A/N: So this story idea I originally used in Welcome Home but I was unhappy with the way that story was going so I'm taking a different approach I hope my readers can get on board with because I already like it much better. Anyways, If you've read Welcome Home you may notice some similarities in the main plot points. I hope everyone enjoys! Happy Reading!

Forman's Living Room

December 31, 1989

"TEN" "NINE" "EIGHT" "SEVEN" "SIX" "FIVE" "FOUR" "THREE" "TWO" "ONE!" "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

Hyde sat in Red's old pea green colored chair, the seat had broken down quite a bit over the last decade but the stubborn old man refused to give it up. He sipped his beer as he watched his friends, his family, wish happy new years to one another and celebrating with light kisses on their lips. It brought a small smile to his face knowing that they had all found happiness in their lives. Donna and Eric are happily married now for almost seven years, Kelso had somehow convinced Brooke he was marriage material and they now had three happy healthy daughters and a baby on the way. Even Fez seemed content in the ladies man that he was although he always ran the girls off when they realized how strange that foreigner really was.

All that was missing was Jackie. It still seemed strange that she wasn't there. He had been horrible to her even he had to admit that. And with Donna's lack of friendship, Kelso being gone and the quick fizzle of her relationship with Fez it came by no surprise that she decided to take off for school in Marquette instead of staying here in Wisconsin. But she always made her way back home for everything important. Every wedding and birthday party, and every holiday she was here. Things between her and him had become almost amicable too. It didn't make any sense to him that she stopped showing up for things more than two years ago.

He'd never admit this aloud at least not sober, but her really missed her. Her strong confident stature and wonderful back handed compliments and straight up burns. She really knew how to hit where it hurt and well so did he.

Hyde lead the troop to the basement to leave the adults to their conversations, it had been forever since they had a circle all together, well minus Jackie.

"God I can't believe Jackie, she told Kitty that she'd be here."

"Well, maybe something came up, Donna. It's not like you know exactly what's going on in her." Eric addresses his wife. She was kinda bitchy when it came to Jackie especially when she is a tad bit tipsy. He passes her a joint.

"Yeah my goddess is managing a store in Marquette now she's quite busy." Donna passes the joint off to Fez.

"Okay pass that over here and quit talking about Jackie. It's the 90s now there's got to be something more interesting to talk about then some shrill brunette midget.

"So it's clear that I'm man pretty, but I feel like I haven't slept in years and it's really starting to affect my looks, man. Driving up here from Chicago I actually got a ticket…from a lady cop man."

"Well, the King isn't aging so well is he." Eric took the joint from Kelso, inhaling the smoke deeply enjoying the blissfulness that is taking over his body.

"Yeah Kelso, I'd take lack of sleep any day."

"Right, What good is Eric if he can't give you any children? Fez can do it, let me help."

"Can't we talk about anything besides kids. Look at us we are all together again, it's getting harder and harder to hang out now."

"You're just bummed cause your life isn't going anywhere Hyde. You're in the same place you were ten years ago today except now you have a beard to match your porn stache."

"Huh, He's right. You've really done nothing with you're life."

"Eric, be nice."

"Yes don't upset the frizzed out, angry one. He will hurt us."

"Okay changing subject! So guys did you hear there's this car that runs on water. It has water in the engine and it runs on water man!"

Forman's Living Room

January 1st 1990

1:45 am

The night is winding down, the children are settled quietly in Eric's old bed upstairs, Bob had gone home and Red and Kitty had settled on the couch to watch the show on TV. Donna and Eric, Brooke and Kelso, Fez and Hyde had made their way up the stairs slightly intoxicated and completely stoned to enjoy the company of their surrogate parents.

"This has been a nice evening, a great way to put another decade to sleep, don't you think Red?"

Red nods quietly to his wife, kissing her softly in the forehead. Everyone new as much as he was disgruntled by their constant presence in his home over the late twenty years, Red actually enjoyed the children.

"Yeah, Ms. Kitty this has been quite the evening." Fez pats Kitty on the shoulder, smiling.

"Oh oh I've got an idea, Lets go around and say our wishes for the new year." Kitty suggest much to everyones distaste.

"Mom, don't you mean resolution?"

"No, honey. Resolutions never get kept, but wishes can come true."

Brooke spoke up first, "Well I wish that this baby will be a boy. Please let it be a boy."

Kelso rubs Brooke's swollen belly, "I wish that my looks will never fade and if I have a boy he'll look as good as me."

Donna rolls her eyes, Kelso had gotten more mature when it came to his relationships but he was certainly the same deep down. "Well, I wish that this will finally be the year that Eric and I will have a baby."

