Chpt 54 – I'm Only Here to Help - Part 2

In the morning, we see Jamie and Brandon still asleep at the couch.

Jamie walks over to Brandon and slowly nudges him. Brandon starts to stir.

"Brandon?" asked Jamie.

"Kel, what time is it?" asked Brandon, not knowing where he is.

"Eh….no, It's Jamie; not Kelly," replied Jamie sort of embarrassed.

Brandon wakes up with his eyes wide open.

"Jamie. Oh, sorry; I thought I was home. What time is it?" asked Brandon.

"6am. I guess we both lost track of time and fell asleep," replied Jamie.

"Great; just great," said Brandon sarcastically.

Brandon touches his pocket and looks around.

"Eh…do you know where my phone is?" asked Brandon.

Jamie looks around, finally looking at the kitchen table.

"Oh, it's in the kitchen. I'll get it," said Jamie as she walks to the kitchen.

She gets the phone and takes it to Brandon.

"Thanks," said Brandon as he still feels a little dazed and sleepy.

He checks his phone and sees all the missed calls from Kelly.

"Any missed calls?" asked Jamie.

"Yeah; I gotta call Kelly," replied Brandon.

"If you want some privacy, I can leave you alone," said Jamie.

"Eh…no, that's ok. I'll gotta go home. I'll just call her on the way," said Brandon.

"Ok. So, I guess I'll see you later?" asked Jamie.

"Eh….sure; I guess. I'll call you and we'll arrange something," replied Brandon.

"Ok," said Jamie.

"Hey, thanks again; I'm sorry I fell asleep here," apologized Brandon.

"Oh no worries; I'm sorry I fell asleep too. I hope Kelly won't be angry," said Jamie.

"No, she won't be. She'll understand," said Brandon.

"Oh, that's good. Thanks again for helping me out last night," said Jamie.

"Anytime…bye," said Brandon rushing out the door.

"Bye," said Jamie.

Brandon opens the door to the house, still having his phone to his ear. He sees Kelly asleep on the couch holding the house phone. He hangs up the phone.

Brandon goes to Kelly. He softly kisses her on the cheek and slowly stroke Kelly's back. Kelly slowly wakes up.

"Good morning," said Brandon.

"Hey, good morning," said Kelly.

"I tried calling you a few times. Where were you?" asked Kelly.

"Kelly, I'm so sorry. I fell asleep on Jamie's couch. So did her," said Brandon.

"By the time she woke me up, it was already morning," added Brandon.

"You guys are working hard, I bet," said Kelly.

"Yeah, I look through some of her work and we ended up watching a few episodes of Law & Order," said Brandon.

"Oh, must be fun," said Kelly giving Brandon a weak smile.

Brandon looks at Kelly and then down.

"You look mad," said Brandon.

"I was a little, then mostly worried and scared," said Kelly.

"Kel, I'm so sorry. I left the phone at the kitchen I didn't hear it from the living room," said Brandon.

"It's ok. I'm just glad you're alright," said Kelly leaning in to give Brandon a hug.

"Thanks. It won't happen again," said Brandon.

Kelly smiles.

At West Beverly, Jamie is at her locker in the hallway. Julie walks to her.

"Hey Jamie," said Julie.

"Hey Julie," said Jamie.

"We didn't see you at the Peach Pit last night," said Julie.

"Yeah, me and Brandon just ended up ordering in," said Jamie.

"You guys were at Silver's place? I was with her the entire time," asked Julie confused.

"No, we were at my place," replied Jamie.

Julie looks a little surprised.

"Oh ok. So if you don't mind me asking; what did you two crazy kids do?" asked Julie.

"Eh...we went over my work and then watched some TV," replied Jamie.

"Oh, that's cool. I'm sure all the girls are really jealous that you get to spend so much time with Brandon. Don't tell Mrs. Taylor this but we all think he's so cute," said Julie.

