Here is the last chapter of Coming Home, I had planned something like this the whole time but it took awhile to lay it out. Finally I finished and I hope you enjoy it. Just a warning, it is a long chapter, I didn't want to break it up, so you guys are lucky *wink* Alright without further a do, the conclusion to Coming Home.
Chapter 41 Closure and Regrets
As the gang hung out having a couple drinks and catching up, Andrea and Jessie had finally made the get together as well. Andrea had kept in touch for the most part and everyone was happy she could make it. Jessie and Andrea both practiced on the East Coast, Andrea a doctor and Jessie a lawyer. Both had made a good living and after being divorced for 2 years they actually got remarried, they had reconnected and realized they may have gotten married young but after being apart, they knew they belonged together. It just might have taken some time apart and some bad ones to figure it out. Plus Hannah who was now 9 years old couldn't be happier to have both parents living under the same roof again. They had even talked about having a second child together.
The gang filed out into the hallway getting their things together to head downstairs. Dylan was the last to leave the suite making sure everyone had everything and making sure the suite was locked up. He noticed Brenda walking in front of him. As they got closer to the elevator he gently wrapped her arms around Brenda's small waist from behind.
He leaned down kissing her cheek, "Hey you ok? You have been really quiet." He said quietly.
Brenda shrugged subtly, "Yeah I am fine, I just didn't feel like reminiscing with everyone else about senior year and how cute you and Kelly were." Brenda's voice cold with hostility.
Dylan smirked hearing the jealous tone behind Brenda's voice, "Bren…come on, I went out with you a hell of a lot longer than Kelly in high school. The only reason stuff was being brought up was because we just so happened to be dating when we graduated."
"Don't remind me." Brenda took a deep breath as they got to the elevator but stood away from everyone.
"Well…you know what I was thinking?" Dylan said bringing his arms in tighter around her waist.
Brenda turned her head enough to look at him, she was jealous, she wasn't sure why, she had him, she had had him for a while now but something about the 10 year reunion and everyone reminiscing and bringing post Brenda and Dylan memories up, made Brenda sad, especially the 15 minute conversation everyone had about prom. Considering Brandon and Andrea had gone together, Donna and David, Kelly and Dylan, they all seemed to have a memory of it worth talking about but Brenda didn't.
"I was just reminiscing about the last time we were at this hotel, I would much rather think about that night." Dylan whispered into her ear, gently kissing her neck and nibbling lightly on it.
Brenda smiled as she looked at him, "I would much rather talk about that dance too." She leaned in kissing him softly.
As the gang waited patiently for the elevator, "Hey McKay's? Didn't you guys have sex for the first time in this hotel at the Spring Dance?" Steve said with a smile and a lift of his eyebrow.
Brenda and Dylan smiled and looked down, "See, much better memory." Dylan whispered in her ear.
"Yes Steve, thanks for pointing it out." Dylan said as Brenda blushed.
"Oh my God, that is so cute." Janet said with a tilt of her head.
"You were such the man back then." David said with a laugh. "If only I was that lucky." David joked as he looked at Donna.
Donna crossed her arms with a shy smile, "David." She said shaking her head embarrassed.
The gang kept their laughter under their breath as the doors from the elevator finally opened and they headed down to the main event. They walked towards the table to check in. The alumni had made memory books with pictures of their four years at West Beverly along with name tags so people would know who they were.
"Brenda Walsh McKay." Dylan repeated with a smile. "Is it really old fashioned of me to like it better how you really have it?"
Brenda laughed, "Yes but no…traditional maybe. I used to write my name like that all the time back then. I really thought I was going to marry you." Brenda said as she placed Dylan's name tag on the lapel of his suit coat.
"You did? I thought about it too, I even had a daydream one time we were married and had like six kids." Dylan laughed lightly.
"Six? Geez we were busy huh?" Brenda and Dylan started walking behind the gang making their entrance into the ballroom.
"You could say that." Dylan gave her a sinful smile.
Brenda laughed and shook her head as she reached down and took his hand in hers. "Behave yourself." She smiled back at them, "Mrs. T may hear you."
"Ha…let her, there are a few things we never actually did get to do at this school." Dylan hinted. "And maybe alone in detention would be a good start."
Brenda shook her head with a smile, "Dylan." How could someone be so inappropriate and hot at the same time?
