Warning, the first part of this chapter is a tad bit steamy or maybe a heavy sexual innuendo. I apologize, what can I say, its college.
Chapter 17 Hurt On Both Coasts
Valerie lay on the blanket on the deserted beach as David fidgeted quickly trying to take a condom out of his wallet. David started to pull out business cards, credit cards anything and everything in his wallet. David let out a sigh realizing there was not one in there.
"Damn it." he breathed out.
Valerie sat up as she pushed down her dress to cover herself. "Don't have one?"
David shook his head sadly as he finally looked at her. "Damn it." He repeated.
"Hey, its okay, I am not going anywhere, there will be other times." Valerie could see he was mad at himself.
"I know." He leaned in and kissed her softly. David could kill himself right now. Maybe it was dramatic but out of all the times he carried one in his wallet when dating Donna, now he had to forget it, now when he had a beautiful girl, which he liked and was eager and ready. Now? Why when it was so easy for some guys was it so hard for him?
Valerie looked over sadly at him as the two sat quiet, she felt sorry for him and liked him. There were a few things she could do instead of actual sex she thought. She pushed him gently so he was lying on his back.
"What are you doing? Don't tease me." David said nervously.
Valerie kissed down his neck, "Shhhh."
David closed his eyes as her hot breath tickled his ear. Valerie kissed down his chest as she began unbuttoning his pants. David jumped at her touch, as she moved slowly down his body with her mouth.
**
Brenda and Dylan had made it back to New York, school was back in session and it barely gave them any time to even relax. Brenda sat on the couch of her apartment with her Romeo and Juliet play opened across her legs. She decided she was going to try out for Juliet in the winter performance at school. She figured she wouldn't be that big, maybe they wouldn't notice and she could actually try some of her acting out before the baby came. She looked down at her belly that was just starting to pop out a little; she lifted her t-shirt and stared down at it. She rubbed across it as Dylan came in.
"Hey baby." Dylan said as he leaned down and greeted her with a kiss. He moved her legs and sat close to her laying her legs over him.
"How was class?" Brenda said closing her book.
"Eh, fine I guess." Dylan looked at Brenda's belly. He took his hand and moved it across it.
"I'm getting fat." She said looking down.
Dylan shook his head; "Not." smiled Dylan still looking at it.
Brenda felt self conscious; she pulled down her t-shirt and moved her legs off his lap. She attempted to get up.
"Where are you going?" Dylan pulled her back in to him.
"I was going to take a shower." Brenda said as she pulled back a little.
"Let me join you." Dylan gave her his flirty smile lifting his eyebrows as his eyes traveled down.
"I thought you were going to that poetry reading tonight?" Brenda tried to ignore his looks and sexy glances.
Dylan quickly pulled out his father's watch as he noticed what time it was. "That's right, shoot, are you sure you don't want to come?"
"Nah, next time, I am going to take a shower, read over Romeo and Juliet and make some dinner. I will save you a plate."
Dylan nodded, "Okay, can I have a kiss before I go?" Dylan said sweetly.
Brenda leaned in and gave him a quick peck and pulled away quickly, "No I real kiss." Dylan pulled her back with a smile.
"Dylan…come on." Brenda was losing her patience with him.
"Bren, what's up with you? Ever since we got back here you have been acting weird. You don't want to kiss me now?"
"No I do…I'm just tired, that's all."
"Brenda, come on, what's going on?"
Brenda took a deep breath as she leaned back on the couch. "What was up with bringing that girl back to the apartment? I mean how did you meet her?"
Dylan rolled his eyes, "I met her surfing, it's not a big deal, why do you keep bringing it up?"
"It is a big deal…I mean you just pick up a random girl…"
Dylan began to raise his voice, "I didn't pick up on her Bren, she had to use the bathroom, give me a break already."
"Whatever." Brenda got up and walked into the bathroom slamming the door.
