Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from That 70's Show. I am just a
fan with very little money.
Jackie arrived home, struggling to get in the door with her sleeping daughter in her arms. She finally managed to get the door open and put Kaitlyn down to sleep in her playpen. Jackie thought to herself that she couldn't believe how heavy her little baby had gotten. After glancing around the apartment Jackie noticed that Hyde still wasn't home from work.
Jackie went into the kitchen and sat down at the table in total astonishment and despair as she tried to digest the news she had just received from the Dr about half an hour ago. She's pregnant. Again! 5 weeks pregnant.
"I guess I'm not the only irresponsible one around here! I let "Mr. Perfect" be in charge of birth control and I end up pregnant" she laughed sarcastically. The more she thought about it the angrier and more upset she became, thinking back on past events. Jackie mocked to herself "Jackie, how could you forget to take your birth control pill! What the hell are we going to do now?!" as she remembered Hyde's reaction to her telling him she was pregnant with Kaitlyn. At the time her high school graduation had been a month away. Luckily Hyde had calmed down after a couple of days of not speaking to each other. He had shown up at her house in the middle of the night with a small diamond engagement ring. He told her that everything would be all right and that they would get married as soon as possible. The ceremony had been very small with only Kitty, Red, Donna, Eric, Fez, Michael, and her mother in attendance. Red gave her away due to the fact that her Father had practically disowned her.
Shortly after their wedding Hyde had gotten a full time job at a loading dock for a local shipping company that paid fairly well and that had medical benefits. Jackie worked up until her 7th month at a department store in the mall. Their marriage seemed to be going alright. They were getting along better than usual. Hyde fussed over her nonstop about eating right and getting enough rest. Their daughter was born three weeks early but was healthy.
Money had been tight for them but their small apartment felt like home and she and Hyde were making the best of a difficult situation. It was a hard adjustment for Jackie due to the fact most of her life her family had been very well off. Uncharacteristically Jackie rarely complained due to the fact she still felt guilty over getting pregnant and Hyde having to marry her before they were ready. And of course with Hyde being Hyde, he still had great difficulty with telling Jackie that he loved her. Nearly the only time he ever said it was when they were making love which worried Jackie a little but she always pushed the thought to the back of her mind.
Jackie's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the front door suddenly shutting. Jackie walked into the living room and saw Hyde bending over Kate's playpen stroking the sleeping baby's downy curly hair. He noticed her come in to the room and whispered "Hi babe". Jackie whispered back "Let's go into the kitchen, I just got her down for her nap." They went into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
Hyde noticed that Jackie's eyes were red and that she looked like she's been crying. "Jackie, what's wrong?"
Jackie snapped back "Believe me, you don't want to know!".
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" replied Hyde, getting angry with Jackie's sudden irate tone of voice.
Jackie retorted "You really want to know?!, Are you sure about that?!"
Hyde suddenly got a feeling of dread in the pit of his stomach about where this conversation was headed but was certain that he hadn't done anything major to set her off because he'd been working so much overtime that they'd hardly even seen each other lately. Hyde, tired of the silence, demanded "Jackie, just spit it out, it can't be that bad"
Jackie just stared at him for a minute and then angrily and disbelievingly yelled " Can't be that bad!, Can't be that bad!". Tears were rolling down her cheeks. She then looked him straight in the eyes and whispered "I'm pregnant".
Hyde's jaw dropped open, frantically trying to absorb this startling development. Jackie was silently crying and got up from her chair and turned to the sink and noisily started doing the lunch dishes from earlier that day. She felt him come up behind her and put his arms around her. He whispered "Jackie, It'll be alright."
Jackie turned around and shouted "It'll be alright?! Are you crazy?! We still have a baby in diapers. I'm not even 21 years old yet. I'm going to be old and fat before my time!" Hyde replied "Jackie, will you calm down!" but was interrupted by Kaitlyn who was screaming her little heart out.
Jackie shrugged out of Hyde's hold and walked into the living room and picked up Kaitlyn and whispered to the baby "I'm sorry pooh bear, Mommy was having a little discussion with your daddy".
Hyde walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. "Jackie, Give her to me, I haven't seen her all day." Jackie handed her crying daughter over to her husband and sat down beside him on the couch. Kaitlyn instantly calmed down as soon as her father held her and patted her back. "Hi pumpkin, Did you miss your Daddy?" Kaitlyn giggled and smiled up at her father. Hyde looked at Jackie and hesitantly commented "At least somebody around here is glad that I'm home".
