Terrified

AU. After Sammy and Dylan are caught in a car crash, Kelly rushes to their side. Set up in 2018.

Rest in peace the beautiful soul that was Luke Perry.

*I just realized Dylan's brother was named Jack so I changed the name of their second son to Evan, and yeah I know Andrea's daughter's name is Hannah but there's a special reason for the name, so that one is staying the same :)

Here's the next chapter.

Kelly Taylor had been in love with Dylan Mckay since kindergarten and their eventual relationship growing up had been tumultuous to say the least, breaking up and making up, getting tangled into being with each other while they were with other people, there was no denying that Dylan was her soulmate.

That had been reaffirmed to her when she ended up pregnant with Sammy, she and Dylan had been taking a shot at their relationship again, but it turned out to be just a few years of finally being the family they both had craved so much growing up, but just as their relationship was passionate so were their fights and disagreements and Kelly took the high road for her and Sammy once more and returned to LA while Dylan stayed away, giving her time to decide what she wanted to do.

Kelly had done some thinking, and decided she didn't want to cost Sam his father, she knew that all too well, so she had gone back to Dylan and just like back then, given him an ultimatum, not just for herself but for their son.

Now it was ten years later and Kelly played with the wedding ring on her finger as she waited for Dylan to come out of the anestesia he'd been put under for surgery, Kelly was relieved he was alive but far from danger.

A liver transplant wasn't an easy procedure, the doctor had explained Dylan's liver had been severed in the accident and it was imperative he'd received a new one.

He'd already been put on the list and Kelly prayed they would find one soon so she could wake up from this nightmare.

"Dylan, where are we really going? I can't keep putting Sammy through this, the idea of having you around and then you disappearing, it's not good for him."

"I'm tired of running Kelly, I want it all, the whole picket fence fantasy, with you. It's you who I chose back then wasn't it? I'm still choosing you." They sat there in his new found home in the country, Sammy was beyond excited about the impromptu vacation at his daddy's new farm home but Kelly knew they couldn't stay there forever without some kind of plan, Sam needed stability and honestly, so did she.

"Okay, then prove it and just like back then, let's commit, the whole thing Dylan, I can't keep playing this game with you any longer, we're not kids anymore, we have Sam now and it's him we should be thinking about, not us."

"It's Sammy I'm doing this for, and for you."

She had been back in LA two weeks later and he'd shown up at her door a few days after that, bags and all, ready to be a grownup and commit to her. It wasn't going to be easy, they had done this dance way too many times before for either of them to believe it, but Kelly was not one to lose hope, specially when it came to Dylan, she loved him too much for her to be the one person not to believe in him.

Now he was more than a grown up, he was a father and a husband and a good man. The police had finally come knocking her way as she waited on yet another prognosis about Dylan.

"So it wasn't his fault?" Kelly spoke to the man in front of her, of course it hadn't been his fault, Dylan was a lot of things but not one to put his child's life in danger by being reckless.

"No, the, uh, the other driver ran a light and hit them straight up." Detective Linus said.

"Is the other person alright?"

"She was taken to a hospital near by, she's stable for now but we can't really give out any more details as of the moment."

"Okay, I don't need them, I just need to know if there will be anything done about it because as of now my husband is fighting for his life."

"We understand how you might be feeling Mrs. McKay and we sympathize but like we said, we can't give out any details, unless the other person wants to contact you directly once and when she's declared capable."

"So she can but I can't? How is that logical? She was the one to hit them!"

"Kel." Kelly had forgotten her brother was there beside her. "Det. Linus, is there really nothing we can do to reach out to this person?"

"Do you wish to take legal actions?"

"We might yes." Kelly said quickly. Linus sighed and nodded.

"Alright, an investigation is already on the way as to the accident, we'll keep you posted and we'll pray for your husband and your son's recovery."

Kelly sighed, this couldn't be happening, Dylan was yet to wake up as they'd put him in an induced coma to allow his body to heal and wait on the possibility of a transplant. "Hey." A voice said as there was a knock on the door, Steve and Janet had come to relieve David so he could go back to work and home to Donna and the kids.

"How are they doing?" Janet asked.

"Dylan is the same and Sammy, uh, he's like in this zombie state, how could this have happened to my sweet boy?"

"He's just worried about Dylan, Kelly, he'll be fine." Steve said, sitting beside her in the room, Sam was sleeping soundly on the bed.

"He's getting discharged tomorrow." Kelly said to her friends. "What am I going to do guys? How am I meant to do this without Dylan?"

"Sweetie listen, you have a bunch of people that love you guys, we're not going to leave you alone, we'll help all of you through this."

"Yeah of course." Steve echoed.

"The kids can stay with me and Donna as long as you need Kelly." David assured her.

"Thank you." She smiled at him. "David, please go home, you've been here all day."

"Right, I'm going but you call if you need anything and keep me posted?"

"Sure, thank you so much." Kelly said. "Oh and David? Please hug my kids?"

"Of course." He smiled and kissed her cheek as he said his goodbyes to Steve and Janet.

Kelly watched David walk away and tried to gather her thoughts once more. She couldn't believe it had been less than 24 hours after the accident and her life had potentially changed completely.

And she knew it could get worse.

"Could you guys stay with Sammy?" Kelly asked her friends tiredly. "I'm just going to go check on Dylan."

"Do you need me to come along?" Steve asked her sweetly.

"No, I think I'll be fine." She replied, thanking him and glancing back at her son before closing the door behind her and moving her way to the elevator.

