The Beach Apartment

Brandon drove his car up to the apartment and parked it, but he couldn't bring himself to get out of the car, just yet anyway. His mind was racing... How do you tell someone that you can't live without them... How do I look her in the eye and say how I feel... How do I know if the time is right... What if she hates what I have to say... Hey man your psyching yourself out... you'll never do this if you don't just say it... just suprise her... she'll love it! He takes a deep breath and opens the door and gets out of the car. He slowly walks up to the deck of the apartment, simply trying to buy himself more time. He looked around the deck and found the turtle right were it had always been, next to Kelly's little flower garden. He brings himself to lift the statue up and picked up the spare key.

As Brandon put the key in the lock he paused for a moment to catch his breath. Why was it that everytime he thought of her he's breath would get stuck in his chest. He hated and loved that feeling all at the same time. On one end he hated it because it made him feel like he was a coward because he loved her so much that he couldn't even say the words. In fact the last time he said those three words to her was right before he almost lost her. She didn't remember what was said that night but he did... clear as day...

Flashback LAX Parking Lot Night

"Brandon lets just go home I'm tired..." Kelly said as she walked hand in hand with Brandon.

"If that is what you want..." Brandon started.

That was when they heard a noise coming from one of the other cars in the lot. It sounded close... to close for comfort. Just as Brandon and Kelly had arrived at their car a man could be seen walking towards them. He looked like he was going to try to mug them. Brandon was definatly not going to let that happen... not now, not ever! He stood his ground and Kelly hide behind him, while the guy started to advance on them.

"What are you looking at?" The guy said.

"Brandon..." Kelly began.

"Nothing we are just trying to get in our car to go home." He informed the guy as he began to walk toward the driver's door.

"Brandon don't..." Kelly said scared that he might get hurt.

"Kelly get in the car..." Brandon stated calmly as he went to open the door.

Kelly was on her way to opening the passenger side door when the guy disapeared and that is when the squeeling tires could be heard. The car came out of nowhere and then before they knew it a gun was pointed out the window and right at them. Brandon saw Kelly out of the corner of his eye and began to make his way around the car to her. They both heard the gun shot and from then on it seemed like everything was in slow motion. Brandon saw the bullet hit Kelly and she fell to the ground. He saw the car peel out of the parking lot but he felt like his legs were like bricks. They weren't moving fast enough for him... he wanted to be by her side... but he could get there fast enough. By the time he got to her there was blood all over. Brandon held her close to him wanting to scream out for someone to kill the bastard that hurt her.

"Brandon... I... can't... feel..." Kelly just wanted to know he was there.

"Kelly, I love you... I am not going anywhere... everything is going to be fine... help is coming..." Truth be told Brandon was terrified that he was going to lose the only person who meant the world to him.

"Brandon... I'm... scared..." Kelly was shaking badly now.

"Kelly it's okay... we'll get through this... just keep looking at me..." Brandon was trying to stay calm for her, but he was just as scared as she was.

"Brandon what happened? We heard a shot!" Donna said as she ran toward him.

"Kelly was hit call 911..." Brandon all about screamed as he saw Donna turn around and head back into the airport.

"Oh my God..." David shouted as he ran toward his sister.

"Brandon... I'm cold..." Kelly said as the tears streamed down her cheeks.

"The ambulance will be hear soon I can hear the siren just don't leave me Kel... Kel... Kelly?" Brandon was starting to freak out.

"I... love... you..." Kelly whispered as paramedics raced out of the ambulance to assist her. "Don't leave me... Brandon... Brandon!" She screamed as she was lifted into the ambulance.

Brandon jumped in after her and grabbed her hand again as the paramedics began to work on her to stop the bleeding. He looked behind him at there friends... Donna and David were both in tears and the rest of them just stared in disbelief. Donna was Kelly's best friend and David was her brother it was only natural for them to feel helpless. They both knew where they were taking her and without hesitation they began to run to their cars. Within minutes they were on their way to the hospital.

Present Time

Brandon wiped away a tear that had began to form in his eye at the memory of that horrible night. He thought about how he had stayed by her side all night until she woke up... On the other end he loved the feeling of his breath catching in his chest everytime he saw her. It made him feel like there was something to look forward too. He knew... without a doubt in his mind, that Kelly was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with... he was just scared because of what happened that night. However, he calmed his nerves by taking a deep breath and turned the key. The door opened efortlessly and as Brandon walked in he could sense the calmness of the room. He moved towards her old room and when he got there a smile played across his face.

