"Dylan, no! Stop it!" Kelly yelled, backing away. Her hands frustratingly ran threw her hair in panic. "You can't do this!" She warned
"Why not?" He asked, carelessly
"Things have changed! I've changed!" She spat out
"Right..." He shook his head, letting out a nervous chuckle.
"Dylan, I think you should go." She said once she had gained composure.
"You know what?" He retorted "This whole thing is a joke."
"Excuse me?" She shot back, "Are you saying my relationship with Brandon is a joke?!"
"It's all a joke." He nodded, "You and Brandon are not gonna last. You can't keep up this charade... the wildness in you won't allow it, and you'll have to let go."
"No... this is one Walsh that's not going to get hurt by me." She said firmly
"Yes, he will. Just like Brenda, no one stands a chance when it comes to our connection, the sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll see this is a mistake."
"No, Dylan. The misake is me being here with you... "
"Is that so?" He cocked one eyebrow
"Yes. And if you can't except my relationship with Brandon then maybe we shouldn't see each other right now." She said quietly, as Dylan shook his head in response.
"He'll never make you happy." He finally said, before turning on his heel
"At least, he'd never abandon me." She fired back
"What?" Dylan turned back to face her, glaring directly into her eyes, "Don't you dare." He began, "You know it wasn't like that!"
"But I didn't!" She yelled back, "Whatever you were doing, it doesn't make up for all those nights I waited for you to show up, or even call me! Who abandons their so-called soul mate for 3 months without a phone call! Who just disappears!"
"I didn't know there was a relationship to come back to!"
"But you never thought it was over..." She breathed out
"Apparently it is." He sneered, turning round the corner as he left
"Where are you going?!" She called after him
"Leaving!" He yelled back from round the corner.
"Great!" She screamed, "What you do best!" She wiped away any tears that wanted to appear before they could. She took a deep breath and went inside her apartment
Dylan headed to a local bar. A bar he spent a lot of dark years hiding in. The dirty floors and counter tops reminded him of all the times he ran here to get away from his fights with Jack. The bartender still recognised him even though he hadn't been there for a couple years.
"Pool table's been waiting for ya!" The bartender smirked as Dylan picked up a stick.
"May I play?" A girl asked, causing Dylan to turn to respond to her
"...You're the girl staying in Brenda's old room." Dylan nodded
"Well, that is my full name but, my friends just call me Valerie." She smirked
"Okay, Val. No, you can't play." Dylan bent down to shoot.
"Come on, Two is always better than one." She assured
"No, two's a crowd." He took a swig of the beer the bartender just brought over.
"I think that's three." She chuckled
"Surprised Brandon would let you come here." He assumed, still not taking his eyes off the pool table
"He's probably busy with his blonde." Valerie sighed, noticing Dylan tense up at the word blonde.
"This is no place for a minnestoa girl like you... Seriously go home, Valerie."
"I'm from Buffalo." She grinned
"So?"
"So..." She forced him to face her, "We can help each other." She smirked
"Not interested." He shook his head
"I'll let you call me Kelly." She said firmly, then let out a chuckle as she got his attention.
"That's enough." He said firmly, "Leave me alone."
"Fine... guess you're not ready for me yet." She took a swig of his beer and let herself out.
Kelly came home from college to find David home.
"David what are you doing here?" She asked cheerfully
"Donna let me in." He came to give her a hug
"How's Claire?" She asked, putting her bag and jacket on the chair
"I'm waiting for her actually... not home yet." He shrugged
"Alright." Kelly sighed, slumping herself on the couch next to him.
"You okay?" David asked, noticing her grim expression
"Yeah... I don't know." She rubbed her eyes, "David, can I ask you something?" She titled her head to one side, resting it on a cushion. He nodded. "How did you do it? Move on with a new relationship, with Donna around."
"...This is about Dylan." He chuckled, and Kelly nodded shamefully. "Well..." He continued, "Donna and I are friends... We want each other to be happy."
