Author's Note - Hi everyone. First things first; I want to mention that only parts of this chapter made it into the final version of the story. As always, you're about to read the full un-edited version. Enjoy. As a warning, this chapter contains sexual content that may not suitable for some readers.

Second, I want to wish good health to you and your families. Stay safe and healthy. We'll get through this. Thanks for reading!

Chpt 71 – Opportunities and Sacrifices – Part 6

Later, we see Brandon and Silver walking up the steps carrying a bunch of bags up the stairs to the house.

They drop everything on the floor. Silver drops to the couch. Brandon plops on the couch next to her.

"Thanks for your help, Silver," said Brandon.

"You're welcome. Thanks for lunch and a great day. I really had fun," said Silver smiling.

"Good. I had fun too," said Brandon.

Kelly comes in from the bedroom.

"There you two are. Where were you?" asked Kelly.

"At the supermarket," replied Brandon.

"For 6 hours?" asked Kelly.

"Well, we got something to eat and did some pampering," replied Silver laughing.

"Is anything wrong?" asked Brandon.

"No. I was just worried about you two," replied Kelly.

"You could've called us," said Brandon.

"I did. Neither one of you picked up," replied Kelly.

Brandon and Silver both pull their phones out.

"Oh," said both of Brandon and Silver in unison.

Kelly walks away sort of angry.

"Mommy's mad," said Silver.

They both laugh.

"Oh, I'm glad we got a chance to bond, Brandon," said Silver.

"Me too," said Brandon.

"You know, Brandon. You're a not bad brother in law," said Silver.

"And you're not a bad sister in law," said Brandon.

They hug.

"Let me go smooth things over with her," said Brandon.

"Oh well. Back to reality," said Silver.

Brandon gets up and walks to the bedroom. He sees Kelly folding clothes. He walks in but Kelly doesn't pay any attention to him.

"You ok?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just had to do the laundry and cooked dinner all by myself," replied Kelly.

"Oh. Silver and I actually grabbed a bite to eat at the mall," said Brandon.

Kelly stops folding clothes and looks at Brandon with a mean look.

"A call to let me know would be nice," said Kelly.

"I'm sorry. We just started talking and lost track of time," said Brandon walking closer to Kelly.

Kelly doesn't respond.

"We're really sorry. We got all the stuff that you want. And because Silver was there, I don't think we need to go back to the store for at least another two weeks," smiled Brandon.

Kelly doesn't look amused.

"Well, I'm glad you two had a good time," said Kelly.

"Yeah, we did. I think this the first time in a long time that Silver and I got to really hang out. We had fun," said Brandon.

"Kel, please don't be mad at me. We really didn't mean to stay out that late. And we only turned off our phones because of the movie. We just forgot to turn it back on afterwards," said Brandon.

"You two went to a movie?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah, but it wasn't that big of a deal. It was just for 90 minutes. We sort of wanted to leave. But you know; we've already paid…so we stayed to get our money's worth," replied Brandon.

Brandon sensed that Kelly is not amused.

"What did you two see?" asked Kelly.

"Trust Issues" replied Brandon.

"You and I were supposed to see that together," said Kelly.

"We still can. I'll see it with you again," said Brandon.

"Why bother? You've already seen it," asked Kelly.

"Kel, I know this isn't about the movie," said Brandon.

"Of course, it's not," said Kelly.

"So, it's about us staying out so late?" asked Brandon.

"Sort of," replied Kelly.

Brandon looks impatient.

"Honey, why don't you tell me what's really bothering you," said Brandon.

They both sit down on the bed.

"It was about you being late and I wasn't able to get ahold of you two. But that just tells me what's going to happen if I get this job," said Kelly.

"What's going to happen?" asked Brandon.

"Brandon, I know out of us, you're more like the fun parent but if you're going to take care of Winnie and Sammy while I'm at work, you're going to have to be the strict parent as well," replied Kelly.

"Ok. I know that," said Brandon.

"I need you to be more responsible," said Kelly.

"I will…I promise," said Brandon.

"You'll need to go back to work eventually….I don't even know how we're going to make this work out," said Kelly.

"We'll make it work. We were going to make it work out with your old job; and we can make it work with your new job," said Brandon.

"I can't believe you're acting so calm about this," smiled Kelly.

"That's because I have all the faith in you. Whatever you need, I'll be here for you," said Brandon.

Kelly smiles and lean in for a kiss. They kiss.

They break the kiss.

"I love you," said Brandon.

"I love you too," said Kelly.

"So, if I get this job, I'm going to have to freeze my breast milk for Winnie, huh?" asked Kelly.

"I don't know. Is it ok for a baby to drink cold breast milk?" asked Brandon.

