Chapter 15 The Newbie
Brenda moved slightly in her sleeping bag, she opened her eyes and didn't feel or see Dylan lying next to her. She threw the sleeping bag down from over her head and squinted as the bright sun blinded her.
"Hey sleepy head." Kelly smiled bringing her knees into her chest.
"Where's Dylan?" Brenda sat up finally getting used to the sun.
"Surfing and Brandon and Steve went to get us some breakfast, David and Valerie went for a walk."
Brenda looked at her with a smile, "David and Valerie? Wow he doesn't waste much time."
"What do you mean?"
"Valerie told me last night David broke up with Donna."
"What?" Kelly looked up toward the beach apartment, "Are you serious? What a dirt bag."
Brenda shrugged, "There is obviously something going on between him and Valerie, I noticed it all night."
"Poor Donna." Kelly said sadly.
"Yep. I was going to walk up there last night but thought maybe she wanted to be alone. I am kind of glad she didn't come down here there is nothing worse than having it flaunted in your face." Brenda looked out and tried to find Dylan out there but everyone looked the same from that far away.
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Dylan sat on his board looking in the distance, as a wave started to form he turned around and started to paddle. He looked back looking at the wave and as he looked forward he found himself bumping his board into another, causing both to fall off.
"Hey man, what the hell, it was mine." Dylan said grabbing his board and pulling himself in a sitting position.
The person grabbed their board finally getting on and looked at him, "Said who?" she said rudely.
Dylan felt a little stupid thinking it was a guy, "You don't surf here often do you?" Dylan said with a smile.
"Well no, usually up Malibu but what does that have to do with anything." She said pushing her hair out of her face.
"Well normally when you see someone paddling out to catch the wave you don't try to steal it."
"I didn't see your name on it." The girl said flirting.
"How do you know what my name is, maybe it did." Dylan was being a bit of a smart ass.
"Ok fine, you have a point, let's start over. I'm Toni Marchette." The girl stuck her hand out with a smile.
"Dylan McKay." He gently shook her hand and returned the smile. She was strikingly beautiful, even though her hair was wet you could tell it was curly. She had gorgeous light eyes and a smile that almost drew you in.
Dylan looked out to the horizon again after catching himself stare, "Here comes another, you want it?"
Toni thought for a second, "Race you to it, may the better surfer win." Toni started to paddle out farther.
Dylan shook his head with a smile, "You're on."
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David walked down the beach and slowly looked over at Valerie.
"What?" Valerie said shyly.
"Just looking." David said sweetly with a shrug. "Want to maybe go out sometime?"
"Sure…why not tonight?" Valerie said with a smile.
"Ok, where do you want to go? We can go to a movie, get something to eat."
"Sure." Valerie stopped and faced him. "I am going to get daggers from the girls and from Donna aren't I? I try to be what everyone wants me to be to fit in, it's like I can just be myself with you. I don't want everyone to hate me." Valerie said looking down.
"You know what Val, sometimes people grow apart, I loved Donna, I really did, but we just hit a wall with our relationship, it was either move up and out. Plus ever since you moved here, I have been drawn to you." David leaned in closer and shyly looked down at her. "You're hard her to get out of your head, especially when your trying to be faithful."
"Well I guess lucky for you, you don't have to be anymore." Valerie smiled; she gently tugged at his shirt pulling him closer as her lips found his. The kiss started slow and grew intense quickly. Both broke apart, eyes still closed. David took a deep breath, "wow." He sighed.
"Yeah wow." Valerie linked her arm with his, "Let's go, people are going to wonder where we disappeared off to."
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Brenda sat down on the floor of the beach apartment with her bagel she had made, breaking off a small piece and popping it in her mouth. I can't believe we have to leave tomorrow, I was just getting used to being back." Brenda said directing her comment to the group.
"You like it out there Bren? Is school fun?" Steve said interested.
"Yeah school is great, Dylan and I have a class together, and our apartment is nice, we walk around, go to museums. It's a great place to live if you are the artsy type, but I still miss you guys." Brenda said with a smile.
"We miss you too." Kelly said returning the smile.
"What about you Steve, any ladies in the picture or are you just having fun loving them and leaving them."
"Well…you know me. There has been a couple but nothing special." Steve said as he blushed.
Everyone's attention moved toward the back door as David and Valerie came walking in.
"Ooo bagels." Valerie said moving into the kitchen. Kelly and Brenda looked at David. Brenda was closer so she reached up and pulled him down so he was sitting next to her. Brenda leaned in and began to whisper.
"Donna is in her room, maybe you should see if she is ok." Brenda looked sympathetically at him. "I tried already."
David took a deep breath and nodded as he stood up and walked back to Donna's bedroom. He lightly knocked, but there was no answer, he slowly peaked his head in and saw Donna surrounded by Kleenex. He tilted his head at the sight of her sound asleep; he could tell she had been crying even if there wasn't Kleenex everywhere. David felt horrible. One thing was for sure, he had to move out soon. It was better for both of them to move on and seeing each other everyday wouldn't help at all. He slowly closed the door leaving her to her nap and joining the rest of the gang in the living room. David moved and sat next to Valerie as everyone watched her feed a small piece of bagel to him. Valerie and David laughed and joked and David's guilt didn't last long.
Brenda leaned against the counter gossiping with Kelly. "Am I messed up for thinking that they actually make a cute couple?" Brenda felt bad even saying it.
