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Chapter Three

Kelly lay in bed early Saturday morning. Lisa had called her after her date the night before, and on a three way phone call with Jessie had got to hear about how amazing it was. After that, sleep had been very difficult. She had spent all night tossing and turning. The worst part was that Kelly could not figure out why she felt this way. Kelly knew she no longer had the same kind of feelings she once had for Zack, but yet she did not want Lisa to have them either.

Or maybe she just thought without the possibility of Zack in her future, she would end up being alone forever. Zack was the one dependable constant for her. Now, he would be someone else's constant, and not like he had been with other girls before. The only time she had felt this way before was with Stacy Carosi, and that had ended with the end of summer. Slowly, Kelly began to drift into another uneasy sleep.

Dream Sequence

Kelly passes a sign that says Bayside High Class of 1993: 10 Year Reunion. She then realizes that she is in a renovated version of the Max.

"Kelly!" a high school student yells to her. She looks down and realizes that she is still wearing her waitress outfit. Could she still be working here? There was no way.

"I still need my soda," somebody yelled at her from another table. Kelly could hear her breath quickening, because she knew now that she was in fact still working here.

"Kelly, are you going to do any work today?" a man snapped at her, someone she assumed was the owner of this version of the Max.

"Kelly!" a familiar voice sprung up behind her. She turned around to see Jessie and Lisa smiling at her. Both were dressed in what looked to be very expensive clothes. Both girls also had huge diamond rings on their left hands. A brief look down at her own hand showed that Kelly had not been married in the ten passing years. Jessie spoke the next phrase, "We have not seen you since high school graduation!"

"Yeah, you just ran away without saying a word!" Lisa exclaimed, "We have missed you though!"

"What have you guys been up to?" Kelly asked, nervousness filling her voice.

"Well, of course, you know by now, I have my own fashion label," Lisa smiled, "It is all the craze!"

"And I am a heart surgeon," Jessie smiled at her.

"Who did you marry?" Kelly asked, even though she already knew the answer.

"Slater, of course," Jessie smiled, "he should be on his way shortly. He was dropping off the kids at his dad's."

"Zack and I have been married for over five years," Lisa confidently said, "He cannot make it today, sadly. He is with his new band, Zack Attack II in England on tour."

Kelly could not let her life turn out like this. Was it really not having Zack that had turned her life out like this? Or was it because, as Jessie had mentioned, she had severed all of her friendships once high school ended? Had Zack really always been the one who could help her keep confidence in herself? Kelly could feel tears welling up in her eyes.

"I could just cry …," she spoke softly as she turned away, not knowing what to do.

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Kelly awoke with a start. At first, she was mad that Lisa going out with Zack would affect her life that much, but then Kelly thought about it and realized that maybe her dream was meant to tell her to just let it go. Clearly, if she kept up this route she would end up ruining her relationships with not only Lisa and Zack, but the rest of the gang as well. Lisa deserved happiness as much as Kelly did, and if Zack could do half the amount of good for Lisa that he had done for Kelly in their time together, then maybe she should just learn to be okay with it.

"I will be happy for them," Kelly willed herself, finally getting out of her bed. Outwardly, she would make herself be as happy for them as she could be, and she would work on being as happy inwardly. She was naturally a happy person, so this could not be that difficult, right?

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Screech frowned as Sunday was coming to an end. He had not heard from any of his friends, minus Jessie, since school let out on Friday. Jessie had wanted him to come over and watch Gilligan's Island, but he did not want to ruin Jessie's night with Slater. He assumed that Zack had told Slater all about his date, but had left Screech out because he did not want to make Screech feel bad. But, being left out was making him feel even worse. Screech had figured this would happen once Zack started dating Lisa, he was just hoping that it would not be this quickly.

Screech picked up the phone and dialed Zack's number.

"Hey Screech!" Zack greeted him in his normal friendly tone. Sure, Zack had gotten Screech into a lot of messes over the years, but he had also saved him from just as many messes. The one person who seemed to truly and genuinely like Screech was Zack.

"Do you want to go to the Max?" Screech asked hopefully.

"I wish I could," Zack sighed, "but I have this biology homework due tomorrow. My dad will kill me if I don't pull out a B."

Screech sighed as he hung up his phone. He could not believe that Zack could not even muster enough energy to make up a believable excuse. Zack would not care what his dad thought of his biology homework. Screech knew he must be with Lisa. Screech had to find a way to accept Zack and Lisa's relationship. He could not afford to lose his best friend.

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"What did he want?" Lisa asked, trying not to crinkle up her nose as she had when talking about Screech for as long as she could remember. Her relationship with Screech had always been very different from the one Zack possessed with him.

"To hang out," Zack looked guilty, "I really should have gone. He probably has not seen anybody all weekend."

"He has other friends," Lisa gently reminded Zack.

"But, I am his best friend," Zack sighed, "Besides, we cannot abandon our friends now that we are dating."

"I wasn't asking you too," Lisa frowned, "We are individual people."

Zack smiled at her again, "I know you weren't asking me too. I guess I just feel as if Screech will not have a place in the group if I do not make sure that he does."

"We all have a soft spot for Screech," Lisa assured her, "he is just as much a part of our group as anybody."

"And yet you treat him so differently," Zack frowned a little, "We all do."

"Well, he is different," Lisa gave a small laugh, trying to lighten the mood. Zack did not respond, but stood up from his bed that Lisa and he had been making out on, and walked towards his door.

"I need some water," was the only thing he could say as he walked out the door. Lisa sat on the edge of the bed, trying to figure out what exactly had just happened.

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"I give them two dates before they start fighting," Jessie jokingly said as her and Slater were watching reruns of Gilligan's Island on television.

"They would still last longer than we did," Slater reminded her, giving her a quick kiss on the lips to show his affection.

"We both love to argue," she agreed with him, "I do not see it being the same way for them."

"Do you think they will last?" Slater asked her.

"It's not up to us," Jessie reminded him, "but, I think they have a very difficult road ahead of them."

"Every couple has obstacles," Slater interjected thoughtfully as he stole some popcorn from the bowl.

"Exactly," Jessie laughed, "Neither of us understands peoples actions very well, but we do know something about relationships."

"Hey!" Slater exclaimed, "I think I understand people."

"Please!" Jessie retaliated, "The idea you give to everybody to fix their problems is to beat something up."

"It is good therapy," Slater argued. As the two continued their argument, Jessie was happy to know that at least one aspect of their lives was still normal. She would never imagine her and Slater's relationship being the solid foundation of anything, but right now it seemed to be the foundation that was keeping their group together.