"No. You're supposed to warm it up first," replied Kelly.

"Right….was that a test?" asked Brandon.

"No, that wasn't my first thought. But I guess I should test you on a few things," replied Kelly.

"It's ok. I'll prove myself to you," smiled Brandon.

"When is your interview again?" asked Brandon.

"Tuesday," replied Kelly.

"Do you need time to prepare? I can look after Winnie for a while," asked Brandon.

"Oh, that'll be nice," replied Kelly.

Kelly is sitting in a lobby waiting area. She's dressed very nice in a casual business suit. She sees a few other people sitting in the area as well. The receptionist walks over to her.

"Mrs. Walsh?" asked the receptionist getting Kelly's attention.

"Yes?" asked Kelly.

"They're ready for you," replied the receptionist.

"Ok. Thanks!" smiled Kelly.

She gets up and they both walk into the room. We don't hear what they are saying but we see Kelly shaking hands with everyone. Time elapses with a series of sequences of both the interview panel and Kelly talking with one another. Kelly looks nervous at certain times and happy at other times. Finally, we see her shake everyone's hand and walk out.

Time passes, and we see Kelly in the Peach Pit. Nat comes by to bring her the food.

"Here you go, kiddo," said Nat.

"Thanks Nat," said Kelly smiles.

"So, why are you all dressed up?" asked Nat.

"I just had a job interview," replied Kelly.

"Oh; I think Brandon mentioned that to me. How did it go?" asked Nat sitting down across from Kelly.

"It was ok, I guess. I was really nervous the entire time. I don't know if I'm going to get it," replied Kelly eating some fries.

"I'm sure you did fine," said Nat.

"Why are you celebrating alone? Where's the rest of the gang?" asked Nat.

"Oh, this is not a celebration meal. I just felt like eating by myself. I have a lot to think about, replied Kelly.

"I understand. I'll keep off het subject," said Nat.

"Thanks Nat," said Kelly giving him a weak smile.

Nat smiles before getting up and walking away.

Kelly looks far ahead and far in the distance.

Later, we see Kelly open the door. She walks in. Immediately, she smells a warm and inviting aroma coming from the kitchen.

Brandon comes from the kitchen to greet Kelly.

"Hey, you're finally home," said Brandon.

"Yeah; sorry I was out for so long. Is everything ok?" asked Kelly.

"Everything's great. The kids are in their rooms. We're all waiting for you to get home for dinner," replied Brandon.

"Oh ok. That's so sweet of you to cook. What did you cook? It smells delicious!" asked Kelly.

"Pei-king duck with all the trimmings," replied Brandon.

"Oh wow. Interesting. What's the occasion?" asked Kelly.

"We're celebrating you, of course," replied Brandon leaning in for a kiss.

"Oh, that's not necessary. It's just an interview," said Kelly modestly.

"Still, it's a big deal. We're all so proud of you, Kel" said Brandon.

"Oh Brandon. I really don't want to make a big deal out of this – whatever happens," said Kelly.

"Ok. I understand; just trying to be happy for ya," said Brandon.

"I know…and you're being so sweet. I just don't want anyone to overreact," said Kelly.

"Can I at least ask how the interview went?" asked Brandon.

"It was fine," replied Kelly.

"Care to elaborate?" asked Brandon.

"There isn't much to tell. They asked me a lot of difficult questions; I answered them," replied Kelly.

"Oh," said Brandon.

"Yeah, it was just an ordinary interview. I'm just glad it's over. Do you mind if I skip dinner? I went to the Peach Pit afterwards and grabbed a burger," said Kelly.

Brandon looks disappointed but tries to hide it from Kelly.

"Yeah, sure," said Brandon.

"Thanks," said Kelly giving Brandon a quick kiss.

"I'm going to go check on Sammy and Winnie," said Kelly.

"Ok," said Brandon.

We see Kelly waking up in the middle of the night. She looks to the right and doesn't see Brandon. She gets up and puts her robe on. As she walks towards the living room, she can hear Brandon talking. She takes a small peek at the living room to see sees Brandon holding Winnie.

Focus on Brandon, we see Winnie squirming around in Brandon's arms.

"Hey, what you doing there, huh?" asked Brandon to Winnie.

"You have a lot of energy, you know," said Brandon.

"Dad's tired," said Brandon.

Kelly smiles as she listens in.

"You're making it difficult for me to prove to mom that I can take care of you all by myself," said Brandon.

Kelly looks sad.

"Can you please make things easier for me? Can you do that?" asked Brandon.

Winnie clams down and stops squirming.

"Thank you," said Brandon giving Winnie a small kiss on her head.

