A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews! I love you guys! I especially want to give a shout out to Zeppleingirl08. I love your stories so much and it thrills me to no end to have you read mine. So thank you girl!

Anyway, Once again I must do my obligatory "Trust me!" speech. I swear you will love the outcome of this story. I know that as an avid JH lover and fan fiction reader, I would love the ending. Here is chapter 3 of Our Love. It's kind of short. Enjoy!

Chapter 3: Trusting Eric Forman


January 1, 1980, 8:54 a.m.

Hyde woke up feeling better than he could ever remember feeling. He finally got her back. Finally his life made sense again. As he opened his eyes, Hyde realized that his cot felt empty. He looked over and realized that Jackie wasn't there. He was confused as hell. Where could she have gone? It wasn't like Jackie to take off in the mornings. Hyde stood up and quickly dressed. He checked the basement, but there was no sign of her. Hyde walked up stairs and into the kitchen where he found Kitty, Red, and Eric.

"Good morning Steven." Kitty said with her usual sweet tone.

"Morning, Mrs. Forman." Hyde replied as he walked over to the kitchen table where Red and Eric were seated.

"Hey man, where did you go last night. We counted down to midnight and that was the last time I saw you." Eric asked Hyde.

"Uh yeah I was in the basement. Uh…have you seen Jackie this morning?"

"No why would I?" Eric asked suspiciously.

"Well…uh.." Hyde looked over to where Red sat, reading his paper. He really didn't want to talk about this in front of him.

"Well Steven, aren't you going to tell us about how you spent the night with the loud one?" Red asked, quite casually.

"What?" Eric, Kitty, and Hyde all asked in shock.

"Oh come on I saw her lips last night and they weren't glued to Hajji's, that's for sure." Red said.

"Wait you saw us?" Hyde asked surprised.

"Hold the phone. Saw you what?" Eric drew in a deep gasp of surprise "You kissed Jackie! Wait, you slept with Jackie! Oh my god, you slept with the Devil!"

"Will you calm down Forman?!" Hyde spoke irritably "You're even twitchier than usual"

"Yeah, he was kissing her five minutes after she started dating Ali Baba. That has to be a record." Red chuckled as he spoke, clearly amused at Fez's misfortune.

"Oh my god, Fez!" Eric exclaimed.

"Calm the hell down Forman before you stroke out!" Hyde replied, getting even more irritated at his friend's feminine gasps.

"Look Jackie was all upset. She wanted to break it off with Fez because she still had feelings for me. Next thing I knew we were kissing and then we got busted by Fez."

"Then what?" Eric asked enthralled.

"Then they broke up. Fez was pretty cool about it. Then me and Jackie were alone and…"

"Okay we don't need to know the 'and'" Red said with a disgusted look on his face.

"Yeah well, when I woke up she was gone." Hyde spoke.

Just then a very upset looking Fez ran into the kitchen through the sliding door.

"What the hell did you do, you son of a bitch!" Fez yelled at Hyde, practically in tears.

"Fez what the hell are you talking about?" Hyde stood up and faced his friend.

"I'm talking about these!" Fez shouted as he threw a bunch of envelopes at Hyde.

Hyde picked the envelopes up of the floor. Each one had a name on the front: Fez, Donna, Michael, and Steven. It was Jackie's handwriting.

"What the hell are these, Fez?" Hyde asked getting worried.

"I found them on her bed in her empty room." Fez spoke sadly "They are goodbye notes."

It hit Hyde like a ton of bricks, goodbye notes. She was gone.

"Where the hell did she go?" He asked Fez.

"She wouldn't say in the letter. She is afraid we'll tell you. So I ask you again, Hyde, what did you do to her?" Fez asked nearing tears.

"Nothing man. We went to sleep last night and everything was fine. She seemed happy. Then I woke up and she was gone."

Hyde was in total shock. What happened from the time he fell asleep to now? Where did Jackie go and why? Just then Donna entered the kitchen.

"What's going on?" she asked nervously as she saw all the grim faces in the kitchen.

"Jackie's gone. She took off." Hyde answered, still trying to wrap his head around it all.

"Wait. What?" Donna was completely flabbergasted.

"What the hell?!" Eric shouted, snapping everyone out of their trance. "I'm the only one who didn't get a goodbye note. That's messed up."

"Who cares Forman! Jackie's gone!" Hyde shouted irritated by his friend. "Here Donna read your note and see if she mentions where she went." Hyde handed the blonde the envelope that read 'Donna'.

"Read it out loud." Hyde ordered.

"Okay."