Jackie shot back "Well Steven, lucky for us she's too little to understand what's going on."
"Look Jackie, I know this isn't the best timing but we'll get through this the same way we've gotten through everything else, together."
Jackie laughed dryly and sarcastically replied "Together? That's funny you're not the only who has to go through 9 months of hell and then 27 hours of labor."
Hyde rolled his eyes and answered back "Jackie, you were only in labor for about 18 hours". He was amazed that every time she told the story her labor was longer and longer.
"Only 18 hours! How would you like to squeeze something the size of watermelon out an opening the size of a lemon?!"
Hyde sighed and said "Jackie, you got through it fine, you survived, and you'll be fine this time. Baby, I'm sorry you're so upset about this but getting yourself all worked up isn't going to change anything or make it better. I love Katie and I'll love this baby too. And I know I don't say it often enough but I love you Jackie! I love you so damn much!"
Jackie threw her arms around Hyde and Kaitlyn and cried "Oh Steven, I love you so much! You have no idea how much!". Hyde smiled and whispered "I think I might".
They stayed cuddled together for a few minutes and noticed that poor Kaitlyn had fallen asleep. Hyde got up to put Kaitlyn in her crib in her room. A few minutes later he sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms and gave her a lingering kiss on the lips. They pulled apart a bit and he asked "Did you go to the Dr yet?
Jackie nodded "Yes he fit me in this evening but I took a home pregnancy test this morning."
"How far along are you?"
"5 weeks" answered Jackie. It then instantly hit Hyde the night that it must have happened, Eric & Donna's Wedding.
They had gotten a babysitter for about the 3rd time in their daughter's life and had both had a little too much to drink. They had come home still excited and happy that Eric and Donna had finally gotten married after a fairly long engagement. Due to the fact Jackie and Hyde were both a little drunk from all the toasts and drinks at the reception they were feeling rather amorous and ended up making love passionately in their bedroom. Caution was thrown to the wind and birth control didn't enter either of their minds.
Jackie and Hyde looked at each other and at the same time said "Eric and Donna's Wedding". Jackie replied "Donna and Eric will freak out when we tell them."
Hyde shook his head in agreement and then said "Do you feel ok so far?"
"Nope, I'm having morning sickness, which I barely had with Kate. At first I thought I picked up that flu bug that has been going around at work but then I realized I was feeling better everyday around noon and then I realized that I was 2 weeks late, which is why I took the test this morning.
Suddenly the phone rang. Jackie sighed and asked "Steven, will you get that?"
"Sure babe" and gave her a quick kiss on the lips and got up to answer the phone. "Its probably Mrs. Forman"
An exuberant voice on the other line said "Hello Steven, Sorry to call so late, hope I didn't wake up the baby".
Hyde replied "No, She's out like a light and hopefully will sleep the whole night."
Kitty excitedly began "I just wanted to let you know that I want to throw Katie her 1st birthday party next month, just family & friends."
Hyde sighed "Mrs. Forman, you don't have to do that."
Kitty replied with her famous nervous little laugh "No Steven, ha, ha, I want to. You know Red and I think of you like a son which of course means we think of Katie as a Granddaughter. She's so adorable. I just love that baby to death. Did you and Jackie have anything planned yet?"
Hyde thought for a moment and then answered "Nope". Well it settled then, ha, ha, ha, I'll talk to Jackie later about the nitty gritty details."
"Sounds good Mrs. Forman. Tell Red hi for me."
"Sure Steven, Talk to you later honey, Oh and before I forget, Do you think you and Jackie and Katie can come over for dinner sometime this weekend?" Hyde glanced over at Jackie and then humorously replied, "I'll ask Jackie, but I'm sure its fine, I'll talk to you later Mrs. Forman, Goodnight."
Kitty said "Bye honey" and hung up.
Hyde hung up the phone and sat back down on the couch beside Jackie. "Mrs. Forman wants to have a party for Katie's 1st birthday next month." Jackie smiled "That's nice of her." Hyde added "She also wants us to have dinner with her and Red this weekend."
"Fine with me." said Jackie enthusiastically, as she loved the Forman's to death as they felt more like family to her than her own.
They cuddled for a few minutes on the couch and then Hyde suggested "Well we're both exhausted so I think we should go to bed, don't you?" Jackie nodded "Yes, I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open."
Hyde took Jackie by the hand and they went into their bedroom and got ready for bed and fell asleep in each others arms while thinking about what this new baby would bring to their lives.
