Disclaimer: I don't own Beverly Hills 90210 or any of the characters on the show… this is just a little twist I thought up while I was watching it. If I did own the show you can bet that Kelly and Brandon would never have broken up… but I don't and they did so on with life… right?

Three Months After Letters To The Editor…

Casa Walsh Kitchen Table

It was a bright sunny day, despite the fact that it was the end of February and the temperature outside was a little on the chilly side, at least for Beverly Hills it was. Kelly and Brenda were both sitting at the kitchen table cutting out various shapes of colored paper for the invitations they were making. Brenda's doctor had given her strict orders to relax and it was Kelly's job to make sure she was doing this, at least for today. Brandon and Kelly had agreed that he would go to work on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the first half of the day, and Kelly would go to work on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for the second half of the day; just so that Brenda wouldn't be so bored. Today it was Monday and Kelly needed to get the invites done for Brenda's baby shower.

There were all sorts of colors of paper and different shaped templates to use… baby ducks, bottles, and rattles just to name a few. Kelly was working on cutting out a bottle invitation while Brenda was working on tracing a duck onto a piece of yellow paper. Both girls were still in pajamas because neither one had anywhere special to be.

"So Bren… you never said who the father was…" Kelly asked trying to get some information out of her.

Brenda had been rather tight lipped when it came to the baby. Maybe she was ashamed or maybe it wasn't anyone's business. On the other hand, she was keeping this not only from her friends, but her family as well. No one knew who the father was… including the guy himself. Kelly could tell that it was an uncomfortable subject but it wasn't good to keep it locked up inside her either. Brenda, however, just looked at her with an almost pleading stare.

"Kel… I can't…" Brenda began although those words soon turned on her.

"Why!?!... I mean what's the big deal if you tell me? I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to… not even Brandon." Kelly was starting to argue but caught herself knowing that it would only bite her in the butt later.

"Don't you think I want to tell you?... You're my best friend and I want to say it so bad but I can't…"

"Did you make a promise to him?"

"No!" Brenda said looking down at her hands.

"Then why?" Kelly asked as she placed her hand on Brenda's arm.

"Because I don't know…" She said quietly as she closed her eyes and put her right hand on her forehead.

"What do you mean?" Kelly asked a look of sadness flooded her face.

"I went to a party with some friends back in London and I really don't remember much… just that I was drinking a lot… Dylan and I had just had a fight and I was trying to loosen up and forget my problems. Before I knew it I was sitting in my bathroom crying over a pregnancy test I took a few weeks later. Dylan doesn't even know I'm pregnant… he went on some trip to Egypt or something like that, and I just left him a note saying I was taking a few months off and visiting family… I don't want him to know!" Brenda said looking up at Kelly.

"Well, I hate to break it to you, but it is going to be kind of hard to hide a baby from him… don't you think?" Kelly said trying to make her feel better.

"I know... and it is also only a matter of time before he realizes that I am in Beverly Hills and comes looking for me… I just don't know how to tell him."

Well you could try the truth… from what I know about Dylan McKay… he likes honesty. Just give him a call and at least let him know you're safe." Kelly said trying to be supportive.

It was hard to be supportive of something she really didn't know anything about. When she had gotten pregnant she at least knew who the father was, Brandon. It was something they had talked about often. She was terrified when she first saw that pink strip, but after they talked she wasn't so scared, in fact, she was thrilled… then the worst thing in the world happened. After it had happened and she had time to process she realized that she really wanted that baby… she sort of felt that it was her fault she miscarried… maybe if she had loved that baby more it would be here today/ She looked over at Brenda and knew that it had to be hard to carry a child that you had no idea who it came from. She just didn't know what to tell her friend to do; she was never really the voice of reason in these things.

"Let's just get these invitations done… we can worry about this later?" Kelly finally said as she picked out a baby duck and began writing the particulars of the baby shower on it.

"Thanks Kel… I just don't want to think about it right now." Brenda said smiling as she picked up another template and began tracing a rattle onto a piece green paper.

"This baby shower is going to be so much fun… I can't believe that in months I will have a little niece or nephew!" Kelly said smiling from ear to ear.

"Well I can't believe that in just three months you will be my sister… although I fell like you have been my sister since I first moved to Beverly Hills."

"I know I can't wait… it seems like it has taken forever to get here." Kelly said thinking about what Brenda had said.

"Yeah I remember you chasing Brandon in High School!" Brenda said teasing her.

"I didn't chase him… I just came over a lot!" Kelly corrected.

"Whatever…" Brenda said as they both heard the door open.

"What is going on in here? I thought you were supposed to be resting?" Brandon said to Brenda as he walked into the kitchen. "And I thought you were supposed to be finishing up the wedding details?" He said as he leaned in to kiss his soon to be bride.

"I am sitting aren't I?" Brenda questioned motioning to the chair she was sitting on.

"And I just wanted to take a little break from the wedding… besides Brenda's baby shower is important too…" Kelly informed him.

"Okay… Okay you win… now can I talk to you for a second upstairs?" Brandon asked looking at Kelly.

Kelly didn't say anything she just looked over at Brenda and waited for her approval before getting up and following Brandon up the stairs. Once they were in their bedroom and out of earshot from Brenda… Brandon began…

"So have you found out anything about who the father is?" He questioned.

" Brandon… why don't you just ask her… I bet you would get further than I did." Kelly said feeling horrible that she had just lied to him.

"She doesn't know… does she?" Brandon asked following Kelly's facial expressions.

"How do you do that?" Kelly asked partially because she was curious and partially because she didn't want Brenda to know he knew.

"You look guilty when lie to me… so I just figure that she didn't know because you wouldn't have looked that guilty if it were Dylan's kid!" He informed her.

"Well, who knows maybe it still could be… Just do me a favor and don't let her know you know."

"Okay… Come here." Brandon said giving her hug. "Everything is going to be fine… you'll see."

"Why couldn't that have been me?" Kelly asked thinking out loud.

"What?" Brandon asked unsure of what she meant.

"Being pregnant… having our baby running around the house…"

"Kel, everything happens for a reason… you know that… and we weren't ready for a baby… not then anyway!" Brandon explained as she pulled out of the embrace.

"So are you saying we are now?" She said with a grin.

"Kelly, I don't like where this is going… I think we should get back down to Brenda… Kel… what are you doing?" Brandon asked as Kelly went over to the door to the Hallway and locked it, and then locked the bathroom door as well.