Chapter 2
Brandon arrives at the Beach at least a half hour before he is supposed to meet Kelly at 7:30. Once he's at the beach, the reason suddenly hits him and he does the math quick in his head. It has been exactly six years and nine months since the night in New Orleans, when he ran into Kelly right before he left for his assignment.
(Flashback)
It was a hot August day in New Orleans; he had just finished the last day of training in the United States for his new assignment at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Some of the guys were going out to eat, but he wanted to go back to the hotel first to try to make a phone call. He has been avoiding this phone call since he accepted the job because he doesn't quite know what to say, but he knows this will be his last opportunity for at least a year to speak with her. Even though they haven't spoken for awhile, but he has been getting a stronger urge to hear her voice since he has accepted this job. He's nervous and scared because he doesn't know what she has been doing since their almost wedding and he's unsure if she has moved on with someone else. As he walks into the hotel lobby, he sees a blonde facing the counter, he immediately freezes thinking it can't be her. Before he is able to move his body again, she turns around and immediately sees him from across the lobby. He can see her lips moving as she says, "Brandon" to herself. They both start to walk towards to each other.
Brandon speaks first, "Kel…hi."
Kelly says, "hi" back to Brandon in a very soft and quiet voice. They both are unsure of what to say because they are both caught off guard at the moment.
Suddenly, a bellboy comes up beside Kelly asking, "Miss Taylor, may I take your baggage to your room now."
Kelly replies, "Yes please" to the bellboy, then to Brandon without taking her eyes away from his eyes, "If you're not busy right now, you can come with."
Brandon replies, "There is nothing I would love more."
Once they are up in Kelly's room, Brandon hands the bellboy a five dollar bill. "Brandon, you didn't have tipped him for me, I can get that," Kelly says.
Brandon replies with his famous smile, "I know, but I wanted to."
"Well thanks," Kelly says.
"You're welcome, would you be interested in having dinner with me tonight. I'm only here for one more night," Brandon tells Kelly.
"I would love to, can we go right now, I'm starving the food on the plane was a joke."
Brandon laughs at her comment, "Alright sure, just let me go to my room quick to make a phone call, and I'll meet you down stairs in the lobby?"
"Okay, I'll see you down there, don't take too long," Kelly told Brandon. Brandon goes to his room, which is only down the hall by 7 doors to call his fellow trainees to inform them that he would see them in the morning.
Brandon meets Kelly in the lobby about 5 minutes afterwards. Brandon asks Kelly, "Well what are you in the mood for to eat."
"There's a restaurant called Gumbo Shrimp that Donna told me about," Kelly replies.
"I saw it this afternoon, let's go then," Brandon says leading her through the door.
Once Brandon and Kelly ordered their food, they start to catch up. They discuss everything but their relationship and the non-wedding during dinner and a walk along the pier. Brandon found out, Kelly went back to school to receive her masters in psychology five years ago and has been the Guidance Counselor at West Beverly High School for a couple years. She is in New Orleans for a national conference that WBHH sent her to attend before school started. Brandon told Kelly, he has been in town for a journalist conference for a week and he has been working for the New York Times, traveling around the world writing all sorts of different kinds of stories. Kelly admitted, she subscribe to the New York Times just to read his articles. Kelly also asked about Brenda, Jim, and Cindy.
He replied, "Well Brenda and Dylan are still in London, but thinking about moving to New York, she's been asked to perform in some Broadway shows. They have a one year old daughter, Rebecca. Jim and Cindy are still in Hong Kong, they eventually got used to it, but I have a feeling Jim is starting to think about retirement and I know Cindy would like to move back to the States to be close to family, unfortunately for her, she has a better chance seeing me in another country. I always tried stop by when I was in the area. You know, they would love to hear from you," Brandon gets out a piece of paper and a pen to write down their number and address, "here give them a call when you get a chance."
"Thanks Brandon, I think I will just do that when I get back to Beverly Hills."
Brandon finally looks at his watch and realizes it's getting late, "Wow, it's past 11, we should probably get back to the hotel."
Kelly agreed, "Yeah, you're probably right, let's go."
Brandon walked Kelly back to her hotel room. They both just stand there, staring at each other for a moment.
Brandon finally says, "I've missed you" as he lifts his hand to brush a hair away from her eyes. Kelly raises her hand to meet Brandon's after he touches her. She suddenly felt even more frozen and unable move away from Brandon.
Brandon then says, "I still love you and I don't think I'll ever be able to stop."
Kelly finally is able to speak, "I still love you too, I've tried not to think about you, I've even put away all of your pictures, but it hasn't worked, I still can't help to think about you and us everyday."
Brandon then pulls Kelly closer to him and kissing her gently on the lips. They pull away, then move closer together kissing again more intensely. Kelly then manages to open the door without pulling away from Brandon, and in one move, Brandon picks her up continually kissing Kelly, moving them closer to the bed.
The next morning, Brandon wakes up at 6:45 am, realizing he needs to meet his co-workers in 15 minutes. Although he decided it was the best night sleep that he's gotten in a long time. He tried to be quiet as possible, because he knew Kelly could be a light sleeper. He was just going to leave her a note, but she started to stir, so he gave her a kiss on the lips instead.
"Hey morning beautiful, if I don't leave now, I'll be late for my plane. I wish I could give you more info, but I can't. Just remember I'll always love you forever until the day I die."
Before Kelly could response, he was already out of the door.
(End of flashback)