"Yeah, he is, I guess. He's cool to hang out with. In fact, we ended up losing track of time and falling sleep on the couch," said Jamie.

Julie has an even more surprised look on her face.

"You two spent the night together?" asked Julie.

"No, not at all…..well…..sort of," replied Jamie.

"Tell me everything," said Julie smiling.

"Julie, nothing happened. We both fell asleep. That's it," said Jamie.

"But on the same couch though," said Julie.

"Yeah, so?" asked Jamie.

"Jamie, I know this may be nothing to you but we girls here have never spent a night with a guy before. From what I can tell, you're our leader," replied Julie.

"You're our role model," added Julie.

"Really?" asked Jamie who looks kind of intrigued.

"Yeah, you've been with an older guy….well you know what I mean," said Julie.

"I think you can help a lot of girls out in this school who doesn't have any experience but are so curious," said Julie.

"You should have your own column on the Blaze" added Julie.

"Cool," said Jamie.

"C'mon. Let's go take the Blaze by storm," said Julie grabbing Jamie's arm as walk away.

Silver walks into Kelly's office.

"Hey," said Silver.

"Hey Silver," said Kelly.

"I saw Brandon this morning at home. Everything ok with you two?" asked Silver.

"Yeah, he told me what happened. He just fell asleep over at Jamie's place," replied Kelly.

"Ok; just making sure. I know you were really worried last night," said Silver.

"Thanks for checking, Silver. I'm ok," said Kelly.

Silver smiles and leaves.

She walks into a classroom. Class has not started yet. Students are still walking in. Other students are at their seats going through their papers. She takes her seat next to Annie.

"Hey Silver," said Annie.

"Hey Annie," said Silver.

"So, I found out where Jamie and Brandon were last night," said Annie.

"Yeah, I just spoke to Kelly. She told me what happened," said Silver.

"So what do you think?" asked Annie.

"About what?" asked Silver.

"Jamie and Brandon?" asked Annie.

"What about them?" asked Silver confused.

"Silver, they spent the night together," replied Annie.

"No, they didn't. They just fell asleep on the couch," said Silver.

"I heard they did more than that," said Annie.

"Annie, you have a dirty mind," said Silver.

"Hey, I'm just telling you what I heard," said Annie defending herself.

"Who told you this?" asked Silver.

"Julie," replied Annie.

"What a liar," said Silver frustrated.

"She said that's what Jamie told her," said Annie.

"Annie, please don't make it a much bigger issue than it is," said Silver.

"Ok, I'm sorry," said Annie looking scared of Silver.

Naomi walks to them and takes a seat by Annie.

"Silver, I hear that the new girl had a wild night with your brother in law," said Naomi.

"Naomi, nothing happened," said Silver giving Naomi a mean look.

"That's not what I heard," said Naomi with an evil smile on her face.

"Stay out of this, Naomi!" said Silver.

Ryan walks in.

"Sorry, I'm late everybody. Had a long night grading your papers; lost track of time…I provided as much feedback as possible. Try to appreciate it," said Ryan to the class.

"Speaking of losing track of time last night, "said Naomi quietly but loud enough so Silver can hear.

"Shut up, Naomi!" said Silver quietly.

"Poor Mrs. Taylor. Just married and already going through this. Must be difficult to bear. Good thing she's a guidance counselor," said Naomi smirked.

Silver looks really angry and loses it. She gets up and walks up to Naomi. Naomi doesn't look at Silver. Naomi has a smirked look on her face.

Everybody notices.

"Silver, is there anything wrong?" asked Ryan.

Silver doesn't respond. She just stares at Naomi. Naomi turns and looks at Silver.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Silver? I'm here for you during these trouble times," said Naomi.

"Yeah, you can bleed," said Silver as she punches Naomi in the face.

Naomi falls to the ground and Silver goes to the floor after her.

The class starts to go crazy. Ryan rushes to them to break up the fight.

Silver is at Kelly's office. Kelly is just looking at Silver with a blank stare.