As the gang walked into the reunion they couldn't help but smile. The room was decked out in old pictures and their school colors.
"Come on, I have been dying to show you this." Kelly said pulling Brandon's hand toward memory lane. The group followed curiously.
"Ha…this is great." Brandon said looking around. He smiled at a picture of him and Kelly from the spring dance. He pointed and looked at Andrea in a picture of the two of them side by side looking up from the newspaper layout at The Blaze.
The gang took time to walk around checking out all the pictures and to Brenda's surprise there weren't many pictures of the Dylan and Kelly saga, she secretly was thankful Kelly and Donna was part of putting it together and was pretty sure it was done on purpose. There was even a picture of Brenda and Dylan dancing at the prom that neither one of them had seen nor noticed was taken. It was cute considering they hadn't gone together but should have. Their stares in it were intense and sad. It brought back memories.
"Hey D, come check this out." Brandon called out pointing at a picture he had wanted Dylan to see of the two of them, possibly taken the first year the Walsh's had attended West Beverly at lunch.
"I'll be right back." Dylan said leaning in giving Brenda a quick kiss and joining Brandon and Kelly several feet away.
"Well…well, I guess I left you alone for a second at that dance and that's how you treat your prom date." Brenda turned to the voice behind them.
Brenda smiled, "Tony?"
"Of course." He said with a smile.
Brenda moved in and hugged him tightly. "You look great, how have you been?"
"I am doing great, I live in New York, I am a sports agent. Got lucky after I got hurt the first year I was with The Jets. So thankfully I found an equally fun job."
"I thought I told you not to get hurt playing football." Brenda joked.
"Yeah well…I should have listened." Tony said still keeping his eye contact with her. "You look amazing." Tony's eyes ran down Brenda as he noticed her name tag. He shook his head with a smirk. "Don't tell me."
Brenda looked down at her name tag and smiled, "Yeah…scary huh?"
"I should have known. How long have you guys been married? Any kids?"
Brenda looked down shyly meeting his stare and smile again, "5 years…and yep, twins a boy and a girl, they are 4 years old."
"Wow…you and Dylan, that's definitely my luck." Tony joked.
Brenda laughed, "You never beat around the bush Miller. Well what about you? Married, kids?"
Tony smiled again, "Yeah, been married 2 years, no kids yet, we have been focused on our careers, I'll introduce you whenever she gets out of the ladies room, you know women."
Brenda nodded with a smile, "It's good seeing you." Tony could always make her blush even though she never liked him more than a friend.
"Always a pleasure for me."
Dylan smirked as he saw his wife and Tony Miller talking from a distance. Steve patted his back, "That Miller always wanted piece of your wife."
Dylan looked at Steve, "Really?"
"Totally." Steve nodded. "He tried, but she shot him down. I always told him he didn't have a chance. He got a room at prom for them; I told him there was no way Brenda would ever go into a hotel room with him. I will never forget this for as long as I live; Brenda came over saw the key in his hand. Tony shoved it in his pocket." Steve laughed, "She reached into his pocket, fished it out and…totally denied him, I mean bad."
"He got them a room at prom? What did she say?" Dylan's eyebrows shot up, he was shocked. Brenda had never told him this story.
"She smiled at him and said forget it. She threw the key on the table and told him to put his gun away, he wouldn't need it." Steve cracked up. "Good times."
"That's my Bren, I'll be back." Dylan said playfully walking over, he wasn't jealous of Tony Miller of all people but there was nothing like making him feel a little uneasy.
"Tony, how have you been?" Dylan said holding out his hand as he moved his other tightly around Brenda's waist.
"McKay…what's up bro? I see you lucked out with this one here." Tony said giving Brenda a smile, as she looked down shyly.
"I did. Absolutely." Dylan leaned down kissing the top of her head.
Tony nodded and looked at both of them. "Freaking McKay, you haven't changed a bit, still a lucky son of a bitch."
Brenda looked oddly between the testosterone.
"I guess I am…what are you up to man?"
"Sports agent, living on the east coast. You never did get into contact sports did you McKay?" Tony joked, they always played around.
Dylan looked up and laughed, "Well I wouldn't say that…but not football no. What can I say, I am better one on one." Dylan joked pulling Brenda in tighter.
"I guess so." Tony smirked and noticed the gesture.
"Yeah a real ladies man." Brenda shook her head and rolled her eyes.
