A quick AN: If anyone remembers, in the beginning of Season 5, Kelly and Donna had a fight over David and him living in the apartment with Kelly over the summer. In this chapter that fight transpires. But since I don't have the tape with me, I don't remember what all is said, so I only make mention of it. I am just letting it be known that's what fight I was mentioning. Enjoy!

Chapter 11

Brenda pulled into Casa Walsh like a pro. It made Dylan remember a time a few years back when she was even afraid to take her drivers test. He remembered the first time he had let her drive his Porsche and how she had grinded the gears the ENTIRE time they were out. He would bet that if he gave her another shot at it, she would do much better this time. She really had improved in the last year or so.

"Uh-oh" Brenda said as she got out of the station wagon. She looked up and saw her father's car parked in the driveway as well. Jim and Cindy were home. They were probably wondering what Dylan's car was doing in the driveway and where they were.

Brenda shot a glance at Dylan, who in turn shrugged his shoulders. He wasn't afraid to tell Jim that they were a couple again. He knew it had to come sooner or later, he didn't want it to be later.

Taking a deep breath, Brenda walked to Dylan's side of the car and had a mind set that they could and would do this.

Brenda reached the front door and opened it slowly and as quietly as possible. She quickly poked her head in to see if Jim or Cindy were waiting anywhere near by. She didn't see them, but that didn't mean that they weren't there. Parents have that kind of in-tuned ability about their kids.

Still holding on to Dylan's hand in hers, she let him in and quietly turned around to close the door behind them. Dylan slightly tugged on her hand to lead them up stairs to her room. Just as Brenda was about step foot on the first step, she heard, "Brenda!" from the kitchen.

"Busted," Both Dylan and Brenda thought to themselves.

"It's now or never," Dylan whispered in Brenda's ear as they made their way into the back part of the Walsh house. Dylan still hadn't let go of her hand and he wasn't about to until she said it was okay. It was his way of letting her know that he wasn't going anywhere.

5 minutes later…

"You what!" Jim bellowed in the Walsh's kitchen.

Brenda looked back at Dylan and took a deep breath. They had gotten it out the first time, somehow repeating it seemed harder.

"Dylan and I have decided that we both feel that we can give us another try," Brenda said with slightly more confidence in her voice. The redness starting to develop in Jim's face was slightly knocking her confidence, but she had resolved herself.

"Sir," Dylan started to say before Jim interrupted him.

"Don't even say start Dylan," Jim warned him.

"Look, I know that you aren't the happiest person in the world with me, but could we leave my personal business decisions out of this, since that has nothing to do with this?" Dylan asked politely and rationally.

"Fine," Jim agreed, then began with a new area, "Brenda, what makes you think that this time is going to be different? He hasn't broken your heart enough times?" Jim asked her seriously, but with anger in his voice. He remembered all too well the pain that Dylan McKay had caused his daughter.

"Dad, I know that Dylan and I have had problems in the past, but that was in the past and we both have been through a lot in that time. We've both grown and feel that we're really ready to commit to each other on an adult level,"

"Brenda, you are making a huge mistake!" Jim warned her. "You say that you're relationship has reached an adult level, well what will happen when that adult level turns into an adult level relationship with Kelly Taylor, or someone else!"

"That's not going to happen!" Brenda argued with her father. She knew how Dylan felt about her.

"Just like it wouldn't happen the first time?" Jim countered back.

"Look, Jim, I know that I caused Brenda a lot of pain and grief when I chose Kelly over her, but I was a stupid teenager. I was too stupid to see what I had in front of me. I was too blind to realize that I had everything I had always wanted. With Kelly, I thought that I was heading down the right path with where I wanted to be. Well, I chose the wrong the path and now, I am determined to choose the right one. I know I'm choosing the right one, because I'm choosing to be with Brenda,"

Brenda felt like crying. As earlier, it seemed like everything he was saying, he was saying and meaning, but saying and making it extremely hard for her to leave for the summer.

"What about the summer?" Jim questioned calmer than before. "Brenda's leaving in two days,"

"We've got that worked out Dad," Brenda said with a smile on her face.

"I can't believe what I am about say," Jim said aloud. Both the looks on Dylan and Brenda's faces were priceless. Brenda looked like it was Christmas morning and she was five years old again. Dylan felt like he finally had peace within himself.

Brenda wrapped her arms around her father and whispered, "Thank you," in his ear. After she let him out of her embrace, she wrapped her arms around Dylan's waist as he did the same. With a smile on his face, he shook Jim's hand and nodded his head.

"Now that that's over with, Brenda, have you seen your brother?" Jim asked as he opened the newspaper that had been sitting at the table.

"Ah, I haven't today, why?" Brenda asked in return.

"Kelly keeps calling for him and she won't say why,"

Dylan and Brenda smiled and nodded their heads. They knew why. It was obvious that Brandon hadn't told their parents that he was dating Kelly. That could work for Brenda in playing a little trick on her brother.

