Authors Note: OMG thank you guys so much. I love review they make me smile Oh i got Kelso so good in this episode. If you think Hyde is being too nice in some stuff...he's had time to change. You gotta think it's just been him and he's very grateful for everything everyone gave him. He's just not always great at showing it. Plus i've read over fics where he's nicer. LOL. But thanks for reading. let me know what you think. Chapter 3 is almost done.

Disclaimer: Once again they've allowed me to play with my toys. YAY!

Chapter 2: My White Flag is Waving

Jackie climbed down the stairs to the basement she grew up in. It had been 2 years since she'd last set foot in here and it would have been longer if Donna and Eric hadn't invited her to their wedding. Jackie closed her eyes and held her hand out behind her and waited till she felt the other person take it. She opened the door and smiled when she saw how little things change.

"Jackie you're here." Donna said as she rose from the sofa.

"Donne." Jackie let herself be pulled into the red head's embrace.

"Hey there, Steve." Eric said as he came up and pulled the little boy behind Jackie into a hug.

Jackie smiled as her son smiled at Eric and his blue eyes lit up for the people he knew as his family. Jackie let Donna lead her in and sat next to her as Eric came back to the sofa and patted her knee. "Hey Jackie."

"Hey Eric."

Steve smiled at his mommy and sat in the chair that was once someone else's spot. Jackie felt the tears coming as her baby boy smiled at her.

"He looks so much like him." Eric said.

"I know."

"Jackie have you told him yet?"

"I've tried a thousand times." It was true. She'd tried at least 15 times to get through to him, but each time she called she either got the machine or some Randy guy who worked for him would answer, take her name and hang up. "He needs a father." Jackie said as she replayed the moment she found out in her head.

1979- Motel in Chicago

Jackie cried as she blocked out Michael's cries for her to let him in. Jackie felt broken and for the first time ever…truly alone. Suddenly those feeling were pushed aside by nausea. A feeling she'd been dealing with for 3 weeks now. After she threw up everything she could, she knew what was wrong. She was pregnant. And after a doctor visit the next day it was confirmed. Jackie Burkhart was pregnant with Steven Hyde's child.

That night she'd called the station and said there was an emergency back home and then she boarded a bus for Wisconsin. When she to the Forman's, Kitty sat her down and told her that Steve was gone. At first she didn't believe them. So she ran down to his room and only then when his smell didn't hit her as strong as it use to did she realize he was really gone. After that she told Mrs. Forman about the baby and what happened the night Steven came to get her. Mrs. Forman comforted her and offered her any help she would need. But Jackie didn't want it. What she wanted she couldn't have so after swearing her to secrecy and a promise that Jackie would be the one to tell Steven she boarded a bus and went back to Chicago.

1982- Forman's Basement

"Mommy can I got see Grandma Kitty?" Steve asked as he ran to Jackie.

"Of course baby, I'll be up soon." Steve ran upstairs as the tears finally came from Jackie's eyes. "He needs Steven." Jackie said as Donna pulled her best friend to her.

Donna knew Jackie had tried to tell him, hell they all had. He'd come back once on new years eve in '79 to ring in the 80's just as he had promised Fez, but when anyone brought up Jackie he'd storm out until finally he left and ignored any and all call they made to him. Except for one.

"Jackie." Eric said as Jackie lifted her head up. "I called him."

Eric had been the only one that hadn't yelled at him about Jackie. He's known about her from Donna, but didn't feel it was his place to tell him.

"You did?"

"Yeah, I asked him to be my best man. Jackie he's coming here."

Jackie wiped her tears away and looked Eric square in the eye. "Does he know that I'm here?"

"Yeah I wouldn't lie to him about this."

Jackie got up and pulled Eric into a hug. "Thanks." Jackie said before she ran upstairs.

Hyde ran his hand through his hair as he passed the sign that said Point Place 5 miles. It felt weird coming back here. Back to a town that had seen his many mistakes, back to a town that held so many good memories, back to a town where he'd loved and lost. Although a part of his wanted to turn around and head back to LA, back to his life as a record store owner and a bachelor for life. Forman had asked him to be here and he wasn't about to hurt his best friend because he was too big of a coward to face her. No he was going to take this like a man. He was going to put his zen face on and just play the cool guy that he was. He wasn't going to let her get to him. So he continued driving and replaying his last conversation with Forman in his head.