The silence grew thick as Tony looked past them, "Oh and here she is." Tony wrapped his arm around a woman as she turned around.
Brenda's mouth dropped as she smiled, "Oh my God." Brenda said excited, "Gina! How have you been?" Brenda pulled her into a hug.
"Wow…Brenda, you went here too?" Gina hugged her back surprised.
"You and Tony Miller are married?" Brenda said with a smile as she leaned out from her.
"Yeah…we met in New York, he was my agent." Gina smiled and looked at Dylan, "Hey Dylan." Gina said nicely.
"Hey." Dylan looked at her and smiled, he didn't know her that well. When all that stuff was going on Dylan didn't hang out much, and he had maybe met her a few times.
"Wow." Brenda laughed.
"I didn't know you went to West Beverly High." Gina said crossing her arms thinking if Brenda went there, Brandon probably did too.
"Yeah…we all did Me, Dylan, Brandon, Kelly, Donna and David…Steve. Class of 93." Brenda laughed lightly. Brenda looked around not seeing the gang anymore, "They are all around here somewhere."
Gina nodded, "I am sure I'll see them around here, So…you and Dylan, married I take it from the hyphened last name. I always knew you guys would get back together. At least I always hoped…I secretly liked you better with Dylan than David."
"Didn't we all." Dylan rolled his eyes.
Brenda looked up at him sweetly, just as Kelly still was a touchy subject, so was David. "Yep…he must have drugged me. I woke up one day, married for 5 years with 4 year old twins." Brenda kept the playfulness going. "We moved back to London though, we like it there."
"How cultural." Gina shrugged and lifted her eyebrow. "Do your kids have British accents?" Gina laughed.
Dylan and Brenda looked at each other, "You know…actually a little." Dylan laughed because they were just talking about it.
"Ok…how the hell do you guys know each other? And more importantly Brenda went out with David…please tell me it was Silver?" Tony laughed making fun directing it more at Dylan than Brenda.
Dylan looked at Tony and rolled his eyes.
Brenda laughed, "I met Gina god what six years ago, she used to date Brandon. And yes I went out with David for two seconds."
"Walsh? My wife dated Brandon Walsh. Oh that's awkward." Tony joked. "And I am sure McKay loved the Silver factor.
"You know Tony…" Dylan smirked as he lifted his finger.
Gina shook her head interrupting whatever was going to happen, "So did you guys all hang out in high school?"
"No." Dylan said quickly.
Brenda smiled, "Once in a while, your husband here took me to prom cause well…this ass wipe had a date already." Brenda looked up at him.
Gina laughed and swung her arm around Brenda, "God I forgot how much I liked you." They started to giggle and walk away, "Let me guess who Dylan went with." Gina joked as she shook her head.
"Oh yeah about that…" Brenda began.
Dylan and Tony watched the girls walk away and then looked at each other. They had absolutely nothing in common. As both guys looked around uncomfortably Dylan spoke up, "Well…nice seeing you again Tony, take it easy." His eyes widened as he walked away, if Dylan wasn't sure before how non jock like and anti social he was in high school, he knew now.
Brandon made his way over to the bar and ordered himself a drink. Kelly and Donna had some sort of catering emergency that had to be dealt with. As he waited, he felt someone gently tap on his shoulder. To his surprise when he turned around he saw Gina. He stood almost speechless with a smile, "Gina? Wow…how are you?" he said sweetly.
"I am great…how are you?" Gina said shyly.
"I am good." Brandon and Gina looked at each other for a moment. They smiled not sure why it was so awkward and went in hugging each other. Brandon squeezed her tightly, "It's really good to see you, what are you doing here?" he asked as they pulled away from each other.
"My husband." Gina motioned quickly to the side of her directing it to a group of jocks in which Brandon knew all of them well. Not only was Steve there he had also developed a relationship with all of them regardless since he did follow sports all three years at the school for the paper.
"Your husband?" Brandon nodded, "Congratulations." He said politely. Brandon would not change his life for anything. He was deeply in love with his wife, he always had been but seeing Gina made him smile. He had a lot of fun with her and the way things ended with her were so out of no where and sudden. He had always wondered how she was doing.
"Yeah…I met Tony in New York, he was actually my agent. So during the sectionals, we became close and well here we are. Been married a couple years." Gina nodded slowly, he still was handsome and sweet. She had always wondered how he was doing.