"No they do, I guess when I think about it. Isn't it better if David breaks it off with her than cheat on her. I mean even though I have no sympathy what so ever for David and his penis but he is an 18 year old boy and we both know what they are thinking about 24 hours a day. I think I would rather be dumped than cheated on."
"Believe me being cheated on sucks, I second that." Brenda looked around the room and toward the door, "Where is Dylan, he has been surfing for hours. We have to eventually get home, we got an early flight tomorrow."
Kelly shrugged looking at her watch. Just then Dylan came in all smiles from the balcony. Brenda looked over and smiled but her smile faded as she saw a girl walk in behind him.
"Hey McKay, bout time man, we got breakfast but its now lunch." Brandon said stopping and looking at the girl.
"Yeah sorry…this is Toni…Toni this is…everybody." Dylan said introducing her.
"Hi everybody." Toni smiled.
"Silver hope its cool, Toni needed to use the bathroom."
"Yeah man no problem, its down there." David said pointing.
"Thanks." Toni walked and went into the bathroom.
"God McKay, seriously what's so great about you? You bag all the hot girls, she is…amazing." Steve said lifting an eyebrow. "First dibs." Steve said with a smile
"I don't think so Steve." Dylan shook his head, "Hey be good."
Kelly and Brenda looked at each other, "What is wrong with this picture?" Brenda said obviously taken back and upset.
"I don't know Bren but I don't like it." Kelly said crossing her arms.
Toni came out of the restroom and walked into the living room. "Well thanks guys."
"Anytime." David smiled and looked her up and down.
Toni smiled as she headed for the door. "Hey wait Toni, why don't you stay, have some food" Brandon moved closer to her.
"Ah what?" Kelly's mouth dropped and she looked over at Brenda.
"Don't look at me, your boyfriend wasn't the one who has been hanging out with her for hours. And look he hasn't even came over to me and said hi. He was gone by the time I woke up and still nothing." Brenda gave Dylan daggers.
As all the boys gathered around Toni even Valerie felt out of the loop. She walked toward the girls in the kitchen, "Am I missing something? Where did Dylan find this random girl? And look at her, she is…perfect." all three girls tilted their heads giving the guys dirty looks.
"Whatever I am done being invisible. Dylan." Brenda said his name with anger.
Dylan nonchalantly looked at her, "Yeah."
"Uh can you come here…please." Brenda set her hands on her hips.
Dylan shrugged and walked over to her, "Having fun?" Brenda said with attitude.
Dylan looked over at the group, "I guess." Dylan get the impression Brenda wasn't happy. He leaned in to kiss her and she moved her head to the left. Both Valerie and kelly bit their lip trying not to laugh.
"Can we go?" Brenda was short.
"Now? Bren.."
"Yeah…now."
Dylan looked down, "Yeah sure."
Dylan walked away to say goodbye to the guys, "Unbelievable." Brenda shook her head looking over at the girls, "I am only pregnant with his kid." Brenda rolled her eyes. "See you later."
Brenda walked over and stood next to Dylan, they said goodbye.
"Peach Pit later?" Brandon said looking at Dylan and Brenda.
"Sure." Brenda smiled at her brother and dragged Dylan out of the beach house.
The ride back to Dylan's was quiet. Brenda sat stating at the window.
"Bren, what's wrong?" Dylan glanced over at her before glancing back at the road.
"Nothing." Brenda was short.
Dylan shook his head as he pulled up to his house. He shifted the car in park and looked over at her. He gently pushed her hair behind her ear hoping to get Brenda to look at him but she didn't. Instead she got out of the car slamming the door and stomping up to the front door. Dylan still confused got out of the car. He unlocked his front door and watched Brenda trot inside going into his bedroom and closing the door.
Dylan walked into his bedroom and stood at the door way. "Brenda…What?"
"You know, if you don't know then I don't even know you." Brenda started to gather her belongings and throw them into a suitcase.
"Brenda?" Dylan's voice turned stern as he walked over to her taking her hand in his and stopping her from packing her stuff up.
"Where were you all day? With that girl Toni or whatever her name was. You didn't even talk to me or pay attention to me, you meet this girl, you're gone for hours and then you bring her back to the apartment." Brenda looked down
Dylan laughed slightly and shook his head.
"What?" Brenda yelled.
"Your cute…and still jealous after 3 years."
"I am not jealous." Brenda looked, "And besides maybe your having second thoughts, I have gained 5 pounds, we don't have sex anymore. I am a heffer." Brenda said as her hormones began to flare.
"Baby, you are having my kid, enough said. You are not a heffer, your beautiful and we can change the sex thing." Dylan wrapped his arms around her waist looking at her seductively.
"Dylan I am serious. You wanted that girl huh? You were attracted to her."
"I am attracted to you." Dylan leaned in and gently kissed her taking his hands and moving them down her butt giving it a gentle squeeze. Pretty soon Brenda found herself making out with Dylan on his bed as the doorbell rang.
Brenda breathed out heavily, "Go away." she whispered.
Again another ring of the bell, "What the hell, why do we keep getting interrupted? This better be good. You get undressed and do not move." Dylan got up and walked over to the front door. He grabbed the handle opening it quickly, "Wha..? Mrs. Walsh?" Dylan looked back to the bedroom.
"Did I come at a bad time?" Cindy said sweetly.
"No…no come in." Dylan opened the door wider allowing her to come in.
FINALLY UPDATED! I have a pretty good idea where I am going with this so it should come a lot easier now. Hope you enjoyed it and bet you never thought Toni would be in this story. Please review, I would love to know what you thought.