'Dear Donna,

I am so sorry that I'm saying goodbye like this. You are one of my best friends in the world and I wish I could say this in person, but I just can't. Please understand. I can't tell you where I'm going because I know Steven will prod you about it and I don't want you to have to lie. I just have to leave Point Place. There are just too many painful memories here. I'm not sure when I'll come back, but I know I will see you again someday. You take good care of everyone and yourself. I will miss you lumberjack!

Love always,

Jackie'

Donna began to tear up. "That's it." she said as tears began to flow from her face.

Eric stood up and comforted her. He held her tight as she cried.

"How could she just take off like this?" Hyde said, trying to repress tears from falling from his own eyes. He flopped himself onto the chair and held his face in his hands.

"Read what she wrote you." Fez said, also crying.

Hyde picked up the little envelope with 'Steven' written on it. He pulled the note out and began to read it aloud.

'My dearest Steven,

I just want to say how sorry I am to be leaving like this. I just can't face you. When I look in your eyes I never want to look away. If I told you I was leaving face to face, I know I never would have left, and I have to leave. I can't live with the pain anymore, knowing that I would be your second choice, the one you settle for when there is no blonde in a tube top around. I can't do that Steven. I won't. I love you so much, more than you will ever know. I know in my heart that the love I feel for you will never go away, but hopefully the pain of loving you will. I want you to be happy Steven. Please just move on with your life. Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, really. God I love you more than anything in this world, puddin' pop, and I will miss you so much. Be good, and take care of yourself. I love you baby.

Jackie'

As Hyde finished the letter, he felt nauseous. He felt like his life was over. She was gone. How could she think she was his second choice? Hyde knew he had screwed up by keeping Sam around, but he never gave a damn about her. Jackie was his one and only, but she didn't know that. He never told her. Hyde had only told Jackie one time that he loved her and that was right after he had fucked someone else. God this was all his fault. He lost his angel forever. He was a worthless, good for nothing piece of shit just like Bud. Jackie had given his life meaning and without her, it had none.

"I got to get out of here." Hyde said as he got up and walked to the door.

"Hey man, you want me to come with you?" Eric asked with concern

"No I want to be alone." Hyde replied as he left the house.

Fez asked Donna if she wanted to come with him to deliver Kelso his goodbye note from Jackie and she said yes. Red and Kitty left, leaving only Eric in the house. He was in shock over everything that was happening. He couldn't believe what had happened to his friends when he was in Africa. He never would have thought that this group of friends would fall apart, ever, but they did. Eric made his way up to his room and as he sat on his bed, he noticed a small white envelope sitting on his desk. He walked over and picked it up. It said 'Eric' on the front. It was his goodbye note from Jackie. He opened it and began reading.

'Dear Eric,

I wanted to leave you this note separately from everyone else's because I don't want Steven to know about it. I know that we haven't always been the best of friends, but I trust you Eric, more than anyone. When you left it's like everything just fell apart. You were the glue that held us all together, I guess, and without you there was nothing left, just pieces of a puzzle. Unfortunately, I don't think that puzzle will ever be complete again. Too much has happened. I am leaving Point Place. I'm not sure how long I'll be gone, but I know it will be a long time. Please don't tell anyone, but I'm going back to Chicago. I'm going to try to find another job out there. I trust you not to tell anyone this, not even Donna. Please Eric, I beg you. I just want a chance to try to stop the pain I feel inside. Anyway, take good care of the lumberjack. She was a mess without you. And please take care of Steven. He loves you like a brother. I know I've given you a hard time over the years, but I know you are a great man. Even though you're scrawny and twitchy. I love you Eric! Take care!

Jackie

P.S. I will call you when I get settled in Chicago.'

Eric folded the note back up and placed it in the envelope. He then placed the envelope in his desk drawer. He couldn't believe that out of everybody, Jackie trusted him with this. He was honored and touched by her faith in him. He would not let her down. Her secret was safe. But he hated that he would have to keep this from everyone, especially Hyde. He gave his friend a hard time over his relationship with Jackie, but Eric knew how much Hyde loved her. Jackie was his life, and now his life was taken from him.

Meanwhile Hyde sat in a bar drinking away his sorrows. This was something he would do for nearly eight years.


January 1, 1990

Hyde sat across from Jackie's hospital bed with tears in his eyes. He gave up on fighting to repress them.

"This can't be happening Jackie. You can't die" Hyde spoke desperately, the sorrow he was feeling rang clear in his voice.

"I know baby. I'm scared too." Jackie spoke soothingly as she ran her hand through Hyde's hair. "come lay with me Steven." She said as she scooted over, making room for Hyde on the bed.

