman really love each other; and they want to express that love...," replied Brenda.

Kelly can't help but laugh a little.

"I know that part, Bren," said Brandon.

"Well, being a father yourself, I clearly hope so," joked Brenda who looks at Kelly.

Kelly starts to laugh again.

"C'mon Bren," said Brandon.

"Ok. Brandon, I decided that it was time," said Brenda.

"It was time?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah, I mean...I'm not getting any younger. Us women, we have needs," replied Brenda.

"So, who's the father? Is it Dylan?" asked Brandon.

"No, it's not Dylan," replied Brenda.

"Then who?" asked Brandon.

"Does it matter who?" asked Brenda.

"Excuse me?" asked Brandon who looks a little mad and confused.

"Brandon, if you must know; I adopted this beautiful little girl from a couple in China," replied Brenda.

"So...," said Brandon who suddenly gets interrupted by Kelly.

"So, we're glad that you two found each other and we're so happy for you, right Brandon?" asked Kelly hinting to Brandon to stop the investigation.

Brandon looks at Kelly who gives him a little mean stare.

"Right...sorry," said Brandon.

"It's ok. Now, let's get you both back to our place and unjetlag," said Kelly.

"Great. Let's go," said Brenda.

Brenda and Kelly continue to talk as they started to walk towards the airport exit.

"Brandon, can you grab the luggage?" asked Kelly.

"Sure," replied Brandon as he pushes the cart holding Brenda's luggage behind them.

As Brenda and Kelly talk, Brandon stays quiet. He silently watches as Kelly adores Abby and how cheerful, Brenda is.

They exit the airport.

Back at the house, everyone hugged and kissed as Brandon is reunited with his family. They welcomed Brenda and Abigail to the house.

Everyone is in the kitchen having dinner. Sitting next to Kelly is Brenda who has a crying Abigail in her arms. She is doing everything that she can to try to stop Abigail from crying. Everyone else tries to ignore the crying but it's obvious that its making them feel very uncomfortable.

Silver turns and looks at Brandon with an "I'm going crazy" look referring to Abigail's crying. He looks back at her and nods in agreement.

Sammy has his hands covering his ears. Silver sees this and chuckles quietly.

Sammy has an "I can't take it anymore" look on his face. He gets off his chair and walks over to Brenda. He tugs lightly on Brenda's shirt to get her attention.

Brenda turns and looks at Sammy.

"Oh, hi Sammy," said Brenda.

Sammy turns and looks at Abigail crying. He puts his right index finger over his mouth.

"Shhhhhhh," said Sammy. Silver sees this and chuckles even more.

"Oh Sammy; honey, I'm sorry. I'm sorry everybody," said Brenda.

Kelly notices Sammy and comes to Brenda's aide.

"Brenda, do you want me to help?" asked Kelly.

"No, I'm fine. I'm just gonna take her outside. You guys eat," replied Brenda who gets up.

"Well, you don't have to do that. It's really windy outside. You guys can stay here," said Kelly.

"I don't wanna inconvenience anyone," said Brenda.

"It's ok," said Kelly who gives Brenda a reassuring look.

Kelly looks at Sammy.

"Sammy, honey; why do you go to your room and play?" asked Kelly.

"Ok...thank you," replied Sammy as he runs to his room.

"Can I go to my room too?" asked Silver.

"Yeah, go ahead," replied Kelly.

"See ya guys," said Silver who quickly leaves the kitchen too.

"Bren, why don't you let Kelly calm her down and you can go settle in?" asked Brandon.

"No, it's ok. She's my responsibility," replied Brenda.

"Yeah, but I mean, she's been crying nonstop for a long time now," said Brandon.

"Oh alright," said Brenda who gives up and hands Abigail to Kelly.

Kelly notices the sad look on Brenda's face as she takes Abigail from Brenda's hands. Kelly puts Abigail on her left shoulder and gently pats her back. Abigail starts to calm down. Seeing this just breaks Brenda's heart.

"Bren, do you wanna try?" asked Kelly.

"Ok," replied Brenda as she takes Abigail from Kelly.

Abigail starts to cry again. Brandon has a depressed look on his face.

"Do you want me to take her again?" asked Kelly.