"I knew you'll do that for mommy….because we're so proud of mommy. Yes, we are," smiled Brandon.

"If you be quiet, maybe she can take me a little more seriously," said Brandon.

Kelly quietly walks back to her bedroom.

A few days go by. We see everyone getting ready for dinner. Food is on the table and everything is already setup.

"Ok, everybody dig in," said Brandon.

Kelly's phone starts to ring. She looks at it and sees who it is.

"Excuse me; I'll take this in the other room. You guys feel free to start eating without me," said Kelly.

Brandon looks as Kelly walks away. Everyone else starts to eat. Brandon starts to eat but he occasionally looks up and around.

Kelly comes back after ten minutes and sits back down. She starts eating. Brandon looks at her, wondering what the conversation about was.

"Everything ok?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah," replied Kelly.

"Everyone?" asked Kelly out loud.

Everyone stops eating and looks at Kelly.

"I'll make this quick. I just want to let everyone know that I appreciate all your support with Winnie for the past month. I just heard back about the job. I'm turning it down. It's just a not a good time for me to be principal right now. I'm going to be here and stay a full time mom. Thanks," said Kelly.

Everyone looks at Kelly in disbelief.

"Silver, could you pass the potatoes?" asked Kelly.

"Um…yeah, sure," replied Silver passing her the potatoes.

Brandon continues to look at Kelly.

Kelly hears a quiet knock on the door. Not to take up, Winnie, Kelly goes to open the door. She sees that it's Silver.

"Hey," said Kelly.

"Hey. Are you ok?" asked Silver.

"Yeah, why?" asked Kelly.

"What's with the announcement at dinner?" asked Silver.

"What about it?" asked Kelly.

"And you're just going to let this opportunity go?" asked Silver.

"Yeah," replied Kelly.

"But why?" asked Silver.

"Because I need to be a mom first. Winnie is just a baby and she needs me right now," replied Kelly.

"Are you trying to say that a mom can't work and take care of a baby at the same time? I mean, how's this different from when you had to take care of Sammy?" asked Silver.

"The difference is that I have an option now. I'm in a good place. I don't want to ruin it," replied Kelly.

"No, I just think that this is what I want to do," replied Kelly.

"Kel, you're not giving me a real reason," said Silver.

"Well, I'm sorry, Silver. But I don't need to give anybody a reason other than I want to be a mom first," said Kelly.

"You now, Kel; you always encourage me to go for my dreams. I know Winnie wouldn't want you to give this up," said Silver.

"And how do you know that? Did she tell you?" asked Kelly.

"No, but seeing how arrogant you are tells me that you're not being honest with me….more importantly, you're not being honest with yourself…and that just makes me sad," replied Silver.

"Look Silver. I'm tired of this. I don't know what you want from me. But I just wanted to dedicate my time to be a good mom to Winnie," said Kelly.

"I don't get how this is different from being a guidance counselor…aside from making a lot more money and of course…it would help me a lot having my sister as the principal," said Silver.

"Oh, so is this what it's about? Me being on your side all the time," said Kelly.

"If it's against Annie, yeah, I do," said Silver.

"Listen Silver. I don't play favoritism, ok? I treat them fairly and if I were principal, I would've suspended you just like Harry did," said Kelly.

"You see, that was a test…you would make a good principal….Too bad you're not," said Silver.

"Maybe when you become a mom, you'll understand what I'm going through right now," said Kelly who starts to tear up.

Silver sees this and goes and hugs Kelly.

"Hey, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry," said Silver.

"It's ok. I know I haven't given you guys a good reason," said Kelly.

"No, it's ok. It's your choice. Maybe Annie got the best of me and I felt like you being principal would be the ultimate payback," said Silver.

"It's sad to see what happened to you two…but regardless of whether I'm principal or just a guidance counselor, I'm always going to be your sister…..but I'm going to be fair," said Kelly.

"Fair enough…..how's Brandon taking the news?" asked Silver.

"I don't know. We haven't really gotten a chance to talk about it," replied Kelly.

"He looked pretty disappointed at dinner," said Silver.

"You know he really surprised me….when I told him about the interview, I really expected him to be against this," said Kelly.

"Were you looking to him for a reason to not do this?" asked Silver.

"I guess so. I wasn't even planning on going for the interview," replied Kelly.

"He's a supportive guy," said Silver.

'Yeah. I feel bad about him missing out on his job promotion," said Kelly.

"You don't have to," said Brandon who walked in.

Kelly has a surprised look on her face.

"How long have you been listening?" asked Kelly.

"Just a few moments. I was curious," replied Brandon.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I'll leave you ladies alone," said Brandon turning around.