She tried telling herself this was still just a nightmare and she'd wake up from it soon and Dylan would call her silly for being terrified, he wasn't going anywhere, not this time, if the last ten years of their lives had meant anything it was that Dylan was there to stay.

Now Kelly wasn't so sure, she tried to breathe as she felt sick entering the ICU floor. "Mrs. Mckay?" Sandy, the nurse in charge of Dylan spotted her instantly. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, just a little lightheaded, I'm sorry." Kelly said as Sandy helped her to a chair.

"Oh don't be sorry, here, I'll bring you some water." She quickly moved to the dispenser and back with Kelly, the blonde took small sips as she thanked the younger woman. "It can be a lot, can't it?"

"I don't know how you do it with such grace, I don't think I'd be able to keep myself from crying all day honestly." Kelly said with a weary glance Dylan's way.

"Well, who says it doesn't get to you at some point, but I've been doing it a while so I tell myself that's the reason I'm doing it mostly, to help people. What do you do Mrs. Mckay if you don't mind me asking?"

"School guidance counselor."

"Oh, that must be so interesting and so important, having all those kids come to you asking for advice."

"Well, actually, I think the reason I do it is because I wish someone had helped me as a kid, I was pretty lost in high school."

"You just took a while finding your way, that's alright." Sandy said kindly to her. "Now let's see here, you still seem a little pale so I'm going to take your blood pressure and get you a snack. When was the last time you ate?"

"I'm not sure."

"Well, we can't have you feeling like this specially if you intend to go back and forth between your son and husband." The nurse said.

"Thank you, I just.. I've known Dylan practically my entire life and loved him just as long, watching him just laying there, I think I could go crazy, he's always made me feel safe and right now I'm not sure how to deal with all of this." Sandy offered her a kind smile as she took Kelly's blood pressure and handed her a chocolate bar.

"Sounds like quite the story."

"It should, he wrote a book about it." Kelly admitted. Sandy instantly looked back at Dylan as she moved the chair for the other woman to sit on beside the bed. "You should read it, it's good."

The nurse smiled. "Maybe I will. I'm around if you need anything Mrs. Mckay."

"Thank you." Kelly said with a sigh as she took Dylan's hand."And please call me Kelly."

She had a parent- teacher thing with a student that had ended up pregnant her junior year and she wouldn't be able to take Sammy to swimming practice so Dylan had offered, he was a pretty hands on Dad as his job mostly consisted on bossing people around. She had woken up unusually early that day and watched Dylan sleep for a while, his ever messy hair and soft features made her smile. Summer was just catching the fall and she had been back in school for less than a month, Sammy was starting his Freshman year in High School and suddenly she felt as if no time had passed and she was back at being 17 again and waking up beside her boyfriend, only reality would have to suddenly kick in because she had 3 children that would soon take up her undivided attention.

"I can hear your mind going in my sleep." Dylan's voice was quiet and groggy as he looked at her, the pillow still covering half his face.

"Sorry, I was just…"

"Taking a minute?"

"Yeah, before we have to go back out there and you know? Get a start on life?"

"Deep Kel. Are you sure you are okay?"

"Yes, I'm just, having a moment I guess." She admitted, cuddling back in bed with him as he leaned to kiss her sweetly.

The moment didn't last long though as the kids soon started making noise and it was her cue to get up and get the little ones ready for school.

"So remember Dad's going to pick you up and drive you Sammy?"

"Yeah, I know."

"And then you have to pick up Hannah from school, she has choir practice."

"Duly noted." Dylan echoed with a smile. "Donna's still getting Evan?"

"Yeah, she owes me from last time." Kelly said finishing packing the kid's lunches and tying Evan's sneakers.

"Okay guys, let's go. Little ones with Dad, Sammy with me…" She then turned to face Dylan who smirked. "What?"

"We've become those boring people in movies, haven't we?" Kelly sighed. "Tell you what? Date night? Friday? I'm sure we can find someone who can babysit." He said.

"I could." Sammy offered, pulling his parents out from their somewhat private conversation. "I can watch them."

"No, you can't. We've talked about this Sammy." Kelly said. "You are still too young, next year we'll talk about it okay?"

Sam rolled his eyes and grabbed his bag. "Fine, I'll be in the car."

"Okay, what happened to our sweet boy?" Kelly asked once he was gone.

"He's a teenager now Kel and apparently, he's got the McKay temper sneaking on him there."

"God help us." Kelly joked. "Alright, So date night? We'll talk about it later?"

"You can bet on it." Dylan smiled.

Kelly then hugged her younger son and daughter but still she couldn't remember if she'd kissed Dylan goodbye .

"How's he doing?" Donna asked later that day as she sat there with Kelly in Sammy's room, the boy had been taken up for a couple more tests before being discharged for good the next day.

"Sam? He's fine, a little moody."

"Oh, what else is a surprise, he's a teenager, although I have to tell you that Ruby is ten and I feel sometimes she's worse than me at 15." Donna admitted.

"When did our kids become us huh?"

"I guess that's what happens when you grow up." Donna put in with a sigh. "How's Dylan?"

"The same, the doctor says it's still too early to tell but looks like he might be okay, that is if he gets that new liver."

"Might?"

"He is in a coma so a lot of things could happen." Kelly said, her voice low. "I've, I've been playing that morning in my head and can't remember if I kissed him goodbye."

"What are you talking about?"

Well you have kids, you know how it is."

"Kel, I don't think Dylan would go a day without showing you how much he loves you. He's Dylan."

"Exactly."

"And he's going to be okay."

Kelly wanted to believe that. More than anything she wanted to be sure of it.

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