"No, it's ok. Maybe she needs to be changed," replied Brenda who walks away with Abigail.

That evening, we see Kelly in Brandon and Kelly's bedroom. She is in bed with her laptop. There are papers spread out.

Brandon quietly opens the door and walks in. He's wearing a white t-shirt and pants.

Still focusing on her work, Kelly acknowledges Brandon with a quick smile.

Brandon sits on the bed next to Kelly.

"So, how did it go?" asked Kelly.

"Good. I think he understands that I didn't leave to hurt him...even though I did," replied Brandon who looks down.

He turns and looks at Kelly.

"I'm sorry," said Brandon.

"It's ok...as long as you're here now," said Kelly.

"I just hope everything's ok between us. I don't want him to remember me as someone who left him," replied Brandon.

"You're his dad. You mean a lot to him," said Kelly.

"Thanks," said Brandon.

"I'm planning to spend the day with him tomorrow," said Brandon.

"Good," said Kelly.

She turns and focuses on her laptop again.

Brandon continues to sit on the bed as he watches her work.

"So, can I show you how much I love you and miss you?" asked Brandon.

Kelly stops working. She closes her laptop, turns her face, and looks at him.

"I thought you'd never ask...come here," smiled Kelly as she pulls Brandon closer to her.

She pushes the laptop away and they kiss.

Brandon puts his arms around Kelly. Kelly puts her hands on Brandon's face as they continue to kiss.

They break the kiss but still continue to hold each other.

"I miss you," said Kelly.

"I miss you too," said Brandon.

"In fact, I miss you so much that I wish I have all my stuff here right now. I left them all at Steve and Janet's," added Brandon.

"What if I say, you don't need it?" asked Kelly smiling.

"But what if I get cold?" joked Brandon.

"Awww...honey, you know when you're with me, you'll always be warm," said Kelly.

"In fact, you're damn near smoking hot right now," added Kelly.

They smile at each other and kiss again.

Brandon leans Kelly down as he gets on top of her. She puts her arms around him as they kiss more intimately.

Their kiss suddenly gets interrupted by a baby crying in the distance.

Brandon breaks the kiss.

"What's wrong? Why did you stop?" asked Kelly.

"Nothing; never mind," replied Brandon who no longer hears the crying.

They start to kiss again.

They suddenly hear the crying again, which causes Brandon to stop again.

"Again?" asked Kelly.

"I'm sorry," replied Brandon.

"Brandon, it's just Abby," said Kelly.

"Yeah, but her crying kind of kills the mood," replied Brandon.

"She's a baby, Brandon. That's what babies do. They cry," said Kelly.

"Well, I bet she wouldn't be crying so much if Brenda could take care of her better," said Kelly.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Kelly surprised by Brandon's comment.

They sit on the bed.

"I don't mean to disrespect her. She's my sister and I love her. But I really don't get why can't she wait till she's married or at least in a committed relationship before being a mother," said Brandon.

"It doesn't always happen like that, Brandon. Just look at what happened to us," said Kelly.

"Yeah but we didn't go out and adopt a baby," explained Brandon.

"Brandon, trust me. This is what Brenda wants and I think we should just be happy for her," said Kelly.

"Ok, you're right...Now where were we?" asked Brandon.

"Right about here," replied Kelly who pulls Brandon closer to him.

Abigail's cry starts to get closer and louder. Then they hear a knock on the door.

Brandon and Kelly break the kiss and sits upright on the bed.

"Ahh...come in," said Brandon.

Brenda walks in the room with a crying Abigail in her arms.

"Hey, I'm really sorry to bother you guys...but I was wondering if I could borrow one of your cars to go get some more diapers from the store?" asked Brenda.

"Sure," replied Kelly who gets up from the bed and grabs her keys from her nightstand.

"You know what? Since I have to run to the store and get a few things anyway, how bout I drive you?" asked Brandon.

"Umm...ok. You sure? What do you need? I can get it," replied Brenda.

"I'll go. I just need some...guy...things," said Brandon.

Brenda takes a second to question Brandon's weird answer.

"Brandon, you don't have to be ashamed. I'll get some for you," smiled Brenda.