"No Brandon. It's your turn. Maybe you'll have better luck," said Silver who get up and walks out.

"Brandon, I just don't know," said Kelly.

"What don't you know? Is it me? Is it that you don't trust me to handle Winnie and Sammy by myself?" asked Brandon.

"No," replied Kelly.

"Then what is it?" asked Brandon.

"I want to be here for Winnie during this important time in her life. I don't want time to pass by and then one day Winnie will ask me who I am," replied Kelly.

"Kel, you're not moving out. You're working pretty much the same times as your current job. You'll still get to see her in the afternoon," said Brandon.

"I know. I know," said Kelly.

"You going to stick with your decision?" asked Brandon.

"Yeah, I don't want this job to take over my life. I'll miss her too much. I'll miss you Sammy. I'll miss you," replied Kelly.

"Ok then," said Brandon who pats her on the back.

He turns around and starts to walk away.

"I don't want to make the wrong mistake," replied Kelly.

"I'm telling you that there is no wrong mistake. We'll love you either way," said Brandon.

"But I won't love me," said Kelly.

Brandon looks at Kelly with a heartbroken look.

"Here's a better question. "Do you want the job?"" asked Brandon.

"I don't know. A part of me says no; I'm good where I'm at right now. The other part of me is saying that I'll regret if I don't give this a shot," replied Kelly.

"What does this part of you say?' asked Brandon touching Kelly's heart.

"That I'll regret if I don't give this a try," replied Kelly giving Brandon a weak smile.

"That's my girl," smiled Brandon.

They both lean in and kiss. They hug each other tightly.

"So I'm going to do this. Will you still love me if I work some late nights?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah, I guess," replied Brandon joking around.

"Hey Brandon?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah Kel?" asked Brandon.

"Why did you want me to take this job?' asked Kelly.

"Well, because I knew that you deserve this," replied Brandon confused by her question.

"I know you said it was my decision, but you were pushing me to take this job," said Kelly.

"Yeah, I was," said Brandon.

"Why?" asked Kelly.

"Because I didn't want you to regret not taking it. I know I would've regretted not taking the job offer to come back to California," replied Brandon.

"Who convinced you then to come?" asked Kelly.

"Myself, I guess. And you. I didn't see it as a job opportunity. It was an opportunity to see you; to be with you," replied Brandon.

"And did everything work out the way you wanted, Mr. Walsh?" asked Kelly.

"Yeah and then some, Mrs. Walsh," replied Brandon.

They both smile at each other.

They kiss.

Kelly breaks the kiss and slowly takes steps back and lie down on the bed.

"What are you doing?" asked Brandon

"Are you going to congratulate me or not," said Kelly giving Brandon seductive smile.

"Do you mind if take my shirt off?" asked Brandon.

"Just your shirt? I think you need to take off everything," replied Kelly.

"Mmm…maybe you're right. Just to be safe," said Brandon.

"I'm just saying," said Kelly.

Brandon smiles and takes off his clothes. Kelly smiles.

Brandon only has on his underwear showing a huge boner.

"Looks like something is dying to get out of," laughed Kelly.

"I was saving it for you. Care to do the honors?" asked Brandon.

"I'd love to," replied Kelly.

Brandon walks to Kelly. Kelly slowly removes Brandon's underwear revealing a hard % #k. Kelly takes the % #k and puts it in her mouth and starts to suck on it.

Brandon starts to sink in the good feeling.

"Oh, I so miss this," said Brandon.

"Me too. Taste so good," said Kelly.

"I also missed doing this," added Kelly who breathes Brandon's % #k further into her throat.

"Ohhhh," said Brandon.

Brandon has his % #k so far into her Kelly's throat that Kelly can barely make a sound.

Kelly opens her eyes wide and Brandon just smiles at her. He brushes her hair aside.

Kelly removes Brandon's % #k from her mouth. We see Kelly's salvia and spit is all over Brandon's % #k.

Kelly quickly works on Brandon's *&#$icles and massages them with her mouth. This causes Brandon's % #k to extend and be stiffer. Kelly puts his % #k back into his mouth and continuously massages it before extended her throat to accompany Brandon's % #k to fit into her mouth. Using her mouth, Kelly moves up and down Brandon's % #k.

"Ohh…I'm about to come," said Brandon.

Kelly increases the speed and continues to move up and down Brandon's % #k.

"Oh, I'm coming!" said Brandon.

Brandon ej #$ulates inside Kelly's mouth. As c#m fill Kelly's mouth, she swallows at her own pace. Kelly strokes Brandon's % #k until she gets every drop of his c#m.

"Oh wow," said Brandon.

To be continued...