"Miller?" Brandon let out a small laugh, "Wow…it's a small world."
Gina looked down and smiled, "Yeah…it is."
"You want a drink?" Brandon offered to buy her one.
"Sure…rum and coke please." She accepted. "So…Brenda told me you and Kelly…got married." Gina tried to smile through it but knew her tone was bitter.
Brandon smiled uncomfortably and felt a tinge guilty, "Yeah…" he breathed out.
Gina looked down quickly and then met his gaze, "I am happy for you…there was definitely some unfinished business with the two of you. You could tell." Gina gave him a half smile.
"Thanks…there was unfinished business with us too. I am glad though that you seem to be doing well and I did watch you in the sectionals. You did amazing."
"Thanks…yeah I felt bad about how I left things with you but seeing you here now, it makes me feel better. I don't regret staying in New York, I am successful, doing something I love, Tony is absolutely amazing but part of me always wondered." Gina smiled at him again.
Brandon seemed more relaxed as he set his hands in his pants pockets, "I would be lying if I didn't think the same thing."
The bartender set both drinks on the bar and Brandon took both handing one to Gina. He smiled at her once again and lifted his drink, "To good times, important relationships from the past that meant more than we led on…and to no regrets." Brandon looked at her.
"To no regrets." Gina and Brandon drank to finish the toast.
"Brandon…did you mean that about important relationships…cause you were the first guy that was incredibly sweet, understanding…and didn't only try and get into my pants." Gina laughed.
Brandon laughed, "I did, I think there is a time when certain relationships are important at certain times." Brandon exhaled with a smile. Gina came along when Brandon was dealing with a lot of emotions because of losing Kelly and seeing her move on with someone else and Gina taught him that he could still have fun and maybe move on without her, and then again she also was important to him because she made him realize that the maybe was a couldn't, and moving on from Kelly was not going to happen, not when she was his true love.
As for Gina, Brandon came along when she was lonely, living in a world of failures and insecurities and he made her realize she was more than that. He was kind, gentle and extremely understanding. It made her move to New York that much easier even if it meant saying goodbye and moving on. They may have not dated long or even been all that serious but they had made an important impression on each other and the closure was definitely a bonus.
"Thanks Brandon."
"No…thank you. I am glad you are happy and doing well."
Tony came over approaching them, "Hey Walsh, I heard from a birdie you know my wife." Tony held out his hand.
Brandon smiled at him, "Yep…you got yourself a good one Tony." Brandon shook his hand and both guys gave each other a brotherly hug.
"Now…even though all this sentimental stuff is awesome and everything, care if I steal my wife for a dance?"
"Not at all." Brandon shook his head with a smile as he watched them walk arm and arm to the dance floor.
Kelly walked out of the kitchen area and ran into Dylan leaving the men's room, "Hey stranger, having fun?" Kelly said catching up to him.
"Yeah…you know…I didn't dare tell Brenda but I wasn't all that excited to come to something like this. But I am glad I did, its been fun, interesting, at times ackward but fun."
"Yeah." Kelly breathed out as she stopped. Dylan noticed and stopped and looked at her.
"You ok Kel?" Dylan asked seeing Kelly was thinking about something.
"Yeah…I am good…its just." Kelly looked up and caught his eyes on her way back up, "Being here brings back memories…you know…of senior year…us, you and Brenda."
Dylan looked down and took a deep breath, "Kel." he hesitated bringing up the past.
"No its not what you think, I just wanted to tell you thank you."
"Why?" Dylan said interested.
"I guess because you and I had a lot of fun together and we also hurt each other a lot. I don't know if I would have done the same thing if I were to go back to that summer we got together but since we can't and we'll never know what might have been different if we did, I guess I just wanted to say thank you…because no matter how many people we have hurt and the times we have hurt each other, I cant forget that you still were the first guy that at least tried to understand me." Kelly crossed her arms and smiled looking down, "At least tired." Kelly looked back at him and let out a light laugh.
"Yeah well…I guess we thought we knew what we wanted back then and it probably wasn't all that smart to move on so quickly in another serious relationship so soon on the rebound. But yeah we did have fun…and we did know how to drive each other crazy but I guess when you look at the big picture, our mistakes made us realize what we really wanted. And now we are with the people we are suppose to be with and that's what counts. Some relationships are important at certain times, and you were definitely one of them. You know I don't know if I would have done the same that summer either but I am not sorry I did, it brought Brenda and I closer eventually and who are we kidding, we needed the break, we were too intense and serious for how young we were."
