Donna Martin was at the beach apartement, talking by the phone that afternoon. She looked happy and exited and had a sparkling gaze.
Donna: Everything's fine, stop worrying, okay?
"Alright, alrigth, it's just that... I miss you so much!" The voice at the other end of the line sounded just as exited as Donna. It belonged to a girl, standing outside a classroom with a movil attached to her ear.
-So do I!- Answered Donna, laughing. -My God, you wouldn't believe how weird things are around here. Brandon's fallen head over heals for Ally Dawson; and Kelly is always moody, I can't even talk to her most of the time.-
-Yeah, last time I call her... it didn't end up very well.- Brenda said, with a concerned look on her face.
Donna: Oh, tell me about it. But at least we are going aout tonight.
Brenda: cool, where are you going?
Donna: I don't know yet. We are gonna have dinner, Kelly, Dylan, David and I.
"How's everything between you and young David?" Asked Brenda smiling.
Donna: Uh... better, way better actually. I'm taking it slow, though.
Brenda: That's good.
Donna: But it's kind of hard, you know? sometimes I forget that I'm supposed to be making him pay... it's just that he's so good to me and... well, I love him.
Brenda: Well, if you decided to give him a second chance, that means you are gonna trust him.
Donna: I know, and I'm trying really, but sometimes I wonder if I'm not just too easy.
Brenda: Nah, don't say that. You are not too easy, you are just in love.
Donna: ...Thanks, Brenda.
Brenda: No problem. Hey, how's Dylan?
Donna: Haven't you talked to him?
Brenda: Not for a while, is he okay?
Donna: Well yeah, sort of. You know how hard it is to know when it comes to Dylan.
Brenda: But you see him everyday at school, right? I mean, you talk to him, don't you?
Donna: Uh, yeah... sometimes, but you know how he is, Brenda, I mean, it's not exactly easy to get to him. He barely talks to Brandon, let alone anyone else. Kelly's always complaining about that.
Brenda: Well Donna, I know he's complicated, but you guys are the only friends he has, if he's got troubles, you gotta do something.
Donna: Look, I know...
Brenda: Dylan won't come to you by himself, you need to show him you are there for him.
Donna: ...Don't worry, I will...
Brenda: I'm sure he needs you guys right now. It's not a good time for him, he will need all the suport he can get.
Donna: ...I know...
Brenda: ...and maybe he doesn't need to talk, sometimes he just needs to be with some one until everything's calmed.
Donna: ...I'll keep that in mind...
Brenda: You just gotta have patience, okay?
Donna: Yes, I will.
Brenda: You promisse?
Yes, Brenda! Oh my God! I promise, what's gotten into you?- Asked Donna, half exasperated and half amused.
-Nothing!- Answered Brenda.
Donna: Look, I know you care about him...
Brenda: It's not...
Donna: And, I know you are concerned, but you need to calmed down, Dylan will get through this.
Brenda: ...How can you know that?
Donna: ...That's what you always used to say. You'd always say he would be fine, and he always was.
Brenda: I'd just wish there was more I could do.
Donna: You could talked to him, that would be a start. Instead of asking me how he is, you could ask himself.
Brenda: ...You know why I don't do that.
Donna: I know, I know, Kelly doesn't like it, but you shouldn't care, Brenda, Dylan is your friend.
Brenda: I just don't want to cause him any more troubles, I really don't want kelly to get mad at him, their relationship is hard enough as it is without me getting in the way all the time. And Dylan deserves a chance to be happy with the one he loves, just as I am. I mean, I'd wish it wasn't kelly, but what can you do, right?
Donna: How's everything with Paul?
Brenda: Excelent. I couldn't be happier.
She sounded way too distracted.
Donna: Wow, don't get too exited, ah?
Brenda laughed at the sarcastic expression.
-I'm sorry, I was still thinkig about Dylan.- She said, simply.
-Yeah, I bet you were!- Donna said, making fun of her.
-You know what I mean.- Brenda said, fighting a smile.
Donna: Sorry. So everything's fine between you guys?
Brenda: Actually... is more than that.
Donna: explain.
Brenda: Well... you know how... when I got to Beverly Hills I was just a little girl, I mean, we were sixteen, and since then, my relationships have always been sort of difficul.
Donna: I'm sure you don't mean the four years you and Dylan spent trapped in eahother's worlds.
Brenda: And don't forget Stewart Carlson.
Donna: Oh, How could I? He was yummi.
Brenda: Well, now I'm twenty one, and I'm starting to feel I can finally have good expectations for a relationship, and Paul... he's just... nice, you know? I've never been inlove with a nice guy. He's just too good to me... he never makes me cry, he always takes good care of me. We've been together six months and I'm just... so happy... After Dylan, I never thought I'd be happy with another guy.
Donna: Yeah, I know.
Brenda: I feel I couldn't ask for something better. He really... really loves me and I... I couldn't be happier.
Donna: Hahaha, somebody's inlove.
Brenda laughed at Donna's voice.
Brenda: He is without question the best relationship I've ever had. Really, I realize now. Really, the best. There are no conflicts, no figths. He just wants to please me, he does everything he can to keep me happy.
Donna: Okay, okay, stop, you are rubbing it to my face now.
Brenda: I cannot wait to go back for you to meet him.
Donna: Yeah, I wanna meet him too.
Brenda: Okay so... you won't forget what I told you about Dylan.
Donna: Promisse is a promisse.