"Silver, we've been sitting here for 10 minutes. You haven't said anything," said Kelly.

"I don't know what to say," said Silver.

"You can start by telling me why you punched Naomi in class," said Kelly.

"Because I couldn't wait till after class," said Silver.

"Silver," said Kelly feeling annoyed.

"I felt like it," said Silver.

"Why did you feel like it?" asked Kelly.

"Because I hate her," replied Silver.

"Silver, what did she do?" asked Kelly.

"I don't want to say," said Silver.

"Why not? I thought you hated her," asked Kelly.

"I do. But I don't want upset you," replied Silver.

"Me? What does this have to do with me?" asked Kelly.

"Ok. But you have to promise me that you're not going to overreact over this. This is just a fake rumor that's going around," replied Silver.

"Ok, let's hear it," said Kelly.

"I've heard people say that Brandon and Jamie spent the night together as in….you know," said Silver.

Kelly stays silent for a bit.

"Kel, I know you're angry and I don't think it's true at all. Brandon loves you and Sammy too much to do this. So when Naomi won't shut up about it, something got over me and I punched her," said Silver.

"Silver, I appreciate you sticking up for me," said Kelly.

Silver has a confused look on her face.

"That's it? You're not going to say – fighting is not the answer; that we should talk about it?" asked Silver.

"Ok. Fighting is not the answer. Instead, you two should've talk about it," replied Kelly.

Silver smirked.

"But seriously, please don't get yourself suspended or expelled for this. Then I would feel bad," said Kelly.

"Ok. But what are you going to do about the rumor?" asked Silver.

Kelly doesn't answer for a moment.

"I dunno. Who did you hear this from?" asked Kelly.

"Annie," replied Silver.

"Do you know who she heard it from?" asked Kelly.

"No. But I know who I can ask," replied Silver.

"No, I'll talk to her," said Kelly with a worried look on her face.

"Ok," said Silver.

Harry walks in and quietly knocks on the door to get Kelly and Silver's attention.

"Hi, sorry ladies….but Mrs. Taylor, can I speak with you in my office privately?" asked Harry.

"Sure. Are we done here?" asked Kelly to Silver.

"Yeah. I'll head back to class," replied Silver.

"Thanks," said Kelly.

Silver leaves.

"Hi Harry. What can I help you with?" asked Kelly.

"I'm sorry to put you in a situation here but Jamie York's parents are in my office," replied Harry.

"Oh," said Kelly.

"Care to join me?" asked Harry.

"Yeah, I think I'm gonna have to," replied Kelly who stands up.

They leave.

Kelly and Harry walked into Harry's office together. They see Jamie and her parents turn and look at them.

"Mr. & Mrs. York, this is Kelly Taylor. She's our guidance counselor and Mr. Walsh's husband," said Harry.

"Kelly, this is Albert and June York," said Harry.

"Hi," said Kelly calmly.

Jamie's parents do not respond.

Kelly senses the mood.

"Kelly, would you please tell us what happened between your husband and Jamie York last night?" asked Harry.

"Well, apparently, they were working together and they fell asleep," said Kelly.

"Where was this at?" asked Harry.

"At her place," replied Kelly.

"Were her parents' home?" asked Harry.

"I don't know. But I guess not since he didn't come home until morning," replied Kelly.

"You see? There's your confirmation right there," said Albert.

"What confirmation? What are you talking about?" asked Kelly confused.

"Oh you mean, your lying cheating husband left the part of how he sexually harassed our daughter?" asked Albert.

"Harassed? Sir, I think you're a little delusional. They fell asleep on opposite sides of the couch and that's it," replied Kelly.

"Jamie, what did you tell them?" asked Kelly looks at Jamie who is in tears.

"I don't want to talk about it; it was so horrible what he did to me," replied Jamie who buries her face into her mother's sweater as she starts to sob.

"I know dear. It'll be ok," said June.