3 months ago

"Forman long time man." Hyde said when he took the phone from Randy.

"Yeah sorry about that, listen I need to ask you something, but before I do you need to know something."

"Okay."

"Donna and I are getting married in 3 months."

"About damn time Forman!"

"Yeah and I'm asking if you want to be my best man, but before you answer you need to know something."

"What's that?" Hyde said even thought he had a pretty good idea of what he was going to say.

"Donna asked Jackie to be her maid of honor."

"Forman…thanks…"

"For what?"

"I'll be your best man."

"Yeah but what did you just thank me for."

"Whatever man."

"Okay…"

"How is she?" Hyde asked so quietly that Eric barely heard him.

"She really needs to talk to you."

"I figured I mean she calls here twice a month."

"Why don't you ever answer?"

"There's nothing left to say." Eric got quiet. "Why do you care Forman?"

"Hyde you know I don't want to get in the middle, but I really think you need to talk to her."

"Why? What's going on?"

"Forget it. I'll mail you all the stuff. Bye Hyde." With that he hung up.

Afterwards Hyde told Randy he was leaving for the day and ended up in some bar trying to 'forget' her.

Outside Point Place

"Damn it Forman!" Hyde said as he hit the steering wheel then sped up. He needed to know what was going on. He felt like he was at the butt end of a joke and he hated that feeling. Hyde smiled as he passed the Welcome to Point Place sign and drove the familiar route to his 'home'. Hyde parked the El Camino outside the house and decided to go to the basement first. What waited for him down there was something he never expected. Hyde stood in the doorway staring at the little boy in his chair.

"Hyde!" Kelso said as he saw his friend walk in.

Hyde looked at Kelso and noticed that he was the only one down here with the kid. Hyde closed the door and walked over to Kelso. "I'd really love to hit you, but there's a kid down here so consider yourself warned." Hyde said as he started to walk to his old room.

"Damn Hyde what's with the tension?"

That was it. Hyde grabbed Kelso and flipped him off the couch and popped him in eye.

"DAMN HYDE THAT'S MY EYE!" Kelso said as he grabbed his face.

"And when the kid isn't here you're going to get it even worse you piece of shit!" Hyde said as he walked into his room and set his stuff down. It was exactly the same. Mrs. Forman's way of saying he was welcome here. Hyde walked out of the room and sat on the couch as Kelso got up and sat next to him.

"Damn Hyde I'm sorry."

"Whatever. So what's going on?"

"Why do you care?"

"Just tell me what's been going on?" Hyde said as he glared at Kelso.

"Fine! Ummm well I got another kid."

"Again?! Damn Kelso it's called birth control. What poor girl is it this time?"

"Damn Hyde I know what birth control is. And it's Brooke by the way. We're engaged now."

"You cheat on her yet?"

"Damn Hyde lay off okay. I'm sorry about what happened in Chicago."

"Oh you're gonna be real sorry later." Hyde said as he looked at the kid sitting in his old chair watching cartoon. "Uh Kelso for fear of their being another version of you in this world do you think your kid should be down here?"

"Oh that's not my kid."

"Then whose kid is that?"

"Uh well" Kelso said before Kitty interrupted him.

"Steven where are…Oh my god Steven!" Kitty said as she ran to Hyde and engulfed him in a hug.

"It's good to see you too Mom."

Kitty pulled away and smiled at him. "Look at you. You don't look any different at all."

"Thanks mom."

"Well everyone's upstairs so come on."

Kelso go out and headed upstairs as Hyde stared at the kid again. "What about?" Hyde said as he pointed at the boy.

"Oh…Honey come on let's go upstairs."

"Okay Grandma." The little boy said before he ran upstairs with Kitty following after him.

"Grandma?" Hyde said before he followed them as well.

Jackie looked nervous as she sat with Donna. "Jackie it'll be fine."

"No it won't. He's here and he'll see him and he'll be mad and I wont get to explain."

"Jackie!" Donna said as she grabbed Jackie's shoulders. "It'll be okay."

Jackie nodded as Kelso, Kitty and Steve walked in. Steve went to Eric and sat in his lap as Jackie saw the last person walk in.

"Steven?" Jackie said as she got up.

"Hey Jackie." Hyde said very zen like as he stared at her.