Dylan clenched his teeth, he was so frustrated, they had had this conversation 20 times since it happened. He apologized to her repeatedly. It wasn't like he got her phone number or anything. Why did this pregnancy make Brenda so damn insecure he thought? She wasn't normally like this. Dylan letting his frustration get the best of him didn't try to smooth things over, instead he left to go to the poetry reading. Maybe the space was what they both needed at the moment.
**
Brenda brushed through her wet hair as she looked at herself in the mirror. She shook her head as she threw her robe over herself. Why did she bring up Toni again? What was it about that girl that made Brenda insecure? Dylan loved her, she knew that. They had been through so much, why was she picking stupid fights with him? Brenda moved into the bedroom as she looked through her drawer for some pajamas. She threw them on and made her way into the kitchen. She smiled thinking, she will make his favorite dinner and try to squeeze into her sexy black nightgown, short, lacy and it will drive Dylan crazy she thought.
**
Dylan was barely listening at the reading. He kept thinking about his fight with Brenda and how he could make it up to her. The clapping of his classmates broke his train of thought.
"Thanks for coming, same time same place next week." the professor said as the students started getting up and leaving. Dylan walked up and ordered a cup of coffee. He stood there waiting for it as he heard his name being called.
"Dylan…is that you?"
Dylan turned and his mouth dropped at the sight of her, "T..Toni?" he said surprised.
"Oh my God, you go here? I thought you lived in L.A."
Dylan awkwardly nodded, "Yeah, I thought you lived there too." He wasn't quite sure what to think of this. What were the odds?
"Wow, how meant to be, I have lived here for a few months and really don't know many people yet. Want to go get something to eat or something?"
"Uh no." Dylan shook his head quickly, "I should really get home. I have a paper due tomorrow and am only about half way through it."
"Paper Schmaper." Toni grabbed his hand and pulled him down the hall. Dylan pulled back his hand, "Toni I really should go."
Toni smiled politely, "Ok, but lets get together, here write down your number."
Dylan hesitated but felt put on the spot. He jotted down his number on her notebook. "Great, I hope to see you again, Dylan." Toni smiled sweetly as she gave him a small wink. She started to walk away. She stopped and turned looking at him one last time before continuing on her way.
Dylan shook his head, "Great." he whispered. He was going to have to tell Brenda before Toni started calling. He then regretted giving her his number. He felt guilty and he couldn't get one thing out of his head, Why hadn't he even mentioned Brenda? He hadn't introduced her at the apartment and he could have easily told her tonight he had to get home... to his live in girlfriend, that he had been with for years, that was having his kid in 6 months. Dylan shook his head and started home. "God I am an asshole." he murmured as he started the short walk back to their apartment.
**
Brenda threw her robe over the sexy black lacy nightgown she went to take the lasagna out of the oven. She looked at the table she had set and went over grabbing two flowers from a bouquet she had and put them in a smaller vase. She placed it in the middle of the table and grabbed the matches to light the candles. She turned to grab the salad bowl and rolls and also set them on the table. She did a once over and smiled. Brenda hoped this would make up for her being an over dramatic bitch to say the least. Brenda and Dylan had been together for a while and even though it had only been three years, it felt longer. Probably because of the amount of love she had for him. They were growing up and if they were going to make it, they had to move their relationship into a mature one and move past the dumb jealousy and high school stuff and…Brenda had to try and control her hormones.
Dylan walked up to the front door to their apartment and slipped in his key. As he turned it to unlock the front door he took a deep breath clutching the bouquet of roses he had picked up in hopes of smoothing things over after their fight and with the news he was going to break to her about Toni going to school in New York. He let himself in and looked around at the dimmed apartment.
"Bren?" he called out confused.
"In the kitchen." She called out after him. Dylan shrugged as he turned the corner of the apartment and saw the table set, the candles and dinner laid out.
He smiled, "What's all this?" he said looking around.
Brenda slowly walked over to him and gave him her flirty smile he had grown to know as well as himself. "I just wanted to say I was sorry. I know you love me and it's not like you will ever even see that girl again…"
"Bren." Dylan interrupted.
"No, I acted dumb and bitchy and I'm sorry." Brenda nervously looked down grabbing the sides of his jacket and pulling him closer to her as she looked into his eyes.