"Why you little lying bitch!" said Kelly angrily and walked towards Jamie.

"Mrs. Taylor. Control yourself," said Harry.

Kelly backs off.

"Mrs. Taylor, do you have any proof that Brandon is innocent?" asked Harry.

"Yes, Brandon told me. He would not keep this away from me," replied Kelly who has a troubling look on her face.

"Oh, that's it? Well, if he said so, then it must be true," said Albert sarcastically.

"Mr. York; I've known my husband since we were in high school. I know in my heart that he would never do anything like this," said Kelly.

"Not good enough," said Albert.

"Jamie, what happened last night?" asked Harry.

Jamie, still teary slowly starts talk.

"It's ok, honey; just tell them what happened," said June.

"We had made arrangements for him to help me with my essay at the Peach Pit last night. I was hoping we could eat there but he suggested that we can eat at my home since it's not so noisy so we can concentrate. We ate and then we moved to the couch and watched some TV," said Jamie.

As Kelly hears this, we can see how disappointed she was. She was disappointed at Jamie...but the way she told the story, Kelly was disappointed at Brandon. So many thoughts were running through Kelly's mind that moment. Even before Jamie mentioned anything about the harassment, Kelly was hoping that Jamie was lying about the part of them watching TV and hanging out. She didn't want to think that Brandon would rather be with Jamie than with her.

In the back of her mind, Kelly knew she was defending Brandon even though she was lying about implying how Brandon had never cheated on her before and tried to hide it. She just couldn't bring herself to that feeling again…even though she can't stop thinking about it.

"When it was getting dark, he said he didn't want to drive home because it was late. He asked me if he could stay for the night and I said yes. He said he wanted to keep me warm and started to hold onto me. When I told him to let go, he wouldn't. He said he was doing this to thank me. I tried to fight him off but he was just too strong," cried Jamie who could hardly speak through her tears.

"I don't want to say anymore," said Jamie crying loudly. Jamie's parents hold onto Jamie in their arms.

"This is ridiculous. I brought Brandon here as a tutor. And all he did was tutored Jamie," said Kelly.

"What was his specialty? Child harassment?" asked Albert.

Albert gives Kelly a disgust look.

"I hope he rots in hell for this," said Albert.

"That's enough, Mr. York," said Harry.

"Mrs. Taylor...do you have anything to add?" asked Harry.

"Yeah, I want to call Brandon and ask him to come here," said Kelly.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Taylor. We can't do that. Until this situation clears, we're asking that Brandon to please stay away from the school and any students from this school," said Harry.

"So, you're not going to hear his side of the story?" asked Kelly angrily.

"As of right now, no. But I'll see what I can do," replied Harry.

Kelly starts to get a little teary but slowly walks closer towards Jamie and her parents.

"Jamie, when I first met you; I saw you as someone really talented who was trying to fit into a new school. You reminded me of a girl I met when I was in high school. She was a transferred student from Minnesota. We became best friends. Obviously after this, I can see not every transfer student is a delight to work with. Anyway, my husband was having difficulty finding work," said Kelly.

"Gee, I wonder why...what? The companies he applied for knew he was a petafiler?" asked Albert.

"Mr. York, I will not warn you again. Mrs. Taylor; please continue," said Harry.

"Brandon was a successful reporter and manager for a major metropolitan newspaper company. He loves to write. He loves to help people who love to write. When a situation came along where had to choose between keeping his job or staying close to me, he stayed with me. It pains me to see him not able to find work. And because I love him so much, I wanted to do anything possible to help him get back into writing. He sacrificed so much to be with me that his was the least I could do for him. My husband loves to write...but I know he loves me more. I believe him 100%," said Kelly.

Kelly looks directly at Jamie looks back at Kelly briefly from time to time.

"Jamie, you may think you can protect yourself with this little lie of yours. But if you think you can get away with this, you're sadly mistaken. You may have deceived your parents but you have not deceived me. You may think Brandon was your problem but you got a much bigger problem now; me. Nobody messes with my family," said Kelly who walks out of the office.