Jackie arrived home, struggling to get in the door with her sleeping daughter in her arms. She finally managed to get the door open and put Kaitlyn down to sleep in her playpen. Jackie thought to herself that she couldn't believe how heavy her little baby had gotten. After glancing around the apartment Jackie noticed that Hyde still wasn't home from work.
Jackie went into the kitchen and sat down at the table in total astonishment and despair as she tried to digest the news she had just received from the Dr about half an hour ago. She's pregnant. Again! 5 weeks pregnant.
"I guess I'm not the only irresponsible one around here! I let "Mr. Perfect" be in charge of birth control and I end up pregnant" she laughed sarcastically. The more she thought about it the angrier and more upset she became, thinking back on past events. Jackie mocked to herself "Jackie, how could you forget to take your birth control pill! What the hell are we going to do now?!" as she remembered Hyde's reaction to her telling him she was pregnant with Kaitlyn. At the time her high school graduation had been a month away. Luckily Hyde had calmed down after a couple of days of not speaking to each other. He had shown up at her house in the middle of the night with a small diamond engagement ring. He told her that everything would be all right and that they would get married as soon as possible. The ceremony had been very small with only Kitty, Red, Donna, Eric, Fez, Michael, and her mother in attendance. Red gave her away due to the fact that her Father had practically disowned her.
Shortly after their wedding Hyde had gotten a full time job at a loading dock for a local shipping company that paid fairly well and that had medical benefits. Jackie worked up until her 7th month at a department store in the mall. Their marriage seemed to be going alright. They were getting along better than usual. Hyde fussed over her nonstop about eating right and getting enough rest. Their daughter was born three weeks early but was healthy.
Money had been tight for them but their small apartment felt like home and she and Hyde were making the best of a difficult situation. It was a hard adjustment for Jackie due to the fact most of her life her family had been very well off. Uncharacteristically Jackie rarely complained due to the fact she still felt guilty over getting pregnant and Hyde having to marry her before they were ready. And of course with Hyde being Hyde, he still had great difficulty with telling Jackie that he loved her. Nearly the only time he ever said it was when they were making love which worried Jackie a little but she always pushed the thought to the back of her mind.
Jackie's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the front door suddenly shutting. Jackie walked into the living room and saw Hyde bending over Kate's playpen stroking the sleeping baby's downy curly hair. He noticed her come in to the room and whispered "Hi babe". Jackie whispered back "Let's go into the kitchen, I just got her down for her nap." They went into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
Hyde noticed that Jackie's eyes were red and that she looked like she's been crying. "Jackie, what's wrong?"
Jackie snapped back "Believe me, you don't want to know!".
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" replied Hyde, getting angry with Jackie's sudden irate tone of voice.
Jackie retorted "You really want to know?!, Are you sure about that?!"
Hyde suddenly got a feeling of dread in the pit of his stomach about where this conversation was headed but was certain that he hadn't done anything major to set her off because he'd been working so much overtime that they'd hardly even seen each other lately. Hyde, tired of the silence, demanded "Jackie, just spit it out, it can't be that bad"
Jackie just stared at him for a minute and then angrily and disbelievingly yelled " Can't be that bad!, Can't be that bad!". Tears were rolling down her cheeks. She then looked him straight in the eyes and whispered "I'm pregnant".
Hyde's jaw dropped open, frantically trying to absorb this startling development. Jackie was silently crying and got up from her chair and turned to the sink and noisily started doing the lunch dishes from earlier that day. She felt him come up behind her and put his arms around her. He whispered "Jackie, It'll be alright."
Jackie turned around and shouted "It'll be alright?! Are you crazy?! We still have a baby in diapers. I'm not even 21 years old yet. I'm going to be old and fat before my time!" Hyde replied "Jackie, will you calm down!" but was interrupted by Kaitlyn who was screaming her little heart out.
Jackie shrugged out of Hyde's hold and walked into the living room and picked up Kaitlyn and whispered to the baby "I'm sorry pooh bear, Mommy was having a little discussion with your daddy".
Hyde walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. "Jackie, Give her to me, I haven't seen her all day." Jackie handed her crying daughter over to her husband and sat down beside him on the couch. Kaitlyn instantly calmed down as soon as her father held her and patted her back. "Hi pumpkin, Did you miss your Daddy?" Kaitlyn giggled and smiled up at her father. Hyde looked at Jackie and hesitantly commented "At least somebody around here is glad that I'm home".
