Chapter 3

Kelly arrives at the beach, seeing Brandon staring into the westward sky watching the wave's crash onto the shore.

She walks up and sits down beside him, with a knot in her stomach.

"Hey," he says as she sits down.

"Hi," Kelly pauses for a few seconds, awhile looking away from him and then back she finally says, "So much has changed in the last six years, but it's something really important that I have to tell you Brandon," but stops because she doesn't know how to continue with tears threaten to leave her eyes.

Brandon he looks over and sees the tears in her eyes. He reaches an arm around her to hold her close, to try to comfort her. Brandon speaks up before she can continue, "Kel, I haven't been able to forget that night. Once I got here, I finally realized exactly how long it's been, 6 years and 9 nine months, hasn't it?"

All Kelly is able to do is shake her head yes. Brandon finally asks the question, "I'm a father, aren't I?"

"Yeah, you are. You have a son, Sammy, and he reminds me of you in every way every single day." Kelly says still with tears in her eyes.

As Kelly speaks, Brandon starts to form some tears in his eyes also because he couldn't understand why this was happening to them.

"I found out I was pregnant about two months after we were together in New Orleans. You were the only guy I've been with Brandon; I haven't dated in several years. Especially since Sammy has been born, knowing you were the father, I couldn't bring myself to get involved with anyone else. Although several people told me is was alright because we didn't know where you were, but it still didn't feel right so I haven't. I couldn't believe it when the doctor confirmed the pregnancy because of my condition. I went on for the next two months being careful and not telling anyone but only people who knew was Andrea, Steve, and Janet. David and Donna had already moved to Japan the year earlier, and it was so hard to contact them because of our schedules and the time change. I couldn't bring myself to tell anyone else because I didn't think I would be able to stand the pain when I miscarried. People were finally beginning to be able to notice, especially at school so I had no choice but to tell everyone. Andrea moved back with Hannah, she says it was time, but really I'm sure it was so she could keep an eye on me. They moved into the beach apartment with me. Steve was the first to notice though, he knew immediately because Janet became pregnant again around the same time with their third child, a boy who is just two weeks older than Sammy. And they are best friends, just like you and Steve. If it wasn't for Andrea and Steve, I don't know how I would have gotten through everything. When I was at 5 months, Steve finally got the full story out of me; I told him everything about New Orleans. I was afraid to even try to contact you because of how much pain it caused both of us the first time I miscarried. He called Jim and Cindy without me knowing. That was when your father decided to finally retire, and they moved here, back into your old house. They are actually at my house right now watching Sammy."

Brandon remains silent, since there is so much going though his head.

After a minute, Kelly speaks up again, "Brandon, please say something, anything."

Brandon looks up with his tear stained eyes looking directly into Kelly's also tear stained eyes and responds with, "I love you" as he puts his hand behind Kelly's neck; bring her closer to him so he could kiss her.

Kelly says "I love you, too" right before they kiss.

After they break apart, Kelly still has her hand on Brandon's head behind his ear, feeling his hair, smiling she says, "You have no idea how much I've missed you."

Brandon smiles back, "Oh, I think I just might because I've missed you so much in my life."

"Come on we should go, your parents are waiting. I promised that I would bring you back," Kelly says.

"Let's go then, I'll follow you," Brandon says with a smile. As they walk to their cars Brandon refuses to let go of Kelly's hand.