"Well what about you Steven, any wishes?" Kitty addresses her second son.

He sat and pondered her question. What did he wish for. What did he even want out of life now. He is thirty years old and owns a successful business and had a great home, what more did he really need. He knew the answer, he knew what he wanted but he also knew he didn't deserve to even wish it. But the beer is starting to cloud his mind a little now although he was definitely the most sober one in the room at this point with the exception of maybe Red and Brooke.

"I wish Jackie would come home this year."

Everyone sat silently and Hyde avoided all their prying eyes. He didn't talk, should've kept his mouth shut in the first place. He knew why Jackie wouldn't come home. It was his fault he hurt her, always did. He should've known that one day she'd run off and not come back.

Awkwardness grows thick in the room. It was no secret that Hyde was in love with Jackie, as much as Hyde pretended that was crap. Everyone knew Hyde was the reason that Fez and Jackie broke up, the reason Jackie took off for Marquette and the reason why she hadn't been home in over two years even if they didn't know exactly why that is.

The silence is broken by the creaking open of the front door that was seldom used as everyone usually let themselves in through the kitchen door. Letting in the bitter Wisconsin winter, a thin and shivering women with long and loose ebony curls enters carrying way too many bags for just one traveler.

"Jackie!" So many exclaim at once.

Fez looks to the sky with amusement written all over his face, "And I wish that it would rain candy!"

Jackie sets her bags down by the staircase, looking up to see everyone. Her face seemed shallower or more sunken in than it had in the past. She looked exhausted, completely wore out. But she's smiling nonetheless. Kitty ran over to greet her with an embracing hug but Jackie puts her hand up to stop her.

"Hold on I've got to get one more thing from the car." Jackie steps back out into the cold.

"Leave it to Jackie to pack up her entire life for less than a weeks visit." Hyde quips laughing lightly at all her baggage. She had been back for all of three minutes and he already made his first snarky remark. He needed to learn to shut his mouth.

A minute or so passes before the front door opens again but Jackie doesn't enter with a bag or a box of any sort. She is carrying an infants detachable car seat which she sets down by her luggage. Hyde watches as Jackie pulls a beautiful little baby from the seat. The little one was larger than a newborn with a head of black hair curling around her ears. She was wrapped in a black blanket of some sort and was fast asleep now in Jackie's arms.

"You have a baby!" Kitty squeals.

"Yes now please quiet, I just got her to sleep an hour ago. Could you help me get a room set up, it's still okay I stay here right?"

"Absolutely sweetie. Red go get Eric's old crib and set it up in Laurie's room. Come on Jackie I'll help you with your bags." Jackie nods as Kitty heads upstairs with some of her stuff.

Jackie looks around at all her friends laying back against the couch, all seemed only mildly interested that she was home. She walks around to face them and then realized they were all completely wasted. Steven though kept his interest completely on her.

"Hey Steven can you hold Coda for a moment while I take my things up?"

"What, why me?"

"Well Brooke is sleeping, Donna is wasted, and I don't trust Fez with her." She whispers that last part. "Come on you're great with Michael's kids."

He looks Jackie up and down, remembering every inch of her figure as he last saw it. He was going to be nice even if holding his ex-girlfriends bastard child was the last thing in the world he wanted to do. "Ugh fine, hand her over. Coda?"

"Yeah Coda Katherine Burkhart." She places the little one in his arms so that Steven cradled the little one. "Named her after Kitty and an album of her fathers favorite band. I hope it's not the only thing she'll get from him."

"Wow Jackie, bastard kid, that's a new low." Donna bitchy comment causes Jackie's head to whip around.

"You know what Donna be as mean as you want to me, I've gotten used to it. But do NOT talk about my child that way!"

"Okay Jackie I've got Coda just take your stuff upstairs." Jackie heads up the steps watching Steven cradling her little girl. "Hey Jackie!"

"Yes?"

"Why is she wrapped in my old Zeppelin tee?"

"It's the only thing that'll get her to sleep."

He looks down at the little sleepyhead in his arms. She looks just like Jackie, her complexion, her hair, her eyes were shut but he could tell she had Jackie's large eyes as well. He couldn't believe that Jackie was a mother, and that she was all alone. It didn't sit right with him, he wanted to take care of her, be there for her. But it wasn't his place. Not anymore.

Coda starts to fuss in his arms as she woke up. Her little fists move up to rub her eyes before they flutter open. He was silently stunned. Her eyes were bright pale blue, so out of place among the rest of her features. Such a pale blue.

"Well damn."

A/N: I hope you liked the chapter and if you did or didn't please write me a review I'd love to hear your thoughts!