"No, it's really ok, Bren," said Brandon.

"Brandon, I think it's very sweet that you're always protecting yourself and Kelly," smiled Brenda.

"Brandon, maybe it's a good idea to just let Brenda borrow the car. We'll watch Abby for you," said Kelly.

"Oh no, I couldn't ask you to do that. I'll take her with me. She's no trouble," said Brenda with Abigail who is still crying.

"Yeah, I can see that. Kel, do you mind watching Abby by yourself while Bren and I run to the store?" asked Brandon.

"No, if you insist," replied Kelly takes Abigail from Brenda.

"Thanks Kel. I'm sorry about ruining your evening," said Brenda.

"It's ok. You're not ruining anything. It's been a while since I get to take care of a little baby. Let's see if I can get her to go to sleep," said Kelly.

"If anyone can do it, you can. Thanks again, Kel. We'll be right back," said Brenda.

"Take your time, it's no problem," said Kelly.

"Well, I'm sure Brandon would want to come back to you ASAP," smiled Brenda.

"Oh, I'll be here waiting," smiled Kelly.

"Ok, let's go," said Brandon who is waiting impatiently.

"Oh Brandon?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah?" asked Brandon.

"Just leave it alone," replied Kelly who hints to Brandon about speaking to Brenda about Abigail.

Brandon takes a brief moment to realize what Kelly was referring to.

"Ok," said Brandon.

"Leave what alone?" asked Brenda.

"Nothing...let's just go," replied Brandon.

Brandon leaves the bedroom. Before leaving, Brenda turns and gives a small goodbye wave to Abigail and Kelly.

Kelly smiles. She holds up one of Abigail's hands and makes a goodbye wave to Brenda.

We see Brandon and Brenda carrying a small bag and getting into the car.

"Thanks again for driving, Brandon," said Brenda.

"Not a problem. Like I said, I needed to get a few things too," said Brandon.

"And like I said, I could've gotten it for you. It's you and Kelly's first night back together. I thought you would want to spend some time with her," said Brenda.

"I know. But since you're only here for a little while, I think it's also important for us to spend some time together too," said Brandon.

"Awww...you're such a good older brother," said Brenda.

"I have to admit it's nice to get away from all that crying. Abby could really wear me down," added Brenda.

"So what motivated you to adopt her?" asked Brandon.

"Well, if you must know, I'm not getting any younger, Brandon. This may be the only chance I get to be a mom. And when I saw that little face, I knew that she is something I want to care for," replied Brenda.

"That's great...but how are you gonna support her?" asked Brandon.

"I have some money saved up," replied Brenda.

"Where are you two gonna live?" asked Brandon.

"I'll just take her with me wherever I go?" asked Brenda.

"Don't you travel a lot?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah...," replied Brenda.

"Do you think it's a good idea for a baby to be moving from place to place all the time?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, I'm no dummy. I'm sure I'll have help," replied Brenda.

"So, who's gonna take care of her then?" asked Brandon.

"I guess I'll ask mom and dad to help," replied Brenda.

"What if they're busy?" asked Brandon.

"What's with all the questions?" asked Brenda feels like she's interrogated.

"Nothing, it just seems like you didn't think this through completely," replied Brandon.

"Oh really...what makes you such an expert on this?" asked Brenda who looks insulted.

"Bren, I have a son. I know how difficult it may be sometimes," replied Brandon.

"So you're some kind of role model now? You didn't even know you're a father two years ago," said Brenda.

"Do you have to go there, Bren?" asked Brandon who pulls up to the driveway.

"Well, do you have to go and insult my ability to be a mother to Abby?" asked Brenda.

"I wasn't trying to insult you, Bren. I was only trying to help," replied Brandon.

"I'll let you know if I need your help. Until then, mind your own business," said Brenda who gets out of the car and closes the door on Brandon.

Brandon sits in the car with a guilty look as he watches Brenda go back into the house. He waits a few seconds before getting out of the car. He grabs his stuff, closes the car door, and walks into the house.

He walks towards the master bedroom and sees that Brenda is already in there.

"Oh, thanks again Kel. I hope she wasn't too much trouble," said Brenda.

Kelly hands a sleepy Abigail to Brenda.