"I can't imagine Dylan being happy for me..." She shrugged
"Nah, it's too early... Kel, Donna and I weren't friends straight away. After we broke up we took a lot of space... that's why I moved out. And we gave it time until we were ready to be around each other... And we're in a good place."
"I don't want to lose Dylan as a friend..." She sighed
"But you'll have to create some space in order for him to be your friend again... it doesn't happen overnight... and considering Brandon is his best friend, he's going to need some time."
"Yeah... I'm trying to get him to respect my relationship."
"You can't control his actions, Kel. You can only control yours... spending time with him now isn't helping you or him... You have to be the one to distance yourself."
"But... It's hard." She whined
"I know... believe me, I know it's hard to change the dynamic between you and ex... especially an ex you felt so strongly about... But if you don't want to lose him, it's what you gotta do." David ordered
"...You're right. When did you get so smart?" She asked, smiling at him, as he playfully rubbed her head
"When you became my sister." He grinned
"Aren't you sweet." She chuckled
"No, I didn't mean it like that. I meant one of us had to be the smart one." He laughed as she playfully hit him.
The past week it was pretty easy for Kelly to create space between her and Dylan. Staying occupied with college and heading to Brandon's after school. Then Thanksgiving approached and Dylan had gone to Hawaii to spent it with Erica and Iris. Kelly, Brandon, David, Jackie, Erin and the Walshes were able to spent this year's thanksgiving without any drama. Donna went to visit her parents for the holiday.
But it was that time of year. Kelly lied in bed with Brandon after they had made love. She couldn't sleep with those hot winds blowing. Those hot familiar winds, reminding her of an all too familiar passion. A passion as wild as those winds. She got up, gazing out the window of Brandon's bedroom. Hating herself for thinking of another guy. Hating herself for that old craving resurfacing... the need for freedom.
She began to put her clothes back on, trying not to wake up Brandon but she failed.
"You okay, babe?" He asked, sleepily
"Yeah, it's just getting late... I should get home."
"What is this? Wham, bam thank you ma'am." He chuckled
"I'm sorry, I just got an early morning tomorrow..."
"Alright... sure you're okay to drive? The winds are pretty wild tonight."
"Yeah... I can never sleep during the Santa Anas, anyway... I'll be fine." She crawled onto bed to give him a kiss. "Call me tomorrow?" She asked
"Definitely." He smiled.
Kelly parked her car and was about to head upstairs to her apartment. When she saw Dylan's car parked outside the beach.
She wanted to just go home. Push back her thoughts, and be alone. But without any restraint, she found herself walking towards the beach. Once she got there she saw him, he was overlooking the night sky that met the waves. She stood there for a moment, exhaling as the winds flew through her hair, freedom, she thought... She made her way over to him, standing behind him, gazing at the back of head as his hair was taken over by the Santa Ana's blow.
"Beautiful stars." She finally breathed out. He smiled to himself as that familar voice was like music to his ears. He turned to face her, his hands in his pockets
"...What is it about the Santa Ana's that make me crawl back to you." She sighed
"Temporary insanity?" He joked
"More like the heat of passion." She smirked as he walked towards her.
"I don't know what I'm doing here." She said nervously as he approached her.
Paralyzed by his touch as his hands stroked her neck, grabbing onto ever strand of her hair. As he held a fistful of it, pulling it out of her face. He tugged on her hair as he trailed kisses across her forehead
"Leave him." He whispered, she melted into his arms as his fingers held the back of her head. She just wanted to get lost in him, surrender to him, to be out of control. He began to kiss her neck, and she never felt so consumed by desire in her life. "Stay with me tonight." He pleaded
"What about tomorrow?" She asked, causing his lips to break apart from her flesh.
"Kel..." He sighed, looking into her bright blue eyes, "What about it?" He shrugged
"...I don't know, I." She shook her head, "I shouldn't be here..."
"But you are." He nodded, pulling her back into him. He kissed her passionately and she couldn't help but return the kiss. She deepened it, feeling whole again, feeling free, knowing she had been fighting the urge of longing for it.
"Let's go for a drive." He whispered and she obliged.