Jamie has a scared look on her face.

"Principal Wilson, what's going to happen now?" asked June.

"What's going to happen is Mr. Walsh will get at least 10 years for hurting our daughter. Maybe he can use that time to rethink his actions," replied Albert sarcastically.

"I don't really know. At this moment, I will instruct Mr. Walsh stay away from the school for a while," said Harry.

"So is he fired from the school?" asked June.

"No, technically, he was never hired. Ms. Taylor mentioned him to me before. It was supposed to be a very casual thing," replied Harry.

"So you basically let any stranger into your school? What kind of principal are you? I mean, who has he tutored before?" asked Albert.

"I don't know. All I can say is that I trusted Ms. Taylor's judgment. She has never proven me wrong before," replied Harry.

"Oh, that's reassuring. I have no doubt that he jumped at the chance to tutor my daughter...just so he can take advantage of her," said Albert.

We see Kelly in her office. She's alone and the lights are turned off. She has her face in her palms.

Harry knocks on the door.

Kelly doesn't respond. Harry quietly opens the door.

"Can I come in?" asked Harry.

"Harry, who's side are you even on?" asked Kelly.

"Kelly, I know you may think I'm against you here...but I have to stay neutral," replied Harry.

"That doesn't help me," said Kelly.

"The truth will come out. If Brandon is innocent, it will all be ok," said Harry.

"Harry, they fell asleep on a couch. Is that a crime?" asked Kelly who looks really upset.

"Kelly, please calm down. I'm trying to figure out what happen. I know kids have a way of blowing things out of proportion," replied Harry.

"Maybe you should talk to Brandon. Maybe he left out a few things he didn't tell you before," added Harry.

"Oh, you mean like, "Oh sorry, I forgot to include the part that I sexually harassed Jamie" " mimicked Kelly.

"Look, I'm not against you here. I just don't want matters to get worse," said Harry.

"That's why I asked you to hear Brandon's side of the story" said Kelly.

"Harry, he can proved that all they did was fell asleep on the couch," added Kelly.

"Kelly, what makes you think that looks good for us?" asked Harry.

"What?" asked Kelly confused.

"Even if Brandon didn't harassed Jamie, it will still make him look bad for not doing the mature and right thing by not being in a house alone with a 17 year old," replied Harry.

Kelly looks down.

"You're right...looks like we're screwed either way. But the truth must still come out. Brandon shouldn't be charged for a crime he didn't commit," said Kelly.

"Once the superintendent's office hears about it, this is going to be trouble," replied Harry.

"Then don't report it," said Kelly.

Harry doesn't answer.

"You already did, didn't you?" asked Kelly who looks hurt.

"Kelly, it's my job to do so," replied Harry.

Kelly looks down.

"I can't believe this happening," said Kelly.

"Kelly, I'm sorry," said Harry.

"Me too. What about me? Do I still have my job?" asked Kelly.

"For the time being, yes," replied Harry.

Kelly stays quiet for a moment.

"You'll let me know if you hear anything else?" asked Kelly.

"Yes, I will," replied Harry.

Kelly continues to look sad and Harry notices.

"Kelly, you can take the day off if you want to," said Harry.

"Have you already told Brandon?" asked Kelly.

"No, I wanted to talk with you first," replied Harry.

"Thanks. If you don't mind, I would like to tell him," said Kelly.

"Ok. Thanks Kelly," said Harry.

"Thanks Harry. I didn't mean to get angry at you," said Kelly.

"No worries. I know that this is tough but I think this will blow over soon enough," said Harry.

"I hope so," said Kelly.

Kelly opens the door and walks in. She sees Brandon and Sammy asleep on the couch. She puts her bag down on the coffee table trying to wake anybody up.

She then walks to her bedroom.

Shortly, Brandon walks in. Kelly looks up at him.