Jackie shot back "Well Steven, lucky for us she's too little to understand what's going on."
"Look Jackie, I know this isn't the best timing but we'll get through this the same way we've gotten through everything else, together."
Jackie laughed dryly and sarcastically replied "Together? That's funny you're not the only who has to go through 9 months of hell and then 27 hours of labor."
Hyde rolled his eyes and answered back "Jackie, you were only in labor for about 18 hours". He was amazed that every time she told the story her labor was longer and longer.
"Only 18 hours! How would you like to squeeze something the size of watermelon out an opening the size of a lemon?!"
Hyde sighed and said "Jackie, you got through it fine, you survived, and you'll be fine this time. Baby, I'm sorry you're so upset about this but getting yourself all worked up isn't going to change anything or make it better. I love Katie and I'll love this baby too. And I know I don't say it often enough but I love you Jackie! I love you so damn much!"
Jackie threw her arms around Hyde and Kaitlyn and cried "Oh Steven, I love you so much! You have no idea how much!". Hyde smiled and whispered "I think I might".
They stayed cuddled together for a few minutes and noticed that poor Kaitlyn had fallen asleep. Hyde got up to put Kaitlyn in her crib in her room. A few minutes later he sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms and gave her a lingering kiss on the lips. They pulled apart a bit and he asked "Did you go to the Dr yet?
Jackie nodded "Yes he fit me in this evening but I took a home pregnancy test this morning."
"How far along are you?"
"5 weeks" answered Jackie. It then instantly hit Hyde the night that it must have happened, Eric & Donna's Wedding.
They had gotten a babysitter for about the 3rd time in their daughter's life and had both had a little too much to drink. They had come home still excited and happy that Eric and Donna had finally gotten married after a fairly long engagement. Due to the fact Jackie and Hyde were both a little drunk from all the toasts and drinks at the reception they were feeling rather amorous and ended up making love passionately in their bedroom. Caution was thrown to the wind and birth control didn't enter either of their minds.
Jackie and Hyde looked at each other and at the same time said "Eric and Donna's Wedding". Jackie replied "Donna and Eric will freak out when we tell them."
Hyde shook his head in agreement and then said "Do you feel ok so far?"
"Nope, I'm having morning sickness, which I barely had with Kate. At first I thought I picked up that flu bug that has been going around at work but then I realized I was feeling better everyday around noon and then I realized that I was 2 weeks late, which is why I took the test this morning.
Suddenly the phone rang. Jackie sighed and asked "Steven, will you get that?"
"Sure babe" and gave her a quick kiss on the lips and got up to answer the phone. "Its probably Mrs. Forman"
An exuberant voice on the other line said "Hello Steven, Sorry to call so late, hope I didn't wake up the baby".
Hyde replied "No, She's out like a light and hopefully will sleep the whole night."
Kitty excitedly began "I just wanted to let you know that I want to throw Katie her 1st birthday party next month, just family & friends."
Hyde sighed "Mrs. Forman, you don't have to do that."
Kitty replied with her famous nervous little laugh "No Steven, ha, ha, I want to. You know Red and I think of you like a son which of course means we think of Katie as a Granddaughter. She's so adorable. I just love that baby to death. Did you and Jackie have anything planned yet?"
Hyde thought for a moment and then answered "Nope". Well it settled then, ha, ha, ha, I'll talk to Jackie later about the nitty gritty details."
"Sounds good Mrs. Forman. Tell Red hi for me."
"Sure Steven, Talk to you later honey, Oh and before I forget, Do you think you and Jackie and Katie can come over for dinner sometime this weekend?" Hyde glanced over at Jackie and then humorously replied, "I'll ask Jackie, but I'm sure its fine, I'll talk to you later Mrs. Forman, Goodnight."
Kitty said "Bye honey" and hung up.
Hyde hung up the phone and sat back down on the couch beside Jackie. "Mrs. Forman wants to have a party for Katie's 1st birthday next month." Jackie smiled "That's nice of her." Hyde added "She also wants us to have dinner with her and Red this weekend."
"Fine with me." said Jackie enthusiastically, as she loved the Forman's to death as they felt more like family to her than her own.
They cuddled for a few minutes on the couch and then Hyde suggested "Well we're both exhausted so I think we should go to bed, don't you?" Jackie nodded "Yes, I'm so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open."
Hyde took Jackie by the hand and they went into their bedroom and got ready for bed and fell asleep in each others arms while thinking about what this new baby would bring to their lives.