"I am glad you are with Brenda and honestly I never thought I would actually say that out loud."
"Well…I am glad you are with Brandon and…" Dylan smiled an looked down, "It's hard to believe I think that way too. Guess we are growing up Kel." Dylan wrapped his arm around her.
"Who would have thought." Kelly joked resting her head on his shoulder, "Having closure with you is more important than I ever would admit."
"Yeah…closure is good." He leaned out looking down at her. They embraced each other tightly and closed the door, which had been closed really but locking the door was important since Kelly and Dylan had never really done it before. They always left the door open for themselves, when there was really no point. They needed to both admit they weren't right for each other and hadn't been all along.
Brenda smiled walking out of the ballroom and stopped dead in her tracks at the sight of Kelly in Dylan's arms. She stared at them and took a deep breath. She would never be okay with them being close and she was beginning to wonder what she had walked in on. Being at the reunion brought back a lot of insecurities and memories and she could only assume it did the same for them. As jealousy and sadness rushed over her she watched them let go of their long embrace and look at each other and smile. Dylan leaned forward kissing her on the forehead and there Brenda was on the outside again, looking at the love of her life and her best friend and a long hug was all it took to put her right back in that spot, that heartbroken spot in high school when she was forced to look at them together all over again. Brenda shook her head and turned heading to the balcony for some air.
As she got out there she noticed David leaning up against the railing alone. She walked up to him and set her hands on the railing next to him, "Fancy meeting you out here, what are you thinking about?" she said as she moved her hip to bump his.
David looked over at her and tilted his head with a smile. "About life…love…regrets."
"Oh yes…all the small things in life." Brenda joked.
"It's good seeing you Bren, its been a long time." David turned to her and just stared at her.
"It's good to see you too. I know we didn't exactly end things on the best terms but I am glad it didn't ruin our friendship."
"Yeah." David breathed out and looked out over the city skyline again.
Brenda thought about Kelly and Dylan, "What regrets exactly?" he met her gaze.
David shrugged, "Maybe…you. I would be lying if I said I didn't love you back when we were seeing each other. Can I be honest with you? I mean it may not be the most appropriate thing to say considering you are a married woman and everything but I just feel like I need to say it. And I may not ever get the chance again."
Brenda turned to face him a nodded her head slowly.
"I think about you sometimes, at the fact that we had a lot of fun together and that I cared about you more than you ever will probably understand. That I regret the way things ended with us and I wished that things would have been different. I guess what I am trying to say is sometimes I think about what if I made a mistake in letting you go and now you are married and have kids…and here I am stuck with these old feelings that seeing you tonight only made come alive again. What if you weren't suppose to end up with Dylan and I wasn't suppose to end up with Valerie." David hadn't really meant to say that but it just came out.
Brenda stood surprised, any other time she would have been put in this position she would have been angry but she wasn't. "I don't know." Brenda whispered not sure what exactly was going on…with Dylan and Kelly, with her and Dylan, with her and David. Why did every trip back to L.A. make them question everything. She stood quiet as David reached up and moved her hair back letting his hand sit on the side of her face and head.
Brenda looked down, "I have a confession to make David, I have never admitted this to anyone, especially Dylan, but I did love you. You helped me through a really hard time and showed me how to have fun again, you showed me who I was again. Being with Dylan for so long and getting caught up in the drugs and the drama, you were easy and fun and if it was at any other time, we just may have lasted. But no matter what we felt about each other, we can't change the fact that we may have loved each other, but there was someone else we were in love with…more."
David lowered his hand and agreed.
"Maybe Valerie isn't the person you are suppose to be with. There are relationships that are important at certain times in your life and if you truly care about the person its hard to let go. I absolutely think that what we had was in that category and maybe what you have with Val is too. I will admit though, you will always have a piece of my heart. So maybe you arent supoose to be with Val, but i dont think you were suppose to be with me either." Brenda smiled shyly at him.
David nodded with a small smile, "I hope Dylan knows how lucky he is to have you. Because if it wasn't for my friendship with him and the simple fact that I know how much you love each other, I would totally want to kiss you right now."