"Hey, what are you doing home so early?" asked Brandon.

"They gave me the day off so I took it," replied Kelly.

"Cool. Do you want to grab lunch?" asked Brandon.

"No, I'm not hungry," replied Kelly who looks depressed and tired.

Brandon notices.

"What's wrong?" asked Brandon.

"I need you to be completely honest with me. I don't care how bad it is. I need to know what really happened last night between you and Jamie," said Kelly.

"We worked, watch some TV, then fell asleep on her couch," repaid Brandon.

"Where was your phone when I tried to call you?" asked Kelly.

"It was on the kitchen table. I didn't hear it. I was probably already asleep by then," replied Brandon.

"Was Jamie's parents' home?" asked Kelly.

"No….Kelly, what's going on?" asked Brandon confused.

"Apparently, Jamie's parents are accusing you of child molestation, sexual harassment, and statutory rape," replied Kelly.

"What? We just fell asleep. Did you speak with Jamie? I can call her," said Brandon freaking out.

"No, don't. I spoke to Harry and he's telling you to stay away from Jamie until this thing is over," said Kelly.

"This thing? What thing? I didn't do anything with her," said Brandon.

"Is that the truth?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah...what did Jamie say?" asked Brandon.

"She said you grabbed her and wouldn't let go," replied Kelly.

"What!? I did no such thing. I didn't touch her," said Brandon.

"I can't believe Jamie would say something like this. I don't believe this," added Brandon really angrily.

Seeing Brandon freaking out like this relieved Kelly knowing Brandon was telling the truth.

"You believe me, right?" asked Brandon.

"Of course. I know you wouldn't do anything like that," replied Kelly going to give Brandon a kiss.

"Thanks. I don't want to lose your trust. I promise I would never hurt you again," said Brandon.

"I know. I wouldn't have married you if I didn't trust you," said Kelly.

Brandon shows a weak smile on his face.

"Did you really get a day off or did they send you home," said Brandon.

"It was up to me. But they wanted me to break the news to you," said Kelly.

"Did you get into any trouble for this?" asked Brandon who looks really worried.

"I don't know. I have to wait and see," replied Kelly.

Brandon looks down.

"Brandon, I'll be ok," reassured Kelly.

"Kel, I'll go and speak with Harry right now," said Brandon trying to leave.

"No; you have to stay away," said Kelly.

"Why? I can tell them you have nothing to do with this?" asked Brandon.

"But it doesn't prove anything...so let's just let this thing play out," replied Kelly.

"If you're innocent, you have nothing to worry about," added Kelly.

"If I'm innocent?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, you know what I mean," replied Kelly.

Brandon looks down.

"Yeah; I'm sorry," said Brandon.

"Do you mind watching Sammy?" asked Brandon.

"Where are you going?" asked Kelly.

"I want to go for a walk, if you don't mind," replied Brandon grumpy.

"No, not at all," said Kelly.

"Thanks. I won't be out long…bye," said Brandon.

"Bye," said Kelly.

Kelly has a sad face as Brandon walks out the door.

We see Brandon outside walking. He walks by West Beverly. In this mind, he is thinking about walking in and speaking with Harry. While he's there, he might also want to find Jamie too. But he knew that it will only make matters worse. He remembered he was voted Most Likely to Succeed at this school. How could something like this happen to him now? Before this, he was already in a bad situation because he can't find work. Now, any chances of having a future career may be jeopardized as well; not to mention implicating Kelly and Harry in the situation. It might even ruin their careers.

Thoughts race throughout his mind. What if this thing goes to court? What will he say in court? How will he protect Kelly and Harry? What will happen to him if things get worse? What chance of a job will he have left?

He grabs the athletic field gates and starts to tug them in anger. That got the attention of some of the students on the field who immediately looks at Brandon. He looks back but doesn't acknowledge them.

Silver is walking on a street. She looks around as if she is trying to find her place. She takes her phone out. She looks at it and continues to walk. She stops at a house and walks up the steps.

