The Peach Pit After Dark
It had been a long day and Kelly was glad to be letting loose with her friends. It was just her, Donna, and David so far but the rest would soon follow. Except maybe Val and Noah because they were both going sailing tonight. Brandon had called saying that he and Steve were just finnishing up and would be there right after they got the layout to the presses. Kelly was lost in thought when David broke the silence.
"Hey Kel you okay? You seem a little out of it!" David asked looking over at her.
"What? Oh, yeah I'm fine I was just thinking..." Kelly said looking over at her step brother.
"She's curious on if Brandon read the letters to the editor yet!" Donna said swirling the drink she had in her hand.
"Donna! I can't believe this... you said this was just between us!" Kelly said hurt that her best friend told her boyfriend.
"I'm sorry... was I not suppose to know that you are concerned with how Brandon's job is going?" David said because he really had no clue what the girls were talking about.
"You didn't tell him?" Kelly asked Donna.
"Nope, you just took it that way..." Donna said looking at her like she was loosing her marbles.
"Sorry David, I didn't mean that the way it came out..."
"It sounds to me like you and Brandon really need to sit down and have a talk... and now would be the perfect time to do that because there he is..." David said pointing to where Steve and Brandon were standing.
Kelly smiled as she watched Steve and Brandon talk over by the bar. She had no idea what they were talking about but was sure that it might have something to do with her letter to the editor. She wanted to go over there and find out but was't sure if she should. Instead she made an excuse to go up to the bar.
"I'm gonna go and get a refill anyone else want one?" She asked as she grabbed her glass and left the table.
"We're good, Thanks." David said putting his arm around Donna.
The Bar
"Do you know who the letter was from?" Steve asked just as Kelly came into earshot.
"Not sure, but I think I may have an idea..." Brandon said as Kelly stayed far enough away so they couldn't see her.
"Well if you do know I would just play along and write her back in the next edition on Friday." Steve suggested.
"I think I might... It would do me good to get that out in the open"
"Hey Brandon, I thought you said to meet at eight it's nine thirty... where have you been?" Kelly asked as she walked up to the bar.
"I was at the paper trying to make sense out of a Editor's letter someone wrote me..." Brandon said leaning in to a hug with her.
"Really what was in the letter?" She asked hugging him back and playing along.
"Oh, just someone saying stuff about relationships and that she isn't sure where her's was going..." Brandon started.
"And that the guy she is seeing is afraid to tell her how he feels about her..." Steve added.
"Well how would you feel if it were you?" Kelly asked wanting to know his answer.
"Well I guess I would be hurt too, but what if the other person couldn't put their feelings into words?" He countered.
"Well... than I think that other person really needs to figure out how to put those feelings into words!" Kelly said getting fustrated and Steve could tell.
"Wow... you two really need to talk... I'm gonna go find David." Steve said looking at both of them and then heading off toward the tables.
"Kelly are you mad at me?" Brandon asked sensing that Kelly was upset.
Kelly, however, was more interested in the couple on the otherside of the bar. They seemed to be engrossed in a deep and meaningful conversation, something that she and Brandon seemed to be lacking lately. The conversation that the couple was having soon turned into something much more as the two stood up and wrapped their arms around each other, heading for the door. Kelly wished that she and Brandon could be all cuddly like they use to, but lately everything was about the shooting. That had happened a last month and her doctor had told her that she would be fine to work and engage in physical activities, but Brandon was refusing to listen. He just wanted her to be safe and not chance getting hurt again.
"Kel, did you hear me?..." Brandon asked noticing she wasn't paying attention to him.
"Huh... Oh, sorry... no I'm not mad I just want things to go back to the way they were... No... we need to spice things up a bit..." She said as she moved towards him.
"Kelly what are you doing?..." Brandon asked as she started advancing towards him.
Kelly didn't say anything she just gave him a passionate kiss and tried to lead him to the door. For about five minutes this was working because little Brandon had taken over the thinking. Of course, Brandon being Brandon caught himself before they got to the door and pulled her back into him. Kelly thought that he might kiss her back but then he just stood there holding her as the music played.
Kelly knew that Brandon didn't dance from High School, when she asked him to dance and they just stood in the middle of the dance floor staring at each other. It was nice to just stand there with him holding her. She liked it but this wasn't getting her anywhere. Brandon on the other hand was getting ready for something much bigger than she could have ever expected. Okay... so she was expecting it but just not this soon.
"Hey Kelly what do you say about tomorrow night, just you and me, under the stars, on the beach?" Brandon whispered into her ear.
"I say what time are you picking me up?" She answered as he pulled her closer.
"How about eight thirty..." Brandon didn't finnish his sentence as he was trying to remember when everyone on the beach usually went home.
"Sounds good... What are we going to be doing on the beach?" Kelly was trying to test the waters and see just how much information she could get out of him.
"Wouldn't you like to know!" He said as he slowly began to sway back and forth to the next song.
All Brandon could think about was that he must thank Brenda for teaching him how to dance, when he had gone to visit her last year. He looked into Kelly's eyes and he knew that she was enjoying the moment... Yes, definatly must thank Brenda, she has just saved me again!!! As the two began to move around the dance floor it had seemed like the world had just stood still. Nothing had mattered in that moment because it was just them. The lights in the club seemed to be dimming as the music got softer and then it just stopped. However, Brandon and Kelly continued to dance just because they could.
Little did they know that Donna, David, and Steve were all watching them from across the room. Donna was smiling, glad that her best friend had finally gotten through to Brandon. Then as the two on the dance floor pulled apart to go and find the rest of the gang she quickly looked away and started talking about something else. David caught onto what Donna was doing, but Steve could be a little dense sometimes. It wasn't until David kicked him under the table that he pulled is eyes away from Kelly and Brandon.