Brenda smiled and dropped her mouth, "You are horrible." Brenda shook her head, knowing he was kidding, she took a deep breath and looked out at the view, "I hope he knows too." she murmured thinking about the display of affection she had witnessed with him and Kelly.
"I am sure he does…he loves you more than anything. And…I hate to admit this because I always thought we were better together. If I had to lose you forever to anyone, it would only be ok if it was Dylan." David realized after listening to Brenda and knowing that she did feel something for him, it wasn't just a rebound or to make Dylan jealous. It made him realize that they were important to each other and not having her was only because they didn't belong together.
"I missed you…talking to you." Brenda said looking at him.
"I missed you too." he wrapped his arms around her waist and brought her in tenderly, hugging her tightly. He closed his eyes and shut his feelings on her forever. David didn't want Brenda back, he didn't want a woman who was deeply in love with someone else. And no matter how much he hated to admit it, Dylan and Brenda did belong together and all that talk before was because he himself wasn't sure what love had in store for him. And he was grasping at the feelings he had for her before. Closure with Brenda was important because deep down he always wondered what could have been and if he was always going to be someone that she let in because Dylan wasn't there and now he knew, she had thought the same thing and it wasn't one sided, it was just important at a certain time and that time was over.
Donna and Dylan looked around for their dates and finally they came to the glass door to the balcony. Dylan froze and looked at his wife hugging David tightly. Brenda leaned out and took her hand and ran it down the back of David's head, leaning her forehead against his. They pecked lightly and embraced each other again. Dylan's anger flared as he went to open the door angrily and break up the little moment between his wife and her ex boyfriend. Donna grabbed Dylan's arm and pulled it back.
Donna shook her head, knowing he was ready to storm out there and punch him out, like he had always wanted to. But this time, Dylan wasn't messed up on drugs or drunk, he was witnessing something that had to do with his wife of 5 years and the mother of his children. "Dylan…don't."
Dylan looked at Donna, "What do you mean don't, whatever is going on out there, has got to stop and I am not ok with it." Dylan said angrily.
Donna looked out at David and Brenda, "It looks like what is going on out there is goodbye."
Dylan stared at them. After several moments the two broke from their embrace and stood leaning on the railing talking. Dylan's first impression was that if he didn't go and break up whatever was going on, Brenda and David might just move on to other things. But it wasn't like that at all.
"David and I are really close, and we have talked about Brenda. I always thought that it was weird that I didn't care that they were together and then other times I did but then I realized, sometimes you need to get out there and experience other things and learn from them so you can realize for yourself what's truly important. And I think the Brenda…David saga was exactly that. They helped each other through difficult times and they cared about each other. And its important to have closure with relationships like that. You know?"
Dylan thought about what had just happened with him and Kelly and understood exactly what Donna was talking about. "Have you and David ever had closure?" he asked honestly.
Donna shook her head, "No." Donna said sadly and looked at Dylan. She gave him a half smile, "But being here tonight, its obviously not too late huh?"
Dylan smiled back and shook his head, "I guess not." Dylan took a deep breath looking at Brenda. "Come on lets interrupt their little closure party and dance with our dates." Dylan said calmer, more understanding but still thinking that David and Brenda had had their moment, and he wanted his wife back.
Dylan wrapped his arm around Donna and led the way out to where David and Brenda were standing. "There you guys are…Dylan and I were wondering if we had lost our dates forever." Donna joked.
Brenda and David turned to face them. Brenda looked down and crossed her arms, she couldn't look at Dylan.
"Nah…I wouldn't do that to my high school sweetheart." David said with a smile, "Remember that Christmas dance we went to, you told everyone that you were lucky to be going to the dance with the best dancer at West Beverly."
Donna smiled, "I remember, that night I told everyone to shove it and that I liked you, it was also our first kiss. Of course I remember." Donna stared at David.
"Well…lets see if I am still the best dancer at West Bev huh?" David moved next to Donna and held out his hand. Donna took it with a smile and let him lead her toward the ballroom. David turned and looked at Brenda, "Thanks Bren." he said nicely before continuing.
Brenda smiled and gave him a nod and watched them leave. She turned her attention to Dylan and took a deep breath as her smile faded.
"I hope what I just saw out here with David was goodbye." Dylan said as he looked at her intently.