She rings the doorbell. We hear someone walking towards the door and opening it. We see it's Jamie.

"Hi Silver," said Jamie scared.

"Hi Jamie. I was wondering if we can talk," said Silver with a mean look.

"This isn't a good time. My parents are inside right now," said Jamie.

"Good because I want to talk to them too," said Silver.

"So I guess you heard about what happened," said Jamie.

"Yeah, I seemed to have heard several different versions of it...and some of it just makes me sick," said Silver.

"I heard you took your anger out on Naomi," said Jamie scared.

"It's nothing compared what I'm going to do to you," said Silver walking towards Jamie.

Jamie looks really scared as she backs away.

"Are you going to hurt me?" asked Jamie.

"That depends. I guess it'll be my version of the story against yours," replied Silver.

"That is if you can even remember your own name afterwards," added Silver.

"Ok Silver, I didn't mean lie to anyone. I was going to tell Mr. Wilson everything but my parents were there and I was just afraid of what my dad was going to do to me if he found out that we fell asleep on the couch," said Jamie.

"So you instead decided to put my family through this mess?" asked Silver.

"I'm sorry; I never meant for it to get this far," replied Jamie.

"This is all your fault! You fix it right now," said Silver.

"Yes, I will," said Jamie.

"Yes, you certainly will," said a voice coming from behind.

Jamie looks behind her seeing her parents behind her.

Silver smiles.

Brandon looks through the window through the Peach Pit. He slowly walks to the door and open it. Accidently, he bumps into a man who was backing out.

"Oh excuse me," said the man.

"Yeah; whatever," said Brandon muttered under his breath.

Unnoticing, the man is Chancellor Arnold, Brandon pushes the door open and walks in with a foul mood.

"Brandon?" asked Chancellor Arnold.

Brandon stops and turns around.

"Chancellor Arnold. What a surprise. You're still in town?" asked Brandon with a surprised look.

"Yeah, it's a long story. It's been so long since I've been back in town so I decided to stay for a few weeks with some of my old friends and professors," replied Chancellor Arnold smiling.

"Good. Must be nice to catch up," said Brandon.

"Yeah. Speaking of catching up, I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to talk after the wedding," said Chancellor Arnold.

"Oh it's ok," said Brandon.

"I do have some time now if you want to catch up," said Chancellor Arnold.

"Uhhh," said Brandon who is contemplating.

"Sure," said Brandon.

"Great," smiled Chancellor Arnold.

Some time goes by and we see Nat sitting with them.

"Unbelievable," said Chancellor Arnold.

"I couldn't lie to you if I wanted to," said Brandon.

"So what are you going to do now?" asked Chancellor Arnold.

"I dunno. I was going to ask Mr. Bussichio here if I can work here for the rest of my life," joked Brandon.

"Sure, come in for an interview," joked Nat laughing.

"Everybody's picking on Brandon today," smiled Brandon.

"Brandon, I really sorry for what happened. It sounds like you've been through a lot," said Chancellor Arnold.

"Thank you Chancellor for listening to my problems," said Brandon.

"You're welcome. Gentleman, it's been a pleasure talking to you but I think I must be going now. I am meeting some of the faculty at CU for dinner," said Chancellor Arnold.

"Have fun," said Nat.

"Eh Brandon, I was wondering if you would like to join me," said Chancellor Arnold.

"For dinner with your friends?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah, I'm allowed to bring a guest. And since Clare is back in France, I'm asking you," replied Chancellor Arnold.

"Chancellor, it's very nice of you but I don't want to impose. Thanks though," said Brandon confused.

"Well, suit yourself. You know some of the members from the hiring committee will be there," said Chancellor Arnold.

"Oh second thought, Chancellor, if you don't mind, I would love to join you guys for dinner," said Brandon.

"Great. Let's go," said Chancellor Arnold.

"See you guys," said Nat.