"Oh no; not at all. She's all tuckered out right now," smiled Kelly.

"How was the store?" asked Kelly.

"Why don't you ask him?" asked Brenda who gives Brandon a mean look.

Brandon gives Brenda a look but doesn't respond.

"Am I missing something here?" asked Kelly confused.

"No, thanks again, Kel. Good night," replied Brenda.

"Yeah, no problem. Good night," smiled Kelly.

Brenda walks past Brandon and out the door without acknowledging him.

Kelly suspects that Brandon must've said something. She doesn't say anything to Brandon and walks out of the door after Brenda.

"Bren," said Kelly quietly in the hallway.

Brenda stops walking and turns around.

"Yeah, Kel?" asked Brenda quietly as they don't want to wake up Abigail.

"What did he do?" asked Kelly.

"Never mind, it was nothing," replied Brenda.

"Maybe we should just go to a hotel or something," added Brenda.

"What? No. I'll talk to him," said Kelly.

"No, you really don't have to do that. I'm fine," said Brenda.

"He didn't mean anything by it," said Kelly.

"I know but if I were you, I wouldn't give him any tonight," said Brenda with a confident look as she turns around and walks back to her room.

Kelly stands there speechless with a smirk on her face.

She turns around and walks back to the bedroom.

She sees Brandon already in bed looking at her.

"So you had to say something, didn't you?" asked Kelly as she closes the door.

Kelly walks back to her side of the bed and gets in.

"I know I shouldn't have but one question lead to another and I..." said Brandon.

"You went too far," said Kelly.

"Yeah," said Brandon.

"I know you mean well but this is Brenda's life," said Kelly.

"Yeah but it's also Abby's too," said Brandon.

"I think they need each other right now...and they're good together," said Kelly.

"Every time I see them together, the baby is crying and Brenda is stressed out. How's that good?" asked Brandon.

Kelly looks at Brandon as he waits for an answer from her.

"Ok, I promised I wouldn't say anything but I think you should know," said Kelly.

"Know what?" asked Brandon.

"When Brenda last visited me, she told me that she couldn't have children," replied Kelly.

Brandon has a surprised look on his face and looks down.

"Wow, I feel like a jerk right about now," said Brandon.

"Brandon, you're not a jerk. You were just looking out for the two of them," said Kelly.

"But still...how come she told you and not me?" asked Brandon.

"I don't know. But I do know that it's a hard topic to talk about," replied Kelly.

Brandon remembers Kelly having a similar problem in the past.

"I know...and I'm sorry, I didn't mean to go there," said Brandon.

"It's ok. I brought it up," said Kelly.

"I just don't want Brenda to realize down the line that she's too much for her to handle and give her up," said Brandon.

"I guess I have to be an experienced parent like you to understand, huh?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, you may not have seen it but Brenda and Abby is just like me and Sammy 5 years ago," replied Kelly.

"Yeah, but you're different. You weren't moving from place to place all the time," said Brandon.

"True but that doesn't mean that it was easy. I practically had to raise Sammy all by myself," said Kelly.

"I'm sorry," said Brandon.

"Brandon, I know you would've loved to be a father to Sammy from the beginning but you just can't blame what happened on yourself. It's not good for you," replied Kelly.

"I know...but it's just hard sometimes," said Brandon.

"You know what else was hard?" asked Kelly.

"What?" asked Brandon.

"Me wishing I wasn't a mom anymore," replied Kelly.

"What? When did you feel this?" asked Brandon with a concerning look.

"Shortly after Dylan left," replied Kelly.

Brandon doesn't say anything. Instead he looks down.

"I just felt like it was a mistake. Dylan gets to do what he wanted to do but I had to say here and take care of Sammy. It became so hard that I kept on finding excuses to give him up. I hated having this feeling but at the time, I was unemployed, broke, and alone. I never told anybody about this but sometimes when he was crying so loudly, I wanted to blame my failure on him as if he was the reason why my life wasn't going anywhere," said Kelly with teary eyes.

Brandon looks at Kelly with a disappointing look.

"He was just too much for me to handle. At the time, I respected my mom so much because she never gave up on Erin or me," said Kelly.

"What made you decide to keep him?" asked Brandon.