"Is that what I saw out in the hallway with Kelly?" Brenda said short, her voice full of hurt. "Because if it wasn't then save me the speech. I know that song already and I don't think I can hear it again."
Dylan nodded his head, "That's exactly what you saw." Dylan realized Brenda was mad at him and he knew exactly how she was feeling.
"Are you sure about that? Because what you saw out here was me and David getting some closure. Admitting that although we had fun together we didn't belong together. Is that what you and Kelly were doing?" Brenda's tone changed as she stepped a bit closer to him.
"Are you sure that's what you and David were doing?" Dylan stepped towards her slowly.
Brenda saw the look in his eyes and she smiled lightly, "You didn't answer my question."
"I think you know the answer already." Dylan said sure of himself as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Oh do I?" Brenda said with a playful smile, wrapping her arms around his neck. "What exactly do I know." she said softly looking into his eyes.
"You know." Dylan pretended to think, "It's you and me and all of the people." Dylan sang with a smile.
"No Dylan, not here." Brenda shook her head, noticing a few people come out onto the balcony.
"And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you." Dylan sang in a whisper pressing his forehead against hers. "I love you baby." he whispered as he leaned out from her a little. He looked at the top of her head, taking his hand and running it down the back of it and then found her eyes that had never left him. "You and me remember...you cant get rid me, I hate to break it to you." Dylan joked.
"I love you too." she said softly leaning forward and setting a soft peck on his lips. Dylan went in for a longer much more passionate one. "I would never want to get rid of you."
He wrapped his arm around her tightly and led her back inside, so he could dance with his wife. yes some relationships were important at certain times and then there was one, that would always be important, the most important no matter what time in your life it was. That was them, they had taken each other's heart when they were 16 years old and never gave it back.
As Kelly watched from a short distance she walked over and slid next to him leaning on the bar, "Should I be jealous?" she said teasing him witnessing the end of Brandon and Gina's conversation.
"Yes very…if you hadn't came along I was about to meet Tony outside for a battle to death." Brandon joked.
Kelly shook her head keeping her smile, "No seriously, was everything ok?"
"Yeah…she is doing well and you know I always felt bad about still being in love with you when we were seeing each other." Brandon wrapped his arm around Kelly's waist pulling her in tightly. "Closure and no regrets…right?"
Kelly gave him a sweet nod, "Yeah…closure is good." she admitted, thinking of the much needed closure that had occurred between her and Dylan earlier.
Brandon leaned in and kissed her hard feeling her open her mouth with his. Kelly leaned out with her eyes closed, "God I am glad I married you." she whispered opening them and looking into his.
"Baby…there wasn't anyone else I wanted to spend my life with." Brandon stared at her for several moments, "What do you say, can I have this dance?"
"Is Brandon Walsh asking me to dance? Where in the world has my husband gone?" Kelly smiled.
Brandon walked her onto the dance floor and spun her around bringing her back to him, "You were always the only one who could get me out here."
"Just don't tell me I remind you of a sister." Kelly joked.
"Would I do this if I thought you were just another sister?" Brandon leaned in kissing her gently. "Or this?" he went in for a longer one. "Or what I am going to do to you later." he said with a sinful smile.
Kelly giggled as he moved his kisses down her neck, "I love you." she said looking at him intently as he came up from her neck.
Brandon returned the seriousness, "I love you too…so much." he whispered back, leaning in closer to her, they kissed passionately and continued their slow dance.
David and Donna looked at each other as they slow danced. David held her close to him and he noticed how good she smelt. Her big brown eyes gazing at him he felt like a kid again. They had always been there for each other, best friends they called each other. Both showing little signs of jealousy here and there if they were with someone else. Always finding their way back to one another. After they got lost in each other's eyes and looked at their friends, dancing closely, in love and exactly where they should be. Donna and David made eyes again.
"I saw you and Bren talking out back, did you guys get to kind of put things in perspective and finally get to say goodbye the right way?" Donna asked nicely knowing that David always wanted that moment.
David smiled, "Yeah…finally. Closure is important and I finally got it." David looked at Dylan and Brenda dancing, "They are meant for each other aren't they?"
Donna followed David's glance and saw Brenda and Dylan, dancing close kissing. "Yeah…definitely. They are everything they have always wanted. It looks like everyone is where they belong, Jessie and Andrea back together, Brandon and Kelly, finally married, Dylan and Brenda, finally admitting and actually having luck on their side, Steve and Janet." Donna smiled softly at David.