"Bye Nat," said Brandon.

"Bye Nat," said Chancellor Arnold.

Later that night, Brandon opens the door and walks in carrying flowers. Silver is watching TV.

"Hey Brandon," said Silver.

"Hey Silver," said Brandon.

"Nice flowers," said Silver.

"Thanks," said Brandon.

Brandon walks towards the bedroom, Silver calls him back.

"Brandon?" asked Silver.

Brandon turns around.

"I just want to say I'm sorry for what happened with Jamie," said Silver.

"You don't have to be sorry. It's not your fault," said Brandon.

"I know. I just feel bad. I ended up going to her house and talk to her and she told the truth to her parents," said Silver.

"Good to know…thanks Silver," said Brandon who goes and hugs Silver.

Silver smiles as they hug.

Brandon opens the door to the bedroom to find Kelly lying in bed. A light is on. He slowly walks in and closes the door behind him. Brandon goes and sits on the bed next to Kelly. He looks at her and slowly rubs her back.

Kelly slowly starts to wake up. She opens her eyes and sees Brandon.

"Hey," said Brandon.

"Hi. I didn't hear you come in," said Kelly.

"Yeah. Silver said you were in the bathroom for a while. Are you ok?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah…it's nothing," replied Kelly.

"Oh ok," said Brandon.

Brandon smiling shows her the flowers.

Kelly sits up.

"Oh, they're beautiful. Thanks. What is this for?" asked Kelly.

"To say I'm sorry about how I left things this afternoon. I know you were just trying to help me," replied Brandon.

"Thank you. You're in a good mood," said Kelly leaning in for a kiss.

"Silver told me that Jamie confessed that nothing happened," said Brandon.

"Yeah, you're off the hook, Mr. Walsh," smiled Kelly.

They smiled at each other.

"So how was dinner with the Chancellor?" asked Kelly.

"Good. Actually really good," replied Brandon.

"Oh yea? What kind of food was this?" asked Kelly.

"The food was ok. But what if I'd say there's a really good chance that I'll be a lecturer at CU?" asked Brandon.

Kelly has a surprised smile on her face.

"I'd say, come here; I wanna give you some good lovin," replied Kelly smiling.

They kiss.

"It's not a guarantee thing yet. But they'll try to work it out so I can get my masters while teaching," said Brandon.

"Whatever happens, I'm still very proud of you," said Kelly.

"Thanks," said Brandon.

"You're pretty happy right now, aren't you?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah, after what happened earlier today, this makes me really happy," replied Brandon.

"What about me? Do I make you happy?" asked Kelly smiling.

"Yeah. Of course," replied Brandon confused.

"Why do you ask?" asked Brandon.

Kelly holds her breath and is hesitant in answering Brandon.

"I'm pregnant," replied Kelly.

"What?" asked Brandon.

"I'm pregnant," said Kelly.

"Oh….well, that's great," said Brandon still looking surprised.

"Yeah," said Kelly acting calm looking at Brandon.

Brandon notices Kelly looking blankly at him.

"Sorry. It's great. I'm just a little surprised," said Brandon.

Kelly leans in and kisses Brandon.

"Brandon, it's ok. I didn't mean to spring this on you now," said Kelly.

"It's ok. How long have you known?" asked Brandon.

"I wasn't really sure until tonight. I first took the test two days ago and it was positive. But I wanted to wait and test it again. And now I'm sure," replied Kelly.

"Why didn't you tell me then?" asked Brandon.

"I was going to last night," replied Kelly.

Brandon looks down.

"I'm sorry," said Brandon.

"It's ok. How are you feeling now?" asked Kelly.

"So we're going to have a baby?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah Brandon; yea we are," replied Kelly smiling and smirking at Brandon's questions.

Brandon pulls Kelly closer and they kiss. Kelly puts her arms around Brandon.

"I feel great. I love you," said Brandon.

"I love you too," said Kelly.

They kiss again.