"It was raining. I was carrying Sammy on my back. I was walking home with groceries in my hand and was on the phone getting some bad news. I forgot what was the job that I didn't get but what I do remember was the raining soaking the bottom of the bag to the point where everything just fell through. I stopped and sat on the sidewalk in the pouring rain. Sammy was crying because of the rain. I was crying because at that point, I felt like I've hit rock bottomed. I wanted my life to be over. I took Sammy off my back. As I held him up with in my arms, he looked back at me. Then something happened," replied Kelly.

"What?" asked Brandon.

"He looked at me and he stopped crying. He reached out to me with his two little hands. I smiled and held him close to me. He was there for me. I thought I was alone in this world but he was there the entire time. At that point, everything that I did afterwards, I did it for him. I lived for him and he's made me so happy," replied Kelly.

"Just like you've made him so happy," said Brandon.

Kelly slowly nods.

They look at each other. Brandon gets a little teary eyed and moves to Kelly. He looks into her eyes and passionately kisses her. She puts her arms around him and kisses him.

He breaks the kiss but remain close to her. She opens her eyes and looks at him.

"I love you," said Brandon with a sad look.

Still with tears in her eyes, she smiles at him.

"I love you too," said Kelly.

They lean in and kiss again.

Moonlight shines through their bedroom window later that evening. Brandon and Kelly are close in bed together. He pulls a bed sheet over Kelly's body. He pulls Kelly even closer to him. He leans forward and gives Kelly a small kiss on the lips. Kelly looks tired but gives him a smile.

"You are so...good," said Brandon smiling.

"Thank you. You were pretty amazing yourself," said Kelly.

Brandon leans in again and they kiss.

"I love you," said Brandon softly.

"I love you too," said Kelly softly.

"I just wish we hadn't lost that time together," said Brandon.

"You're here now, that's all that matters," said Kelly.

"And I'm not leaving you and Sammy ever again," said Brandon.

"Good," said Kelly softly.

"But it's still my fault though. I just don't want you two to remember me as a bad father," said Brandon.

"Don't say that. You're a great father; not to mention, a great fiancé. Sammy and I are very lucky to have you in our lives," said Kelly.

"And I'm very lucky and fortunate to be a part of your lives," said Brandon.

Without taking his eyes off Kelly, he takes one hand and lightly strokes Kelly's hair, then cupping the right side of her face. Kelly smiles as she enjoys Brandon's hand next to her face.

"Hmmm," soothed Kelly.

"I'm sleepy," said Kelly softly.

"Can I hold you while you sleep?" asked Brandon.

Kelly smiles as she nestles herself into Brandon's arms. Brandon puts his arms around her and lightly kisses her forehead.

"Good night," said Brandon softly.

"Good night," said Kelly softly.

They both close their eyes and go to sleep.

The next morning shows Brandon and Kelly lying next to each other in bed. Brandon, who is awake, casually looks up around the bedroom. He hadn't planned on waking up this early. But for the first time in a long time, he was happy to be awake so early in the morning. He was looking forward to spending the day with his family. He smiles as he is glad to be home. He glances over at Kelly next to him who is still sounded asleep.

Kelly begins to stir. She opens her eyes. She sees Brandon and smiles.

"Good morning," smiled Kelly as she is still a little sleepy.

"Morning beautiful," said Brandon who goes and kisses Kelly on the lips.

"You're up early," said Kelly.

"I'm just too happy to sleep," said Brandon.

"I'm glad," smiled Kelly.

"I'm glad you gave me another chance to make things right," said Brandon.

They suddenly hear someone crying in the distance. They look at each other, smile, and tries to ignore it. They lean towards each other and kiss.

The crying starts to get louder.

"Sounds like someone's up early too. I'll go and help Brenda," said Kelly.

"No, let me go. I want to make things right with Brenda," said Brandon.

"You sure this is the way to get on Brenda's good side?" asked Kelly smiling.

Brandon thinks about it briefly.

"I dunno. I guess there's only one way to find out," replied Brandon.

"Do you feel lucky?" asked Kelly.

Brandon looks a little worried. Kelly smiles as she leans in and kisses Brandon good luck.

