A/N: This is based off the song She didn't have time by Terri Clark. It is going to be multiple chapters. In this story, Jackie did get pregnant in season one. And Hyde did run off with the punk chick. I hope you enjoy this story and please review.
Have you ever noticed that some moments replay in your mind over and over? And for some reason it was always the bad memories. Moments that you just want to forget about. Moments that you wish would just disappear. Moments you wish you could change. But, you can't. They just seem to haunt you forever. Maybe that is why I can't forget that October morning five years ago.
I woke up to find Michael was packing his bags. I knew for a while that he wasn't happy here, but I never thought he would walk out on me … on us. I had just had Christy two months earlier. I knew that it was hard raising a child. But, he told me he wanted to be a part of her life. And I believed him. I knew that it was crazy to think that two high school kids could make a life for ourselves. But, you have to do what you have too. "Where are you going?" I asked as I looked at him. He didn't answer at first. I followed him out into the living room of the small rental house we had found after my parents kicked me out. They were so pissed that I was so stupid and got knocked up by the town idiot. "Michael where the hell are you going?" I asked him.
"Damn Jackie, I just need away from here." He said as he looked at me.
"Michael you cannot run away from your child." I said as I looked at him.
"She is little she won't remember me." He said as he walked out the front door with two suitcases in his hands.
"Michael!" I yelled as I followed him out on to the porch.
"You know Jackie, you want to get married. And I don't want to." He said as he looked at me.
"Michael we have a child." I said as I looked at him.
"No you have a child." He said as he looked at me. "Look Jackie you and her … you're better off without me." He said as he looked at me. Funny just nine months ago my mother said that when she was trying to get me to give up the baby.
"I can't stop you can I?" I asked him as I watched him walk down the steps.
"Goodbye, Jackie." He said as he got in the van. I stood on the porch as the tears formed in my eyes. I watched as I pulled him out before I walked back into the house. I found myself sitting in that crappy little house holding a crying baby as I cried myself. It wasn't long before I found myself carrying Christy into the Forman's basement.
"God Jackie have you ever thought to knock?" Eric asked as he looked at me. He was sitting on the sofa by himself watching television. God, this was a flash back to the day I found out I was pregnant.
"Is Donna here?" I asked through my tears.
"No, what's wrong?" He asked as he looked at me. "You're not pregnant are you?" He asked as he looked at me.
"Michael left this morning." I said as I sat down next to him.
"Oh god." He said as he looked at me. "You know you can get through this." He said as he looked at me. Soon I found myself sitting in the Forman's living room with the only family I really had … my friends. Donna was holding Christy next to me as Eric and Fez stood by the piano listening to Mr. and Mrs. Forman talk to me.
"You know I can't believe that Kelso would run off on his family." Mrs. Forman said as she looked at me.
"Why not?" Mr. Forman asked his wife.
"Yeah, Hyde made leaving look so easy." Fez said as he looked at her. Steven had left not long after I found out I was pregnant. He ran off to New York with some punk chick.
"Steven didn't have a baby." She said as she looked at him.
"You know the factory is doing better, I might be able to get you a job there. It would pay more than being a cheese maiden. Plus, you will get health benefits." Mr. Forman said as he looked at me.
He did get that job for me and I could never thank him enough for that. I spent my days at the factory and nights spending every moment I could with Christy. It was rough, but I always made things work. I paid the rent and put food on the table. Sometimes I felt that she knew Kitty and Donna better than me because they watched her during the day. But, one day she will see how hard I worked to make things okay. It's funny to think that I was in such a low place just five years ago. Now I have a family … the Forman's took me in. "Mommy, look Grandma Kitty did my hair." My little girl said as she greeted me at the Forman's kitchen door. She was wearing her tutu and had her long brown hair in pig tails.
"You look beautiful baby girl." I said as I picked her up. I looked at Kitty who was fixing dinner. Friday nights was family dinner night.
"You missed a good class today." Kitty said as she smiled at me.
"Yeah well with Christmas coming up I have to take all the hours I can." I said as I looked at her.
"Mommy I want to play with Uncle Fez." Christy said as she kicked for me to put her down.
"Okay baby girl, but it you see fire what do you do?" I asked her.
"Scream and run." She said as she smiled up at me.
"Good girl, now go have fun." I said as I looked at her. I watched as she ran towards the living room as Red came in the kitchen.
"Jackie I have something for you." He said as he looked at me before tossing me a mechanic's shirt. I looked at the patch on it to see my name.
"What is this?" I asked him.
"We are opening a muffler shop." He said as he smiled at me.
"Who?" I asked him.
"Bob and me. And we have enough money for one employee." He said as he looked at me. "We both agreed that you were the best option." He said as he looked at me. "We have to get you out of that plant." He said as he smiled at me. He had left the factory three years ago after his heart attack. I knew someday all that bacon and yelling would get to him.
"You heard it was closing?" I asked him as I smiled at him.
"Yeah." He said as he looked at me.
"Thank you Red." I said as I ran over to hug him.
"Well you like a daughter to me." He said as he smiled at me.
"You know I don't know anything about cars expect how to screw in a bolt?" I asked as I looked at him.
"You will figure it out." He said as he looked at me.
"Maybe this way you will get out more." Kitty said with a smile as Eric and Donna came up from the basement. They were on Christmas break from Madison.
"You do need to get out." Donna said as she looked at me. "Who knows you might meet someone new." She said as she hugged me.
"I don't need a man in my life." I said as I looked at her. "Christy and I we are just fine on our own." I said as I looked around the room.
"But, you haven't got any in five years." Eric said as he looked at her.
"Eric! There are things more important than that." I said as I looked at him.
"You need out, sweetheart." Kitty said as she looked at me.
"I can watch Christy tomorrow." Donna said as she looked at me.
"Well, I do need to go Christmas shopping." I said as I looked at her. "Christy wants a new baseball glove, a doll, new dance shoes, and something Smurfs." I said as I looked at her. "Talk about a weird list." I said with a laugh.
"She is a very diverse little girl." She said with a laugh.
"Yeah well she is one of a kind and best little girl ever." I said as I sat down at the kitchen table.
"You might be a little bias on that." Eric said as he looked at me. "Did anyone tell you Kelso was back in town?" He asked me.
"Yeah Millie from the station saw him the other day with some blonde tramp." I said as I looked at him.
"That would be Laurie." Fez said as he came in the room with Christy holding on to his leg.
"Your wife is one tramp." I said with a laugh.
"Yeah well she isn't my wife anymore." He said as he looked at me. "The divorce was finalized yesterday." He said with a smile.
"Well, congrats." I said as I smiled at him. "As for Michael he doesn't have the balls to confront me." I said as I looked at Eric.
"Probably not." He said with a laugh as he shrugged. "Chris what do you want Uncle Eric to bring you for Christmas?" He asked Christy.
"A monkey." She said with a smile.
"Sweetie Eric and Fez are monkeys we don't need anymore." I said as I looked at her.
"Hey she wants I monkey, I am getting her a monkey." Eric said as he looked at me. I just smiled at as looked around the room. I never thought that I would have such a great family. When Michael left I thought I would be in this all alone. Boy was I wrong. I am just glad that I didn't have time to miss him. Because if I hadn't gotten up on my own two feet I wouldn't be sitting here.