There in the bed slept the most amazing woman Brandon had ever known, Kelly Taylor. She looked so peaceful that he almost hated to wake her... almost! Slowly he walked over to her and sat on her bed. She shifted slightly because of the movement on the mattress and clutched the pillow tighter. Brandon realized that it would be difficult to wake her so he laid next to her and placed his arm over her. A smile spread across her face as her eyes fluttered open.

"Hey..." Kelly said as she turned to look up at him.

"Hey yourself..." Brandon said looking into her eyes.

"What time is it?" She asked instead of looking at the clock on the nightstand.

"About one in the afternoon... I thought we could start early on our evening..." He began feeling like he needed to explain why he was there.

"Brandon you don't have to explain anything... I'm glad your here!" She said smiling. "So what dod you have in mind anyway?"

"Oh I thought that we could go home or out to eat if you would prefer and then maybe take a walk on the beach later on tonight..." Brandon was just trying to buy time for himself and she knew it.

"How about this... lets get something to eat in the kitchen and then come back in here... Donna is gone for the day so we will not be bothered..." Kelly had other plans for today.

"I think that can be arranged but I do want to go for that walk later!" Brandon persisted.

"Okay!" Kelly said as she leaned in to give him a kiss and then got up.

"Where are you going?" Brandon asked following her down the hall.

"The kitchen I'm starving..." She responded like it was a 'duh' question.

Brandon watched as Kelly dug through the fridge to find what she was looking for and as soon as she found it she returned to the bedroom. Again Brandon followed her curiousity peaked... What on Earth was she doing? he thought to hiself. She had grabbed the peach pie and some whipped cream, along with a bottle of water. Kelly sat back down on the bed and began to scoop the whipped cream onto the pie. After she had done that she began to eat the masterpiece she had made... okay so the pie was from the Peach Pit, but she put the topping on.

"That looks good!" Brandon mentioned as he watched her eat the pie.

"Oh did you want some..." She began as she watched his face contort into an 'I don't think so' look.

"I prefer my peach pie warm... so I think I'll pass..."

"Okay! Your loss..." She said placing the last bite into her mouth.

"So about tonight... I was thinking we would bring a blanket and sit down by the water under the stars..." Brandon began.

"Brandon I know you want to tell me something... maybe even ask me something... so why wait just tell me!" Kelly said as she heard the phone ring.

"Are you going to get that?" Brandon asked.

"The machine will pick it up... and stop stalling!" Kelly said staring at him.

"Hey we're not here right know so leave a message and we'll get back to you!" Donna's voice could be heard throughout the apartment as the machine picked up.

"Hey Donna it's Brenda called over to Brandon and Kelly's but I guess you must be with them... anyways I just wanted to talk to someone... I have some rather BIG NEWS that I want to share so..." Brandon and Kelly heard this and both ran to the phone.

"Bren I'm here!" Kelly said getting to the phone first.

"Oh, hey Kel I thought you didn't live here anymore?" Brenda asked.

"Yeah... well I stayed here last night... sooo what's the big news?" She asked getting the attention off her.

"Oh... yeah... I'm moving back to Beverly Hills..." She started but Kelly soon cut her off.

"That's terrific Bren I can't wait for you to get here..." She said into the phone "Brenda's moving back home..." She told Brandon who looked confused.

"Who else is there?" Brenda asked notting that Kelly was talking to someone else.

"Brandon came over to see how I was doing." Kelly said snuggling into Brandon so he could hear too.

"Hey Brandon!" Brenda said knowing that he was next to the phone.

"Hey Bren how's London?" Brandon asked sensing that she was holding something back.

"It was great but I need a change of scenery..." Brenda said her voice obviously changing with every word.

"You're hiding something..." Brandon sing songed into the phone.

"Pick me up on Friday and you can see for yourself..." Brenda said.

"What time do you get in?" Kelly asked.

"Noon... Oh and Brandon tell her you love her before I get there would you..." She relpied knowing that he hadn't told her yet, also she needed to ge the focus off of her.

"See you then!" Kelly said turning to Brandon... "You and I really need to have a talk!"

"Thanks a lot Bren!" Brandon said right before the phone was hung up.