Brandon walks out of the bedroom. He could hear that Abigail's crying is coming from the kitchen.

He walks to where he can see Brenda with Abby, who is crying.

"Honey, please stop crying. Mommy's making your milk right now, ok? Shhhhh," said Brenda as she tries to calm Abigail down.

Brandon sees what is going on and walks in.

Brenda notices.

"Good morning," said Brandon.

"Morning," said Brenda, who looks up at Brandon.

"Need some help?" asked Brandon as he sees that Brenda has her hands full.

"No, I got it," replied Brenda.

"You sure?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, I said I got it," replied Brenda.

The boiling pot on the stove starts to overflow. Brenda sees this, puts Abigail back in her bassinet, and quickly turns off the stove. She lifts the cover off the pot and smoke comes out quickly off the pot.

"Eh Bren, you might not wanna do that," said Brandon who quickly walks towards her.

"Brandon, it's fine. You see, I've turned it off," said Brenda.

Brandon quickly turns on the smoke fan. The loud fan comes on, which causes Abby to cry even louder.

Brenda quickly goes to Abby.

"It's ok, sweetie. C'mon here," said Brenda picking up Abby.

Brandon turns off the smoke fan. He then takes the boiling pot and goes to the sink.

"Hey, what are you doing?" asked Brenda who puts Abby down.

"It's no good," replied Brandon pouring out the milk that Brenda just cooked.

"Yeah, it is. Brandon, if you don't realize it; I have a crying baby here," said Brenda.

"I do realize...I'll make her some milk," said Brandon who goes to the fridge.

"Oh, you think you can do better?" asked Brenda giving Brandon an attitude.

"Can't do worse than this," replied Brandon who fills the pot with new milk.

"Hey, it's still drinkable, that is until you poured it out," said Brenda.

"Bren, that wasn't drinkable," said Brandon.

"Yeah, it was...and if you hadn't poured it out, she wouldn't be crying right now," said Brenda.

Brandon looks at Brenda with a blank stare.

A sad look comes on Brenda face.

"Oh, who am I kidding? Nothing I do is right," said Brenda starts to cry and puts her face in her hands.

Brandon puts the new pot on the stove and turns it on. He goes to Brenda.

"It takes a while to get use to things," said Brandon who goes and hugs Brenda.

"Oh, what do you know? I was willing to feed my baby bad milk just to get her to stop crying," cried Brenda who hugs Brandon.

"It does get easier," said Brandon.

"Really?" asked Brenda who breaks the hug.

"Probably not but at least she won't be crying as much," joked Brandon.

Brenda can't help but chuckle a bit at Brandon's joke.

"But seriously, what is wrong with her?" asked Brenda turning and looks at Abigail who is crying.

Brandon picks up the crying Abigail and put her on his shoulder. Brandon softly pats her on back and Abigail starts to calm down.

"You see what I'm doing?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah...so?" asked Brenda.

"So, just do what I do," replied Brandon.

"But I've done that. It doesn't work for me. Face it, she just doesn't like me," replied Brenda.

"You use to babysit all the time when we were in high school," said Brandon.

"Yeah but that's different. That's only for a few hours. If the baby continued to cry, I'll just hand it over to the parents when they get back. But now that I'm the parent, I just don't know what to do," said Brenda.

"Then why don't you give her up?" asked Brandon.

"I thought about it but I feel like we need each other. She's all I got," replied Brenda.

Brandon looks at Brenda as he recalled what Kelly told him the night before.

"Here," said Brandon handing Brenda Abigail.

"But you were doing so well," said Brenda.

"It's your turn," said Brandon giving Abigail to Brenda.

Brenda takes Abigail. Abigail starts to feel uncomfortable and starts to cry.

"You see?" asked Brenda.

"Put her on your shoulder," replied Brandon.

Brenda puts Abigail on her shoulder. Abigail continues to cry.

"What am I doing wrong? What am I doing different?" asked Brenda who is being very cranky.

"Just pretend like her crying isn't bothering you," replied Brandon.

"What?" asked Brenda who looks stressed out.

"Just try it," replied Brandon.

"Oh ok," said Brenda frustrated.

