Jim and Cindy could tell Brenda was upset when she and Brandon came downstairs and Jim's hackles immediately went up. What the hell had Dylan done now? Brenda's eyes were red and puffy, a telltale sign she had been crying. Just when he thought he could give the boy another chance he had to go and pull a stunt like this. He let out a deep sigh.

"What's he done now," Jim asked her, a note of irritation in his voice. Brandon made a slashing motion across his throat to kill the subject, but he ignored him.

Brenda whirled on him and she had a malicious glint in her eye. Maybe he should have listened to Brandon.

"Well, you got your wish, Daddy. Dylan's gone. He's probably drinking himself stupid right now because Kevin and Suzanne took Erica...and they ran off with Dylan's money, " Brenda's voice was shaking with barely controlled anger.

Suddenly, Jim Walsh didn't want to be right anymore. He felt a tightness in his chest when he thought of what those people had done to Dylan. He might be not be his number one pick for his daughter, but Dylan had been elated when he found out he had a sister. Not to mention the fact Dylan had trusted Suzanne blindly and she had used his love for Erica to manipulate him.

" Brenda, I'm sorry. I didn't know. Where did he go? Do you know, " Jim immediately softened his tone.

" I don't know, Daddy. I just know I have to find him. I'm scared for him," Brenda's eyes watered over and she didn't bother to wipe away the stray tears falling down her cheeks.

Not quite knowing what else to do, he took his daughter into his arms and hugged her, rubbing her back in a soothing motion, much like he had done with her as a child. Brenda wasn't a baby anymore though. She was a strong, intelligent, and capable woman. It was time he started treating her as such.

"It's okay, baby. We'll find Dylan, " He reassured her.

"Me and Bren are going to head down to Baja, check out some of his hangouts down there. If Dylan's hiding, it's likely that's where he is, " Brandon finally spoke.

"I'll go with you, " Jim was firm in his answer and let them both know there was no room for argument.

"But Jim...Valerie just got here, " Cindy said.

" I owe this to Dylan. We'll find him and then we'll find a way to get his money back., " Jim was angry that he himself had been fooled by Kevin's act. Not to mention that they were using an innocent child as a pawn in their scam.

Brenda looked up at her dad and offered him a small smile.

"Thank you, Daddy, " Brenda said softly.

"Thank me once we find him, " Jim replied.

Kelly sighed as she hung up the phone after talking to Brandon. She was torn. She still cared about Dylan, but if anything she realized that it was more in a friendly type way. She was surprised to hear Brenda was home, but not really. Dylan and Brenda always managed to find their way back to one another and she didn't want Brenda to get the impression she was going to try and stand in the way of that. That was the reason she declined Brandon's invitation to go search for him. She told them of some helpful places to look and wished them luck, but for Brenda's sake, she was sitting this one out.

If there was one thing she had realized since getting together with Brandon, it was what a lousy friend she had been to Brenda. Granted, Dylan was as much to blame as she was when it came to their affair, but everything beyond was her fault. She was the one who had been so blindly jealous of Brenda's life, not realizing the problems that Brenda actually had. Not to mention believing that stupid rumor about her sleeping with Rory Randolph. She was Brenda's best friend, supposed to know her better than anyone, yet she was so easily swayed to believe such an awful thing, simply because she envied her.

Brenda was back now and Kelly resolved to make amends for the past. David had decided to move back in with his father after Donna had caught him with Ariel. That meant they had a bedroom open and she really wanted Brenda to move in with her and Donna. What better way to get their friendship back on track than for it just to be the girls? Brandon promised to mention it to Brenda when they found Dylan, but told Kelly right now just wasn't a good time to ask her.

If there was thing in this world that Kelly was certain of though, it was that Brenda would find Dylan. One of the biggest problems in her relationship with Dylan was the deep connection he seemed to share with Brenda. At first it had irritated her that they knew each other so well, but now she was thankful for it. It would help Brenda bring Dylan home.