A/N: Alright, new story! Before reading this, read my story GOLDEN, or else you'll catch spoilers to that in the beginning of this story. Hope I stirred up a little excitement with the ending to the previous story, or threw something fairly new in your face! This chapter is basically starting off where Hyde comes back, and nobody but Jackie knows why, and then when they tell all of their friends and family.
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One day after the call...

Jackie nervously waited by the door for Steven Hyde to walk in. He was due to come in any moment now, and she was as anxious as anything for him to show up, which was proved by her constant pacing and the tapping of her foot.

"Jackie!" Kitty called from the kitchen, "Aren't you going to come in and eat something?"

"I will in a minute, Mrs. Forman!" Jackie called.

"Well, standing over by the door isn't going to do you any good," Kitty commented, "Why are you over there anyway?"

"I'm not! I'm just..." Jackie ran over and sat on the stool by the piano. "I'm sitting on the piano bench!"

"Kitty, I'm telling you, she's going through a weird phase!" Red said, and then muttered, "I think the girl's been going insane for the past couple of days."

"Mommy, what's insane mean?" Davey called from the table to the living room.

"Mr. Forman, did you just call me insane?" Jackie called from the piano bench.

"Come on over in the kitchen!" Red yelled, "Keep screaming like this and you're gonna wind up with no voice tomorrow!"

Jackie started to get up slowly, checking by the door, just in case Hyde would miraculously show up out of nowhere.

"Jackie!"

"I'm coming!" She ran to the kitchen before anybody else yelled.

"Take a seat and stay for a while, ha ha!" Kitty laughed.

"I'm sitting." Jackie dumped a spoonful of mashed potatoes on her plate.

"Why on earth are you so jumpy?" Kitty asked, "Has Eric's leaving bothered you?"

"No," Jackie answered, "I'm fine about that. I still see Donna and Eric every day. I'm not even all that upset about it."

"Well, they may not be coming tonight," Kitty replied, "Donna's sick and-"

Jackie cut in, "No, she called me earlier and said that she went to the doctor today and they said she was fine. Although she said that she has something to te-"

Jackie stopped midsentence as she heard a knock on the door.

"I-I'll get it!" She jumped up and ran to the door.

"Steven!" Jackie exclaimed when she opened the door. "What a surprise!" She hugged him tightly.

"I'm guessing you didn't tell them I was coming," Hyde murmured into her ear, mid-hug.

"They would want to know why," she explained quietly before pulling away.

"Steven," Kitty ran into the living room to hug her 'almost son,' "what on earth are you doing here?"

Red walked in, too, with Davey trailing behind him.

"This one knew he was coming," Red pointed at Jackie, "that's why she was so antsy. You would have thought Ho Chi Minh was at her door with a gun."

"Me?" Jackie looked around in fake disbelief, "No way. I didn't know he was coming! /You're/ the insane one!"

"Never been a good liar, Jacks," Hyde said.

"Jackie, tell us what he's doing here," Kitty said.

"He... wanted to visit! He said that he missed you guys... a lot. And he... he wanted to congratulate Eric and Donna again! Since he never gave them a proper goodbye before." Jackie managed to stutter the first idea that had come to her mind.

"Aw, Steven, is that true?" Kitty asked with a smile.

"Uh... yup," he responded casually, "goodbyes aren't my favorite thing to do."

"Now, bye, we've gotta go!" Jackie pulled Hyde's arm, leading him to the front porch, and leaving everybody inside confused.

"Good job, Jackie," Hyde retorted, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "When in doubt, run to the nearest exit and slam the door. That'll leave everybody perfectly content."

"Steven, you know I couldn't just sit there and /eat/, knowing that we had something important to talk about!" Jackie said.

Hyde paused once she stopped talking. "So, what are we gonna do about this situation?" he asked slowly.

"Situation? This is more than a situation, Steven."

"Okay... well, how are we going to tell everybody?"

"I... I don't know." Jackie took a seat on the porch steps. "They're gonna think I'm a whore. They didn't even know that we got together when you were here." She frowned.

"They'll... understand, maybe. I mean, they'll be shocked at first, but..." Hyde tried to think of reassuring words, but couldn't find any.

"See? Even you can't deny that they'll be upset, surprised... God, why did we have to go and do this?" She buried her head in her hands.

Hyde sat next to her. "It'll be fine in the long run," he put a reassuring hand on her back for emphasis, "I'll be here, this time, and... that's that."

She looked up at him. "And where does that leave us, exactly?" she asked.

"Dunno." He checked behind him, to make sure that nobody had come outside. "Wherever you want it to, I guess."

"Well," Jackie said, "I don't really know what to say, then. But Eric and Donna are coming over after dinner -they've been doing that every night ever since they got back- and we can tell them all once they get here." She picked up a little pebble and threw it as she talked. " But I'd rather wait to tell Davey, though... so if we could manage to get him to the other room at the time, or something?"

Hyde nodded. "We could try that."

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Ten minutes after Hyde and Jackie's talk outside, Donna and Eric arrived at the Forman household.

Immediately after they arrived, everybody gathered in the living room to talk, as usual.

"So I was getting my hair done today, and guess who I saw?" Kitty said, "Cindy Wickel. My old-"

Jackie stopped her. "Sorry, Mrs. Forman," she said apologetically, "but we have some news."

"So do we." Eric said, standing up along with Donna.

Jackie gestured to Hyde to get Davey out of the room, which Hyde did by taking Davey upstairs and giving him a coloring book.

Once he returned back downstairs and took his place beside Jackie, he turned to Eric. "Why don't you guys go first?"