Without a word, Hyde crawled on the bed, facing Jackie as more tears fell from his magnificent blue eyes. Jackie held onto him tightly as she continued to run her hand through his hair. She cupped his face and kissed him lightly on the lips.

"It's okay baby. It's okay." was all she said as he cried.

They laid together in the hospital bed until they both drifted off to sleep. Hyde woke up an hour later. He looked over at Jackie sleeping. God she was the most angelic thing he had ever seen. She was so scared and yet, she had comforted him. He knew there was truly no one else in this world as incredible as her. But she would be gone in a year, or less. The thought of it sent a pain through Hyde's weakened heart. Hyde kissed Jackie's forehead and quietly slipped out of the room to find only Eric sitting in the waiting room.

"Hey man." Hyde said as he took a seat next to Eric. "Where is everyone?"

"Donna went home to shower and change. Fez and Kelso went to get something to eat." Eric spoke, sounding exhausted "How is she?"

"She's asleep. She said she was…" Hyde couldn't even finish the sentence.

"Yeah I know. Man, I'm sorry. She wanted to be the one to tell you." Eric said gently

"It's okay. It's better that she told me." Hyde replied. "God how could this be happening? Didn't she get those checkups to make sure there are no lumps?"

"Mammograms. And no I don't think so. She kind of hasn't taken care of herself since she left Point Place. Kind of like you. Only with less drugs and booze." Eric replied sadly.

"What do you mean?" Hyde asked

"I mean you aren't the only one who gave up on living when you guys broke up. Jackie kind of gave up too." Eric answered. "Does she know how sick you are?" he asked Hyde.

"No man I didn't want her to worry about me. She has enough on her plate."

"You know, that is the problem with you guys, you never talk things out." Eric said matter-of-factly

"You guys see each other twice in ten years, but neither of you can live without the other, so naturally, you're both sick. But will you tell each other that? No." Eric let out a huff in frustration. "And then there's me, stuck in the middle, having to watch my two best friends throw their lives away." Eric concluded.

"Forman, what the hell are you talking about? Both times I saw Jackie she seemed fine. Happy even."


November 28, 1983

It was thanksgiving and of course, Mrs. Forman was completely giddy. She loved the holiday. As she prepared dinner in the kitchen, Donna helped her. Eric sat in the family room with his father, nervous as hell. He had spoken to Jackie on the phone the previous weekend and he finally convinced her to come for a visit on Thanksgiving. Over the past couple years, his phone conversations with Jackie had become more and more frequent. They had become close friends, something Eric never thought would happen.

He hadn't told anyone that he knew where Jackie was because she made him promise not to. It was a hard promise to keep from Donna, but even harder to keep from Hyde. Over the past three years, Eric had to sit by and watch his best friend spiral downwards. Hyde had moved to Kenosha. WB opened a new record store there and Hyde was running it while Eric ran the one in Point Place. Hyde rarely ever came back to Point Place, and when he did show up, he was usually drunk. Eric had tried to reach his friend, tried to get him to get some help, but Hyde never listened. It was as if he gave up on living the day Jackie left. Eric was extremely nervous because this would be the first time in nearly three years that Hyde and Jackie would be in the same room together.

"Hey man what's up?" Hyde asked as he came up and sat next to Eric on the couch.

Eric could smell the liquor on Hyde's breath.

"Man you're drunk already? It's only 2 o' clock." Eric said. He couldn't believe what a mess his friend had become.

"Nah man I only had a couple shots. Lay off already." Hyde slurred.

Hyde had spent the past three years getting wasted. He used all kinds of drugs, but mostly he drank. He had become an alcoholic, but to him it didn't matter. Life didn't matter without her. Hyde didn't really date. He would bang random trashy chicks occasionally, but he never even thought about having a relationship. That ship had sailed when a tiny brunette angel left his world. Hyde was consumed with thoughts of Jackie. He had thought about trying to find her, but she had made it clear that she didn't want him to. He had hurt her so badly, ruined her life. Hyde didn't want to make things worse for her. He figured that he was just a loser who was completely unworthy of her. That's all there was to it.

Just then there was a knock at the front door. Eric jumped up.

"I'll get it!" he shouted

Eric walked over to the door and opened it, revealing a beautiful, but tired looking woman.

"Jackie!" Hyde said in surprise as he stood up.

"Hello Steven."

To be continued…


A/N: So okay, a lot more to take in I know. And Hyde is sick. But how sick is he? What's going to happen between him and Jackie? You will have to stick with me to find out, and once again, TRUST me!! Oh and leave me a review. I heart you guys so much! :)