Brenda: You'll see him tonight so... I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
Donna: You'd better! I miss talking to you! and you are always too bussy to talk more than fifteeh minutes!
Brenda: All that will change, I promise.
Donna: I love you Brenda!... You are my best friend.
Brenda: I love you too.
Donna: can't wait for you to be here.
Brenda: Shh! Stop saying that, you are making me homesick!
Donna: That's the idea.
Brenda: You are my best friend too, Donna, you know that.
Donna: Yeah, I do.
Brenda: I'll call you tomorrow, as soon as I can.
Donna: Take care, okay?
Brenda: I will. Give my love to Kelly.
Donna: Will do.
Brenda: Bye...
Donna: Bye...
Just as they hung up, Kelly Taylor walked in, with a couple of bags.
Kelly: Who was that on the phone?
Donna: Oh damn! it was Brenda, you just missed her!
Kelly: You are kidding.
Donna: No, I'm sorry, but it's okay, she said she'd call tomorrow.
-It's okay, I'll call her right now- Said Kelly, grabbing the phone.
-No you can't, she's at school...- Answered Donna, looking all mortified.
-Great.- Kelly murmured, disapointed.
Donna: I told her we were gonna have dinner tonight.
Kelly: Well, it'll be just you, me and David. Dylan's not coming.
Donna: No way! why?
Kelly: Who knows?, You know how antisocial he's become, he said he was having dinner at the Walshe's, as a matter of fact.
Donna: Well, I'm surprised You are not more upset.
Kelly: I was. Believe me, I went ballistic on him.
Donna: Don't get me wrong but... what happened? Why are you so calmed?
-Umm... I went to Valentino's.- Kelly explained, showing a bag.
-Nice move!- Donna said, with admiration.
-Thank you- Answered Kelly, with a charming smile.
-So are we still going?
-Yeah. Dylan Mckay will not be disturbing my peace of mind anymore.
-You sound just like Brenda.
-Well, who do you think I got that from?
-You mean the expression, or Dylan?- Asked Donna, mischeviously. Kelly stare at her for one second, making an efort to fight back a smile, but failing at the end.
-Both.- She admited. -And, that's not funny.- But it obviously was.
Donna: Well, Brenda's gonna be disapointed.
Kelly: How come?
Donna: She asked me to talk to Dylan, to find out how he's doing.
Kelly: She asked you to talk to Dylan?
Donna: Yeah.
Kelly: What else did she said about him?
Donna: Well nothing really, she just asked how he was doing.
Kelly: Well I'd wish I knew.
Donna: I told her Dylan doesn't talk to any of us right now.
Kelly: Except for the Walshes, or so it would seem.
Donna: Well, would you rather him to keep it all inside?
Kelly: I'd rather him to talk to me.
Donna: ...I know.
Donna went to sit on the couch, next to Kelly, and tried to confort her. The two girls huged.
Kelly: You know I hate it when you talk to Brenda about me and Dylan...
Donna: Oh come on Kelly, I just said Dylan was having a hard time.
Kelly: You said he wasn't talking to me!
Donna: Well, he's not!
Kelly: Yeah, but Brenda doens't have to know it.
Donna; I think she knows Dylan well enough to know it without me telling her.
Kelly: Still! You made it sound like he doesn't trust me at all, what's Brenda gonna think?
Donna: Why do you care what she thinks? You should care about what Dylan thinks.
Kelly: I care because... I don't want Brenda to think she was a better girlfriend to Dylan than I am.
Donna: This is not a competition, Kelly. This is about helping Dylan.
Kelly: Yeah, and she must think I can't do it.
Donna: No, she doesn't, she didn't say that at all!
Kelly Looked less than convinced, and seemed about to cry.
Donna: Kelly, what's wrong?
Kelly: What's wrong is that... even after we became a couple, I always noticed this... sort of bond Dylan and Brenda seemed to have...
Donna: Well Kel... They were pretty much in love, we all knew that. Of course they were gonna remain close.
Kelly: No... no, it was more than that. You know Dylan is very hard to understand, but with Brenda... I don't know, it was as if she could read his thoughts, you know?
Donna: ...Yeah, I know.
Kelly: I mean and this was after they broke up, when Dylan and I were together. Sometimes it seemed she was the only one who could get to him. It used to drive me nuts... he never admited it to my face, but I always noticed. It's kind of the same thing with Brandon... only I don't mind that because... well, they have always been best friends, but with her... It just doesn't feel right.
Donna: I guess... that's the price to pay for having Dylan with you.
Kelly: Well, it shouldn't be. I know Brenda wanted Dylan too and everything, but he chose to be with me, you know that. It's not my fault he wants me, is it? Is it so wrong that we love eachother and we want to be together?
Donna: I guess not.
Kelly: Then I shouldn't have to tolerate this, should I?
Donna: Look, you need to relax, if Dylan really loves you, he'll come to you sooner or later.
Kelly: What do you mean "if"?
Donna: I meant because. Because he loves you, he'll come to you.
Kelly: And what do I do untill then? It's like I don't have a boyfriend at all. He's always too upset to talk to me, or anybody else, and when he's not all he wants to do is to hang out with Brandon. We hardly ever go out anymore, and that's nothing new cuz we used to spend all the time at his place... but we had our reasons... and now he hardly touches me anymore.
Donna: ...sound hard.
Kelly: it is! I'm telling you, I don't feel like I have a boyfriend anymore! he's so boring to be with!