Hyde wished Mrs. Foreman still worked at the hospital momentarily when he came in with Jackie. He'd ridden in the ambulance, and refused to leave her side during the examination. Not that she would have let him if he'd been willing to go. She kept fast hold on his hand the entire time.
Eric, meanwhile, paced outside of the room. He'd called the others, and was waiting for them to show up. Donna and Kitty came first.
"What's happened?" Kitty asked, wide-eyed.
"Mom... I think she was... raped..." Eric said, barely in a whisper.
A hand flew to Kitty's mouth. "Oh... that poor, girl..." she said, her big blue doe eyes welling up.
"Do they know who?" Donna asked quietly, her green eyes angry.
"Not sure; I'm guessing someone who works at the hotel." Eric shrugged dully. "Or maybe even a guest- who knows? She wasn't that coherent when we got here, and the docs are still in with her and Hyde right now, talking. The police haven't gotten here yet."
Kitty patted his arm gently. "I'm sure they will, Eric." she said briskly. "Hospital policy and all that..."
Kelso and Fez came up quickly.
"What is happening?" Fez asked. "You called and said come to the hospital, but, Kelso was with me, so I know it wasn't him falling off the water tower..."
"No, guys; someone attacked Jackie." Donna informed. "We don't know who yet."
Kelso looked at his shoes, and Fez ran a hand through his hair nervously, neither quite sure how to process this information.
"What happens when we find out who?" Kelso asked tightly, his hands jammed into his pockets.
"Nothing. We let the police handle it." Eric said flatly.
"And, Jackie?" Fez asked softly.
"That... you take your cues from her- and, I'm also guessing from Steven." Kitty said gently.
Meanwhile, Jackie lay in her hospital bed, glassy-eyed from the pain medicine in the IV and the shock of the situation.
"We ran the standard battery of tests on her." the doctor said. "And, the baby was unharmed-"
"Wait, baby?" Jackie croaked.
"Yes, you are in the very early stages of pregnancy... didn't you know?" the doctor asked.
"No... no, I didn't..." Jackie said, looking at Hyde. "It couldn't possibly be the man who hurt me-"
"No, no; pregnancy doens't work that way." the doctor assured. "It takes at least two weeks to show up on a blood test."
Jackie breathed a sigh of relief, and Hyde brushed her hair back from her forehead.
"I'll leave you two to talk; I know it is a lot." the doctor said, and walked out.
Jackie looked up at Hyde.
"Hey... a little us..." he said, quirking his mouth a bit.
"You're okay?"
"Babe... more than... I promise..." Hyde assured, swallowing hard. "But... you gotta tell me... who did this to you?"