Dylan sighed and gave her a smile as he brought the bouquet up from his side and handed them to her. "I'm sorry too."
Brenda smiled, "Thanks." She turned quickly grabbing a vase and filling it with water. "Sit down babe, eat."
Dylan nodded and sat at the table and began eating. Dinner was good and they had laughed a little and Dylan told her about the first poetry reading which he kind of made up because he didn't exactly remember all the poems that had been read that night. They talked about Brenda's audition coming up and the baby. As Dylan leaned back, he wiped his mouth with his napkin and tossed it on the table. He looked at Brenda and how cute she was and how much trouble she had gone to do something nice for him knowing she had overreacted. He gave himself a mental pep talk and took a deep breath preparing himself to tell her who he had seen at school. Brenda and Dylan a long time ago made a packed that they were not going to keep secrets from each other and to be honest and Dylan remembered the conversation like it was yesterday. He was about to speak when Brenda got up from her chair and moved next to him. She pushed back his plate to the middle of the table and swung her legs around and straddled him as he sat back on the chair.
"Hey." Brenda whispered wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Hey." Dylan said back. He took another deep breath as Brenda began to kiss his neck.
Dylan closed his eyes, "Bren." He said softly.
"Mmm Hmm." Brenda moaned lightly not stopping from kissing him.
Dylan smiled as her kisses sent a chill down his body, "What are you doing?" he said as he tightly wrapped his arms around her.
Brenda leaned up looking at him with puppy dog eyes, "I don't know." She said in a sexy tone as she untied her robe and moved it off her shoulders exposing her lacy black nightgown. The top was lacy and see through and since her breasts had gotten to be a bit fuller she had cleavage she never even knew existed, it was short exposing most of her thigh. Dylan looked her up and down surprised and took a deep breath.
"Wow, you look…incredibly sexy." He said as his eyes landed on her chest. He shook his head holding back from pouncing. Brenda kissed him hard, gliding her tongue against his. Dylan let his hormones take over as he started practically groping her not being able to resist her. Dylan grabbed the back of her head roughly and kissed her back hard. The thought of the conversation that they had had that night in Brandon's room flashed in his head and the one from Big Bear..
Flashback (Castles)
Big Bear
Brenda looked down before finally meeting his stare, "I know, I feel the same way. I want us to be together Dylan. I don't want to be without you." Brenda wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly as she closed her eyes. Dylan exhaled as he moved his hand down the back her head. They backed out and looked into each other eyes.
"Don't hurt me like that again." The way Brenda looked at him reached into his soul.
"I won't." he shook his head "I promise I won't." Dylan leaned in and slowly kissed her.
While Dylan was staying at the Walsh House
Dylan looked up and met her stare, "Why didn't you tell me you ran into him, or why didn't you tell me it was a three day thing and not just one time?"
"I don't know, but Dylan I don't like Rick, not at all. I love you."
Dylan reached out and pulled Brenda into him. "I am sorry too; I know this wasn't very nice to do to you. It was pretty funny watching you sweat though." Dylan leaned in and planted a romantic kiss on Brenda's lips.
"Your mean" Brenda shook her head.
"mmmhmm, Dylan wrapped both arms around Brenda's small waist, "Why don't we tell your parents we are going to go to a movie and go to my place and catch up like we had originally planned."
"Mmmmm ok." Brenda leaned in and kissed him passionately.
Dylan broke from the kiss and looked at Brenda, "Were done doing this to each other, fresh start no one else, no flings, deal?"
Brenda smiled, "Deal"
"And we will be honest with each other and tell each other what's going on, no more secrets."
Brenda nodded, "Definitely."
Present
Dylan pushed her back gently, "Bren, I have to tell you something."
Brenda smiled and tilted her head, "What?" she said softly.
"Tonight at the poetry reading, I ran into…Toni. She goes to NYU and I gave her our phone number." Dylan rushed it and almost blurted it out. He prepared himself for hormonal hell.