"That's right, sweetie...just keep crying. Mommy doesn't mind at all," said Brenda.

As she softly soothes Abigail's back, something amazing happened; Abigail slowly stops crying.

"Oh my god, I did it," said Brenda loudly out of excitement.

"Shhhhh," said Brandon who quickly warned Brenda to be quiet.

"Oops…thank you, Brandon," said Brenda who continues to calm Abigail down.

"You're welcome, Bren," said Brandon.

Brenda sits down on the couch. Still, smiling from her accomplishment, she turns and looks at Brandon.

"That's amazing. How did you know what to do to calm her down?" asked Brenda.

"I learned from the best," replied Brandon looking at Brenda holding Abigail.

Brenda smiles.

"So, how did we end up here, Brandon?" asked Brenda.

"That's a trick question, right?" asked Brandon.

"No, not that. I mean, when did we become like mom and dad?" asked Brenda.

"Well, I don't think we're quite there yet. I think we'll become them when we pack up everything, move some 2000 miles across the country and completely changed our lives around," replied Brandon.

"But admit it, they're better parents than us," said Brenda.

"To a certain degree," said Brandon.

Brenda smirks at him.

"Bren, what do you want me to say?" smirked Brandon.

"Those were different times, different situations," added Brandon.

"Yeah, tell me about it. I never thought I'll be a single mom," said Brenda.

"It'll get easier," said Brandon.

"You know, you were right," said Brenda.

"About what?" asked Brandon.

"About me not being a good mother," replied Brenda.

"I never said that," said Brandon.

"But you implied it. I just want you to know that I shouldn't have gotten mad at you. I know you were only trying to help," said Brenda.

"And here I thought I was the one who was gonna apologize," said Brandon.

"I'm sorry, Bren. You are a good mother," added Brandon.

"Well, I'm not sure about that...but thanks," said Brenda.

"No, I mean it. The way you rescued Abby and gave her a home; that takes guts," said Brandon.

"Why are you so supportive all of a sudden?" asked Brenda.

"No reason. I just think that you as a woman have the right to make your own decisions. And I have the right to...you know...shut up," replied Brandon who is having trouble coming up with the right words to say.

"What did Kelly tell you?" asked Brenda.

"Nothing much; that you went to China and that you adopted a baby," replied Brandon.

"Yeah, what else?" asked Brenda who looks at Brandon with a serious look.

"It wasn't Kelly's fault. I dragged it out of her," replied Brandon who looks relieved.

"I can't believe she told you," said Brenda.

"Well, I can't believe how come she knows and I don't? Who else knows?" asked Brandon.

"Mom and Dad," replied Brenda.

"...and Dylan," added Brenda.

"Great. So how come you didn't tell me?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, I wanted to...but I know you were just getting back together with Kelly. You were happy with your new family. I didn't want to get you worried over nothing," replied Brenda.

"I only worry because I care," said Brandon.

"I know. And I love you for that. I would've told you when the time was right," said Brenda.

"I just felt left out," said Brandon.

"No Brandon, I'm the one who feels left out," replied Brenda.

"What?" asked Brandon confused.

"Look at you, Brandon. You got everything you ever wanted," replied Brenda.

Brandon doesn't reply right away.

"I am lucky, aren't I?" asked Brandon.

"The luckiest," replied Brenda.

"You're lucky too," said Brandon.

"Yes, I am. I got my baby to stop crying," said Brenda smiling at Abigail.

"Yeah that but also because of your family," said Brandon.

Brenda looks up at Brandon and smiles.

"Thanks Brandon," said Brenda.

Brandon smiles as they just look at Abigail falling asleep in Brenda's arms.

Kelly walks in and sees Brenda with Abigail in her arms.

"Hey, what happened to all that adorable crying?" joked Kelly softly.

"Oh, she's taking a little break from crying," said Brandon.

"Yeah, I can see that. Good job, Brenda," said Kelly.

"Thanks. And Brandon helped," smiled Brenda.

Kelly turns and looks at Brandon.

"Really? Oh well then, I think you deserve a little reward," smiled Kelly as she leans in.

They kiss.

They break and Brandon puts his arm around Kelly.

Coming Up - Brenda questions Kelly's interest in marrying Brandon.