"And us? Where are we suppose to be because when I was talking to Brenda outside she said something that I can not stop thinking about. She said that some relationships are important at certain times and maybe my relationship with Val is that kind. Maybe your relationship with Noah is the same?" David spoke softly keeping his eyes on hers.
"And what about us, we already have had a relationship and maybe then was our time. Maybe you were always suppose to be my first love…but not my last." Donna took a deep breath. She swallowed hard getting lost in his eyes again, "But then again…maybe we are missing our chance for us because we are too damn proud of ruining what we have, our friendship."
"We could regret this." David said getting closer.
"Which one, not ruining our friendship or getting together." she leaned in closer as well, this time finding themselves less than an inch from each other's lips.
Donna exhaled as David kissed her deeply. They got lost in the kiss and at that moment they forgot where they even were. They slowly broke apart as Donna touched her lips.
"Do you know what I was thinking today when I was getting ready? I was thinking of our senior year and what I wrote in your yearbook. Do you remember?" David tilted his head and moved her hair behind her ear.
"Vaguely." Donna admitted looking at it not too long ago but not remembering word for word.
"No one thought you would ever date me and you did, you let me kiss you and I haven't wanted to stop since. Other people have come in and out of our lives but somehow we always find our way back to each other. What I remember from the book was, that I wanted to put what I really wanted for the future and that was you. I told you that someday I was going to get you to marry me." Donna smiled as he began to tear up a little.
"You were just saying that because I wouldn't sleep with you." Donna joked.
David didn't smile as he stared into her eyes.
Donna turned serious, "What are you saying?"
"I am saying that being here with you, feels right, that what I feel for you is more than friendship and it always has been. I am saying that Brenda is right, some relationships are important at certain times and some are always going to be important. Sometimes you need to be apart and experience other people to realize what exactly it is that you want. And I just realized what I want." David spoke softly. "I just realized that you will always be the most important relationship I have ever had.
"You are important to me too." she said feeling her heart beat fast, tears starting to form in her eyes. "David." Donna whispered, "What do you want? Really want?"
David tilted his head and gave her a small smile, "I really want you. I always have and being with you tonight just confirmed it."
"I really want you too." Donna breathed out moving in and kissing him again. The hugged each other tightly as both of them closed their eyes taking what had just occurred in.
David leaned out, "Donna, I love you…and I don't want to make the same mistakes I have made before, with you…with anyone. I am going to talk to Valerie and figure out what's happening and I am going to be honest with her before this goes any further." David said honestly.
Donna gave him a nod and a smile. "You're right, I want to start from someplace honest and...I love you too."
They kissed each other again, realizing maybe they weren't going home together but they at least had this moment and when the timing was right, they would be together again and that would be it for them.
The gang stopped dancing and stared, it was all déjà vu. David and Donna not caring what anyone thought way back their junior year. Kissing as their friends smiled and stared. Everyone knew what was happening, and they all knew that it was suppose to happen and be exactly this way. The reunion had proved to be a place of heart ache, their past, their futures. It had helped the gang with closure and closing those doors on old mistakes or maybe they weren't mistakes at all. They were just important at certain times but not now. And then maybe some were important and maybe some were suppose to go back to where it all started. Out of all of the drama that they had all been through. The triangles, the fights, the cheating, the lying, the love, the sex, the fun, the trips, they drugs, the drinking, the loss, the friendships and family that they had all found in each other…it all seemed to put things in perspective of what really mattered in their lives…each other, The Gang. Whoever said that you can't go home again, never had met them. Because whatever went on and whatever had always brought them back to one another was the same thing that kept them going. Cause they were each other's home, it didn't matter, if it was in Beverly Hills, London, the East Coast, wherever they were it always felt like home when they had each other.
YAY, Coming Home is done…*sigh* I wanted to have closure on all the couples, on all the past. I thought it was important in this story because of how dramatic it was at times. I apologize if there was a lot of repeating in the lines and so on, but I wanted it all to fit together. The only couples that didn't really have a verbal closure was Valerie and Noah. And because Donna and David weren't rushing into anything and had vowed to figure stuff out was my way of closing it. Starting all over…fresh and not repeating the mistakes or regrets they may have had in the past. I hope you enjoyed this story and thanks for reading.