"Toni lives in New York?" Brenda said sadly, "And you gave her your number?" Brenda eyes started to water as she slid her arms that were around his neck down. Brenda sat stunned.
"Bren, we ran into each other and she said she didn't have many friends out here, that we should just get together...she caught me off guard. I'm sorry."
Brenda looked down at herself dressed in this sexy nighty and shook her head, it all seemed stupid now. She slowly got up, swinging her leg from around him and picked her robe off the ground. She looked at him once more with disappointment, sadness and hurt in her eyes as she walked back in to their bedroom and closed the door. Dylan sighed closing his eyes. He shook his head as he pushed back his hair and looked at the ceiling. "Damn it."
**
In Beverly Hills, classes had also started again. Brandon met up with Brandon after her Women's Studies class as they grabbed a cup of coffee before heading to their next class.
"So… that woman, Nancy Hamil, from the Ford modeling agency called me back. I am so excited Brandon. I meet with them tomorrow and they are going to take some test shots and see if the magazine would be interested. And if they are, I could be spending a week in New York. It would be amazing and I can visit Bren and Dylan. Doesn't that sound great?"
"New York?" Brandon was a bit bummed but didn't show it. "Yeah that sounds amazing." Brandon took a sip of his coffee. He saw Donna out of the corner of his eye. "Hey Kel, look there's Donna."
Kelly snapped her head around as her long blonde hair swung around, "Hey Don, over here." Kelly called out.
Donna normally was dressed to the nines but today she had barely any make up on, a flannel and jeans on and her hair pulled back in a ponytail. She looked down sadly as she slid in the empty seat. "Hey."
"Donna, are you ok?" Kelly said as she leaned in to her.
"Yeah, I am just counting down the hours until I have to run into him today. It does get easier right?"
Kelly and Brandon both looked at each other and nodded, "Yes sweetie it gets easier." Kelly said placing her hand on her shoulder.
Donna sighed and looked around and there he was, "Oh great, count downs over." As David walked around the corner, Donna felt her heart stop as he had someone attached it his hand. Donna mouth dropped as tears started to form in her eyes, "Valerie…he's holding Valerie's hand?" she breathed out staring at the two of them. Donna's heart broke as she watched David put his arm around her pulling her in front of him. The two started kissing as David's hand traveled down to her butt.
Donna started to cry, "Oh my God, I can't watch." She got up quickly pushing back her chair, she ran away in tears trying to dodge the hundreds of students in between classes.
Kelly looked over at David and got up interrupting their public signs of affection, "Nice David really nice."
"Well good afternoon to you too Kel." Valerie said smug.
"You know David, its fine that you have moved on but it's been days since you and Donna broke up, and the last thing a girl who has just had her heart broken needs to see is her ex all over his new girlfriend. I thought you were nicer than that." Kelly gave him a dirty look and looked Valerie up and down. "Donna" Kelly called out running after her.
David saw Donna as Kelly pulled her back and hugged her. Donna looked over at David and the two made eye contact. He swallowed hard feeling guilty; he didn't want her to find out like that. It wasn't that he wasn't in love with Donna. She was his first girlfriend, his first love, its just they were on different pages. Donna broke the stare first as she covered her mouth and walked away leaving Kelly in the middle of the pavilion.
"Are you ok David?" Valerie asked as she looked at him.
David nodded quickly and looked at Valerie; he gave her an uncomfortable smile, "Yeah." He reached for her hand, "Let's get out of here." The two started to walk as David looked back one last time as he saw Donna turn a corner and she was out of sight.
Ok soooo please review. I'm liking this story, its fun to write because they are younger than my other story so I can have more fun with it. Alright B/D fans don't get your panties in a bunch, you know me, have faith kids have faith. Also I wasn't sure if everyone got it, it was probably the way I wrote it but Dylan and Brenda didn't see that special about Jack and Anthony Marchette, they had gone in the bedroom to get frisky and it came on the TV as breaking news. So that's why Dylan doesn't think anything of Toni…yet. He just thinks of her as a pretty girl, that he met surfing that drives Brenda mad. : ) Let me know what your thinking and I will post soon.