"If I see him, I'll let him know," Brenda told him as she turned around and drug Dylan toward the front door. As soon as they reached the door, Dylan leaned down and kissed Brenda with joy. Now telling her parents, at least Jim, was off their shoulders and they could be a couple with no secrets, no weight on their shoulders, it felt like they were on cloud nine.

"I am so glad that we got that over with," Brenda told Dylan with tremendous relief in her voice. She felt like holding Dylan for the rest of her life and never letting go.

"I know what you mean," Dylan said in a low voice. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered, "God I just want to be with you tonight,"

She wanted nothing more than to make love to Dylan at that moment, but she retained herself. She had to keep her strength.

"I know we can't be, but now I have an idea for where we can go," he said mysteriously. It was his turn that night to surprise her. Opening the door, he ran to his car and drug her with him by the hand. The hand that he hadn't let go of since they had been in her car thirty minutes prior.

Brenda hopped over Dylan's passenger side door and buckled in. She had no idea where they were going, but the look in Dylan's eyes said that she wasn't going to be disappointed. Not that she ever was or had been or would be if she was with him, but something said that this was truly special.

Across town…

Kelly Taylor had been washing her face before she was going to go to sleep. She had been trying to reach Brandon all day, but he hadn't been home, he hadn't mentioned his plans for the day, so she was a bit worried. She pulled her hair back so that it was out of her face. As she was letting the wash cloth wet, she heard a knock on her door.

She quickly turned the water off and walked to the door. She opened the door to find her boyfriend standing there with a smile on his face. He had his hands behind his back as he usually did, but something seemed different this time.

"Hey stranger," Kelly greeted him. She leaned in to kiss him and instead got a mouth full of daisies.

"I know these are your favorite and I know that you and Donna had that fight yesterday," Brandon consoled.

"Yeah, and then my boyfriend disappears on me with no word, no trace, making me feel wanted," Kelly retorted with a playful tone in her voice.

"I'm sorry Kel, I went to see Andrea and Jesse. Apparently I just missed Brenda and Dylan too,"

"How are they?" Kelly asked as she let Brandon into the apartment. As she closed the door, Brandon turned back around to face her.

"Hannah is doing great. The doctor's say that she's been gaining a lot of weight and that was a very positive sign that she's going to be just fine," He said happily. Andrea and Jesse deserved nothing but happiness.

Kelly moved into the kitchen to grab a vase and put the flowers in. As she filling the vase, she wrapped her arms around Brandon's neck and gave him a chaste kiss.

"Thank you for the flowers," she told him with happiness in her voice.

Keeping her near him and in his embrace, he secured her waist in his arms. With his right hand, he moved in and kissed her neck. Kelly closed her eyes and let the emotions and feeling wash over her.

Everything about Brandon just felt- right to her. While she had loved Dylan and loved him in her own way, it was more about, as bad as it was, having what she couldn't have. With Brandon, she didn't have to try. She could just be herself around him. She was happy around him, not constantly moping, like Dylan.

As she was kissing Brandon, there was another knock on the door. Kelly untangled herself from Brandon and could only think, "It figures. I'm alone all day and finally when Brandon comes over, everybody else does too,"

Kelly opened the door to find Steve standing outside with his hand against the wall and the hugest grin on his face.

"Hi Steve," Kelly greeted him with a smile on her face. Seeing Steve's smiling face always made her smile in return.

"Hey Kel," Steve greeted.

Kelly moved over to let him into the apartment. Steve saw that Brandon was there and greeted his best friend.

"Brando!" Steve said as he made his way over to Brandon.

Behind Steve, Brandon saw Kelly shake her head "no". She apparently wanted to wait to tell Steve about her and Brandon together. Brandon didn't really care, but Kelly probably wanted to break it to Steve alone. Everyone knew that Steve would always carry a torch for his first love.

"What's up Steve?" Brandon asked him.

"Bran! You will never guess what happened while you were gone!" Steve said excitedly. Kelly was interested as well, though.

"Uh- you studied for your finals?" Brandon teased him.

"Better!" Steve said elatedly. "Celeste and I got back together! And! We're going to Hawaii for the summer!"

Kelly almost did a double take. She knew that Celeste had dumped John Sears after their little talk, but she had no clue that she and Steve decided to get back together.

"Wow, Steve! Congrats man!" Brandon wished his friend well.

"We leave the day after finals," Steve told them.

"Steve, I am very happy for you," Kelly told him honestly. She walked over to him and gave him a huge hug. "I hope you have a wonderful time in paradise,"

"Looks like it'll be just you two hanging around here this summer," Steve announced as he was thinking about it.

Brandon and Kelly simply looked at each other. They knew what the other was thinking. They would be able to go out and do things and not worry about their friends for the entire summer. It was going to be the best summer Kelly would have in a LONG time. She was determined to make it one of the best summers of her life, if not the best.

TBC…

Next: Where did Dylan take Brenda? Brandon and Kelly break the news to Jim and Cindy as well as the last two days Brenda has left in LA. Will she stay or will she go?

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