Eric shrugged nervously. "Alright." He turned to Donna, his face fearful, and they both said in unison, "We're expecting!"

"Oh my God!" Kitty ran up and hugged them, "I'm gonna have another little grandbaby!"

Red had an unhappy, yet somehow proud look on his face.

Jackie and Hyde turned to each other in shock. They weren't expecting this.

"Congrats, Forman, Donna," Hyde nodded each of them.

"Yeah. Wow, this is great!" Jackie said to Donna, proudly standing up, "Because I'm pregnant, too!"

Everybody turned to face her and Hyde.

"What did you say?" Kitty asked quietly in disbelief.

"She said that she's pregnant again," Hyde stood next to Jackie and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"When... I mean, how... I didn't even know you guys were back together!" Eric cried in amazement.

"We aren't." Hyde confirmed.

"He means, we didn't even know you guys /got/ together?" Donna stepped in, "It is Hyde's kid, right?"

Jackie nodded slowly.

"When did you guys do this?" Eric asked.

"After your wedding," Hyde said, "and... then some."

"Kelso was right!" Donna exclaimed, "For once, Kelso was right! He /did/ see you two kissing!"

"Anyway," Kitty turned to Jackie and Hyde, "I'm very happy for you two, too! I just hope... that you figure things out!"

"How far along are you?" Jackie asked Donna.

"One month," Donna said proudly.

"Wow..." Jackie said, "I'm only two weeks! So you were pregnant for your wedding, then?"

Donna nodded.

"So... you're tellin' me," Eric said warily, "that you two... hooked up... at our wedding?" He gestured between him and Donna.

"Yup, man, that's what we're tellin' you," Hyde said.

"Huh..." Eric looked around. "Hey, where'd Davey go?"

Hyde turned to Jackie. "Davey!"

Jackie ran upstairs to get him, and then sat him down on the couch where everybody else was.

"You sure we should do this?" Jackie asked Hyde quietly.

"I think he'd notice if we didn't tell him." Hyde patted her forward.

"What's going on?" Davey asked.

"Davey," Jackie walked closer to him, "your daddy and I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" he asked anxiously.

"It's... we're... I'm pregnant!"

Davey sat on the couch in confusion. "What's pregnant mean, mommy?"

"It means... it means that Mommy has a baby in her tummy," Jackie placed a hand on her stomach.

Davey's eyes widened. "No way! Can you hear it cry?" He put his ear to her flat stomach, and then looked up at her. "All I heard was a growl. Are you hungry, Mommy?"

"Yes!" Jackie beamed. "I'm eating for two now!" She walked into the kitchen, and Donna and Kitty followed her.

Davey turned to Hyde. "When is it gonna come out?" he asked.

"Eight months?" Hyde thought about it, and then confirmed, "Yeah, I think eight months."

"That's a long time," Davey said, and then thought for a moment. "Does this mean that you're gonna stay?"

"Yeah," Hyde said. "I'm staying."

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Work started at eight at night for Jackie, so she started to get ready around seven thirty.

Working at a bar was actually tough. She had to get all made up correctly and wear a specific outfit, and deal with being leered at a lot.

Jackie was in the upstairs bathroom putting on eyeliner when she heard footsteps approach the doorway.

"Mommy, don't go to work, tonight," Davey said quietly.

"Aw, baby..." Jackie walked up to him and bent down to his height. "We go through this every night. I have to go."

"But I like when you're here. 'Cause now I have to sleep alone no matter what since Uncle Eric doesn't live here anymore." Davey looked sadly up at his mother.

"Well..." Jackie thought for a moment. "Your daddy's here, now. Maybe you could stay in the basement if you're scared." She offered him a smile.

"I still want you to be here," he said, hugging her legs.

Jackie tried to remain steady and placed a hand on his head. "I have the night off tomorrow, babe. I'll be here then."

"Why not tonight?"

"Because then you'll tell me that you don't want me to go tomorrow." She raised an eyebrow and smiled.

Davey didn't know what to say, so he sat on the edge of the bathtub silently.

"Is it gonna be a girl or boy?" he asked randomly.

"I don't know yet, babe," Jackie said. "We'll find out in a couple months."

"Are you gonna forget about me?" he asked after a moment.

"No, no, no, baby!" Jackie ran over to him and sat in front of him. "I would never do that. Honey, I love you more than anything or anyone in the world. I would /never/ forget about you."

Hyde walked in the bathroom and saw Jackie sitting in front of the bathtub talking to Davey.

"What's going on in here?" he asked.

"Davey thinks I'm gonna forget about him when the baby's born," Jackie said.

Hyde frowned. Jackie was acting as if it was perfectly normal to have to kids out of wedlock, without even /dating/.

"Nah, kid, that won't happen," he said, and walked closer to where Jackie and Davey were.

"They make you wear that for work?" Hyde asked, looking her over. Jackie was wearing a short skirt that she was probably required to wear for her job, and it was pretty hot.

"Yeah," she said, "and stop looking!" She stood up again. "What time is it?"

"Quarter to eight," Hyde said.

"Oh, sh... darn." Jackie ran over to the counter and started putting on more makeup.

"You don't even need any of that crap, so why do they make you wear it?" Hyde asked.

"Don't ask me questions, Steven. I have to hurry up!" Jackie continued applying mascara. "And thanks for the compliment."

Hyde narrowed his eyes. "What compliment?"

"You said I don't need to wear makeup... which means you think I'm pretty." Jackie turned around and smiled at him.

Hyde rolled his eyes and waved Davey over.

"Come on, kid. Let's leave your mother alone."